I may take the crown for best popcorn, but my wife is queen of pizza. Here she is starting a new home-tradition for Christmas Eve eve. Her secret is in the details. She starts the dough rising early in the day, then gets the oven good and hot: 500 degrees Fahrenheit. We keep a pizza […]
We turned a corner yesterday, from shortest day of the year to days growing longer again. How to mark the occasion? We head to our chest freezer for some of those thick, juicy pork chops from the half-pig we bought from our friend Mike. I melt some bacon grease in our favorite cast-iron skillet and […]
Tags:casseroles·gravy·pork·potatoes
And now for something completely different: yeasted waffles with home-grown blueberry syrup. We’ve had a hankering lately to try yeasted waffles instead of the usual quick rise and turned to one of our favorite cookbooks, Marion Cunningham’s “The Breakfast Book,” for a recipe passed down by the original Fanny Farmer. For breakfast, start the waffle […]
Tags:blueberries·waffles
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