by Daisy | Apr 8, 2009 | Breads, Recipes
This is a fun Easter bread, Italian style. It’s basically just a rich egg bread decorated with almond paste and almonds but it’s the cool dove shape that makes it special. The most common version you see is baked in a mold to help with the shaping, but...
by Daisy | Apr 7, 2009 | Dessert, Recipes
My tweak on this classic? Less sugar in the custard. Don’t miss it AT ALL. To me, it’s a definite improvement. Banana Pudding 3 1/2 T. all-purpose flour 1/2 cup sugar pinch salt 3 eggs, separated 3 cups milk 1 tsp. vanilla 1 (12 0z.) package vanilla wafers...
by Daisy | Mar 31, 2009 | Dessert, Recipes
This isn’t a “diet” pie or a sugar-free pie. It’s a pie. It’s naughty. Just not as much as usual.Less than half the sugar of the typical pecan pie, no butter. Nothing particularly righteous about 2/3 of a cup of sugar, but it’s...
by Daisy | Mar 28, 2009 | Breakfast, Recipes
One of the great things about the humble omelet is its customizability. (Is that a word?) I wanted to learn how to make the egg part the “right” way. Then I could concentrate on the additions.Classic Basic Omeletmakes 12 T. butter3 large eggssalt &...
by Daisy | Mar 27, 2009 | Canned, Dried, Frozen, Recipes
My overwintered greens had begun to bolt so it was time to pick them and put them up before they were reduced to spindly leaves and yellow blossoms. If you’ve never frozen greens, the hardest part traditionally is washing them but since mine are in raised beds...
by Daisy | Mar 25, 2009 | Dairy Foods, Recipes
Frankly, there are about 385 million ways to make a basic cream cheese, but this is the one that I think is most accessible to the average W-mart shopper.Easiest Cream Cheese1. Buy a quart of plain, active culture, one ingredient yogurt. Even if it says ORGANIC, still...
