Recipes

Dirt Cake (er, pudding)

May 29, 2013

I’ve seen these here and there over the years, in magazines, on blogs, and in cookbooks, but I’ve never actually made one until now. I’m a little bemused by the fact that people always call this a cake because it’s not a cake. It’s really pudding/mousse with cookie crumbs on the top and bottom. Regardless [...]

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Homemade Fish Cakes

May 17, 2013

After trying some fish cakes at a restaurant a while ago, I was inspired to make some at home. I’m generally not a huge fish fan, but I actually like it when it’s made into a cake. Basically, I took the crab cake recipe I use and tinkered with it a teeny bit to make [...]

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How to Make 7-Layer Jello

May 3, 2013

This is neither a frugal recipe nor a healthy one. BUT, when I posted a picture of this jello (which Lisey requested for her birthday meal this year) a number of you were really intrigued and asked for the recipe. And since I aim to please, I’m sharing the recipe today. I’m not sure where [...]

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How to make great homemade pizza

April 5, 2013

If you’re like me, you’ve made your share of homemade pizzas that were just kind of…meh. Not horrible, but not great.  I followed recipes, and I bought a pizza stone, but my pizzas were still just not that awesome. Then, as so often happens, Cook’s Illustrated came to the rescue. (And as I so often [...]

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