What: Oatmeal Currant Cookies Where: The Art of Simple Food Who: Alice Waters Waters says that these cookies are made crisp by "the mixing together of baking soda and boiling water before adding them to the batter." However, because I used Super Sweet blend (1 Tablespoon) + 1 Tablespoon molasses instead of granulated and dark brown [...]
Category: treats
Great Grandma Esther’s Banana Bread & Banana Maple Mini Muffins
My great grandma Esther Fingado made a famously moist banana bread. Her original, flawless recipe for the loaf is as follows: 1 cup sugar 1 cup butter 2 eggs 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 cups flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 3 bananas, mashed 1 cup chopped nuts 3 Tablespoons sour cream, or milk* (* She says,"If using milk, [...]
In the Kitchen today…
What: Chopped Apple Salad with Toasted Coconut and Yogurt Where: Family Table Who: Shaye Elliott This little salad is a gem. Sweet from raw honey, tart from apple and lemon, creamy from yogurt, spicy from cinnamon, crunchy from almonds, and roasty from toasted coconut. Nothing exotic or profound here, just a wonderful, wonderful marriage of [...]
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