Not quite as time consuming as Red Velvet Cake I. RED VELVET CAKE WITH ICING I 1 box marble cake mix4 eggs1 package (4-serving) vanilla instant pudding½ C oil2 1-oz bottles red food coloring, poured into a 1-cup measuring cup, remainder of cup filled with water Combine all ingredients in large bowl of electric mixer
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Five (5) eggs! Yay! RED VELVET POUND CAKE 3 C flour, sifted3 C sugar½ C dry unsweetened cocoa1 oz red food coloring1 tsp vanilla5 eggs1 C milk2 sticks butter, softened½ C shorteningIcing Preheat oven to 300˚. Cream together butter, shortening, and sugar. Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition. Combine flour and
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RED VELVET CAKE I 2 ½ C flour1 C buttermilk1 ½ C sugar1 tsp powdered cocoa1 tsp vanilla2 eggs1 C oil1 tsp baking soda1 tsp salt1 tsp vinegar2 Tbsp red cake coloring Preheat oven to 350˚. Cream sugar and oil. Add eggs and beat well. Sift flour, salt, and baking soda together. Mix together cocoa
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Powerline’s The Week in Pictures
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I used to have a column in our local newspaper. You’ll never guess what the subject was. That’s right! Old books. Below is a repost of the repost of an unfinished column on Martin Luther, Martin Luther King, and Martin Luther King, Jr. It’s got some interesting history in it. ML, MLK, & MLKjr. Published
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Last evening was football food, laid out on the breakfast table (all the better to see the TV). Left to right: All new recipes which I’ll post as I get to it. We thought the ravioli was the best, though it was all delicious. And we crossed off the chaffing dish from the list of
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From the top clockwise: Cajun Country Deluxe (be sure you pronounce it DEluxe) Fried Cabbage, Crepes stuffed with homemade Garlic Thyme Sausage and spinach with cheese sauce, pork chop, Boiled Potatoes with Depression Gravy, Jalepeno Blackeyed Peas. A feast. We will not go hungry in 2023! Wishing you the same.
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Came across this earlier and then forgot to repost it. Better late than never–and updated accordingly. Our traditional New Year’s Eve Supper is coming along great here at Farther Along Farm. Crepes just need cheese sauce. I’m trying gouda this year, something different. Blackeyes are done. Mr. Big food is working on the cabbage dish
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Recipe: Zucchini Bake I Originally published on January 2, 2021 ZUCCHINI BAKE I 1 package crescent rolls3 medium zucchini, cleaned and diced1 C Monterey jack cheese, grated1 C walnuts or pecans, chopped4 eggs2 Tbsp butter2 tsp chives, chopped½ tsp salt1/8 tsp dill weed2 Tbsp parsley, chopped1/8 tsp pepper Preheat oven to 325˚. Melt butter and sauté
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(Again, could have used a nicer bowl.) Recipe: Pearl Onions with Barbecue Sauce Originally published on January 2, 2021 Mr. Big Food improvised this. We scored some fresh pearl onions at the store and prepped them according to package directions. Boil in water for 30-60 seconds. Move to cold water bath. Cut root end off and
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Mr. Big Food has informed me that we’ll be trying new recipes for tomorrow’s Football Food. So tomorrow will be new stuff, and today, some old. Fitting, don’t you think? (Should have put the dip in a nicer bowl.) Recipe: Tasty Black Eyed Pea Dip Originally published on January 2, 2021 We had a friend over
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for a photo of the stuffed crepes. And here it is. Too late now, I suppose. From last year Published on December 31, 2021 by Marica | Edit Fresh material coming soon! As my mother advised Published on December 31, 2020 by Marica I am ringing in the New Year as I hope to end the Old Year a year from now. Year
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The recipe instructs the baker to use a template of the baker’s favorite whiskey trademark and some powered sugar. Miss M and Mr. Big Food did this 10 years ago! December 31, 2012. Wow. WHISKEY CAKE Makes 1 loaf cake 1 ½ C walnuts or pecans, chopped½ C raisins, chopped½ C currants1 C flour1 tsp
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Since it’s so balmy out there, Mr. Big Food, Missy, Rocky, and I went to give Jack and The Dummy a few Christmas carrots. Good thing they have their winter coats on.
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of a White Christmas… As far as I’m concerned, white Christmases can stay in Vermont, but I want you to have that tune in your head as I tell the story of little Israel Baline, and the man he came to be. Israel was born in Temun, Russia in 1888. His family was Jewish and
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White chocolate and Creme de Cocoa variation. I made one cup and we split it. It’s rich. HOT CHOCOLATE TO DIE FOR AND VARIATION For each cup, in a double boiler combine: 2 to 3 ounces milk chocolate 1 teaspoon butter ½ teaspoon vanilla Stir together until completely melted and smooth. Then
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SWEDISH GLOGG “Serve in heated mugs or small glasses with a few almonds and seedless raisins in each.”—The New York Times Cook Book by Craig Claiborne (1961) About 20 punch cup servings ¾ C water, plus more3 cardamom seeds8 whole cloves2 Tbsp grated orange peel¼ C blanched almonds½ C seedless raisins1 C prunes1 bottle (24
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Games grew up around the Yuletide bowl. For centuries Snapdragon has been played on Christmas Eve in every English shire. Remember the party at Dingley Bell and the great game of Snapdragon where fingers were burned aplenty? A handful or raisins are placed in a shallow dish, brandy is poured over, then ignited. The trick
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Final group of Frigid Week Hot Drink Recipes is gluggs, syllabubs, wassails, and assorted punches. By the time you see this, the weather will probably have been driven you to drink. Most are alcoholic, though some–like this one–are not, or you could omit / substitute. Get the punch bowl out! Clementine is in Virginia… Here
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From The Deplorable Cookbook by The Horde (2017) Chef’s Note: “A merry Christmas, Bob,” said Scrooge, with an earnestness that could not be mistaken. “I’ll raise your salary, and endeavor to assist your struggling family, and we will discuss your affairs this very afternoon, over a Christmas bowl of smoking bishop, Bob!” SMOKING BISHOP Yield:
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