without my laptop. So, sorry for the silence. Too busy before hand to schedule any repostings, and honestly too busy while traveling to do much posting even if I’d had a more convenient way to do it than the iPad. Lots of walking. Lots of photos. An old book score. And a new quick project
This is a good Springy feeling soup. I actually remember it. Recipe: Marica’s Chicken Albondigas Soup Published on March 19, 2021 Marica’s on account of the fact I did not want to make little chicken balls. I adjusted the recipe: Boiled whole chicken, skinned and deboned it and put meat in at the last to reheat
NOTE! This recipe makes two quiches. I made half the recipe, and made one addition. I added 5 ounces of cooked chopped spinach as a layer on top of the ham (before the cheese). It was great. It’s also super easy to prepare in stages. Our schedule yesterday was such that I loaded the crust
This was a good one! You cannot go wrong with Claiborne. Recipe: Chicken à la King VI Published on March 29, 2016 It is Fancy Tuesday. To my mind, it would be inconceivable to print a Southern cookbook without a recipe for chicken à la king. When I was a child, it was standard party fare,
Recipe: Chocolate Pound Cake I Published on February 26, 2019 by Marica | Edit CHOCOLATE POUND CAKE I 2 sticks butter (softened) ½ C shortening 3 C sugar 5 eggs 3 C flour ½ tsp baking powder 5 Tbsp dry unsweetened cocoa ½ tsp salt 1 C milk 2 tsp vanilla Preheat oven to 300o. Cream together butter, shortening, and
Recipe: Cottage Cheese Apple Pie Published on February 26, 2019 by Marica | Edit COTTAGE CHEESE APPLE PIE Makes 1 deep 9-inch pie ½ recipe Plain Pastry (lining a pie plate) 1 ½ C apples (sliced thin) 2 eggs ½ C cottage cheese ¾ C sugar (or less, to taste) ½ C cream 1/8 tsp salt 1 tsp grated lemon
It would have had something to do with indexing Big Food. Recipe: Simply Sensational Cheesecake and Variation Published on February 26, 2019 by Marica | Edit SIMPLY SENSATIONAL CHEESECAKE AND VARIATION Makes a 9-inch diameter cheesecake 1 ¼ C graham cracker crumbs ½ C shortening (melted) ¼ C sugar 2 8 oz packages cream cheese (softened) 14 oz can sweetened
I think I remember why I was posting these. May look into it. Recipe: New York Cheesecake Published on February 26, 2019 by Marica | Edit NEW YORK CHEESE CAKE 3 8 oz packages cream cheese (softened) 1 ½ C sugar 4 eggs 1 pint sour cream 2 Tbsp lemon juice 1 pint heavy whipping cream (not whipped) ½ tsp
The year was 2019, the month, February, and for some unknown reason I was posting a lot of cake and pie recipes. Enjoy! Recipe: Apple Tart Published on February 26, 2019 APPLE TART Serves 8 1 stick butter (softened) ½ tsp vanilla 1/3 C sugar 1 C flour CREAM CHEESE FILLING 8 oz cream cheese (softened
SAUSAGE GREENS SOUP Serves 6 1 egg, beaten2 Tbsp milk¼ C fine dry bread crumbs 1 lb bulk Italian sausage (preferably homemade)Non-stick cooking spray2 15 oz cans Great Northern beans, drained2 medium carrots, peeled and cut into ½ inch cubes2 medium tomatoes, chopped½ C onion, chopped2 cloves garlic, minced1 tsp dried Italian seasoning, crumbled½ tsp
Mr. Big Food and I were the Big Winners last evening as we enjoyed yet another one of Mr. Big Food’s Football Food appetizer extraordinaire! The photo is funny. That’s a lazy Susan in the center. You can see by the two plates and maybe the wooden handled app forks, and the tablecloth, I was
The idea behind an oven meal is that every dish of the meal, including dessert, cooks or bakes at the same temperature, and for the same length of time. Most of the oven meals are relatively simple– no fancy dishes. So while there is prep time to get everything ready, it’s not too bad. Originally
I could enjoy a bowl of bread pudding this weekend, couldn’t you? Recipe: Old Fashioned Chocolate Bread Pudding Originally published on April 18, 2021 “These are the best bread pudding recipes I’ve ever come across,” said Mr. Big Food. He’s not wrong! UPDATE: If we had to choose, we’d choose the regular one. (It’s the raisins.)
These are delicious! I wouldn’t mind having one very soon but someone’s got to get a deer first! Pardon the informality of things. The Hunters had come out and they’d just as soon use paper towels! We aim to make our guests comfortable. Recipe: Spicy Deer Meat Burgers with Lime Mayo Published on January 23, 2016
Why yes, I am recycling content. It’s cold and my brain is frozen. Recipe: Potato Gnocchi Lidia Originally published on January 26, 2016 As I said, I was a bit disappointed in this dish. It was tasty, but it just didn’t work as a main dish as I had anticipated. We had it with a nice
This is a compilation of several years’ worth of Football Food Recipes. It’s a fun thing to do, just having appetizers throughout the day of a big game. Give some of them a try. They’re all really good. Recipes for Football Food! Originally published on January 29, 2019 As has been our habit for many years,
As our ancestors left Moravia and Bohemia, sailing across the Atlantic Ocean, they brought recipes with them. These same recipes have been handed down through generations. While a number of them have been “updated” over the years, the foundation originated in the Fatherland. We extend our sincere thanks to TCGS Lifetime Member, Richard Lesikar, for
A Big Food Favorite. “And there it is, good old CZECH SAUERKRAUT, KISLE ZELE.” SAUERKRAUT II 32 oz can sauerkraut1 can water1 large or 2 medium potatoes, peeled and shredded4-5 slices bacon, cut into small pieces½ onion, chopped2 Tbsp flour Pour sauerkraut and water into saucepan and start cooking slowly over low fire. Add shredded
This one is a hoot. Back when I did Pinterest it was (and still is) my #1 pin. When you look at the month x year table the views here on the blog (beginning in January) are like 1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-16-200-50. It’s a seasonal thing! Recipe: Jesse Jackson’s Sweet Potato Pie Published on November 2, 2015 Really really
First, your husband starts Authentic Czech Pork Roast in the slower cooker. He then spends the better part of the afternoon in the kitchen making the Yeast Dumplings and commenting on the fact that he’s never made yeast dumplings that are boiled, not steamed, before. He also makes the Kifeli Zeli (Sauerkraut), and Onion Gravy
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