Interesting twist on an old cake favorite, from the Blue Bonnet Café in Marble Falls, Texas BLUE BONNET CAFÉ GERMAN CHOCOLATE PIE 9 inch cooked pie shell (preferably homemade—see recipes in this section) 1 C sugar ¼ C corn starch ¼ tsp salt 3 C milk 4 egg yolks ¼ C cocoa 3 Tbsp butter
Another great pie from the Blue Bonnet Café in Marble Falls, Texas. BLUE BONNET CAFÉ FUDGE PIE 6 oz butter 3 squares unsweetened baker’s chocolate ½ C flour 3 eggs, beaten 1 ½ C sugar 2 tsp vanilla ¼ tsp salt Unbaked 9 inch pie shell (preferably homemade—see recipes in this section) Preheat oven to
Piled HIGH with meringue! From the Blue Bonnet Café in Marble Falls, Texas. BLUE BONNET CAFÉ’S PIES COCONUT MERINGUE PIE 1 C sugar¼ C corn starch¼ tsp salt3 C milk4 eggs, separated3 Tbsp butter1 ½ tsp vanilla3 ½ oz can flaked coconut, a little reserved for toppingBaked 9 inch pie shell (I use Pillsbury) Combine
This weekend’s appetizer. It’s great! Mr. Big Food hollered to me from the kitchen, “Do we have any coarse salt?” I laughed and showed him our selection of salts. He settle on kosher. MARGARITA SHRIMP Serves 6 as appetizer 5 Tbsp corn oil (or vegetable oil) 1 lb medium shrimp, peeled and deveined 2 bunches
I adapted this one from the published recipe—in Sunset Magazine, I think—of the winning recipe from the Terlingua Chili Cook Off some time in the early 1980s. As a developing Texan cook back then, working on my own Chili recipe was important. It’s been the subject of constant experiment since then. Substitute home made Chorizo
Recipe: Curried Chicken and Grape Salad Published on August 31, 2016 by Marica | Edit A HUGE hit! Served with Tomato sambal and toasted pita. CURRIED CHICKEN AND GRAPE SALADserves 6 3 cups diced cooked chicken1 1/2 cup thinly sliced celery1 cup green grapes2 Tbsp. lemon juice1 1/4 tsp. salt1/4 tsp. black pepper1 1/2 tsp. curry powder (use the best sweet curry
We should make these again sometime soon. Recipe: Buttermilk yeast pancakes Published on August 21, 2012 by Marica This is the recipe for the pancakes I mentioned the other day. It keeps for up to two weeks! And it is good. Sorry, no photo as the pancakes kept getting eaten before I could get my camera. BUTTERMILK YEAST PANCAKES 4
This may not look like much but it is good, and perfect for last evening’s Heritage Night–when we enjoy mostly eastern European dishes. Unfortunately, we couldn’t find any leeks in town so we used a couple of bunches of green onions. “Thin Soup with Young Vegetables” LEEK SOUP WITH HAM ROLLS About 5 medium-sized leeks,
It’s a Frugal Gourmet bread. Recipe here. I should figure out how to convert it to a bread machine recipe. Or not. Ancient Roman Bread UPDATE Published on August 15, 2016 by Marica Gone the sun Bread is done. Ahem. “We are quite sure that when the Romans invaded Greece they had their eating habits changed dramatically. The
This is from back in the vault! If you have not experienced the difference between McCormick (or Kroger) paprika and true Hungarian Paprika, you have not yet lived. Recipe: Fazolové Lusky na Paprice (Green Beans Paprika) Published on August 30, 2012 by Marica FAZOLOVÉ LUSKY NA PAPRICE 2 quarts water 1 tsp salt, plus an additional ½ tsp
Recipe: Corn Stuffed Bell Peppers Published on August 7, 2012 by Marica | Edit Unit for unit, peppers have more vitamin C than citrus. And there ain’t nothing like fresh corn. CORN STUFFED BELL PEPPERS Serves 4 4 to 6 medium bell peppers, washed, tops removed, seeded, parboiled in salted water 3-5 minutes, drained 1 ½ C canned or fresh
Recipe: Mrs. John Wolff’s Scripture Cake Published on August 11, 2021 by Marica This looks good! There’s a PDF of the recipe at the end of this post. You can download it. From First Lady Bicentennial Cookbook, South Carolina (1975), Section 4, Breads and Rolls, “Committee’s Choice,” Mrs. John Wolff, SCFWC, Florence, S.C. MRS. JOHN WOLFF’S SCRIPTURE CAKE Makes
This is a repeat of a repeat but that tells you just how good this cold supper was! Recipe: Cold Glazed Ham Published on August 12, 2020 by Marica Originally posted June 2016; Serve with French Potato Salad and Blood Mary Soup This was spectacular! I changed up the recipe– from Serve it Cold! A Cookbook of Delicious Cold Dishes (1968)– a bit
Recipe: Pear Crisp Published on August 10, 2020 by Marica Nedah brought us a BIG bag of pears from her farm when she came for Farm Circle last Week. Mr. Big Food was beside himself looking for crisp and pie recipes. The plan is to do some baking and then freezing. This Pear Crisp is beyond good slightly
I remember this. It is off the hook refreshing and delicious. Enjoy! Recipe: Watermelon Sorbet Published on August 4, 2016 by Marica As I mentioned earlier, I cobbled together this recipe from several sources, though the basis is from the little cookbook that accompanied our countertop electric ice cream maker. WATERMELON SORBET 3/4 C water3/4 C sugar3+ sprigs of fresh
You have not lived until you’ve had this. Homegrown okra is highly recommended. (I see we must have been looking for a hurricane around this time.) Recipe: Fritter Fried Okra Published on August 4, 2020 by Marica The Girls and I have a running text thread filled with pics and videos of Phen, his new kitten, tie dye
Served with Baked Chicken in Cream— a Craig Claiborne recipe. Recipe: Broccoli Casserole with Blue Cheese Published on August 28, 2018 by Marica BROCCOLI CASSEROLE WITH BLUE CHEESEServes 8-10 2 Tbsp butter2 Tbsp flour3 oz package cream cheese, softened¼ C crumbled blue cheese1 C milk20 oz broccoli, cooked, drained, and chopped (can use frozen)1/3 C round butter crackers,
By far and away, the most popular posts here at Big Food are… wait for it… recipes. So in keeping with my little Best of the Date* program, I thought I’d re-post some of the newer recipes. This is a good one! Looks as if Mr. Big Food served it with BROCCOLI CASSEROLE WITH BLUE
Went looking yesterday in the archives for some to make for Marica Cooks Wednesday. What a find! We both remembered this soup. So that’s what will be cooking Wednesday! Aha! Would you look at that. I already had a “peasant food” tag. Recipe: Creative Cooking French Peasant Soup Published on April 18, 2012 Last weekend we
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