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Along the lines of a gift which, on the surface, does not seem very exciting, but which most cooks would be oh, so happy to have, is a salad spinner. I find it surprising that many of my friends do not have one. It is one of the best foodie gifts I have ever received, and I gratefully use it almost daily. As a gift it could be embellished..fill it with small bottles of wonderful olive oil, vinegar, and other salad-y things. Oxo makes a nice one in two sizes..the smaller one is useful for 2-4 salad servings.
Gift Guide, Day Sixteen
A Tiny Grinder Yesterday I suggested that any cook would love a masala dabba, which is certainly true. Want to embellish the gift? A spice grinder would be a very nice addition. Lately I’ve found I can’t live without mine, which has taken up residence on the kitchen counter. (It used to live in ...
Is 1972 considered vintage? Any idea where to find Mmmmm, A Feastiary ? One of the best, I am told, by a brilliant writer and food expert!!!
The Gift Guide: Day Two
Vintage Cookbooks Old cookbooks are the perfect present for a passionate cook, and I can’t think of anything more fun than spending a day browsing a vintage cookbook store to pick out exactly the right book for each of my friends. My latest discovery is Amber Unicorn in Las Vegas, a surprising...
It is hard to see how any waffle could be better than the recipe for buttermilk waffles in the Gourmet cookbook. Those are so-o-o yummy!! (Could it be the butter that makes them so?)
If you have proclaimed these yeast - raised the "World's Best" I will certainly have to try them. But- do I have the patience to wait overnight? I'm hungry now!!! Thanks, Ruth.
The World's Best Waffles
Fannie Farmer's Yeast-Raised Waffles Sprinkle 1 package of dry yeast over a half cup of warm water in a large bowl and wait for it to dissolve. Meanwhile melt a stick of butter, add 2 cups of milk and allow it to just gently warm up. Add it to the yeast mixture. Mix a teaspoon each of salt and s...
Ruth- this recipe looks fine- and easy. It strikes me as reminiscent of your recipe for pancakes, in the Gourmet cookbook. That recipe is incredibly good- a real winner in my house. My husband has been spoiled and will not order pancakes out anymore. And my child, who turns her nose up at anything I cook and never eats breakfast, actually requests those pancakes. I think what makes them so good is the butter (!) They come out so deliciously crispy, and I attribute that crispy result to the butter. What do you think? We do add blueberries while the first side is cooking. Wonderful! I am guessing the muffins are similarly good. Oh- one question- do you think the batter can used to make a blueberry cake? I have made blueberry cakes before, and they are good, so I am wondering if your recipe can be adapted for that purpose. I am always trying to reinvent the wonderful blueberry cakes that Greenberg's bakery used to sell, in New York. They had a sugary, crunchy topping. Yum.
Blueberry Muffins
I found the most beautiful blueberries at the farm stand today, and they just called out to me. I had one of those instant visions - blueberry muffins! They're so easy, and so satisfying. I'm sorry to say that they were so delicious that we ate them all up, warm from the oven, before I remembered...
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