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Peanut Butter-Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
~ adapted from Martha Stewart ~ [Operation Skirt] Set oven at 350℉. Measure in a bowl 3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats. Add 1/3 cup whole wheat flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon baking powder, and 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt; blend. In a mixing bowl, combine together 1 cup packed light-brown sugar, 1 cup granulated sugar, 2 sticks unsalted butter, … [Read more...]
Grilled Onions
Uncle Wilson's Grilled Onions~ adapted from Trisha Yearwood ~[Cooking with Son]Peel, core, and shallow centers of Georgia Vidalia onions. Cut slits around circumference of onions.Place 1 teaspoon butter in each center; wrap 2 slices smoked bacon around the rims. Salt and pepper.Wrap separately in aluminum foil; leave a small opening at the tops for releasing … [Read more...]
Goulash
~ Skirt in the Kitchen ~Brown 1 pound ground lean chuck beef with onion, salt and pepper and fresh herbs of oregano, thyme, and flat-leaf parsley.Add 1 28-ounce can tomato sauce and 1 28-ounce can stewed plum tomatoes. Bring to a boil. Add and stir in a good splash of Worcestershire sauce, 1 teaspoon inglehoffer Sweet Hot Mustard, 1 to 2 teaspoons sorghum molasses, … [Read more...]
Chicken Orzo Soup with Worcestershire Black Pepper
~ Skirt in the Kitchen ~Cover half of a whole chicken with cold water in a heavy pot or Dutch oven. Sliver 1 small yellow onion, dropping pieces of it into the water as you go, making them thinner than thin. Add salt, Worcestershire black pepper, and whole mustard seed. Cook to a boil, cover and simmer until chicken is thoroughly done. Remove the chicken … [Read more...]
Rose-Colored Glasses (13)
The Simple Things Rose-colored glasses for the simple things, what matters the most-- get lost in the moment for a while. [pink for Breast Cancer Awareness] … [Read more...]
Strawberry-Basil Lemonade
~ adapted from CHOW ~Make strawberry-basil syrup for the lemonade: Combine and heat to a boil 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar and 1 cup water. Add 1 pound strawberries in 1/2" chunks. Reduce heat to medium-low; 10 minutes to soften berries. Remove from heat, stir in 3/4 cup tightly packed fresh basil leaves. Let rest to steep 45 minutes. Then … [Read more...]
Strawberry BBQ Chicken Pizza and Quesedillas
This pizza dough recipe will make 3 to 4 pizzas, taken from the cookbook, My Father's Daughter by Gwyneth Paltrow--Whisk together 3/4 cup warm water, 2 tablespoons sugar, and active dry yeast of 3 packages or 2 tablespoons plus 1/4 teaspoon. Let it bloom, approximately 5 minutes. Then add 1 1/2 cups warm water, 3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, 1 1/2 tablespoons extra … [Read more...]
America the Beautiful
Rose-Lavender Honey
~ Skirt in the Kitchen ~Gather petals that are pesticide-free, fill into a pint jar...Choose any kind, a variation, edible; pretty to have... Pour in the honey, half-fill.Pick rose hips or purchase them from a health foods store, but get them...crush them--Add them into the jar with petals and honey.Cut a fresh sprig of lavender.Stand sprig in the center.Heat honey to … [Read more...]