The joy of pancakes: Having a variety, made differently in flavor and in a number of ways-- never boring. For cornmeal pancakes, this recipe happens to be the only cornmeal pancake recipe I use now. If coarse grain cornmeal, the batter needs to cook in the microwave a little longer than 60 seconds. adapted from Cook's Country (watch … [Read more...]
Hershey’s Chocolate Cake
I think this is the very best chocolate cake-- ever. Hershey's, the name itself, says it all-- 80 years. It's what our grandmothers made, baked, served, and won hearts over time and time again from any in-law squabble or silent treatment there could ever have been! It was most likely done and smoothed over with this cake for dessert after a meal that only the dishes were … [Read more...]
Foolproof Spaghetti Carbonara
adapted from Cook's Illustrated It's a creamy carbonara-- thank you, eggs. I like having this for breakfast, a late one-- "brunch"! The other times I prefer to eat breakfast when not having carbonara?-- early morning. I love my mornings as much as I love my late nights. I like these quiet moments. Do you cook breakfast with bed-head?-- Just asking... Some of the fat … [Read more...]
Spicy Ramyun Black Bean Salad
exclusively Skirt in the KitchenThis is another great dish designed by my son with the idea by my husband to add the spicy noodles to the set, so it's their combination of something nutritious as well as flavorful. Without the noodles, having only the greens, it works just as well-- a unanimous hit-- as long as the garlic oil is used. What gives it the exceptional … [Read more...]
Balsamic Red Velvet Cake
Balsamic Red Velvet Cake, exclusively (recipes I hold dearest to my heart) Skirt in the Kitchen It's getting close to Valentine's Day, but I'd make a red velvet cake any time of the year. Besides, it's Skirt's signature cake, what this blog began with practically four years ago. I made and baked it a little early, could not wait for May-- when she began, of course. I … [Read more...]
Skirt Cupcakes
This will soon be the heading for my new blog. It's time to graduate. I've been here for almost 4 years; said I was going to go somewhere else, long time ago by now, to transfer beautiful Skirt in the Kitchen. I'm giving you fair warning so you don't lose track of me-- It could still be a few months, however. I'm hoping that everything gets backed up … [Read more...]
Pete Seeger – God’s Counting On Me, God’s Counting On You (Sloop Mix) [f…
The Sapphires – Official Trailer [HD]
It's been out for a while so it took me a while to see this, and I finally got the chance to watch it. I will watch it a second time, possibly a third time. It was that good. I liked the sisterhood in this movie, the tight bond that the sisters and cousins had with each other and with their families. I also loved their music, the singing … [Read more...]