Food

Not for Human Consumption

Sister gives me a box of goodies every holiday to open and consume for a New Year’s celebration. Yummies include alcohol, savory and sweet treats. There are always left overs to be used throughout the year (it is impossible to use an entire jar of exotic mustard in one evening after all.) Last night in

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Carrot, apple, and pecan muffin

Here is my first creation from the Ottolenghi cook book. It called for muscovado sugar and superfine sugar. I asked Son to google those for me while I browsed the book. I decided I could make substitutions without too much impact on the outcome. The recipe indicated that the yield was 10-12 but I got

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Nutritional Yeast

I began the search for a new gravy recipe. I had used the same vegan recipe for 6 years and I was never happy with it. With the new key word of vegetarian gravy, I was allowed many more options than with the vegan key word. What I found was that most of the recipes

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Hot Buttered Rum

I make THE BEST holiday drink Hot Buttered Rum1 stick (8 tablespoons) butter, softened6 tablespoons packed brown sugar1/4 cup molasses or dark corn syrupRumBoiling Water With a fork, mash the butter, brown sugar and molasses in a small bowl until thoroughly mixed.Place 2 rounded teaspoons of the mixture in a mug. Add 1 ounce of

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