Beans, rice

  Sometimes, finding a side dish is one of the more difficult decisions during dinner preparations. You want to balance an entree with other food choices that won’t make the diner too full, or leave them wanting more because they are hungry. Rice is a basic in our house. Here are two side dishes on … Continue reading »

Nut rolls, revisited

Just sorting through recipe cards, I came across another card for Nut Rolls. The various cards all appear to be in the same handwriting, so perhaps the lady liked them, lost the recipe/wrote it out again, found it, on and on. 6-8 Nut rolls 8 cups flour 1 1/2 cups or 2 sugar 1 lb … Continue reading »

Sturbridge Village Teacakes

  Sturbridge Village, or Old Sturbridge Village (OSV) is a place that makes me wish I lived in the East. The Village is a living history site, stopped in the years between 1790-1840. They have historians dressed in period attire, historic homes, crafts and activities, a working farm, heirloom animals, etc etc etc. The romance … Continue reading »

Devils Food Cake

  I’m going to have to create a category just for the different Devil’s Food Cake recipes. Would this help anyone? I think I have five now and since it is popular, that number will likely grow. Here we have Devils (no apostrophe) Food Cake and it looks to be a “traditional” devil’s food, using … Continue reading »

Boiled Icing

  This is a little more my speed. Maybe I’m a product of my youth, but eating raw eggs just doesn’t do it for me, so the various recipes for icing with raw eggs just don’t sound palatable to me. My preference. This one is a little less icky but the egg does remain uncooked … Continue reading »