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Category: Recipe Testing

Bread, Fruit, Pork, Recipe TestingLeave a comment

👍 Hawaiian Pizza

February 14, 2021February 14, 2021 Barbara

I finally had to try Hawaiian pizza because the debate on Twitter made me curious. How bad could pineapple–the crux of all the arguments–really be on a pizza? It seemed to me that it would be lighter than most cheesy/garlicky/greasy … Continue reading 👍 Hawaiian Pizza

Cookies, Recipe TestingLeave a comment

Another Contender for Grandma’s Cookies—Buttermilk Cookies

January 29, 2018March 8, 2018 Barbara

I shared my post for Serinakaker with the only two people left who might remember my grandma’s cookies, my brother and cousin. One remembered and one kinda didn’t, but my cousin has her mother’s recipe box that includes three new … Continue reading Another Contender for Grandma’s Cookies—Buttermilk Cookies

Cookies, Dessert, Recipe Testing2 Comments

In Search of My Grandma’s Cookies: Serinakaker

November 8, 2017December 14, 2021 Barbara

Maybe I’ve mentioned it before, but I’ve been searching for decades for a cookie recipe like the plain, crumbly sugar cookies my paternal grandma always had on hand. I shouldn’t really call them a sugar cookie, because if there was … Continue reading In Search of My Grandma’s Cookies: Serinakaker

Chicken / Poultry, Meat, Recipe Testing, Review1 Comment

Recipe Review: Crispy Fried Chicken

May 5, 2017September 12, 2017 Barbara

I’ve tried many methods for fried chicken. The ones that use only flour, or the three stage flour–egg–breadcrumb process, or the buttermilk marinade followed by breading, but it seems like the crispness doesn’t hold up for more than a minute … Continue reading Recipe Review: Crispy Fried Chicken

Cookies, Dessert, Recipe Testing2 Comments

Sparkling Snickerdoodles

April 25, 2017 Barbara

Another recipe from my old Betty Crocker’s New Picture Cook Book, it is probably much like one you have used. I made only two changes: I used all butter instead of the recommended “part” and I used decorating sugar instead … Continue reading Sparkling Snickerdoodles

Bread, Recipe Testing, Review1 Comment

Recipe Review: Edible Irish Soda Bread

April 6, 2017 Barbara

I’m not sure yours will be so green If my Ancestry DNA profile is correct, I have 22% Irish ethnicity. Not that you’d know it by anything in my upbringing. Apparently my maternal grandfather was bullied as a Protestant dog … Continue reading Recipe Review: Edible Irish Soda Bread

Bread, Dessert, Grains, Recipe Testing3 Comments

Revising a Recipe without a Parachute

February 2, 2017February 2, 2017 Barbara

We’ve had enough days of cold and snow to bring out a desire for some big bran muffins full of walnuts and raisins. Of course I already have a pretty perfect Buttermilk Bran Muffin recipe, just not all of its … Continue reading Revising a Recipe without a Parachute

Bread, Cheese, Recipe Testing, Sauce1 Comment

Quick, Light Pizza Sauce

January 25, 2016 Barbara

In this recipe, I’m referencing two posts  from about one year ago that covered the making of pizza dough and the final pizza. The dough really is terrific and I recommend it: Pizza: Day One Pizza: Day Two—White Pizza I … Continue reading Quick, Light Pizza Sauce

Fruit, Meta, Recipe TestingLeave a comment

Oven Dried Cranberries: What I Learned

November 19, 2015November 25, 2015 Barbara

I want to put dried cranberries and sausage in my Thanksgiving turkey roll, but I don’t really need the extra sugar used in commercially dried cranberries, and the unsweetened kind are not available in any local stores I know of. … Continue reading Oven Dried Cranberries: What I Learned

Bread, Chicken / Poultry, Fruit, Meat, Recipe Testing2 Comments

Apricot Walnut Stuffed Chicken Roll

November 16, 2015 Barbara

I just had to know if that other method of de-boning a chicken/turkey, the one where you start at the breasts and work around to the back, was any better than the one where you start at the backbone, and … Continue reading Apricot Walnut Stuffed Chicken Roll

Chicken / Poultry, Meat, Meta, Recipe Testing2 Comments

Turkey Planning or Am I Crazy?

November 10, 2015February 11, 2020 Barbara

I haven’t been able to cook a turkey for years, since my oven went weird on me. I can still cook a casserole or a pie (with odd burned patches), and cookies work out, even roasts in covered pans, but … Continue reading Turkey Planning or Am I Crazy?

Dessert, Meta, Recipe TestingLeave a comment

Work in Progress: Buttermilk Bars

May 6, 2015May 21, 2015 Barbara

I’m working on a buttermilk bar, which started just as something to have in my arsenal when I have too much buttermilk, but which is now an obsession. I’m taking a short break to ease up on my taste-tester and … Continue reading Work in Progress: Buttermilk Bars

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Barbara

I have a PhD in American Literature, taught in higher education for over twenty years, and directed two Centers for Instructional Technology before retiring. Find me on Mastodon @grinnpidgeon@techhub.social

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