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A big, luscious slice of pie is a special treat at any time of the year, but the holiday season – from Thanksgiving through New Year’s Day – is when this dessert becomes a requirement.
Editor’s Note: I received word that sickness has brought the Eicher household to a standstill this week. Five in the Eicher home have fevers, including Lovina. So she was unable to complete a column for this week. We are wishing her a quick recovery for next week. Here are recipes Lovina wrote for inclusion in “The Amish Cook’s Baking Book,” which is available in stores now. – Kevin Williams, Amish Cook editor Pumpkin Sheet Cake
When Lisa Owen talks about her restaurant, The Mark, she uses words like “honor,” “respect” and “caring.”
Cherry tomatoes are always in season at the supermarket, so why not capitalize on the bounty with a pizza? In this recipe, the tomatoes get supporting help from spinach and walnuts.
Want your recipe to appear on tables throughout South Sound? Send your favorite Thanksgiving recipe to us for publication. If we select your recipe as a 2009 favorite, you’ll win a cookbook.
We had our first snow on Oct. 15, which was very early for around here. It didn’t stay long, but one of the girls said, “Oh, good, now we don’t have to rake leaves!”
“Authentic” is a word thrown around the foreign restaurant scene with abandon. It lures diners in with the promise of being transported to a faraway land where they rub elbows with locals fresh from a National Geographic photo shoot. But too much authentic and diners flee for the Americanized safety of Olive Garden and Panda Express.
You hate to waste food, right?
Making dinner easier is the goal. We can’t fix the economy or cure global warming, but we can make weeknights less stressful and eating throughout the week more healthful.
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Once upon a time, in a land called USA, there was rice. It was called Uncle Ben’s or Riceland. It was white or brown, converted or instant.
We won’t be doing laundry today, as we usually do on Mondays. It is a chilly and cloudy morning. Instead, we did a big laundry on Saturday. It was the nicest day of the week and everything dried well. These nice laundry days seem to be rare this fall.
Want your recipe to appear on holiday tables throughout South Sound? Send your favorite Thanksgiving recipe to us for publication. If we select your recipe as a Thanksgiving 2009 favorite, you’ll win a cookbook.
Delicious pink shrimp are a trademark of the Florida Keys. I like to serve them as they do in Key West, leaving the shrimp in their shells and spreading newspaper on the table. Place the cooked shrimp in a bowl and just peel and eat. Serve with coleslaw and Italian bread.
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