Browsing Archive: November, 2009
Posted by Elaine Smit on Saturday, November 28, 2009,
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recipes
These holiday cookie recipes were found in the current issue of East Bay Today. Three well known East Bay bakers parted with their favorite holiday cookie recipes.
Learn how to make “Chocolate Peppermint Pinwheels” from Oakland’s Montclair Baking; “Feisty Ginger Cookies” from Teacake Bake Shop of Emeryville, Lafayette and Corte Madera; and gluten-free ”Viennese Crescents” from Mariposa bakery in Oakland.
Now, there’s no excuse. Time’s a wasting, so get baking
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Posted by Elaine Smit on Wednesday, November 18, 2009,
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recipes
 Perfect Turkey #6 of my Thanksgiving favorites.
I was going to save the best for last but thought since a "Perfect Turkey" takes some planning, we better post now so everyone can start thinking about planning for thier own perfectly seasoned and juicy turkey. My friend from France taught me to cook turkey like this, but she never measures anything so use your own judgment for vegetable amounts, etc. I usually err on the side of 'more is better'!"
Ingredients
· 1 (18 pound) whole turkey, nec... Continue reading ...
Posted by Elaine Smit on Tuesday, November 10, 2009,
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recipes
 This apple pie recipe is absolutely divine!!!! I have never seen another one quite like it. It will always be my favorite, and I hope it becomes one of your favorites as well! Grandma's Apple Pie Ingredients • 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie • 1/2 cup unsalted butter • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour • 1/2 cup white sugar • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar • 1/4 cup water • 8 Granny Smith apples - peeled Directions 1. Melt butter in a sauce pan. Stir in flour to form a paste... Continue reading ...
Posted by Elaine Smit on Monday, November 9, 2009,
I love this piece by Mark Bittman, New York Times food writer;
Worry less, Cook More
By Mark Bittman
I recently did an interview with Time Out New York, and I thought that cooks who worry about perfection might find this part of it useful.
Question: “What would you say is the most important skill to develop in the kitchen?
Answer: “The ability to go in there and start. I am the least impressive cook you will ever see. I am completely without knife skills, I screw things up all the time. When ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Elaine Smit on Saturday, November 7, 2009,
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recipes
Here’s our 3rd Thanksgiving recipe.
Pumpkin Cheesecake
A great alternative to pumpkin pie, especially for those cheesecake fans out there.
Recipe courtesy Paula Deen
Ingredients
Crust:
• 1 3/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 3 tablespoons light brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 stick melted salted butter
Filling:
• 3 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1 (15-ounce) can pureed pumpkin
• 3 eggs plus 1 egg yolk
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1 1/2 cups sugar ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Elaine Smit on Thursday, November 5, 2009,
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recipes
 Once you learn how easy it is to make cranberry sauce you'll definitely want to shelf the jellied can variation and reach for the real thing. Serves 12 Ingredients • 1 cup white sugar • 1 cup orange juice • 1 (12 ounce) package fresh cranberries Directions 1. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, dissolve the sugar in the orange juice. Stir in the cranberries, and cook until they start to pop (about 10 minutes). Remove from heat, and transfer to a bowl. Cranberry sauce will thicken as it... Continue reading ...
Posted by Elaine Smit on Wednesday, November 4, 2009,
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recipes
Recipe #1
“What makes this Sweet Potato Casserole so good is the pecan topping! Try it and I'm sure it will become your new tradition!"
Serves 12
Ingredients
• 4 cups sweet potato, cubed
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• Optional: 2 cups mini marshmallo...
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Posted by Elaine Smit on Monday, November 2, 2009,
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just for kids
 Its official, November is here, time to start preparing for my favorite holiday. No one gets more excited about Thanksgiving than me. We should all start thinking about the big day NOW. How else will we be prepared; I’m ready to talk! I’ll start by listing out my top ten favorites; Turkey, cranberry sauce, pumpkin cheesecake, green beans with onions and bacon, flaky buttery biscuits, awesome apple, sausage cranberry stuffing, grandma’s apple pie, sugar coated and yummy sweet potato c... Continue reading ...
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