Lemon Posset
Possets have been around for hundreds of years, in fact Shakespeare refers to possets in several of his plays including The Merry Wives of Windsor. Originally used for medicinal purposes, as the Oxford English Dictionary defines it as a, “drink made of hot milk curdled with ale, wine, or other alcoholic liquor and typically flavored with spices, drunk as a delicacy or as a remedy for colds.” Old versions of posset used ale or wine to...
Remembrance cake
The food we eat connects us so deeply to those we love. And this recipe is really in honor of my grandmother, Martha. She had a huge herb garden and especially loved rosemary. Recipe by Nigella! Ingredients Yields: approx. 10 slices For the Filling 1 eating apple (approx 6oz) 2 sprigs fresh rosemary (1 small and 1 long) 1 teaspoon sugar zest and juice of ½ lemon 1 teaspoon butter For the Cake Batter 2 sticks butter ¾ cup superfine...
when it’s peak hibernation season
We all know what to do. Make a big pot of wonderfulness, like this sweet potato and bean chili. Sweet potato and bean chili 2 T olive oil 2 small onions chopped 2 T chili powder 1 t cumin 1 cup vegetable (or chicken broth) 2 medium or large sweet potatoes peeled and cut into cubes 28 oz can of diced tomatoes, undrained 2 19 oz cans of pinto beans, rinced and drained (or any type of bean) 1 t salt 1 t oregano ¼ cayenne (or more) Heat...
COFFEE SOUP
I think this old-fashioned recipe should be the next big thing. It does have some rather odd ingredients like butter, sugar, coffee, and crackers, but I just tried it again and it was delish! My Mom and Grandma Martha would make coffee soup for me on weekends or if I was sick or I think when we had nothing else. I totally forgot about it, then the other day I was thinking about my mom and the funny things she did like make coffee soup...
It’s cake o’clock somewhere
This single-layer round cake adapted from bon appétit is the perfect centerpiece for birthdays, dinner parties, or any occasion worth celebrating, and the absolute best vanilla cake I can whip up! CAKE ⅔ cup vegetable oil, plus more for the pan 1¾ cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting 1 cup granulated sugar 1¾ tsp. kosher salt 1½ tsp. baking powder ½ tsp. baking soda 2 large eggs ¾ cup sour cream 2 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice 1...
Stack them up
Give one as a gift, or better yet, make two for you, one for now and one for the freezer. Think of this as one big flat biscotti with a similar flavor, but the dough is pressed into a single flat sheet that can then be broken into pieces. Cornmeal-lemon sheet cookie serves 4 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 3/4 cup fine ground yellow cornmeal 1 t anise seeds 1/4 t baking powder 1/4 t sea salt 3 T unsalted butter 1/2 cup sugar + 1 to 2 T for...