Monday, May 31, 2010

For Doors and Sardines: Sardine Dip

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Think of the first night as the dress rehearsal. If we can just get through the play once tonight - for doors and sardines. That's what ...
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Sunday, May 30, 2010

Triple Underline: Brownies

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It's Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start to summer. I suspect many of you have cook out or picnic plans today or tomorrow. There ...
Friday, May 28, 2010

Potluck Pleasers: 7 Layer Cookie, and Grasshopper Pie

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I was a child of the '70s, and I love me some potluck. So, today, we'll look at two recipes from the Cook Book Presented by The Fish...
Thursday, May 27, 2010

Call and Response: Zucchini Bread

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I always try to pick a theme for the recipes here. Granted, sometimes the theme is just "what were they thinking?" but there's...
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Mom's Emphasis: Dump Cake and Oatmeal Cake

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I love thumbing through a cookbook and finding that the cooks before me have annotated the recipes. Still, it is always a little bit of a sh...
Tuesday, May 25, 2010

"Very Good": Lemon Jell-o Cake

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I mentioned yesterday that I hadn't realized how many of my family's recipes came from the Cook Book Presented by The Fishwives of C...
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Monday, May 24, 2010

Cook Book Presented by The Fishwives of Charleston Oregon; Good Cake

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When I was a very small creature, my family moved to Coos Bay, Oregon. My dad was a forester for the state, my mom was raising my sister and...
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Friday, October 9, 2009

She's safe!

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Our friend Lisa's daughter has contacted family. Rachel is safe. We'll post more when Lisa has had more time to process everything. ...
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Rachel Lee, My Friend's Daughter, Is Missing

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I know this isn't a cookbook post. I hope you'll forgive me. But, this is not some random missing kid post that's probably out o...
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Sunday, September 6, 2009

By "Cheese" We Mean "Tillamook": Cheddar Cheese Puffs With A Surprise

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The Clackamas County Fair is my fair, as I've already waxed quasi-lyrically about , and so you might think that I'd logically take...
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Friday, September 4, 2009

Super Easy Preserving: Pickled Cherries

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Oh, who am I kidding? I'm glad that I posted Hot Spicy Candy , but I just can't stop thinking about these cherries... The County Fai...
Thursday, September 3, 2009

Exiled No More: Hot Spicy Candy

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The Midatlantic section of The County Fair Cookbook has more than its fair share of interesting-looking recipes. It made selecting just one...
Wednesday, September 2, 2009

You Knew It Had To Happen: Midwest Spam Salad

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At this point, none of you will be surprised to hear that when I saw this recipe in The County Fair Cookbook , I simply had to post it. C...
Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Sheboygan Is Fun To Say: Ethel Holbrook's Ham Loaf

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So far, we've had a savory pie, a starchy pudding, and a jammy cake from The County Fair Cookbook . We've looked at Nevada, Maine, a...
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Monday, August 31, 2009

Listen To Your Big Sister: Kentucky Jam Cake

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I take my cues from my big sister. Really, little sisters are advised to do that whenever possible -- big sisters being notoriously nasty an...
Sunday, August 30, 2009

The Great Raisin Divide: Creamy Rice Pudding

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My sister suggested that I hit a different region for each recipe this week, and so today, we'll go to New England. The County Fair Cook...
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Saturday, August 29, 2009

The County Fair Cookbook, Lyn Stallworth & Rod Kennedy Jr.: Swiss Cabbage Pie

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I was a 4Her from early on. It helps that my dad was an Extension agent, and helped get 4H going in our town; my sister is now the secretary...
Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Picnic Soup #2: Tomato and Buttermilk Soup

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I didn't eat/enjoy/recognize avocados as food until after college (Face masks? Sure. Food, no.). If one of your fellow picnickers shares...
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Friday, June 5, 2009

Picnic Sandwich #2: Pan Bagnia

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As lovely and tangy as the patafla is, it still strikes me as an appetizer sort of sandwich. Heck, the suggested menu from Outdoor Dining ...

Picnic Soup #1: Cold Avocado Soup

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I'm going to go see the Indigo Girls at Wolftrap next week, and have been driving everyone around me a bit crazy by my obsessive menu pl...