I use Wondra flour to avoid lumps and a bit more butter or oil. When I skim the fat from the drippings, I use that instead of butter or oil. I also add parsley or other herbs, and salt and pepper to taste.
Read More How to Make Perfect Gravy from Turkey DrippingsMake cornbread: 1 cup flour, 1 cup cornmeal, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1 stick of butter, 2 eggs, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda and 1 cup buttermilk OR 1 cup regular milk and no baking soda. Melt butter in 8 inch cast iron skillet in the oven as it preheats. Mix everything else in a bowl,…
Read More Thanksgiving StuffingShrimp are low in calories and high in protein. In 3 ounces of raw shrimp you’ll find 12 grams of protein and only 60 calories. Shrimp also offer you a ton of important vitamins and minerals. In 4 ounces of shrimp, you’ll get 100% of the selenium and 50% of the phosphorus that you need…
Read More All About ShrimpI happen to like spinach, although eating the tinny, metallic green slop masquerading as spinach when I was a child certainly put me off my spinach-feed for a long time. When I was coming up, our vegetables were fresh in season – for us, not another continent – and if they were out of season…
Read More Spinach – Maybe Popeye Had Something!No serious oil producer is going to put their oil in a plastic bottle or a clear bottle. Joanne Lacina, founder and president of Olive Oil Lovers Stick with extra virgin Look for a harvest date Use your senses Read the entire article HERE, please.
Read More Olive Oil HintsFrom King Arthur Baking Company (with my changes) PREP 20 mins; BAKE 35 to 40 mins; TOTAL 2 hrs 10 mins; YIELD one 8″ square or 9″ round cobbler Ingredients 4 medium-to-large baking apples, peeled, cored, and sliced 1/4″ thick; about 6 cups (650g) (I used 2 Pink Lady, 2 Honeycrisp) 2 tablespoons (28g) lemon…
Read More Sugar-Crusted Apple CobblerEdna Lewis’ (and my) Biscuits from The Taste of Country Cooking Ingredients 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 1/2 teaspoons double-acting baking powder 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup cold lard or vegetable shortening, cut into pieces (lard is best) 1/2 cup buttermilk 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted How to Make Them…
Read More Biscuits and JamI knew very little until recently. Resistant starch is a kind of fiber found in certain plant foods which has a positive effect on our digestion. My understanding is that it doesn’t get digested but passes through the body. So where can we find this wonder starch? unripe, green bananas (like those that haven’t turned…
Read More What do you know about resistant starch?A shadow of hunger looms over the United States. In the pandemic economy, nearly one in eight households doesn’t have enough to eat. The lockdown, with its epic lines at food banks, has revealed what was hidden in plain sight: that the struggle to make food last long enough, and to get food that’s healthful —…
Read More Food InsecurityIngredients1 small (about 4 lb.) seedless watermelon3 tablespoons granulated (white) sugar1/2 teaspoon kosher salt How to Make ItStep 1: Trim 1/2 inch from both ends of watermelon. Stand up watermelon on 1 cut end; cut lengthwise into quarters. Cut each quarter into 1-inch slices. Sprinkle slices evenly on both sides with sugar and salt. Step…
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