Jello pudding is nasty.

I promised to bring Nanner Puddin (translation:  Banana Pudding) to M's Southern-themed birthday celebration tomorrow.  I haven't eaten, much less made any in years and years, so this was exciting.

My first reminder that anything Jello sells is made of ingredients not found in nature was the bright yellow/orange color the ( Read more... )

The biggest challenge was the beets.  I'm fairly certain the only beets I've tried before were of the pickled variety, which, well, let's just say I'm not fond of.

I started out all food-networky by wilting the greens with some garlic.  Not bad actually.  After a brief perusal of teh interwebz, I settled on Borscht.   Might as well go for the ( Read more... )

Since I saved some bucks by not going to the Red Lion, and canceling my commitment to the Bigfoot Lodge, I will instead tonight make the boozy eggnog!  All the goodies are at the grocery store on the way home . . .

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ETA:  They're right -- it is indeed boozy!

This is courtesy of a link from Chuck Taggert, whose pages I found when trying to track down some Louisiana beer for a party.  Sounds marvelous, but I'm still a bit leery of letting it age for three weeks to a year.

Best Eggnog Recipe


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Genius or grossest desert ever?  I can't decide.

Bacon Apple Pie

This weekend I was looking for recipes to make use of that roasted butternut squash I'd been letting sit in the fridge for several days.  On cooks.com I found this:

Butternut Squash Soup with Ginger and Lime

1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1-1/2 Tbsp minced fresh ginger root
3 Tbps unsalted butter
4 cups chicken broth
4 cups peeled, seeded, and thinly ( Read more... )