Happy Hanukkah to those others who celebrate! Festival of lights, and fried tasty goodness.

Per request from farawaypoints , one traditional Latke recipe, with a few options for variations and a dessert Latke that I fell in love with last year.

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Hello, fellow geekcooks ( Read more... )

Hi, I'm new here, tho I know a bunch of you. :P I'm Jenn, and I'm addicted to cooking! I warn you now that most of my recipes are serious approximations - I don't measure much and my cooking times vary because I don't time anything. Heh... I have a hyperactive sense of smell and I smell when things are done ( Read more... )

I was totally up till 1 am this morning baking this bread with my friend Kelly. It's worth it :) This recipe makes two loaves, good if you're baking with a friend. If you're not, the recipe is easy enough to halve for a single loaf ( Read more... )

Impulsively, my mom and I used Martha Stewart's suggested dinner menu to make a fantastic meal last night - Macaroni and three cheeses with roasted garlic tomatoes on the side, plus an apple upside-down cake for dessert.

You can find all the recipes here:
Martha Stewart's Dinner Menu - Macaroni with Three Cheeses and Roasted Garlic TomatoesOur ( Read more... )

This was another huge hit for Thanksgiving that must be shared.

Mini Apple Pies

Ingredients:
2-3 medium tart baking apples
1/3 cup sugar or Splenda
2 tsp all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1 sheet refrigerated pie crust

Preheat oven to 425 F. Peel, core and chop apples into 1/4" pieces. In medium bowl, ( Read more... )

INGREDIENTS:

4 medium baking apples
3 tablespoons light brown sugar
3 tablespoons white sugar or raw sugar
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cloves
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 1/4 cups apple cider (divided)
1 lemon or 4 tsp lemon juice

Preheat the oven to 375 F.

Mix the sugars, spices and 1/4 cup cider together and set ( Read more... )

This is a good Fall dinner that's delicious quick and easy to make with some basic kitchen staples. I've been making this off and on for about two years now and was surprised to learn that I hadn't posted the recipe to this community yet ( Read more... )

So my mom just gave me a trifle bowl, and I am thinking about putting it into use by making this for our family party on Christmas Eve. This will be the first time I will be hosting it and I can't wait. I thought this recipe looked pretty good, however, if anyone has any good trifle recipes, please post them ( Read more... )

I like trying lots of new things, and with my busy schedule if they're not time-consuming, it's that much better. Got these out of the Fall 2006 Kraft Food & Family Magazine that showed up randomly in my mail. I love getting random food mags in the mail ( Read more... )