[24] Grandma L.’s Zucchini Bread
Well, near the end of living in the old place, I dipped into How to Cook Everything quite a bit to figure out how to use up perishable goods, especially veggies from our CSA (which we had delivered...
View Article[26] Rum Raisin Cookies
I made these cookies for a friend who had been having a rough time recently. I figured it’d be fun to joke about having some rum without actually having some rum (so she could have a cookie and then...
View Article[27] Chocolate Pinwheels
I baked these for two reasons. One, we’re pretty far behind on our ratio of “recipes cooked” to “days into the challenge” to “number of recipes needed before I can buy another cookbook”. At the time...
View ArticleThe Complete Book of Cookies
This is the other book in the set of two given to me by Kevin, Suzie and their children. I also love this book, mostly due to the family that gifted it to me, but partially also because it feeds what...
View Article[56] Chocolate Sheet Cake
Finally, the last of the recipes from Bill’s birthday. Man, that guy had a lot going on that day, didn’t he? And he didn’t really do any of it. Slacker! Nah, I’m just yanking his chain. Bill actually...
View Article[70] Grandma Ella’s Banana Nut Bread
Once upon a time, I was going to ask the family of a friend of mine to take care of my cat for while. I don’t recall how long or why. I think it was during a holiday from school when almost no one...
View Article[71] Steak, Mushroom and Ale Pie
I recently went to Elephant and Castle in Chicago with Grace. Oh, wow. “Recently” wasn’t that recently at all. I just realized this would have been the week before Halloween. Huh. Well, anyway, the...
View Article[72] Baked Potatoes
You guys, I have to be honest with you here. The first photo for this recipe was, apparently, taken at 10:42 pm CST on the day before Thanksgiving. That means I was tired and stressed out, but also...
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