Just thought I’d post a quick note on my quick-and-easy (and preferred) method for cooking salmon. Salmon is probably my favorite fish, and nothing beats it when it’s fresh… anyway, here’s how I’ve been fixing it lately: Turn the broiler on high. Move the oven rack up accordingly. Line your broiler pan (or similar) with… Continue reading Cooking salmon
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Eggnog
Okay, it’s the holidays, who doesn’t love eggnog? Of course you could buy all the eggnog you want from the store, but that’s boring. Searching through the cookbooks we have, I found no fewer than three different eggnog recipes. The one that appeals to me the most is a combination of an egg custard and… Continue reading Eggnog
Recipe: Holiday Fruitcake
I mentioned the other day that I’d post the fruitcake recipe I make each year, so I’m now getting around to it. What I like about this recipe is that there’s a higher ratio of batter-to-fruit than you’ll find in most modern recipes and commercial fruitcakes; they tend to be almost all candied fruit and… Continue reading Recipe: Holiday Fruitcake
Recipe: Cream Cheese Pie
This recipe is one we found years ago—it actually comes from Cool Whip, and is really quite good (and quite decadent). It originally came from the back of the lid label on a Cool Whip container. I’m posting it here because we had a hard time finding it the other day, and I couldn’t find… Continue reading Recipe: Cream Cheese Pie
Recipe: Graham cracker chicken
This is a recipe I came up with recently for my wife: Graham cracker chicken. Ingredients (per chicken breast): 1 boneless, skinless chicken breast 3 squares of graham crackers 1 tsp. sugar ¼ tsp. salt Dash nutmeg 1 tbsp. yellow mustard 1 tsp. honey Dash lemon juice Drop of vanilla Optional: grated cheese (parmesan will… Continue reading Recipe: Graham cracker chicken