Scripture Cake was popular in late 19th century, especially in the Bible Belt. One of the earliest published recipes was in The Atlanta Constitution dated June 27, 1897, but other references have been traced to the late 1700s in England […]
This recipe started as one dish and ended as another. Has that ever happened to you? A friend gave me a recipe for Fireman’s Cornbread but when I made it, I thought it was too sweet and not ‘corn bready’
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For my money, there is no summer dessert more elegant than Peach Melba. Created by French chef Auguste Escoffier at the Savoy Hotel in London to honor the Australian soprano Nellie Melba, it is a dessert befitting a diva. And
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Do you know which came first: brownies or blondies? It was the blondie! Dense, fudgy, butterscotch-flavored bars existed in the late 19th century; chocolate brownies were not developed until 1905. Yet people often forget about the blondie and turn to
When I think of Peanut Butter Cookies, I always think of elementary school – I think they were a favorite of the lunchroom ladies. I remember walking into the cafeteria, and I could smell the peanut butter. Everyone loved them!
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I am a fan of celebrity Chef Nigella Lawson. I love the way she flirts with and seduces the viewer into her kitchen and then woos them with her recipes in an intimate step-by-step description. She has been referred to
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Recently, I served tea sandwiches made with raisin bread at a party. Trimming the sandwiches in triangles yielded a lot of leftover crusts. So, it made sense to make bread pudding. Some form of bread pudding has been around since
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I am not a fan of shortcuts in the kitchen. I think food is always best prepared from scratch using fresh ingredients. There are those casual dining times, however, that I just want to throw some ingredients together and have
Some form of macaroons can be traced as far back as the 8th century. In the mid-1500s, two Benedictine nuns came to Nancy France seeking asylum during the French Revolution. The two women paid for their housing by baking and
This is less of a recipe and more of a reminder of a terrific snack: Trail Mix. Trail Mix was first suggested in the early 1900s by Horace Kephart in his popular camping guide for campers. Since then, campers and