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Soup and Salad Supper Menu

Here’s the menu we had for a Soup and Salad supper tonight.  It was yummy.  Three of us cooked for 15.  I don’t have the recipes but could get them upon request. Tossed Green Salad Various salad greens with shredded … Continue reading

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Whoopie Pie Palooza – Part II

I was trying to move on to other recipes and cooking projects but today, on the way to lunch we walked by a book sale table and there sat another Whoopie Pie cookbook!    I had to buy it; its … Continue reading

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Arroz de Cerveja (Rice in Beer)

From this wonderful Portuguese cookbook I have.   I make this recipe all the time and everyone loves it.  Depending on the type of beer you use, it can change the flavor a lot.  Experiment.  It’s all been good for me … Continue reading

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Stained Glass Cookies

My roommate’s mom cut this out of a Bloomington-Normal IL paper (maybe the Pantagraph?) and sent it to him to try.  I came home from errands today to find  him midway through the recipe.   He thought it was too … Continue reading

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Whoopie Pie Palooza 2012

When gathering with my family I almost always make a batch of whoopie pies.  My sister and I have fond memories of them as kids.  (Wikipedia on Whoopie Pies) This year I brought along a Whoopie Pie cookbook, named appropriately … Continue reading

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Chocolate Buttercream

Posting this to show what I made.  This might make a good frosting for a cake but didn’t much like as whoopie pie filling.  Too dense and grainy.

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Red Velvet Whoopie

I would definitely follow the recommendation at the end to use less cocoa.  I used the recipe’s amount and found it too dense.  I don’t have a stand mixer; hand mixer worked fine.  

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Strawberry Buttercream Filling

I couldn’t find the freeze-dried strawberries this recipe calls for so I bought frozen strawberries and skipped the milk.  Still made it quite runny when not in the frig.  Filling used with Red Velvet Whoopie Pies.  Very tasted and we … Continue reading

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Jalapeño Cornbread Whoopie with Bacon-Chive Goat Cheese Filling

I put these two together from the “Whoopie Pies” cookbook by Sarah Billingsley and Amy Treadwell.   I just used a regular hand mixer and it worked fine.  Parchment paper made clean up easier.   

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The Gravy Master’s Gravy Instructions

My sister is THE Gravy Master.  Her gravy always tastes wonderful!  Here’s the instructions she sent me that I always need  when making gravy without her.   The Gravy Master’s Gravy Recipe Mix 2 table spoons  of flour or cornstarch with about … Continue reading

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