Sunday, June 29, 2025

White Chocolate Chip & Currant Orange Cookies (WSJ)

Mix: 2 cups plus 2 T flour 1 T bp 1/2 t kosher salt Cream: 9 T (4 1/2 oz) softened butter 1/2 c plus 1 T brown sugar 1/2 cup plus 1 1/2 T sugar zest of 1 orange 1 extra large egg Blend in the dry ingredients and then add 10 ounces (1 cup) dried currents and 5 1/4 ounces white chocolate chips. These are SUPER tasty!

Banana Cake (Sallysbaking)

1 1/2 cups mashed bananas (4 medium or 3 large) 3 cups flour 3 t bp 1 t bs 1 t cinnamon 3/4 cup softened butter (unsalted) 1 cup sugar 1/2 c brown sugar 3 eggs (large) 2 t vanilla 1 1/2 cups buttermilk Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla and bananas. Mix dry ingredients and then add alternately with the buttermilk. Pour into greased/floured baking pans and bake at 350 till they are done! Cream cheese frosting is good.

Homemade Ranch dressing

1 cup mayonnaise ½ cup sour cream ½ teaspoon dried chives ½ teaspoon dried parsley ½ teaspoon dried dill weed ¼ teaspoon garlic powder ¼ teaspoon onion powder ⅛ teaspoon salt ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper Got this from Allrecipes - Ginny's favorite!

Friday, June 27, 2025

Blue Cheese Dressing

1/4 cup mayonnaise, try homemade mayonnaise 1/4 cup sour cream 2 ounces (60g) crumbled blue cheese 1 tablespoon minced parsley 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice, optional Pinch fine sea salt Pinch fresh ground pepper Milk, buttermilk, or water to thin out the dressing, optional In food processor

Lynn's Bean & Rice Salad

15 oz can Black Beans, drained & rinsed 1 cup rice - cooked & cooled 1 cup frozen corn - charred 1/4 cup chopped red onion 3 scallions, finely chopped 2 cups halved cherry tomatoes 1 large clove of garlic, minced 1 T lime juice 3 T olive oil 1/2 t salt 1/4 t pepper 1/2 t sugar cayenn or minced jalapenos to tase cumin to taste torn basil or cilantro leaves Mix and refridgerate! Thank you, Lynn Fitrell.

Tuesday, July 19, 2022

Grilled Chicken with Fruit Salsa

Got this from Real Simple magazine: 1 1/2 cup farro - prepare 1 3/4 t kosher salt 1 T chili powder 1 T brown sugar 2 T olive oil 2 t lime zest plus juice from 3 limes 2 lbs chicken - I used breasts 1 c fresh blueberries 1 large peach diced 1/2 large red onion diced 1/4 c chopped cilantro (I used dried) Mix the fruit, onion, cilantro with 1/2 t salt, 1 t lime zest, 2 T lime juice and 1 T olive oil. Stir together remaining spice and lime juice and rub on chicken (I put in ziplock and let marinate for a couple of hours). Grill the chicken. Serve layered - farro, chicken, salsa. Substitute rice for farro to make gluten-free! We had this July 2022 with my parents, and John, Emily and the kids. It was a big hit.

Sunday, July 10, 2022

Sheet Pan Pavlova

From Real Simple magazine Preheat oven to 250. Line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper. Beat 8 egg whites with 1/4 t cream of tartar - then add 2 cups sugar. Add 1 t vanilla. Spread on cookie sheet and put in oven for 2 hours. Turn off heat and leave another 2 hours. Stir together: 1 lb fresh berries 2 medium mangoes peeled and chopped 3 T sugar Beat: 2 cups heavy cream 1/2 cup sour cream 1/4 cup XXX sugar Spread whipped cream on merangue and then add fruit.