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Birthday Season: Berry Bundt
Fresh Berry Bundt Cake Years ago, when we lived in the Old Neighborhood, we had certain traditions. On the weekends, The Husbands would grill elaborate meats while we would make bundt cakes. (I’m pretty sure that this started with an NPR Weekend Edition story about the inventor of the bundt pan; if that wasn’t the […] Read More
Birthday Season: Angel Food Cake
Angel Food: A Betty Tradition This is a repeat from 2011, but it’s the recipe that I used to make the Tiny Kitchen Assistant’s birthday cake this week. It comes from Alton Brown and it’s always a winner. Use whatever flavor of extract floats your boat. The original recipe calls for orange, and I usually […] Read More
Slow Cooker Bratwurst
Bratwurst in a Crock Pot To say that I’ve been relying on my slow cooker a lot lately is a massive understatement. We’re in soccer season now, which means twice weekly soccer practices that don’t end until 7:15. This is a huge issue. I can’t pick the boy up and feed him dinner at 4:00 […] Read More
Chicken Cordon Bleu
Perfect Chicken Cordon Bleu I had been away for the weekend and left The Husband with a supermarket list: Milk Yogurt Something for Monday night’s dinner When I came home on Sunday night, he had prepped chicken cordon bleu for Monday. Seriously. The man puts me to shame sometimes. But it was a terrific idea […] Read More
Nutella French Toast
Nutella and Fruit French Toast In the continuing saga of my deficiencies as a blogger, my child has once again demanded that I take dictation for the sake of spelling accuracy, as he tells how to make his favorite French toast. All commentary is his unless noted in [brackets]. “First, you take the soft bread […] Read More
Frozen PB&B Bites
Frozen Peanut Butter and Bananas The Tiny Kitchen Assistant is indignant that I haven’t shared this before. I’ll let him tell the story. “So you take the banana — not green, but not really mushy — and cut it into lots of circles. Then you put some peanut butter in the middle. Mom likes the […] Read More
Still No Oven
Waiting for Appliance Delivery The bad news: my oven still looks like this: The good news: if the appliance gods smile favorably upon me, I should have a new one by next Thursday. What do I miss the most? The microwave. I never realized how much I relied on it for dumb stuff. Last […] Read More
No-Recipe Friday
When Your Wall Oven Dies When I was in Germany last week, my wall oven/microwave combination decided to give up the ghost. It’s been on its last legs for quite some time. Two or three years ago, a repairman came out to work on the wonky control panel. I paid a ridiculous amount of money […] Read More
Putting it Together: Your Summer Cookout
What to Make for a Cookout Hey, Betty! you shout. I have guests coming over. What should I make for my cookout? Ooh, there are so many options to choose from, but I’m going to go with a chicken-based meal. I’ve had a few awkward cookouts where I learned at the last minute that one […] Read More
Banana Applesauce Oat Cookies
Healthy Oatmeal Cookies This is an odd one, scrawled on the back of a napkin and handed to me by a stranger in a coffee shop after an impromptu conversation. It has no flour, no added sugar, and can be dairy-free. Oh, come on. Stop rolling your eyes. It passes the Tiny Kitchen Assistant test, […] Read More
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