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Are You Hungary?

Hungarian food is often spicy, because of the hot paprika that is commonly used–though you will find sweet, or mild, paprika is used quite often. Combinations of paprika, lard and yellow onions is typical of Hungarian foods, along with a thick sour cream called tejföl. I use Paprika from the grocery spice section, olive oil…
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rmr1984

Party Food!

I’m heading to West Virginia tomorrow! I’m fording the river to Suzanne’s and The Retreat and The Party. I get to wake up to farm sounds. Drink cow’s milk. Eat homemade butter…and homemade cheese…and things fried in lard. My body type is not made for 30 g of fat a day. I’m going on a…
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cindyp

No Kids at Home but the Fur Babies

So I made dog treats tonight. I don’t remember where I found the recipe. I have been using it for years and it is in my head. If you know, please tell me so that I can give credit where credit is due. Being alone most of the time this year with Dear Husband on…
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makerofstuff

Homemade Pasties from the U.P.

If you’ve ever been to Michigan’s U.P., you’ve surely tried a pastie…or at least seen a sign! I grew up in the U.P. and I know I’m home when I see my first sign on the northern side of Mackinac Bridge. There is quite a debate as to where the pasty originated from–some say Cornwall,…
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cindyp

Another Kind of Milk

Is your zucchini overflowing? Make milk! Here is yet another way to use that zucchini that seems to flourish regardless of weather, soil composition, or one’s gardening (in)capability. A friend gave me an article from a 1977 Organic Gardening and Farming magazine written by Mary Marvin with the recipe to make zucchini milk. It’s a…
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teresajm

Pi(e) Day 3.14

To celebrate Pi(e) Day on March 14th (3.14), I wanted to recreate a childhood memory for my boyfriend, but couldn’t find a recipe for the pie he loved as a child. His fond memories of picking wild blackberries as a child in the UK, then bringing them home to be turned into a pie by…
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stillsth

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MSG free substitute for bouillon or granules used in cooking

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Marshmallows

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Fuitcake Cookies

My MIL made the only thing I actually liked using the old fashioned citron fruit mix – a very soft cookie. Not a bar, just a regular cookie. Not particularly spicy, and more sponge cake like than a normal cookie. For some reason, the citron tasted good in this particular cookie. Other than in this...
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Sweet Pickled Crab Apples

When I was a kid, my aunt used to can crab apples that I loved. Never thought to ask her for the recipe when she was alive, but a friend has a crab apple tree so loaded with crab apples, that some of the branches are touching the ground. When she told me that I...
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