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Adventures in Bagelmaking

Growing up in my house, my family created one of my favorite Sunday traditions. My parents would wake up at the crack of dawn (more like 8 a.m., but for a kid, that’s EARLY!) and go buy bagels for my sisters and me for breakfast. I’d usually wake up to the smell of my mom…
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katieiacobellis

Ode to Silver Spoons

Graduate school is hard. And long. And in the end, it’s not about your field or your topic; it’s about diplomacy. This was my idea of diplomacy: ‘That’s a dumb idea and I won’t do it.’ I had a lot to learn about diplomacy. I did learn. Now, this is my idea of diplomacy: ‘Hmm….
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rurification

A Squash Recipe and A Lesson

Mother found this recipe while I was in college–we never had squash of any kind growing up. My father used to tell a story about squash and his brother Conrad. After their oldest sister Doris got married and was living in Charleston, the family went there for Sunday dinner. Aunt Doris’ husband, Uncle Scratch (he…
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ldeg

Taking Pictures of Food

Old-Fashioned Strawberry Pie. Food photography is both a satisfying—and frustrating—endeavor for many people. It should be easy. After all, the food doesn’t move, unlike people and animals, and yet it doesn’t automatically come across on camera the way you see it in front of you. It’s a challenge worth facing: Cooking is like doing the…
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suzanne-mcminn

Celebrating Red, White & Blue Fat-Free Style

For those of you in the U.S., how are you celebrating Independence Day today? Parades? Cook-outs? Family fun? Fireworks? Us, too! With our latest mandate from the doctor, we’re cooking and dining low-fat style. I’m getting better with this change-of-life to low-fat cooking. It’s difficult, but I’m finding inventive ways of changing those heavy-fat dishes…
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cindyp

The Week of Waiting is Over

I am admittedly a person that does not like to wait for things to be ready to use. A day is fine–this past week (or rather 8 days) has been filled with anxiety. This may be why I haven’t tried making wine…or why I make hot process soap. Instant gratification. Last week, I started infusing…
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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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