After trying some cinnamon roasted walnuts at the State Fair a few years back, I knew I wanted them more than just during fair time, so I set about looking for a way to make them at home.
I found a couple different recipes that I tried, and finally tweeked a combination of a couple and [...]
This is another dressing from my days at Amelia’s, adjusted down for quantity of course. It is close to what most of us might call ‘French’ dressing, but technically it’s a Russian.
1/4 cup salad oil
1/4 cup ketchup
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon paprika
salt and pepper to taste
Combine [...]
Tags: amelia's, ketchup, lemon juice, paprika, red wine vinegar, salad oil, sugar, vinegar, worcestershire
Years back I worked at a small burger/gyros joint. One of our best selling items though was the fresh squeezed lemonade, made to order. Well, we squeezed the lemons ahead of time, but each drink was then made up right there for you when you ordered. We also did these for a number of outdoor [...]
Tags: ice, lemon, lemon juice, lemonade, lime, limeade, sugar, water
I’ve tried a number of banana breads over the years, and after a bit of tweeking, this has become my favorite. For some variety, instead of baking the nuts in the bread, after it’s been baking about 10 minutes sprinkle the nuts on top. You can’t do it right away or they just sink in [...]
Tags: apple, baking powder, baking soda, banana, brown sugar, butter, cinnamon, egg, flour, margarine, sour cream, sugar, vanilla, walnuts
This one is a very nice change from the typical creamy slaw. I typically do the cider/sugar mix the day before so it has plenty of time to cool. And you can easily prep all this ahead of time and then toss the mix together a little bit before serving so it doesn’t get soggy. [...]
Tags: almonds, apple, brccoli, cabbage, canola oil, carrot, cider vinegar, cole slaw, green onion, ramen, slaw, sugar, vinegar
Ingredients
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup yellow corn meal
1/2 cup sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup milk
1 egg
1/2 stick of butter
Directions
You can add some spices like nutmeg, vanilla and cinnamon to the above ingredients, or working with that above base, you can experiment with other things like fruit or even jalapenos.
Pre-heat the oven to 400F [...]
Tags: baking powder, butter, cast-iron, corn meal, egg, milk, sugar