"Well, I got me a fine wife, I got me old fiddle. When the sun's coming up, I got cakes on the griddle." John Denver, "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" There is food and there is food. I'm pretty sure, when John Denver sang so delightfully of "cakes on the griddle," he wasn't talking… Continue reading ‘Country Boy’ griddle cakes
Category: recipes
African sweet potatoes
“There is no such thing as too many deviled eggs.” Jan Karon, "Come Rain or Come Shine" You've got to love a potluck dinner anywhere in the U.S. Where else are you going to come across something like hummus tacos? Along that line, this recipe from Africa has been playing a starring role in our… Continue reading African sweet potatoes
Real cranberry sauce
“After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one's own relations.” Oscar Wilde, Irish playwright Cranberries. I like them. Chopped and tossed with oranges in a bitter relish. Glistening in all their red glory in a glass bowl. I have nothing against cranberries from a can, either, even the jellied kind that slide out… Continue reading Real cranberry sauce
Gluten-free cornbread stuffing
“It's too bad we're not all teddy bears. More stuffing would only make us cuter and cuddlier.” Richelle E. Goodrich, American novelist I can't decide whether I live north or south of the stuffing/dressing line, but you get what I'm saying. This is a recipe for the bready stuff that used to go inside poultry back… Continue reading Gluten-free cornbread stuffing
Spicy butternut squash soup
“Roses and violets from summer gardens, sun-drenched Sicilian lemons squeezed of their juice and mingled with juniper from the frozen north. Saffron threads and gold leaf from the Indies waited to be turned into something magical." Laura Madeleine, "The Confectioner's Tale For days, it has been hovering near 90, too hot to even sit properly… Continue reading Spicy butternut squash soup
Nora Edinger -- JOY Journal 