I remember being funneled into a plastic jug. The plastic jug would speak to me, saying it was made from oil, like me. I liked to think I was different, I had once been living, but it said, while I came from peanuts, it came from ancient ferns and the bones of extinct species. I didn’t have anything else to do, so I listened to its hydrocarbic memories. I remember cycles of warmth and cold, sometimes so cold I became as solid as the jug around me. Then one day I got warm very quickly. I remember suddenly being birthed…
Turkey Soup Recipe Make a broth from the Thanksgiving turkey with some carrot peels, celery tops, peppercorns, a couple cloves of garlic, and a bay leaf. Obviously, discard all that. Chop up lots of carrots, celery, a bell pepper and a couple onions and cook the ever living stuffing out of them in the grease you pulled off the top of the broth you made. After they’ve been cooking for several hours, add the broth, a big can of tomatoes, a lot of basil, less oregano, some fresh rosemary, some Worcestershire, maybe a little thyme, and some bullion powder. Oh, and…
Cheesecake is one of the few cakes that doesn’t need much alteration to come out lovely up here, but I still consulted my high altitude bible. Unfortunately, it only includes a recipe for orange cheesecake. So I took this recipe and altered it a little. It was wonderful. Ingredients Graham Cracker Crust Cheesecake Instructions I cooked some frozen peaches in a little bit of sugar and butter and then some cognac, which I lit on fire by tilting my pan toward my gas flame.
My office had a potluck, and the theme was to bring something from your home state. Since hardly anyone is originally from Colorado, this works really well. I’m originally from Georgia, so I brought Brunswick stew. Brunswick stew is one of my favorite things. There’s nothing that tastes quite like it, the saltiness of the meat and the sweetness and crunch of the corn. I just love it. It’s been a long time since I’ve made Brunswick stew with my mom, so I e-mailed her. She said she didn’t use a recipe, just made sure to use shoepeg corn (couldn’t…
Just like the Toddle House used to make! http://www.labellecuisine.com/archives/chocolate_icebox_pie.htm Chocolate Ice Box PieSouthern Sideboards1981, Junior League of Jackson, MississippiMrs. Wilfred Cole “An adaptation of Toddle House Chocolate Pie.Remember how good it was?” A 9-inch pie shell, bakedA 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk2 ounces unsweetened chocolate1/4 teaspoon salt1/2 cup water1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract1 cup whipping cream, whipped Prepare baked pie shell. Cook condensed milk, chocolate and salt intop of double boiler over hot water until thick. Add water slowly andlet thicken again. Stir in vanilla. Pour into pie shell; refrigerate. Servecold with whipped cream on top. I only use 1/4 cup…