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Tea Biscuits at Mom’s

The cutter is a tomato paste can with a slot cut for the air vent.
I made two trays of biscuits made with mom’s kitchen supplies. (She has no butter, no herbs, no cheese, no frozen fruit, no whole grain…)
4 cups white flour
8 tsp baking powder
2 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp(?) salt
1/2 cup Crisco shortening, chopped in
1 […]

Nutty Muffin-Cakes

A cupcake version of an Indian carrot cake
2 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 cup grated carrots
1/2 cup grated parsnip
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
3/4 cup sliced almonds
1/2 cup dry unsweetened coconut flakes
1/2 cup golden raisins
1 tsp of baking soda
Mix all of the above in a big bowl.

1/3 tsp cardamom
2 big ripe bananas (2 frozen)- peel, […]

Johnny Cakes

Somewhere between scone and cookie, not overly sweet.
2 oz whole wheat (stone ground in this case)
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
6 oz oatmeal
3 oz butter
3 oz agave nectar
1 tbs condensed milk
1 beaten egg
2 oz sultana raisins

Preheat to 400 degrees. Stir flour, baking powder and oatmeal. Run in butter. Mix the nectar, milk and egg. Add to […]

Thin Pizza

Wafer-thin bread topped with sun-dried tomato sauce, green olives, spinach, mushrooms, parmesan and mozzarella.

Mushroom Sauce and Carribbean Creamed Spinach

Brussel sprouts back there behind the basmati with pink pepper, tomato bits and whole spices for cooking, creamed spinach (but with a little modification.

Sauté garlic, onions and zucchini in olive oil just until the onions become translucent. Add 8 oz spinach and sauté until spinach starts to wilt, then add the 1/4 cup coconut […]

Gravy Sandwich

An update on what dad used to eat — his was thick beef gravy and thin slices of roast. Mine is mushroom and onion gravy over baby spinach. His was thick homemade white bread, mine homemade whole wheat and rye.
Looking down the barrel of the bread machine

Chocolate Velvet Tart

Is it pie if we have no pie plate? More of a carmel-fudgey square really. The recipe is from Eagle brand except I altered so it wouldn’t be too sweet. Mostly used baker’s chocolate but about 40g is Lindt 99% pure chocolate. Maybe the base recipe was sort of blah or maybe the changes […]