Category Archives: Recipes

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Recipe: Boston Brown Bread with Sourdough

This is a “thirded” Boston brown bread, meaning it is made with equal amounts of whole wheat and rye flours and cornmeal because wheat was too scarce and expensive to use on its own in colonial times. It is cooked … Continue reading

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Recipe: Jacqueline’s Rice-A-Roni

Jacqueline, the granddaughter-in-law of the originator of Rice-A-Roni, makes this rendition for family gatherings. She starts with rice and vermicelli, but I wanted to try it with the actual product. Serves 4. Ingredient: 1 package Rice-A-Roni, chicken flavor 1/4 c … Continue reading

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Recipe: Maple Roasted Brussels Sprouts

Once you’ve tried Maple Roasted Brussels Sprouts, you’ll never make them any other way. The outer leaves crisp as they cook, for a crunchy treat that makes kale chips green with envy. We’ve seen some recipes that add bacon bits … Continue reading

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Recipe: Bacon Fat

Many dishes (especially beans) benefit from a tablespoon or two of Bacon Fat, aka Bacon Grease. But, like pita, bacon fat is one of those ubiquitous ingredients it’s hard to find a recipe for. Problem solved. Makes 4 T, which … Continue reading

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Recipe: Wilted Salad Frary-Style

This salad was served as a weekend lunch in my college dining hall, when staffing was light and most students were too hungover to eat. Accompanying it were sausage links and applesauce, a toothsome and vaguely middle-European meal. Serves 4. … Continue reading

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Recipe: Acme Cheese Wheels

These are “Acme” Cheese Wheels in the dictionary sense, as in “ultimate” or “peak”. But they’re also very close to the cheese wheels served by Acme Bakery out of their Ferry Plaza shop in San Francisco. Makes a dozen individual … Continue reading

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Recipe: Cashew Coconut Clusters

This Cashew Coconut Clusters recipe originates with the diabolical Dr. Ludwig, but I am appropriating it because his method for melting the chocolate (just mix it in with the other ingredients on the baking sheet) doesn’t work at all. Makes … Continue reading

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Recipe: Black Bean Tofu Scramble

A few tweaks, and Dr. Ludwig’s Tofu Hash becomes a versatile, vaguely Mexican vegan entree you can serve without apology to all and sundry. It’s also cheap, and made with ingredients you quite possibly have on hand. What’s not to … Continue reading

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Recipe: Gluten-Free Paleo Eggplant Parmigiana

Eggplant parm as it’s made in Italy does not include breadcrumbs, so it’s naturally paleo-friendly and gluten-free. I’ve also included an option using a coating of almond flour to approximate the breadcrumb effect, which is a modification created in American … Continue reading

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Taste Test: Oven-Fried Wings with Baking Powder Brine

  We’d heard good things about coating wings with baking powder and cooking them in the oven to produce the equivalent of fried without the deep fryer. With National Wing Day, aka the Super Bowl, coming up it was time … Continue reading

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