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Bob’s Mom’s Rhubarb Pie

Rhubarb the Third

When I am long gone, and my 8-year-old son is 88, and has children and grandchildren and great grandchildren to tell, I hope he will say something like, “My mother made the best rhubarb pie in the world, and I can still taste it and see it and smell it.” When he says this, …click to continue Bob’s Mom’s Rhubarb Pie

Coffee Extract

Coffee Bean Extract UP

I’m goofing off a bit here. Usually I try to make sure I know exactly how things work out before I go bellowing on about them. But 6 weeks is a long time to wait and I know that my plan is working so far, so why not share.

Here is how the story …click to continue Coffee Extract

Zucchini Bread

Zucchini Lead

Zucchini bread is one of life’s great comforts. Fortunately, it is also one of the simplest recipes in the world. Much like with it’s sibling, Banana Nut Bread, I can live off this from first cut to last crumb. It has veggies in it so …click to continue Zucchini Bread

Life, Death and Baking Apples

I sat back yesterday and tried to figure out why I am suffering from bakers-block. I am having a very hard time coming up with new things that I want to try at the moment. It didn’t take long to figure out the various causes, but as I study foodways and traditions and the …click to continue Life, Death and Baking Apples

Leaf Lard

leaf lard lead

Recently, I admitted my unbiased love of convenience pies and traditional pies, alike. This is about a step in the traditional pie process. Whereas last week I made a pudding pie for which my effort was finished in roughly 15 minutes, this week I’m preparing to make pies all …click to continue Leaf Lard