Category Archives: cooking

ANOTHER biscuit recipe, from a favorite cook!

Posted on June 28, 2022 by Stella

Helen was born in Moscow, and came to the USA when she was 13. She lives in the Boston area. The recipe:

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Save money cooking in a cardboard box

Posted on June 16, 2022 by Stella

An offbeat topic I thought you might find interesting. I first learned about this cooking method watching a BBC documentary about life in WWII, when rationing of fuel was severe. If you are interested in watching that series, it is … Continue reading →

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Easy weeknight steak fajitas

Posted on June 13, 2022 by Stella

I love fajitas. I also love this chef, Brian Lagerstrom. Every one of his videos is excellent, and I highly recommend that you watch a few of them. This is a different method than I use to make fajitas, but … Continue reading →

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What can we do to protect against food price inflation?

Posted on May 28, 2022 by Stella

The news is dire: The USDA is predicting an upcoming huge inflation in the price of food. Egg prices predicted to increase 20%, and other groceries 8% or more. Prices overall from April of 2021 to April of 2022 are … Continue reading →

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👑 Queen Elizabeth’s Garden Party Scones Recipe

Posted on May 13, 2022 by Stella

UPDATE: The first Buckingham Palace garden party of the year was held yesterday, May 12, 2022. Princess Anne hosted in the Queen’s absence. In honor of Queen Elizabeth, here is her scone recipe. This post was very popular the first … Continue reading →

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Food my mama made for me

Posted on May 8, 2022 by Stella

I have to tell you first that my mother was not particularly fond of cooking. She didn’t drink alcohol, but often said that if she ever took up drinking, it would be at 5:00 pm when she had to cook … Continue reading →

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Making superior stock for your pantry

Posted on April 18, 2022 by Stella

I’m sure most of you know how to make chicken stock, but I’m sharing this just in case. If you are still using boxed stock from the store (I still do now and then), this will change your life (slight … Continue reading →

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Easter Sunday dinner

Posted on April 17, 2022 by Stella

When I was a kid, the traditional dinner was baked ham with scalloped potatoes, and a green vegetable; let’s not forget the deviled eggs! Mom would probably bake a cake, even though we had lots of candy to eat. Things … Continue reading →

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Making hard-cooked eggs

Posted on April 16, 2022 by Stella

What is the best method? What delivers a delicious well-cooked egg that is easy to peel? Here is an article in which the author discusses seven methods she tried and which one worked the best, as well as a couple … Continue reading →

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Use it up, wear it out . . .

Posted on March 20, 2022 by Stella

. . . make it do, or do without! A phrase that became famous first during World War 1, made popular again during the Great Depression and then again during World War 2. Around the time the United States entered … Continue reading →

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