Recipe Off the List: Hush Puppies from Gullah Geechee Home Cooking This was the second recipe I fried in a week. This one I used a pot. I was about to use a wok, but Partner looked at me funny and asked why I wasn't using the little red pot. Out came the little red…

The second recipe I fried in a week - I may have to revaluate my statement of "I don't fry things often". Of course, watch me not fry anything for several months. I've had hushpuppies at restaurants and fairs before, this was my first time making them. I had fun!
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#Goals for 2025

#write 500 words / day until draft is done, then #edit into a manuscript I'm happy with
#read 20 books off the to-read list
#cook through 5 cookbooks
keep the #blog up

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Braided Challah #4

Made #challah wreath #4 today

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I think it came out well. We were out of bread flour to I used 50:50 AP:Semolina which made a stiffer dough I didn't roll as well. My quest to make an even wreath continues.
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Instant Pot Pho Partner and I really like Pho, it's just wonderfully comforting food. We have yet to find or put together a recipe that tastes as good as what we can get from a local restaurant — to be fair, we have…

From my #food blog: Instant Pot Pho

Tangy broth with a lovely hint of sweet. Very good winter food.

Verdict: recommend the #recipe, but not the website

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Emergency Dinners What's an emergency dinner? It's the meal you can cook off the top of your head without referring to a recipe (if you're like me and need a recipe all the time) from things you always have in your pa…

From my #food blog: my emergency #dinner. For when you don't have a plan & need to #cook out of the pantry:
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One day I'll remember to cross-post on the same day. This week was not that week.
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I have yet to come across a recipe I do not wish to immediately use double the amount of garlic called for. At a minimum.
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One third of a sticky honey cake with an almond toping on a parchment round on a white plate.

Last was a #honey #cake from Recipetineats. This is also a loved repeat — it actually tastes of honey! Since it only uses 150g flour it was very easy to make #glutenfree & I love the almonds on top for texture contrast/crunch.
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Two pastries encasing portobello mushroom slices inside a chopped mushroom filling. Both pastries have slices taken off the ends.

Second: a #vegetarian spin on beef wellington: mushroom wellington. It's my fourth(? at least) year making one for T-Day. I really like it as do the vegetarians at dinner AND my carnivore-leaning partner. Says it's one of his favorite things I make. This year it was #glutenfree
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Baked seven-strand braided challah wreath with an egg wash finish on a baking sheet.

It's Dec. already, time to talk about the T-Day #food I made.
First was my third go at a seven-strand braided #challah wreath. I'm improving the evenness at a rate I'm happy with & made a braided cover for the join. Going to continue working on evenness & getting an open middle.
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Vegetarian, easily brought together in a food processor, and crisped up in the oven nicely. I served thm with cucumber salad, hummus, pita, and a simple rice pilaf - excellent dinner.

Family Verdict: 5 stars; keeping it
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10 small brown and green crispy falafels on a white plate

Made Crispy Falafel from cookieandkate.com/crispy-falafel-recipe for dinner the other night. I cooked them a minute or two longer than I should have so they came out slightly drier than ideal BUT they were very tasty. Excellent spicing.
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Anyone have recommendations of Eastern African cookbooks & authors? Want to learn some of the cuisine, any country, tribe, ethnic group, etc.
Limits: light to no peanuts & translation into English minimum. Sadly peanuts==migraine & am monolingual
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with walnuts and apples in it. Partner liked it. Kiddo's grandma said might be better w/tomatoes. Kiddo decided they hate lentils now. Even with ketchup. My vote: too finicky and time consuming for the results.

Results: recipe will not be kept

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