Banana Cream Pie II

In the past year we made four Banana Cream Pies. The recipe was perfected by the second attempt, but the photos were the challenge. I am finally happy with our photos, both the single slice and the entire pie – which one is used in the book will depend on page layouts.

Servings: 8

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Mashed Potatoes II

Our process of repeating the recipes is also an opportunity to upgrade the photos. The first Mashed Potatoes photo was just potatoes in a bowl – we will likely use this new one in the cookbook.

Servings: 8

Fresh 6 (2.5 lbs.) white russet potatoes 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter 1 cup milk

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Glazed Carrots II

I cut the sugar back slightly from the original Glazed Carrots to rave reviews from Jim.

Servings: 4

Fresh 1 lbs. small carrots with greens 2 Tbsp. butter

Pantry 1/4 cup brown sugar 1 cup water

Prepare carrots Trim the greens off the carrots, leaving 1 inch remaining. Peel the carrots.

Prepare glaze [...]

Roast Pork Loin II

In the next (almost last) phase of the cookbook development, we are repeating (almost) all recipes. This repetition confirms the instructions are accurate, the results are repeatable, and typos caught and corrected. For our New Year’s Eve quiet dinner at home, we repeated the Roast Pork Loin along with Glazed Carrots, Mashed Potatoes, and [...]

Peanut Blossoms II

I scaled back my holiday baking this year, but I have to make Peanut Blossoms or it wouldn’t be the holidays in our house.

Servings: 48 cookies

Fresh 1 egg 2 Tbsp. milk

Pantry 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 cup shortening 1/2 cup peanut butter 1 [...]

Dinner Rolls II

After our week-long bread making class, I finally mastered the white dinner rolls served at the Glen-Mor Restaurant.

Servings: 16

Fresh 1 cup milk 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, softened 3 eggs

Pantry 1/4 cup granulated sugar 2-1/4 tsp. instant yeast 2 tsp. salt 3 to 4 cups flour (12 to 16 oz.), [...]

Oatmeal Loaf

Sandwich Bread

This loaf uses the same base recipe as the Dinner Rolls and makes a perfect bread for sandwiches.

Servings: 16

Fresh 1 cup milk 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, softened 3 eggs

Pantry 1/4 cup granulated sugar 2-1/4 tsp. instant yeast 2 tsp. salt 3 to 4 cups flour (12 to 16 oz.), divided

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Oatmeal Rolls