12/16/2017 – Made this for the first time for the 2017 Texas Family Christmas Gift exchange. It did not crack like the recipe that was the inspiration for this cook here. It was good although not as moist as I would … Continue reading
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12/16/2017 – We made this for the 2017 Texas Christmas Family meal. It turned out very rich and everyone seemed to pick up a piece so when Monday morning came around there was not much left to have with coffee.
Mary made this for gifts for the 2017 Christmas. Turned out great and was easy. It was inspired by the Brown Eyed Baker at https://www.browneyedbaker.com/apple-butter-recipe/. It is not preserved so has to be eaten soon or frozen. For a canning version, see http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/apple_butter/ … Continue reading
12/3/2017 – This turned out great. We will make more chorizo with this recipe and try others. Kelley and the Girls were over to decorate the Christmas tree. I bought a small fresh pork shoulder and after trimming the fat … Continue reading
11/23/2017 – Made to take to Becky’s for Thanksgiving 2017 and it was a big hit. Inspired by the recipe at https://www.spendwithpennies.com/cranberry-waldorf-salad/ Later, had with several small dollops of vanilla yogurt for dessert and it was great. INGREDIENTS: 3 cups chopped cranberries … Continue reading
11/12/2017 – This was our second batch and followed the recipe used in our first batch. It did not turn out as well as the first batch although everything was crunchy and not too salty. It became very cloudy and seemed … Continue reading
11/11/2017 – Inspired by the recipe here. The recipe called for 1 lb of tomatillos but I had more so prorated the other ingredients to the values cited below. After 8 days this was a great, very mild but flavorful, … Continue reading
11/05/2017 – Used a whole head of white cabbage from Hong Kong Market. Cored and shredded with the new slicer to have 2,215 gm. Mixed in 31.5 gm Morton’s canning/pickling salt or 1.4%. Added: 22 juniper berries 1 T heaping caraway … Continue reading
11/3/2017 – Mary spent all day making this for the first time to serve at Peggy’s visit to Houston to see the Quilt Show. It was very good and enjoyed by everyone. They even wanted it again the next evening.
10/29/2017 – Inspired by the Immune Booster Sauerkraut recipe here. We liked it as it has a very different flavor profile than typical kraut. Mary noticed the ginger more than I did. If we had had fresh horseradish it would have been different. … Continue reading