Don’t throw out those sad bananas – make muffins. This is the muffin version of Shirley’s Banana Bread. For the batter: 1 ¾ cups flour 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon salt 1/2 cup unsalted butter or shortening 2/3 cup sugar ¾ teaspoon lemon zest (optional) 1 teaspoon vanilla (optional) 2 eggs ½ cup … Continue reading
As much as we would like to keep this as a daily blog, we’ve found that we really only have every other day worth of material. Because lockdown is boring. Every other day is a bit of a stretch at this point, but we will keep at it. Welcome to day 13! We’d like to … Continue reading
We skipped day 10. Sorry! Welcome to Day 11! We were hoping you could do some really important things for yourself today: Don’t watch the news. Stay off social media, it’s full of news (After you’re done reading this, of course) Shelter-in-place except for absolute necessities. Find things to keep you busy. Maybe it’s a … Continue reading
When life hand you lemons you make lemon curd. With that lemon curd you make this cake! I call this the supermarket ponzi scheme because every once in a while a recipe book will call to you at the check stand. Like this one – The Poke Cake Cookbook. Seems innocent, right? $40s in boxed … Continue reading
Do you know people who are sick? We do. An older family friend is ill. A relative in their 20’s. Neither of them knows what kind of illness they have. They just know to self-isolate and “come back in two weeks if you have the same symptoms”. Are you following instructions, or being a Coviditot? … Continue reading
Did you get enough toilet paper yet? Or maybe you’re the one who bought up all the Spam. Or the beans you don’t know how to cook. We have a recipe for that, by the way. Check it out here. Don’t wait in line at Costco or Safeway to collect food you’re never going to … Continue reading
Beans are a magical fruit! Dried beans are easy to cook, and beans are a little powerhouse of nutrition. Eat your beans! Ingredients: 1 lb. white beans, rinsed well 1 medium onion, diced 1 large carrot, diced 2 small ham hocks, or diced ham, or cooked bacon (whatever you have) 3 cloves garlic, minced 2-3 … Continue reading
My cat’s allergies are endless. This is all he can eat. It’s not fun to make, but he loves it! Ingredients: About 8 lbs. chicken leg and thigh quarters 3 lbs. white sweet potatoes 4 oz mixed chicken parts (hearts, livers, gizzards) Water 1/2 tsp salt Instructions: Place chicken in a large pot and completely … Continue reading
Meet Frank. Frank is my 17-year-old cat. I don’t really know how old he is…. He’s like 100 or something. I’ve had him for 14 years and the shelter has estimated his age to be 3 at the time of adoption. Frank is the second biggest jerk cat I’ve ever known, and when he’s not … Continue reading
My daughter loves spending time with Gramma every summer and loves Gramma’s pancakes. It’s not really a secret but they are kinda naughty! They don’t even really need syrup! Ingredients: 1 1/3 cup pancake mix of the “just add water” variety 2/3 cup white cake mix 1 1/2 cups water Mix, and prepare pancakes according … Continue reading
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