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Gingersnaps (Anne Spencer)
3/4 cup butter 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed 1 egg 1/4 cup molasses 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 2 tsp soda 1 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp cloves 1 rounding tsp ginger Cream butter and sugar; beat in egg and molasses, and stir in remaining ingredients. Chill (the most important step, for at least a […]
Cape Cod Chopped Salad (Ina Garten)
8 oz thick-cut bacon 8 oz arugula (I used a mix of salad greens and spinach) 1 large Granny Smith apple, peeled and diced 1/2 cup toasted walnuts, coarsely chopped 1/2 dried cranberries 6 oz blue cheese, crumbled For the dressing (I only used about 1/3 of the dressing on the salad but it was […]
Our First Month in St. Louis
This past weekend was the one month anniversary of our move to St. Louis, and we are now beginning to feel settled in our new house. Several rooms have been painted (Amelia’s is purple as promised) and we only have a couple boxes still packed–and they may stay that way for a while. We have […]
Roasted Tomatoes (Ina Garten)
12 plum tomatoes, halved lengthwise, seeds (not cores) removed 1/4 olive oil 1 1/2 T balsamic vinegar 2 large garlic cloves, minced 2 tsp sugar 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt 1/2 tsp pepper 10 fresh basil leaves, julienned Preheat oven to 450. Arrange tomatoes on a sheet pan, cut sides up, in a single layer. […]