This is an old, old recipe from my kids’ Great Grandma, passed down and modified to slightly more modern measurements and instructions. “Put in a buttered coffee cake pan?” What size is that? And was a “cup” really a measuring cup, or just the closest coffee cup you could find? I’ve tested this a few…

When I found chicken thighs on sale for less than 60 cents a pound, it was an easy decision to buy a “family pack” of 12 thighs. Braising them all meant that there would be lots of meat in the refrigerator to try out some new chicken options. Along with plenty of prepared chicken, the…

Many years ago, I spent a summer working in the kitchen of a local country club. My job was preparing the cold foods. In that time of no pre-prepared ingredients, every day started with peeling and cutting into meticulously sized sticks 5 pounds of carrots, cutting pounds of cream cheese into cubes for garnishing some…