sylviacummingApr 1, 20212 minCOTTON BALL TRUFFLES: DON’T TRY THIS AT HOMESometime in the late 1970s I ran across a clever April Fool’s prank idea, possibly in a magazine for teens, or it could even have been...
sylviacummingMar 14, 20213 minPESTO, PESTO, PESTO!Since I am not a corned beef eater, I give you my Pesto recipe for St Paddy's day. For the wearin' of the green, you can pin a basil leaf...
sylviacummingMar 7, 20213 minHOW TO COOK PERFECT HARD BOILED EGGS WITHOUT REALLY THINKING ABOUT ITI can say, with some confidence, after having cooked for over 3/4ths of my life, that the upside of having spent that much time in the...
sylviacummingFeb 28, 20213 minBIELER'S BROTH -- GOOD FOR WHAT AILS YOUChicken soup, move over! There’s a new kid in town! I’m not claiming miracles here, but when my family is feeling under the weather,...
sylviacummingFeb 21, 20212 minMOM'S PARMESAN DILL ZUCCHINI (and bonus recipe for CHARD PIE, too!)My mom used to make Parmesan Dill Zucchini a lot when I was a kid It was one of my favorite dishes then, and I’ve made it probably just...
sylviacummingFeb 15, 20212 minA ROASTED GARLIC EXPERIMENTIs there anything in the world better than roasted garlic? Bacon, chocolate, sex...not very many things! Roasted garlic bulbs are...
sylviacummingFeb 6, 20212 minDAD'S YUMMY OATMEAL RAISIN COOKIESAs a teen, I gave up sugar for a while and was very loud about it. What I mean by that is, I complained about not being able to eat...
sylviacummingJan 31, 20212 minCHICKEN JUMP-IN-YOUR-MOUTHI found this handwritten recipe in my vintage wooden recipe box. Surprise! I have no idea how it got there! After making it, I should...
sylviacummingJan 25, 20211 minFIRST, THE RECIPE BOXThe proper way, in my opinion, to start a blog about holiday kitchen adventures, is with the contents of a good, sturdy recipe box. I'm...