Posts by Day: Friday, December 04, 2009

Ingredients:4 medium sweet potatoes (about 2½ pounds), peeled and cut into ½-inch slices2½-pound pork boneless shoulder roast (tied or in netting)½ cup packed brown sugar¼ teaspoon ground red pepper (...

If you're interested in Oregon's history, check out the post (http://www.fishinghuntingblog.com/2009/08/14/the-wood-homested.html) about the old Wood Homestead near Eagle Point. This is one of the fir...

Ingredients:3 pounds butternut squash, peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces   (6 cups)½ teaspoon salt1 pork tenderloin (2 pounds)¼ cup orange marmalade2 cloves garlic, finely choppedDirections:1. Ar...

There's nothing like the aroma of a homemade apple pie to get the taste buds watering. That smell of cinnamon, apples, nutmeg and sugar makes you feel at home.Most apple pie experts will tell you that...

Bread making is so much fun for those who like to cook. Bread comes in different styles, shapes and flavors. Corn bread can be eaten with vegetables like the people down south eat. Corn bread is al...

A small butane torch, sold especially for crème brûlée, makes caramelizing the sugar on the tops a snap. Once custards are brûléed, the hard sugar topping will hold up to 1 hour in the refrigerator.In...

If you are packing for a trip, you never want your clothes to be wrinkled when you arrive. Even though some hotels will have irons in rooms, who wants to have to do that on vacation. There's a recent ...

Everyone loves 'home cooking.' A quick look at how many restaurants advertise 'home cooking' and you will have an idea of how popular it is. What is home cooking and why do we love it so much? The ...

As I was browsing through the 10/6/2009 issue of Woman's Day, I found several easy ideas for making dinner in a hurry. Just pick up a few simple ingredients and you can put together a delicious meal i...

I'm sure you'll agree that weeding a garden is rarely anyone's favorite pastime. Digging into hard dirt with bare or gloved hands is often tiresome, uncomfortable, and might be working too hard. Weedi...

Ingredients:1½ sticks (3/4 cup) unsalted butter, softened1½ cups sugar2 tsp. each baking powder and vanilla extract4 large eggs2¼ cups all-purpose flour1 cup milk1 tsp. almond extract½ cup semisweet c...

Have you experienced the pleasure of looking at an exquisite piece of glass art? I found this blog (http://www.sellinghistory.com/blog/2009/01/17/about-imperial-glass.html) that gives the history of I...