Mother may have never celebrated Memorial Day. Given that this a day set aside to honor the soldiers who fought in wars on behalf of the United States, I wouldn’t expect that Mother even knew anything about it. But, Mother did know something about being brave, selfless and bringing people or ideas together. Mother left [...]
Archive for May, 2010
Memorial Day – In Memory of Bravery, Sacrifice and Unity
Posted in Posts, tagged burgers, domestic relations, history of Memorial Day, home warriors, Memorial Day, recipes for the grill, soldiers, vegetarian recipes without mushrooms, veggie burgers on May 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Mint Iced Tea
Posted in Recipes, tagged iced tea, Lipton tea recipe, mint leaves, mint tea, refreshing summer drink, virgin drink recipe on May 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
16 leaves fresh mint 10 – 12 ounces water 8 bags black tea (tags removed) ¾ cup granulated sugar ice and lemon slices Add water, tea, 10 mint leaves and sugar to a large pot. Bring to a boil for 3 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Strain. Stir in 6 mint leaves. [...]
Mixed Fruit Bread Pudding
Posted in Recipes, tagged bread pudding, classic American dessert, day old bread, fruit cocktail on May 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
3 eggs 1 ½ cups milk ½ cup juice from mixed fruit (see below) 1 tsp. vanilla 1 tbs. baking powder 1/4 tsp. mace 1/4 tsp. nutmeg 1/4 tsp. ground ginger 1 tsp. salt ½ cup granulated sugar 6 tbs. unsalted butter (diced and cold) 4 cups bread (preferably day old, cubed)* 1 30-ounce can [...]
Classic-ish Waldorf Salad
Posted in Posts, tagged classic American salad, diner salad, fruit salad, Waldorf salad on May 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Salad 2 large green apples (medium diced) 1 medium red apple (medium diced) 2 tsps. lemon juice (about ½ lemon) 1 tsp. lemon zest 1 cup green grapes (halved) ½ cup red grapes (halved) 1 cup finely diced celery (about two stalks) 2/3 cup raisins ½ cup almonds (finely chopped) 1 tsp. olive oil ¼ [...]
Hard Boiled Eggs and Artichoke Salad with Avocado Dressing
Posted in Posts, tagged avocado dressing, breakfast recipes, breakfast salad, egg salad, hard boiled eggs on May 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Salad 4 eggs 10 ounce jar baby artichokes 4 cups romaine lettuce (about 1 heart, roughly chopped) 1 stalk green onions (finely chopped) Boil eggs for at least 15 minutes. Cool by placing in cold water and ice cubes for at least 8 minutes. Peel and cut each egg in half. Drain artichokes. Place artichokes [...]
Peach Cake with Tarragon Cream
Posted in Recipes, tagged corn bread cake peach cake, cream topping for cake, peach cake, pound cake with fruit, tarragon cream on May 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Cake 4 9-ounce boxes Jiffy Golden Yellow Cake Mix 4 eggs 1 cup milk 2 cups pureed peaches or peach nectar Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease or cooking spray a 9X13 baking dish. Using a mixer (free standing or handheld) blend the cake mix with eggs and milk until thoroughly combined and smooth. [...]
Seafood Casserole
Posted in Recipes, tagged baked seafood, casserole with fish no meat, seafood casserole, seafood recipe on May 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Crust 2 ½ – 3 cups bread crumbs ½ cup melted butter Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Mix the crust ingredients together and spread into the bottom of a 9X13 baking dish. Bake for no more than 12 minutes. Allow to cool completely before filling. Filling 16 ounces mixed seafood 2 eggs ½ cup [...]
Crab Tarragon Faux-Sushi
Posted in Recipes, tagged appetizer, crab rolls, seafood appetizer, seafood rolls, sushi recipe on May 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
36 ounces lump crabmeat 12 ounces cream cheese 1-2 ounces fresh tarragon (finely chopped) 2 tbs. Old Bay seafood seasoning juice of one lemon salt and pepper (to taste) 12 large flour tortilla wraps Mash cream cheese into crabmeat. Mashing and stirring until completely combined. Add the rest of the ingredients (not the tortillas). Place [...]
Wholesomeness, White and Waiting in Line for a Wedding Dress
Posted in Posts, tagged Asian pear recipe, cauliflower, fluff frozen treat, history wedding dress, lasagna, parsnip, ravioli casserole, white food recipe, white wedding dress on May 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Mother may have worn white on her wedding day. Not sure that she had a formal, typical ceremony but if she did she likely wore white. I don’t remember seeing any pictures of Mother and Daddy on their wedding day, nor were there any celebrations of their anniversaries. The only partial story I recall hearing [...]
“I Want to be a Strawberry When I Grow Up.”
Posted in Posts on May 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Mother may have not been familiar with strawberries given that she lived in the tropics. I have some vague memory of hearing stories about her going to visit my aunt in England where she tasted and loved strawberries. If strawberries had been available to her, I’m certain that Mother would have used them, but how? [...]
Socially Constructed Salads and Self: In Honor of Motherhood
Posted in Posts, tagged feminism, fruit cocktail, green giants, iced tea, mixed fruit, motherhood, mothers, mothers day, Salad, taste of Ebony, turn salad into main course, Waldorf salad on May 10, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Mother may have put together many meals that included some sort of salad, broadly defined. Mother may not have thought that she was a salad revolutionary, exploring all manner of salad in her kitchen, but she was. Her salads were not limited to those you might have before the main course at a steak house, [...]
Chocolate Cardamom Torte
Posted in Recipes, tagged cardamom torte, chocolate and cardamom, chocolate and zucchini, torte on May 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Adapted from: http://catesworldkitchen.com/2010/01/cardamom-chocolate-torte/ Torte: 8 ounces semisweet chocolate 1/4 lb (one stick) unsalted butter, softened 1 teaspoon ground cardamon 4 eggs 1/2 cup sugar 2 tbsp flour Melt chocolate above heat source. For even heating and to prevent burning, simmer water in a small sauce pan and place chocolate in a bowl that rests on [...]
Tarragon Take Me Away
Posted in Posts, tagged Calgon, Jiffy golden yellow cake mix recipe, live simply, real simple, seafood casserole, sushi recipe, tarragon recipe on May 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Mother may have never used tarragon in any dish she made. I have no memory of her using this herb and no recollection of tasting its mild, earthy sweetness in anything she made. She was more a bhandhania lover, an herb markedly different from tarragon but found as present in Mother’s dishes as the tarragon [...]
