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Category: American Cuisine

January 24, 2021January 24, 2021 jgrusseLeave a comment

Egg Nog Cake

We had half of a Tres Leches Cake base in the freezer and I had a brainstorm about soaking the cake in Egg Nog instead of with the usual three milks which gives the cake its name.  I put the cake on a sheet of aluminum foil inside a baking pan, and folded up the Read More …

American Cuisine, Desserts
January 24, 2021January 24, 2021 jgrusseLeave a comment

Egg Nog

This recipe makes enough egg nog to soak half a 9 x 13 inch cake.  It is adapted from Texas Home Cooking.  Egg Nog (with cooked eggs) is essentially a thin custard, and the key issue with all custards is not to get the mixture too hot since you do not want to create sweet Read More …

American Cuisine, Desserts, Drinks
December 19, 2020December 19, 2020 jgrusseLeave a comment

US Senate Bean Soup

An American classic is the version of bean soup which has been served at the US Senate cafeteria for more than a century.  This version is based on a recipe in Cook’s Country Eats Local as adapted to one of the principles of peasant cooking – use what you have!  Thus I used pinto vs. Read More …

American Cuisine, Soups
December 7, 2020December 7, 2020 jgrusseLeave a comment

Buttermilk-Marinated Roast Chicken

Before there was Buttermilk-Brined Roast Turkey, there was the same idea with chicken, as introduced by Samin Nosrat in her book Salt Fat Acid Heat.  This was easy to do, and like the turkey, was very good – moist and flavorful.  A key point is always to avoid overcooking poultry.  I used a temperature probe Read More …

American Cuisine, Chicken
November 27, 2020December 9, 2020 jgrusseLeave a comment

Lattice Top Cherry Pie

I was assigned to bake two piece for this year’s Thanksgiving dinner.  For one I made Cane Sugar Pecan Pie . For the other, I decided to make a cherry pie and to follow a recipe in Bernard Clayton’s The Complete Book of Pastry: Sweet & Savory.  It turned out well. Pie dough for a Read More …

American Cuisine, Desserts
November 27, 2020November 27, 2020 jgrusseLeave a comment

Buttermilk-Brined Roast Turkey

A signature dish in Samin Nosrat’s cookbook Salt Fat Acid Heat is Buttermilk-Marinated Roast Chicken.  In the run up to Thanksgiving, a variation of this recipe for turkey was everywhere, including the New York Times.  We used this approach for our small turkey this year, and it turned out very well.  Carol was particularly impressed Read More …

American Cuisine, Turkey
November 15, 2020November 15, 2020 jgrusseLeave a comment

Peerless Chocolate Cake

This cake from the Fannie Farmer Baking Book has become Carol’s go-to chocolate cake. It is rather complex with a separate pudding-like filling and a buttercream frosting. She most recently made it for Vivie’s birthday.

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November 9, 2020November 13, 2020 jgrusseLeave a comment

Sawdust Pie

This is a rather unconventional pie with a filling of graham cracker crumbs, coconut, and pecans bound together with egg whites, and which looks rather like coarse sawdust.  It is apparently of Amish origin.  I spotted a recipe for it on Epicurious.com, and it looked intriguing.  It was not until I was actually making it Read More …

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November 3, 2020November 3, 2020 jgrusseLeave a comment

Southern Sausage Roll

This is half a batch of buttermilk biscuits encasing a browned and split 4 oz. smoked sausage, some grated cheddar, and pickled jalapenos. It was a fairly quick and tasty breakfast

American Cuisine, Breads, Breakfast
October 13, 2020October 13, 2020 jgrusseLeave a comment

Meatballs with Eggplant Sauce

I was looking for a way to use some Italian meatballs in the freezer and hit on the idea of eating them with a sauce based on roasted eggplant.  It turned out well, so I am documenting it here.  We ate it on top of hummus.  Michael Solomonov’s cookbooks are filled with ideas for using Read More …

American Cuisine, Beef

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