If you are ever stuck with a carton of sour cream, use it to make a sour cream pound cake. This easy recipe has a good crumb, moist enough to eat plain with a sprinkling of powdered sugar. It would be even better with a fresh berry compote.
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Sour cream pound cake
Posted in Baked goods, Dessert, tagged recipes, sour cream pound cake on June 6, 2015| 4 Comments »
Asparagus, peas, and bacon spring pasta
Posted in Eating in season, Main dish, Recipes on May 14, 2015| 1 Comment »
Fresh asparagus, peas, salty bacon, and pasta make this dish an easy weeknight meal. The highlights of lemon enhance the taste of springtime freshness.
Key lime pie
Posted in Dessert, tagged dessert recipe, Key lime pie, Pie Day, St. Patrick's Day on March 8, 2015| 3 Comments »
Serve the bright flavors of key lime pie for Pi Day (3.14) and then save a slice for a bit of green on St. Patrick’s Day.
Roasted butternut squash soup with toasted pumpkin seeds
Posted in Butternut squash recipes, Soup, Soup recipes, tagged Butternut squash recipes, soup recipes on January 7, 2015| 1 Comment »
This roasted butternut squash soup has a smooth taste and a touch of hot chili to warm up frigid winter nights.
Hoppin’ John for New Year’s Day
Posted in Holiday dishes, Main dish, tagged Black-eyed peas recipe, Hoppin' John, New Year's Day on December 31, 2014| 4 Comments »
Hoppin’ John is a Southern dish of black-eyed peas and rice traditionally served on New Year’s Day.
Cranberry walnut bread
Posted in Baked goods, Holiday dishes, Recipes, tagged baked goods, Christmas recipes, Cranberry walnut bread on December 22, 2014| 1 Comment »
Cranberry walnut bread is one of those holiday recipe staples – bring a loaf to a festive gathering, offer as a gift wrapped in aluminum foil with a bow, or just keep on hand for a household overflowing with hungry guests.
Cider-braised turkey thighs
Posted in Holiday dishes, Main dish, tagged braised meat, recipes, Thanksgiving, turkey on November 30, 2014| 1 Comment »
You’ve probably already had enough turkey by now but tuck this recipe away for the next time you crave it but just don’t want to roast a whole bird. Especially after Thanksgiving, some stores offer big sales on “turkey parts,” which you can store in the freezer until you are ready. Braising dark turkey meat in cider will give you a fall-off-bone tender morsels.
Chocolate pecan pie
Posted in Chocolate, Dessert, tagged dessert, Holiday recipes, pie, recipes on November 23, 2014| 1 Comment »
Pumpkin cranberry scones
Posted in Baked goods, Eating in season, tagged pumpkin recipes, scones on October 21, 2014| 4 Comments »
Pumpkin cranberry scones with orange zest icing made with self-rising flour and pumpkin pie filling are easy to make and have all the right flavors of fall.










