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A collection of the latest recipes I have found.

Porch tomatoes

Porch tomatoes

For several years I have been growing grape tomatoes on our porch and getting good results. A few years ago I counted and got about 1900 tomatoes for the wh...

Anzac Cookies

Anzac Cookies

Anzac stands for the Australia / New Zealand Army Corps. During World War I these cookies were created to send to troops. The cookies are meant to last lon...

Quiche

Quiche

We have been making the quiche crust ahead of time and freezing the dough. To bake the quiche can just pour the filling into the frozen crust and put in ove...

Sourdough Bread

Sourdough Bread

I really like this youtube video from Food52 with Sarah Owens on a great sourdough bread recipe. The video goes into a lot of details on how to prepare and ...

Persian Rice (Tahdig)

Persian Rice (Tahdig)

I have been reading Samin Nosrat’s Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat and really liked her Netflix show with the same name. Also I have been watching lots of Food52 yout...

Yogurt

Yogurt

Making homeade yogurt is easy and results in tastier and thicker yogurt. You can control how thick you desire the yogurt. Also you can try different milks ...

Smoothies

Smoothies

Interested in trying out some smoothies. I started reading the Smoothies Project cookbook. Seems like mostly get the ratio correct and mix about 1 1/4 cups...

Sourdough English Muffins

Sourdough English Muffins

I make this sourdough english muffin recipe really often. The muffins are best on the first day but last two or three days. The muffins are good toasted es...

Yellow Cake

Yellow Cake

I like the really quick and easy cake recipe. You can just toss the ingredients in a cuisinart, blender, or mixer. Then just put in a baking dish and bake....