Remember clipping recipes out of newspapers? This recipe for Sweet and Sour Chicken has at least a 43 year history. A friend’s mom clipped it out of the newspaper many years ago, then passed it on to her daughter, who made it for 26 years before she shared it with me 17 years ago. And […]
Chef Betharoni’s Fresh Garden Carrot Cake
During the week, I make sandwiches at work. During the weekend, I come home and want to bake cake. Fortunately, those around me are frequently willing to indulge me and eat cake. Since it’s harvest season, and my sister requested a pinnable recipe for my version of carrot cake, that is how I most recently […]
Perfect Homemade Chocolate Milk from Scratch
I have often looked longingly at the gallons of chocolate milk in the grocery store, but I have never purchased it. Partly, I was sure it would be too sweet. I have always been disappointed in the syrupy taste of chocolate milk made at home from syrup, or the fake chocolate taste in […]
Rich Wants to Know How I Make Beef Lentil Stew
Rich, it all started with me raiding my dad’s freezer. With his supervision, of course. He had a 3 pound package of beef, already cubed for stew into about one inch pieces. It is important to note that while it may have said “stew meat,” it was definitely high quality, because it was tender and […]
Rich Wants to Know How to Make Sweet Apple Salad
Rich, I have never liked taking bites out of a whole apple, but I do like good, crisp apples. Therefore, I find creative ways to cut them. This recipe is one way to make them “more acceptable” for a more regular meal and easier to fit in the mouth. I find it is a refreshing […]