The Knotty Pine Banana Cake

The Knotty Pine Banana Cake I have made this Banana cake recipe many times. It was one of the Jill Jacques originals and also was modified over the years! This cake is the more authentic one if you use just shortening  but using half shortening half unsalted butter is a more 70/80’s. All dry ingredients are done by weight and wet by fluid oz. Banana Cake Loaf ingredients are; Shortening 18 oz. White sugar 36 oz Real vanilla extract 1 tsp Eggs 16.2 oz. [9medium] Banana’s 32 oz Fresh flour 51.3 oz. Baking powder 1.2 oz Baking soda 1 oz salt .06 oz Buttermilk 3 cups. Method;...

Best Beet Borscht

The Best Beet Borscht In Eastern Europe, where borscht is king, you could eat a different recipe of borscht every week of the year, and each would be authentic. Although borscht is thought of as a beet dish, the word means any soup made with a variety of vegetables. My version is easy to fix, yet retains the qualities found in a more time-consuming preparation. I flavor with kvass, a traditional fermented beet liquid for use in red cabbage found in European delis, but it’s not necessary; substitute lemon juice if you wish. Notice that the vegetables are slow and low...

Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner .

                                                                            Turkey Dinner With the holiday season fast approaching, it is a good thing to start looking for your free range turkey and putting in your order. I like to make a trip to the usual last area farm markets and pick up all my pantry items from the farm vendors. One of the first meals I ever cooked for guests was a roast turkey dinner. Some chefs stuff the bird with a bread stuffing and cook covered at low temperature for several hours to keep the meat from becoming too dry. Other chefs roast breast...