Category: Kitchen Hive
Every Tuesday morning there’s something new—food, libations and sometimes a story. From cool cocktails, to rustic desserts to easy seafood—the search through old and new community cookbooks and the old classic standbys that sit in tatters on our kitchen shelves. Enjoy!
JAMAICAN SWEET POTATO PUDDING
JAMAICAN SWEET POTATO PUDDING Down our way it’s sweet potato pie on the holiday dessert table. This pudding looks for all the world like the traditional pie, but wait ‘til you have a bite. Ver... Read More
ROAST SWEET POTATO AND CHICKEN CURRY
ROAST SWEET POTATO AND CHICKEN CURRY Curries are those go-to dinners that smell heavenly while they cook, come together fairly quickly, use pantry staples, and can feature almost any kind of protein a... Read More
FRENCH APPLE CAKE
FRENCH APPLE CAKE It’s apple season and our thoughts turn to, what else? A perfect French apple cake. No fussy layers or icing, no bread pan loaf cake—but a delicate, apple studded, tea-ti... Read More
ITALIAN WEDDING SOUP
ITALIAN WEDDING SOUP The name does sound like it might be tied to happy dancing and the clinking of champagne glasses, but not quite. Originally called minestra maritata, it’s one of those peasant... Read More
ROAST CHICKEN PRESENTATION
ROAST CHICKEN PRESENTATION For most of us who enjoy food prep, getting a good-looking roast chicken from oven to table is pretty reliable. Takes some time, the brining, the chilling, the coating, th... Read More
STICKY CHOCOLATE CAKE
STICKY CHOCOLATE CAKE There’s a wonderful Swedish custom called Fika (fee-ka) —a coffee and cake break with friends, with colleagues, a social pause in the day. And reportedly, the most popu... Read More
SINFUL BISCUITS
SINFUL BISCUITS Eat salads for lunch, put skim milk on your cereal, broil instead of fry—but down our way, there’s one thing not to be messed with. Biscuits!! If you’re going to enjoy th... Read More
BLACKBERRY PUDDING
BLACKBERRY PUDDING Blackberry picking—the purple fingers of summer. Whether you picked them wild in the northern woods or in the kitchen gardens of the south, those sweet-tart berries tasted l... Read More