Best Friend Bread

Best Friend Bread

My best friend gave me this bread recipe years ago. It is a very “earthy” bread with a crunchy outer crust and a soft, spongy center. You can add in whatever ingredients you’d like while keeping the basic dough portion (water, flour, yeast and...
Moosewood’s Eggplant Parmesan

Moosewood’s Eggplant Parmesan

Eggplant Parmesan is one of my favorite vegetarian dishes. And my adapted version from my 1977 heavily dog-eared edition of The Moosewood Cookbook is one of my tried & true stock recipes. This is pure comfort food to me. I’m glad to share it with you now. 2...
My Awesomely Versatile Cookie Recipe

My Awesomely Versatile Cookie Recipe

My Awesomely Versatile Cookie Recipe (adapted from “Neiman Marcus Cookies”) Yield: 4-5 dozen 3″ cookies/3-4 dozen 4″ cookies Many years ago, I got the ubiquitous email that was going around for the Neiman Marcus cookie recipe. You remember the...

Gus’ Pancakes

These are the famous Gus’ Pancakes: 4 eggs 4 cups whole milk 1 t salt 1 t sugar 1 t vanilla 1/2 t baking powder 3 cups flour Mix all ingredients. Melt butter in a medium skillet and add 3/4 cup of batter. Swirl to coat the bottom of the pan. Flip when batter on...