The Dutch Delight

Snickerdoodle Cookies

2010-12-05T06:06:20Z

This afternoon I decided to make cookies. No particular reason, it just seemed appropriate for an overcast, slightly drizzly day. Richard reminded me this week that he likes snickerdoodles. Snickerdoodles are a cookie that reminds me of elementary school. Mom didn’t make them all that often, so I usually had them with my school lunch, [...]

Stephanie’s Banana Bread

2010-10-04T03:04:03Z

You know what they say: when life gives you near-rotten-bananas, make banana bread. Or something like that. From Dutch Delight Volume III (yes, there are multiple volumes) comes Stephanie Lantz’s Banana Bread. Banana Bread 1 C. sugar ½ C. shortening ½ tsp. soda 1 tsp. baking powder 4 C. mashed bananas 2 beaten eggs 2 [...]

Easy Yeast Rolls with Caramel Pecan Topping

2010-03-01T01:28:16Z

Growing up, one of the great things about meals was the bread. I don’t just mean sliced bread, I mean the gluten-based delicacies that look like dessert to anyone else, but which pass for “dinner rolls” in my family. One of my favorites were — are — yeast rolls with caramel nut (pecan) topping. My [...]

Mrs. Denis (Deborah) Fry’s Apple Crisp

2010-02-16T05:54:44Z

The plan was to make an apple pie: for some reason the idea of making an apple pie from scratch — crust and all — seemed like a good way to really put the new kitchen (and my cooking skills) through its paces. I had the recipe out and was arranging the ingredients on the [...]

Cornmeal Pancakes

2010-02-16T05:15:35Z

It’s appropriate that I start things off with a breakfast recipe: breakfast is traditionally at the beginning of the day (although the less pedantic among us realize that it’s a great end of the day meal, too) and breakfast foods are some of my favorites. Pancakes are one of my favorite breakfast foods. Actually, saying [...]

Welcome, Eaters

2010-02-09T22:44:57Z

My name is Nathan, and I like to eat. And I really like to eat the way I grew up eating: where bacon, lard, and butter were all staples. Where vegetables weren’t served until covered in cheese sauce, bacon, or (preferably) both. Where it was perfectly acceptable to serve a dish consisting entirely of pot-pie [...]