Silver White Cake

SILVER WHITE CAKE(adapted from The Betty Crocker Cookbook) 2¼ cups all purpose flour (notself-rising flour)1 2/3 cups sugar3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder1 teaspoon salt1 1/4 cups milk2/3 cup shortening1 teaspoon vanilla 5 egg whites (not beaten) Preheat oven to 350° F....

apple-crumb pie

Apple Sour Cream Pie   9-inch graham cracker crust* (see recipe below) For filling: 2 tablespoons flour 3/4 cup sugar 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon 1/8 teaspoon salt 1 egg 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup (one-half pint) sour cream 6 medium apples, peeled, pared, and sliced For...

Balsamic Vinaigrette

     This balsamic vinaigrette is excellent drizzled over ripe garden tomatoes, freshmozzarella and basil. You can also use it as a marinade for chicken breast, porktenderloin, etc.Balsamic Vinaigrette3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar Pinch of minced garlic1 tablespoon...

Mixed Berry Creme Fraiche Crumble

MixedBerry Crème Fraîche Crumble 4 cups mixed berries (blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, huckleberries, loganberries) 1/2 cup flour 1/4 cup sugar 1 cup crème fraîche (double click for methods for making crème fraîche)1/2 cup brown sugar 1 1/2 cups flour 1...

Bolognese Sauce for Pasta

Bolognese Meat Sauce Poppyselected this from a collection of spaghetti sauces in Chris Kimball’s TheCook’s Bible. Kimball credits its origin to cookbook author, Julia della Croce’s PastaClassica. Poppy, of course, may his own mid-course corrections.  Still, hefavors...

Baldoria’s and Rao’s in the big apple

Notes from a recipe reader:  During a weekend in New York City,  we found ourselves in Baldoria’s on 49th Street, highly recommended by our concierge at the Central Park Inter-Continental.   Two diners at a nearby table  were discussing a dish — at the...