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A culinary online toolkit for foodies. Read staff’s picks, discover new recipes and even submit a request for librarians to find a recipe for any occasion. Warning: extensive mouth-watering may occur when reading this blog.
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Here is another pie recipe from the Tecumseh Heritage Day Pie Contest. This pie, Three Blind Mice Chocolate Cheese Pie made by Cindy Cooper, won first place in the single crust category. The original recipe, by Diane Selich, is from the pie council website. Here is the link to that page. http://www.piecouncil.org/ As for the pie, [...]
As I wrote about some weeks ago, I was a pie judge at the Tecumseh Heritage Day pie contest. There were 28 pies to judge and I have to say it was a very difficult decision. There were two categories, double crust and single crust. The first place winner for the double crust pies was one [...]
As I wrote about some weeks ago, I was a pie judge at the Tecumseh Heritage Day pie contest. There were 28 pies to judge and I have to say it was a very difficult decision. There were two categories, double crust and single crust. The first place winner for the double crust pies was one [...]
The recipe assistants have been hard at work this week finding recipes. We got a request earlier in the week for potato flake recipes. So, here are some recipes that we found. The first one is from a small Pillsbury cookbook called Great Fast Meals. Garden Patch Pie Ingredients 1 lb. ground beef 1/3 cup [...]
Last week after we posted the summer squash recipes, the recipe assistants received a request from Gina for some spaghetti squash recipes. For those of you that may not know, spaghetti squash is an oblong cream to yellow colored squash. It is usually available year round in grocery stores. Spaghetti squash has a very mild [...]
Are you interested in some great fun for you and your whole family? Tecumseh Heritage Day is Saturday September 25th from 10 am to 3 pm at 334 SE Tecumseh Road in Tecumseh Kansas. There is free admission with live entertainment, square dancing and clogging demonstrations. But the best part is the pie. Homemade pie [...]
The recipe assistants received a request for a yellow squash soup recipe. But just not any yellow squash soup recipe. The person requesting the recipe wanted a yellow squash soup similar to the one that is served at the restaurant, Chez Yasu, in Topeka. Having not been to the restaurant, the recipe assistants did call Chez Yasu to find out more [...]
If you did not know, we have a service here at the library called recipe assistants. If someone needs help with a recipe, the recipe assistants will help find what they need. Today, a patron needed a recipe for Cranberry Ice. She said it came from an older recipe book. We found it in a cookbook called Food for [...]
Do you like cheesecake? Do you like blueberries? Well, then today is a great day for you because it is Blueberry Cheesecake Day. If you would like to try to bake a blueberry cheesecake, I have just the recipe for you. It comes from one of our great cookbooks that is in the new Cooking [...]
The recipe assistants had a request for some tilapia recipes. Tilapia is a mild white fish that is available year-round. The first recipe is for Fish Tacos by Bobby Flay from the Food Network. Ingredients: 1 pound white flaky fish 1/4 cup canola oil 1 lime, juiced 1 tablespoon ancho chili powder 1 jalapeno, coarsely [...]
It has been some time since someone has asked for a recipe, but we received a request for some vegan recipes. Vegan recipes do not use animal products of any kind. The first recipe is for a split pea soup that is nutritious and healthy. Split Pea Soup Ingredients: 2 Cups dried split peas, rinsed 6-8 cups [...]
