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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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 [...]
Valentine’s Day is coming soon and you know what that means. It is a time to indulge in chocolate. Chocolate has been eaten since the days of the Aztecs. Chocolate is more than food. Yes, it tastes good but it also makes you feel good too. The question becomes however, whether you want to be [...]
Valentine’s Day is coming soon and you know what that means. It is a time to indulge in chocolate. Chocolate has been eaten since the days of the Aztecs. Chocolate is more than food. Yes, it tastes good but it also makes you feel good too. The question becomes however, whether you want to be [...]
The holidays are upon us, and if you are like me, holidays mean cooking and baking all the traditional dishes. I also like to try new and different recipes this time of the year. I have been looking at all the different cookbooks in our cookery section and have come up with a few that [...]
What is PW? Well, PW stands for the Pioneer Woman and she has written a cookbook that is in our catalog now. If you are not familiar with the Pioneer Woman (Ree Drummond), she has an award winning blog that showcases her delicious recipes, her family and her life on their ranch in Oklahoma. The cookbook, [...]
When I think of Halloween I think of pumpkins and candy and chocolate cake with orange frosting. But in the UK county of Warwickshire people traditionally eat seed cake on Halloween. We had a request for a recipe for seed cake and we found several. The first one comes from www.godecookery.com/goderec/grec29.htm Seed Cake1 1/2 cups unbleached [...]
Fall is in the air. The leaves are turning and the evenings are cool and crisp. This is also a time when we celebrate Halloween with calorie-loaded sweets. But you don’t have to. You can have your desserts and eat them too with these healthy and kid-friendly treats. Apple Cupcakes with Cinnamon-Marshmallow Frosting (From Eating [...]
I am just going to say this now. I am not a fan of eggplant. Nope, never have been, never will be. The recipe assistants, however, have received a request for eggplant recipes. And this request was specific. No battered or fried eggplant. And no eggplant lasagna. The recipes also have to be vegetarian. With [...]
The Recipe Assistants had a request from Mary Beth for a recipe for macaroons like the ones at Wheatfields in Lawrence. She says these are very moist and the perfect macaroon. We agree that these are great and are hoping that one of the following recipes will make a macaroon that is equally yummy! The [...]
There are two new cookbooks that have just recently come to the library. The first one is The Farm Chicks in the Kitchen by Teri Edwards and Serena Thompson. These two women were friends and would occasionally have a rummage sale together. They had great “stuff” and they always had great food. The rummage sale [...]
We had a request for recipes for grilled margarita shrimp. The first recipe that we found comes from Weber’s Big Book of Grilling. Tequila Shrimp 1/3 Cup Tequila 2 T. extra virgin olive oil 2 T. fresh lime juice 1 T. minced garlic 1 T. minced jalapeno 1 t. ground coriander 1/2 t. pepper Mix and place [...]
