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Cooking

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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Recent Cooking Blog Posts

Recipe Assistants-Low Fat, low sodium recipes

Here are some low-fat, low sodium recipes that were also requested. Herbed Tomatoes, Chicken and Rice (this low calorie, low fat meal provides two servings of veggies) Prep: 5 minutes Total time: 30 minutes 1/4 Cup Kraft Light Done Right reduced fat dressing 4 small boneless skinless chicken breast halves (about 1 lb.) 2 cloves [...]

Recipe Assistants-One other Spinach Recipe

Here is one other spinach recipe. Spanakopita Yield: 8 servings Time: 1 1/2 hours Tools: large saucepan or Dutch oven, wooden spoon, 9 x 13 inch baking pan oiled, brush Ingredints: 1/2 Cup olive oil 2 Cups onion minced 1/4 tsp. salt 1 tsp. basil 1 tsp. oregano 2 1/2 pounds, fresh spinach, cleaned and [...]

In My Kitchen-Irish cupcakes

St. Patrick’s Day is tommorow and I want to find something fun to eat. I have made most of the traditional foods associated with St. Patrick’s Day like irish soda bread. As I was looking at one of my favorite food blogs, I found a recipe for chocolate whiskey and beer cupcakes. They are made with Guinness beer, Bailey’s [...]

In my Kitchen-Meyer lemons

I love a good coffee cake and I think I have found one of the best. It is the Meyer Lemon Coffee Cake that is on the Martha Stewart website. You do have to use Meyer lemons which are not easy to find. Meyer lemons are a cross between a lemon and an orange and [...]

In My Kitchen-It’s Time to Celebrate

It’s time to celebrate pie. Yes, today, January 23rd is National Pie Day. National Pie Day was created by the American Pie Council to celebrate pie. If you would like to know more about the American Pie Council and National Pie Day, click on this link. http://www.piecouncil.org/pie_events/national_pie_day.php If you need help with making a pie, [...]

In My Kitchen-Lemon Lemon Loaf

I love any recipe that calls for lemon. So, when I saw the new cookbook, Baked: New frontiers in baking, and saw the recipe for Lemon Lemon Loaf, I had to try it. I am so glad I did. The Lemon Lemon Loaf was very good. It had lemon in the pound cake, a lemon [...]

In My Kitchen-Recipes for Houses

This book may be too late for this Christmas but you might want to keep it in mind for next Christmas. The Gingerbread Architect  by Susan Matheson and Lauren Chattman is a how-to-book on making gingerbread houses. So, what is new about this one? Well, these gingerbread houses have architectural features designed for each type [...]

In My Kitchen-Gooseberry Patch

It is getting close to Christmas and if you still need to decorate or to find gifts for those on your list, Gooseberry Patch Christmas all through the house could be the book you need. From baking cookies to making Christmas decorations, this book has it all. For those of you who do not know, Gooseberry [...]

In My Kitchen- After Thanksgiving

It is a few days after Thanksgiving and I am already tired of Thanksgiving leftovers. So, what did I do for dinner on Sunday? I tried out a new recipe from Ina Garton better known as the Barefoot Contessa. I made her Pappa Al Pomidoro which is just tomato soup. But it does not use [...]

NPR recipes

Do you listen to National Public Radio (NPR)? I listen to NPR all the time. However, one program I wish I could listen to is The Splendid Table with Lynn Rossetto Kasper and Sally Swift. Unfortunately, I do not get that program on the NPR station that I listen to. But Kasper and Swift have [...]

The Comfort Table

While looking through the cookbook section of the library I came across a new cookbook, The Comfort Table by Katie Lee Joel. Her name sounded familiar but I was not sure where I had heard of her before. So, in looking through the book I realized that she is married to Billy Joel the singer. I [...]