Black Forest Crepes
I made this for Lorraine’s birthday some years back. It was a serious hit! Black Forest Crepes Topping: 21 oz can cherry pie filling 1 tsp almond extract Crepes: 2/3 cup milk 2 eggs...
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Pumpkin Pie
Mom made pumpkin pie every Thanksgiving, usually a couple of them. I suspect this recipe came off a can of pumpkin pie filling. Mom had done pie from scratch before I was born, but...
Rhubarb Pie
Dad grew some rhubarb, but our neighbors grew even more – far more than we could use. So, we always had enough rhubarb to use! Not so surprisingly, my first batch of wine was...
Glorified Rice
When I was little, we went on a picnic every Memorial Day, visiting relatives and often graves. Mom made this every year, and continued making it, off-and-on, when Kevin & I were older and...
Sweet Apple Egg Rolls
These came into the family while I was in college. A college friend’s family introduced me to shrimp egg rolls. We liked those, but I developed a recipe for chicken egg rolls that used...
Barguettes Chez L’Ami Louis
From the 2001 KLO dinner — Tuscany Barguettes Chez L’Ami Louis This is yet another highly complex recipe from The Cake Bible, producing a delicious result. I am not publishing the recipes here, for...
Raspberry Maria
From the 2000 KLO dinner — Surf-n-Turf Note: This recipe(s) was taken from The Cake Bible by Rose Levy Beranbaum, an absolutely fantastic book if you’re going to make magnificent desserts. Two kinds of...
Cheese & Honey Pie
From the 1997 KLO dinner — Greece Cheese & Honey Pie Melopitta Siffnou Sesame Seed Pastry: 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/3 cup butter, softened 1 Tbsp sugar 1 Tbsp toasted sesame seeds 1/4 tsp...
Chocolate Baklava with Fudge Sauce
From the 1997 KLO dinner — Greece Chocolate Baklava with Fudge Sauce (Honey & Walnut Cakes) 4-1/2 cups sugar 3 cups water 2x 3″ cinnamon sticks 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice 2-1/2 lbs walnuts,...
Sweet Apple Egg Rolls
From the 1996 KLO dinner — Dim Sum Sweet Apple Egg Rolls 2 Tbsp butter 4 cooking apples, cored, peeled, & sliced thin 1/4 cup raisins 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1/4 tsp juice (orange, apple,...