It’s one of my go-to recipes for Christmas and Thanksgiving. :0)
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Gingered Beets

1 tb butter 
1 tb flour 
2 tbs lemon juice 
1-2 tbs brown sugar 
1/4 tsp salt 
1 1/2 tsps ground ginger 
1/4 tsp dry mustard (or to taste)

Scrub beets well and place them, whole and unpeeled, in a saucepan with salted water to cover. ( Read more... )

Choose apples that hold their shape, such as Northern Spy or Cortland. Use full-fat ricotta (10 to 12 percent butterfat) and beat it for the full time indicated to assure the perfect creamy texture.

Topping:
2 tbsp butter
2 large apples, peeled, cored and sliced
1 tbsp granulated sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
2 tbsp apple jelly

Cornmeal pastry:
1 cup cornmeal
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For ice cream, or anything else you can think of. :0 ( Read more... )

Serves 6

1 loaf of soft crust supermarket Italian bread
1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter, softened
2 large eggs
1 2/3 cups whole milk
3 tablespoons sugar

Cut 12 (1 inch thick) diagonal slices from bread, reserving ends for another use. Generously butter 1 side of each slice and arrange slices, buttered sides up , in 1 layer in a buttered 13x9 glass ( Read more... )

Base:
1 1/2 Cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup sifted icing sugar
1/2 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into chunks

Filling:
6 eggs
1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/2 cup all purpose flour
2 3/4 cups granulated sugar

To make the base:

preheat oven to 350F. Lightly butter sides of a 9x13 inch baking pan. Place flour and icing sugar into a food processor fitted ( Read more... )

While my first attempt at homemade yogourt has been lounging away the hours all snug and cozy in its warm towel wrap, I managed to finish cutting out and sewing together my new linen cotehardie/kirtle. I'm now at the fitting stage, and currently waffling about lining the bodice with more linen to make it more structurally supportive. Decisions, ( Read more... )

Looks like we're going to actually get to a camping event other than the one we help host - which is going to feel a bit odd - and I don't currently feel like wearing my Turkish/Persian kit. I think a small re-set in timeline is in order for garb. I need to make a couple of gowns for a friends wife, and could use one or two of the same type for ( Read more... )

A variation of this:


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As promised, all the details of my new German Renaissance 'Husfrau' gown.

I wore it this weekend to Ealdormere Coronation, and I was very happy with how it held up. Extremely comfortable and very practical. It works as an actual garment, which is what I strive for when I make garb. I don't want a 'costume' I want real working clothing. The only ( Read more... )

German gown is finished!! One whole week before my hastily manufactured deadline, I might add.


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