Cookbook Hoarders United
Have I Told You Lately How Much I Love My Crockpot(s)?
I’m embarrassed to say this, but in addition to being a cookbook hoarder I am also a Crockpot addict. That’s right. I can’t imagine a better use for the floor of my new pantry than for my bevy of slow cookers, right below the long, long row of cookbooks. Have I told you about my…
Read MoreCHUSday: What Do Your Cookbooks Say About You?
We’re having company to dinner. Four friends we traveled with to Guatemala several years ago are coming to eat my homemade tortillas with all the (vegetarian) fixings. Along with this I’ve made Cuban black beans and brown rice. You can’t serve this meal to just anyone, but these friends? You bet. In exchange, they’re bringing…
Read MoreCHU Ought To Be in Pictures
Today a quick CHUsday update. Remember CHU or Cookbook Hoarders Unlimited? Last year we had fun sharing recipes from cookbooks we hadn’t used in years or even possibly, never. When the giveaway that went with it ended I promised occasional CHU updates if I found something to share, and today I’m as good as my…
Read MoreCHUSday’s Giveaway and Thanks
Many thanks to all of you who participated in the CHUsday giveaways here at Southern Exposure. We learned about your new recipes (and mine) and some of you won silly kitchen gadgets and autographed books. Now the final winner has been chosen from the forty-two entries that came in beginning in August. I faithfully recorded each…
Read MoreCHUSday and Leftovers
Okay, in unison now. Gr. . oa. . n. All that food. Turkey, ham, shepherd’s pie, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, green beans in every incarnation. Fruitcake, Christmas cookies, latkes and applesauce. Are you full yet? And now we have leftovers! I love taking whatever’s left of a turkey and making gumbo. Turkey gumbo, well, its…
Read MoreCHUsday: Slow Food, Fast Food or Something in Between?
T’is the CHUsday before Christmas, and I don’t have to peek in your windows to see how fast you’re running. Whether it’s Hanukkah or Christmas, Kwanzaa or Winter Solstice you’ll celebrate this week, you’re rushing and wrapping and decorating to chase away winter’s shadows. This is the time of year for fast food, for drive-in…
Read MoreCHUsday and Christmas Fruit Cake
So how do you feel about fruit cake? I see a collective screwing of faces out there. But honestly this fruitcake, packed with chocolate chips, cherries, dates and walnuts is hard to beat. Did you get that? CHOCOLATE chips in fruitcake? Yum! I learned to make this recipe in the 1970s, and I’ve made it every…
Read MoreCHUSday Giveaway from Barnes and Noble
Welcome to the final month of CHUSday. To end with a bang this month, I’m giving away a $50 gift certificate to Barnes and Noble bookstores instead of a silly kitchen gadget. That way you can indulge your cookbook fantasies or take the CHU pledge and use the ones you have and buy something yummy to…
Read MoreCHUSday and a Pro Gives Us Tips
Today Mollie Cox Bryan, author of Mrs. Rowe’s Little Book of Southern Pies (which Wanda covets) and Mrs. Rowe’s Restaurant Cookbook, is joining us to share some of her kitchen tips. Mrs. Rowe’s is a wonderful Southern-style restaurant in Staunton, VA, that I visit every time I’m down that way, so it was a treat for…
Read MoreCHUsday and the Cooking is Easy
With Thanksgiving on the horizon, I know there’s lots of cooking going on out there this week. In fact some of you have already cooked and eaten your holiday feasts. But for those of us who still have cooking to do, I asked my Facebook Page friends to help today. They came up with great tips for all…
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