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Bev ‘rolls’ out her homemade bread recipe

By Bev Kauffman Hello from the kitchen! I picked up a new hobby in the kitchen. Making bread and rolls! We’ve come to dislike grocery store bread and hamburger rolls so I’ve been playing around with yeast and come up with a basic recipe that I can tweak into various things. This recipe makes two loaves or one loaf and eight hamburger rolls or all rolls. I also used the recipe for making cinnamon rolls. With packing a truck driver’s lunch box every week, it takes a lot of food and a big imagination. Yes, I pack his lunch box. He gets a lot of homemade goodies while on the road ...

Lemony olive oil sauce enriches Greek beef and rice meatballs

By CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street In Greek cooking, lemon and whipped eggs are a classic — and essential — combination. It’s called avgolemono, a creamy but tart combination used to thicken sauces and soups, and that gives so many Greek dishes their characteristic tangy richness. The eggs are beaten until frothy while the lemon juice is drizzled in. Then warm liquid from a broth or sauce is added slowly to the mixture to temper the eggs and prevent them from curdling. Finally, the tempered mixture is slowly incorporated into the dish. A particularly ...

Recipe for Collard Greens, Rice Soup by JJ Johnson

The Associated Press Chef JJ Johnson created this soup so that he could incorporate some of the most basic ingredients he loves in one pot. Potlikker is the term for the juice left from cooking seasoned collard greens, and that’s what he used here to build the broth. Revered in Southern cooking, potlikker is super-flavorful and packed with vitamins and minerals. It was originally eaten for its nutritional value by enslaved people on Southern plantations, and to this day some people drink it straight. The paprika adds a hint of smokiness, and finishing it with sherry vinegar gives ...

Scrapple: The name doesn’t do it justice

Editor’s Note: This article is originally from the 2019 Favorite Foods of the Juniata Valley magazine published by The Sentinel. Scrapple is often fondly remembered as a special breakfast treat by many Pennsylvanians. Amy Strauss has tried over 100 variations of scrapple, so she ...

Hello again from Bev’s Kitchen!

I’ve had some inquiries about any gluten free recipes I might have. Here are a few I’ve used when I was catering. Gluten free meatballs • 1.5 lbs Hamburg • 2 eggs • 1 c milk • 3/4 c gluten free bread crumbs • 1/2 c Parmesan cheese • 2 tsp garlic powder • 2 ...

Savor spring flavor with fresh seafood recipes

Family Features Fresh, flavorful ingredients take springtime meals to another level, and it’s hard to top seafood as a seasonal favorite. Skip the wait at restaurants and instead create your own savory seafood dishes by taking advantage of easy-to-make recipes. While takeout may be an easy option, the satisfaction of enjoying a delicious, home-cooked meal like Shrimp Pad Thai with Jasmine Rice can make you feel like you’re enjoying a restaurant-quality dinner. Next time you’re craving Asian cuisine, swap out traditional rice noodles for this version with Jasmine rice as an ...