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FAMILY FAVORITE PUMPKIN BREAD

Have been making Pumpkin bread for years—always in the fall and winter. The bread is a must for my Thanksgiving dinner and Christmas brunch (the latter served with a whipped honey-enhanced cream cheese). I give the bread as little bread and butter presents, as well as serve it to friends who drop in for coffee. […]

Posted 17 October 2009 † Susan Manlin Katzman § BREADS § RECIPES § THANKSGIVING ‡ Comments Off on FAMILY FAVORITE PUMPKIN BREAD ° Tagged: , ,

EASY LAST-MINUTE DINNER PARTY

SHRIMP/SAUSAGE BOIL So let’s say in a fit of madness you invited the _________(fill in the blank: family, neighbors, office friends, beer-drinking pals) for an impromptu mid-summer dinner. You have less than two hours to shop, cook and otherwise get ready. Watta ya do? First head to a grocer that has it all: shrimp, plump […]

Posted 04 August 2009 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ENTREES § RECIPES ‡ Comments Off on EASY LAST-MINUTE DINNER PARTY ° Tagged: , , , ,

SWEET LEISURE CAKE

I am going to try and seduce you with a wonderful cake recipe. Hopefully you’ll try it, fall in love and come back for more. The cake base came from the Alden House Inn in Belfast. Maine. Innkeepers served sweets at check-in time and the day I checked-in white-chocolate brownies graced the table. I embarrassingly […]

Posted 28 July 2009 † Susan Manlin Katzman § CAKE § DESSERTS § RECIPES § SAUCES ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: , , , ,