Cooking

After suffering for years with the dough-in-the-can and graduating to the dough-in-the-bag from the store, I finally decided to put my cherry red KitchenAid 90th Anniversary stand mixer to work on pizza dough.  It came out absolutely delicious, fluffy and crispy, and it was much easier than I thought it would be.  And so I share... Pizza Dough Recipe: 1 package active dry yeast (if you have the Costco-sized bag of yeast, use 2 1/4 tsp...

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I make spanakopita, a Greek appetizer, every New Year's Eve.  It keeps for a few days, reheats well in a toaster oven, and saves me from having to cook New Year's Day when I just want to sleep in.  This is especially important this year because tonight I am breaking out the margarita machine I got for my birthday. I believe the traditional recipe calls for spinach, which always tastes gritty to me, no matter what kind of spinach is use...

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Last Christmas I asked for, and received, a bread machine. Like I did with my Barbie Dreamhouse at 5 years old, I tore into the packaging and briefly read the directions. I furiously unpacked the machine and set about measuring the ingredients before the wrapping paper hit the floor. I pushed a few buttons and stood back. It took a good eight hours for that first loaf to emerge, and another ten minutes for me to surgically remove the metal pa...

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