Martha A. Cheves's Blog, page 122

Mother's Crumb Cake - Pulled

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This recipe was sent to me by my wonderful friend Lillian in Florida.  I followed the recipe to the letter,until I got to the end and I had to make some kind of change.  So, I added some finely chopped pecans to the topping.  The taste of this is wonderful but the roasted flavor of the nuts was quite tasty too.

Watch for this wonderful recipe in Think With Your Taste Buds - Desserts

Food and Your Pets

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Grapes and Raisins: Can cause acute renal failure in dogs.

Polyurethane Glue: Dogs may be attracted to either the smell or taste of glue, and may try to chew on the bottles. If swallowed, the glue expands to form a mass in the stomach and may need to be surgically removed. Gorilla Glue will do the same thing.

Macadamia Nuts: Raw or roasted macadamia nuts cause painful muscle weakness, tremors, and paralysis. Dogs can be affected by eating as few as six nuts, and may also be affected by m...

Apple Upsidedown Cake - Pulled

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This is a simple recipe that uses apples but you can use pears instead of apples or change up the spices using apple pie spice, allspice, cloves, etc.  You can make a drizzle using a little powdered sugar and milk but this cake really doesn't need anything other than a plate and a fork.

Pulled and moved to the manuscript file for Think With Your Taste Buds - Desserts

Oven Cleaning

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When I was in the market for a new stove I decided I wanted one that was self cleaning.  I thought how great it would be to not have to ever clean the oven again.  Well, I should have done my homework.  It is simple but it's a job that takes hours to do.  I mean like 5 hrs! The temperature inside the oven gets so hot that anything which may have spilled while baking is completely cremated and turned into dust.  I've gone through this process twice in the 5 years that I've owned my stove.  Oh,...

Oatmeal Pie - Pulled

[image error] This recipe was found by my dear friend Lillian. It's from a booklet, not date, by Wheeler District Beeline Fashions. I've googled the Fashion company and can find nothing so that doesn't help with the actual date of this recipe. I've also googled "Oatmeal Pies." I've found 3-4 but none are quite like this one. So, here is an oldie that is delicious!

The pie comes out similar to a pecan pie but not quite but with a slight starchy thickness. The only thing I would add would be more coconu...

Baked Potato Tips

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When picking a potato for baking pick one with a high starch content, this makes for a fluffier baked potato. Good starchy potatoes are: russet and Idaho.

Look for potatoes that have a smooth skin and no sprouts. Stay away from those with wrinkly skin or soft spots.

Store your potatoes in a cool dark spot away from your onions.

And don't store them for months on end. A couple of weeks is what you should plan for.

Coconut Ice Box Cake - Pulled

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 cake mix
coconut extract
coconut flakes
coconut milk
coconut pudding
milk
cool whip

If you are a coconut lover, you would love this one!  But it's been pulled and added to the manuscript file for Think With Your Taste Buds - Desserts.

Chefs Essentials Deep Lasagna Pan - Chefs Catalog

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This large, heavyweight 18/10 stainless-steel pan is deep enough to hold classic, multilayered lasagna without letting sauce bubble over. Hinged loop handles rotate a full 90-degrees to a vertical position for lifting, then rest flat against pan sides when not in use - perfect for buffet service and easy storage. The CHEFS™ Essentials cookware keeps your kitchen running smoothly with a focus on maximum functionality and value. Our designers created stainless-steel ...

Food Shelf Live

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Flour unopened: up to 12 months. Opened: 6-8 months.

 Sugar unopened: 2 years. Sugars do not spoil but eventually
        may change flavor.

 Brown sugar unopened: 4 months.

 Confectioners sugar unopened: 18 months.

 Solid shortening unopened: 8 months. Opened: 3 months.

 Cocoa unopened: indefinitely. opened: 1 year.

 Whole spices: 2-4 years. Whether or not opened.

 Ground spices: 2-3 years. Whether or not opened.

 Paprika, red pepper and chili powder: 2 years

 Baking soda unopened: 18...

Banana Nut Cake - Pulled

[image error] This cake is PERFECT as it is but if you find you must make a change or two you might add some spices such as allspice, nutmeg, cinnamon or a mix of your favorite flavors. You can use pecans or walnuts, I used pecans. You can make the cake in a 13 x 9 baking pan instead of a tube pan. Something else I like to do is apply half of the icing while the cake is still hot, poking holes in the cake allowing some of the icing to run inside. I then add the rest of the icing after the cake cools. ...