Comments on: Cream Biscuits and a Giveaway!

By: admin

admin — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 04:38:22 +0000

Hi Robin,

So nice to hear from you! Wow – vodka jello shots- I haven’t made those in a while, but I think I’ll make some and post the recipe. I used to make it all the time for parties.

Thanks for the tweaks to the recipe to make scones. I’ll definitely give them a shot They sound delicious as shortcake too.

Take care and thanks for the nice comments about the blog.

Diane

By: Robin Keller

Robin Keller — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 05:22:36 +0000

Hi Diane, I remember you from Seer… particularly those vodka Jello shots at a Super Bowl Sales gathering at Holiday Inn in RTP, NC. I was there because I worked for Gig Graham at the time. I learned of your triplets on the Seer Alumni Group; I know twins are hard, but I’ve never known someone with triplets + another son! I love your blog & the recipes photos & recipes are terrific! I make scones with this same recipe: I double the recipe, add sugar, orange zest & extract, vanilla-butter-nut extract, & freshly grated nutmeg. I use a fluted round cutter, brush with cream & sprinkle the tops with cinnamon sugar. I use a silicone mat on a large baking sheet, so they all fit on it. We serve them with sliced strawberries & whipped topping…like a wonderful shortcake. But they’re wonderful plain, fresh but cooled. -Robin Keller in Cary, NC

By: Ryana

Ryana — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:04:46 +0000

I like the cookbooks that the local Churches around here sell. Most of the recipes are foods that I have grown up eating.
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By: Rondah

Rondah — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:11:28 +0000

I recently bought a cookbook titled..”down home with the neelys” that has some very good recipes in it
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By: Tanya

Tanya — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:25:10 +0000

I like “The Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics”
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By: Barb

Barb — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:36:04 +0000

I have many cookbooks that I’ve collected over the years and have lots of favorites, but one cookbook that stands out is the “St. Paul Farmers Market Cookbook.” Recipes are based on using fresh ingredients that you can get at the market; they are simple, yet delicious!

By: Kasey Yetman Broocks

Kasey Yetman Broocks — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:11:56 +0000

Hi Diane! Love your website! I would have to say that my favorite “cookbook” these days is a blog http://www.fortheloveofcooking.net. I haven’t made anything yet, but was given Jessica Seinfeld’s Deceptively Delicious…have you looked through that at all? Might be good for the boys 🙂

By: Elizabeth Bailey

Elizabeth Bailey — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:40:56 +0000

I just got The Pioneer Woman Cooks (Ree Drummond). I am loving it, great recipes, photographs and she has a wonderful sense of humor!

By: dymphna

dymphna — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:22:35 +0000

my favorite cookbook hands down is the one my mother in law left me before she died. It was all her favorite recipes. I cherish it.

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:22:37 +0000

One of my lesser-known favorites is “Extending the Table.” It’s a wonderful book commissioned by the Mennonite Central Committee and a “church cookbook” in the widest possible sense. The recipes come from all over the world: there is a groundnut stew from Ghana, a spiced tea from Nepal, and an herbed yogurt soup from Iran, to name a very few. What makes this book special is the stories that go along with the recipes, explaining their cultural significance. I love to read, and knowing the “story” of a recipe really deepens my experience of the food.