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August 16, 2020

Plum Torte

This plum torte is the most requested recipe from The New York Times since it appeared on October 24, 2010. Adapted from Amanda Hesser’s  The Essential New York Times Cookbook published by W. W. Norton, 2010. Amanda Hesser said that this recipe made its first appearance decades ago in Elegant But Easy, a cookbook by The New York Times journalist Marion Burros. I retrieved it from...

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August 15, 2020

Easy Plum Clafoutis

I made a clafoutis before from cherries and apples. Plums sounded like they would be amazing.I found a recipe on Epicurious.com I followed the recipe except that I used Half and Half instead of whole milk. I baked mine in an iron skillet. Ingredients 1 tablespoon butter 8-10 medium plums (I used 4 sliced, not halved) 1/2 cup plus 3 TB sugar (original is...

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August 15, 2020

Ninja Foodi Rosemary Lemon Chicken

I purchased two organic chickens (9.5 lbs, 2-pk) from SamsClub this week. For the first one I followed a great recipe. The gravy was delicious. It was from The Salty Pot blog. It needed more cooking time. I will increased the pressure cook this time. Ingredients 1 whole chicken (wash and pat dry) 4 cups water or chicken broth or...

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August 15, 2020

Yummy Grahams

Most Graham cracker recipes call for graham flour or whole wheat + wheat bran. I do not buy wheat bran unless I am eating it frequently because it goes bad too soon (rancid). I thought I had whole wheat flour. I did. However, it was out of date and smell off (rancid). Knowing that the point of inventing Graham crackers...

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August 9, 2020

Finally, a faucet that only runs when I want it to run

For months I have been tortured by a kitchen sink that increasingly would run intermittently. During Covid-19 I have been off and not even considering troubleshooting issues quickly. It does not occur to me immediately. I realize this is not a huge issue in the scheme of things and what so many others are enduring. It was stressing me out...

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August 9, 2020

Sourdough Pancakes

I followed a recipe from the Internet and it was as advertised — very light. It was from the Tastes of Lizzy T site. I served it with maple syrup and also an option was plum compote. I did not measure for the compote. I used a small saucepan, diced plums (2), sugar and water. I put it on to...

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August 9, 2020

Fresh Plum Cake (Pflaumenkuchen and Zwetschgenkuchen)

I was following the family recipe until I wasn’t. We only make the cake on an autumnal Connecticut day. However, we rarely have that day in New Orleans. Maybe in October, but without the colored leaves. That said, I have several photos from last fall that are amazingly reminiscent of a New England fall day. But, I digress. We all...

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August 2, 2020

Mario Commercial School’s Out

I just like it. It is cheerful and jazzy. it reminds me of several albums I have. I might have purchased them from Caldor. One piece on Bolling’s Suite for Flauto and Jazz piano Trio is Baroque and Blue: Suite No.1 for Flute and Jazz Piano. There is also the Suite for Cello & Jazz Piano Trio – Baroque in...

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August 1, 2020

Dido · Paul Schwartz · Mario Grigorov · Aria

This caught my ear in the trailer for The Talented Mr. Ripley.

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August 1, 2020

Diana Ross – Gettin’ Ready for Love (Audio)

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