haven’t tried yet

serves 4
You might need to buy:
  • ` Lb. flank steak
  • sherry or apple juice
  • reduced-sodium soy sauce
  • minced fresh ginger
  • dark sesame oil

haven’t tried yet

serves 12
You might need to buy:
  • port roast
  • hot sauce
  • prepared horseradish
ready in about 30 minutes; serves 6
You might need to buy:
  • minus 2 tablespoons
  • natural vanilla extract
  • Sea salt.
You might need to buy:
  • salted cashews
  • mostly melted butter

Frost with chocolate frosting

I used 2.5 cups of sugar as many people recommended. My husband said the sweetness and moisture level was exactly right. I used all-purpose flour instead of cake flour and subtracted a total of 6TB from the 3 cups, as per the conversion others gave (thank you!). I decreased the almond extract to 1/2 tsp and added an extra 1/2 tsp of vanilla (total of 1-1/2 tsp). I creamed the butter, cream cheese, sugar for five minutes on medium/medium high on the Kitchen Aid stand mixer and it ended up a soft off-white color (like the color of Bisquick). The batter was beautiful indeed, as someone else mentioned. I divided and baked in two 9×5 loaf pans for one hour and 10 minutes at 325 and my cakes were perfectly done. The cakes did not actually “fall”, but the delicious crusty top that had arched up during baking caved back down after removing from the oven to a flat level – so the side profile of the cake was rectangular, not arched on top. No harm at all. This recipe is a winner.

soup and sandwich for grown ups.

serves 2
You might need to buy:
  • broccoli florets
  • sliced carrots
  • sliced onion
  • whole-grain French bread

Said to be Queen Victoria’s favorite

You might need to buy:
  • Jam to taste

dense, exceptionally moist cake

You might need to buy:
  • lemons