Thanks to gnat from Mothering With Grace, who gave us this recipe. The first time I made these, last fall, I turned my back for a moment (the fatal last words) and turned back around to find Hambet standing on the table with a muffin in each hand and a third stuffed in his mouth.… Continue reading Today’s recipe: Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

Dave Barry ate bars during his visit to North Dakota

Let’s continue the ethnic food theme with a North Dakota delicacy: bars! Bars are a kind of very substantial cookie. They are great for picnics because they don’t fall apart easily. They sit at the very tippy-top of the food pyramid — purely recreational food. Scotcharoos In a saucepan, bring to a boil: 1 cup… Continue reading Recipe Week Continues!

Ooh, I just thought to ask you whether or not you have a recipe for pasteles boricua. Do you? Yumm! :op Since you asked so nicely…Be patient with me, this is another recipe I have written down from watching… Pastele Filling 3 pounds diced pork 2 large garlic cloves 3 cilantro leaves 3 recaio leaves… Continue reading A request from the comment box… (Pasteles boricua)

Puerto Rican Arroz con Gandules (Rice with Pigeon Peas) This is one of the staple dishes in the Upstate NY Moss household. It is not a dish I grew up with, but rather my husband did. When I was a newlywed I had my mother in law make it while I watched and wrote down… Continue reading Puerto Rican Arroz con Gandules