I have used cranberries in pies before, but I have never made a cranberry pie- one that features that tart little berry in all it’s glory. I have a recipe for a Cranberry Meringue Pie, which is spectacular, and I’ve tossed cranberries into a pecan pie before. Today’s pie, though, […]
Category: Experimentation
Yes, You CAN Make A Pineapple Pie!
And I don’t know why we don’t see more of them! Yesterday Abigail conducted a science experiment for her Biology course using a fresh pineapple and a box of gelatin. Fresh pineapple is full of enzymes which prohibit gelatin from setting, and it was pretty cool to actually see that […]
Tasty German Chocolate Pie
We’ve had a string of bad pies around the Waz Household this last week. First I made a cookie pie that was in need of a whole lot more sugar, and something else that we couldn’t quite figure out. I debated doing some fiddling and tweaking to make it […]
A Twist On Chicken Pot Pie
A small change has come upon The Waz household this week which is a very welcome change. After working out of town Monday thru Thursday since…hmm… I don’t remember, it’s been a long work season away from home, Andy is now home every evening from work. Their job site this […]
Cooking With Israeli Couscous
Waaay back last month, our family spent Memorial Day weekend in the Twin Cities, Minnesota, visiting with family. Every time we go there we always have a list of things we’d like to do, or restaurants we want to visit, but sometimes those things just don’t happen. Sometimes before we […]
Have You Ever Had A Collard Green?
Collard greens (among many greens) are not a food that is typically found or served here in the northern part of the country. I’m not entirely sure why that is. I assumed that it was likely because the greens themselves didn’t grow so well here in the north- not unlike […]
My Big Fat Mexican Lasagna
Friends, this turned out to be the best tasting Mexican Lasagna I’ve ever had. I have had many over the years- made a few different ones myself, but it always seemed to me that something could have been better. Well, yesterday’s lasagna started out as a pan of enchiladas. […]
Homemade Fruity Gummies
With Valentines Day coming up this next weekend, I thought this was a perfect time to share about these interesting homemade candies. This was one of those recipes that popped up in my facebook feed a while back, and once I saw what it was, and what it was made […]
Baking vs. Frying: Egg Rolls
Many, many years ago I tried a recipe that called for baking egg rolls instead of frying them. The recipe was from Cooking Light magazine, and I just had to try it. The recipe called for copious amounts of cooking spray- you’d spray the raw, rolled up egg rolls and […]
About Those Cornbread Waffles
In 2014, one of the food blogs I follow, Serious Eats, put everything in a waffle iron. I am not exaggerating. They’ve waffled countless sandwiches, stuffing mixtures, desserts, pizza, even tofu. I want to say they even waffled some noodles, but I’m not sure I’m remembering that […]
Revisiting Artisan Bread
Every once in a while I’ll put together a batch of Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day. Usually when I do that, I will then go on to make a few batches in succession, and then the interest wanes. In fact, the last time I had the bucket going, […]
Purple Sweet Potatoes
I feel like my family does not eat near enough sweet potatoes. They truly are one of my favorite foods, but I don’t prepare them too often because one person doesn’t like them much. (It’s interesting how that one person can affect the family dining habits.) Earlier this week I […]