Recipe review: homemade wild blackberry scones, made with sour cream and butter, from America’s Test Kitchen. You wouldn’t believe what I had to go through to bring you this post. Blackberry canes have thorns, man.
homemade
In one sense, you could say that every recipe on this site produces something homemade. We reserve the use of this tag for items that are presented in deliberate contrast to a store-bought or restaurant-served version, especially when it would be noteworthy to have made it from scratch. Ice cream is an excellent example. Apple crisp isn’t. This tag also find synonyms, like “from scratch.”
Powder-Milk Stove Top Mac & Cheese with Bacon and Beer
This homemade stovetop macaroni and cheese recipe uses a cheese sauce that’s made from powdered milk, cheese, and beer. Two of these items you probably have in your possession. The third, if you simply stocked it, would always be at the ready and would be very handy in a bomb shelter.
How To Make Sour Cream Pierogi Dough in a Stand Mixer
How To Make Sour Cream Pierogi Dough in a Stand Mixer: A homemade Polish recipe by a guy who respects tradition, but knows where to draw the line.
Butterflake Dinner Rolls
I found this recipe for Butterflake Dinner Rolls on a blog I follow, called Spiced. They’re beautiful and delicious.
Maple Fig Walnut Bread
This recipe for homemade Maple Fig Walnut Bread can take the shape of a sandwich loaf, or the same yeast-risen dough can be made into delicious breakfast sticky rolls. Fantastic fresh, yet freezes well.
Make Your Own Thin Mints
How to make your own Thin Mints, using a chocolate cake mix or Ritz crackers. This is a review of two popular methods, and includes advice about easy-yet-successful ways to work with chocolate.
Russian Dressing Recipe
This easy, homemade, piquant Russian dressing recipe uses ingredients you may already have onhand. It’s bolder and more brazen than Putin on horseback! (And yet it manages to be delicious.)
Homemade Allegro Burgers,
Five Guys Style
Allegro Burgers, Five Guys Style: easy to make and wildly delicious cheeseburgers, built a la Five Guys, but made with Allegro Marinade for a little kick in the pants.
Martha Stewart’s Best Buttermilk Pancakes
Martha Stewart’s Best Buttermilk Pancakes – especially with blueberries – are unparalleled. I used to think that pancakes were by definition boring at best. I was wrong. These are remarkable. Yes, a mix would be easier, if you want to settle for something serviceable. Yes, you could just go directly to her site and read the recipe, but then you’d miss all my smartass comments.