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Menu du jour fannie farmer cookbook : 17 Recipes


  • Recipe What Fannie Farmer Means to Me
    What Fannie Farmer Means to Me
    Fannie Farmer around 1900 (Courtesy of the Boston Public Library)   Like many American home cooks I own more cookbooks than I can use. Over the years hand-me-downs from family members, birthday gifts, and impulse purchases have brought[...]
  • Recipe Day 37 - Lace Cookies
    Day 37 - Lace Cookies
         I've always wanted to make Lace cookies, but have been a little intimidated to.  They're just so delicate.  This recipe is from my cook book, Fannie Farmer Cookbook, Thirteenth Edition, p. 619;[...]
  • Recipe Gingerbread Bundt Cake
    Gingerbread Bundt Cake
    Less than 1 week to Christmas! It was a really weird feeling this weekend to be at the mall on the last weekend before Christmas and NOT have it packed with line-ups out the doors. I heard that online shopping has increased this year and I[...]
  • Recipe Day 46 - Baked Doughnuts
    Day 46 - Baked Doughnuts
         My son goes nuts for doughnuts, so when I saw this recipe in one of my books I knew I had to try it.  No, they're not Dunkin' Donuts (my fave ), or Krispy Kreme, but they'll do and of course, for all intents[...]
  • Recipe Day 103 - Molasses Cookies
    Day 103 - Molasses Cookies
    *Pictures are up, but were delayed.  This sometimes happens because this computer I mostly use to do my posts no longer has the capability to load pictures.  So I apologize for the inconvenience.  It really is a big pain in the[...]
  • Recipe Day 94 -Macaroni and Cheese
    Day 94 -Macaroni and Cheese
    Macaroni - the darker of the two is a fortified pasta with multi-grains and Omega 3's.  I used ¼ lb. of each. TA DA! Change is good, right? I thought we needed to update the blog, make it a little cleaner and easier to[...]
  • Recipe Day 105 - Swedish Meatballs
    Day 105 - Swedish Meatballs
    Oh, there's so MUCH to talk about!!!! Can I tell you all how much blog withdrawal I have had because Blogger was down? IT WAS HORRIBLE!!!! I guess you could now say I'm addicted to blogging and will soon need an intervention.  But,[...]
  • Recipe Day 52 - Rich Butter Cookies
    Day 52 - Rich Butter Cookies
         One more day of vacation and then all three kids go back to school.  I really enjoyed this week, having them home and being able to do things with them.  It is just so much more relaxing than when they're in[...]
  • Recipe Day 89 - Best-Of-All Pecan Pie
    Day 89 - Best-Of-All Pecan Pie
         I had to stick my hand into the garbage disposal this morning.  The other day it made a funny sound, like a piece of metal was jumping around in there.       And yes.     [...]
  • Recipe Day 90 - Cinnamon Sugar Cookies
    Day 90 - Cinnamon Sugar Cookies
    I saw these GORGEOUS cookies on Amanda's website, i am baker .  She does absolutely beautiful work and inspired me to decorate some today. My intention was to bake some cookies and decorate them in baseballs and with my son's school logo[...]