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From everyday meals to special occasions, Andi's motto is: Keep it simple. Keep it fun. And, above all, keep it delicious.
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I've cooked my way through life: as a toddler, a college student, a newlywed, a mom and, now, a grandma.
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Serve Your Guests Freshly-Baked Muffins for Breakfast
by AndiatBettyCrocker 11/12/2010 7:54:00 AM

“Now Let Them Come” was the title of this ad which appeared in the 1917 edition of a Gold Medal Flour Cookbook, the forerunner of the Betty Crocker big red cookbook. Reading recipes in the 93-year old cookbook, made me wonder who the recipe developers were and what the kitchens were like where they tested the recipes for the book. I’m not sure where we would get the calf’s head for the Calf’s Head Soup or the 10-lb. green turtle for the Green Turtle Soup to make the recipes in th...


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Tags: Weekend breakfasts, historic cookbooks, Cranberry-Orange Muffins, Mocha Muffins, Gold Medal flour, old cookbooks, scratch baking, breakfast breads, muffin recipes

Bored Teenagers Actually Like to Cook
by jillbcooks 8/2/2010 5:33:00 PM

Last week we had some guests over for dinner, and I helped their teenage son actually make the dinner himself.  He had made a list of things to do this summer and the list included learning how to grill and how to make brownies from scratch.  Hearing this, I offered to give him a cooking lesson and help him make dinner.  As we set about making a menu, he informed me that he cooks all the time, that he makes ramen noodles almost every day.  I told him that he would learn much more than how to microwave noodles! We started out marinating chicken, which...


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Tags: brownies, summer, grill, chicken marinade, scratch baking, teenagers, bored, burger

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