Category Archives: Food

best ever carrot cake

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Helen Akinc

Stirring Performances is Winston-Salem NC’s Junior League Cookbook, and it is one of the best cookbooks I own. Olive Thomas gave it to me years ago when the book first came out. It looks like, according to the Winston Salem … Continue reading →

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Eggplant Kebap aka Patlican kebabi

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Helen Akinc

This is such an incredible dish. Am serving it tonight to our neighbors and I hope they will enjoy it. It’s usually safe to serve when one isn’t sure about taste preferences. I first was introduced to this when my … Continue reading →

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what sounds good to eat

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Helen Akinc

I started reading a book on tacos yesterday…more on the book in another post…seems like a find…but in the background section there was a description of all the sorts of different things used to fill tacos in historical times, like … Continue reading →

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The Carnitas Caper

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Helen Akinc

Well. Thinking that it would be fun to celebrate Cinco de Mayo with Mexican food, I found a recipe for carnitas that sounded good. Also factoring in something I’d read recently about energy conservation, I decided to cook the pork … Continue reading →

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Honey biscotti

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Helen Akinc

Made honey-almond biscotti from honey.com. http://www.honey.com/recipes/c/desserts) . I did change a couple of things b/c I refuse to pay more than $6.00 for a tiny container of anise seeds from the grocery store. Definitely need to put that on my … Continue reading →

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Russian Kale Soup

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Helen Akinc

We’ve really gotten into meatless Mondays. It’s really become almost vegan Monday and Tuesday since there’s usually enough leftover from Monday’s dinner to take care of us on Tuesday. Of course, after this past weekend with family in for the … Continue reading →

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Smitten Kitchen

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Helen Akinc

Deb Perelman’s The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook, named after her Smitten Kitchen blog (www.smittenkitchen.com)  is such a wonderful cookbook. She was interviewed on Public Radio within the last couple of months. I think it was right before or at the beginning of … Continue reading →

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cooking with heart

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Helen Akinc

This is a concept that seems to be more prevalent in other cultures than in the U.S., and I definitely believe in it. Cooking with heart….not cooking heart (which is also done in other cultures-sometimes it seems that other cultures … Continue reading →

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Wish I’d thought of this a long time ago

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Helen Akinc

The simplest ideas are sometimes the best. It’s a gray, rainy, depressing kind of day…and what better way to brighten things up than to make bread? So, I decided to make not just one, but two kinds of bread….using King … Continue reading →

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Twice-Baked Potatoes yummy yummy yummy

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Helen Akinc

I love twice-baked potatoes. If you are careful with what you put in these little jewels, it can actually be fairly nutritious. This is an easy dish to make, especially if you have the baked potatoes on hand. This is … Continue reading →

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