Notes about Recipes in this book

• Buffalo chicken wing salad

  • goodfruit on December 01, 2019

    Made and enjoyed. try with frozen/heated buffalo chicken strips

• Joyce McGillis's creamy corn soup

  • spharo00 on March 22, 2012

    This was a very simple recipe to make. The flavor was somewhat bland however. I thought it might be a little sweeter. If I make it again, I will definitely thin it out with some water. It was more like thick creamed corn than soup.

• Baltimore crab cakes

  • pistachiopeas on June 28, 2017

    Very simple, old-fashioned recipe. Delicious, loved by all.

• Roast chicken with smothered potatoes

  • goodfruit on December 01, 2019

    YUM!

• Holey moley tamale pie

  • KissTheCook on April 24, 2013

    Make sure cooked cornmeal is thick enough to spread up sides of baking pan somewhat, as per instructions; otherwise, dish will be soupy. Excellent flavor.

• Ireland's Irish stew

  • louie734 on March 16, 2014

    I was skeptical - no browning? Only potatoes, onions, lamb? What type of a "heavy casserole dish"? I got over it. It was perfect. (I added 2 beef marrow bones to the center of the dish to enhance the broth, since I couldn't find any lamb bones, to satisfy my impulse to tinker.) Season generously with salt and pepper. Used my Le Creuset braiser and served with soda bread from A New Way to Cook. If you go easy on the potatoes (5, not 8), this makes a perfect 4 servings.

• Black pepper ribs

  • bching on November 11, 2023

    This is a James Beard recipe. My mother made this often, and I would request it for my birthday. Now that I am the cook, I make it often.

• Curried macaroni

  • MsMonsoon on April 07, 2023

    If you’re craving mac and cheese but have no cheese. Easy and interesting. Exotic and homey at once. Added a little heat by adding crushed red pepper when serving. The béchamel takes at least 5 minutes to thicken, rather than the 2-3 minutes in the recipe.

• Potato and pepper frittata

  • VirginiaJoe on June 23, 2022

    Really good and easy. Added smoked paprika. Doubled the potatoes.

• Popovers

  • MsMonsoon on August 15, 2023

    While I got a nice crispy crust on the sides, and a moist, eggy (if a bit dense) interior, I didn’t get any rise over my tin. My oven temp was perhaps too low. This recipe calls for individual Pyrex cups but I used a Nordic Ware popover pan. I may attempt it again but will first try one of the many recipes that call for letting the batter rest, and/or preheating the pan.

• Buttermilk cornbread

  • MsMonsoon on April 07, 2023

    I’m not sure if there are errors in this recipe or if it’s just an unusual version of cornbread. There’s only 2 Tbsp of butter in the recipe. I guess the rest of the fat comes from the buttermilk and milk. I made half a recipe and accidentally combined my milk and buttermilk, when you’re supposed to reserve some buttermilk to pour on top to make a custard. The batter was very liquid and I thought something was wrong. However, I think it worked! The top, bottom, and edges are crispy, and the center turns into a soft curd-like custard. Unusual and not pretty, but interesting and tasty. Could add savory ingredients like pepper, jalapeño, etc., or serve with honey?

• Tartar sauce

  • jenburkholder on October 26, 2025

    Tastes like tartar sauce! Good on fried catfish.

• Relish salad

  • ellencooks on August 05, 2015

    This is really good. I've made it multiple times.

  • bching on July 09, 2016

    Refreshing and delicious. I can foresee making this often and varying it according to what else is on the menu and/or in the fridge.

• Fresh orange cookies

  • Piebaker on June 02, 2016

    These intensely flavored and interestingly textured cookies got rave reviews. Nice made with a Meyer lemon (used only 1/4 of lemon as it was large).

• Almond diamonds

  • louie734 on July 31, 2014

    I wasn't paying attention when I made these cookies and I made quite a few errors, including stirring the almonds meant to be used for the topping directly into the dough. (I measured out additional almonds for the topping.) Despite my ineptitude, these (Double) Almond Diamonds baked up to be a delicious, simple cookie, perfect alongside some seasonal fruit for dessert. They kept well, too, staying nice and crispy in an airtight tupperware. I'll make these again (and I'll probably double the almonds on purpose next time)!

• Sharon's orange scone berry cakes

  • MsMonsoon on November 11, 2021

    These were easy and delicious, a pinwheel-like roll with a sweet, crunchy orange sugar layer. I liked them more than the Bittman cardamom-orange pinwheel biscuits and think I may try adding cardamom to this recipe in the future. I didn't flour my surface well enough and my dough stuck to the counter, so my roll wasn't very tight or neat. Still, the "scones" looked good enough and tasted wonderful. Love Marion Cunningham.

• The best rice pudding

  • KissTheCook on May 16, 2020

    p. 217 - made with arborio brown rice and took hours. That said, it was the best rice pudding. A custard-type, wonderful flavor. Will try again with white short-grain rice per recipe.