As an inaugural post, that one was not very good. I apologize for the wanton recklessness with my thoughts, but frankly, I had just eaten and it was on my mind. To you, dear reader, I amend a second post as a token of my sympathy for having to endure a dismal beginning. So I…
Author: Bob Baddeley
Inaugural Post 2
As I was making dinner tonight, I think I came across a marine biology discovery. Yes, it sounds odd, and your furrowed eyebrows are completely valid. Here’s what happened: I was making pasta. Mostaccioli, to be exact. Essentially, it’s the same thing as penne, which is a fancy name for round-tube-pasta. This is an important…
Haystacks
1 tbsp peanut butter 3 oz chow mein noodles (just a bunch of noodles. you adjust the amount as you mix.) 16oz package of butterscotch chips. Melt and mix the pb and butterscotch chips on medium low heat. Remove from heat. Add a bunch of the noodles. adjust recipe to taste. Drop spoonfulls of haystacks…
Lemon Squares
350* 20 minutes Crust: 1 cup sifted all-purpose flour 1/2 cup butter 1/4 cup confectioner’s (powdered) sugar Topping 2 eggs 1 cup granulated sugar 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt 2 tbsp lemon juice Blend crust ingredients thoroughly. Press evenly in 8x8x2 square pan and bake for 20 minutes. Beat rest of ingredients together….
Chocolate Chip Cookies
375* 8-10 minutes Mix together 2 1/4 cups unsifted all-purpose flour 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp salt In a separate bowl: 3/4 cup granulated sugar 3/4 cup brown sugar packed 2 eggs 1 tsp vanilla 1 cup butter, softened 1 cup chopped nuts (optional) 2 cups (12 oz) semi-sweet chocolate chips Mix gradually mix…
Rice Crispy Treats
1/3 cup butter 45 marshmallows 5 1/2 cups rice crispy cereal. In a large saucepan, over low heat, melt butter and marshmallows, stirring until melted. Remove from heat. Stir in rice crispy cereal. Using a buttered spatula, press mixture into a buttered 13×9 pan. cool.
Aunt Diana’s Pecan Pie
Diana Dunnington 11/2005 Preheat oven and bake at 300 F, 60 Minutes Place pie on center rack in oven Combine: 1 C dark brown C & H sugar (Don’t substitute sugar brands on this one. All other brands are white sugar with caramel added and change the flavor and consistency of the product) 1C White…
Apple Streudel
350* in a 13x9x2 pan for 45-50 minutes Pour bready mix into pan, then spoon apple mix over it. It’ll displace the bread mix, not make layers. Make apple mix: melt in large sauce pan on medium heat for 15 minutes or until thick 1/2 cup butter 8 cups apples (about a 5 pound bag)…
Banana Bread
350* until toothpick is clean (about 30-40 minutes) Mix together Mix together in one bowl 3 1/2 cups flour 1 tsp baking soda 3 tsp baking powder 1 1/2 tsp salt 1 1/2 cups sugar Mix together in separate bowl 2 eggs 2 cups bananas (about 4-6 bananas) 1 cup milk This makes a good…
OLD Personal Projects
In high school I played around in my basement bedroom a lot. I discovered some neat things, some things that I still can’t explain, and some very useful things. One thing I worked on was a sound system. I found a couple speakers and a really old amplifier at Goodwill and rigged them together. The…