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Daring Bakers: Lemon Meringue Tart

Posted in Daring Bakers, Sweets on January 28, 2008 | 34 Comments »

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When I saw this tart listed for this month’s DB challenge I started laughing remembering the first time that I had made it. It was eons ago when I was first learning to really bake. It was moving season and there was one realtor bringing prospective renters in and out of the apartment that evening.

There are three part to this recipe: the tart crust, the lemon curd filling, and the meringue topping. All three have subtle little pitfalls that can trip up any baker so I certainly appreciate why this particular recipe was chosen for this month’s challenge.
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Liver with Mustard, Herbs, and Breadcrumbs

Posted in Meat on January 23, 2008 | 10 Comments »

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Usually I love liver but this was a little much for me.

As a child, I adored my grandmother’s fried liver dinners. She would scoop a bowlful of flour into a big paper sack, add the liver, and shake shake shake shake shake until the slices were thickly coated. Whenever I heard that sound it would trigger a Pavlovian-like response and I’d go tearing into the kitchen to watch her drop the slices in the big 20lb. iron skillet. The best part was that none of my brothers wanted theirs so they’d sneak pieces onto my plate or hide their untouched portions in a napkin and pass it on to me for later. I would hide my happy midnight snacks somewhere in the guest room and eat them in bed after lights out. In the mornings, I’d wake up with the window slightly opened. Gramma never said anything about the fried food odor that my hidden snacks would emit but she usually checked in on me in the middle of the night and would crack the window an inch. She never said anything and it was our little secret.
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Honey Lime Wings

Posted in Poultry on January 20, 2008 | 8 Comments »

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You know you’re from Northwestern Pennsylvania if…
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• You consider an exotic vacation to be a trip to Ocean City, Virginia Beach, or Myrtle Beach.
• You don’t understand all the hype about Rolling Rock beer; you’ve been drinking it for years even though Iron City is better.
• You get time off of work/school for the entire three-day doe season.
• You can use the phrase “fire-hall wedding reception” and not even bat an eye.
• You know that Blue Ball, Espy, Oil City, Intercourse, Bird-in-Hand, Mars, Venus, and Slippery Rock are all PA towns.
• You know the time and location of every “wing ding night” in a 20 mile radius.

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