Gran's Best

Heirlooms & Discoveries

Wild Blend Rice – Instant Pot

September 28, 2018 Gran

The warm scent of Lundberg Wild Blend Rice cooking tells me that fall is here. The reason Wild Blend Rice's aroma makes me happy is because it is time to bake Turkey Stuffing Bread. Yes, Turkey Stuffing Bread is used to make Turkey Stuffing at Thanksgiving. And just as … [Read more...]

Instant Pot, Miscellaneous, Recipes, Rice and Grains Lundberg, Thanksgiving, wild rice blend

Tuna and White Bean Salad

September 17, 2018 Gran

From The Essential James Beard Cookbook by James Beard (2012). The quantities are flexible. A version appeared in an earlier James Beard book so we have been eating this wonderful salad since the mid-1980's. If you are shocked by so much olive oil, use less and see if you … [Read more...]

Mains, Recipes, Salads, Seafood, Seafood Main Dishes, Sides, Vegetables James Beard

Homemade Playdough

September 16, 2018 Gran

I recently found this recipe in Grandpa's handwriting on a scrap of paper in our archives. Wonder how he came to write down a recipe for homemade Play-Doh? One never knows when a hurricane will result in the need for old-fashioned toys. Thanks to IHeartNaptime's blog (best … [Read more...]

Miscellaneous, Recipes modeling compound

Cracked-Wheat Topknots

September 14, 2018 Gran

As soon as I pulled the Gourmet magazine out of the post office box in 2009 I saw these rolls on the cover. I went straight home and made a batch of the delicious and adorable little love-knots, I even used the magazine cover showing the topknots as the cover of a pre-Gran's … [Read more...]

Breads, Recipes, Yeast Breads

Tofu Scramble

September 9, 2018 Gran

Zada Jane's Corner Cafe in Charlotte has a great tofu scramble. I've tried several recipes but this one, from The Complete Vegetarian Cookbook by America's Test Kitchen (2015), is the best. Soft tofu is recommended. It's important to get the tofu as dry as possible. 14 ounces … [Read more...]

Breakfast, Mains, Miscellaneous, Recipes, Vegan Main Dishes, Vegetables America's Test Kitchen, vegan

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 Gran likes to watch things grow. Grandbabies, bread dough, pepper plants, and stacks of books are a few of the things growing around here.

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