Gran's Best

Heirlooms & Discoveries

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

Cracked-Wheat Bread

March 11, 2017 Gran

Adapted from Beard on Bread by James Beard (1973), one of my favorite cookbooks. I hadn't made this satisfying bread recently and was surprised by the amounts of honey, molasses, and salt that the recipe recommended. I love my sugar and salt even more than the next person, but … [Read more...]

Breads, Recipes James Beard

Gingerbread

November 12, 2016 Gran

My mother's mother, Ligia Botts Mish, lived with our grandfather Robert Warren Howe Mish in Lexington, Virginia, at 212 Barclay Lane. From the street, the house looks much as it did back in the early 1950's when my brothers and I were often taken there on Sunday afternoons. My … [Read more...]

Breads, Cakes, Desserts, Muffins, Scones, Biscuits & Quick Breads, Recipes James Beard, Lexington, Ligia Botts Mish, Margaret Mish, Robert Warren Howe Mish

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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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