Gran's Best

Heirlooms & Discoveries

Chocolate Custard

January 20, 2017 Gran

Adapted from the English Custard recipe in Craig Claiborne’s Kitchen Primer (1969).  This was the book that really taught me how to cook and I recommend it highly.   Chocolate custard was one of the major treats of my childhood.  My grandmother Ligia Botts … [Read more...]

Desserts, Recipes, Sauces Craig Claiborne, Ligia Botts Mish

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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