Monthly Archives: December 2009

Holiday Hiatus

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Jennifer Field

Well, friends.  PMAT is signing off until the New Year.  We’re off to visit friends and family in and around Charlotte, and we’ll be Hosting Visitors here through New Year’s.  I hope everyone’s 2009 was wonderful and that 2010 will Continue reading…

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Creamy, Dreamy, Spicy Fudge, and Not a Jar of Marshmallow Fluff In Sight.

Posted on December 17, 2009 by Jennifer Field

I might make a couple of enemies around here with my next statement, so get ready:  I think that fudge made with marshmallow fluff is Cheating.  Fudge is all about achieving a very singular texture through temperature and crystallization control.  Continue reading…

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Sunday Suppers (Monday Evening Edition): In Which We Visit Spice Mecca, Pretend We're Back in College, and Make Some Curry

Posted on December 14, 2009 by Jennifer Field

Hello, friends!  It has been quite the Whirlwind the past couple of days.  Do you guys remember Cindy?  You know, my friend from college who gave me the recipe for Miss Patsy’s Pound Cake which then morphed into Van Halen Continue reading…

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Poll Results: Everyone Loves Cookies, but Not the Kind in a Jar

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Jennifer Field

So, I’ve recently started running some polls over on PCO.  Partly for fun, and partly because it helps me figure out what you guys want to know about/like/dislike/etc.  I asked what people think is the best homemade food gift.  One Continue reading…

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For the Love of Mike, Sur la Table, I Am Not Made of Money!

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Jennifer Field

Seriously, who doesn’t like to look at a shiny catalog full of Goodies for cooks and bakers?  I certainly do.  But, sometimes I just have to draw the line.  You might recall how I had a Right Tantrum over those Continue reading…

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Deep Fried Peanuts and Spiced Pancakes or Hooray for Birthday Weekends!

Posted on December 2, 2009 by Jennifer Field

It has been awhile.  Let me assure you, friends, that I have been Very Busy making all the pages on PCO beautiful and useful.  I’m all the way to the “D” pages.  It sounds not so great, but there are Continue reading…

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