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So you just received a jar of strange jam. Now what do you do with it?? Eat it! But how? Duh, with a spoon. If spooning jam into your face isn’t really your thing then I have PLENTY of ideas for you… Spread on toast. Yes, even strange jam loves toast. Grill up a fat …
THANKSgiving recipe round up. Firstly I want to say THANK YOU to every single person who has ever spread the Potlicker love. Thank you for stopping by my booth, visiting my website, tasting our jelly, telling your friends, sharing a laugh, trying something different, supporting small business, and cheering us on. A double huge Thank …
You’re welcome. You can now have beer, cheese, and bacon in ONE biscuit. These are cheesey drop biscuits. The drop refers to the method that they are shaped. No fussy rolling and cutting. Just scoop up the dough and plop it onto a pan. To give them a little more decadence I have stuffed them …
Vanilla butter cake filled with Carrot Cake Jam covered in peanut butter frosting and topped with toasted coconut.Recently I made this cake for a friends’ birthday. It was an impromptu party just for the two of us and a spur of the moment baking session. After a couple of drinks we decided that friend needed …
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Fresh sage turns a rustic and lovely cornmeal cake into an earthy luxury. This sage scented cake complements the Potlicker Blueberry Sage Jam that I used in a classic fool. A fool is a simple and old fashioned dessert that could stand on its own but is a great accompaniment to other desserts. It is, …
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Shortbread is a richly decadent yet very simple style of cookie. One of the most well known styles of shortbread, Scotch shortbread, consists of just 3 ingredients: butter, flour, and sugar. This economy of ingredients is a hallmark of all shortbread. Some might have nuts or spices in them (such as Mexican wedding cookies, almond …
Beer and bacon are served for breakfast in this Potlicker version of sticky buns. Such a treat! The beer jelly imparts a mellow beer flavor and is less sweet than using cane sugar alone to make sticky buns. Try making these with Apricot Ale jelly and white sugar for a light and fruity taste or …
Guest Blogger: Meet Susan. Susan has a degree in Baking and Pastry Arts from the Culinary Institute of America and her peers bestowed an honorary award for merit in wine and beer. She is an accomplished pastry chef in DC and someone I go to for baking advice. Susan is my twin and I am …
Finally! We are finding a groove in our new kitchen. Rocking and rolling along, it seems hard to believe that we started all of it at our kitchen table. The BEST thing about having my home kitchen back is that I no longer run the risk for pepper contamination. I have a pepper problem, an …
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Dear winter, It just isn’t working for me any more. Even the dog seems tired of the chewy water. Let’s break it off. –K, thanks. While all of you down South are seeing signs of spring, we are still running the woodstove and trying to keep warm. Here is one more recipe/technique that heats up …
Nancy Warner 