'Tis the season for all closet cooks to play in the kitchen. I am convinced play inspired some of the methods, my mother-in-law, aka Mama to my children, used in her cooking. As a seasoned European cook, my mother-in-law never used a recipe. When my husband first said he wanted a dish his mother made I quickly learned the futility of asking for the recipe. I brought a notepad and pen to each visit and followed her every move in the kitchen to record the dump and hope measurements used to craft the family's delicious meals. For your entertainment, here are a few time proven crazy tips: The key step in making poppyseed cake : "Mary" think strong German accent as you read "you must put the can of condensed milk out in the snow before starting the cake." "Why?" I scribbled this important step on my notepaper. "It will become the proper temperature for the frosting." "What if there isn't snow?" She raised...
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