tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245225178580170753.comments2024-03-11T14:11:48.499-05:00The Opulent OpossumJulianna Schroederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11277727700915648607noreply@blogger.comBlogger945125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245225178580170753.post-35669898261519597592023-03-20T13:36:19.718-05:002023-03-20T13:36:19.718-05:00I think you're thinking of lebkuchen, or lepku...I think you're thinking of lebkuchen, or lepkuchen, or lep cookies. There are a bazillion variations. Like, my sister-in-law's family uses a venerable old sardine can as the official cookie cutter--it's been passed down in the family--I kid you not. Molasses (especially sorghum syrup, technically not molasses at all) are the mark of German-American immigrant lebkuchen, while "authentic" German recipes use honey. My people tended to use candied fruits of some types or other. And no, I have NOT shared my family's recipe publicly--in part because I have 4 or 5 different versions of it! Both of my grandmas got their recipe from my Great-grandma S., but both versions are somewhat different. I have seen old (midcentury) cookbooks (major publisher AND church-lady cookbooks) that have recipes for "German Christmas cookies." You might want to look in those. My best suggestion is to, yes, think hard about how you remember them, and start hunting for recipes that include those characteristics.<br /><br />To see the Christmas cookie recipes that I *have* shared, click on search label "Christmas cookies."<br />http://opulentopossum.blogspot.com/search/label/Christmas%20cookies<br /><br />Good luck, and thanks for the comment!<br /><br />JulieJulianna Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277727700915648607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245225178580170753.post-36581490503228023512023-02-25T02:19:11.896-06:002023-02-25T02:19:11.896-06:00I was thinking of the Garden of Eden salad and fou...I was thinking of the Garden of Eden salad and found the recipe online. I'm picking up the ingredients tomorrow. <br /><br />I so wish they would open again. We need a restaurant/gathering place like that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245225178580170753.post-82466740502211268022023-02-19T19:50:06.672-06:002023-02-19T19:50:06.672-06:00A remarkable individual. Honest, hardworking, inte...A remarkable individual. Honest, hardworking, intellectually curious, and well-spoken. I enjoyed listening to him. If you have the full interview, please do share.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245225178580170753.post-45270660801673363792023-01-11T20:01:21.736-06:002023-01-11T20:01:21.736-06:00Are you sure that last line wasn't actually fr...Are you sure that last line wasn't actually from the drunken meatballs recipe?<br />RVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05955386691677319658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245225178580170753.post-53240285442244476672022-12-29T12:03:00.454-06:002022-12-29T12:03:00.454-06:00The restaurant was awesome I enjoyed all of the f...The restaurant was awesome I enjoyed all of the food especially the quiche and salads<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245225178580170753.post-71806144496082905702022-12-20T15:53:29.279-06:002022-12-20T15:53:29.279-06:00Congratulations on the new ride!
I'm hoping yo...Congratulations on the new ride!<br />I'm hoping you can help me with a recipe. My Grandmother and I used to make German Christmas cookies, as they were called in our home. They had molasses, ground raisins, dates and often black walnuts. The recipe has disappeared but I'm trying to find one very similar. They were rolled and cut with cookie cutters and had to mellow in an air tight container for a few weeks before eating. In your blog several years ago you described, in detail, the making process but I didn't find the recipe. I am a Missouri native, so hoping this will be very similar. Thank you so very much.Rainbow Brighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216084548768616652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245225178580170753.post-6377734108124514942022-11-04T18:33:24.022-05:002022-11-04T18:33:24.022-05:00That's hilarious! I think today kids are used ...That's hilarious! I think today kids are used to super-colorful foods. I think they're probably skeptical of foods that are NOT brightly colored, like cartoon food. But what do I know, right?!<br /><br />Thanks for the comment!<br />JulieJulianna Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277727700915648607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245225178580170753.post-46530882787426554652022-11-04T18:30:58.972-05:002022-11-04T18:30:58.972-05:00Thanks, Paul! It was a fun afternoon. Of course I ...Thanks, Paul! It was a fun afternoon. Of course I omitted how my legs and arms got scratched by all the greenbriers and other sticker bushes, and the slog as we walked back up that long grade. But of course those were small prices to pay for the fun of it all.Julianna Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277727700915648607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245225178580170753.post-40888618792534620202022-11-01T16:49:39.564-05:002022-11-01T16:49:39.564-05:00Oh my! My one foray into colored food was when I m...Oh my! My one foray into colored food was when I made pink macaroni and cheese for my kids maybe 40 years ago. They never ate it! I never foraged again!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245225178580170753.post-90612176811501857232022-10-24T19:18:26.187-05:002022-10-24T19:18:26.187-05:00Wonderful article, Julie! I feel as if I was right...Wonderful article, Julie! I feel as if I was right there with you enjoying the amazing day. -PaulPaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12496971143850509707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245225178580170753.post-44513362255174938252022-10-15T13:06:24.500-05:002022-10-15T13:06:24.500-05:00Thank you so much, John.Thank you so much, John.Julianna Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277727700915648607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245225178580170753.post-28119377166356845822022-10-13T18:50:47.255-05:002022-10-13T18:50:47.255-05:00Thank you both for your comments. We really need t...Thank you both for your comments. We really need to support our treasured, locally owned small businesses!<br /><br />JulieJulianna Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277727700915648607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245225178580170753.post-73535395717368773032022-10-13T18:48:08.449-05:002022-10-13T18:48:08.449-05:00Thanks for sharing your memories of that great res...Thanks for sharing your memories of that great restaurant and part of St. Louis history. I suspect you're thinking of the Golden Lion Burger. Apparently there are lots and lots of people who'd love to have a recipe for it.<br /><br />Thanks again,<br />JulieJulianna Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277727700915648607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245225178580170753.post-55475651703933738422022-10-13T18:44:40.338-05:002022-10-13T18:44:40.338-05:00Thanks for your comment. I really appreciate it th...Thanks for your comment. I really appreciate it that you shared your memories. I don't know much about the history of the 5 and 50, but certainly it's been around for a while.<br /><br />I'm glad you got to go there again.<br /><br />Best regards,<br />JulieJulianna Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277727700915648607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245225178580170753.post-42846354069672111072022-10-13T18:38:40.307-05:002022-10-13T18:38:40.307-05:00Wow . . . this is great! Thank you for sharing thi...Wow . . . this is great! Thank you for sharing this! I can't wait to try it and see how it tastes. And I also need to find a copy of that book!<br /><br />Thank you again!<br />JulieJulianna Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277727700915648607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245225178580170753.post-79067012474513021052022-09-03T15:28:42.874-05:002022-09-03T15:28:42.874-05:00Here you go!
Samurai spread
Original recipe from...Here you go!<br /><br />Samurai spread <br />Original recipe from Bloomingfoods cookbook<br /><br />8 c garbanzo beans<br />1½ c yellow onion sautéed in 3 T canola oil<br />1 green pepper (not sautéed)<br />1/3 c dark miso<br />1/3 c light miso<br />2 c tahini<br />1 c warm water <br />1 t salt<br />1½ t garlic powder<br /><br />• Pulse garbanzo beans 3-5 times in food processor.<br />• Transfer to a bowl.<br />• Add the rest of the ingredients and mix together with spatula.<br />• Refrigerate and serve with pita or use as a sandwich spread.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245225178580170753.post-86365626420065692772022-08-18T08:01:21.026-05:002022-08-18T08:01:21.026-05:00I would like to know how long this business has be...I would like to know how long this business has been there because I'm 64 year's old and as a child growing up my father would stop in there and get us 4 kid's an ice cream cone each weekend on our way from Columbia, MO to our cabin down at the Lake of the Ozarks. So, I was so happy to see that it was still in business when my husband and I stopped by on our way to my father's grave site today in Akinsville, MO, just up the road a ways.<br />Their service, food and ice cream are still as great as I remembered it as a child. Brought back some fond memories for me.<br />Loved it!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245225178580170753.post-77290809489861771972022-06-13T13:25:12.071-05:002022-06-13T13:25:12.071-05:00I loved The Sunshine Inn. They had a vegetarian b...I loved The Sunshine Inn. They had a vegetarian burger with sprouts that was my favorite and my go to whenever I went to the restaurant. I also loved going into the health food store down the street on Euclid in which you would walk down into it. Such great food memories from Euclid. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245225178580170753.post-24160210976952566172022-05-24T06:28:53.439-05:002022-05-24T06:28:53.439-05:00Hi! Just found your blog and love your idea of cel...Hi! Just found your blog and love your idea of celebrating the great things about the places we live. Clovers sounds like a unique and interesting grocery; would love to sop there some day! <br />Believe it or not, there are many cool and interesting things about Youngstown, Ohio…maybe I’ll start a list!<br />Thanks for an excellent blog,kathyglohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07328376936947027884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245225178580170753.post-1363900572200778832022-05-04T20:08:21.255-05:002022-05-04T20:08:21.255-05:00I was there today! So glad the Asian market moved ...I was there today! So glad the Asian market moved next door also, saves a trip on the service road East!Jenicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272172539070708587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245225178580170753.post-70836582119044365902022-04-28T17:04:24.450-05:002022-04-28T17:04:24.450-05:00You know it!You know it!Julianna Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277727700915648607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245225178580170753.post-78107174473252266412022-04-20T12:26:13.939-05:002022-04-20T12:26:13.939-05:00They DID move out! They DID! Yayayay! And I think ...They DID move out! They DID! Yayayay! And I think the landlord (who apparently was related to them somehow, or had "business transactions" with them, possibly, ahem) (well, one hears rumors), is selling or has sold the property. It's like spinning the roulette wheel, so we don't know WHAT will happen next, but someone is apparently fixing it up somewhat, so maybe the new owners will be more conscientious.Julianna Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277727700915648607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245225178580170753.post-38246273051499306912022-04-20T12:22:34.210-05:002022-04-20T12:22:34.210-05:00Thanks! I will tell her.Thanks! I will tell her.Julianna Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277727700915648607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245225178580170753.post-63681239996493275982022-04-20T12:21:27.648-05:002022-04-20T12:21:27.648-05:00I know! I think it's funny that all the time w...I know! I think it's funny that all the time we've been distracted by the pretty flowers, but not noticing the variations of leaf shape! . . . I also noticed that MDC and others are out planting starts of arrowleaf violet and placing little regal fritillary caterpillars on them. Regal fritillaries are critically imperiled and have an especially close relationship with V. sagittata in particular, which explains their need for tallgrass prairie habitat. It's very fascinating.Julianna Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277727700915648607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7245225178580170753.post-73710178896619189032022-04-05T08:10:57.653-05:002022-04-05T08:10:57.653-05:00Thanks for the post Julie, I had no idea there whe...Thanks for the post Julie, I had no idea there where so many varieties of wild violet! I will be on the lookout as I go mushroom hunting.Jenicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272172539070708587noreply@blogger.com