Food and Recipes

There aren't a whole lot of things I can cook, but I do have some favorites. I have always enjoyed making bread (my grandmother Erna taught me long ago) and am continually surprised how difficult it is perceived to be. It really isn't that hard, so give it a try! I'm still working on the perfect French loaf (the ingredients are simple, but the process is not so easy). Some other favorites include cheesecake, Asian food (Thai, Vietnamese, and Chinese), blueberry muffins, Belgian waffles, molasses cookies, fresh limeade, smoked salmon, various grilled meats, and omelettes, to name a few.

Erna's Rolls		This is the first bread recipe I attempted. My grandmother taught it to me.
Prosphoron (altar bread)		A simple recipe for making altar bread used in some Eastern Orthodox churches. This is the one I use when it is our turn to provide the bread.
Cheesecake		A wonderful and simple recipe given to me in 1982 by Kristin Orr, a fellow geology graduate student at the University of Washington.
Belgian Waffles		An easy, very good recipe for homemade waffles.
Sugar-crested Molasses Cookies		Another recipe taught to me by my German-influenced grandmother.
Green Chile Stew		One quick, local variation of a New Mexican classic.