31 Days Of Vincent Price Recipes

Julia & Julia, more like Ghoulia & Ghoulia.

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Were back and we made waffles! Sorry about the break to the 5 people who read this blog. We had a combination of pet health issues, and very busy day jobs. But we made waffles! Waffles are one of my favorite breakfast foods, and man friend got me a waffle maker for my birthday. These waffles were easy to make, and delicious. They weren’t as crispy as I would have liked, but I don’t know if that’s our waffle maker or the recipe. I need to figure out how to make a crispy waffle! This blog will continue, but rather than only posting in October for 31 days straight (which we might still do in October), we will post any time we use Vincent price’s Cook books (which is pretty often). Stay tuned.

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Day ten: French pancakes! Manfriend’s favorite breakfast item is crepes. This is the second time I have ever attempted to make them (first time was last year’s German pancakes which turned out okay). These turned out way better (probably because they had no bulky apple filling). We ate them with strawberries.

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Day nine: hashed browned potatoes! We’re finally caught up, so here’s more potatoes! We forgot to take a picture of the ingredients (just potatoes, butter, and salt). We had to break the potatoes in half so they would cook faster (they were huge). My parents would boil potatoes before making them into hash browns, but manfriend usually prepares them with raw. I actually like this better than shredded because you can get them crispier and they’re more like home fries.

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Day seven and eight: apple pie and rich pastry dough! Two recipes in one dish! I haven’t been very successful at apple pies (they usually just fall apart for me). But we were both in the mood for something that tastes like fall. We reduced the rich pastry recipe for only one double crust. I used Halloween cookie cutters for the extra pie crust (for added spoopyness). I was a little concerned there wasn’t enough spice mix for the pie, but I was wrong. It is very spicy- just not in a hot way. The mace and cloves are very strong, but very good! Also- when Vincent says rich pastry, he means RICH! This is definitely rich dessert (even my small slice was a little much). I definitely recommend both the pie and the crust recipe!

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Day six: pomme de terre macire! Potatoes are the best. Baked potatoes are better. So sautéed baked potatoes sounded amazing! This was good, if only a little bland (which can be remedied with more salt and pepper or sauces). I wasn’t able to get a quiche-like little cake like the recipe called for (the potatoes were reeeeally fluffy!), but they still turned out great. They are better the longer you fry them, and they still retain the taste of a baked potato.

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Day five: sopaipillas! Neither of us have ever had sopaipillas, but they seemed kinda like a donut or beignet, and we love those so why not? These cook EXTREMELY FAST (so keep an eye on them while cooking). They came out very fluffy and delicious. We sprinkled cinnamon and sugar on them to make them more sweet (they’re more savory than a donut). This recipe yields a ton of sopaipillas, so we have breakfast for at least a week!

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Day four: Japanese tea wafers! This recipe looked really simple and interesting...until it didn’t turn out at all. Making the batter was easy. But it didn’t come of the pan. I managed to peel off a bit to try, but it tasted like sweet eggs. Oh well, can win em all?

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Day three: corn muffins! We are sooo sorry for the delay, both of us got hit with a nasty cold (of course right when we started the month of cooking). But, here’s corn muffins! Man friend made the muffins while I was nursing my cold. He said the batter was SUPER THICK (too thick to use the hand mixer). The end result were super delicious and incredibly dense muffins. They’re better warmed up with some butter 😍

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Day two: blueberry muffins la posada! Who doesn’t love blueberry muffins? One thing I noticed was that the batter for this was super thick. I was a little worried the muffins would be crazy dense, but they ended up being just right! This recipe was very easy to make, and turned out perfectly. This is a great standard blueberry muffin(or any berry of your choice really), and we will definitely be making this again!

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We’re baaaaack!

Day one (of 31 days of Vincent price recipes): eggplant parmigiana!

Eggplant is an oddly divisive food. I think it’s because if you cook it poorly it’s almost inedible. We love eggplant, and wanted to see how this recipe compares to how we normally do it.

My mom made us homemade tomato sauce while watching our fur babies this weekend while we were at a wedding. I ended up putting too much cheese before the sauce, so it didn’t have a lot on the top 🤷🏻‍♀️

Overall this turned out good. Next time I make this, I am going to slice the eggplant a little thinner, let them fry a little longer, and not put all the cheese on the first layer.

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Sourdough part two: the breadening. After three days of hovering over the sourdough starter, I finally get to make bread! The starter made a loaf and a half. I decided to make a smaller loaf instead of combining into one big one (which I will probably do next time I make this). I did a butter wash on the square half loaf and an egg wash on the full loaf. Half loaf came out kinda light, full loaf a little darker. Both were delicious and surprisingly sour for not rising for super long (only about six hours). I'm already making another starter so I can make cinnamon raisin bread!

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Come into the kitchen (first recipe): sourdough starter. I’ve made lots of breads- but I’ve always been too timid to make true sourdough in anything but the bread maker. So I took the plunge. The worst part about making this is waiting three days. I just wanna eat bread, why this take so long. I’ve spent a lot of time looking at the starter longingly. I’ve got a rich and full personal life- staring at bread mothers. I kind of like the smell of the starter, it smells like my grandma’s kitchen (she always has a few starters going). I will finally be making bread tomorrow. Fingers crossed it will be good!

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So excited to get into the next Vincent Price cook book!!!