Here is a very simple and quite serviceable pie-crust recipe from The Flavor Maker’s Cookbook referred to in the recipe for Chicken Pot Pie. For some reason, this recipe does seem to work best with Crisco Oil (go figure!), however it’s worth trying with your own favorite vegetable oil. Do not use a heavy oil … Continue reading
I chose the name of this blog, Murph’s Diner, in a manner that was more calculated toward getting the blog up and running quickly, less so with respect to a precise description of its content. However, with an abundance of blogs out there in the æther (not to mention cookbooks and other web sites devoted … Continue reading
I’m blessed to live in a place where I can walk through wooded trails and quaint neighborhoods to get to town (if I have the time). There are many sights along the way to delight the senses, but one of them is only present for a few short weeks in Autumn. Blackberries. In a community … Continue reading
I was delighted to discover that this book is back in print again. Although it was not the first cookbook that I acquired, it was the first one that I used extensively and that I have continued to rely on for decades, despite amassing a library of dozens of other outstanding cookbooks. My mother sent … Continue reading
Murph's Diner 