DAY Recipe

“Because I love to cook, I’ll use any excuse to make dinner for my family or friends. Most of the recipes I concoct are partly based on how the ingredients look—presentation is very important to me,” Dave Purdy of Hopewell, New Jersey. “Here, I combined celery root with Swiss chard because the colors and textures [...]

INGREDIENTS

1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar , packed
1 cup butter , softened
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 eggs
2 teaspoons root beer extract
1 teaspoon vanilla
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
Frosting
4 cups powdered sugar
4 tablespoons half-and-half (add more if needed to get frosting like consistency)
4 teaspoons root beer extract

DIRECTIONS

Heat oven to 375.

Lightly grease cookie sheets and set aside.

In large mixing bowl combine sugar, brown sugar, butter, buttermilk, eggs, root beer extract and vanilla.

Beat at medium speed until well blended.

Add flour, baking soda, and salt.

Beat at [...]

This warming and satisfying winter soup is a delicious starter, and the vegetables add color and sweetness.

Makes 4 servings.

INGREDIENTS
1/3cup dried porcini mushrooms (about 1/2 ounce)*
3cups hot water2cups vegetable stock or canned vegetable broth
2 1/4cups peeled [...]

“As my kids have gotten older, their taste buds have become more sophisticated, and now they’re willing to try dishes they wouldn’t have touched just a few years ago,” says Ken Haedrich, cookbook author. “So I’ve started serving this blend of mashed roots for Thanksgiving. It brings a bit of diversity to the table, and [...]

INGREDIENTS

1 (2liter)bottle diet root beer (chilled)
2 (14ounce)cans fat-free sweetened condensed milk (chilled)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS

Pre-chill root beer, condensed milk, and ice cream maker canister.
Combine root beer, condensed milk, and vanilla.
Fill ice cream maker canister with root beer mixture.
Freeze per ice cream maker’s manufacturer’s instructions.
Enjoy!