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In the Kitchen with Polly

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Author: Polly

It's all about the recipe. Really, it is. I have amassed quite a collection of recipes from my favorite cookbooks, food magazines, friends, the Internet, and more recently my adult daughters. I test every recipe I post. Some I've been cooking for years, decades even, a few I have made only a few times. I don't post mediocre recipes. I don't post good recipes. I post GREAT recipes. I started “In the Kitchen with Polly” on January 1, 2010, a joint venture between myself and my non-cooking but most excellent webmaster, proofreader, technical goddess and all-around bestie, Ratty. (Not a joke. Ratty is her chosen name. Her Mama didn’t do that to her, she did it to herself.) Last year we hit a snag. The website went up in flames. Monstrous flames. It took a long time to sort out what happened and even longer to recreate what was lost. Hundreds of pictures, gone, and every recipe we posted (300+) over the last 14 years had to be reformatted. It's done now though. I like this brighter version. Scroll through. Find something you like. There’s a search button and there are also tags to click on if you want to find a recipe for a specific food. If you need it, the print button is on the preview page and at the end of the recipe page. Enjoy! Let me know if you try something!
Drunken Monkey Cake
Breakfast & BrunchCakes & CupcakesSweets

Drunken Monkey Cake

PollyJanuary 30, 2011August 22, 2025

The Drunken Monkey Cake—my third cake from All Cakes Considered by Melissa Gray. The directions were bothersome again, but I (mostly) made it as directed the first time 😉 This recipe resulted in a cake that was too moist (probably too…

Cream Cheese Frosting
Cakes & CupcakesSweets

Cream Cheese Frosting

PollyJanuary 29, 2011August 24, 2025

I have been in a funk all week—I made two more cakes from that book I was all aglow about last weekend, and I’m no longer glowing 🙁 First off, I wanted to try the Red Velvet cake recipe; the…

Ina Garten’s Sour Cream Coffeecake
Breakfast & BrunchCakes & CupcakesSweets

Ina Garten’s Sour Cream Coffeecake

PollyJanuary 22, 2011August 19, 2025

Bake this!  It’s yummy.  Not too sweet. Classic coffee cake. Goes well with coffee.  Very well.  A nice Sunday breakfast or mid-morning snack. Or both. Winner, winner, winner! My son likes the two-day old leftovers so much he’s taking them back…

Pho – Vietnamese Beef Noodle Soup
Main DishRed MeatSoups

Pho – Vietnamese Beef Noodle Soup

PollyJanuary 19, 2011February 5, 2026

Depending on where you live, you may or may not have a proliferation of “Pho” restaurants in your community. If you do have a Pho restaurant nearby, I encourage you to try it out. You’ll be rewarded with a huge bowl of…

Roasted Brussels Sprouts
ChristmasVeggies

Roasted Brussels Sprouts

PollyJanuary 16, 2011August 28, 2025

Brussels sprouts ruined every Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner for the first thirty years of my life. It was a rule, in my parents’ house, that everyone had to eat one Brussels sprout at Thanksgiving dinner and another at Christmas dinner. I…

Banoffee Pie
Pies & TartsSweets

Banoffee Pie

PollyJanuary 15, 2011March 7, 2026

Banoffee Pie! You’ve heard of it, right? Toffee, bananas and coffee flavored cream in a pastry crust? There are more to British desserts than Trifle, Spotted Dick, and Sticky Toffee Pudding, you know! This pie took the British Isles by…

Milk Chocolate Coconut Macaroons
Cookies & BarsGluten FreeSweetsVegetarian

Milk Chocolate Coconut Macaroons

PollyJanuary 14, 2011January 13, 2026

Ever had a Bounty Bar? If you are a coconut lover, I sure hope you have!  Mounds bars and Almond Joy are ok in a pinch, but if you are a serious coconut lover, search out a Bounty Bar! It’s an English…

Oven Baked Chicken Nuggets
AppetizersMain DishPoultry

Oven Baked Chicken Nuggets

PollyJanuary 10, 2011July 26, 2025

I know a thing or two about chicken nuggets as I have been making them for two decades with a recipe very similar to the one Sara Moulton contributed to The 150 Best American Recipes. Sara calls her version  Garlicky Baked…

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It's all about the recipe—really, it is! I have amassed quite a collection of recipes from my favorite cookbooks, food magazines, friends, the Internet, and more recently my adult daughters. I test every recipe I post. Some I've been cooking for years, decades even, and a few I have made only a few times. I don't post mediocre recipes. I don't post good recipes. I post GREAT recipes! When I find a recipe I LOVE, I can't wait to share it. I started In the Kitchen with Polly on January 01, 2010, a joint venture between myself and my non-cooking but most excellent webmaster, proofreader, technical goddess and all-around bestie, ratty (not a joke—ratty is her chosen nickname—her Mama didn’t do that to her, she did it to herself!). Last year we hit a snag—the website went up in monstrous flames. It took a long time to sort out what happened and even longer to recreate what was lost. Hundreds of pictures gone, and every recipe we posted (300+) over the last 14 years had to be reformatted, many pictures retaken. It's done now though, and we are back! I like this brighter version :) Scroll through! Find something you like, and let's get cooking! There’s a search button and there are also tags to click on if you want to find a recipe for a specific food. If you need it, the print button is on the preview page and at the end of each post.

Enjoy!

polly

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