Meat and Potatoes
Posted on June 13, 2006 - Filed Under On the web | Leave a Comment
My husband is that quintessential meat and potatoes type guy, or he was until I laid down the law: meals must include a bare minimum of one vegetable, salad is a staple and lean cuts beat out hunks of beef. Sometimes he still bucks at the “green stuff” on his plate, but he’s largely come [...]
Read More..>>Meat and Potatoes
Posted on June 13, 2006 - Filed Under On the web | Leave a Comment
My husband is that quintessential meat and potatoes type guy, or he was until I laid down the law: meals must include a bare minimum of one vegetable, salad is a staple and lean cuts beat out hunks of beef. Sometimes he still bucks at the “green stuff” on his plate, but he’s largely come [...]
Read More..>>Garden Tale: The crime
Posted on June 13, 2006 - Filed Under Just Photos, nature | 3 Comments
These are the innocent victims, cut down in the prime of their lives. They were senselessly attacked under the cover of dusk and dawn by a party of bandits who until recently concealed their existence.
These are the victims friend’s, family and neighbors who are demanding justice for this horrific crime. They want the culprits sent [...]
Read More..>>Out of Print Favorites
Posted on June 12, 2006 - Filed Under cookbooks | Leave a Comment
What’s your favorite out of print cookbook?
Mine is somewhat whimsical, or maybe just corny - Cooking with Friends. I know. How could I, a self respecting lover of food love such a gimmick-y thing? But the truth is that behind the gimmick are a number of excellent recipes for a wide variety of foods. I’ve [...]
Dish: Part one
Posted on June 12, 2006 - Filed Under bread, pizza | 6 Comments
I was having a craving for deep dish pizza last week and decided to try making it at home. I’ve made thin crust pizza dough a few times before by hand, but have never made deep dish or used my Breadman to create the dough. I decided to do both this time.
Using the Breadman made [...]
Sautéed Spinach with Mozzarella
Posted on June 11, 2006 - Filed Under vegetables | Leave a Comment
Check out my recipe for sautéed spinach with mozzarella at Fit Fare. It’s a delicious variation on the usual sautéed spinach (or boiled or steamed). I love the cheese with the nutrient-packed spinach. Total YUM!!!
Read More..>>WBB: And this is Mommy’s favorite . . .
Posted on June 10, 2006 - Filed Under Just Photos, Mama's baby | 3 Comments
I think Will might love my Kitchen Aid almost as much as I do. He’s always checking it out, rattling the bowl (which is off for cleaning in this photo), and generally poking around it. Did I mention that he is officially a walker now?
I thought this was a fitting food-oriented baby photo for [...]
Short post. Long day.
Posted on June 8, 2006 - Filed Under On the web | Leave a Comment
I’ve been trying to get onto blogger to post all day, but kept getting errors. As a result this is going to be a very brief post after a long day with a few good links.
If all goes well tomorrow though, I will be posting a few delightful new recipes. And I have been asked [...]
Recipe: Vanilla Frosting
Posted on June 7, 2006 - Filed Under dessert | 1 Comment
Vanilla Frostingadapted from Betty Crocker’s Cookbookyields about 1 3/4 cups
3 cups confectioner’s sugar1/3 cup butter, softened1 1/2 tsp vanilla2 tbsp skim milk
Combine the confectioner’s sugar, butter and vanilla in the bowl of an electric mixer (or other medium sized bowl). Blend on low for 2-3 minutes.
Turn mixer onto medium speed and slowly blend [...]
Recipe: Chocolate Ganache
Posted on June 7, 2006 - Filed Under dessert | Leave a Comment
Chocolate Ganache
adapted from Betty Crocker’s Cookbook
yields about 1 1/4 cups
2/3 cup heavy cream6 oz bittersweet chocolate, chopped into small pieces
Place the heavy cream in a small saucepan on a burner over medium heat. Cook until just shy of boiling.
Remove the pan from the burner and stir in chocolate. Continue stirring until chocolate is fully melted. [...]
