We’re working through our freezer and the last of our produce from last summer, believe it or not, in preparation for the coming growing season. All the frozen tomatoes are finally gone, thanks to a couple of nights of spaghetti, and I found a great recipe for sour cherry cobbler, which used up the frozen [...]
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I tried growing leeks for the first time this year, and in retrospect, there’s lots I could have done to make them thicker. They ended up getting not much bigger than big green onions. In any case, I had two big handfuls of leeks and didn’t know what to do with them since I had [...]
Dumplings!
Posted in Food, Kitchen, Recipes on December 15, 2010 | 4 Comments »
I finally pulled out my dumpling cookbook this last week, and got to making dumplings, because I love those little parcels of doughy goodness. Now it’s all dumplings all the time. Yum.
I've been on the lookout for a simple, natural recipe for dusting spray and found this one courtesy of HGTV. You can mix it up and store it in a spray bottle or little jar, dampen a cloth with it, and use it on wood furniture: 1 tsp olive oil 1/2 cup vinegar Easy peasy. [...]
Artisan Bread in the Furthest Thing Possible from 5 Minutes a Day
Posted in Food and Drink, Recipes on February 16, 2010 |
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about loving the new cookbook Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day. Well, I take it back. Yes, the bread is easy and doesn't take too long, but the texture of the loaves doesn't seem quite right to me, so I've sent that book back to the library [...]
Friday’s Food
Posted in Food and Drink, Recipes on February 5, 2010 |
Veggies have to become more central here at 963, and I finally found a homemade dressing that makes me want to eat buckets of raw vegetables. It's from the Rebar Modern Food Cookbook by Audrey Alsterberg and Wanda Urbanowicz. Rebar is a quirky fresh food, mostly vegetarian restaurant in Victoria, British Columbia. Every time we're [...]
Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day
Posted in Books, Current Affairs, Food and Drink, Recipes on January 26, 2010 |
Fresh-baked bread is a big part of life at 963, and this is my new favorite go-to bread book. Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day sounds too good to be true, but it works for me so far. The trick is mixing up a big batch of dough (a "master recipe") that can be [...]
Daily Bread
Posted in Food and Drink, Kitchen, Recipes on December 17, 2009 |
Another loaf. This time, Country Seed Bread.
Home-baked bread is one of those things that make a house a home. Our first loaf at 963 was Amish White Bread (started on the dough cycle in the breadmaker and finished in the oven). It ended up making tasty ham and mustard sandwiches.
