I just realized, it’s Sunday night and I didn’t do a Dark Days Challenge post last week. Or this week. Oops. I also opted out of the Daring Bakers Challenge this time around. With the kitchen in disarray, I have a pretty good excuse, right? That and I just realized I only have six more months in my Simply in Season challenge left! I have cooked more than 100 recipes, and have 200 remaining. Yikes. I’m going to really have {Read More}
Whole Wheat Waffles with Blueberry Sauce
February 28, 2010 By 8 Comments
Ever have one of those mornings? As in, you wake up to make your DH waffles, but then realize that you don’t have any buttermilk. So you look on the internet and Joy the Baker comes to the rescue, suggesting lemon juice and milk as a substitute. So you add 1 T lemon juice per cup of milk and wait for it to do its thing, and then you realize . . . there’s no whole wheat flour.
Fitness Friday: Kale Chips
February 26, 2010 By 15 Comments
So, for the longest time I’ve wanted to make kale chips, I just never got around to it. Lately the kale in my winter CSA has been a bit on the dry side, so I figured now would be the perfect time to give it a try. I’ve read many variations on the recipe, instructions to bake from 350F to 450F, 10-15 minutes. Sprinkle with oil and salt. Various kinds of oils or salt. My first attempt was with Pam {Read More}
Baked Oatmeal
February 24, 2010 By 13 Comments
It seems like everyone has a favorite recipe for baked oatmeal . . . except me. I’ve never made it. When others are exchanging their favorite recipes (usually in anticipation of serving a crowd, or to make a big batch to refrigerate and eat over the coming week), I just smile and nod. Until today!
Gaia Cafe: Where the Local Cook Goes when Her Kitchen is a Wreck
February 22, 2010 By 4 Comments
For the past couple of days the stove and refrigerator have been in my living room. DH moved them so he could finish putting the tile in our dining room and kitchen.
Slow Cooker Chili
February 20, 2010 By 8 Comments
Last Monday I had a Slow Food book club meeting. We read the Scavenger’s Guide to Haute Cuisine (click here to read my review). We were supposed to bring something with the theme “gourmet roadkill.” I knew right away I would bring venison chili with the recipe from Simply in Season. Speaking of Simply in Season, I recently bought a couple of new “local produce” themed cookbooks from Amazon hoping to find more turnip recipes.
Fit Jerk Friday: Quinoa with Spinach
February 19, 2010 By 10 Comments
Doing Fitness Your Way by Fit Jerk Help – It’s something everyone needs from time to time. A helping hand, friendly assistance, mentor guidance and so on. And today there is absolutely no shortage of help available. You can literally get help in any niche from the people who’ve “been there and done that”. Some say this type of advice is invaluable… and at times it is. But at other times, it’s a problem. Because it makes everyone lazy. An unlimited resource of {Read More}
Carrot Marmalade – Can Jam Challenge
February 18, 2010 By 5 Comments
For this month’s Can Jam Challenge, we were to make something that featured carrots. I looked through my books and decided that I would give marmalade another go. After all, this is supposed to be a learning experience, and I thought I might learn something if I tried again.
Aww shucks: Beautiful Blog Award
February 17, 2010 By 11 Comments
Elle at A for Effort gave me the Beautiful Blog Award. Isn’t it beautiful? I found Elle’s blog through SITS, a commenting community which is a great place to find interesting blogs. I love her blog, for some reason I can really relate to a lot of her posts. The rules for this award are that I have to tell you 7 interesting things about myself and pass it along to 7 other bloggers.
Pantry Essentials: A Pantry. Help Me Organize It!
February 16, 2010 By 8 Comments
I have been thinking a lot about pantries lately. Not necessarilywhat goes in them, but the pantries themselves. Of course we’d all love a huge walk-in pantry, but most of us – at least me – are lucky to make do with the cupboards next to the stove and maybe a closet-sized pantry with shelves for canned goods. Now that I’ve been cooking at home more, I have found myself getting frustrated with a lack of organization. Even after purging, {Read More}
