tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9269858005570508032024-03-19T17:04:01.921-04:00The secret life of a bakerUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926985800557050803.post-77429503474889250942010-08-08T15:34:00.000-04:002010-08-08T15:34:16.275-04:00Crock-Pot Mac & Cheese FlorentineThis was originally a vegan recipe with no cheese (despite the title) but being that it's silly to have mac and cheese minus the cheese I have, of course, since altered the recipe to fit my style and tastes. The guy has admitted, since I've perfected the recipe, that he likes this one almost better than the baked traditional version made with loads of cheese, milk and butter. I find Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926985800557050803.post-55985420609801279552010-07-27T23:04:00.000-04:002010-07-27T23:04:39.787-04:00PicklesHere's a terrific recipe for pickles. It's really easy and makes a bunch at a time so have some canning jars ready. If the jars and vinegar are pretty warm when you put the lids on they should seal up without having to go through the process of boiling the jars. Though they may need to go in the fridge overnight to finish sealing. I also use smaller jars so I get more of Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926985800557050803.post-55370738492592343922010-07-27T16:21:00.001-04:002010-07-27T22:20:02.735-04:00Some Like It HotSome like it hot, ya know? I do my best not to complain seeing how I'm one month shy of despising winter, how could someone hate winter and summer too? People would start to assume that person were a Canadian with all that griping. So I force myself to sit in the sun, dripping with crystal beads forming on my nose (because everyone knows, ladies don't sweat, they glisten). Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926985800557050803.post-36862973009133486472010-05-17T21:21:00.003-04:002010-05-17T21:24:50.444-04:00Bike Commute, Day 1: A Bust I've taken on a challenge to greenify my daily commute and cut down on my overall emissions. To aid me in giving my car a break my hand-me-down bike has become my new best friend. A few other reasons I've decided to take on this new mode of transportation includes a strange, expensive sounding noise coming from my car, that not driving it forUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926985800557050803.post-84042933817764402792010-05-05T16:16:00.004-04:002010-05-05T16:38:18.505-04:00Project Garage SaleAs spring is finally showing it's face to the northern world, the itch is back. No it's nothing contagious, I mean the spring clean and purge itch. It's just the two of us and we have enough stuff to fill a two bedroom house and a quarter of my mom's basement {which she would like me to take back home with me after a cleaning session there this weekend!!}. Sure if we had our ownUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926985800557050803.post-9539556665350540762010-03-25T19:37:00.008-04:002010-03-25T20:19:28.499-04:00Anything and Everything Au GratinI found the base for this recipe last summer when we were members of a local farm CSA. We were getting a ton of cauliflower in all shapes and sizes and I was looking for something a little different from the traditional au gratin that I had known for potatoes. Not only do I love the simplicity of this recipe but how it can so easily be tampered with to create numerous yummy variationsUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926985800557050803.post-23209905806140369452010-01-13T17:52:00.002-05:002010-03-26T10:28:38.152-04:00Crockpot WeekSo this week has, unintentionally become the week of the crock-pot in my house. This past weekend we had the tastiest baked beans that have ever come out of my kitchen with veggie burgers on homemade honey oat buns and something else that I've forgotten at the moment...oh right, baked cajun potato wedges. Last night we had Mushroom and Green Bean Stroganoff and tonight we're having Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926985800557050803.post-79922333566751453202010-01-13T16:05:00.002-05:002010-03-26T10:37:25.103-04:00Crockpot PotpieTweeted: January 13, 2010Origin: Fresh From The Vegetarian Slow Cooker by Robin Robertson
Slow-Fashioned Potpie with Biscuit Crustserves 4slow cooker size: 3.5-4 quart
cook time: 6 hours
Potpie1 Tbsp. olive oil1 med size yellow onion, chopped1 lg carrot, chopped2 Tbsp. ap flour1 lg ap potato, peeled and diced3 cups slow cooked or two 15.5 ounce cans chickpeas, drained and rinsed1/2 cup frozen Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926985800557050803.post-34800401324358421992010-01-12T19:42:00.002-05:002010-03-26T10:37:57.237-04:00The only Pasta Salad worth makingTweeted: January 12, 2010Origin: The Cook's Encyclopedia of Vegetarian Cooking by Linda Fraser adaptations have been made to original recipe.
Penne Pasta Saladserves 4 (but I like to make a double batch. It tastes so much better after soaking up the juices overnight and it's great for a light lunch for a few days.)
2 1/4 cups dried penne1 pound grape tomatoes, halved10 oz. mozzarella, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926985800557050803.post-23308823459560593782010-01-11T11:27:00.004-05:002010-03-26T10:38:13.090-04:00Coconut CurryTweeted: January 10, 2010 as Seitan Curry with Brown Short Grain Rice
Origin: I don't know where it came from, I've had it and adapted it to my liking long ago, so it's origin at this point is me!
Coconut Curry with Seitan or Tofu Served with rice or lentilsServes 2 with the chance of a little bit for lunch the next day
Curry Sauce
1 can coconut milk (regular or light)1 tsp. curry paste1 Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926985800557050803.post-4428651386169604462009-12-19T12:41:00.003-05:002010-03-26T10:38:31.044-04:00Roasted Butternut Squash Ginger SoupTweeted: December 19, 2009 Origin: Allrecipes.com with personal alterations
Roasted Butternut Squash and Ginger Soup Serves: 2-4 depending on squash and serving bowl size
1 lg butternut squash, peeled, seeded and cut into small chunks1 cup Onion, chopped1 stalk celery, small dice 4 slices of fresh ginger, peeled6 Tbsp butter, divided2-3 cups of veg 2 cups apple cidergrated ginger, salt and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926985800557050803.post-24207725360523335902009-12-05T13:51:00.003-05:002010-03-26T10:39:01.178-04:00PretzelsTweeted: December 5thRecipe Origin: King Arthur Flour - The Bakers Companion, pg. 229
Hot Buttered Pretzels
8 pretzels
Dough2 1/2 cups flour1/2 tsp salt1 tsp sugar2 1/4 tsp instant yeast7/8 - 1cup warm water
Topping1/2 cup warm water1 tsp sugarcourse, kosher, or pretzel salt3 tbsp salted butter, melted
Place all the dough ingredients in a abowl and beat until well combined. Knead the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926985800557050803.post-42724724904536325902009-12-03T17:16:00.002-05:002010-03-26T10:42:33.471-04:00Spicy Fall Stew Baked in a PumpkinTweeted: December 3rd, 4:30Recipe Origin: Still trying to remember....
Spicy Fall StewServes 61 md onion diced (1 cup)2Tbsp. olive oil, divided
1 red pepper, diced2 cloves garlic, minced (2 tsp)1tsp chili powder1tsp ground cumin1/2 tsp dried oregano1/2# tomatillos, husked and quartered (1,1/2 cup)1 15-oz can hominy, rinsed and drained3/4tsp salt1 3-4# pumpkin2oz cheddar, grated (optional)
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926985800557050803.post-21620533393713670782009-12-03T16:15:00.001-05:002010-03-26T10:42:33.473-04:00Twitter RecipesSo I have recently become a twitter fiend and base most of my 'tweets' on what I may happen to be working on in the kitchen. I'm still trying to get used to the 140 character limit and have been thinking how nice it would be to be able to post the recipes that correspond to that meals 'tweet'. It just dawned on me that in this absolutely possible since the world is my oyster in this Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926985800557050803.post-26972620036190324202009-11-13T09:26:00.003-05:002010-03-26T10:42:33.474-04:00It's Coming....dun dun duuunnnnIt's 9:15am and I'm looking out my window right now to see everything I am used to, trees, grass, fallen leaves but it all has seemed to have lost it's color throughout the night. It's all a similar shade of grey. My car will need to warm up a few minutes before I'm able to go anywhere and I feel, at this point in the day that I need my down. But I look at the forecast and it Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926985800557050803.post-28881537311939259722009-11-04T16:01:00.003-05:002010-03-26T10:42:33.476-04:00Time change creates time warpSitting here at my computer all afternoon catching up on emails, Relay for Life NordicStyle items, pulling up directions to my destinations for the next couple days, copying down recipes and making a check list for what I need to do and pack all before tomorrow. I'm taking a road trip down to Waltham, MA to visit my best, newly engaged, friend. We've only gotten to see each other a Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926985800557050803.post-13240258391342488022009-09-26T14:32:00.011-04:002010-03-26T10:42:33.484-04:00Tis the season for sauce - Part 1It was 35 degrees this morning when I went to work. While last week there was a flame of leaves here and there and we chalked it up to the sick trees turning earlier than all the others, yesterday as I was driving up the mountain road, I had to force myself to notice that it was only every 4th tree that was green rather than the other way around. The sun shining bright is no longer an Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926985800557050803.post-16272110773916200622009-05-15T16:27:00.004-04:002010-03-26T10:42:33.487-04:00Acadia National ParkNate and I just got back from a quick few days at Acadia National Park on the coast of Maine. It is a really beautiful place with lots of hiking, camping, and a couple really nice roads to bike. We decided not to take the midget which was sad to not have her along, but better in the end. She was at camp with her three golden friends. While we were there it was in the high thirties at night andUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926985800557050803.post-9116492252726083652009-03-31T11:38:00.004-04:002009-03-31T12:24:16.064-04:00Letting Things Speak for ThemselvesJust signing on to inform the masses that I'm too tired to grace cyber space with witty anecdotes that make up my days. Instead I would like to share a poem. It's from a small pamphlet like book called Bhakti, Santi: Love, Peace, a book of meditations edited by Jacob Trapp. The bottom left corner of the cover states PRICE 75cents. There is an inscription inside the cover addressed to my Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926985800557050803.post-80080770880840851752009-03-30T11:02:00.006-04:002010-03-26T10:42:33.490-04:00BUZZZ
Unlike most folks of my age, and even more unlike those who share in the profession of rising long before the crack of dawn, I'm not a coffee drinker. I've always loved the smell and I learned young how to prepare a cup whether it be in a counter top push button model or a good old fashion stove-top percolator I've been fixing coffee for others for years. Mothers day breakfast in bed, milk, noUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926985800557050803.post-47264656291693868962009-03-29T10:36:00.003-04:002010-03-26T10:42:33.492-04:00Dear Winter: You Can Kiss My Pastey White Hiney!So it's been brought to my attention, by a recent comment (though not a direct critique), that I am a very bad blogger. After, spending, I'm sure, an unreasonable amount of time creating this page, I posted a whole one time! It's the idea of it that counts. I'm slightly embarrassed that this person stumbled upon this pathetic excuse for a blog in fact. But to address her comment directly, no Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-926985800557050803.post-67071142482866975702008-05-28T17:30:00.001-04:002010-03-26T10:42:33.495-04:00Through phase 1So to catch you up....
Nate and I have been looking for a place to live and as many of us are, we're sick of trying to find a rental that allows dogs or allows dogs and isn't in close proximity to children, other dogs or a busy road, etc. So we got a real estate agent and have been looking at few places. We started off looking for multi-family homes as to pay the mortgage with the second unitsUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2