This meal has been on the docket for quite a while, but I got kind of out of the cooking mood earlier this week. I’m kind of glad it waited until tonight because it turned out to be the perfect night for a warm, comforting meal. I’m not sure if you heard, but Kansas got about 37 inches of rain tonight. OK, I exaggerate, but we got almost 5, and that’s a LOT. This kind of downpour requires creamy, starchy,comforty food.
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To be completely honest, this is take #2 of Buffalo Turkey Burgers. The first attempt was not very tasty and I didn’t really think it worthy of publishing. They weren’t acatastrophy, just nothing to write home about. Turns out, the less work I actually do, the better!
I came upon this recipe from “Pithy and Cleaver” in my handy Google Reader and decided immediately I had to try it. I just looked so simple and good! And who can’t use another recipe for chicken?
This weekend at the farmer’s market I happened to stop by a booth that was selling fresh, natural chicken. [...]
The Jam Verdict
Posted in Food on May 10th, 2009
We enjoyed the jam several times last week on the fresh (no-knead) bread. Delicious. And this morning, Greg had his traditional Saturday morning pancakes with strawberry jam. That’s how he always eats them, and its partly what inspired me to make a LOT of jam. We go through a LOT of jam.
I know, its so trite to make muffin’s for your mom on Mother’s Day. But these muffins aren’t really for my mom to eat, I actually wrote the recipe for my husband. No, I am somewhat “dedicating” these muffins to my mom because without her early guidance in the kitchen, I most likely wouldn’t be making muffins today, and I certainly wouldn’t be making muffins that I made up the recipe for.
Slow Cooker Shredded Beef Tacos
Posted in Cooking, Dinner, Food, Slow Cooker on May 7th, 2009
This is kind of a “clean out the fridge/freezer” type of week. So it finally occurred to me to use up the rest of a top round steak I left in the freezer. And because I also have leftover corn tortillas, cheddar cheese and some cilantro growing on my deck, tacos were the most logical choice!
The title of this post is also the title of a book that’s on a giveaway contest here at Erin Cooks. Given my recent disastrous attempts at jam making, wouldn’t you say that I need all the help I can get? Wish me luck, or go enter the giveaway yourself! And if you click over, [...]
Rhubarb sauce is one of my favorite summer treats. I’m always on the lookout for rhubarb, and I was lucky enough to find some beautiful rhubarb at the local Farmer’s Market this weekend. I bought a couple pounds of it. My friend that I was shopping with questioned what I was going to do with it. Many people don’t even know what the heck rhubarb is let alone what to do with it! Of course you can put it with strawberries in jam or pie or something like that. However, I really love it on its own made into sauce. I describe it as the consistency of applesauce, but with rhubarb instead of apples.
I can’t take credit for these recipes. But I can take photos…lots and lots of make-your-mouth-water-photos.
The Great Strawberry Jam Disaster of ‘09
Posted in Cleaning, Food, Kitchen Disasters, canning on May 3rd, 2009
Today started out innocently enough. I had bought a few pounds of strawberries with the idea of making strawberry jam. I’ve tried my hand a few times at canning with mixed success. So I decided to use the VERY FIRST recipe in my Ball “Complete Book of Home Preserving”. Its the first recipe in the chapter called “getting started”. As in, if you can’t get this down, please put down your canning pot and step away from the kitchen. Well, I was feeling pretty good about myself. I’m no beginner, I’ve done this whole canning thing at least 4 times…