Welcome back to “From Scratch”. I’m so glad you dropped by to check out what else I’m cooking up in my kitchen. Since we made chicken stock a couple of weeks ago, I wanted to give you yet another thing you could do with it. Last week we made rice and today we’re going to [...]
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Easy Peasy, Lemon Squeazy Mayo
I’m so excited to share my newest discovery….Homemade Mayonnaise. Now, before you claim I’m Martha Steward to the extreme and roll your eyes at me, take a quick peak at how so STINKIN’ easy this recipe is. If you ever find yourself in a pinch for more mayo, you can whip this up in less [...]
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No, we’re not going to grow our own rice, silly. We’re just going to cook some. Now this is not your Uncle Ben’s or Minute Rice. We’re going to start with the rice you find in bags near the boxes of quick cook rice. Okay, now get back here. I know you just checked out [...]
Read the rest of this entry »From Scratch…Chicken Stock
Welcome back to my kitchen! This is the second installment of ‘From Scratch’ where I show you how I make some of my cooking staples. Last Wednesday, I showed you how to roast a chicken. Hopefully, you saved your chicken carcass and drippings because that is the main ingredient to today’s food staple, Chicken Stock. [...]
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Taste of Home Welcome to the first in series of five “From Scratch” recipes. Each of the next five Wednesdays, I’m going to invite you into my kitchen to show how you too can make a few simple things the old fashioned way. Not only will you find these to be simple and economical, but [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Fun Jar Labels
In my attempt to use less plastic to store food, I have taken to using more glass jars. One problem we seem to be having is identifying what exactly is in that jar, especially when one jar has milk, another kefir and still another yogurt. Yes, very problematic. They all look the same from the [...]
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There was a time not long ago when women made all their food from scratch. You know, they made it themselves. They made cakes with flour and sugar, not from a box. They baked their own bread and churned their own butter. Okay, the butter is a bit of a stretch, but you get [...]
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Oooo. Coffee. In light of all the precious snow that has been falling in the Portland area the last few days, I thought it fitting to talk about warm drinks. I don’t know about you, but when it’s cold outside, I long to have a warm beverage by my side. Try not to look at [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Easier Than Pie, Ranch Dressing
I love Ranch Dressing, but not all Ranches live up to my high taste expectations. As a kid, my mom would mix up some mayonnaise, milk and Uncle Dan’s Ranch Mix for the best tasting stuff on earth. When Renaissance Man and I married, I tried out some bottled varieties. Yuck! And then it happened, [...]
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I swear this is the last entry about sunbutter for a very long time. Okay, well, for at least a little while. Now, you may be asking yourself, ‘Self, with all this sunbutter consumption, isn’t Kathleen packing on the weight?’ And to you I would respond, ‘My dear sweet friend, thank you so much for [...]
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