As those of you who read a lot of Florida bloggers know…it’s frickin’ hot out there. This tends to make us not go out there nearly as often as we did in the spring/early summer, so everything in the garden is officially on it’s own.
This is fine with the volunteer tomato, who inexplicably is putting [...]
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Would you care to guess how many seeds you get from a 53 1/2 lb pumpkin?
Go on…guess.
1 cup would be the correct answer.
Seems paltry for a fruit this size, but this is one of those super-mega pumpkins, the kind that people grow for massive size instead of flavor, shape and/or seed production. If we grow [...]
I think I’ve noted previously that I could happily exist on Chinese food, with the occasional steak thrown in now and then. The rest of the family, not so much. Because they’re picky bastards, that’s why. When we order Chinee both the Husband and Boychild get cashew chicken, albeit WITHOUT any veg.
No vegetables, just nuts. [...]
Whilst on our mini-vacation this past weekend, we took the advice of the hotel “concierge” and visited a restaurant dubiously named Skidder’s for our morning repast. I decided to try huevos rancheros, having gone all of my 38+ years thusfar without partaking, even though I have quite the torrid relationship with Mexican food. (It helped [...]
Well, I’ve never canned before, and I’ve never made homemade jam/jelly before…but I’m an intelligent human being with opposable thumbs and better than average reflexes, and I’ve planted 18 freaking tomato plants this year, so I need to get some practice in!
Using Christine Ferber’s Mes Confitures as for theory and baseline (though I will NEVER [...]
So, I’ve had this madeleine pan for years now, never used it, but what with the baking frenzy going on here lately, I decided this weekend would be its maiden voyage.
There are a BILLYUN madeleine recipes out there, people. Refrigerate 3 hours, eggs at room temperature, dance naked in the moonlight to ensure the perfect, [...]
Borrowed Smitten Kitchen’s Punitions recipe for some cookie slinging tonight:
These are thin buttery cookies that are generally sandwiched together with ganache:
And make no mistake, they’re completely delicious this way, but I had in mind something a little different:
An approximation of Pepperidge Farm’s Geneva cookie, except this one is done with semi-sweet chocolate and crushed almonds. [...]
Though I only planted one Red Rocket pepper and one Thai Hot pepper plant last year, if you grow peppers you know how they produce. So I’ve dried them all, and now here I am with bags and bags of supremely fiery peppers and a family with wussy gringo palates.
What to do, what to [...]
Sooo, I’ve joined the Daring Bakers, and wtf not, I have absolutely nothing else to do, eh? No, seriously, I’ve looked at their past recipes and honestly look forward to the challenges. So much so apparently that today I tackled Julia Child’s French Bread recipe.
*blink*
Hey, go big or stay home, as a particularly loathesome ex-boyfriend [...]
Well, I was supposed to be reorganizing that nightmare we call our “pantry” today, but the Husband requested cupcakes, so cupcakes he got.
Vanilla Cupcakes with Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients
2 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 egg whites
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup milk
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line [...]
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