I need to make dinner in half an hour or so on weekdays, simply because, when I get home, I’m hungry. This can seriously limit what I can accomplish in the kitchen. What I am finding is that with prep on the weekend, it is possible.
I had made ravioli on the weekend and had [...]
Category Archives: Kitchen
Pasta Challenge
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Roasting Chestnuts
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
I have been curious about chestnuts for the longest time, and yes, I blame the opening line of ‘The Christmas Song‘
So I bought some Italian chestnuts at Byward Fruit last week, kept them in my fridge and this evening I set out to eat some of them. I found directions on How to Roast Chestnuts [...]
Dark Chocolate Truffles
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
I like a challenge, and for me, it seems that working with chocolate will provide it. I tried my hand at Carole Bloom’s Dark Chocolate Truffles and everything went well until it was time to temper the chocolate. I used Callebaut (one of the varieties Bloom recommends in her book). I also had to remember [...]
Bits
Monday, December 14, 2009
I meant to do the truffles today but I missed a step. That step could have been done yesterday, easily, but it was tonight. Anyway, truffles moved to Wednesday evening. Instead, I made snacks for a Christmas party tomorrow. I’ll do my best to write it out but I don’t measure everything (which is okay).
I [...]
Gingerbread Cookies
Saturday, December 12, 2009
I have a recipe that I wrote out from a series of books published in the 70’s and it’s been my go-to recipe for gingerbread cookies ever since.
Holiday Cookies
Cream together: 1/2 cup of butter, 1/2 cup of white sugar and 1/4 teaspoon of salt.
Add and stir well: 1 egg, 1/2 cup of molasses, 1 tablespoon [...]
Shortbread
Friday, December 11, 2009
Who are we kidding? Shortbread is just a butter delivery system and an essential part of Christmas.
This is from my own recipe box.
1/2 cup of corn starch
1/2 cup of icing sugar
1 cup of all-purpose flour
3/4 cups of salter butter
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
turbinado sugar
Preheat oven to 300.
In a bowl, sift together the dusty stuff. Blend [...]
Hot Cocoa
Thursday, December 10, 2009
It’s been a long day and what better than to relax with a cup of hot cocoa with a shot of Baileys.
The recipe I use is the one you find on Fry’s Cocoa tins. You take 1 cup of milk and heat, I find 2 minutes on high in the microwave is perfect. Remove the [...]
Christmas Baking Begins
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Tonight’s Christmas activity is the start of Christmas baking and I am beginning with the humble peanut butter cookie. I had a large jar of peanut butter in the cupboard that I haven’t touched in a few weeks so I thought it would be ideal to start with this recipe.
Peanut Butter Cookies
1 cup of salted [...]
Warm Chocolate Pudding
Sunday, November 22, 2009
November calls for a nice warm treat.
Ingredients
1 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup white sugar
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 cups boiling water
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F ( 175 degrees C).
2. In a 2 [...]
Giving Thanks
Saturday, October 10, 2009
I had been away from the blog for a bit, I was getting an accounting course finished. I have a number of postings up my sleeve and will be finding time to write soon. Suffice to say, I am happy to be back.
Today I am making Thanksgiving Dinner for my parents. I am enjoying that [...]