tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73634560467742801252024-03-13T12:20:40.638-05:00New-fashioned family recipesOnce upon a time there was a large family that loved food...Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00863805225271084025noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363456046774280125.post-51385233998623738502012-08-01T13:51:00.002-05:002012-08-01T13:52:01.681-05:00Think Greek yogurt is really good but really expensive?Join the club!
What? You think I'll actually solve that problem for you?
Well, I can't do anything about the crazy prices in the store (on sale this week - only $1 for 5 or 6 oz, ugh - our yogurt budget for all of us would be sky-high!), but hopefully I can convince you that making your own at home is pretty doable, very tasty, and cheap as well! Last week there was a saleKatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00863805225271084025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363456046774280125.post-58040008993818969472012-06-29T20:49:00.001-05:002012-06-29T20:49:25.013-05:00Szechuan Noodle SaladAunt Jane gave me this recipe - it was one of many good salads she served at the bridal shower she hosted for me many years ago. Will and I made it often in the first half of our marriage, but then, somehow, forgot about the recipe until just a month or so ago. Since then we have already made it twice - yum!
I didn't think to take many pictures, but I did think that the chopped Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00863805225271084025noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363456046774280125.post-63148522622800970392012-01-04T19:59:00.002-06:002012-01-04T19:59:52.869-06:00Checking in on the natural starter and bread makingPreviously (a long time ago!) I wrote about the wild yeast levain I was beginning to make following the instructions in the book 52 Loaves (also available here.)
Well, I am happy to say that about a year and a half later I am still using this to bake really good bread!
One reason I wanted to make this from wild yeast instead of purchased yeasts is that the author of 52 Loaves Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00863805225271084025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363456046774280125.post-25149719197336906742011-09-03T20:36:00.003-05:002011-09-03T21:00:42.610-05:00Grilled Salmon with homemade tomato salsa
Trying not to let this blog completely die away... let me tell you about what we had for dinner tonight: Salmon fillet marinated in lime/garlic/jalapeno (baked, though it was supposed to be grilled, but lots of rain adjusted those plans) topped with homemade tomato salsa!
This is a perfect summer meal!
I'm feeling a little too lazy to get off the couch and give you exact measurements, besidesKatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00863805225271084025noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363456046774280125.post-59054939452506959972011-03-11T19:31:00.003-06:002011-03-11T20:26:18.120-06:00gpbjSometimes a girl just needs to eat something warm with minimal mess and effort...thank you grilled cheese sandwich. And like any true born and bred American, a large part of my diet revolves around peanut butter, and a large part of my time is spent thinking of new ways to incorporate peanut butter into my diet.For a while now, I've been wanting to combine two of my favorite things-the warm Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363456046774280125.post-4434708227056828762011-01-10T14:36:00.004-06:002011-01-11T09:09:57.498-06:00Vegetarian Black Bean ChiliYUM.A friend made this for me last winter. I hate myself for what I'm about to type, but seriously: love at first bite. Cast-iron cornbread on the side and everything is right with the world. The fact that the chili and cornbread go from ingredients to dinner in about half an hour only improves an already exciting weeknight. Obviously, this is chili - so add, subtract, substitute away.Need2 weareNOTamusedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13592782599769447280noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363456046774280125.post-56047152094835933872010-12-19T08:18:00.002-06:002010-12-19T09:49:47.899-06:00Pumpkin Chocolate Chip CookiesIngredients2 sticks softened butter1 c. white sugar1 c. brown sugar1 - 15 oz can pumpkin2 large eggs3 c. flour2 t. baking soda1/2 t. salt1 t. vanilla1 t. cinnamon1/2 t. ginger1/4 t. nutmeg1/4 t. cloves2 c. milk chocolate chipsDirectionsHeat oven to 350 and grease pans. Using mixer, beat butter until smooth. Beat in sugars, then eggs, pumpkin, and vanilla.In another bowl, mix together dry Stalinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08651384903760455036noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363456046774280125.post-19394998298165755532010-08-14T16:00:00.002-05:002010-08-14T16:15:43.455-05:00Grandma's 14-Day Sweet PicklesI'll give an update on the wild yeast levain and the breads I've made with it soon but right now I have pickles on the brain, so I thought I'd share.Raise your hand if you love Grandma's sweet pickles. Raise your hand if you used to eat them plain (while drinking Grandma's iced tea) in the summer time for a snack while visiting the farm. (ok, Laura and I might be the only ones raising our hands Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00863805225271084025noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363456046774280125.post-24244079547050685062010-07-02T09:54:00.005-05:002010-07-02T10:23:39.912-05:00Making a wild yeast levain and a Book Review of 52 Loaveshttp://www.amazon.com/52-Loaves-Relentless-Pursuit-Meaning/dp/1565125835http://www.williamalexander.com/ (the author's blog - includes recipes)I heard about this book on another blog and thought it sounded worth reading. It is! The book is a non-fiction story about the author's attempt to re-create the "perfect" loaf of bread that he ate ~10 years before our story starts. He decides to make at Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00863805225271084025noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363456046774280125.post-82981097298725824512010-06-13T15:59:00.004-05:002010-06-13T16:29:05.058-05:00Roasted Red Pepper Chickpea DipAs I was making this recipe today, I thought it would be a good one to share! This is just a great chickpea dip that's easy to make (less than 10 minutes total) and is good as an appetizer or afternoon snack at work.Ingredients:2 cans chick peas (garbanzo beans) (15 ounces), drained 1 small jar roasted red peppers (6 ounces), drained well and coarsely chopped 1/2 lemon, juiced 2 cloves garlic, Ellenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02164827577710831096noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363456046774280125.post-18484048462174124062010-02-22T20:59:00.002-06:002010-02-22T21:08:38.834-06:00Gingersnap cookies IEver since Josie brought her amazing gingersnaps to our house several months ago I have been wanting to make them. They were so good!! Unfortunately, right around the time I asked her for the recipe she started being sick all the time due to a little one that Claire is getting excited to meet in June. (Claire's babysitter is also expecting, so the topic comes up a lot. Today Claire asked me: "doKatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00863805225271084025noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363456046774280125.post-76601118777474144592009-12-29T16:15:00.001-06:002009-12-29T16:21:08.495-06:00Toffee Making NovelI was determined this year to make toffee, for several reasons. First of all, it's so good. Yum! Second, I tried making it years ago and all the butter separated out and it was terrible. I pretty much hate failing at anything, but it has especially bothered me all these years that a simple recipe beat me. It's just a recipe! It shouldn't be that hard! Why didn't it work? What went wrong? Was it Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00863805225271084025noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363456046774280125.post-4493253385568100242009-12-12T16:02:00.002-06:002009-12-12T16:35:23.833-06:00Caramel Apple Pecan PieThis is good. Real good.Caramel Apple Pecan Pie(from “Pie” by Ken Haedrich)Pie Crust of your choice (Our favorite)12 caramels, each quartered-48 piecesFilling:7 cups peeled, cored, sliced apples (I used 1/2 golden delicious and 1/2 granny smith)1/2 c. firmly packed light brown sugar1 T. lemon juice2 T. granulated sugar1 T. cornstarch1/2 t. ground cinnamon1 t. vanilla extractTopping:3/4 c. all wchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813836598215210667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363456046774280125.post-2208750570694745152009-12-10T21:16:00.005-06:002009-12-10T21:26:37.870-06:00Spices and holiday cooking so farWhile we are waiting for Will to post the Carmel Apple Pecan Pie recipe, I thought I'd show a picture of the spices I won! I stumbled upon the website iLunchbox last summer and have occasionally entered to win some contests. I won last month and got all these spices (including real vanilla!) some mulling spices, hot chocolate mix, brining mix for a turkey (not sure if I'll ever use that one), Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00863805225271084025noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363456046774280125.post-24602960994792094262009-11-25T19:36:00.002-06:002009-11-25T20:03:52.564-06:00Perfect Pie CrustJust in time for Thanksgiving, and by popular request, here is my adaptation of Betty's oil pie crust. Growing up this was the pie crust Mom would make and I learned how to make it from her. It was always a bit frustrating though because sometimes it would turn out great and other times... not so much, it would be crumbly and mealy instead of flaky.In 4-H when I made apple pie for the fair one Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00863805225271084025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363456046774280125.post-91629543216875077202009-11-13T21:50:00.003-06:002009-11-13T21:55:02.012-06:00CNS photosDrying a field of delicious homemade egg noodles.Veggies simmering, chicken chillin' in the background.Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03981256778570082608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363456046774280125.post-18341628771466400922009-10-21T13:11:00.006-05:002009-10-21T13:51:19.950-05:00Chicken Noodle SoupI made this soup last night. It is delicious and perfect for a crisp fall day.Ingredients:Soup1 Whole chicken, 2.5 - 3 lbs.6 Carrots4 Stalks of celery3 Onions, medium size8 Oz. frozen peas10 Sprigs fresh parsley1/2 Tb. dried thyme leaves1 Bay leaf3 Cloves of garlicSaltPepper2 Tb. butterNoodles1 1/4 C. Flour1 Pinch of salt1 Egg1/4 C. Milk1/2 Tb. ButterDirections:First, make the soup stock. Throw Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03981256778570082608noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363456046774280125.post-57930142704456380702009-10-12T14:08:00.003-05:002009-10-12T14:13:50.960-05:00that time of year...Hey all, instead of posting a proper recipe I thought it might be fun to ask everyone how they season their roasted pumpkin seeds, as I just did jack-o-lanterns and made some puree this last weekend. Fat / Salt purism aside, I like:Butter, Salt, Cumin, Cardamom and Yellow Curry (this is my regular spiced kind)Butter, Sugar, Ginger, Clove, Cinnamon (the pumpkin pie kind)What about everyone else?weareNOTamusedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13592782599769447280noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363456046774280125.post-92228935831146374722009-09-04T21:01:00.003-05:002009-09-04T21:06:35.508-05:00Tomato sandwich, part deuxIt just so happened that Claire and I had open-face tomato sandwiches for part of dinner last night. We both loved them. We had nice hearty homemade bread - toasted, of course - olive oil, home-grown tomatoes, home-grown basil and a little Parmesan cheese sprinkled on top. Just about the perfect summer sandwich!wchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10813836598215210667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363456046774280125.post-85114042598032192332009-08-28T12:08:00.002-05:002009-08-28T12:16:24.728-05:00Tomato Sandwich, mmmmmmm.This is a simple one (nothing groundbreaking by any means), and it's important to stuff your face now because once good heirloom tomatoes are gone, so's this recipe. I looooooove these, hopefully everyone else will too.Need:Heirloom tomatoes of your favorite sortGood sturdy sandwich bread ( i like multi-grain but white's all good)Mayo (not miracle whip. i assume i don't even have to say that weareNOTamusedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13592782599769447280noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363456046774280125.post-69408076156506276962009-07-04T08:55:00.005-05:002009-07-04T21:31:57.233-05:00Katy's Meat MarinadeI thought would be fun to all share our favorite marinade recipes (and pictures if you think of it). This is my favorite; I got this recipe from a friend (Rachel, not Katy). It seems like pretty much standard marinade ingredients but for some reason it just makes chicken or beef (kabobs or whatever) SO tasty! The last time we used this recipe we then used the marinated, grilled chicken on huge Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00863805225271084025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363456046774280125.post-15464756076207301782009-06-26T15:00:00.002-05:002009-06-26T15:56:03.635-05:00Mushroom-Shallot BruschettaKate, I'm sorry for posting right on top of you - I feel like that's how this blog goes. Nothing for a month and then everyone at once! Anyway, this is a creation of my own and I very much enjoy it, hopefully everyone else will too. Like pretty much everything I cook, at various times this is used to accompany cocktails, as an appetizer, for a weekend lunch, (cue discussion on the validity of weareNOTamusedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13592782599769447280noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363456046774280125.post-73980293418352870182009-06-25T17:04:00.003-05:002009-06-25T17:47:54.531-05:00Pasta with Garlic, White beans, Tomatoes, and ZucchiniThis is a quick, easy, tasty vegetarian dinner. A great summer dish - we probably have it every other week. This is adapted from a vegetarian cookbook called: "Vegetarian Classics" by Jeanne Lemlin, a book we use a lot. Note: if you do not like garlic (is that possible??) do not try this dish. Sorry, no picture. I promise my next post will have a picture!Ingredients:1 pound pasta (Barrilla Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00863805225271084025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363456046774280125.post-34339022459562982322009-06-09T13:49:00.003-05:002009-06-09T14:21:46.757-05:006 - 3's ice cream I saw our ice cream maker in the basement this morning, which made me think about homemade ice cream. And this recipe is what I always think of when I think of homemade ice cream. I remember making this at the farm when we'd go visit in the summer and sometimes at home for our neighborhood ice cream parties (back when we lived in Ottumwa - where Andy always wanted to go on vacation after we Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00863805225271084025noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363456046774280125.post-82303818612952916042009-06-03T21:07:00.005-05:002009-06-04T13:53:06.923-05:00Barilla Plus pastaI decided to write a "Product Review" post in case some of you haven't tried this pasta, though a recipe post will follow sometime soon. (And no, I was not paid to write this or given free product or anything like that.)It would be fun if people posted some reviews on their favorite brands of certain food items. Possible examples: yogurt, olive oil, favorite 'convenience' food (including how you Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00863805225271084025noreply@blogger.com4