My “Daring Cook’s” Challenge

As soon as I heard of The Daring Kitchen, I rushed over and registered.  Each month, The Daring Kitchen issues a challenge to the participants to make and photograph a recipe.  I quietly prayed for a recipe that appealed to me.
I was SO happy when I found out my recipe challenge was for my fav [...]

I made marshmallows

I’ve never wanted to make marshmallows.  I never gavemuch thought to marshmallows, except when I drank cocoa or had a campfire. 
Then…..
I saw a blog post about making marshmallows.  It looks SO easy…. and delicious.
Saw, I got up.  When to the kitchen.  And made marshmallows.
Now I’m addicted.  Poor me.
The blogger (and sorry, I can’t remember who) [...]

Another (much more successful) attempt at Homemade Bread

I tried making bread again yesterday.  My second attempt was much more successful.  I used a combination of wheat a white flour (2.5 cups wheat & 5 cups bread flour).  I also increased the yeast to 2.5 t.  The next time I try it, I will increase the yeast even more.  But, I am out [...]

Homemade bread

I’ve been wanting to make some more home made bread. I could hear my bread machine calling.  A few months back (actually SEVERAL months back) I experimented with making bread in my Kitchen-Aid mixer.  It was a dismal failure.
Today, while searching for a pattern for a Kitchen-Aid cozy, I ran across this recipe.  I immediately [...]

Funk Butter – Homemade Deodorant

Sorry, I haven’t posted in ages.  Sometimes, time is not my friend.  Anywhoo, I’ve been reading about deodorant recipes (AngryChicken, FunkButter, Tammy’s Recipes, and wanted to try it for myself. 
Most of the people making their own deodorant do it because of aluminum concerns.  While I am concerned about aluminum, I made my own for a [...]

Kool-aid Pickles

http://www.slashfood.com/2008/06/13/kool-aid-pickles-koolickles/
I’m from Alabama, not Mississippi, but I must try Kool-aid Pickles. I guarantee, the pickles will either be yummy or delish.
 I have a recipe similar to this using store bought Kosher Pickles.
Drain juice from pickles (reserve juice). Layer pickles and lots and lots of sugar and red pepper flakes back into the jar. Then, pour [...]

Yummy Dinner

I nailed dinner tonight.  It was one of the best meals I have prepared in a long time.  Funny thing it, I threw it together.
I made baked chicken and rice with Kale and white beans.
For the baked chicken, I sprayed a 9X13 baking dish with Pam.  Then added 1 cup Jasmine Rice, 1 can chicken [...]

Homestyle White Bread Recipe

Homestyle White Bread
 
1 ½ cups water
1 ½ tablespoons honey
2 ½ tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces
 
4 cups bread flour
3 tablespoons nonfat dry milk
2 tablespoons toasted wheat germ, optional
1 ½ sugar
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon gluten
2 teaspoons salt
 
1 tablespoon Bread Machine Yeast
  
Dump all ingredients into Kitchen-Aid mixer and blend for approx 3 minutes.
 
Turn up speed (medium) [...]

Celebrating Thansgiving Early

My family is celebrating Thansgiving today, as everyone has to be somewhere else on Thanksgiving.  I am responsible for bringing Zipper Peas (I frozen these from the Farmers Market back during the summer), a dessert (my hubby is making his famous banana pudding).  I am going to film in making his banana pudding and put [...]

Bread Machine vs Handmade Bread

I purchased a bread machine from the Thrift Store about 2years ago and went crazy making all sorts of homemade bread.  Then I purchased “The Bread Lover’s Bread Machine Cookbook” by Beth Hensperger.  Every recipe I a make from her cookbook overflowed my bread machine.  I decided to give the cookbook one more shot and [...]

Vintage cookbooks

I love vintage cookbooks.  I collect them and at one time dreamed of owning a vintage cookbook book store.  I lived in Birmingham at the time and I believed a store like that would go over huge.  But, I live in small town Florida now and I don’t think it would fly here.
I decided yesterday [...]