This is a dish that’s easy enough to do for just one person, or a group, and is great for using up some left overs. I just did one with some turkey left over from Thanksgiving and some frozen broccoli, but use what you like or just happen to have on hand. And If you [...]
Tags: bacon, bell pepper, broccoli, cheese, egg, ham, milk, onion
I’ve never really cared for wheat bread, but I have to eat better so I’m given them a shot. I found one in the store so far that’s not too bad… but I like to make bread for special occassions so here’s one I played with a bit and I like. It’s not too dense [...]
Tags: bread flour, brown sugar, butter, dry milk, milk, water, whole wheat flour, yeast
This is a nice, basic loaf bread that also works well for rolls and such. Now, I’ve never done “hand-kneaded” breads. Typically I use my bread machine to get through the knead-rise-knead cycle, then take it out and shape it to what I want, let it rise, and bake it in the oven. So if [...]
One of the fun memories I have as a kid is the family gatherings at my grandma and grandpa’s house… and every summer grandpa would get out the hand-cranked, wooden bucket, ice-cream maker.
Well, recently I was going through grandma’s recipe box, and I found this… “John’s Ice Cream”, grandpa’s recipe for that great ice cream [...]
Celery seems to be an oft-overlooked vege. Sure, it’s a mainstay in salads, and you can’t beat it stuffed with peanut butter (I’ll pass on the raisins though), and I even use it in my fresh chili. But what about as the main part of a side dish?
I had some extra celery burning a hole [...]
Tags: butter, celery, corn, cream, garlic, milk, nutmeg, onion, peas
Ok, so this is really “simmering”, but it doesn’t sound as catchy that way.
This is an old camping recipe that works just as well at home, and while it is not as quick as doing an omelet in a pan, with a large enough pot of water, everyone can have an omelet just the way [...]
Tags: bacon, bell pepper, broccoli, cheese, egg, ham, milk, onion, turkey
I got this from Alton Brown, I think originally through one of his book, with further info from the FoodTV website. If you want to try this, I recommend using a smaller crockpot. After a couple batches that turned out a bit overcooked, I purchased a small 2QT crockpot and it turned out wonderfully. Play [...]
Tags: alton brown, dried cranberries, dried fruit, milk, oatmeal, raisins, slow cooker, steel cut oats
Ingredients
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup yellow corn meal
1/2 cup sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup milk
1 egg
1/2 stick of butter
Directions
You can add some spices like nutmeg, vanilla and cinnamon to the above ingredients, or working with that above base, you can experiment with other things like fruit or even jalapenos.
Pre-heat the oven to 400F [...]
Tags: baking powder, butter, cast-iron, corn meal, egg, milk, sugar
This is based on a dressing I made up to go with the buffalo wings I made when cooking at Amelia’s in Saint Paul. The original recipe called for 4 cups each of sour cream and mayonaise, (I often use Miracle Whip instead) so re-doing it on such a small scale has been tough, but [...]
Tags: amelia's, blue cheese, buffalo wings, dressing, galic, lemon juice, mayonnaise, milk, salad, sour cream, vinegar