Bringing "back in the day" back to today
Winters in Upstate NY have a tendency to be cold. So far this year we have not had much in the way of extreme cold or snowy weather, but it still get me in the winter eating frame of mind. When its cold like this, I am looking for comfort foods combat the cold and …
Today the thermometer is reading below zero not even counting the wind chill! On a day like today, when the grocery supply is getting pretty grim, I am forced to get creative or go to the store. Go out in this cold? Not a chance! A quick trip to the pantry and it’s this three …
This coconut curry chicken stew recipe has been in my possession for over ten years but it wasn’t until now that I decided to try it. Growing up, I was not terribly adventurous when it came to food and curry was one of those spices that seemed too exotic for me. It it truly a …
This particular winter has been exceptionally cold, like ‘WTF, why is it so cold?’, cold. While I don’t care for the cold the bright side is that great soups, stews and chowders are the best antidote to cold weather. This winter we have eaten all of our favorites a few times each and have been …
Lately I have been branching out on my bread making, moving on from easier everyday bread recipes to more involved or complex processes. Last week I made brioche and this week I wanted to try ciabatta. I have been wanting to make ciabatta for quite some time now as it is one of my favorite …
When it comes to soups, there are few that are as easy to make as French Onion. Plus it is a great way to use up leftovers from other meals. You can use the beef stock from your last rib roast and homemade croutons that gave a little more life to your last loaf of …
Homemade dumplings are better than the boxed mix: Dumplings are pretty much necessary when I am making beef stew. Since we started cooking from scratch we don’t seem to have things like Bisquick in the house anymore. Really, what is Bisquick, anyway? I am pretty sure its nothing more than flour, salt, baking powder and …
Another key component to cooking things from scratch is ensuring that you waste as little as possible. I mean, who cares if you throw away half of a frozen meal from the store that you had little to do with the actually making of? Now, if you had made the pasta and meatballs into a …
Update – we now have an electric slow cooker in our life. This is a cross between a crock pot and an electric pressure cooker. It makes this process even easier. You will have perfect stock from start to finish in about an hour. For us the holidays is a time for everyone to get …
I think that I am going to call this my ‘I don’t think that this winter will ever end’ tomato soup. Winter not ending isn’t such a great thing, but this soup is pretty darn good. I just kind of winged this one. I was hungry for some lunch and we didn’t have a lot …