So, cartoonist mentioned that if she was going to invite her friends over, we should have pizza. I paused on that thought, and she had the same thought at the same time. “We need to make that from scratch too.” she said. So, where to start. I found a good gluten-free recipe for the crust, […]
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Making Energy Bars Part III
I had never used a dehydrator before, so had no idea what to expect. I took it out of the box, and looked at all the parts, and marveled at it. Now, we could do real bars, bars that we wouldn’t have to freeze, bars that we could grab and go, just as we always […]
Making Engery Bars, Part I
One of my weaknesses, when I went off gluten, was energy bars, because most were made gluten free, and I thought were fairly harmless, especially Nugo bars. I went through those, sometimes two as a meal. I loved how handy they were, and never stopped to look at all the ingredients. But then, I read, […]
Making the Macaroons from hell
I was bitching the other day about the macaroon recipe in Baby Cakes. I decided to see just how long it would take, and just how many recipes it would take to make one batch of macaroons. As I mentioned yesterday, each recipe pointed to a different one, and I thought I had caught all […]
Recipies that drive me crazy
What I really hate are recipes that give an ingredient that you don’t make, such as a can of something, or package of something, to throw into the mix you are working. The worst offender is a book I bought, I believe, at Costco, where I love looking at the cook book section. It is […]
How beautiful it is to have it clean
I don’t want you to think that we never cleaned up. Here are pictures of what happened when cartoonist came back home. She was very diligent, and got it all clean. And here are the pictures to prove it. She said, when done, you don’t have to take pictures, but she didn’t know I had […]
The non-joy of cleaning up
Ah, the part I hate the most of cooking, is cleaning up. I try to clean as I go, and put things in the dish washer, but it was one of those weeks were we were cooking every day. (I usually cook big things about once a week, but my daughter didn’t have anything else […]
Granola and what not to do Part II
So, I started out with the new recipe. I made sure I had at least most of the ingredients before I started out. And, I followed the recipe to the letter, in regards to stopping the cooking half way though, to mix it, and turn it, so it all got toasty and crisp. Once I […]
Granola and what not to do Part I
I realized that I should write about the first thing I decided to make, which was granola. Let me back up. I have made things before, I have cooked all my life. When my mother worked during our summer break, my brothers and sister used to bake things, just to see how they worked. One […]
Making Blueberry Muffins with Strawberries
So, I was too busy to make anything today, so my daughter gave it a spin. Since I had the Moosewood Cookbook out, she read it over at breakfast and decided she was going to make blueberry muffins. Only thing is, she forgot to tell me that fact. She only said, “I’m going to make […]
