In recent weeks I've gotten a lot more enthusiastic about cooking and trying out new recipes. So far they're mostly from the book How To Cook Everything by Mark Bittman, which has some really good recipes ( Read more... )

Been on a cooking jag lately (if cooking is the right word ( Read more... )

Strawberry season may be officially over, but U-Picks are still going moderately well (at least based on what I saw today ( Read more... )

The two are actually somewhat connected.

The day before yesterday I gave in and bought the new Jamie Oliver cookbook,
Jamie's Food Revolution. Yesterday I went on a fundraising walk and then ended up doing some more walking (to the stores the second time ( Read more... )

Of course it had to be the hottest day yet. The fruit couldn't wait though. Five and a half small jars of strawberry/blackberry jam. Made of the too soft for freezing berries and berry bits. Not bad. Took twice as long (or more) cooking time from the recipe. Really, it's a bit like "want some fruit with your sugar" jam. Tastes good though.

Got the chocolate cake/square baked and iced and the fruit square iced. The caramel corn is in the oven. I didn't think I would get it all done, but it is.

Got the meat pockets done! Just one more tray to go into the oven. Just like the bread, this took all day. I started around 11:30 this morning. And now, I've got to be at work in two hours.

I got a new cookbook for Christmas, which inspired me to start a cooking/baking spree. The result is (if I get it all done) I will be doing all of the cooking for the family New Years party. Last night was two batches of Chili, one vegetarian and one regular (nearly doubled in size). That was simply fun. I've done chili before, several times ( Read more... )

Thanks to a bake sale tomorrow, I've been on a baking spree today (Last time I did this was a couple of years ago ( Read more... )

Well, I made them using a half cup of cocoa, however I forgot to reduce the flour by the same amount. Anyway, the general consensus is that they are great.

Working on an update to the website that I hope will be ready to go today (thought that yesterday though, so who knows).