I went to bed around 11:00, woke up at 2:00 and couldn't get back to sleep. I decided if I can't sleep, at least I can be productive, and ended up putting 6 sliced up onions and a cube of butter into the crock pot. (Thank you kistha, because I'v always remembered how you caramelized onions in your crock pot that time, and wanted to try it.) I actually ( Read more... )

I have always been a fan of crock pot, or slow cooker, cooking. There is nothing quite as awesome as coming home after work to find a home cooked dinner already made, and smelling delicious to boot. But my crock pot has always been something of an issue. Brand new, it seemed to have exactly two temperatures, no matter how many choices it supposedly ( Read more... )

 Meatloaf verdict: too much HdP.  While that spice adds a great flavor to my pot roast, it's "too much" for meatloaf.  But otherwise moist and yummy.  Ketchup cures all. :D ( Read more... )

 Meatloaf and potatoes in the oven.  My way of making meatloaf is pretty much to toss in whatever filler/seasonings I have on hand, beyond the usual two eggs/two pounds of meat.  This time it was as follows ( Read more... )

It was a fun and busy weekend. We had friends staying with us (yay!) who very graciously indulged my bread baking experiments (of course, they also got sent home with bread!) Friday night we pretty much just stayed up late talking ( Read more... )

You guys! I am so excited! A couple of weeks ago, a guy here at work brought in some pot roast and mashed potatoes for lunch, and shared. They were really good, and I told him so. "It's a Dream Dinners recipe," he explained. "What is that?" I asked. "A cookbook?" "No," he said, and proceeded to explain to me what Dream Dinners is ( Read more... )

As promised, last night I made homemade hot dog buns ( Read more... )

This is totally going to be like that time I went looking to make home espresso, and ended up knowing way more than I ever bargained for about coffee, and how to make quality coffee, and now I do crazy stuff like roast my own beans ( Read more... )

I need a new icon, clearly. "Cooking" is not quite the same as "baking".

I'm sure by now, most of you are familiar with my tendency toward obsessing over shiny! new! things!

Anyway, as promised, I made the KAF white sandwich bread recipe last night. It calls for a couple of different ingredients from most of the basic white bread recipes out ( Read more... )

I am totally trying this white sandwich bread recipe from KAF tonight. KAF has never steered me wrong before ( Read more... )