January 2, 2009

2009 IS MINE!

And I hope its yours too!  (Since I don’t know how to link to a post, 😀  I am keeping this post on top until Monday – my newer posts will hopefully show up after this one!) I decided to do a post to help motivate me as well as any readers I may have.  Here’s the deal.  Tell me what your goal is for...
January 2, 2009

Tabasco is in the house and curds and whey

Seriously, I have NEVER seen a bottle of Tabasco sauce this huge!  12 ounces!  So I got the ingredients to make ricotta cheese!  Homemade Ricotta Cheese 1 quart whole milk 1 cup heavy cream (turns out heavy whipping cream is the same thing!) 1 teaspoon coarse salt 2 tablespoons white vinegar Pour the milk and cream in a saucepan.  Add the salt.  Bring to a...
January 2, 2009

Broccoli Potato Soup with Fontina Cheese

I still have to do a major grocery shopping, not just for a special night like last night!  In my pantry I found a small bag of potatoes that needed to be eaten up.  So I decided soup it is! But before that, I made an omelet with my new omelet pan from my Christmas loot – I have a matching spatula too! Here’s my...
January 1, 2009

We made it to Midnight . . . barely!

Happy New Years Day all!   We had planned to do fondue closer to midnight, but we were still full from dinner!  Hannah and I did manage to polish of a whole wedge of baked brie though! Here’s my new whisk, tenderizing the meat!  I had no idea that his body moved! Here’s how it looks when done.  I had my heat on medium high –...
January 1, 2009