It seems to me that there are two kinds of rice pudding in the world–the creamy, stovetop kind and the more dense, baked-in-the-oven kind. Both are delicious, old-fashioned foods. If you prefer the creamy, stovetop kind, this recipe is excellent and has never failed me (although I cut the sugar in half). This creamy, stovetop [...]
From now until March 3rd, you can watch this entire movie for free using this link. I highly recommend you take an hour of your time to watch this movie, starring some of my favorite people on the planet, Joel Salatin and Michael Pollen. It will inspire you to find and get to know your [...]
Virtually every culture on earth incorporates some kind of delicious fermented food into their cuisine–sauerkraut, kimchee, lacto-fermented pickles, cheese, beer, yogurt, sourdough, to name a few. Fermentation is magical and awesome. Fermenting food is of course a natural way to preserve food, but I’d also argue that humans possess an innate instinct to practice traditional [...]
“Nutcakes” sound like something a hobbit would pack for a journey, or Jemima Puddle Duck would serve with hot tea. Really what they are are pancakes, but made with rich, finely ground almond flour instead of flour. We have been making these for breakfast and find them to be much more filling, satisfying and less [...]
The girls are on a nice laying schedule again, so we have a ton of eggs. Crema Catalana is a dish that, according to Culinaria Spain, is supposed to be made on March 19th by the grandmother or maiden aunt of the house in honor of St. Joseph’s Day. The lemon, cinnamon peel and caramelized [...]
One year ago today I grilled these cheeseburgers for dinner. We ate outside, because it was beautiful out. We opened the season’s first bottle of pink wine. Grandma Colorado and her friend came for dinner, and we had a very convivial feast in the backyard. It was not a fancy dinner, but I [...]
Here it is friends–the 350. This is our house cocktail, invented and thoroughly tested by me and Big D. This is not an old recipe, since St. Germain is fairly new, but is based on an old idea…the magical cocktail hour. Relax and enjoy one tonight. The 350 Ingredients 1/4c gin [...]
This is a great recipe for a moist, healthy muffin that uses your left-over steel cut oats. Oatmeal Muffins Print Recipe Type: Breakfast Author: Rebecca Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 15 mins Total time: 30 mins Serves: 12 Oatmeal Orange Raisin Muffins are a tasty, healthy breakfast or snack. Ingredients 1 cup AP flour [...]
I have a problem with beets. The problem is, I can’t stop eating them. I love them. If I were to write a children’s book today, it would be “Beetalicious”. You get the idea. Here is a nice old Mid Westernish recipe for pickled beets. Grandma Colorado made them for Christmas and we polished them [...]
This recipe is essentially a basic pot roast–except that I like to break the meat down into serving size portions. This makes it easier to serve and also gives each person more caramelized, crusty exterior. When you make this recipe, brown the hell out of it. Seriously get it more brown than you [...]
Hot, delicious sourdough hotcakes with melting butter and syrup? What more is there to say? See the little 5 year old smile back there? You have to start the night before with mixing up the dough. So worth it. Recipe adapted from Joy the Baker. I left the oil out and got a slightly [...]
After 3 years of experiments, mixed results, failures, successes….I finally have a somewhat stable, amicable relationship with the wild beast that is Sourdough Starter. This most ancient of bread making method (at least 4,000 years old) is like a miracle in your kitchen–mix flour and water, let it sit out, and the wild yeasts start [...]
My neighbor brought me a huge bag of frozen blueberries from her friend’s farm in Oregon….after quite a few pancakes and muffins, I was looking for something different. I found this recipe in Fine Preserving by Catherine Plagemann. I did not can it when it was finished–I just put in the refrigerator and gave [...]
This is a great old dish that I learned from the amazing Marion Cunningham . It is quick and easy to make, and falls in the category of ‘One Pot Chicken Dinners’–which I make in many, many versions. So easy–adults and children love it!! Country Captain Ingredients 1 chicken, cut into 8 pieces 1 [...]
Is there anything better than a fresh batch of warm cookies? I like to use a bit more brown sugar for a nice, chewy cookie. A little more vanilla punches up the flavor a bit, and the whole wheat flour adds nutrients, fiber and a nice rich flavor. I much prefer to add walnuts, but [...]
My Grandma Marion used to have happy hour every day. Sometime around 5pm the adults would get a nice, stiff cocktail, the kids would get Shirley Temples and we would sit around with a bowl of salted nuts, watch the sunset and sip our drinks. Lately I’ve been forcing myself to stop–actually just stop the [...]
