• Blog - Kitchen

    Every once in a while…

    August 17, 2011 - By 
    …I feel very domestic. 
    As in old school… starting from scratch with all basic ingredients. 
    Today was one of those days.
    I was inspired by this blog post by Krista to try making butter. 

    Into the mixer goes the heavy whipping cream…

    Several minutes of high speed mixing brought me to here…
    Notice the solids separated from the liquid….that liquid would be buttermilk. Cool huh!
     

     
     
    After draining the buttermilk off and “washing” the butter…see Krista’s recipe…

      I ended up with this nice ball of butter.

    Remember the buttermilk I mentioned earlier… 
    Oh yeah..pancakes for lunch baby!
    During the midst of all that mixing I made a batch of salsa or maybe it would be pica de gallo depending on how you want to look at it.
    Aren’t veggies beautiful!?!

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    Wee Bit Wednesday

    June 8, 2011 - By 

    {one} how many times have you been a bridesmaid/maid of honor?

    I was a junior bridesmaid when I was 8, if that counts.


    {two} what’s the last thing your do before you fall asleep at night?

    Usually read or watch a little tv.


    {three} you just won your dream vacation, all expenses paid. where are you going?

    Somewhere tropical, secluded with a spa.


    {four} what is your favorite outdoor activity?

    I love hiking, especially around Lake Superior but we don’t do that often.  

    Going for walks around here is always pleasant.


    {five} as a child, what did you want to “be when you grew up”? did you end up there?

    I always wanted to be a mom…and I am. I’m lucky to be at home full-time. 

    My parents had “higher aspirations ” for me….’be a doctor like you uncle and grandpa.’  

    That was their dream…not mine.


    {six} what are 3 things your dream home would have that you don’t currently have?

    A craft room/studio, 3 car garage and a mudroom.


    {seven} what’s for dinner tonight?

    Leftovers


    {eight} if someone stopped by your house unannounced on a typical Saturday night, what would they find you doing?

    Either on our deck or watching a movie on DVD…weather dependent.


    {nine} what’s your average monthly water bill?

    About $27 nine months of the year. During summer it’s close to $40 when we water the lawn.


    {ten} what do you do to relax?

    Talk on the phone, read or make art

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    Blogger commenting issue

    June 3, 2011 - By 

    Since there seems to be some goofy issue with the embedded comment form, I’m temporally changing back to the old pop-up form. Don’t be alarmed…I did this on purpose. I miss hearing from you…