Hello ladies!
We're back from vacation and I can't wait to get back into the kitchen and cook. Rudy and I made a deal to stay away from any fast food on our trip and I must say that we stuck to it! However we are a little tired of pub/brewery fare pizza and mexican as it was all that the little towns seemed to have. I do have to say that we did see a couple of Asian restaurants, but were a little nervous to try them in such small towns. Maybe next time.
So I have a few things to tell you ladies. First is that I am watching a little food network and just saw that The Pioneer Woman has a show that will debut on Aug. 27th. Should be worth checking out.
Second I guess I am going to have to make these cookies that Heather now calls C4. I am going to try a chocolate hazelnut cookie with Temple tomorrow, and may wait until Heather comes for a visit to try the chip cookies.
Third is that before I left for our vacation I got in the pickling/jam wagon. I made some blueberry jam that turned out pretty great. Maybe a little too sweet for my taste, but the girls loved it. I couldn't decide if I wanted to use pectin or not and ultimately added half the recommended amount and cooked the jam for a little longer. It turned out to have a good consistency.
I also made bread and butter pickles/jalapenos and some pickled zucchini. The zucchini recipe is from here:
I use a serrano by mistake, but I like the subtle heat it gives to the pickles. Great flavor without being to vinegery :)
I got the bread and butter recipe from smitten kitchen and I thought the pickle were OK. The tumeric didn't incorporate into the liquid. I am not sure if I should have let it cook longer or what. But the Jalapenos were AMAZING!!! I was standing in the kitchen eating them out of the jar trying to figure out what else to eat them with. I did can a batch so I can share them with you both!
here is the link to the jalapeno recipe: http://www.jalapenocafe.com/recipes/preserve/preserve_BreadButter.html
Tonight I think we are going to have beef and broccoli stir fry. I am now off to find some lunchbox ideas for T.
First grade!!!!! Where did the time go?
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