I decided to bake some bread over the weekend. I’d been thinking about doing so for a while now. Dorothy made a loaf of Apple Cheddar Twist Bread a few days ago and that’s all the motivation I needed. I wanted to use some of the remaining jalapeños, that we received from our family’s gardens,… Continue reading Two No-Knead Breads
Month: September 2021
Layers: Cookie Cake and Medovik
Dorothy recently made an easy no-bake cake. It’s a very nostalgic one for her and it’s known as ‘grandmother’s cake’, ‘petit-beurre cake,’ or ‘cookie cake.’ It’s made with butter cookies that have been dipped in coffee and placed in alternating layers with buttercream. It’s then topped with chocolate. Normally, chocolate sprinkles are used. She opted… Continue reading Layers: Cookie Cake and Medovik
Coffee Ice Cream with Dark Chocolate Bits
I was thinking of other possible uses for the Autocrat Coffee Syrup that we had recently acquired, and the first thought that popped into my mind was ice cream. I did a quick search of the web and found that somebody had posted a recipe using Autocrat, a half cup of the stuff! So I… Continue reading Coffee Ice Cream with Dark Chocolate Bits
Island Time
This week we made some famous Rhode Island foods inspired by a video by Kristen Hampton wherein she ate at the Olneyville N.Y. System restaurant in the aforementioned Rhode Island. She reviewed their Hot Wieners and Coffee Milk. I found and ordered Autocrat coffee syrup from “the ‘zon.” It was later suggested to me, again… Continue reading Island Time
Pizza Time
It’s been a few weeks since we made pizza. We figured that we had better take advantage of the good weather before we are compelled by rain and the cold to return to using the indoor oven. We had pizza for lunch on Saturday, and again for lunch today. This latest batch of dough yielded… Continue reading Pizza Time
Pot Pie and Lasagna
We just bought four of these baking dishes and Dorothy didn’t waste any time putting them to work. She made individual chicken pot pies from scratch, including the crust. Shredded chicken joined seasoned pork sausage, spinach, and mushrooms in a Parmesan cheese sauce. Swiss cheese was tucked beneath the golden brown blanket of crust, which… Continue reading Pot Pie and Lasagna
Orzo, Two Ways
Our dinner for the past two days was cheesy mushroom and spinach orzo that was cooked in the Instant Pot. Yesterday, Dorothy served it with pork schnitzel. Tonight, it was served with Chicken Cordon Bleu.
More Madness!
Dorothy made Pretzel Dogs for lunch. They were inspired by a post on the Facebook Group PNWFoodies, of which we are members. She also made more soft pretzels. This time, they had the desired pretzel shape to go along with the perfect soft pretzel color, taste, and texture. She made a cheddar sauce for dipping… Continue reading More Madness!
Soup, Focaccia, and Cracked Potatoes
Dorothy made tomato soup and focaccia with tomatoes and herbs from our family’s gardens. Both of the examples pictured here are her second batches of each. She made them for the first time only a few days before this. Both of them turned out so well that we wanted to have them again. We already… Continue reading Soup, Focaccia, and Cracked Potatoes