tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53381372358412736222011-07-31T04:43:04.307-04:00Catherinenoreply@blogger.comBlogger201100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338137235841273622.post-39071658824734408262009-08-03T00:45:00.006-04:002009-08-03T01:35:12.830-04:00

annnnnd we're back. summer semester is over, with all of its acceleration, and now i'm cooking again. what better way to kick things off than with a pie?i had some leftover apples and strawberries from separate projects, and decided to combine them into a strawberry apple pie. i had some trouble tracking down a recipe i was interested in, so i combined them.and then promptly found some recipes i

Catherinenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338137235841273622.post-33033483111199247792009-05-25T09:43:00.001-04:002009-05-25T10:01:33.769-04:00

so, we're on week 3 of the challenge. and because the bread is disappearing so fast, i'm forced to start on sunday, and slave into the wee hours of the night. or not. mostly, i just really really wanted bagels this morning for breakfast.and let me tell you, these were worth every minute of lost sleep.peter reinhart created a really lovely recipe, the bagels are glorious. soft, chewy, a crisp

Catherinenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338137235841273622.post-82862796904197266802009-05-19T21:28:00.002-04:002009-05-19T21:52:18.158-04:00

week 2 began on sunday, and i was anxious to get the new loaf made. i've been lucky enough to locate the recipes online, so as of right now, i still don't own the book. very soon though. gotta pay the rent first!the bread was a quick throw together, since i already had a starter bubbling away in the fridge. it fit the criteria, and i used it, and if it wasn't supposed to work, i don't think it

Catherinenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338137235841273622.post-38586513930663371542009-05-12T19:11:00.004-04:002009-05-12T19:43:08.006-04:00

well, i've jumped on a proverbial bandwagon. i joined a challenge online. and not just any challenge, but baking through the bread bakers apprentice by peter reinhart. every week, we're going to be doing a new recipe, and we're baking through the book in order. interestingly, i still need to get my hands on a copy of this book, but soon enough. soon enough.so, the bread. i wasn't prepared for the

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well, it's fish week here at casa de opk. tilapia is on sale at kroger 2.99 a pound, i got a bunch of mushrooms on a "buy these quick before they rot" sale, and i was feeling adventurous. so, out of a cooking light recipe came my variation on a theme.and boy, this was fantastic. i used tilapia instead of cod, since they're both firm white fishes. or is it fish? i can't remember the plural of fish

Catherinenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338137235841273622.post-43549726169829345522009-04-24T12:56:00.003-04:002009-04-24T13:37:28.170-04:00

okay, so everyone's got their favorite type of banana bread. whether you like yours cakey, or bread like, or dense, or light, or heavy on the banana, or not so much, this recipe will satisfy all of you.i'm lying.this bread is dense, with a heavy moist crumb, bordering on a fudge cake, and is full of banana. it's got a crunchy topping of coarse sugar, demerara being one of the best options.

Catherinenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338137235841273622.post-30118311359757030422009-04-21T03:00:00.002-04:002009-04-21T03:35:17.904-04:00

we unpacked more cookbooks today. i feel like i'm finding old friends in a town i've never been to. okay, so that's pretty much our life right now. except i've been here before. but these cookbook discoveries are slowly filling my freezer. and excuse the odd light. i pretty much only bake after 10 pm. c'est la vie.you need to make this right now, because life is too short to not have coffee in

Catherinenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338137235841273622.post-61175976898983113112009-04-19T22:29:00.002-04:002009-04-19T22:50:03.744-04:00

well, in my quest for the perfect chocolate chip cookie, i think i've stumbled on a contender. loosely based on a king arthur flour recipe, these cookies are a perfect grownup chocolate chip cookie. you can add nuts, which i didn't, but the added coffee, and 2 types of chocolate make these pretty special.Mocha Oatmeal Chippersmakes about 6 1/2 , 4 1/2, or 2 1/2 ish dozen, depending on size of

Catherinenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338137235841273622.post-45427992178291630522009-04-17T23:50:00.005-04:002009-04-18T00:24:29.939-04:00

so i've recently moved to a seriously hippie town in east georgia. where there are like 12 co-ops and local markets. not including the farmers market that is set to start up in may. so needless to say, my access to fresh local produce (and eggs and milk) is a lot better than it was before.i went up to the co-op the other night, and got some eggs. eggs that were laid that day, gathered, and sent

Catherinenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338137235841273622.post-57250989362932556742009-04-14T15:04:00.005-04:002009-04-14T15:42:52.698-04:00

so i've been taking a little bloggy break, with a serious move in the works. and now, this blog is no longer appropriately titled! because now, i have my own kitchen! and so to commemorate my move into a new house, my first dish was a classic. kraft boxed macaroni and cheese. but once we unpacked some kitchen utensils, i got to make a yummy recipe i've seen making a few rounds this month.

Catherinenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338137235841273622.post-32218118609504014662009-03-13T01:45:00.002-04:002009-03-13T01:51:38.162-04:00

no cooking today, but i did lug out my cooking magazines (since most of my cookbooks are in storage) to start creating a set of menus. for right now, until we move, i'm not going to try to do any hardcore dieting, for reasons that are unimportant. however... i will be eating very diet friendly, healthy meals. but the sonoma thing has to wait a little while. the best resource i've found for

Catherinenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338137235841273622.post-32874843496648806542009-03-12T00:36:00.003-04:002009-03-12T00:53:29.975-04:00

post soundtrack - jon foreman - instead of a showthe last lonely cookieokay. at long last. THE peanut butter cookie. seriously. i don't think i've had any quite this good. ever. you can do them the traditional way, with a small spoon of dough, pressed down with a fork, or you can do what i did. drop huge chunks of dough on the baking sheet, and don't squish it. the recipe called for chocolate

Catherinenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338137235841273622.post-35572133000172176082009-03-11T23:59:00.004-04:002009-03-12T00:18:40.349-04:00

post soundtrack - feist - sea lion womanokay, so the tea squares? really really killer. i had some frozen dates from when they were in stores here as fresh dates. so i modified the date layer a bit. a little less water, and a potato masher to get it smooth. they were oaty - hence the edinburgh reference, but the dates with the brown sugar was lovely. chewy, crunchy, and all together awesome. i

Catherinenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338137235841273622.post-254532427093275392009-03-11T23:38:00.002-04:002009-03-11T23:58:34.027-04:00

post soundtrack - Feist - I feel it allso let's get down to business, shall we? i've not been cooking a whole lot since giving up on artisan bread making. i even tried the pretzel recipe, but it was gross. seriously. i don't know what my deal is, but i cannot cook out of that cookbook.i can however cook out of this one. the king arthur flour 200th anniversary cookbook was a thrift store find of

Catherinenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338137235841273622.post-61682983533475801212009-02-25T00:16:00.002-05:002009-02-25T00:25:50.493-05:00

so, i took a few days off to deal with the brioche. and i think, at this point, i'm putting artisan bread in five aside for a while. my father in law did mention that we live in a "high altitude" area, but i'm so tired of messing with this book, (i know, i'm a quitter) that i'm gonna call it quits on it for right now. maybe in a couple of months, when we're settled in our own place, and not high

Catherinenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338137235841273622.post-60416093428605847382009-02-20T18:47:00.004-05:002009-04-29T23:13:24.486-04:00

well, i made brioche. i was kinda underwhelmed at the appearance. i've had bread rise so much better than these loaves. i'm not sure where the disconnect is, but it was a lot more compact of a loaf than what i was anticipating. i probably need to do more internets research on what brioche looks like.however, once i cut into it, i was pretty impressed with this bread recipe. smooth, buttery, and

Catherinenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338137235841273622.post-74967972897010477402009-02-20T01:04:00.002-05:002009-02-20T01:29:01.686-05:00

well, i'm giving artisan bread in five minutes a day another shot. the first thing i attempted out of this book failed miserably. i'm no novice bread maker either, but i was pretty disappointed in my rock hard unrisen results. i'm not sure as to reasoning behind the failure. hence why i'm trying again.this time, i made sure that the dough rose and fell, instead of just giving it the two hour

Catherinenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338137235841273622.post-73162999655358824702009-02-18T15:48:00.003-05:002009-02-18T16:11:37.371-05:00

courtesy of this thread on hotcouponworld, i've got a little preview of what's at publix starting tomorrow. it's not so bad, although i've seen better weeks. i've already used up some of the coupons needed for the other deals, so here's a few of the highlights that i will likely get. oh. and BOGO means buy one get one free, ea. means each, 1/1 means 1 dollar off of one etc.Crisco 100% Extra

Catherinenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338137235841273622.post-70610469182518754702009-02-18T00:29:00.003-05:002009-02-18T00:43:53.982-05:00

we had to do a last minute diaper run tonight, and i swung by our kroger. i had a dollar off coupon, as well as a 1.25 off e-saver coupon loaded to my plus card. pampers were on sale this week for 9.99 a jumbo pack, but after coupons it was 7.75. not as good as some of the deals i've seen floating around, but 2.25 off of something we have to buy all the time was a great deal in my mind.while we

Catherinenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5338137235841273622.post-14793318526098783392009-02-16T18:42:00.002-05:002009-02-17T18:43:41.242-05:00

well, i finally did it. after 2 years of blogging, i'm jumping into the worlds of savings and foodie blogs. although i'm no culinary genius, and i'm no dave ramsey, there are two things that i adore in this world... one is saving money, and the other is cooking. and not just cooking, but cooking good food. and challenging recipes.i rarely make any recipe twice, although i have been known to do it

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