I remember hearing Martha Stewart tell her viewers more than once that they had to make their own marshmallows. She said they were much better than store bought marshmallows. When I heard her, I would never have believed that I would actually make my own marshmallows. Lately, I started thinking about how much my daughter […]
Archives for January 2011
Hearty Soup Beans and Dumplings
Tonight, I made soup beans for dinner. No, I have not made a mistake when I say soup beans. I do not mean bean soup; I mean soup beans. I am from Appalachia where soup beans are not the same thing as bean soup. Bean soup usually contains things like celery and has a more […]
Simply Sauteed Squash
Usually, we do not eat zucchini and yellow squash during the winter as they are not in season. This year though, one of our local grocery stores is getting in a great looking crop from Florida. Plus, they are really inexpensive compared to the typical summer prices,thus I could not resist. My mom frequently would […]
Spaetzle
My husband had to travel to Germany for business a few months ago. He went to a plant that made stainless steel kitchen products. He brought me back a Spaetzle maker. This particular Spaetzle maker is very easy to use. You just press the loose dough through the holes using the plastic scraper. There are […]
Cooked Cabbage with Bacon
Growing up, our neighbor, Gussie, was a grandmother figure who could really cook. When her husband was alive, she would make several roast chickens on Sundays and he would distribute them to the “older” people who were shut in. She loved to cook for other people. We were lucky enough to be frequent recipients of […]
Rosemary Pork Loin Roast
Today I have a guest chef, my husband. It is New Year’s Day and I am sick, thus he volunteered to cook. 🙂 I am very grateful. He did ask me how to fix everything, but he did a great job. I once made this roast recipe for some friends and now it is what […]