It is a well-established truth that mini makes things better. Miniature blueberry pies are no exception. Using my Breville Pie Maker (great birthday gift Mom!) I used some of my preserved blueberries from last summer (preserved summer bliss details) but fresh or frozen could work too. You would need to make a blueberry syrup by […]
Fresh ricotta cheese is nothing to fear. Very little investment in terms of money, time and emotion, yet pays in spades with pride, flavor and possibility! If you haven’t made your own ricotta yet, here is one approach that I recently shared. Ricotta is incredibly versatile, from plain to savory to sweet recipes. I pinned quite a […]
Second homemade cheese adventure – ricotta! Arguably much easier than my maiden mozzarella batch but does not have the “play with your food” step. This ricotta needs just three ingredients (milk, citric acid and salt) and about 45 minutes. Once done though the uses and recipes are limitless – to corral some current and future […]
Inspired by my continued soup successes and the food in my kitchen, I cooked up a quick recipe for healthy kale potato soup. After topping it with homemade yogurt and some truffle oil, it was still pretty darn healthy, full of flavor and a nice smooth mouth feel. Simply Health Kale Potato Soup Recipe Ingredients […]
Oh bivalves, how I love you! At least several times a year I proclaim my feelings in a public forum, today is no different. However, I am including accolades for the Smoking Gun, portable food smoker by PolyScience. Scouts honor they aren’t paying me anything for this post, this was actually a Christmas gift to […]
Savory and satisfying – perfect for cool weather dinners with the added slow cooker bonus – coming home to the smell of homemade hearty goodness, near ready to eat. Do not be lead astray, there are extra steps in the recipe that add to the final overall quality. It is not a dump and run […]