My third venture with tomato powder was to make Lemon/Tomato/Herb Scones. Scones are the English version of our American Biscuits. They are usually more rustic in appearance and hearty with more flavor. In recent years there has been a wave of popularity over scones and they have been made in many different ways. […]
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Friday night, 11/13 was our Teen/Preteen ‘Winter Comfort Food’ Class. Twelve young people between the ages of 10 & 16 gathered together to learn how to prepare and cook a menu for cold Winter nights. Creative Vegetable Soup Jeweled Meat Loaf Garlic Mashed Potatoes Cheesy Broccoli Casserole Foccacia Apple Crisp The students were divided […]
Autumn and Winter Holiday Dinners call for Cranberry Sauce. Either you will purchase canned Cranberry Sauce or make it yourself. There was a time when the only Cranberry Sauce I liked was the canned jellied kind, even when my Mother made her own whole Cranberry Sauce. Well, I finally grew up and my taste buds […]
Saturday, Deceber 10th, was our 23rd Annual Gingerbread House Event at Let’s Get Cookin’ in Westlake. The pictures posted here are from that event an also the Houses that I did for the Gingerbread Event at the Wellness Center in Westlake. The day started at 10:30 AM with introductions of […]
If you are a frequent visitor to this blog, you will have noticed that I don’t like to throw away leftovers and have fun turning them into something different. Sometimes it takes a little imagination and creativityand maybe a little work, but believe me, it is well worth the […]
Our Apple Tree is still yielding its fruit, although we are very close to the end of the harvest now. We have shared the apples with the birds and the bunnies and many of our friends and family and we still have more than enough for our table. The apples we are picking now are ripe […]
Tomatoes have long been a favorite fruit of mine, especially when I grow them. During the winter months however, we have to resort to hothouse or imported tomatoes. Aside from fresh, tomatoes come in endless preparations. Besides, canned tomatoes, puree, crushed and paste there is a product called Tomato Powder. Some time ago I purchased […]
We have an apple tree that produces amazing quantities of apples. It has done this ever since we planted it some twenty years ago, even when it was still a small tree. Last year I think I gave away about 200 hundred pounds of apples and still had plenty to use. When the […]
Chef Tim and I are going to make Sfogliatelli tomorrow night with his Professional Class in Westlake Village, CA. When we made plans to make these, neither one of us had ever made them. This was to be a first for both of us, however I decided that it might be prudent if at least […]