CheapCooking
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Salt Potatoes
In addition to the raspberries for the raspberry tart, I picked up a bag of small different colored potatoes, including Yukon Gold, some red potato, and a purplish one. I cooked a handful of them in this method that Madison recommends, basically boiling them in heavily salted water, then tossing with a bit of butter…
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Raspberry Tart
Gifts from friends that know you well are the best. A shining example is this fantastic cookbook that one of my oldest friends sent me “just because.” Coincidentally, I’m currently reading Barbara Kingsolver’s Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life, which mentions Local Flavors: Cooking and Eating from America’s Farmers’ Markets. I love noting…
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Coffee and Books
You know I love both. Just wanted to give a shout out to a friend’s new site. Check out CoffeeAndBookReviews.com. Some good stuff here… but I’ll have to point out that rather than dumping bad coffee down the drain you can at least pour it near any roses you have growing. They’re sure to appreciate…
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Chicken and Drop Dumplings
So first, the confession. My mother never made chicken and dumplings. I read about them but have never actually eaten them prepared by anyone who knew what they were doing. Years ago when I was first learning to cook I tried some other recipe out of curiosity and it was so-so. Nothing to think about…
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Mini Quiches for Quick Breakfast
School has started and the need for quick breakfasts is upon us again. I made mini quiches from 30DayGourmet in muffin tins the other day and they were a big hit. The first time they stuck pretty badly to my muffin tins. I’d used shortening to grease the tins but evidently not quite enough! This…