Still licking my wounds from Monday’s flatbread disaster, I needed something to boost my spirits. A little pick-me-up. A little sumthin’ sumthin’ that would go with coffee. Enter my mother-in-law’s scone recipe! 1/3 cup margarine, butter, or shortening ( I use butter) 1 ¾ cups all purpose flour 3 tablespoons sugar 2 ½ teaspoons bakingContinue reading “I Got Sconed”
Monthly Archives: September 2008
Fast Food
After a long, rough morning of doing tai chi, hsing-I and pa kua in the park by the Chattahoochee River, I came home starved. Mac & cheese would have taken too long. Lucky for me, I had picked up some lovely organic heirloom tomatoes at Whole Foods. Ripe, fresh tomatoes should not be confused withContinue reading “Fast Food”
Norwegian Flatbread: Well, it’s half right…
I love crackers and bread. If it can hold cheese, I’m on it. So I was excited to find this recipe for Norwegian Flatbread. Yey! It’s bread, it’s in my heritage quest, and the recipe says it’s good with mild cheeses. How can this be bad? The recipe was straight forward: make a dough, rollContinue reading “Norwegian Flatbread: Well, it’s half right…”
Angry Metalhead Lefse
My mom scared me when I asked for my grandma’s lefse recipe, warning me not to try it at home. Ok, not exactly, but she did tell me that I shouldn’t make it without someone who’s done it before. Hey you can learn anything on the net, right? So I came across this You TubeContinue reading “Angry Metalhead Lefse”
Reluctant Heritage
I have a lot of Norwegian ancestry. I get excited when Norway is in the news. I root for Norse athletes in the Olympics. My home town is full of “I-wegians” (Iowans of Norwegian descent) and is one of the few places where you can find lutefisk on the Sunday brunch buffet. It’s probably thatContinue reading “Reluctant Heritage”
Gourmet Sandwich and Kung Faux Pas #3
There’s something special about a grilled cheese sandwich. It’s crunchy, gooey comfort that is difficult to match. However, I made a something of a grilled chese sandwich today that would make the Waffle House imposters hang their heads in shame. I got some asian eggplants and sweet red peppers in my last CSA bag andContinue reading “Gourmet Sandwich and Kung Faux Pas #3”
Applesauce: Brawl to the Finish!
When I was a kid we had several apple trees out back. The apples were good for throwing at siblings, feeding broken pieces (run over by the lawn mower) to hogs, and making applesauce. One afternoon my friend Joy and I were left unattended and we made enough applesauce to feed a hungry platoon. IContinue reading “Applesauce: Brawl to the Finish!”
Hummus is the key to happiness
My favorite snack that I used to buy pre-made that I now make myself has to be hummus. Hummus is so yummy and flexible yet EASY to make that I can’t figure out why I ever bought it in the first place. I make regular garlic hummus, black bean hummus and tonight I made roastedContinue reading “Hummus is the key to happiness”
Labor Day Fish Fry & Kung Faux Pas
For labor day, I decided to…uh…labor…over an old-fashioned fish fry. On the menu: fried catfish, tater tots and coleslaw. And beer. I didn’t make the beer. Or the tots. Sue me. First, the slaw. I used to hate cole slaw, but I recently decided I’d give it another shot and have come to appreciate itsContinue reading “Labor Day Fish Fry & Kung Faux Pas”
Bread: Not just flour and water
My first forray into the old ways went waaay back to the beginning. Bread. It’s basic, it’s humble and it’s tasty. People have been making bread forever. But making bread is pretty intimidating, especially to those of us who can’t spend all day in the kitchen watching dough rise. But there are some good reasonsContinue reading “Bread: Not just flour and water”
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