*sigh* I have been a bad blogger. Like it or not, the start of another school year took over pretty much everything! Since my last post I’ve also accepted a playing job at the Fulton (violin for Gypsy). I’m extremely excited about this…pit orchestra is my favorite! Local friends, come see the show. :) So … Continue reading
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Plum Butter and Other Assorted Happiness
Things that bring me great happiness: 1. Old kitchen things. I don’t mean new things that are made in a vintage style (although that’s also sort of neat); I mean actual old things. Sometimes I find such things at the local Memorial and Labor Day flea markets (Courtney, are you excited for Labor Day?? :) … Continue reading
Week 15: 8.18.12 and Apple Day!
Well, here it is. The last official week of summer vacation before school starts! We have a few teacher days later this week, and students start Monday. At least the beautiful produce is still coming for a few more weeks. :) This week our Creekside CSA share included: Cucumbers (2) Jalapeños (2…I totally took the … Continue reading
Stuffed Zucchini, Mexican Style
It doesn’t really matter how busy I am (or not) during the day; if I have a rehearsal in the evening I want a quick and easy dinner. On more than one occasion I’ve tried a new recipe before rehearsal and didn’t get to eat it because it took longer to prepare or cook than … Continue reading
Using Canned Spaghetti Sauce: Pizza Night
This week I finally got around to labeling all those jars of spaghetti sauce I canned and relocating them down to my storage area in the basement. That’s when I came to a “good news / bad news” conclusion. Good news: Wow, I have more jars down here than I thought! Bad news: Wow, I have … Continue reading
Stuffed Peppers
When I saw that we had 2 beautiful peppers in our Creekside CSA share this week I decided to make stuffed peppers. The peppers were shaped so I didn’t even have to work to stand them up…perfect! I think peppers that are a bit multi-colored are absolutely beautiful (like the red one that has some … Continue reading
Southwestern Pasta Salad (and my cute new spoon!)
It’s been a pretty fantastic weekend! After finishing a week of teaching 71 beginning string players with a friend from school on Friday, Ben and I headed to our first actual cooking class: a canning demonstration hosted by Essen Cooking School. Marisa McClellan, author of the book and blog Food in Jars taught us how to can … Continue reading
Week 13: 8.4.12
How is it possibly August already?? It’s been a fabulous summer, but certainly a fast one. This week our Creekside CSA share included: White corn (6 ears) Yellow corn (6 ears) Bi-colored corn (6 ears) Yellow watermelon Honeyloupe Cantaloupe Tomatoes Yellow tomato Green pepper Red pepper Zucchini (2) Yellow squash Green beans Candy onions (2) Red … Continue reading
Duck Breast with Warm Sweet Corn Salad
In the midst of pressure canning 14 pints of spaghetti sauce yesterday I remembered the previous day I had bought some boneless, skinless duck breasts from Carr’s. I’ve roasted a whole duck before, attempted to smoke duck breasts on the grill, and just cooked duck breasts on the stove, but I’ve never dealt with a duck … Continue reading
Canning Spaghetti Sauce: A Play-by-Play
Today we embarked upon Operation Can Tomato Sauce in the Kling kitchen. We bought a 1/2 bushel box of plum tomatoes from Creekside yesterday, and they shared their sauce recipe with me. I knew I had all the ingredients, but I wasn’t sure about the canning part. After admiring my enormous box of tomatoes, I began … Continue reading
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