Our kitchen has been in survival mode the last two weeks. After my hand surgery, I discovered there is very little you can make completely one handed (cereal is my new forte). I did not foresee the difficulty, but fortunately a few wise friends did and they were so kind to bring dinner over for a week…
Food
Spice 4: Oregano
Oregano has an interesting history. It came to the United States after WWII with the servicemen who returned from Italy. Oregano is used in tomato sauces as well as egg, vegetable, bean or cheese dishes. My particular favorite use of oregano is in stromboli. Ingredients: 8 slices baked ham 8 slices provolone 8 slices hard…
Spice 3: Paprika
I’ve learned that Paprika is an interesting spice. Paprika comes from sweet red peppers of the dried and ground variety. It releases’s its flavor only when it is heated, so it is also often just used as a garnish to bring color to dull looking dishes (I’m thinking deviled eggs fit into this category). One suggestion was…
Raspberries
Delicious raspberries from my grandma’s garden. The most delicious treat in this world!
Spice 2: Rosemary
Rosemary is the next spice the list! This is another example of motivation to start a fresh herb garden. Rosemary is an evergreen perennial. It can be harvested year round. Rosemary has a strong flavor so you don’t need to use very much (I added too much to the soup – it is much better…
Spice 1: Dill Weed
Well after some research I learned that my spice rack is harboring some dried herbs. Dill weed is the first known case of this phenomenon. There are lots of health benefits in addition to being quite easy to use. I found some Dill cooking tips and hints, which actually has me thinking about starting an herb garden. But…
A Friday Night to Remember
The most important news is that we have two new additions to our family (all pictures taken with my cell phone, so quality is not there so much): Andrew stopped and bought me some orchids on the way home from work and a wonderfully thoughtful and amazing friend surprised me with flowers too. We are…
Spice Challenge
So I’ve decided that this semester I am going to learn about spices. Actually I sort of decided, sort of was externally motivated by an English assignment. But no matter how I got to this point, the important thing is that I’m moving forward with excited gusto. Into what exactly? For our wedding (over a…
Waffles!!!
Yesterday I wanted to step back into my childhood for a little bit. I have a memory of being in our duplex in Pittsburgh, PA (so I was younger than 9 yrs old), making waffles with my mom. I remember them being pretty difficult to make because you have to separate the egg whites and yokes and…
A Little Catch Up
We made lava cake for a FHE recently – it was a great success. Andrew was armed and ready to grab them from the oven. And they tasted delicious! On Friday we went to our first free Provo Rooftop Concert Series. It was a very interesting experience. The opening group did a lot of rapping…