Monogamy

Recipes

Asiago, Rosemary, Olive Bread
While this is not (in my opinion) a bread you would make sandwiches from, it is excellent! Perfect to go with soup or a salad. But, then I love all the flavors that go into this. Bread packed with bits of olive, onion, rosemary and cheese. How could we go wrong? This rates a 5 forks for ease-since it's not a yeast bread, even those of you afraid of bread can do this. And 5 forks for flavor. Thanks King Arthurs Flour for sharing this recipe with us.
Crumb Cake
Julia Child would probably gasp, but I think this recipe had TOO MUCH BUTTER. The taste was divine, and I know I will be mixing almond, cinnamon and vanilla for some time to come, but the base of this never made it to a cake like state. Instead it was similar to a stiff custard. I may putter with it and try again as it was good and easy, but not a coffee CAKE. 4 forks for deliciosity 4 forks for ease
Potato Lasagna
Absolutely YUM! We found this recipe in the Wisconsin Trails magazine as a Grand Prize winner. Bob's only complaint was -no sauce. But I thought the potatoes, spinach, Italian sausage, onions, garlic and multi cheese (ricotta, mozzarella and Parmesan) was delightful. In fact I licked the spatula after putting away leftovers. Only issue was baking the potato slices- next time will plan this meal the day before. Ease 4 forks Deliciosity 5 forks
Stuffed Chicken Breast with Blue Cheese, Almonds and Apples
The name says it all. Bob bought a huge chunk of Blue Cheese when at the Amish store, so thought this might be a good use. Was a nice New Year's dinner, but was just OK. Easy to make, especially if you have slivered almonds from Trader Joe in the freezer. We both enjoyed this, but decided not worth writing in the keep book. Ease-5 Deliciosity-3
Cheesy Beef And Rice Casserole
How bad can dinner be with beef & cheese & rice? Bad enough that Bob said, " That was a waste of time and ingredients." But it could have been worse if I had used the reduced fat cheese the recipe called for. We both tried various methods to "jazz" this up, to no avail. Recipe is in the bin. Ease- 3 forks Deliciosity - 1 fork
Layered Pumpkin Torte
Beautiful photo in the Milw. Journal-Sentinel of this dessert. I am not a pumpkin pie eater, but love the flavor, so tried this out. It WON'T be made again. Putz, Putz, Putz. Graham Cracker crust is easy, as is the cream cheese filling. But the pumpkin part is heat the filling, mix in unflavored gelatin. Next heat egg whites and sugar in double-boiler, then fold in and cool the whole thing. I think my biggest issue is only spice is cinnamon. Ease-2 forks Deliciosity-2 forks
Turkey, Sweet Potato and Bacon Soup
Looking for a way to use those Thanksgiving leftovers? This recipe fits the bill nicely. Combine turkey stock, turkey, onions and celery, along with baked sweet potatoes, add in a bit of smoky bacon (we use Nueske's) and you have a lovely "On the 3rd day after Thanksgiving" meal. Combine with a roll and a bit of fruit salad (leftover Jello, maybe) and it's done. Ease- 4 forks (making the stock takes time, not hard) Delicious-4 forks (is something we will make again, definitely)

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October 29, 2013

Monogamy

Truth be told I am not a particularly monogamous person. The thrill that raises my blood pressure, dilates my pupils, causes my face to flush and my hands to tremble is ever present. But lately I have been doing my best to be monogamous to:

Oh, wait, you didn't think I meant that kind of monogamy, did you?

While I have been gone from the blog many things have happened, of course, some bad,many good. And one of the best is that Bob's beautiful daughter Lisa and her handsome husband Will gave birth to a son, Joshua. You would have thought I would have broken out the yarn and needles at this news, but no. I wait until after the baby is born. Crazy, I know. One of the photos we saw had the little dude in a cap looking somewhat camo. How appropriate thinks I since dad is in the military. Now the light bulb comes on and I get out the needles. Five years ago (can you believe it!) I knit his sister, Bella a cotton blanket for the cool nights in their warmer climate. I couldn't find any camo cotton I really liked in (what I thought) was enough skeins, so I settled for solid linen/cotton and a sort of camo cotton.

And so I knit.

And KNIT.

AND KNIT.

People around me kept saying it was enough, but there is never enough love to show a baby, right? Being the frugal sort, I didn't want to waste the yarn, and so, he might be able to take this off to college with him, it is that long.