I made my first venture into gluten-free baking this weekend. I find the whole gluten-free craze to be largely nonsense, especially when people would ask us in the meat department if a steak was "gluten-free". However, a friend has muscular dystrophy and prefers to avoid gluten. I had been curious on how the flours worked so … Continue reading From the Kitchen – my first venture into gluten free baking
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From the Kitchen – all praise the tortilla press, and a tortilla that needs no press
(a break from the entertaining, and somewhat tedious religious stuff) In an attempt to find an easier way to make our meat pies, we got a tortilla press. I have to say that this was one of the best $25 we’ve spent in a while. It makes pressing out pie crust for hand pies so … Continue reading From the Kitchen – all praise the tortilla press, and a tortilla that needs no press
From the Kitchen – hey, I actually used something I put in the freezer to use “later”
Thanksgiving was quiet for us. I got a chicken, roasted it per usual and we just sat around eating, drinking, listening to music and talking. I know, crazy a married couple talking for hours 🙂 We were to have a big snowstorm on the preceding Wednesday (4-8 inches which became, oh, enough snow to whiten … Continue reading From the Kitchen – hey, I actually used something I put in the freezer to use “later”
From the Kitchen – how things don’t quite work out like you might hope
This weekend we decided we needed to make something new. My husband suggested that we wrap meat around “something”. We narrowed that down to pork and the something to be a mix of cheeses and various flavorings. So we got a pork loin roast (a little over a kilo), cut it into one long flat … Continue reading From the Kitchen – how things don’t quite work out like you might hope
From the Kitchen – The Hungry Cat Tavern Cookbook
I thought I might put all of my husband's and mines recipes together in one document. We've fantasized for years about having a restaurant of our own so that's where the title comes from. Please no stealing it and trying to pass it off as your own. There may be mistakes in it, though I've tried … Continue reading From the Kitchen – The Hungry Cat Tavern Cookbook
What The Boss Likes – Central PA wineries and a brewery
I finally got a Saturday off, so we went traveling for the day. Here in central PA, there are some wineries that we had never visited and a brewery that I read about for years but never visited. I don’t know if we were simply lucky or if all the wineries are good, but the … Continue reading What The Boss Likes – Central PA wineries and a brewery
From the kitchen and the bar – grilling lots of meat, my adventures with kimchi and a few new beers
My husband and I wanted to try to grill out something other than steak. So, rather than getting one more steak from work, I got a pork tenderloin, a small piece of beef sirloin and a couple of chicken breasts. We marinated each of these in a different marinade. I did a bit of web … Continue reading From the kitchen and the bar – grilling lots of meat, my adventures with kimchi and a few new beers
What the Boss Likes – Wisdom from the meat department
Here are some random tips, observations and general remarks about a supermarket’s meat department. They are offered to explain some things and make the experience better on both sides of the counter. Note that they may not all apply to every situation or store and are my own opinions. If you are a vegetarian or vegan, you … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – Wisdom from the meat department
From the kitchen – some tasty entrees and a small rant about a movie
(warning: a few movie spoilers appear at the end for Iron Man 3 and The Winter Soldier. You have been warned) Having no good ideas for a big meal to make for the weekend (and little time to do so with a retail schedule), we decided to get the stuff to make some quick meals. … Continue reading From the kitchen – some tasty entrees and a small rant about a movie
From the Bar and Kitchen – Strong drink, duck and a blue cheese tart
It’s always curious to see a “no fly” symbol on your newly purchased alcohol. The alcohol in question is Stroh 80, a 160 proof (80%) rum from Austria, which is about as not Caribbean as you can get. Having some Austrian ancestry, and an eternal curiosity about strange liquor, I had to get a bottle. Happily, … Continue reading From the Bar and Kitchen – Strong drink, duck and a blue cheese tart
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