December 15th, 2009 It’s much nicer to heat up the kitchen in December than it is in August. Winter has become my jam-making time. I need to make some room in the freezer, so I’m ready to make elderberry jam.
As an added benefit, I’ve found I get a lot more juice from frozen/thawed berries than fresh ones. As [...]
December 6th, 2009 We used to buy our kolbász from a local butcher shop, but they seem to have changed their recipe. We don’t care for it as much, so we decided to try making our own. I refuse to buy mass-produced pre-packaged kielbasa – I really don’t like eating food that contains ingredients I can’t pronounce or [...]
December 6th, 2009 BarBBQ Bill decided he wanted rye bread. He was making borscht (beet soup) and a fresh loaf of rye bread to go with it just seemed the right thing to do.
He didn’t want just any old rye bread. He wanted sourdough rye.
I’m gonna take a whack at it (even though I have no clue how [...]
December 4th, 2009 A couple of weeks ago, I made a batch of cranberry chutney, which we thoroughly enjoyed with our Thanksgiving turkey. The other night, BarBBQ Bill was eating some on his grilled pork chop and got “That Look” in his eye. “Hey, Hon, I really like this, but could you make some that’s not so “desserty”?
Translation [...]
December 4th, 2009 BarBBQ Bill asked me to make some sourdough rolls. Easier said than done.
First, you need a sourdough starter.
I’ve never had much luck with starting my own, so I bought some from King Arthur Flour.
Add 1/4 cup lukewarm water to the jar containing the starter, and stir it around to help get the starter out. Then [...]
