Monday, December 25, 2017
Tuesday, December 05, 2017
Friday, November 17, 2017
Monday, October 23, 2017
Friday, September 22, 2017
Monday, September 11, 2017
Monday, September 04, 2017
Kansas
We spent a few days visiting my daughters in Kansas.

We left early on Sunday, ran into fog on the way down.

My grandson wanted to play a version of checkers where the red pieces were on the red squares and the black pieces were on the black squares. It made for an interesting game.

My daughter showed off a Game of Thrones pop up book.

I had waffles for breakfast.

Ended the trip with some mini fried ice cream.
We left early on Sunday, ran into fog on the way down.
My grandson wanted to play a version of checkers where the red pieces were on the red squares and the black pieces were on the black squares. It made for an interesting game.
My daughter showed off a Game of Thrones pop up book.
I had waffles for breakfast.
Ended the trip with some mini fried ice cream.
Monday, August 07, 2017
Zucchini Noodles
I found pre-made zucchini noodles at the store and I had to try it.

I did mix the the zucchini noodles with regular spaghetti noodles. I was thinking there wasn't going to be enough for everyone. I was also thinking that my family was going to be turned off by veggie noodles. I thought it was tasty. Next time I would like to make my own noodles, but I don't have the tools to make veggie noodles.
I did mix the the zucchini noodles with regular spaghetti noodles. I was thinking there wasn't going to be enough for everyone. I was also thinking that my family was going to be turned off by veggie noodles. I thought it was tasty. Next time I would like to make my own noodles, but I don't have the tools to make veggie noodles.
Sunday, July 23, 2017
Ashley's Chocolate Chip Cookies
My daughter Ashley had modified a soft sugar cookie recipe into a chocolate chip cookie recipe.
This cookie has been a big hit. It does take more like a sugar cookie to me.
So here is the recipe
3/4 cup (6 oz) butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 large egg
1 large egg yolk
2 tsp vanilla
6 oz chocolate chips
2 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 t salt
1. Mix butter and sugars until fluffy.
2. Add egg, beat until incorporated.
3. Stir in egg yolk and vanilla until combined.
4. Scrapping the sides, add the chocolate chips, flour, baking soda, and salt.
5. Bake 8-12 minutes.
Edit June 22, 2021:
Friday, July 07, 2017
Saturday, July 01, 2017
Wednesday, June 28, 2017
Tasty Eats
This is a Food Network worthy meal. The Italian Gyro recipe came from Chopped cookbook I got at Christmas time.
The pasta salad is from the current issue of Food Network Magazine.
The brownie is from a brownie mix. However, I had some coffee flour from Trader Joe's and there is a recipe for these brownies on the coffee flour bag.
Friday, June 23, 2017
Friday, June 16, 2017
Monday, May 22, 2017
Friday, April 28, 2017
Mango Ice Cream
I was going to make avocado ice cream using the recipe from the Food Network Magazine, however we could not find the avocados and I saw the mangoes and thought I would do a substition. I did eventually find the avocados, but had already made up my mind to do the mango ice cream. I was a little worried on how it was going to turn out, especially since I was not sure how the lime component was going to work with the mango. I did turn out delicious. It was easy to make make since you don't have to deal with the cooking with eggs to make a custard.
So if you ever get a Food Network magazine, there is always a little booklet that can be torn out and has 50 recipes. The latest magazine has avocados and the avocado recipe is number 49.
For the mango ice cream I substituted two mangos for the avocados. So mango pureed 1 1/4 cup whole milk, 3/4 cup sugar, and the juice of two limes. Then add 1 1/4 cup of heavy cream. Refrigerate for at least two hours before churning it in the ice cream machine. In my case it is a KitchenAid attachment.
Several notes; I have never dealt with fresh mango, so it was a messy process working around the hard core to remove the soft fleshy part of the mango. I also added more heavy cream then stated. I bought a pint of heavy cream (which is 2 cups). I separated the 1 1/4 cups I needed and added milk to the remainder to make up the 1 1/4 cup of milk.
So I did make a shake with mango ice cream and some frozen strawberries. That turned out delicious too.
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Friday, February 10, 2017
Amped Box Mac and Cheese

Search the internet and you will find many interesting ways to add some new life to boxed Mac and Cheese. Now granted, I love the blue boxed stuff just as much as the next person. However I wanted to spice things up by adding a homemade cheese sauce and a little bit of taco seasoning.
So while my noodles were boiling, I made a rue and about a cup or two of Mexican blended cheese and a half teaspoon of Trader Joe's taco seasoning. I had found that the Trader Joe's taco seasoning is really spicy.
So go ahead and get creative with a box of Mac and Cheese.
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