Stock vs. Broth
While looking over recipes one will call for broth and then another will call for stock. What is the difference?? Stock Stock has one major difference than broth. Stock is made from more bony parts. Stock has a much more fuller mouth feel and richer flavor. This is due to the gelatin released when the bones simmer. Usually, […]
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Mason City Goodwill Foodster Find
The holidays were a great time. I got quite a bit of foodster things – A gift card to Williams & Sonoma, a cookbook and a few other things. I’m here to tell you about the deal of the year (2012) —– The deal of the winter break was a wonderful trip to Goodwill in […]
Beef Trimmed Christmas Trees
These are a great appetizer before your dinner, or to take to a holiday party. Here is how you ‘trim your tree’. Ingredients 1/2 pound of rare roast beef 1 bundle of asparagus Amana Horseradish Sauce Olive Oil 1 1/2 tbs of butter Sea Salt Garlic Salt Directions Start off heating a pan drizzled with […]
Beef Trimmed Christmas Trees
Tonight, we modified a recipe we recently found in People’s magazine. —— These are a great appetizer before your dinner, or to take to a holiday party. Here is how you ‘trim your tree’. Ingredients 1/2 pound of rare roast beef 1 bundle of asparagus Amana Horseradish Sauce Olive Oil 1 1/2 tbs of […]
My Favorites From This Week
This week was a busy one but I did manage to cook a really good meal and savor some delish snacks during finals week. Here are two of my favorites from the week. The first item is Reggano – All Natural – Traditional Pasta Sauce. This sauce was outstanding. I thought I would have to doctor it […]
Nick’s Sweet Potato Soup
Tonight’s dinner was one of the on a whim creative nights. I’ve said it before, cooking with leftovers is one of my favorite things to do. There are endless possibilities with what you can do with them. I had some leftover sweet potatoes from making Sweet Potato Pancakes this weekend. I didn’t measure anything and […]
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