Tag Archive | Milk
Cooking Thought: December 9th 2012
Today is National Pastry Day! Go make your favorite cupcake and fill it with this fabulous pastry cream! 2 cups milk 1/4 cup white sugar 2 egg yolks 1 egg 1/4 cup cornstarch 1/3 cup white sugar 2 tablespoons butter 1 teaspoon vanilla extract In a heavy saucepan, stir together the milk and 1/4 cup […]
Cooking Thought: November 28th 2012
Today is National French Toast Day 4 eggs 2/3 cup milk 2 teaspoons of cinnamon 8 thick slices of 2-day-old bread, better if slightly stale Butter Maple syrup Beat eggs, milk, and cinnamon together. If using, add orange zest and/or Triple Sec. Whisk until well blended. Pour into a shallow bowl. Dip each slice of bread […]
Cooking Thought: November 20th 2012
Today is National Peanut Butter Fudge Day! Just in time for the holidays! Here’s a really simple easy for peanut butter fudge: 1/2 cup butter 2 1/4 cups brown sugar 1/2 cup milk 3/4 cup peanut butter 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir […]
Cooking Thought: November 13th 2012
Today is National Indian Pudding Day! Indian Pudding Recipe 6 cups of milk 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal 1/4 cup flour 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup molasses 3 eggs, beaten 1/3 cup of granulated sugar 1 teaspoon of cinnamon 1 teaspoon of nutmeg 1 cup golden raisins (optional) Whipped cream or […]
Cooking Thought: November 5th 2012
Today is Doughnut Day! This is a fun day for me. My Grandma tried to make doughnuts once and her’s ended up being so hard she gave them to my aunt as teething rings! Crispy and Creamy Doughnuts 2 (.25 ounce) envelopes active dry yeast 1/4 cup warm water (105 to 115 degrees) 1 1/2 […]
Cooking Thought: November 4th 2012
Today is National Candy Day! Get that left over Halloween candy and make a treat! Apple Snicker Salad 1 (3.4 ounce) package instant butterscotch pudding mix 1 cup milk 1 (6 ounce) package whipped cream topping (such as Cool Whip®) 6 chocolate-coated caramel-peanut nougat candy bars (such as Snickers®), cut into bite-size pieces 3 Granny […]
Cooking Thought: October 19th 2012
Today is National Seafood Bisque Day Tasty Seafood Bisque Recipe Ingredients: 3 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons chopped green onion 2 tablespoons chopped celery 3 tablespoons flour 2 1/2 cups milk 1/2 teaspoon pepper 1 tablespoon tomato paste 1 cup heavy whipping cream 8 ounces crab meat 4 to 8 ounces small cooked shrimp or other […]
Rolled Chicken Washington
My mother has a never ending supply of recipes. It’s. Awesome. I was trolling through her recipe collection today and came across this one that I thought sounded tasty. This comes from my Aunt Georgia’s kitchen. What You Need: 1/2 cup fine chopped mushrooms 2 Tablespoons butter or margarine 2 Tablespoons flour 1/2 cup milk […]
Lattice Corn Pie
In our never ending search for recipes we dug through a Taste of Home magazine and found Lattice Corn Pie. We’ve made this a couple times now, first following the recipe and then making it our own. Original Recipe:(by Kathy Spang Manheim, Pennsylvania) What You Need: 1 cup diced peeled potatoes 1/3 cup milk 2 […]
National Pancake Day
It is National Pancake Day. Hopefully IHOP is doing well today as we celebrate this tasty breakfast treat. Pancakes have been around since the 5th Century BCE and were given to us, by who else, the Greeks. There are of course many variations of the pancake: crepes, made popular by France, Pfannkuchen a favorite in Berlin, […]
Cooking Thought: January 14th 2012
To keep cauliflower white while cooking – add a little milk to the water.
National Dessert Day: Chess Pie
It’s national something or other day every day. Today is National Dessert Day tomorrow is National Grouch Day. (I don’t know if the almighty they did that on purpose or if it’s just a bad joke…) Anyway, in honor of National Dessert Day I wanted to share a favorite pie of mine that just happens […]
Celebrating Native American Heritage
Today, T and I traveled to the Return to Pimiteoui Pow Wow. I haven’t been to a Pow Wow in years and T had never been to one at all so we were excited to have the opportunity to go. Little known fact about me: I am descended from Native Americans. Being a mix of […]
Cheese Sauce
When D works a double shift, I always feel bad for him and take extra measures to make sure that when he comes home, things are taken care of and I pretty much cater to him as much as possible because I can only imagine how exhausting it is to work a double shift in […]
Spinach and Sausage Quiche
I am reluctant to admit this but, I used to be intimidated by Quiche. Seems silly now I know, but it’s true. I always thought Quiche was complicated to make and would be very time-consuming. This was before I actually found out just how easy it really is to throw together a truly delicious Quiche with […]
Lactose Intolerance
Lactose Intolerance is not a silent killer, it’s not something you will have to guard yourself against like cancer or heart disease. It won’t devastate your family by stealing away your loved ones in the prime of their lives. No, Lactose Intolerance is much worse. Lactose Intolerance will steal your ability to eat ice cream […]
