tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52981358986019504322012-10-21T02:56:03.611-04:00Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07668766940370009179noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5298135898601950432.post-44748032422029636962012-09-06T22:00:00.001-04:002012-09-07T10:03:23.889-04:002012-09-07T10:03:23.889-04:00

It's been a month since my last post.  It's probably been a month since I last cooked something of worth.  We had a weekend at Ben's parent's house that rejuvenated my cooking spirit.  Ben's mom made two Paula Dean recipes, stuffed french toast and corn salad.  They were delicious. We've eaten out a lot in the last month.  I will be happy to never eat McDonalds again.  I was at my favorite

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Summer Tomatoes!!!  I can't get enough of the summer tomatoes fresh from the garden.  I'll be posting several tomato recipes through next week.  This time of year I start to panic that these jewels will not be around much longer.  last week and over the weekend, Ben and I started to can so we can enjoy the tomatoes throughout the year. Each summer we grow cherry tomatoes called sun gold.  They

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Tippecanoe Farmers Market held their first Pie Bake Off this weekend.  Ben and I spent Friday evening making pie to join in the fun.  I made a sweet cherry pie for the first time on 4th of July this year.  I was curious how it a cherry pie without tart cherries would taste.  I really enjoyed the more mellow sweet flavor.  So we decided to give this one another try. The contest rules required

Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07668766940370009179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5298135898601950432.post-76706492429546080762012-07-16T11:05:00.000-04:002012-07-17T08:34:52.002-04:002012-07-17T08:34:52.002-04:00

A good friend, Michelle Kaiser, just made the move to Ohio.  She will be an assistant professor at OSU starting today.  Wishing her luck on her first day!  I'm so glad to have her close by again.  We met during college working for ASP.  Then we became good friends while we lived in Asheville together.  We spent Saturday evening enjoying some Apricot Ales and reminiscing.  We had some great

Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07668766940370009179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5298135898601950432.post-21407677621021463562012-06-29T08:39:00.003-04:002012-06-29T08:39:57.142-04:002012-06-29T08:39:57.142-04:00

While living in Nashville, I was always amused by the weather segment of the news during the winter months.  If there was a mere chance of snow, you would think the world may come to an end.  People would rush to the grocery store and buy all the milk and bread.  I don't consume much milk and bread on a daily basis, so I've never understood this move.  However, possible snow equaled panic.  The

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Southern Living Greek Style Beef and Vegetables Ben will be out of town for a week while he volunteers with Appalachia Service Project.  While he spends a week making a family's home warmer, safer, and drier, I will be watching bad movies and eating cereal for 3 meals a day.  So I'm taking suggestions on romantic comedies or reality TV.  Hmmm, maybe I could catch up on Gossip Girl.

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I am very fortunate to be able to spend so much time with my nephew, Cole, and niece, Sadie.  They are so much fun to watch grow up.  Sadie does not say a whole lot right now, but Cole is always talking and asking questions.  Earlier this week, we were discussing Uncle Ben's garden.  We talked about the strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries.  He then asked if the granola bars had started to

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Life has been busy lately.  Besides the typical work and other obligations, our family got together to put up a fence at my sister's house.  The fence looks fantastic, but I think it wore everyone out.  Needless to say I have not cooked for the last several days.  I did, however, find pictures of a recipe that I never posted.   While we were on our Indian food kick a few months ago, we

Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07668766940370009179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5298135898601950432.post-75238571894864022852012-05-20T08:51:00.001-04:002012-05-20T08:55:06.652-04:002012-05-20T08:55:06.652-04:00

This recipe came about serendipitously.  I wanted to make the chicken flautas recipe again.  I asked Ben to make the cheese that goes into the flautas.  Well, I accidentally said creme fraiche instead of queso fresco.  I was a little confused by the end product until I realized my erred request.  I guess I need to be a little more multilingual. I have never had creme fraiche and usually steered

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I have a favorite tshirt.  If you have known me for the past 12 years, I'm sure you could guess the shirt.  I love everything about this shirt.  It is a hot pink shirt with an ATV on the front and it has that wonderfully soft warn tshirt feel.  I found it at a thrift store in Hazard, KY for $1.00 in 1999.  If that doesn't say quality, I don't know what does.  Sadly, it is time to retire my

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Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there.  I think most mother's deserve more than one day of recognition.  Hopefully we take the time to let our mother's know how much they mean to us throughout the year.  But it is great to have a day or weekend to focus on everything they do. Thanks to a mom who has always been there to hold you when you are sick or upset to celebrate every life

Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07668766940370009179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5298135898601950432.post-40059064244749341922012-05-06T21:48:00.001-04:002012-05-06T21:53:47.241-04:002012-05-06T21:53:47.241-04:00

What a great weekend.  Tipp City had their annual garage sale weekend.  We celebrated my dad's birthday.  Ben worked on the garden.  I worked on our flower beds around the house.  It was so great to be outside in the wonderful weather. Ben was in garden heaven today.  This year we will have garlic, onions, potatoes, cabbage, lettuce, spinach, asparagus, peas, strawberries, raspberries,

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Ben made Ricotta cheese last week. Click here to see a post on how to make ricotta.  Then I came across a recipe for Ricotta Dumplings with Chevre and Herbs.  It sounded interesting and we tried it out over the weekend. It was a fun quick recipe to make.  The dumplings were good the day we made them.  Warmed up, they were not so great.  Overall, I give the recipe 2 cookies.  They tasted

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I was about half asleep when I wrote the last post.  I meant to include my favorite chocolate cake/cupcake recipe.  I'm a huge fan of chocolate.  This is wonderful because it has fresh brewed coffee as one of the ingredients.  The coffee really sets off the chocolate.  Yum, I want to make some more right now. It's hard to see past the strawberries, but there are chocolate cupcakes too I

Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07668766940370009179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5298135898601950432.post-63732141043272853302012-04-24T20:54:00.002-04:002012-04-25T07:43:14.024-04:002012-04-25T07:43:14.024-04:00

Last weekend I made dessert for a dinner get together.  I decided to try whipping up my own version of strawberry icing on top of chocolate cupcakes.  I had some adjusting to do, but the end result was delicious.  This recipe is a "feel it out" recipe.  Maybe one day I'll have it down to an exact measurement.  I'll be sure to give it another try when our strawberries come in the garden.

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Don't you love a day when you get a little more free time than planned.  I had a chance to catch up on a few loose ends, walk the dogs, and cook.  I decided to make my favorite potato soup recipe.  I put on some tunes and started pealing potatoes.  What a great afternoon. I've had an obsession with a new album for the last two weeks.  The album is First Aid Kit's The Lions Roar.  I don't know

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Oreo Truffles...quite possibly the most addictive dessert.  When I first heard of these truffles, I did not get excited about them.  I don't go crazy over Oreos or white chocolate.  I figured Oreo truffles would not be my thing.  I was wrong.  They are delicious. My brother and sister in law make a ton of these at Christmas each year.  I overdose on them every year.  A few weeks ago, I saw

Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07668766940370009179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5298135898601950432.post-35439281264416069352012-04-04T17:58:00.004-04:002012-04-04T17:58:40.485-04:002012-04-04T17:58:40.485-04:00

Ben and I spent the weekend in Asheville with some wonderful friends.  It was a much needed break.  Being in the mountains has a calming effect on me.  I only wish we could have had a few more days. We have a group of friends we get together with every year around St. Patricks Day.  This is the 7th year running.  The premise of the gathering is What Would St. Patrick Do or WWSPD.  We spend the

Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07668766940370009179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5298135898601950432.post-51892541956420354772012-03-27T20:08:00.002-04:002012-03-27T20:28:54.885-04:002012-03-27T20:28:54.885-04:00

I think I have officially lost my mind.  Yesterday, I ran out of gas on I75.  Let me also mention that I did not have my cell phone with me.  Today, I was convinced for over 6 hours that I locked my keys in my car again.  I frantically searched every nook at work.  I then had Ben rearrange his afternoon so he could bring me another set of keys.  While Ben was on his way to bring me keys, I

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I've been working a lot more lately.  This has equated to a lot of meals out.  Not only eating out, but a lack of vegetables.  I apparently don't know how to order vegetables at a restaurant.  When I have the chance, I try to eat all the veggies I can. I saw a recipe for Rainbow Asian Slaw on the blog Heat Oven to 350.  The slaw looked delicious.  I don't typically like making salads.  I enjoy

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Ben's family introduced me to Dutch Babies.  It's his dad's signature dish.  They are so good.  I had never attempted to make dutch babies before. The Deacon family had a joke going over the holidays on the sister in laws having to prove their Deacon worthiness.  The ability to cook Dutch Babies became one of the challenges.  Any wife that failed would be banished to the island in the lake. 

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Ben and I attended a two day conference on farmers markets this weekend.  There was so much great information presented from Ohio Department of Agriculture, Farmers Market Coalition, and many more.  It has me excited for this summer and Tipp City's market.  We are already starting to plan the 2012 market this week.  Let us know if you have any ideas for this years market.  Bring on the farm fresh

Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07668766940370009179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5298135898601950432.post-80774399814440124072012-03-07T08:44:00.003-05:002012-03-07T08:46:27.123-05:002012-03-07T08:46:27.123-05:00

Last weekend, Ben and I made the trek out to Greenville to the KitchenAid Experience.  There is something magical about a KitchenAid mixer.  I want to decorate my kitchen with one of each of the colors.  However, that would be very expensive and unpractical.  I will stick with my white mixer that I love. We had a good time looking at all the different appliances.  They also have a small

Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07668766940370009179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5298135898601950432.post-40264431536487194802012-03-02T10:43:00.003-05:002012-03-05T14:38:47.962-05:002012-03-05T14:38:47.962-05:00

I have seen this recipe on Pinterest and then I found it in the Barefoot Contessa book I've been reading.  It looked gorgeous and delicious.  I had a night off on Wednesday, so I decided to try it out.  I also cooked up some skillet mac and cheese.  I'll post about that one later. I took it all over to my sisters house.  It seemed like too exciting a meal to keep to ourselves.  We ate so quickly

Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07668766940370009179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5298135898601950432.post-84230956497172640552012-02-27T09:27:00.001-05:002012-02-27T09:31:24.206-05:002012-02-27T09:31:24.206-05:00

I'm ready for summer.  This winter has been nothing to complain about.  Especially compared to the last two winters.  However, my want for summer became clear a couple of times this week. The first time was when this became an exciting view for me... hmmm....feet are never an exciting view.  It's not the feet so much as the matching socks.  Matching socks are the equivalent of gold in our

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