Home and Cooking

My Baby in a Bucket

noreply@blogger.com (Irina) — Sun, 30 May 2010 10:35:00 +0000

It's Finally Here!

noreply@blogger.com (Irina) — Fri, 14 May 2010 15:49:00 +0000

Pictures to Follow.

New book

noreply@blogger.com (Irina) — Tue, 04 May 2010 00:40:00 +0000

I found this book through a side add on Facebook. I just started it, but so far it's very easy to read.

got milk?

noreply@blogger.com (Irina) — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:11:00 +0000

Real Milk, that is!

Spanish Rice

noreply@blogger.com (Irina) — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 13:34:00 +0000

I tried out this recipe for Spanish rice and we loved it. The only change I made is to add chili powder while I browned the onion. Corn would have been good with it, but didn't have any on hand.

Ground Beef with homemade seasoning.

Gabriel's Room is Almost Finished!

noreply@blogger.com (Irina) — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:30:00 +0000

Archangel Gabriel

We love Ikea! (Not so much for adult furniture)

Easy Spinach Dip

noreply@blogger.com (Irina) — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:34:00 +0000

This is super easy and quick to make and Gabe loves it.
Saute onion and garlic. Add thawed spinach (1 square package).

Cook to warm through. Add 1 package of cream cheese, a splash of milk, salt and pepper and some asiago cheese. Done!

New Find!

noreply@blogger.com (Irina) — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:22:00 +0000

They started carrying this at Wegman's and Whole Foods (maybe they always did - i just started noticing it recently). It comes in about 10 different flavors, including LEMON! It's to die for. We usually only buy Fage, plain yogurt. These are 1/3 of the price of Fage and a nice change when I am too lazy to puree the fruit myself.

We're making Pizza together!

noreply@blogger.com (Irina) — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:42:00 +0000

Gabe had such a good time making pizza and cookies today!

Macaroni and Cheese with Broccoli

noreply@blogger.com (Irina) — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:46:00 +0000

Yummy!!! I also added chicken.

Recipe here.

Yet another Pizza...

noreply@blogger.com (Irina) — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 10:37:00 +0000

I found this recipe here, but I am not imressed with it. The dough was very dense.

Fun at Costco

noreply@blogger.com (Irina) — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 23:43:00 +0000

PW's Blackberry Cobbler

noreply@blogger.com (Irina) — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 23:34:00 +0000

Really good, but too much sugar on top. I would double the recipe next time. Also, an hour is too long in the oven. 50 min or less will do. Recipe here.

Homemade Pizza Sauce

noreply@blogger.com (Irina) — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 23:06:00 +0000

Got to try this next time I make pizza. I usually just use plain canned tomato sauce.

Self-Rising Flour Substitution

noreply@blogger.com (Irina) — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 22:59:00 +0000

Using a dry measure, measure the desired amount of flour into a separate container.
For each cup of all-purpose flour, add 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
Mix to combine.

PW's Sloppy Joes

noreply@blogger.com (Irina) — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 22:36:00 +0000

My husband loved these! ..and I did too.

Click here for the Recipe.

Recipes

noreply@blogger.com (Irina) — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 20:57:00 +0000

Shredded Potato Casserole Recipe

Cozonac - made with Brioche Recipe "5 Min a Day" Book

Chicken Pot Pie - with potatoes, chicken, peas, carrots, home made condensed soup, and homemade crust.

Little Muffin Legs.

Braided Bread crust with feta and spinach inside.

Baked Teriyaki Chicken (homemade sauce)

Lemon Squares

noreply@blogger.com (Irina) — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 01:13:00 +0000

Not sure why the top turned white... maybe I over baked them???

Chicken Ceasar Salad on Homemade Pita Bread

noreply@blogger.com (Irina) — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:12:00 +0000

Making Baby Food ... Again

noreply@blogger.com (Irina) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:05:00 +0000

Made a organic vegetable chicken soup with rice.

Olive oil with carrots and onions, simmering in a little bit of spring water.

All for the best baby in the world! That didn't like it at all! :(

Pot Roast

noreply@blogger.com (Irina) — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:05:00 +0000

{Can you tell the above picture was an afterthought?...That good!}

Brown (Beef Chuck) Pot Roast on both sides. Place in Crock Pot. Reserve 1 tbsp of the drippings. Quarter a whole onion and 4 cloves of garlic and salute in the oil until translucent. Add 1 cup of red wine and bring to a simmer. Add 4-5 tbsp of tomato sauce, salt and pepper and a bay leave. Bring to a simmer. Poor over beef and cook on low for 8 hours. Add vegetables, such as carrots and potatoes, half ways through the cooking time.

Stuffed Mushrooms

noreply@blogger.com (Irina) — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:58:00 +0000

Ingredients:

8 oz of Goldcoast crab or lobster spread
16 oz mushrooms (medium)
2 tbsp Parmesan cheese
1 tbsp melted butter
fresh chives, chopped

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350. Place caps in an oven safe dish. Fill each cap with 1 tsp of filling. Sprinkle with cheese and brush sides with butter. Bake for 20 min or until bubbly. Garnish with chives.

Cozonac Moldovenesc cu Nuca

noreply@blogger.com (Irina) — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:36:00 +0000

1 kg flour
10 egg yolks
salt
250 g melted butter
2 tsp rum
2 tsp vanilla
zest of 2 large oranges
4 teaspoon yeast
1/2 liter milk

Filling:
400 g sugar
400 g nuts (crushed)
6 egg whites
3-4 tbsp coco powder
sugar to taste
rum
vanilla

Heat milk to 102 F. Divide in two half's - in one add 4 table spoons of flour and the yeast and in the other the sugar, vanilla, rum and orange peel.

In the kitchenaid, start of (low speed) with the eggs, add milk with flavorings, butter then the flour (cup by cup). After the first 3 cups add the milk and yeast mixture and continue adding the remaining flour (with a dough hook attached).

Grease a large bowl with vegetable oil and place dough in it and let rise at warm temp for an hour or until doubled in size. Divide dough in 3 equal parts and then divide those in half.

Filling: Beat the egg whites and sugar until peaks form. Add coco powder and nuts.

Spread each portion out and spread the filling inside it. Roll back up and braid with it's other half (which needs to be filled and rolled the same prior).

Bake at 350 until golden brown ca. 45 min.

Blueberry pancakes

noreply@blogger.com (Irina) — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 15:18:00 +0000

Recipe:

1 cup (140 grams) all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons (7 grams) baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons (28 grams) granulated white sugar

1 large egg, lightly beaten

1 cup (240 ml) milk

2 tablespoons (28 grams) unsalted butter, melted

Plus extra melted butter for greasing the pan.

In a large bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. In a separate bowl whisk together the egg, milk, and melted butter. Add the egg mixture to the flour mixture, all at once, and stir or whisk just until combined. The batter should have some small lumps. Make sure you do not over mix the batter or the pancakes will be tough.
*Add fresh blueberries to the batter....

Pasta Salad

noreply@blogger.com (Irina) — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:50:00 +0000

...with left over rotisserie chicken, tomatoes and German yogurt dressing.
...with garlic & butter croissants.