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Chocomouse--I use both pickle juice and dill seed. I buy a German pickle at Big Lots, when they have them and we are close enough for me to go to that store. For me, that juice is just right for the bread and for my potato salad. Last time, I bought three enormous jars. We are still consuming the second one, as I told my husband he can only snack on them occasionally so that I have them available for potato salad and tartar sauce. I will need to stock up again next time we are near South Bend.
Navlys--rotisserie chicken is one of my go-to meals when arriving at a vacation location or returning home from vacation.
You never know what a vacation rental will have in the kitchen. I have a box where I store my travel kitchen items and select from it before a trip. Still, I recall having to buy a sheet pan at one place. And don't get me started on what passes for a skillet, usually with lots of scratches.
What a great opportunity for your son and granddaughter, Mike.
We ate leftover mashed potatoes and gravy, turkey, coleslaw for me, and microwaved frozen peas and carrots for my husband.
We were running low on bread, so on Saturday afternoon, I baked a loaf of my Pumpernickel Sandwich Bread, which is part of my continuing attempt to get the recipe just the way I like it.
The ideal flour amounts appear to be 3 cups Bob's Red Mill Artisan Bread Flour and 2 cups King Arthur pumpernickel. I had 1 cup plus 2 Tbs. pickle juice left, so I used all of it and did not add more than ¾ cup water. The hydration was perfect this time. I also cut the salt back to 1 tsp., since the pickle juice adds salt. I'm still experimenting with ideal spices. This time I used 1 Tbs. caraway seed, 2 tsp. dill seed, and 2 tsp. mustard seeds. I again increased the oil from 3 Tbs. to 4, and I used avocado oil, which seems to keep the bread softer longer. The rise this time, unlike when I baked it in November, was ideal. The loaf is cooling on a rack, and the height is excellent. I look forward to turkey sandwiches for lunch tomorrow.I am very pleased with my Eggnog Sweet Rolls. I will post the recipe here at Nebraska Kitchen, even though eggnog season is over.
I made the dough and shaped Eggnog Cinnamon Rolls on Friday evening and have refrigerated the pan overnight. I will bake them tomorrow. If you are interested in the details, see the Eggnog Cinnamon Rolls thread.
On Friday evening, I finally had the time to try a recipe for Eggnog Cinnamon Rolls that would use up the rest of the low-fat eggnog I bought for baking. I decided to follow the Fleischmann's recipe, but I substituted 3 ½ cups white whole wheat flour and only used an additional 2 cups of King Arthur AP. I also added ¼ cup special dry milk and ¼ cup flax meal. I cut the salt from 2 tsp. to 1 ½ and used 1/3 cup sugar rather than 6 Tbs. I used the 1 ¾ cup of eggnog that I had and proofed the yeast in ¼ cup water. I replaced 4 Tbs. butter with 3 Tbs. avocado oil. The dough had a slower rise, needing about 90 minutes. The house was not overly cool, although I moved the dough bucket into the area with the wood stove after half an hour. I rolled the dough out to a 12 x 19-inch rectangle, using a rolling pin that gives a quarter inch thickness. For the filling, I increased the cinnamon to 1 Tbs. from 2 tsp. and added 1/2 tsp. freshly ground nutmeg. I brushed the dough with avocado oil before sprinkling the filling over it. I rolled from the long side, cut it into 12 rolls, placed them in a glass baking dish covered with saran, and refrigerated them overnight.
I'll bake them tomorrow and report on the outcome.
We have a black oak in front of the house, which drops some of its acorns into the lake. The ducks love them. Squirrels and chipmunks go for the ones that hit the ground. We have a wonderful white oak in the back. The squirrels and chipmunks love it, as do the deer.
I made muddled mashed potatoes on Thursday to go with leftover turkey and gravy. We also had microwaved fresh broccoli and finished the applesauce.
On Wednesday, I baked Pumpkin Pecan Bread. I used a Nordic Ware loaf pan that features three gingerbread men and a holly border. I did not get to use as many of my Christmas pans this year, so I wanted to use at least one more during these twelve days of Christmas.
Joan--I remember my mother making divinity, but I have never tried doing so.
They are beautiful. I once or twice did small cut-out leaves using a press cookie cutter. However, the leaves tended to fall off when the pie was cut. I shall admire but not attempt to emulate her pie crusts and lovely decor.
What a lovely, exciting gift, Joan. You will make many wonderful memories with that mixer! I'm glad that you had a good Christmas with family and friends. I've been thinking about you.
I made yogurt on Wednesday. As my husband and the dog eat some of the tub of Stonyfield yogurt that I use as a starter, there was not going to be enough for a batch tomorrow, so I used the last of the jars I made the previous week as the starter. I can only get the Stonefield yogurt in the larger town when we shop, and we want to put off the shopping trip until at least next week.
Tonight, we had more leftover turkey and gravy and finished the dressing. We also had applesauce and microwaved frozen peas and carrots.
On Tuesday, I'm making broth, using leftover chicken bones and the Thanksgiving turkey bones in one pot and the New Year's turkey bones in another pot.
For New Year's dinner, we roasted a turkey. I made dressing using the blue bag of Pepperidge Farm stuffing mix. We also had applesauce and microwaved frozen peas and carrots. Dessert was cherry streusel pie.
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