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Great news! I think you'll be back to baking soon!
I baked another Apple Caramel Cake -- it's just as tasty as the first one! And it came out of the medium size bundt pan and the 4 small bundts perfectly!
BakerAunt, you can add any leftover beer to your compost pile - it's good nutrients for the garden. Although I would not suggest serving it to your Aerogarden (when you get one!)
I used the leftovers from the chicken-spinach-mushroom casserole to make soup. I added celery, carrots, and chicken broth. Delicious! I've added it to the winter soup rotation, whether from leftovers or made special.
I'm sorry to learn of Jozy's passing. I make her Rhubarb Streusel muffins every spring.
Today I made one of our favorite casseroles, which we don't have very often. It is chicken breasts on a bed of sauteed onions, garlic, spinach, then a layer of mushrooms - all topped with shredded mozzarella. I didn't get much of the liquid squeezed out of the spinach, so next time I'm going to try fresh spinach instead of frozen. I'll make the leftovers into a soup, possibly adding some small pasta, maybe orzo, or rice.
BakerAunt, a good use of your stimulus money!
Len, the raspberry wine is sweet, but not overly sweet. Excellent flavor. I just learned yesterday that when we are in Michigan for almost 2 weeks next summer, teaching and selling for my sister's handpainted yarn business, we'll have one whole day off with no classes or traveling - so we plan to visit some new to us wineries and revisit several that we have been to over the years. Of course, that is all dependent on Covid and events and businesses being open.
cwcdesign, here's hoping your next 6 weeks fly by!! You can read through your entire collection of recipes and make plans for what to make first when you're healed.
I made my husband a birthday cake today. I made a white two-layer cake, and spread home-made raspberry jam between the layers, then frosted it with chocolate ganache. It is delicious. No candles -- not allowed after age 75!
Tonight we had husband's birthday dinner: grilled strip steaks, green salad, rosti potatoes, and buttercup squash, and red raspberry wine from Leelanau winery in Michigan.
Mike, I never change the water in my Aerogarden - unless I'm starting over a whole new garden. I shut mine down at the end of the indoor/winter gardening season, around early-mid May, and clean it. I then start it up in the fall, usually Oct-Nov. Between the Aerogarden and the Gro-light system, I aim to have home-grown salad and fixings year round. I wish I had the 24 pod system, although with the gro-lights I really don't need it, but the Aerogarden grows faster and bigger produce.
Thanks, Navlys - that's encouraging information! Does it bake a decent pizza? I use a 14" cast iron pan for mine - and love the way it comes out - perfect. I know I can't use that pan in the Breville. Have you baked bread in the oven? I'd also like to use it for "steaming" fresh vegetables, instead of a pan of water on the stove. Does the air frying, without any oil, accomplish that? I also dislike heating up my big oven, as I do most days of the week. I think I've about made up my mind to buy one. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
We are not allowed to mix households, here in Vermont, so it is just the two of us. I miss the kids and grandkids and the hilarious time we have opening gifts. It has rained and been in the 50s for the last 24 hours, so all of our 16 inches of snow has disappeared. I just put the ham in the oven, and with it we will have potato gratin and broccoli salad.
Wishing everyone a peaceful day and a happier New Year!
The last bag of Harvest Grains that I bought a few months ago is in the new clear plastic package. Several other flours/grains are also in the clear bags, so I presumed they are switching all products over. I guess I don't like change -- I prefer the look of the brown paper bags, even though they are lined with plastic. Somehow, this new clear plastic looks like a step backward in environmental consideration.
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