Do you make homemade bread?? I do, and I have discovered a great way to slice it. I use my meat slicer. When I slice bread by hand some are skinny some are too thick, etc. But with a meat slicer I set the width and they are all the same. It works GREAT!! I also use the meat slicer for block cheese, summer sausage and other cured meats. Making my own charcuterie boards quick, easy, and less expensive.
Saturday, June 24, 2023
Thursday, January 12, 2023
Homemade Noodles
Do you make homemade noodles? My Grandmothers did. I remember, Grandma rolling these out paper thin and letting them dry on the counter then she would roll them cinnamon roll style and slice them with a knife. Then she would lay them all out flat again to dry. Oh my, they were wonderful!!
I too make homemade noodles, but to be honest, I have never gotten them rolled as thin as grandma's. So, I have a wonderful cheat. I use a pasta roller.
My DH bought me the attachments for my Kitchen Aid Mixer - Which are wonderful!
Sunday, August 28, 2022
A Bit Cooler Today
It is just a bit cooler today. In the mid 80's and it feels so nice! We have had so much heat for so long!!! What a reprieve to have a day below 99 to 104. It's supposed to warm again next week but maybe, just maybe, this means the weather will start the turn to the cooler side.
I love autumn. It is my favorite season!! I love the smells, the colors, the garden harvest. I love the warm days and the crisp cool nights. I guess my longing is showing. 😄
Our little garden is producing. The fruits of our labor so to speak.
Monday, August 15, 2022
Refreshing Summer Drink
Monday, August 1, 2022
Dehydrating
The dehydrator is preserving some of our harvest. The wax beans are producing more than we can eat in a setting or even two. So, it was time to put the dehydrator to work.
Link to Drying Fruits and Vegetables
Lavender
- make potpourri
- homemade soap
- add it inside of oil lamps
- Lavender tea
- add to green tea
- add to salad dressing
- make sachets
- add to shortbread cookies
Thursday, July 7, 2022
Quick Trip
We made a quick trip. We went to a memorial service for my dear husband's aunt. Were able to see and spend time with his sweet mom, my lovely mother-in-law. It was a quick trip, and we weren't able to see all of the family. But we saw some.
In truth we spent most of the time driving there and back. We wanted to see some new areas.
Custer State Park in South Dakota, this is a beautiful park right by Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse Monument.
Driving through the Badlands is a worthwhile drive, so different and interesting.
We stopped at Lake Michigan both going and coming. I love the Great Lakes!!!
We stopped for lunch at Lake Superior on the way home.
Abraham Lincoln State Park in North Dakota. I wanted to see the house Libby and George Custer built and lived in, at that time, in the wilderness of North Dakota.
and Yellowstone National Park - Gibbon's Falls
We spent 5.5 days driving to, 6 days there, and 7 days driving home. I wish we could have caught up with all our family... but it just didn't work out this visit. Our main focus was the memorial service and DH's mom.
Our sweet grands (and their parents) took care of the mowing and watering.
The garden grew by leaps and bounds and so did the weeds 😀 but we are getting them pulled and the garden looking as it should again.
The herbs were ready for harvest when we got home. Here are a few that have been cut.
Thursday, May 26, 2022
Tepache Update
Monday, May 9, 2022
Gluten Free - Rice Blender Bread
2 cups raw white rice
1 cup water
3 Tbsp vegetable oil
1 tsp salt
2 Tbsp sugar
1 Tbsp yeast
Place your 2 cups rice in a bowl, cover with plenty of water, and allow to soak for two hours.
Drain rice well and add to a high-powered blender along with water, oil, salt, and sugar. Blend until very fine. (Pinch a bit of the batter between thumb and fore finger to feel to see if it is still gritty. If it is blend it a bit more.) Your batter should be warm but not hot now is the time to add your yeast give it a few more pulses to blend the yeast in.
Pour the batter into a greased bread pan. I used parchment paper in the bottom of the pan. The batter should only fill your pan halfway. Allow to rise (15 to 25 minutes) Bake at 375 F degrees for 35 to 40 minutes, or until golden brown. Internal temp should be about 210 degrees.
When done turn out to cool.
This bread is tasty, light crumb, has spring, and looks pretty. I was very pleased with the result and happy to have another gluten free option.
~a little bird
Saturday, May 7, 2022
Great Gluten Free Recipes
We have a D-i-L that is allergic to gluten so I'm always on the lookout for tasty gluten free recipes. These are the two we made last night for our family dinner.