I have been baking as long as my mother would let me in the kitchen. Which was always. She was great about cooking as long as I would clean the kitchen. But, I only could bake. No main dishes or vegetables or anything like that. Why? I guess it was because baking to an extent is very [...]
Entries from September 2009
September 24, 2009
SOUP Day—Chicken Tortilla Soup
I am on a mission for the next couple of weeks! That is nothing unusual though. Having a mission in life is a good thing. I have to present four twenty minute talks to about two hundred freshmen parents. The topic is feeding hungry teenagers with good healthy food and doing it quickly. What popped in my mind [...]
September 23, 2009
Cajun Pork Roast
Another day at home with little water. I am clean though. Just took a bath in about 2 inches of water. Brought me back to the days of staying at my grandmother’s farm with no running water. It was fun when I was 5 years old , but now you could say I am spoiled! The news is [...]
September 22, 2009
The Best Ever Chocolate Sheet Cake
The last two days here have been bad!! I am praying for all the families that have lost loved ones in this horrible rain. We have been very blessed, but I can tell you first hand what it is like to have your house flooded. It is just stuff, though. Anyway…….. We need something to make us all [...]
September 21, 2009
Tomato Okra Casserole— Summer’s Ending!!!!
This is going to be the last of tomatoes and okra for a while. At least fresh! The Alabama girl gave me this delicious recipe. She and I taught together for 3 1/2 years. She is a great teacher and a great cook. I miss her terribly,but that is another story. Anyway, last year we had a [...]
September 17, 2009
BISCUITS Made from Scratch
Biscuits made from scratch are in most households a lost art. I teach that skill for many reasons. Homemade biscuits are good, better than canned and frozen ones. They are cheap to make. You can put them together in no time. They are versatile. And most importantly it makes you feel good about yourself when someone [...]
September 10, 2009
Waffles
I could not choose one for the top of the post today so you all three have the honors. Great job. Between pancakes and waffles, waffles win everytime for me. I love the crunchy ones sprinkled with confectioner’s sugar. Reminds me of a funnel cake. Yum ! Today I was living the tasters best life. These were sooo good. [...]
September 3, 2009
FLUFFY PANCAKES
Just the smell of bacon and pancakes is GOOD! The taste is even better. It was a great day in the laboratory. I love it, the power of “teacher persuasion”. It is so funny sometimes how you can put a firecracker under students to get them motivated. All of them worked so diligently today to beat [...]
September 1, 2009
Easy Danish – Our 2nd LAB
Easy to make! Taste YUMMY! Today was a learning experience all about judging cooking time. The inexperienced cook has no conception of cooking time when it comes to baking. In other words we had some Danish today to get a little on the “brown” side. BUT…It is all about learning. Next time the little angels [...]
