Scotia on May 30th, 2010

I love stuffed peppers! My Mother made green bell peppers stuffed with ground beef and other goodies in the pressure cooker with a little meatloaf left over. I did that, too. I wanted something more this time, not the typical “meatloaf”. I had a bag of bell peppers from Costco that I needed to use, [...]

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Scotia on May 25th, 2010

I have a 50 LB bag of jasmine rice currently sitting in my kitchen. We are only two, but we are splitting this bag with another couple, and that should last us for most of the year. Yes, we use alot of rice….”we’re rice men”* after all!
I absolutely love all kinds of rice like jasmine, [...]

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Scotia on May 17th, 2010

Sweetie and I started eating vegetarian on Mondays a few months ago and it is really amazing all the recipes we already had and all the new recipes we have come up with. Now it seems that we are eating less and less meat during the rest of the week too! Fish on Fridays, Bean [...]

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Scotia on May 7th, 2010

This was an interesting experiment. AND MY VERSION! Naan and Pita are so close in the making and there are hundreds of ways and recipes for each! Naan (flatter) seems to be just thicker than pita (puffier). Naan may have some yoghurt or milk in it, pita will usually not. I use King Arthur Bread [...]

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Scotia on April 28th, 2010

I love buying whole, organic, free range chickens when they are on sale for $1.69/lb. I can use them in so many dishes. And brining before cooking….oh my!! Moist and tender is what you get when you brine chickens, turkey and pork. That is, depending on how you are cooking the meat.
I got an [...]

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Scotia on April 22nd, 2010

I was surprised at how fast this concoction turned brown. I added about 1 C vodka and two and 1/2 split old vanilla beans in a jar on Tuesday. Thursday it is turning dark and looking great. Why didn’t I know that making vanilla extract was so easy???

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Scotia on April 22nd, 2010

I had the most pleasant birthday at a fish camp up on Puget Sound. Lovely cabin, nice quilts, cozy, wonderful place for viewing wildlife…grey whales, Doll porpoises, seals, sea lions, otters, bald eagles, great horned owls!!! What a birthday!!!
I made all my favourites to take and eat and have a grand old time. Walking [...]

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Scotia on April 13th, 2010

THE BISCUIT IS BACK!!! GLORY! GLORY! GLORY! Now, we’ll get the lowdown on the painting, the college intrigue, partying, the garden, mowing, and the gardener/carpenter/roofer/general handyman…..hummm? Oh, yeah, I’ve been involved in that IRS thingy……
Missed you, my dear.
And I have a wheat thing to post ….
SPICY CHEESE SHORTBREAD

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biscuit on April 12th, 2010

This little Question and Answer session on celiac disease and gluten intolerance is actually pretty informative. For example:
Q. Is it possible to be wheat or gluten intolerant, but not have celiac disease?

A. Dr. Sheila Crowe responds:
Holly, Rose and Jane all touch upon the important issue of how to best treat people with gluten [...]

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Scotia on March 31st, 2010

When I was young, my Mother would buy raisin nut bread on very, very special occasions. I loved a toasted slice buttered with a plate of my Mother’s soft scrambled eggs. What a way to start the day, and it was more special because it was so rare. This recipe is a very good quick [...]

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