When preparing a meal have all your herbs, oils and other seasonings on a tray or basket next to the stove. This makes it so easy to just reach for what you need to prepare the meal . I have wooden boxes right next to the stove filled with my salts and pepper and bottled seasonings. I never need to look though my pantry , I have it right at my finger tips.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
TODAYS TIPS
Summer is coming to an end :((.... For those last few days of outside gathering with friends and family put a few pieces of basil in small vases place them on your tables outside to help repel thoses nasty mosiquitoes.
On my window sill in my kitchen you can always find a few different size bottles filled with the herbs I like to cook with. When the window blows through the window you smell the lovely fragrance of the herbs. It fun and useful.
On my window sill in my kitchen you can always find a few different size bottles filled with the herbs I like to cook with. When the window blows through the window you smell the lovely fragrance of the herbs. It fun and useful.
Monday, August 25, 2008
PEACH JAM
Buy the jars from your local hardware store. Purchase a box of Sure-Jell. Inside the box you will find the directions to making the jam. Buy your favorvite fruit and get to canning!
Today we are making peach jam. Wash the fruit very well. Your first step will be to peel your ripe fruit and remove the pit.
Today we are making peach jam. Wash the fruit very well. Your first step will be to peel your ripe fruit and remove the pit.
The second step is to chop your fruit very fine by hand.
Squeeze 2 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice into the fruit
Saturday, August 23, 2008
SPICY PICKLES
2 tablespoons of sugar
1/2 teaspoon pepper flakes
1 teaspoon white peppercorns
1 teaspoon coriander seeds
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
2 tablespoon kosher salt
3 tablespoons fresh dill, coarsely chopped
3 teaspoons fresh cilantro leaves, coarsely chopped
6 kirby cucumbers, washed and sliced crosswise into 1/2 inches thick slices
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