Posted in January 2013

Tapping into my Swiss heritage

Okay I might not be Swiss but I do like some of their food creations. Besides chocolate, I like their hearty cereal. The cereal is called Muesli. Muesli (pron.: /ˈmjuːzli/ or /ˈmuːzli/; Swiss German: Müesli [ˈmyəsli], Standard German: Müsli) is a popular breakfast meal based on uncooked rolled oats, fruit and nuts. It was developed … Continue reading

Homemade Yogurt that’s Crazy Talk

I am one of those gals who likes to make food products that some people buy everyday from scratch. Yes! I was the kid at the colonial farms ecstatic about churning butter at age 9. Don’t worry that might be on my list of other homemade food items. This homemade yogurt is my go to … Continue reading

Hello Sweety!

Single serve sweet potato dessert or casserole depending on where you are from. 1/2 of a 5″ sweet potato steamed to soften. I left the skin on because I like the skin. Smashed the sweet potato in a small ramekin then covered with my oats, brown sugar and butter. To make feel like more of … Continue reading

A Quiche for me?

The Hardest part about cooking is cooking for 1. There are plenty of recipes that have service for 4 and up. I don’t want to be eating quiche for a week. As I stated in a previous posting I not really a left over eating type of gal. I love cooking it gives me a … Continue reading

Happy New Year food

In my family New Year’s Day you eat a certain cluster of foods to welcome the new year. Pork, black eye peas, greens and a grain. I made braised pork chops, hopping (black eye peas with greens) John with red mini quinoa. It was good I had it for lunch. Enjoy!