KitchenAid has several attachments for their multi-function mixers, devices designed to make everyday kitchen tasks easier. One of these is the Citrus Juicer, an attachment that was given to me as a wedding gift, and one I had not used until recently. After peeling two dozen lemons for Limoncello, I wanted to juice them and [...]
One of the many gadgets I inherited from my Mom were two Steamed Pudding Molds. She used them every year to make Persimmon Pudding, around the holidays. Steamed pudding is a traditional English dessert, generally made out of some fruit or another. Christmas Plum pudding comes to mind. Apparently, there are also savory steamed puddings, [...]
Here are some of my favorite photos from Thanksgiving on Thursday, using Pictobrowser: [pictobrowser 30117817@N02 72157610493532049] By the way, the crab pictures are from the night before Thanksgiving, when we have our traditional pre-Thanksgiving Crab Feed in Santa Cruz. The new season of crab just started a couple weeks ago, and while the initial fishing [...]
Mince Meat PiesTomorrow, I will be bringing 4 pies, two side veggies, an appetizer and a cocktail. I do this every year and love it. Since blogs were designed to be online journals, I am going to document my progress, so that next year, I can find all the recipes! Each year, I recreate the [...]
Chocolate Pumpkin CookiesCupcakes? But Gudrun, it is supposed to be Cookie Thursday. Where is the cookie? Well, my loyal readers, I changed my mind today and made cupcakes, mostly because I wanted to use the cute little Martha Stewart Halloween stencils I picked up at Michael’s a couple weeks ago. I mean, look at that, [...]
