May 28, 2009
the kitchen…
it’s the morning of day four and the guys just finished breakfast.
Mom is getting ready to go to the funeral of her mother’s brother Tom’s widow – Aunt Ardith – in Elk Rapids. two of Grandma’s brothers who live in kalamazoo – Doug and Larry – are going to be passing through shortly to pick her up.
here’s some footage to get you up to speed on the kitchen progress this week.
Pre-Demo
End of Day One – Monday 25 May
End of Day One – Monday 25 May
Day Two, the last of the wall, parts 1, 2, 3
End of Day Two – Tuesday 26 May
Day Three
End of Day Three – Wednesday 27 May
your host for this episode : carrie; May 28, 2009 07:48 AM
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Holy demo! Down to the studs! I cannot wait to see how it turns out!
from the peanut gallery of : Mrs. Mikrut
May 07, 2009
Demolition Man
Henry slept through me kneading three batches of bread this morning, but then was finished with his nap, and I still had a batch to do. We’re making bread for thrashers because my Grandpa Henry turns 90 next Tuesday and this weekend we’re having a birthday party for him in Ellsworth. Saturday, 4-6 at the CRC. You’re invited. It’d be great to see you.
Anyway, we volunteered to bring bread enough for 200 luncheon sized sandwiches, figuring we needed 16 loaves *12-14 slices each. That means 4 batches of my Big Batch Bread (see the Recipes category on the side bar for that recipe). I started it Tuesday. We’ll fire the oven this afternoon when Dan gets home from work. So – back to the subject at hand, I was done kneading 3 batches before he woke up, but then he wanted a clean diaper and out of his bed. I brought him down to the main floor and laid him under his gym and turned on some music so I could finish. When I was finished this is how I found him.
and here’s a pictoral update on our patio kitchen project.
your host for this episode : carrie; 10:18 AM | Comments (0)
May 01, 2009
Fabulicious Raspberry Cheesecake
i started with a recipe off recipezaar.com. and of course modified it. here’s mine:
crust:
5T butter
1t vanilla
3/4 c flour
1/4t cinnamon & nutmeg
1/3 c sugar
1/3 c chopped pecans
combine and press into bottom and 1″ up sides of a 10″ spring form pan. refrigerate 20 minutes then bake 20 minutes at 350. reduce oven to 300.
filling:
1# cream cheese
1/2# ricotta
2/3 cup sugar
2t vanilla
2T lemon juice
2 eggs
beat cheeses, vanilla, lemon, and half of sugar. beat the eggs with the other half of the sugar – oh high for 5 minutes. fold together and pour over crust.
sauce:
1 cup raspberries
2T powdered sugar
combine with a fork or spoon then press through a sieve or tea strainer to remove seeds. and yes you want to add the sugar first, otherwise it will clump. drizzle this in a thin line in a swirl (starting from the center) over the top of the cheesecake. then using a skewer or knife, drag it through the cheese (again starting from center) to make it look like a spider web.
bake an hour at 300F. cool in open oven at least 2 hours, then refrigerate overnight.
i just made this again as a birthday treat for our friend diane.
your host for this episode : carrie; 01:53 PM | Comments (0)