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Comment on A Quiet Holiday by hopedoty

hopedoty — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:57:03 +0000

Thanks, Carrie! Yes, I’m hoping for a much calmer start to 2012.

Comment on A Quiet Holiday by Carrie

Carrie — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:46:01 +0000

I am so sorry the end of 2011 was just one bad event after another. I wish you, Tom, and your family good health and happiness in the New Year!

Comment on A New Shawl by Sherri Beck

Sherri Beck — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:14:02 +0000

Pretty!

Comment on Again, Really? by Sherri Beck

Sherri Beck — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:03:05 +0000

Because he is so ruggedly handsome, isn’t he?

Comment on Fun with Food by Sarah C.

Sarah C. — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 16:06:58 +0000

It’s a good way to use up little bits of veg you wouldn’t otherwise. Leeks seem to be the key if you do veg instead of chicken stock, although they’re like 4 bucks! My friend made something with leeks and I kept the tops to make stock – I’m so cheap

Comment on Fun with Food by hopedoty

hopedoty — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 14:43:33 +0000

Great, thanks. I will have to try this one. I’m with you, I never salt stock until I use it. Better control of flavoring that way.

Comment on Fun with Food by Sarah C.

Sarah C. — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 18:23:39 +0000

Honestly, I just save the ends of vegetables and chicken bones in the freezer until I get a full bag, then put that in the crock pot with water, a bay leaf or two and a dozen or so peppercorns. (If the carrots get too bendy, they go in the stock bag.)
I don’t usually salt it until I use it though. I got the idea from here, but I strain it instead of pureeing it: http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/2008/01/homemade-chicken-broth-crockpot-recipe.html

Comment on Fun with Food by hopedoty

hopedoty — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 15:48:28 +0000

Oh, these are all great! I do my own veggie stock, but I’d love your chicken stock recipe. I’ve never found one I love. I recently heard about freezing pureed cilantro in a tiny bit of oil. Will definitely have to try that as well!

Comment on Fun with Food by Sarah C.

Sarah C. — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:49:17 +0000

I freeze so many things in cubes that it’s getting out of hand:
- sofrito (try Daisy Cooks – http://www.daisycooks.com/pages/recipes_detail.cfm?ID=1 – I can never find the ajices dulces so I just throw jalapeno in) – this is the best one because you can just throw a cube into a can of black beans and they taste AMAZING. I also throw it in tortilla soup as the base seasoning.
- garlic – we buy the giant peeled box at Sam’s, throw them in the food processor, and freeze. This works because we have an unhealthy obsession with garlic (“It says 2 cloves? How about 8?”)
- chicken stock (for when you just need a little – I’m a showoff and I make my own)
- cilantro, mint, any other herb we have too much of
- green onion – couldn’t get through it all so now it’s good for stir fry

Comment on Crocheted Lap Afghan by A Tale of Two Coasters | in tot lacuna

A Tale of Two Coasters | in tot lacuna — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:40:53 +0000

[...] brings me to one of the reasons why I wanted to return to crochet and learn the craft correctly this time around. I really wanted to recreate Grammer’s coasters. Let’s face it, who [...]