I asked (told?) the kids to come help me in the kitchen at 3:00 pm today. They came, we conquered. Homemade granola, chocolate chip cookies, and pumpkin chocolate chip muffins all made in one hour. And it was all delicious! I GLADLY did the dishes afterwards for all the help the kids gave me! Love!
We've had a great week off from school and were happy to have Jason home with us for a few days, too. We camped, slept in, went to the movies (Deepwater Horizon), caught up on recorded shows, did a little shopping, got chores done, and just R-E-S-T-E-D. Hopefully it will get us through to our next break over Thanksgiving!
Showing posts with label cooking in the kitchen just got amped up a notch. Show all posts
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Friday, October 14, 2016
Friday, September 12, 2014
Food processor heaven
Ever since I made that homemade laundry detergent, I've been dreaming about food processors (apparently it will grate/shred the Fels Naptha or Zote soap into powdery snow--would have been nice to have when I made it!).
Food processors are expensive. They are bulky. They gather dust in cupboards. SO I was only going to get one used and for cheap, if I could find one locally. Even if I only used it for the laundry detergent, I felt like it would be worth it.
So, yesterday I bought a used one for cheap.
And I've used it twice and cried tears of joy at the chopping/shredding/blending job it did! (OK, I didn't cry, but I had a huge smile on my face!)
Using THIS IDEA online, I threw some frozen apricots and blueberries in the food processor and pulsed for a minute or two. The concoction was the texture of Dippin' Dots and was YUMMY!
Then this morning, as soon as I got the groceries out of the van, I made a cilantro jalapeno dip, using the food processor to chop up the cilantro and jalapeno in a way that I didn't think was possible in this life, and then adding a cup each of sour cream and mayo and a packet of ranch mix. Sliced up a baguette and dined like a queen. Here's the recipe link for that one: CILANTRO JALAPENO dip.
This is going to be fun!
Food processors are expensive. They are bulky. They gather dust in cupboards. SO I was only going to get one used and for cheap, if I could find one locally. Even if I only used it for the laundry detergent, I felt like it would be worth it.
So, yesterday I bought a used one for cheap.
And I've used it twice and cried tears of joy at the chopping/shredding/blending job it did! (OK, I didn't cry, but I had a huge smile on my face!)
Using THIS IDEA online, I threw some frozen apricots and blueberries in the food processor and pulsed for a minute or two. The concoction was the texture of Dippin' Dots and was YUMMY!
Then this morning, as soon as I got the groceries out of the van, I made a cilantro jalapeno dip, using the food processor to chop up the cilantro and jalapeno in a way that I didn't think was possible in this life, and then adding a cup each of sour cream and mayo and a packet of ranch mix. Sliced up a baguette and dined like a queen. Here's the recipe link for that one: CILANTRO JALAPENO dip.
This is going to be fun!
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