at the BUCK 'n RUN RANCH
I had some leftovers in the fridge I needed to use. Tomato, basil, onion, cheese from the quiche I made a few days ago as well as a prepared pie crust. As usual my cheese drawer was filled to capacity so I had some Italian cheeses as well. My mind went to work. I recalled [...]
Stick a fork in me. I’m done. I used the last cup of Young’s Double Chocolate Stout to make these cupcakes, adapted from Pixelated Crumb who adapted them from Smitten Kitchen. A few months ago I bought an espresso cupcake for Michael at a specialty cupcake shop. He said it was the best cupcake he [...]
My chickens have kicked egg laying into high gear. I cancelled out on making deviled eggs for a party last week. I have chickens sneaking under the fences to visit other roosters so I can’t sell hatching eggs right now. Bottom line: too many eggs! I decided to make a quiche. My hens lay small [...]
Apparently my obsession with chocolate stout continues. I really enjoyed the barbecue sauce made with stout but decided I wanted to change it, making it less sweet with more intense flavor. That desire set off a day of adding ingredients to a pot of barbecue sauce until I topped out at twenty five. The result [...]
Watching television from the master bedroom last night, I wondered aloud “Hmm, go to sleep early or bake cookies.” Michael choked out the word “cookies” so I was off to bake cookies. My freezer stash of chocolate chips and nuts has grown recently. I couldn’t decide between dark, milk or white chocolate and pecan, macadamia, or hazelnuts. [...]
For Cinco de Mayo I made cheese enchiladas and Mexican rice. This morning I used the leftovers to make Huevos Rancheros. The bright spot in both dishes was the Mexican Rice. I found the recipe from a website purporting it to be just like the rice served in Mexican restaurants. I’ll make a separate post [...]
I love rhubarb but, by itself, it’s not fantastic. The beauty of rhubarb is how well it goes with other flavors. My orange rhubarb bread is a very good example. Citrus with rhubarb is good in so many dishes. Rhubarb with cinnamon makes a lovely coffee cake. But, in my opinion, the combination of rhubarb and strawberry [...]
You know it’s spring when rhubarb shows up in the grocery store. A couple of years ago I made a delicious rhubarb bread but I have misplaced the recipe. I did an online search and found a recipe for orange rhubarb bread and decided to give it a try, putting my own spin on it. [...]
Michael requested peanut butter cookies yesterday. When shopping for ingredients, I realized that Reeses makes peanut butter! I planned to make some plain old peanut butter cookies for Michael and then get adventurous by doubling the recipe and adding stuff. I chose miniature Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and Reese’s Peanut Butter Sticks. You can [...]
I created the most delicious breakfast this morning with ingredients from my fridge. Craving a poached egg on toast since yesterday, that was where I started. I used a biscuit cutter to remove rounds from a not-so fresh loaf of bread. I toasted them in a pan, layered the bread with slices of fresh tomato, [...]
