We should consider renaming this blog "Afton's Exploits".
I woke up this morning and heard 'odd' sounds coming from downstairs. I went downstairs to find Little Einsteins playing on the computer, but no Afton watching it. Then I heard more sounds coming from the kitchen. I walked around the corne, and saw her stuffing something into the niche beneath the island, where the vent and power outlet are. She turned around, saw me, jumped in surprise, put her back to the niche, and put her hands out to block my view.
"Afton, what did you put under there?"
"I'm sorry."
It was the 1 gallon bucket of ice cream we had in the freezer. The one that she can get out on her own, but can't put back in.
Tracy and I had to explain that we don't eat ice cream for breakfast.
Showing posts with label kitchen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kitchen. Show all posts
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Friday, November 7, 2008
Applesauce!
Tracy and I decided on Monday that we were going to make applesauce, and maybe some apple butter for Family Night. Unfortunately, we didn't have any apples. So, we went to the store and bought three 3-pound bags: 2 Golden Delicious, and 1 Gala.
We had been considering purchase of a food processor for a few weeks (maybe a month), but weren't sure what to get. We didn't want something that would take up a lot of room, but we definitely didn't want something too weak, either. So, I bought a food grinder that attaches to a KitchenAid. (I also didn't want to have to crank the whole thing all the time) It worked really well.
We decided not to peel the apples, just to slice and core them, and leave the skins in the applesauce. Honestly, we haven't tried it yet to see how that turned out, but it looks okay.
The apple butter was a bit harder, since we had to cook it down. We blended the remaining applesauce to make it smoother, put it in the crock pot, turned it on, propped the lid up so it could vent the excess moisture, and left it overnight to reduce, then I canned it right when I got back from voting at 7:30 am.
Anyway, here's the yield:
Yep. Three whole jars of applesauce, and two half-pints of what is hopefully apple butter.
We had been considering purchase of a food processor for a few weeks (maybe a month), but weren't sure what to get. We didn't want something that would take up a lot of room, but we definitely didn't want something too weak, either. So, I bought a food grinder that attaches to a KitchenAid. (I also didn't want to have to crank the whole thing all the time) It worked really well.
We decided not to peel the apples, just to slice and core them, and leave the skins in the applesauce. Honestly, we haven't tried it yet to see how that turned out, but it looks okay.
The apple butter was a bit harder, since we had to cook it down. We blended the remaining applesauce to make it smoother, put it in the crock pot, turned it on, propped the lid up so it could vent the excess moisture, and left it overnight to reduce, then I canned it right when I got back from voting at 7:30 am.
Anyway, here's the yield:
Yep. Three whole jars of applesauce, and two half-pints of what is hopefully apple butter.
Friday, October 5, 2007
Sloppy Joe's Kitchen
You may wonder how I manage to get up to 160 lbs, like Tracy mentioned, considering the amount of cooking that doesn't happen in our house.
I leave you to ponder my sister Emily's words, and see how I learned to cook. (At least in my mind): Sloppy Joe's Kitchen
I leave you to ponder my sister Emily's words, and see how I learned to cook. (At least in my mind): Sloppy Joe's Kitchen
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