In the kitchen

41 posts

Baklavá

Yesterday was such fun! A friend of mine from our local quilt group invited me to her lovely home to learn to make baklavá. My friend is originally Greek, so you know her baklavá is authentic. What’s more is that it’s not as sweet as other baklavá I’ve had, and […]

Pistachio muffins

While my friends and I were in Houston recently, we “discovered” pistachio muffins. Oh my! They were so good! Unfortunately, Phyl and I were only able to get one each, and we’ve been drooling over the memory ever since. Phyl decided to do a Google search for recipes, and here […]

Tomato Pie

No, this isn’t a dessert! 😉 Tomato pie is a wonderful lunch or light dinner, though, and it works very well as an appetizer, too. My sister introduced this dish to me, and I love it and try to make it at least a few times each year when tomatoes […]

Chili and shortbread

What a combination, huh? 😉 We’re trying to use up some of the ground elk meat that’s in our freezer, since DH will be going elk hunting soon. So yesterday I made some chili, using three pounds of ground elk and whatever else struck my fancy. I have enough to […]

Speaking of food …

I’ve been meaning to try a particular recipe I found on the King Arthur Flour site, and today I finally got around to it. They have lots of really scrumptious-sounding recipes there, and this one sounded really good. They’re called Scone Nibbles (click the link for the recipe). Unfortunately, my […]

Food …

Since I’ve been writing as many food-related posts as quilt-related posts, and since someone suggested that this might be a good idea, I’ve decided to add a recipe section to my blog. I won’t be able to add some of the recipes I use, as they’re in French. Okay, I […]