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Kate in the KitchenKate in the KitchenFood and wine explorations, delicious ramblings and the evocative fare of a passionate cook. Cooking and eating from the heart, for my family and for my health. Exploring wines, rambling on food and sharing recipes. Articles
Szechuan Chicken and Red Rice Salad
2008-04-25 16:57:00 In the back of my mind I have been aware that there is a whole range of rice varieties out there that our mild midwestern palates have yet to conquer; grains like black or red rice, but I never really thought about it much past ‘Hmm…. wonder what that tastes like?’ and then of course, ... More About: Rice , Salad , Chicken , Szechuan
Mexican Quinoa makes it a Wrap
2008-04-21 14:36:00 I am in luuuuve… seriously, with this whole grains cookbook I bought by Minnesota chef and author Robin Asbell. I have had my eye on it since it came out, paging through it here and there and thinking about adding it to my collection but something stopped me every time; I made a pledge ... More About: Mexican , Quinoa , Wrap
I now have a 14-year old!
2008-04-19 16:10:00 Happy Birthday Griffin!!!! April 1994- Two weeks old (with my Mom). He could fit on my forearm, he was so tiny. Happy birthday, young man!! More About: Year
Ancho Corn Chile Sauce
2008-04-17 16:31:00 To say that I have an healthy obsession with food magazines is like saying the sun rises each morning- it’s just a given, for sure and I don’t fight with myself about it anymore. At one point I think I topped out at receiving seven or eight every month, but these days I keep it ... More About: Corn , Chile , Sauce
Foods worth repeating
2008-04-14 14:33:00 The only reason that I will never make a dish twice is if I happen to come across a recipe that is so bad even my talents in the Extreme Recipe Makeover department couldn’t possibly fix it. This doesn’t happen that often. As much as I love variety, and I love trying new recipes and ... More About: Worth , Foods
Kona Kampachi two ways
2008-04-08 15:59:00 One good thing about blogging, besides the endless supply of like-minded friends on line, is the occasional contact from some company interested in talking to you about blogging, interviewing you for a magazine, or getting their product into your hands. In the past six months I have been featured in two local magazines that did ... More About: Kona
Roasted Red Pepper Sauce with Fresh Mozzarella
2008-04-02 16:57:00 I love pasta but have grown very weary of tomato based sauces, so this recipe from the February issue of Food and Wine magazine seemed a perfect alternative to something- again- from a jar. Not to mention it had fresh mozzarella in it- yeah, say it with me now…. cheeeeeeeese. Fresh cheeeeeese. This was a delicious ... More About: Pepper , Sauce
Winter refuses to release it?s grip on us?..
2008-03-31 16:39:00 All those bare patches of grass are getting a fresh covering of snow today; depending on who is making the weather report we will likely see anywhere from 4-8″ . The back yard had more bare spots as it faces south. The garden beds haven’t yet sprung to life as our temps have not been that consistently ... More About: Rants , Winter , Raves , Release , Hysteria
In sickness, and in health?with soup
2008-03-27 12:03:00 I firmly believe that one aspect of a good spouse is their willingness to care for you when you are sick. Granted, no one wants to deal with yucky stuff like the flu, or food poisoning, or even think about kissing you when your nose is disgusting and gloppy, but it happens, and having someone ... More About: Health , Soup , Sickness
A quick Chili for dinner
2008-03-24 14:32:00 Quick, simple, fast and good. Not to mention…everything on hand. I’m have this bad habit sometimes that I am, as of late, becoming more and more aware of and that is my torturous way of thinking so many things to a halfway completion point and then leaving them undone. It crosses all boundaries too; I pull ... More About: Dinner , Quick , Chili
Maple Tapioca with Pralines
2008-03-21 15:42:00 I just love tapioca pudding and am constantly fending off urges at the grocer’s to buy a tub of Kozy Shack’s tapioca, pick up a plastic spoon at the deli and sit contentedly in my car spooning up every creamy nubbly bite. I could easily do this, although I am certain that I would feel ... More About: Maple
What to drink?.Wine News
2008-03-19 17:29:00 Being as there is the near endless and exhaustive, but thoroughly enjoyable task of keeping track of my wine adventures and that of the Grape Nutz wine lovers group I started, I made a new blog especially for all the wine stuff going down in my life. The Grape Nutz Here you will find any and ... More About: News , Wine , Drink
Lime infused Salmon with Arroz Amarillo
2008-03-17 16:51:00 I am a huge fan of authentic cuisine; you know, the type that defines a region, a town a back-country or a family. It’s the recipes stored in the minds of elders, and handed down through careful teachings and hand-on knowledge. It’s why I love Saveur magazine- they are all about authentic cuisine and they ... More About: Arroz , Lime , Amarillo
WCB- Sad Face
2008-03-15 15:02:00 We have some serious sad face going on over here in the Kitchen from learning of our lovely kitty friend Upsie who was recently diagnosed with a terminal illness. I have followed Upsie’s antics on Weekend Cat Blogging probably since I started showing up around the blogosphere; I think Upsie and Sher were one of ... More About: Face
The letter ?P? for dinner
2008-03-13 14:58:00 As in Pasta with prosciutto and peas. and tomatoes and spinach and white beans and goat cheese. In my effort to cook our meals with more of an eye towards healthier- and we’ll disregard the potential drawback of prosciutto and goat cheese in this one, since, really, there were a lot of other good things in it- ... More About: Dinner , Letter
Red Curry Peanut Noodles
2008-03-11 15:08:00 I love noodle dishes; simply, easy and tasty, and I am forever in a quest to find the next best recipe for an easy meal. So, in spotting this recipe in February’s Food and Wine magazine, I immediately pulled it out, knowing it would be wonderful. I had everything I needed to make it and in ... More About: Peanut , Curry , Noodles
Milestone?.
2008-03-09 23:00:00 100,000 Others may have gotten there before me, but today, Sunday the 9th, I passed the 100,000 mark for hits on the blog. To me anyway, this is pretty nice. More About: Milestone
A new home for Weekend Cat Blogging!
2008-03-07 22:50:00 Visit Bustopher and Harmon at their new home for all the cat news, Weekend Cat Blogging , the war on meeses and any more feline mischief that they can get into. icanhaspnutbutr? More About: Home
Salmon and White Bean Salad
2008-03-06 15:11:00 In keeping up with my goal to listen more to my body and give it what it is asking me for, somewhere I heard the urgent call that it wanted salmon and white beans. Huh? Yeah, I don’t really get that one either. A craving for vegetables? Ok, been there and done that. Pizza? Peanut butter ... More About: White , Bean , Salad
A nutritional epiphany, with a side of veggies
2008-03-04 14:54:00 Lately I have been doing a lot of thinking about my food and eating habits and debating where some change can be made. Sometimes it’s due to sticker shock at the grocer; mostly I blame my birthday. I shouldn’t really. I get a year older just like everyone else does and don’t wring my hands in ... More About: Side , Epiphany
Yeah! March 1st!
2008-03-01 14:27:00 Scroll on down to see why it’s such a great date!! More About: March , Yeah
In any year but a Leap Year??
2008-02-29 17:48:00 Today would be my birthday. So I know that everyone knows the Birthday song by the Beatles. Help me sing it, won’t you?? “You say it’s your birthday Well it’s my birthday too yeah They say it’s your birthday We’re gonna have a good time I’m glad it’s your birthday Happy birthday to you Yes we’re going to a party party Yes we’re going ... More About: Rants , Raves , Hysteria , Year , Leap
Angel food cake croutons
2008-02-28 17:58:00 If you have been a loyal reader of this blog for any length of time, you might wonder if any homemade, delectable sweets pass through the kitchen and into our tummies. Truthfully? It’s not often; and the only reason behind this is due to the fact that we lack any sense of self control whatsoever ... More About: Food , Recipes , Angel , Cake
Snack makin? kid
2008-02-25 06:13:00 This year in school Griffin eats lunch around 10:30 in the morning. In my mind, that’s way to early, especially considering he is out of school at 2:30. By the time he comes home he is ready to mow his way through the fridge and pantry in his quest to ease the hunger pangs. He ... More About: Snack , Makin
It was Grand?..really grand
2008-02-21 15:23:00 I could have taken a thousand photos of the amazing creation that is the Grand Canyon in Arizona, but none, and I mean none of them would do justice to the awe, the majesty and the wonder that you see with your own eyes. Every where you look is a breathtaking view; you feel like ...
Breaking in the new wok
2008-02-18 23:57:00 BlogNote from Kate: Here’s a great food post for you to enjoy. We are back from our trip and it was stupendous. I will write about it, and post pictures very soon! Sometimes, even though I know it will bring mostly sneers and looks of extreme disapproval from my little carnivore, I plan a meal that is ... More About: Breaking
Ultimate pizza with minimal fuss
2008-02-12 15:22:00 BlogNote from Kate: We’re heading out on 2/14 for a whirlwind trip to the Grand Canyon and there won’t be any new posts for a week or so until life returns to normal in the kitchen. We’re all about pizza in our house; its one of our ‘Go-To’ meals for those nights where inspiration ... More About: Pizza , Minimal , Ultimate , Fuss
WCB- Boredom setting in
2008-02-09 02:46:00 *sigh* There’s nothing to do. They’re bored. And they’re napping with their toy mice. It’s cold out, and snowy. Bustopher has discovered another cache of real mice somewhere outside near us, and now wants O-U-T all the T-I-M-E. Even when it’s super cold, windy and snowy he begs to go out, and on a few occasions, he ... More About: Boredom
Turning ?great? into ?Genius?
2008-02-06 04:38:00 We all know of recipes that, by themselves, are simply great. They need nothing else to make them better. Take for instance….chicken vegetable soup, and tortellini alfredo. Both are terrific meals and easy recipes; delicious soup in an aromatic broth chock full of tender chunks of meat and hearty vegetables, and a simple and quick ... More About: Great , Genius
Chicken Paprikash and Spaetzle
More articles from this author:2008-02-04 16:22:00 During our recent cold (VERY cold) snap, I witnessed once again how Minnesotans are a tough bunch. Most of them barely flinch when the temps drop below zero and the windchill takes your breath away. For those in more temperate climates, the windchill is the wind speed combined with the temperature to create a bone-chilling ... More About: Chicken 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
