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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. 
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WCB- Chillin??.with games
2007-11-03 14:54:00 Have I mentioned before how Bustopher and Mike are best buddies? They really are, sometimes to the complete and total avoidance of anything that has to do with me. I adopted him, for pete’s sake; saved him from the shelter and gave him a great home (uh…that would be THE CAT, not the husband!!) but ... More About: Games
Gingersnap Chicken
2007-11-01 01:49:00 Not too long ago I made some salmon that I cooked in apple butter, and used some apple cider for a quick reduction. I had thought at the time that it would be delicious with a fall-style compote, maybe of apples and nuts so I filed that away in some part of my brain for ... More About: Chicken
Better than your basic buttered noodles
2007-10-25 23:27:00 Sometime in your life, admit it; you’ve cooked up a batch of pasta and dropped a few pats of butter on it, sprinkled it with parmesan cheese, maybe from a green can, and sat down to eat it sloppily, your lips shiny with butter while your tummy says ‘Mmmmm, thanks so much!’ as your brain ... More About: Noodles , Basic
Shooting from the hip
2007-10-23 18:51:00 When it comes to recipes, as you may have noticed, I am not that vigilant. I know it smacks of more appeal for a dish that I wax philosophic about on this blog when there is a step-by-step following it, but sometimes I have a fridge full of ingredients and no plan. My mind is ... More About: Shooting , Shoot
WCB- Enjoying the weather ?
2007-10-20 14:40:00 Here’s Bustopher in one of his rare dry moments from the past few weeks. We have seen phenomenal amounts of rain here in MN lately; something like 16 or 17 of the past 20 days have been wet, and not just a pithy type of rain either, it’s been more like monsoon season in the ... More About: Weather
What?s the terror level color for excessive use of Chili peppers?
2007-10-19 04:20:00 Here is an interesting article from The Associated Press: Spicy chili dish prompts London terror scare Updated Wed. Oct. 3 2007 2:56 PM ET The Associated Press LONDON — Super spicy chili sauce being cooked at a London Thai restaurant sparked road closures and evacuations after passers-by complained that the smell was burning their throats, police said Wednesday. London ... More About: Rants , Terror , Color , Raves , Hysteria
WCB- Helping (??)
2007-10-13 16:05:00 Whew! We haven’t been around Weekend Cat Blogging for quite a while! We have been reading the posts each week at the host sites and commenting when we can, but Fall has been a busy time and our weekends have been filled with other fun activities besides cat viewing. I know, I know…..how can there be ...
Fall in a squash shell
2007-10-12 15:17:00 My vegetable garden this past year was full of volunteer plants. Without one iota of work on my part other than covering the soil a year ago with leaves, grass and other mulch-y items, in the spring I had well over a dozen tomato plants come up from last years fallen comrades. The two or ... More About: Shell , Squash , Fall
Awww, nuts!
2007-10-09 14:46:00 I am enamored with nuts. Truly, madly, deeply enamored. So much so that I tend to have a mini panic attack when my container of roasted no-salt almonds starts to show more container than almonds, or when our pistachio bag or salted-in-the-shell peanut box lacks a copious amount of it’s occupant. When I poured out the ... More About: Nuts
Fall in the Garden
2007-10-05 15:10:00 Coming on the heels of two spectacularly beautiful Fall days with ample sun and lovely warm temps, we are being inundated with rain today; so much so that the normal width of the ‘river’ that tends to form in our backyard swale is now at least three or four times larger than normal. Thankfully I ... More About: Garden , In The Garden , The G , Arden
Wine-ing, Fall style
2007-10-02 04:41:00 Wine, wine, wine. So many wines, so little time, but I have enjoyed some splendid bottles recently. This bottle, a mix of syrah, merlot and cabernet sauvignon was a gift from a friend in my wine group, the Grape Nutz. She works for a wine distributor and this bottle is part of their selection. Its tannic ... More About: Wine , Style , Fall
Mmmmm?..pudding
2007-09-28 17:41:00 Admittedly, if I fell into a bowl of chocolate pudding and drowned, I would die a very happy woman. I just love the stuff. Let me tell you though, if I am ever around a bowl of chocolate pudding that is large enough for an adult to fall into and drown, that in itself would ... More About: Pudding
Garden Tortellini with Prosciutto
2007-09-25 20:52:00 We have had some unseasonably warm weather as Fall officially starts, and an awful lot of rain too; in fact, recent rains in the past week have all but wiped out our annual rainfall deficit and exceeded it by nearly two inches. September is quickly coming to an end and the trees are turning glorious ... More About: Garden , Arden , Garde
Weekends are made for fun
2007-09-23 16:11:00 Weekends. Isn’t that a wonderful word?? Although I am around the house pretty regularly, weekends really are my favorite time to be at home. Something about a Saturday or Sunday simply makes the light look different and of course, it’s way more relaxed, especially when your teenager can sleep until noon if you let him. IF. ... More About: Made
Mango Almond Pancakes
2007-09-20 12:37:00 Weekend mornings are one of my favorite times of the week. Lazy wake up times (well, not according to our cat, who insists on playing leap frog over us at 5:00am in an effort to get us out of bed), a hot cup of coffee and a leisurely amount of time to do what ... More About: Mango , Almond , Pancakes
Peanut Noodles
2007-09-17 22:44:00 If you’ve had Peanut Noodles , or Sesame Noodles or any kind of nutty noodles, then it isn’t such a stretch to imagine this dish in your mind; toothsome noodles, salty peanut sauce, the tang of something spicy to kick up the flavor a little, some scallion, lime juice maybe, a toss of cilantro. It’s ...
Soup and Bread Ph.D
2007-09-13 04:48:00 There’s soup, and then there’s soup. You’ve got canned, which in a pinch and with the right name on the label can be OK. It’s just OK though, nothing special. Then you’ve got your basic Bachelor degree soups. Kinda on the straight and narrow, nothing souper-wonderful nor are they the kind that make you sway ... More About: Soup , Bread , Brea
Food without a name
2007-09-11 20:41:00 If I titled this meal, like most tend to do, it would be called ‘Pasta with Chicken Sausage, Zucchini, Tomato, Broccoli, Caramelized Shallots and Carrots topped with Fresh Basil, and by the time I would get done saying it, I might need CPR, or quite possibly a stiff drink. Some dishes simply aren’t worth wasting such ... More About: Food
The sweet days of summer
2007-09-10 02:34:00 Technically, it’s still summer although I know a lot of people think that once school starts that summer is over. Fall officially begins on September 23, but once August ends, those blazing hot days of summer tend to tag right along with it like a chastised child. Then comes the picture perfect days of September, one ... More About: Summer , Sweet , Days
WCB- Mischief in Fur
2007-09-08 15:02:00 All cat lovers/owners know that cats can be easily be full of mischief. It isn’t always of the naughtiest kind either; not the leap-frogging over us at 4:00am on a Saturday morning complete with well-placed claw pokes mischief, nor the playing with the food dispenser until the food is all over the floor mischief (and ...
Big girl food
2007-09-06 12:25:00 It wasn’t by my choice, but I spent the whole of Labor Day weekend alone at home. I have taken a job at a local coffee shop, which is awesome…I make a regular paycheck, cash tips, work with great people, get 50% off my coffee bean purchases AND I have learned how to roast coffee! ... More About: Food , Girl , Big Girl
My baby starts 8th grade
2007-09-04 15:59:00 Anne at Good American Wife just recently had her first baby, Walt. And Joo from Eyes of My Heart has just announced that they are expecting their second child while proudly sharing pictures of Pumpkin Girl’s 9-month old milestones. My good friend Angela is anticipating a challenging year ahead with three kids in three different ... More About: Baby
Scallops with Spinach and Polenta
2007-09-03 05:37:00 I am thoroughly led by my senses when it comes to food, I can’t think of any other way to say it. We all are to some extent; some more than others. A smell, a scent, a taste or a visual of something, anything, is enough to send me dreamily into space; quietly craving ... More About: Spinach , Lent , Allo , Nach
WCB- Time for Remembering
2007-09-01 12:47:00 Weekend Cat Blogging, hosted by Astrid, Kashim and Othello this weekend at The CatBoys Realm, is having a memorial service for those furred loved ones who have raced onto Heaven ahead of us. In Remembrance of: Anastasia, Oscar the Puppy Cat, Ubee, Paul, Chatham, Suzanne, TeaCup Zephaniah, Biscuit Sinatra (still missing), Elijah Bob (still missing), Jack Skellington ... More About: Time , Remembering , Erin
Can?t find the butter man
2007-08-29 01:41:00 Several years ago, there was a popular song that you may remember: ’she lies and says she’s in love with him can’t find a better man’ Anyone know who sang it? I sure don’t. And boy was I curious when I first heard it as to WHY someone was trying to find a ‘butter man’. Then one day, lo ... More About: Find , Butter
The BLT sandwich, version 2.0
2007-08-24 05:05:00 Life is full of upgrades, isn’t it? The computer you buy today can be upgraded to a better version almost before you walk out of the store. Your cellphone can constantly be changed with enhancements and new things to monkey with. Got a nice TV? There’s tons more out there that give you more ... More About: Sandwich , Version
Happy Birthday Mike!
2007-08-22 03:50:00 My sweet husband’s birthday is today. He’s (murmur murmur) years old, really just a spring chicken, y’know? And regardless of the fact that it might make him blush deeply, I am going to spew out oceans of praise and kind words in his honor. Bear with me, OK? Since we just celebrated our 5th anniversary, ... More About: Happy , Birthday , Mike , Happy Birthday
Tagged again pt. 2
2007-08-21 23:08:00 I’ve been meme’d again. I do love memes, as it’s so nice to know something thinks enough about you to want to include you in something or possibly hear your opinion. Or maybe just reads your blog. This Fantastic Four meme comes courtesy of Vanessa at What Geeks Eat. After reading Vanessa’s ‘About’ page and ... More About: Tagged
Food that moves you
2007-08-19 04:07:00 D’ya ever spot a recipe that you know you will love with all your heart? One that’s destined to become a make-again-all-the-time favorite? All food bloggers know this feeling; you’re surfing the sites, checking out who’s been making what (or sloofing off and not cooking, as can be the case sometimes too) and you spot ... More About: Food , Moves
It?s our anniversary!
More articles from this author:2007-08-17 23:46:00 Sing, rejoice, and raise a glass with cheers Kate and Mike are celebrating five years!!! More About: Anniversary 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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