Where Have I been?

I've been held captive by the kitchen stove by the order of my Son who is also known as the "Bottom less Pit"  (which means there is no end to his stomach :o) He paid a surprise visit , and to keep him appeased he had to be fed! He becomes a monster if he gets hungry ...so I had to keep him quietly fed...:o)  
More than one good thing came out of his visit...but I will only mention one for now!
If you all hadn't noticed...I'm blogging ....The computer had gotten so bad...I couldn't even get online...He felt sorry for his old Mom so he decided to do a little something,

He changed a lot of things around.. (thank goodness I can still find things:o) , So far so good, I have to be patient and "wait" still , but at least I get results doing it..
I cooked a lot of dishes and some I'm sorry I didn't get pictures of...this last picture was today...We didn't feel like eating a big meal and I didn't feel like preparing one...
So I made a tart stuffed with cheese,Kielbasa and fried mushrooms,and the rest on the side of the plate, I then added a sliced boiled egg and tomato each Darned if that wasn't just as delicious ...lots of protein. The picture is kind of blurry , but not to bad.

Baking two and baking more!

Today was good and busy for me and Cecil...we had a project...he went to the store for items I needed....He washed the dishes from each project ..I like to cook new things and he likes to eat :o)

First thing on the menu was the "Buttermilk Pie", it was a few steps to make it..and of course I took my time...

This is the first finished pie before it was baked! I was very pleased with it's appearance and was surprised at how full the shell became with the ingredients..:o)

Here are the two pies after they were cooked...one is darker than the other Maybe I should have put the two on the same level, one was put in a few minutes after the other..I hope they both taste the same, once they were cooled we broke right into it and I have to say we certainly enjoyed the "Buttermilk Pie" thanks to Kathleen visit her at  

http://countrykitchenkat.blogspot.com/

Last week I made some Ultimate Ginger cookies, they were so good with a glass of milk, we ate them up lickity split...
Since the weather man keeps speaking of more snow come Tuesday I figured I better make home a happy place for those few days.. I'll be content to just sit and nibble while I watch TV :o)....
this second batch came out so much better than the first, I declare I'm getting good at making cookies :o)...Cecil is being so sweet ..(he wants my cookies :o) If you notice these are much lighter than the first batch..and look more like ginger , I used an older bottle of molasses and I think that's why..
I was pleased with the pies taste, only thing my crust was for the birds, when you get used to buying crust you lose the little skill you had...I'm going to keep making my own until it gets as easy as pie (forgive the pun)...

FYI

Hi Y'all, just stopped by to tell you what I think :o)...I was browsing again in one of the stores and I think that thick block of wood I found had something to do with "Cheese  serving" there were a number of items used to cut the cheese on special boards and maybe, just maybe that's what the block I found was part of one...I'm not a rocket scientist :o)...but it sure fits the bill...If you come up with a better idea let me know...I'm still going to use it as my Gravlax presser :o)...Ginny

Ultimate Ginger Cookies :o)

As you can see a few (four) of the cookies were snatched from the drying rack ..and eaten by the cookie monsters (Cecil and Ginny :o)...one cookie just wasn't enough!..They are good to the last bite...At first I thought I was going to lose them, the dough was kind of spread apart and had to be balled up tight in the hand and pressed a little on the sheet..I was so surprised when they spread out twice the size...and were so delicious..I wasn't going to make them until tomorrow when two more inches of snow was promised...but as I read I got excited and decided to make them.
I'm glad I did, it's a good recipe for when the kids come home...Besides that I never know when the computer is going to act up and I can't get online...Soon and very soon , somethings got to break...

Somebody is watching out for me!

Remember when I started making the Gravlax and needed a heavy object to make sure it stayed pressed down, I first used a rock but it was too tall and I had to use something else!..Cecil kept promising me a brick but that never happened :o I've been nibbling away at my Gravlax and soon, very soon I'll need to start the process all over again..So again I was prompted to visit Goodwill (I love (shopping) shifting through stuff and finding a treasure from someones junk :o)....and lo and behold...there was this block of wood...don't know what it was used for..but it was exactly what I needed that would fit the dish I use for makingthe Gravlax with enough weight to press it down :o)...I paid only a dollar for it...what a bargain for such a treasure :o)....I'm smiling all the way home for a block of wood, a small thing that makes me happy :o)...

Christening the new Pot with "Virginia's Medley"

Well, I wished I had used the whole pound of spaghetti so I'd have more leftovers ..:o(....the pot cooks pretty good and it's not too bad to clean..
Maybe we hadn't had this dish in a long time...I kept thinking about a  Jambalaya ...I had a lot of items already at home...I decided to just go for it...glad I did..it was good...lots of onions,mushrooms, mixed veggies etc. and I added some chopped shrimp and kielbasa sausage...I add my special Habanero pepper mixed with garlic...to give it the special kick for this dish...Now to find someplace to keep the pot :o(

My New Pot :o)

Isn't this a lovely pot :o), I want to be
able to make a Jambalaya or something like that..I thought this one was big enough...I could have taken a larger one,  I didn't realize that until  I returned  home., and set it on the stove..however this will do fine for me and Cecil, for company I just have to fill it up more....