Food and Recipes while under Coronavirus quarantine #5

[PayrollNerd]

I use kitchen scissors for quite a bit of cutting food. Doesn't work for everything, of course, but can be an alternative to using a knife. Not sure if that is helpful but thought I'd toss it out there.

I just bought a new pair of kitchen scissors a few months ago. My other ones ended up in the gardening stuff. Not sure how that happened!! LOL!

 

[iamshadow21]

I just bought a new pair of kitchen scissors a few months ago. My other ones ended up in the gardening stuff. Not sure how that happened!! LOL!

My late stepfather used to do that! All the good kitchen knives ended up in the garden.

 

[Irishknit]

I just bought a new pair of kitchen scissors a few months ago. My other ones ended up in the gardening stuff. Not sure how that happened!! LOL!

My "food scissors" are kept seperate and I painted a light green strip on the handle to designate food only.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Where do you purchase the goldfish packets? That is a great idea to also offer an alternative to chocolate and nuts.

Costco. We got two cartons of assorted Goldfish, 46 per box. Cheddar, grahams, rainbow, and pretzel.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Have you ever tried cut resistant gloves for any chopping you still do? I use them for cleaning the sharp blades of my processor. I get klutzy when tired and have messed up in the past, so I hear you about avoiding knife work.

If I'm not confident about peeling or chopping something, I ask my sous-chef (DH) to do it

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

I just ordered the white one tonight. I've been looking at these type food prep items for months. My arthritis, combined with muscle weakness from MM, doesn't let me do as much as I used to.

I was snipping a quilt edge the other day and my hand just ached from the scissors. I found the spring loaded scissors last night and now I'll have a veggie chopper. I find I need different tools as my body ages.

I hope you will love it as much as I do With all of the food prep that you do, the mini chopper will save you time and energy.

 

[Inthedetails]

I made these pumpkin cookies today - 'tis the autumn season!

I made the following adjustments:

* Instead of 1 cup of butter, I used 1/2 cup butter and about 1/4 cup Greek yogurt (whole milk).

* I doubled the spice amount, using my own combo of cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, nutmeg, allspice, cloves.

* I did not frost the cookies.

Assessment: Tasty cookies - we definitely like them and I would make again. They are not as pumpkin-y as I wanted. I think they would be good with add-ins like chips, raisins, walnuts, etc. Blotting the pumpkin puree is very useful - I liked that technique.

Overall - good! But I'd like a stronger pumpkin taste.

Pumpkin Cookies

The BEST recipe for pumpkin cookies! Perfectly chewy (and not cakey thanks to my tips!), full of Fall flavor, and drizzled with vanilla glaze.

sugarspunrun.com

Here's some of the pumpkin cookies plus pumpkin bread my husband made this weekend. It's not a pumpkin bread like a sweet, but a crusty loaf of bread for toast, sandwiches, etc. It is tasty, especially toasted! No recipe as he makes his own, but this loaf used fermented apple cider as the starter - and that's all I know about it, other than it tastes pumpkin-y, which was my request.

I crocheted the table covering during the first few nights of the Hamas/Israeli troubles - watching the coverage was nerve-wracking (of course), and doing something with my hands always helps sooth the soul, a little.

I've never inserted a photo into a WS post, but I thoroughly enjoy @PayrollNerd's photos in this thread so thought I'd give it a try. Hope this works.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

^ The table covering is beautiful! The cookies and pumpkin bread look delicious.

 

[neesaki]

I hope you will love it as much as I do With all of the food prep that you do, the mini chopper will save you time and energy.

I was thinking I didn’t like my mini KitchenAid food processor, so hadn’t used it in quite some time. But I used it last night to chop onions and it worked fine. Beats me, lol.

 

[neesaki]

Has anyone made these cookies? They have zero flour! Just curious if they really taste like cookies.

This Pantry Staple Makes Martha Stewart's 5-Ingredient Chocolate Chip Cookies Unbelievably Good

You likely already have all the ingredients.

www.thekitchn.com

 

[Inthedetails]

Has anyone made these cookies? They have zero flour! Just curious if they really taste like cookies.

This Pantry Staple Makes Martha Stewart's 5-Ingredient Chocolate Chip Cookies Unbelievably Good

You likely already have all the ingredients.

www.thekitchn.com

I wish they included a picture of the batter because it seems like it would be a goopy mess to handle. I would also like to know if they turn out!

jmo

 

[Puzzles8]

I just bought a new pair of kitchen scissors a few months ago. My other ones ended up in the gardening stuff. Not sure how that happened!! LOL!

I love sharp knives and scissors. We have a sharpening stone at home, but my real treat comes during the summer when the Farmer's Markets come to town. There is always someone there that sharpens knives and scissors.

Only the cheaper and 'non sharpenable' utensils get relinquished to the garden basket!

 

[155etta]

I just bought a new pair of kitchen scissors a few months ago. My other ones ended up in the gardening stuff. Not sure how that happened!! LOL!

All of my good shoes and even house slippers end up as gardening footwear. Go figure.

 

[PayrollNerd]

The strawberry patch is in! If it produces well, I’m going to have to learn to make jam. The green mesh keeps the berries from rotting in the dirt. My strawberry seeds in the towers are coated. They did not germinate. I need to find different seeds or more plants.

I have 1 big sunflower. It got stuck on the bamboo support. I hope it straightens up. There’s lots of little ones on the other stalks. I planted an entire packet of dark color seeds. I hope some come up! I’m trying to have a succession garden this year. I’ll have to learn to roast seeds if the birds leave me any.

Took those 6-7 ears of corn and made fried corn with it. Baked a couple big potatoes too.

 

[Tbone144]

Homemade venison chili with cornbread last night. Decided to purée a can of the beans and add it to the chili and I have to say I think I’ll be doing that from now one. It’s cold for central TX so the chili and cornbread hit the spot. Can’t even tell it’s venison with all the spices in it. We have 2 does in the freezer and their flavor is very mild.

Tried some zucchini fries in the air fryer. Those turned out really well to. Had a hard time getting breadcrumbs to stick and not sure if it’s because they were gluten free breadcrumbs or they just don’t want to stick in general. What did stick was good though, with some oregano and parmesan in it.

MIL is making us pork ribs In sauerkraut tonight with mashed potatoes. It’s going to be another cold night.

Was hoping to be in the house by Nov 1 but we were having a hard time finding a tile person so it’s still camper cooking for me.

 

[Puzzles8]

In honor of Halloween, I'm posting this. Rescuers were trying to save an orphaned baby owl. They put a stuffed animal owl in his enclosure so the little guy had company. Turns out the stuffed animal also wiggled and played 'The Monster Mash'.

Apparently the stuffed owl successfully imprinted on the baby owl.

Enjoy!

 

[SA55]

In honor of Halloween, I'm posting this. Rescuers were trying to save an orphaned baby owl. They put a stuffed animal owl in his enclosure so the little guy had company. Turns out the stuffed animal also wiggled and played 'The Monster Mash'.

Apparently the stuffed owl successfully imprinted on the baby owl.

Enjoy!

Priceless

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

The strawberry patch is in! If it produces well, I’m going to have to learn to make jam. The green mesh keeps the berries from rotting in the dirt. My strawberry seeds in the towers are coated. They did not germinate. I need to find different seeds or more plants.

PN, you're quite adept at many things, so learning to make strawberry jam will be a piece of "shortcake" for you.

Did you get your mini chopper yet? Please let us know how you like it.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Halloween was a total bust in our neighborhood this year. We might have had 20 trick-or-treaters total. We had two boxes of Pepperidge Farms Mini Goldfish Crackers and barely put a dent in the first box. DH and I will probably finish the remainder of the open box and will give the other box to our niece for her little one. The weather might have been a factor in the low turnout: It was very cold on Tuesday evening, and rain/snow showers were in the forecast. The kids who came were here between 6:00 and 7:00PM with no one coming after that. It actually started snowing at 9:00, and we awoke yesterday to a dusting on grassy areas and rooftops.

DH finished the Pasta Fagioli, and we still have leftover stuffed chicken breast that I roasted on Sunday. Last night we had salmon with asparagus. Tonight we'll have BLTs or Naan pizzas.

 

[PayrollNerd]

PN, you're quite adept at many things, so learning to make strawberry jam will be a piece of "shortcake" for you.

Did you get your mini chopper yet? Please let us know how you like it.

Yes it came a few days ago. I washed the pieces last night and reassembled it this morning. Pretty easy compared to the small Oster Food Processor I had years ago. Kiddo thought it was great too. Now we have to food prep, probably this weekend.

I’m trying to get the trellis up today. I’m going to plant Japanese Cucumbers on the side by the house and morning glory vine on the side near the street. I’ll add more soil & compost. Then I can plant. My cucumbers are about 2” so hopefully they’ll do ok. If not, I have more seeds I can direct sow.