It’s been a while since I spent any real time in the kitchen. Usually, there’s a mad cacophony of plates and pans, flours and sugars, herbs and spices, kitchen things and more kitchen things. But I took a break for a couple months, kept things super simple, ate a few store bought rotisserie chickens. It was a good break. It gave me time to acquire a few new cookbooks, go through quite a pile of magazines, and return to my kitchen inspired and ready to get back into the homemade.
Here’s how it went:
Maple meringues made with left over egg whites from an ice cream fail
Hazelnut butter! Great on toast or in sandwiches with preserves.
Cherry almond baked oatmeal. Delicious, but still tweaking the recipe for this one.
Life changing bread. I don’t know that it’s been life changing for me, but it was a good way to use up lots of nuts and seeds. It’s filling and makes great toast as promised.
Basil infused olive oil. I love having this on hand for homemade pizza and pesto.
Oh look! Pesto! Spinach, almonds, pine nuts, with the basil oil. The Bear even enjoyed a bit of this.
Brown sugar pound cake. I can’t speak for the final product just yet, but the batter tasted amazing. (batter is calorie free…right?)
Plaid Skirt 