Miscellany Monday Ramblings

Meet the Work Horse in my kitchen!

My Viking is NOT a show-off stove!  

Meaning it's not spotless.

It works harder than I do 

(hmmmm, well, it's not a competition!)

It gets used every single day ... sometimes all day.

(Wait, Hunting Season is the occasional exception 

or being out-of-town, or when mama takes the day off).

Often there are cooking marathons going on!

And, Canning Days really put it to the test!

I spent yesterday and this morning 

showing the Viking a little ♥!

It got scrubbed, and polished.  

Spit-shined, as my grandmother used to say!

That chore led to polishing its stainless neighbors.

Now, she's ready for my next cooking project!!

Sourdough Bread!

Baking cupcakes with Keller-Bug

Vats of spaghetti sauce!!

Canning Projects!

Homemade Pizzas!!

What's your kitchen work-horse?

Your go-to gadget?

Link up with Carissa @ Lowercase Letters

 and join the ramble!!

Occupy Your Kitchen in 2012!

The return of my Semi-Wordless Wednesday Post!

I know it's Thursday! 

Since the issue wasn't my blog, but apparently a problem 

between Blogger and Facebook, I'm re-posting my links!

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After blog-hopping thru some of my favorite Foodie Sites,

I'm sharing a few with my readers!  Commence Drooling!

Cheesy Enchilada Casserole 

at Just Get Off Your Butt and Bake!

(check out their Apples in a Blanket too!!)

Creme Brulee at Cooking Melangery!!

Can it really be this easy?!!

Tall Clover Farm's Figs in a Blanket!

Roasted Tomato Feta Scones at Savory Sweet Life!

What more could I say about a BLT?

Add a fried egg!!!

Link up HERE with Flip Flops and Pearls!!!

For the Love of  - cheese!

I'm a cheese-a-holic, I confess!

I ♥ Grilled Cheese!This recipe qualifies, in my humble opinion!

http://tastefoodblog.com/2011/11/03/pear-blue-cheese-and-arugula-bruschetta/

Check out the Taste Food Blog !
You won't regret it!!

Oh!  and this one I will be trying too!
How can you go wrong with anything
combining pears and cheese?!!

http://www.twopeasandtheirpod.com/pear-brie-and-honey-quesadilla/


Pears and Havarti!!  Oh My!!


So!!  What's your favorite "grilled cheese" go-to?

Gimme a holla leave a comment
and let me know you dropped by!!!

One of My Fave Blogs!!

http://www.basilmomma.com/

I love this blog!  She has a bucket list of food
she wants to learn to prepare!
I'm gonna add my own bucket list today. 
I love setting goals!  I love reaching goals!
I love to cook!  I love reading recipe books! 
I love experimenting with food!

My Foodie Bucket List!
a/k/a Foods/Foodie Techniques I want to Master!

Creme Brulee
Brisket
Sourdough Bread
yeast bread
Decorated Cut-out Cookies
Risotto
Souffle'
Cinnamon Rolls
Sushi
Salted Caramel
Canning (anything)
Pie Crust
Homemade Pasta
. . .


Among those I've accomplished ...

Crab Cakes
Bread Pudding
Chicken 'n Dumplins
Caramel Cake
A good bit of Chinese!
Gravy
Chicken Pot Pie
rice (yes, rice!)
. . .

Now that I'll be getting back into the swing of cooking, I thought I'd share a few favorite blogs and sites with my readers.  I am a FOODIE at heart and love to cook!  I love experimenting with recipes (interpret as tweaking!) and trying new foods. Healthy versions when I can swing it!  Moderation when I can't!  There is pleasure in small bites and I can practice restraint! 

The holidays are fast approaching and I love the smells of baking!  I'm on a mission to master cookie decorating this year!  I have been mesmerized with this cookie baking  blog!  Oh the possibilities!!

photo from bakeat350.blogspot.com

Another favorite food is grilled cheese.  Anything from ordinary to wild and crazy!  I can't wait to sink my teeth into a grilled smoked gouda on sourdough!   I do my best to find the healthiest cheeses, which usually leads me to Amish and organic farm products.  Yeah! I hate what some so-called dairy farms do to cows.  I don't think those places should even be called dairy farms.  Farms shouldn't be mean in nature.  Ok. I'll get off my soapbox.  Anywho!  Check out this grilled cheese recipe!  It reminds me of my favorite home-made pizza!

I recently visited a friend who is recovering from surgery and took her a treat of her favorite frozen yogurt .... salted caramel!  Heaven!  I ran across this recipe on Pinterest this morning for salted caramel frosting and thought 'do I need a special occasion to make this?'.   Surely someone has a birthday coming up!  Just to run my finger through the bowl ..... dreamy!

SPLASH!  Ok!  I needed that cold water in the face!  While juicing, I collected a repertoire of recipes more suitable to nutritious living .... healthy choices .... low meat and dairy, included!  A girl can dream, right?   I do believe moderation to be the key to living the good, sweet and savory life!