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and so we go
Feb. 20th, 2010 08:18 pmLife seems to be about laundry and cooking. Which isn't a bad thing. Though the laundry never ever seems to end. Today I made smug muffins, this really delicious sweet potato spoonbread and some lamb pasties. Mr. Jenner told me he was never really all that fond of pasties until I made them. The secret? cooking the onions before you put them into the filling. And not putting too much pepper in as well. I have more baking to do tomorrow. I didn't quite get to it today as I had two small children to wrangle. While Senor Onion was doing his best to drive be absolutely bonkers at times, we did have fun. I have taught him how to draw a tree! He loves the fact that he can draw something that someone can figure out. He can draw heads (mostly self-portraits) and trees. He got pretty esoteric with his tree drawings. He did one that was yellow with purple fruit and another that was red. He was partly inspired by the book Go Dog Go.
My Mother gave him some fancy-pants square German crayons that he loves to use. So I should thank my Mother for coming up with a clever gift like that. I remember having a set when I was a child. I liked how they came in a tin and kept them in place.
Oh yes... I also made goat cheese today. It was kind of on a whim. Saw some goat's milk at the store and thought, "what the heck let's make some." Because that is how I approach cooking and grocery shopping. Some people are into mindful eating. I am into impulsive eating/cooking. I cooked the milk, added the appropriate ingredients, poured the curds and whey through a cloth, squeezed out more whey and then I put it into a bowl to mold it. I think it will be ready tomorrow. It will just be a soft chevre-like cheese. I liked the flavor.
I used some of the whey for the bread I have onto rise. maybe I will make crostini and spread some of the goat cheese on that. I have some herbs growing in the garden and I could add that to the cheese.
So yes. Lots of cooking and lots of dishes. And drawing. Important to draw those trees.
I think tomorrow I might make some brownies and maybe a cake.
My Mother gave him some fancy-pants square German crayons that he loves to use. So I should thank my Mother for coming up with a clever gift like that. I remember having a set when I was a child. I liked how they came in a tin and kept them in place.
Oh yes... I also made goat cheese today. It was kind of on a whim. Saw some goat's milk at the store and thought, "what the heck let's make some." Because that is how I approach cooking and grocery shopping. Some people are into mindful eating. I am into impulsive eating/cooking. I cooked the milk, added the appropriate ingredients, poured the curds and whey through a cloth, squeezed out more whey and then I put it into a bowl to mold it. I think it will be ready tomorrow. It will just be a soft chevre-like cheese. I liked the flavor.
I used some of the whey for the bread I have onto rise. maybe I will make crostini and spread some of the goat cheese on that. I have some herbs growing in the garden and I could add that to the cheese.
So yes. Lots of cooking and lots of dishes. And drawing. Important to draw those trees.
I think tomorrow I might make some brownies and maybe a cake.
