Category Archive for 'Kristi's Kitchen'

Back to the land of the living

Finally my class is over. I really put in the overtime this week but I am glad I am finished. I have much more important business to take care of–like writing this blog.  But after a long week of putting in well over 60 hours, nothing sounded better to me than BAKING! That’s right -  [...]

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Pears

The stars have been officially aligned, a rainbow was over the house and it was time to pick the pears.

With two pear trees, we had to do something will all those pears. Surely the squirrels did not need them all!

We peeled and we sliced!

More peeling and more slicing (photos taken by Landon)

There was a little [...]

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Pet Soup

Apparently after reading the previous post about my conversation with Landon, the burning question of the day is: What exactly is Pet Soup?
My answer is: a tomato based soup that has just about anything I can find in the kitchen to put into it. It is usually made when we are down to [...]

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Landon: Mama, What’s for dinner?
Mama:  Pet Soup.
Landon: Were having DOG!

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I am almost embarrassed to even make this post. I had an encounter with about 20 jalapenos tonight and I am pretty sure I lost. So my life lesson for today is always respect a jalapeno– even seasoned veterans who enjoy jalapenos on a daily basis need to heed this warning. They [...]

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Over at Emerald Lane and Pioneer woman cooks they both make cinnamon rolls with a maple icing.  I thought it was time I tried these recepies out.

I really do my best work in the mornings!  Don’t these babies look delicious!  I am not going to post the recipe here for these rolls because you can [...]

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helpers revisited

I always have tooo many helpers. This little trouble maker right here is helping me make biscuits.  (I am on a homemade biscuit kick lately)  Jeff said this batch was exceptionally good.  I thought so too. I used shortening instead of butter (shortening makes them more lighter and fluffier–next time I may try– buttered flavored [...]

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Biscuit Heaven

take a look at these biscuits I made a few weeks ago.

I think I have finally mastered the homemade biscuit. A few years ago my father in law (Jimmy) came into my kitchen at my home and made the best homemade biscuits ever. He schooled me in the art of biscuit making.
If that was not bad [...]

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Butternut squash

::You know, I have never had butternut squash. 
:: I am testing out the new camera over dinner tonight in which I was serving butternut squash

:: this butternut looks like a character out of veggie tales!
::So I cut the squash right down the middle and laid it flat on a cookie sheet and roasted it in [...]

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I am having a love affair!  But don’t tell my husband.  I am blaming my friend Kelly for bringing us together and I hope is turns out to be a long relationship.  No I am not talking about another man, but Pampered Chef.  I have an unnatural obsession with cooking items and cook books (currently [...]

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