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Book Review ~ Mrs Beeton’s Cookery

Book Review ~ Mrs Beeton’s Cookery

Mrs Beeton’s Cookery and Household Management has me miss Downton Abbey.  Mrs Beeton’s Cookery and House Hold Management is house hold name for over 120 years. I read my first visiting Grandma Berta and was enchanted. It has me miss the kitchen episodes from Downton […]

The Market place ~ Trix Ceral Bar

The Market place ~ Trix Ceral Bar

Just for kids, huh? I don’t think so!  Honestly, my papa loved this more than me; and I’m 12 with a BIG sweet tooth.  The Trix bar – my taste buds weren’t so sure what to think!       

Aunt Katy’s Lasagna

Aunt Katy’s Lasagna

Aunt Katy’s recipe for Lasagna gathered the families to cook together for Sunday Dinner.

the recipe is easy to follow and good comfort food. Recipes are like stories. Stories from Aunties are the best kind of stories. they tie together family holidays, traditions and tie us together over time.

 

 

Aunt Kathryn Lasagna
Serves 8
Comfort Food
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Prep Time
30 min
Cook Time
1 hr
Prep Time
30 min
Cook Time
1 hr
Ingredients
  1. One package of lasagna noodles.
  2. One 12 oz bag of mozzarella cheese
  3. Two 6oz containers of ricotta cheese
  4. One can of parmesan cheese
  5. 2 lbs of ground beef
  6. One 32oz jar of spaghetti sauce
  7. 13 x 9 baking pan
Instructions
  1. Begin by cooking beef. Drain extra grease. Stir in spaghetti sauce with ½ cup of water to meat.
  2. Next scoop two ladles worth of combined sauce to empty baking pan. Swirl sauce around a bit to cover entire bottom of pan.
  3. Then place 4-5 uncooked lasagna noodles in the pan to cover from side to side. Typically the noodles overlap a portion so it is a solid layer of noodles.
  4. Next use one of the 6oz containers of ricotta cheese and cover the noodles.
  5. Then layer with half the mozzarella cheese.
  6. Pour two ladles worth of combined sauce over the first layer of meat sauce, noodles, two kinds of cheeses.
  7. Then place 4-5 uncooked lasagna noodles in the pan to cover from side to side.
  8. Next use the other 6oz container of ricotta cheese and cover the noodles.
  9. Then layer with the rest of the mozzarella cheese.
  10. Cover with the remaining meat and sauce.
  11. Then sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
  12. Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 60 minutes
Notes
  1. When ready, uncover foil and let sit for 5-10 minutes. During that 5-10 minutes is when I typically heat up garlic bread to eat with lasagna.
  2. Enjoy!
Adapted from Aunt katy's Easy Lasagna
Adapted from Aunt katy's Easy Lasagna
Culinary Daughter https://www.culinarydaughter.com/
In the Heart of Eating: Bistro Vindome

In the Heart of Eating: Bistro Vindome

Today, Bistro Vindome (1420 Larimer st., Denver) held the perfect experience for Valentines Eats.  To begin with, the scene and the restaurant ambiance were perfect. It gave me the feeling that I had traveled to Paris, France. We were in a little bistro off of […]

re; Pizza Friday ~ article from Wednesday 1/16/19 Denver Post

re; Pizza Friday ~ article from Wednesday 1/16/19 Denver Post

Food for Thought “for the love of PIZZA” by Allyson Reedy. Special to the Denver Post. Deep Dish, thin crust, Detroit and more. The many styles was adore. Catchy. Transferring an idea that we are in agreement, in the same club and that we as […]

Book Review ~ Little Hawaiian ‘Ohana Cook Book by Joleen Oshiro and Betty Shimabukuro

Book Review ~ Little Hawaiian ‘Ohana Cook Book by Joleen Oshiro and Betty Shimabukuro

Hawaiian Country Ribs
easiest, rib recipe
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Ingredients
  1. 1/3 cup water, 1/3 cup soy sauce, 1/3 marmalade, 1/3 cup ketchup, 1 clove crushed garlic, 4 pounds ribs
Instructions
  1. mix all ingredients and pour over ribs.
  2. bake at 350F for 1-2/3 hours
Notes
  1. optional twist would be to add crushed ginger and 1/4 cup oyster sauce - although i dont like fish - .
  2. finish with green onion circles and toasted sesame seed.
Adapted from Little Hawaiian Cook book
Adapted from Little Hawaiian Cook book
Culinary Daughter https://www.culinarydaughter.com/
A favorite summer travel is to visit Uncle Tim on Oahu. the Little Hawaiian cook book brings me right back to “pineapple juice from the sky”, big flowers, geckos and laua. We were fortunate enough to stay at the Hilton (the hotel with the rainbow on the side. the Hilton often shows up in Hawaii 5-0.

Food and gatherings as the books forward says – goes together. One of the favorite ‘ohana get-together we had a family spam cooking competition (mama won for taste and presentation). 

the Little Hawaiian has a delightful collection of recipes shared by Hawaiian families.

ISBN 978-1939487-22-3

Holiday Ginger Bread House Decorating

Holiday Ginger Bread House Decorating

Holiday Gingerbread House decorating  Decorating Gingerbread houses is always a favorite of my girl friends. I always look forward to it. I think we are getting betterat decorating…

Dining Out ~ Flippin Flap Jacks

Dining Out ~ Flippin Flap Jacks

Today stopped at Flippin’ Flap Jacks. The set up is fun to watch. The batter is pored from mechanical pitcher that glides along the top of the griddle and pours perfectly. watching chef Dan and chef Kelly run the event was like watching a well […]

Dining out ~ Mile High City Sliders

Dining out ~ Mile High City Sliders

Todays stop is Mile High city Sliders Food Truck.

The Eggplant with grilled eggplant, tomato and lemon garlic aioli is delicious. I also tried the eggplant parmesan slider with goat cheese. Eggplant parmesan slider is good, however i like the lemon garlic aioli vegi combination a bit better.

The food truck grade scale is: food on the plate, hospitality.

The slider received are fresh, slider buns perfectly toasted, sauce creative and tasty.

The eggplant did still have its skin on, however the eggplant was not bitter nor chewy – as eggplant can be…

Mile High City Sliders gets 5 out of 5

Dining at Gaetanos Italian Restaurant

Dining at Gaetanos Italian Restaurant

Dining at Gaetanos Italian Restaurant Best part of dining in an Italian Restaurant is the hospitality.  we were pleasantly met and seated in the patio section. Restaurant checklist include: atmosphere, how the wait staff take my order and food. the patio had winter heaters blowing. […]