exclusively Skirt in the Kitchen-- my mother's recipe, my father's can opener- Baked beans happens to remain a backyard dish for a summer event where food is involved--wiener roasts, BBQs, 4th of July celebrations, someone's homecoming or retirement bash, or just grillin' out the steaks with company over for the evening. Serve your favorite beer. Kidney Baked Beans is simply … [Read more...]
Rose-Colored Glasses (24)
It's been some time since I've written on Rose-Colored Glasses. It's where I stop to smell the roses. It's the time that it takes to drop everything to really look and live through visible eyes, not solely through a lens... in a walk... or just listening to the sounds of the birds in the trees with eyes closed for a bit. I admire nature. I love it's details, its splendor, … [Read more...]
Horseradish and Asparagus Mustard Potato Salad
This is one of the very first things I was taught to make as a child, being not much taller than a grasshopper. My parents loved their mustard potato salad. I thought I was a big kid when I got permission to make the salad "all by myself" for a wiener roast with my family on a summer day. Whenever I make this, it takes me back to then, to time with my parents and my … [Read more...]
Bourbon Vanilla Butter Evaporated Milk Cake with Sixlets
Skirt in the Kitchen It's a party cake, it has to be! It's colorful with Sixlets candy-coated chocolates. It can also cover some frosting flaws by putting those shiny pearls on top! It's acceptably okay-- It's good to be flawed... There might be visible holes in the cake, too! It's a fun and delicious cake to make and serve. The cake batter is old-fashioned. It's an … [Read more...]
Ashton Shepherd – Where Country Grows (+playlist)
Deviled Eggs Garnished with Lettuce Blooms
Deviled Eggs Garnished with Lettuce Blooms, exclusively Skirt in the Kitchen Let some of the lettuce in your garden go to seed, allowing to bloom with its flowers, while you harvest the rest for salads, sandwiches, and deviled eggs. Use a little of all 3, each having a difference: Dry mustard, Dijon, and regular picnic mustard-- the standard hotdog mustard. A good … [Read more...]
Gouda Pizza Pie
exclusively Skirt in the Kitchen Let Gouda be the filling, not so much a topping, making it a gouda pizza pie. Bread will rise around the outside; the cheese will sink in the middle and form a well of gooeyness. Allow it to rest for a few minutes to slightly cool in order to set up so the cheese does not fall off the pizza pie bread when it's fresh out of the oven for … [Read more...]
Canon “Bring It” FULL REVIEW 2014
Daylily Citrus Jelly
exclusively Skirt in the Kitchen I'm not quite through with my Daylilies. I have a cocktail to make. These sunny blooms went into cake, now they're into Daylily citrus jelly. I'll probably think of a way to incorporate them into a trifle with a jelly sauce, yellow cake, whipped cream, and peaches, pineapple or apricots-- maybe all 3 fruits! Rum will be a contender... … [Read more...]
Rose and Lavender Vanilla Honey
Rose and Lavender Vanilla Honey, exclusively Skirt in the Kitchen This is what I like and love about Spring-- the natural ingredients to add to something to cook and bake with - those beauties from the yard. Aromatic and colorful, these ingredients give the honey a victorian flair. It ought to be one word if it could be, or a segment of flowing words that fit … [Read more...]