sorry i havent been on in a while thanksgiving kind of kicked my butt. we went to my in laws and had a great time but it was making a pumpkin cheesecake that i have only made once, a tiramisu that i have never made before, i gave up on making bread since it would take too much time and i have never made bread in my new oven. all and all the day was fantastic-my father in law figured out the hum on the front end of my car and fixed said problem (no $200 trip to the mechanic! yippie!!!!)was a piece of plastic rubbing against the tire-so not as bad is it could have been. i made a simple hummus and brought brie for appetizer. made broccoli and a cheddar cheese sauce. and the two desserts. i think my mother in law licked the pan clean for the tiramisu (i am not complaining) and i am going to have to make it for every gathering from now on.
my goal in the next few weeks and months are to learn how to bake bread (and not in my bread machine) since i have done it a few times with my older sister and i think i will be able to bake more now since my kitchen is not a black hole of freezing temperatures (no heat in the kitchen at the rental) and no places to rise a dough. the second is i plan to start making my own cheese. as a child i went to this goat weekend with my parents in the Catskill mountains and we learned how to make shev-and i miss fresh shev. most people think goat cheese is skunky and sour tasting but shev when its still warm is amazing and i miss it.
the bread and cheese will both start with a found/provided base recipe as i do not know the mechanics of making these off my head. but as time goes by i will play with them and make modifications as i see fit.
i hope to get some new things up soon....and for christmas my husband wants a rack of lamb-he wants this every year and this one i just my try and make one!
i need to say thank you again to my wonderful in laws for inviting us over for a wonderful meal and a fun sleep deprived day!!!!!!!!!!!!
