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Black Pepper Black pepper is produced from the still green, unripe drupe of the pepper plant. The drupes are cooked briefly in hot water, both to clean them and to prepare them for drying. The heat ruptures cell walls in the pepper, accelerating enzymes that cause browning during drying. The pepper drupes can also be dried in the sun or […]
This old-fashioned recipe came from a church cookbook. They made their own crust, but I used a graham cracker crust. You can use whatever crust you want as long as it is a 9” deep dish. The church crust will be with the recipe card. Cream the sugar and cream cheese together. Add the egg yolks, flour, lemon juice and […]
I was excited to see the Grand Canyon as it has always been on my bucket list. Look what greeted us in the parking lot of our Drury Hotel in Flagstaff Arizona! Luckily that was the only place there was snow. The Drury Inn & Suites had a huge surprise when we checked in. They gave each of us three […]
Learn how to prepare your vegetables, how to cook them and for how long. Fresh vegetables are plentiful this time of the year in Ohio. If we don’t grow it we stop to support the local farm stands. VEGETABLES WAYS TO PREPARE SIMPLE COOKING METHOD TIME CELERY Scrub thoroughly. Cut off leaves and root end. Cut the celery […]
With zucchini being so abundant, I thought I would make a repost of my six favorite zucchini recipes. Every one of these recipes are delicious, easy and fun to make. Zucchini Casserole Zucchini Pizza Bites Chocolate Zucchini Cake Taco Zucchini Boats Zucchini Pizza Boats Zucchini Bread http://www.InDianesKitchen.com
Welcome to Arizona’s Painted Desert! Of all the places we went to, this was my favorite! I have never seen anything this beautiful without seeing trees, plants, grass or water. Living in Ohio we have plenty of beautiful places to see, but nothing like this! The Painted Desert is 160 miles long and 93,500 acres! I had no idea what […]
Can you freeze cooked rice? Absolutely you can and it is so simple to do. If you store cooked rice in the refrigerator it only lasts for 4 days. If you freeze cooked rice, it will last 3 months. Freezing rice the proper way will preserve its moisture and prevent freezer burn. You can use thawed frozen rice for just […]
Last week I shared my Five Minute Nut Free Pesto recipe. I made chicken and pasta then added my homemade pesto with some added cream mixed in. This was such a delicious, easy and quick meal to make. Cook the chicken in 2 Tbsp of butter with salt and pepper to taste or warm up some cooked rotisserie chicken. Cook […]
More pictures from our driving adventure out west. Some pictures are from old Route 66 and others are places we stopped at. I was impressed by how well maintained most of the open businesses on old Route 66 looked. How cool would it be to sleep in a wigwam! OK maybe not, but I had to get a picture. I […]
Ruth Wakefield discovered NESTLE TOLL HOUSE COOKIES by accident. In the 1930’s, in her restaurant called The Toll House Inn, Ruth made her butter drop cookies and was out of bakers chocolate. She did have a Nestle chocolate bar that was semi sweet so she broke it into small pieces and added them to her butter drop cookies. Thinking the […]