Easy Winter Soups

[valley ranch]

Not puffy like a dumpling~but

I'm cooking more now```

 

[valley ranch]

My Godfather is Italian~ My Italian is very rusty```

 

[RUNuts]

I used a bread machine for a while and then got a kitchenaid. Get a kitchenaid mixer for the dough hook, if nothing else. Gave the bread machine away. Still using the recipe book for French bread and making boules. Too bad we went gluten free for Crazy Lady. When the kids come home, we make bread.

Hot bread and butter with honey!

Daughter made homemade cinnamon rolls last trip down. Yep, I'm proud of her!

Homemade bread dipped into soup. Rice and meat gravy without the rice and dip bread in that. I might be spoiled, but I still eat really well!

 

[valley ranch]

Yeh~ we have a kitchen aid~ them good ~made by Hobart~ they make the big ones as well```

 

[PennyJo]

I do allot of sourdough biscuits and bread lot's of time on my hands I do most
of my by hand mixing
if you do not have starter this takes about two weeks to get really active


Sour Dough Starter from Scratch
Ingredients
1/2 cup plain yogurt
1/2 cup milk ( skim, regular or buttermilk) 1/2 cup unbleached flour
Directions
1. Mix the milk and yogurt together in a glass or pottery container (Do not use metal).
2. Place lid on it, but don't seal it (sealed starters have been known to explode).
3. Put mixture in a warm place (80 to 90 degrees) for about 24 hours.
4. The yogurt and milk will separate forming a large curd, when adding the flour just stir it all back together.
5. Add the flour stir, and put back in warm place for 3 to 5 days; stirring daily.
6. It will bubble and have the odor of fermentation it is ready to use.
7. Remember the starter is a living thing and needs to be fed and fed frequently when an infant.
8. I feed the "infant" weekly by placing it on the counter for several hours and allowing it to come to room temperature.
9. Then remove 1/2 cup starter, discarding the remainder.
10. Feed the 1/2 cup with equal amounts of milk (buttermilk will produce a stronger sour taste) and unbleached flour; i.e. 1 cup flour and 1 cup milk plus 1/2 cup of starter.
11. If you would like, you can feed the starter with 1/3 cup dry milk powder and 2/3 cup bottled water in place of the 1 cup milk.

 

[digitS']

i'll go for a Thai style dish which is simple to make,

The Google Doodle today is a 3-D cartoon with the characters making Pad Thai ...?

It isn't a soup but it's fun watching how the images come together .

You can get a recipe in Google search a the end but if it's for what I've had in a Thai restaurant, I don't much care. I'm always looking for ways to eat more fruits and veggies. Pad Thai seems like a way to eat more starchy noodles.

Steve

 

[Nyboy]

I have my mother's kitchenaid. my sister's wanted her jewelry I wanted something she loved. Used it once to try and make brownies, took 2 days to clean ceiling and cabinets of brownie mix. Even though I don't use it, it sits in middle of kitchen counter where I see it everyday

 

[ninnymary]

I have my mother's kitchenaid. my sister's wanted her jewelry I wanted something she loved. Used it once to try and make brownies, took 2 days to clean ceiling and cabinets of brownie mix. Even though I don't use it, it sits in middle of kitchen counter where I see it everyday

For you it's like a piece of art and that's ok. It reminds you of her and it warms your heart up every day. Priceless

Mary

 

[ninnymary]

Nyboy, your mixer sitting in the middle of your kitchen counter reminded me of my tea set that I bought years ago in England. I paid $600 and I don't think I've ever used it. But it's beautiful and I love looking at it and have the memories of that 5 week long vacation with my husband in Europe.

Mary

 

[Nyboy]

Nice Mary