Susandoodles

Susandoodles

Love God, love life, love one another.

Susan is trained in journalism, teaching and ministry;
now retired, the blog provides a means to continue sharing thoughts.

Category: Kitchen notes

  • On a day of dreariness, what else can one do but cook!

    I am a Methodist and I am an American. Today I am struggling to deal with all that is in the news and then you add the loss of sunshine and warmer temperatures as another winter storm roars in and others line up. Some days are just plain ole’ dreary.…

  • Ever crave a recipe from Mom?

    For the past few weeks, I have craved Mom’s pimento cheese spread.  I had looked for the pimentos and could not find them so I would give up.  Then walking down the aisle I saw something new–Velveeta with sharp cheddar flavor! Now I knew I had to make pimento cheese…

  • Twisted Hash with Blueberry & Chipolte Sausage

    Meal time can easily be a problem, especially as we cook two or three times a day.  But I find that figuring out how to keep meals from being so routine that it losses appeal just because it is a frequently repeated menu.  My tendency to avoid boredom and think…

  • Puppy Love: Unconditional love in a bite for our duo

    This is one of those days that the brain seems a bit fractured.  Maybe that has a negative twist, but I suspect most of you know those days.  As I went from one task to another without a plan, I realized that I needed some kitchen therapy. I would never…

  • Prepping for meals ahead

    Yesterday was mid-week, you know the feeling–Wednesday or Hump Day.  I had chores to do and just kept moving from one thing to the next.  Some days are like that, you know. Anyway, I decided one chore was to prepare some of the meat I had picked up at our…

  • Spring must be close; look what I found

    Living in the Midwest, and truly the Midwest as we are central Missouri, one starts looking for signs of Spring.  Now the sun is out today, but there is still a bite to the air.   Most of us would say that it is very typically a March day.  That…

  • No icy lunch for Winter Storm Oliver

    Here in the Midwest, Winter Storm Oliver is dumping rain and ice all over the place.  Only one county from the KC Metro area, we are dealing with rain and temperatures hovering about the freezing mark.  Lunch can so often be a quick grab from the refrigerator, but today I…

  • Twisted Chicken Noodle Soup

    Maybe the long winter season is getting into my psyche, but I really am tired of being cold.  And here in Missouri, our cold is without the emotional benefits of snow.  We are just in a cold, drab world. Cooking has a way of making a negative mood positive and…

  • Sunshine & Home Cooking

    Today was filled with sunshine.  Despite all the negatives that fills the TV news and social media, nothing can soothe one as much as sunshine. Actually sunshine does not soothe as much as it energizes.  I would suggest that if all of us remembered the rule of thumb of 30…

  • Tweaking a recipe: Cranberry-Pistachio Cookie/Biscotti

    Well, there is nothing like taking a recipe and trying out something new.  Sometimes tweaking a recipe does not work, but I thought this would be yummy and risked the tweak.  I found this last year on http://www.the-girl-who-ate-everything.com when she posted Twelve Days of Christmas Cookies.  But, I followed the…