Welcome to My Kitchen

This is the place that I love to be. I like to be creative and cooking is what is doing it for me these days. It's kind of a necessity and it makes me feel accomplished. I like knowing what we are eating and where it comes from. I go out of my way to make sure this happens.
I like that I don't buy several household staples from a grocery store. I enjoy making applesauce, jams and jellies, apple butter, spaghetti sauce, spicy mustard, pickles and anything else I can.
I like getting dirty, getting my hands into things, feeling and experiencing my food from the beginning to the end. I like making things, growing things and bringing those two together to create a healthy meal. I like nourishing others and knowing that I did my best to give them the best.











Friday, February 24, 2012

Trying Something New

One of our house favorites is macaroni and cheese.  My son will order it no-fail EVERY time we go out to dinner.  He is not a huge meat eater anyway, either am I for that matter but I wanted to re-vamp my traditional recipe.  Here I used some Irish Cheddar instead of Sharp and then I sprinkled some fresh crisply cooked bacon on about half.  Yummy!!  This was delicious.  I think next time, I will do it without the bacon unless it acts as a main dish but the Irish Cheddar is a new must for me.  And cavatappi noodles are the best  for homemade mac and cheese.   I like the twisty look and it seems to catch lots of yummy bits of cheese in just the right way.