Knife Skills

Last night I attended a Knife Skills class at the Kitchen Table. Brunoise, julienne, mincing, chiffonade and more! I never would have guessed that I knew so little about the proper handling, care and use of knives. It was such a great class! Our instructor, Tom, was very helpful and gave lots of constructive criticism to help us improve our skills. I highly recommend taking this class!

This chicken soup we made was the best chicken soup I've ever had!

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Little Beauties

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Pasta Pasta!

Phew! I just finished making not one, but TWO home made pasta dishes for Golden Prairie's website. The first batch fell apart too easily and couldn't be run through my pasta machine. Lemons out of lemonade, right? So I made little gnocchis. Tweeked the recipe a bit and tried again! Success! Both recipes are gluten free pasta dishes and each has a different topping. This is honestly the best pesto I've ever had! Visit the website for the recipe...

I broke in my pasta machine, enjoyed it, and can't wait to make more pasta!

My daughter has been wanting to have a "Food Around the World" night for a while, so this was great! We ate our pasta dishes, drank grape "Italian soda" and enjoyed spending time with family. As it should be!

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Stir Fry!

Fresh and yummy! Vegan stir fry! New photo for the Golden Prairie website...

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Cupcakes!

I baked some gluten free cupcakes for the Golden Prairie website today. I had so much fun decorating them using India Tree's Natural Decorating Colors! So cute!

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Gluten Free Lemon Blueberry Muffins!

Oh, do I love these muffins! The first time I made them I filled the cups up too much and they weren't "beautiful" enough to photograph. But they disappeared the first day I made them! I made them again today, being careful to not overfill the muffin cups. Perfection!
These muffins will be featured on the Golden Prairie website soon!

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Millet Tabbouleh

Gluten free and vegan! New photography for the Golden Prairie website.

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