tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319769582024-03-13T01:08:57.311-05:00Kim from KansasPretend art and other things celebrating my weirdness, I mean uniquenessKim from Kansashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17364711578724659914noreply@blogger.comBlogger574125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31976958.post-69212993279425931922023-11-25T14:37:00.010-06:002023-11-25T15:15:31.962-06:00Heritage food: Peffer Nusse (the North Dakota way) also known as Pfefferneuse or Pepper Nuts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN3EUocoCA2sAxxqPmFSO7rH3Ib5BAHPw8Jb2sub3YnW5dVddvINKwjkTyPEqCArponuLXieGECUW1EsDklj27Vqa6fo9Do9wqItNMZsby_Rd4_kczsdlwJ6hmblLece9y3Knz/s1600/_MG_0013_edited-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span> </span><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN3EUocoCA2sAxxqPmFSO7rH3Ib5BAHPw8Jb2sub3YnW5dVddvINKwjkTyPEqCArponuLXieGECUW1EsDklj27Vqa6fo9Do9wqItNMZsby_Rd4_kczsdlwJ6hmblLece9y3Knz/s320/_MG_0013_edited-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div id="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afaingredient_section" style="outline: currentcolor;"><div id="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afaingredient_section_inner" style="outline: currentcolor;"><div class="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afaheader ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afaingredient_header" id="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afaingreds_anchor" style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 28px; min-height: 28px; outline: currentcolor;"><span style="color: white; font-family: arial;">These cookies are soft and at least larger than a walnut as opposed to the Kansas version which is hard and small like a peanut. They are preferably made after Thanksgiving and placed in a container stored in a cold garage until needed so the flavors can bloom or increase more. I'll always remember the time I got to make these with my sisters after a very big life change! Without further adieu...</span></div><div class="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afaheader ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afaingredient_header" id="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afaingreds_anchor" style="line-height: 28px; min-height: 28px; outline: currentcolor;"><span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: arial; font-size: x-large; font-weight: 700;">Ingredients</span></div><ul class="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afaingreds" style="margin-top: 0px; outline: currentcolor; padding-left: 18px;"><div class="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afaingred" id="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afaingred_container_1" style="outline: currentcolor;"><li class="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afaingred_line" id="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afaingred_1" style="line-height: 22px; list-style-image: url("https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.copymethat.com%2Fstatic%2Fli-style.png&t=1700944114&ymreqid=869064bd-6752-cf4d-1c85-2f0021010d00&sig=zYRx_NIeHEfkW696583.wA--~D"); list-style-position: outside; margin: 2px 0px; outline: currentcolor;"><span class="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afajs_ingred_used" style="color: #93c47d; font-family: arial; font-size: large; margin-left: 2px; outline: currentcolor; vertical-align: middle;">1/4 c butter</span></li></div><div class="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afaingred" id="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afaingred_container_2" style="outline: currentcolor;"><li class="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afaingred_line" id="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afaingred_2" style="line-height: 22px; list-style-image: url("https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.copymethat.com%2Fstatic%2Fli-style.png&t=1700944114&ymreqid=869064bd-6752-cf4d-1c85-2f0021010d00&sig=zYRx_NIeHEfkW696583.wA--~D"); list-style-position: outside; margin: 2px 0px; outline: currentcolor;"><span class="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afajs_ingred_used" style="color: #93c47d; font-family: arial; font-size: large; margin-left: 2px; outline: currentcolor; vertical-align: middle;">1 c sugar</span></li></div><div class="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afaingred" id="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afaingred_container_3" style="outline: currentcolor;"><li class="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afaingred_line" id="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afaingred_3" style="line-height: 22px; list-style-image: url("https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.copymethat.com%2Fstatic%2Fli-style.png&t=1700944114&ymreqid=869064bd-6752-cf4d-1c85-2f0021010d00&sig=zYRx_NIeHEfkW696583.wA--~D"); list-style-position: outside; margin: 2px 0px; outline: currentcolor;"><span class="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afajs_ingred_used" style="color: #93c47d; font-family: arial; font-size: large; margin-left: 2px; outline: currentcolor; vertical-align: middle;">3/4 c honey</span></li></div><div class="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afaingred" id="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afaingred_container_4" style="outline: currentcolor;"><li class="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afaingred_line" id="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afaingred_4" style="line-height: 22px; list-style-image: url("https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.copymethat.com%2Fstatic%2Fli-style.png&t=1700944114&ymreqid=869064bd-6752-cf4d-1c85-2f0021010d00&sig=zYRx_NIeHEfkW696583.wA--~D"); list-style-position: outside; margin: 2px 0px; outline: currentcolor;"><span class="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afajs_ingred_used" style="color: #93c47d; font-family: arial; font-size: large; margin-left: 2px; outline: currentcolor; vertical-align: middle;">1/2 tsp pepper</span></li></div><div class="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afaingred" id="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afaingred_container_5" style="outline: currentcolor;"><li class="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afaingred_line" id="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afaingred_5" style="line-height: 22px; list-style-image: url("https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.copymethat.com%2Fstatic%2Fli-style.png&t=1700944114&ymreqid=869064bd-6752-cf4d-1c85-2f0021010d00&sig=zYRx_NIeHEfkW696583.wA--~D"); list-style-position: outside; margin: 2px 0px; outline: currentcolor;"><span class="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afajs_ingred_used" style="color: #93c47d; font-family: arial; font-size: large; margin-left: 2px; outline: currentcolor; vertical-align: middle;">1/4 tsp cinnamon</span></li></div><div class="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afaingred" id="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afaingred_container_6" style="outline: currentcolor;"><li class="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afaingred_line" id="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afaingred_6" style="line-height: 22px; list-style-image: url("https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.copymethat.com%2Fstatic%2Fli-style.png&t=1700944114&ymreqid=869064bd-6752-cf4d-1c85-2f0021010d00&sig=zYRx_NIeHEfkW696583.wA--~D"); list-style-position: outside; margin: 2px 0px; outline: currentcolor;"><span class="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afajs_ingred_used" style="color: #93c47d; font-family: arial; font-size: large; margin-left: 2px; outline: currentcolor; vertical-align: middle;">1/4 tsp nutmeg</span></li></div><div class="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afaingred" id="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afaingred_container_7" style="outline: currentcolor;"><li class="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afaingred_line" id="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afaingred_7" style="line-height: 22px; list-style-image: url("https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.copymethat.com%2Fstatic%2Fli-style.png&t=1700944114&ymreqid=869064bd-6752-cf4d-1c85-2f0021010d00&sig=zYRx_NIeHEfkW696583.wA--~D"); list-style-position: outside; margin: 2px 0px; outline: currentcolor;"><span class="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afajs_ingred_used" style="color: #93c47d; font-family: arial; font-size: large; margin-left: 2px; outline: currentcolor; vertical-align: middle;">1/4 tsp cloves</span></li></div><div class="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afaingred" id="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afaingred_container_8" style="outline: currentcolor;"><li class="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afaingred_line" id="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afaingred_8" style="line-height: 22px; 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font-family: arial; font-size: large; margin-left: 2px; outline: currentcolor; vertical-align: middle;">1/4 c strong cold coffee (I use instant expresso)</span></li></div><div class="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afaingred" id="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afaingred_container_11" style="outline: currentcolor;"><li class="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afaingred_line" id="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afaingred_11" style="line-height: 22px; list-style-image: url("https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.copymethat.com%2Fstatic%2Fli-style.png&t=1700944114&ymreqid=869064bd-6752-cf4d-1c85-2f0021010d00&sig=zYRx_NIeHEfkW696583.wA--~D"); list-style-position: outside; margin: 2px 0px; outline: currentcolor;"><span class="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afajs_ingred_used" style="color: #93c47d; font-family: arial; font-size: large; margin-left: 2px; outline: currentcolor; vertical-align: middle;">3/4 tsp baking powder</span></li></div><div class="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afaingred" id="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afaingred_container_12" style="outline: currentcolor;"><li class="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afaingred_line" id="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afaingred_12" style="line-height: 22px; list-style-image: url("https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.copymethat.com%2Fstatic%2Fli-style.png&t=1700944114&ymreqid=869064bd-6752-cf4d-1c85-2f0021010d00&sig=zYRx_NIeHEfkW696583.wA--~D"); list-style-position: outside; margin: 2px 0px; outline: currentcolor;"><span class="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afajs_ingred_used" style="color: #93c47d; font-family: arial; font-size: large; margin-left: 2px; outline: currentcolor; vertical-align: middle;">3-1/2 c flour</span></li></div></ul></div></div><div id="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afasteps_section" style="outline: currentcolor;"><div id="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afasteps_section_inner" style="font-family: "open sans", verdana, arial; font-size: 15px; outline: currentcolor;"><div style="outline: currentcolor;"></div><div class="ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afaheader ydpac4ca45ayiv7647082739ydp73131cacyiv5415926183ydpf3a49afastep_header" style="color: #363a3c; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 700; line-height: 28px; min-height: 28px; outline: currentcolor;">Steps</div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Mix butter, sugar, honey and spices. Heat until dissolved. I usually do this in the microwave. Let cool.</li><li>Sift dry ingredients together.</li><li>Beat eggs well and add to honey mixture, then add coffee and dry ingredients.</li><li>Chill for 3 hours or overnight. This way it's easier to handle.</li><li>Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes.</li><li>Cool then roll in powdered sugar or coat by shaking in a container or bag with powdered sugar in it. </li></ol></div></div>Kim from Kansashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17364711578724659914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31976958.post-33671985356658764212023-11-25T14:26:00.001-06:002023-11-25T14:36:20.663-06:00Rhubarb Blueberry Dream Dessert<div>This is my favorite dessert my mom used to make (without the blueberries and just rhubarb). Whenever my mom asked if I wanted her to make me something before I came for a visit, this was on the list. Sometimes it was Cloverdale Summer Sausage.</div><div><br /></div><div>Looks like I was going to post this 8 years ago. A lot has changed, but I will still look for this recipe and might try an eggless version. </div><u><div><br /></div>Crust</u><br />
1-1/2 c. flour<br />
7-1/2 T. powdered sugar<br />
3/4 c. butter, room temperature preferred<br />
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Whisk together the flour and powdered sugar. Cut the butter in like a pastry dough. Press mixture into ungreased 9 x 11 pan. Bake in a 350-degree oven for 15 minutes. <br />
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1-1/2 c. sugar<br />
1/4 c. flour<br />
3/4 tsp. salt<br />
2 beaten eggs<br />
2 c. chopped rhubarb<br />
1/2 to 1 c. blueberries<br />
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Whisk together the sugar, flour, and salt. Add beaten eggs. Add fruit and spoon onto crust. Bake for 35 minutes in a 350-degree oven. <br />
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<br />Kim from Kansashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17364711578724659914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31976958.post-2039899380861233692014-06-10T15:41:00.002-05:002014-07-01T12:18:07.587-05:00Brown Butter Cake <div class="h-4 strong" id="zlrecipe-ingredients">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMu3bplQLE0KGwcUaBBmCOD9cf583_7Gm0QeAmLwZGoB9TBXNtTczaHMKMGpJrrxB3pXCqXSGW9D3QvXKrqYQhEAahCAPL7B7mMulINkIFHRFuGO_3gajk1-pbXW0v0i1KOD9X/s1600/May+23+2014_1797_edited-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMu3bplQLE0KGwcUaBBmCOD9cf583_7Gm0QeAmLwZGoB9TBXNtTczaHMKMGpJrrxB3pXCqXSGW9D3QvXKrqYQhEAahCAPL7B7mMulINkIFHRFuGO_3gajk1-pbXW0v0i1KOD9X/s1600/May+23+2014_1797_edited-3.jpg" height="292" width="320" /></a>Do you love Butter Brickle ice cream? Do you love cream cheese? Then you'll love this cake, too! There have been a lot of brown butter recipes floating around the web recently, and I thought I should check it out. I used ingredients from one cake recipe, substituting brown butter for regular, and tweaked the standard cream cheese frosting recipe. See the little brown bits in the frosting and cake? Those provide the yummy nutty flavor!</div>
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Make brown butter earlier enough to let it solidify in the fridge. You'll need 2 sticks, one for the cake and one for the frosting. <a href="http://www.thekitchn.com/basic-techniques-how-to-brown-77018" target="_blank">How to brown butter.</a></div>
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1 tablespoon baking powder
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1/2 cup brown butter, room temperature
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
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8 tablespoons brown butter, cut into pieces, room temperature
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1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
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</span>Kim from Kansashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17364711578724659914noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31976958.post-42980271114048381502014-03-21T12:53:00.001-05:002014-03-21T12:53:28.811-05:00Four pieces, five pictures.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Closeup of plates, 10 to 12" in diameter.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bowl, 11 inches in diameter.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Closeup of bowl.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<br />Kim from Kansashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17364711578724659914noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31976958.post-31141346233814593132014-02-14T08:45:00.000-06:002014-02-14T08:45:06.913-06:00It's about time for a pottery post again!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bowls for the Souper Bowl!</td></tr>
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In early December, there was a Bowl-A-Thon at the pottery studio, an opportunity to make bowls for a local charity event. The lovely owner and friend donated the clay, and we could make as many bowls as we could in 3 hours. My mother-in-law watched my son, and I threw for 2 hours. It was really fun to see how many I could do! Another potter offered to clean the wheel for me! What a treat! The bowls were finished and donated for the event the Friday before the Super Bowl. <br />
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Here are some photos from the last couple of months. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vertigo candle holders and maybe pencil holders?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More vertigo totems, this time for the front yard.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Totems in their natural habitat.</td></tr>
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<br />Kim from Kansashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17364711578724659914noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31976958.post-25931550762262697612014-01-28T12:58:00.001-06:002014-01-28T12:58:53.230-06:00Felt Food ExchangeI had the pleasure of participating in a felt food exchange with 14 other mommies! We started projects in the summer, and they were delivered through the mail by Christmas. I think I enjoy them more than my son!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is some french toast I made. It wasn't part of the project, but B kept playing with the frying pan and eating french toast. </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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Having recently fallen in love with the smell of dough rising and the feel on my hands, it's about time I made kuchen myself, especially since I'm trying to introduce what I call <a href="http://www.kimfromkansas.blogspot.com/2012/10/heritage-food-you-say-plachinda-i-say.html" target="_blank">heritage foods</a> to my son. <br />
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Never heard of kuchen? Most Kansans aren't familiar with it, either. It's supposedly a German coffeecake and consists of a doughy crust made with yeast, filling of either fruit or cheese, and a sweet custard on top. My mom would make it for Christmas, Easter, and many times in between. I remember her even buying frozen bread dough and cutting out some of the sugar to make it healthier. <br />
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I used the recipe for the dough and custard that was in my sister's married family's cookbook. This makes six or more crusts. Since the intent of this post is mostly to share what I ate growing up, I'm not going to write out a step-by-step process on how to make it. Luckily, I had some rhubarb in the freezer and used the Streeter Centennial Cookbook to make that filling. It consists of 3 cups cut-up rhubarb, 1-1/2 cups sugar, 2 tablespoons cornstarch, 1/3 cup cold water, and 1 tablespoon of vanilla. The rhubarb filling went on two of the crusts, and I used blueberry pie filling for two others. The last two pies were made with a cottage cheese filling.<br />
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2 packages yeast 2 eggs<br />
1-1/2 c. lukewarm water 1/2 c. shortening (I use butter)<br />
1/2 c. sugar (or honey) 7-8 c. flour<br />
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1/2 c. sugar<br />
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In case you wondered if my son liked it, the answer is no. He's 2 years old. It has more than two ingredients touching each other. Kim from Kansashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17364711578724659914noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31976958.post-65767072649151971132013-12-14T09:40:00.000-06:002013-12-14T09:47:30.219-06:00Out of the kiln<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Trying to decide if I want to try to sell just a little to help buy clay. What do you think?<br />
<br />Kim from Kansashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17364711578724659914noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31976958.post-86881390552430749192013-12-10T14:24:00.000-06:002013-12-10T14:24:23.639-06:00Heritage Food: Zwieback<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />My husband's grandma was Mennonite, and since I enjoy baking bread I thought I'd try to make these for Thanksgiving. I've seen them spelled as Zweibach, too. Here are the recipes his aunt gave me that were from his mom's mom.
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<br />Ran out of time to take a picture of the finished product. Please use your imagination for what they would look like when baked. Please don't use your imagination to associate them with a certain part of the female anatomy. Kim from Kansashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17364711578724659914noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31976958.post-33504466943926990762013-11-23T10:16:00.000-06:002013-11-27T07:05:35.766-06:00More owls and vertigo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I'm jumping on the owl-loving bandwagon! I'm even making felt ones. Was thinking of giving them away for Christmas ornaments, but that just be too rambunctious this year. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First piece with Tom Coleman porcelain, second spray glazed piece.</td></tr>
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<br />Kim from Kansashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17364711578724659914noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31976958.post-3137867390890481142013-08-07T14:29:00.000-05:002013-08-07T14:29:15.296-05:00More Vertigo<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<br />Kim from Kansashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17364711578724659914noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31976958.post-23830222584946009092013-07-05T09:26:00.001-05:002013-07-05T09:26:47.222-05:00Other pottery pieces from this springIt's been a busy spring/early summer and I finally got a chance to catch up on this blog. Think I carved stamps to make the cars, trains and planes this winter. My husband drew the plane for me to trace. <br />
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<br />Kim from Kansashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17364711578724659914noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31976958.post-91877301754151322992013-07-04T09:05:00.004-05:002013-07-04T09:08:12.241-05:00Totem Exchange I had the pleasure of participating in a totem exchange with 8 other wonderful clay artists! It entailed making 9 pieces of art with 1/2-inch holes on the top and bottom in order to thread onto a piece of re-bar. Some of us threw our pieces on the wheel, while others hand-built them. Sign-up ended March 1st, and we had until the end of May to finish them. It was a fun and freeing project for me because it didn't matter if they looked the same at all! Then we had a party in June and exchanged them. What a great excuse for a party!<br />
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I'm going to quickly post this before I get distracted again and never post this. <br />
<br />Kim from Kansashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17364711578724659914noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31976958.post-65718061159560744182013-01-25T15:08:00.000-06:002013-01-25T15:08:18.319-06:00Forbidden Rice<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I was at a health food store a couple of weeks ago and happened to spot <a href="http://www.lotusfoods.com/Forbidden-Rice/p/LOT-00210&c=LotusFoods@All">Forbidden Rice</a> in one of the bulk bins. What is it about those bins that makes me want to buy a little of everything I see? What is forbidden rice, you ask? It's that black/purple stuff along with the carrots, celery, onions, mushrooms, and navy beans. According to legend, only the Emperors of China could partake in such substance to enrich health and longevity (taken straight from the link above). <br />
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Apparently I'm the only one in our house with a royal palate. Oh well, more for me!Kim from Kansashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17364711578724659914noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31976958.post-36948353162606450262012-12-23T15:54:00.001-06:002012-12-23T15:54:39.490-06:00Pottery<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3bLsWJsjYRCmb48LoKhhAAY6fQ7GWKUrHc7qE2faa5pFk7yyZ4DnnOIRZIQOT_SoQO6JmSWWKAI6GmThGZ3VElMrwQUjIsozHMObX5xdlP0xKuPQYVf6tMznongElUYuWPvBr/s1600/_MG_9988_edited-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3bLsWJsjYRCmb48LoKhhAAY6fQ7GWKUrHc7qE2faa5pFk7yyZ4DnnOIRZIQOT_SoQO6JmSWWKAI6GmThGZ3VElMrwQUjIsozHMObX5xdlP0xKuPQYVf6tMznongElUYuWPvBr/s320/_MG_9988_edited-1.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />
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<br />Kim from Kansashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17364711578724659914noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31976958.post-60441852532907025132012-12-21T10:49:00.001-06:002012-12-21T10:53:17.068-06:00Heritage Food: Hulobzi, Halupsy, Pigs in a Blanket, or Cabbage RollsMy mom used to make Pigs in a Blanket. Sometimes her German would come out, and she would say Halupzi, just like when she would say they used to "schlegga the bones", which meant "lick/suck the bones" of the chicken when growing up. She would also make a messier version in which the "bed wasn't made" where everything was mixed together and not tidy. <br />
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This recipe is from my aunt's recipe book on my dad's side. It was my grandma's recipe. She died when I was 3, and I don't remember her. I also found another recipe for them in another cookbook that added raisins. Weird. <br />
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<i><u>Hulobzi</u></i><br />
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<i>1 head cabbage 2 c. cooked rice</i><br />
<i>1 small onion, chopped 1 lb. ground beef</i><br />
<i>1/2 lb. lean pork 1/2 t. salt</i><br />
<i>1/2 t. pepper</i><br />
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<i>2 T. brown sugar</i><br />
<i>1 c. water</i><br />
<i>1 c. catsup</i><br />
<i>1 c. tomato soup </i><br />
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<i>Remove outer, wilted cabbage leaves and core. Place cabbage in large pot of boiling water; simmer gently for 10 minutes. Remove, drain. Gently pull off leaves; set aside. Mix meat, onion, rice, salt, and pepper until it holds together well. Place a tablespoon of rice mixture on a cabbage leaf and wrap. Place in a greased casserole. Combine topping ingredients and pour over rolls. Bake at 300 degrees for 2 hours. </i><br />
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p.s. Do you say catsup or ketchup? I like ketchup better.Kim from Kansashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17364711578724659914noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31976958.post-66691676751358542242012-11-25T08:19:00.002-06:002012-11-25T08:20:38.840-06:00Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Brownies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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For a couple of years, I've been on the lookout for good non-box/mix brownies. Here is my own recipe I created by tweaking other recipes and swapping out the oil for pumpkin. The brownies are a little hard to cut, but I love them! If you heat the cocoa powder (usually with water) before adding, it's supposed to let the cocoa "bloom". That's why I decided to heat the pumpkin. Next time I'm going to add amaretto. <br />
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<i>1 c. canned pumpkin puree</i><br />
<i>1 t. instant espresso</i><br />
<i>2/3 c. unsweetened cocoa powder</i><br />
<i>2 eggs </i><br />
<i>2 c. sugar</i><br />
<i>1 c. flour</i><br />
<i>1/2 t. salt</i><br />
<i>1/2 t. baking powder</i><br />
<i>1 t. vanilla</i><br />
<i>1 t. cinnamon</i><br />
<i>1 c. chocolate chips</i><br />
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<i>Heat pumpkin in the microwave (3 minutes maybe) in a medium bowl. Add instant espresso and cocoa powder to the pumpkin and mix well and set aside. Mix sugar, flour, salt, baking powder and cinnamon together in a larger bowl. Add eggs and vanilla. Gradually add pumpkin mixture and then chocolate chips. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes. </i>Kim from Kansashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17364711578724659914noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31976958.post-80460968542579840662012-11-12T07:57:00.000-06:002012-11-25T08:09:30.990-06:00Twenty years<i>***</i>Finally decided to post this. It was sitting in my draft box for a couple of weeks. *** <i> </i><br />
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<i>My name is Luka.<br />
I live on the second floor.<br />
I live upstairs from you.<br />
Yes, I think you've seen me before.</i><br />
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It was summer. We were driving to an oil distributor convention and to visit Uncle Willy in Minnesota. I was in high school and in my pre-country music phase. We had just driven through that part of Western Minnesota on the way to Minneapolis where it's hard to find a radio station that wasn't playing country music. My dad who usually preferred gospel or "country western" let me listen to what I wanted as long as it didn't sound too heavy or like "devil music" since we had survived the land of rural music. Luka was one of the most popular songs on the Billboard Hot 100, so it was played at least once an hour on the radio stations. To amuse me, my dad would start singing the phrase "My name is Luka" every time it came up in the song. That is why I think of my dad every time I hear that song.<br />
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It's been 20 years since my dad passed away. It's hard to believe, but so much has happened since then. Whenever I hear of someone older die, I have to calculate how many more years they had than my parents. Then I remember that it's the moments that count, not the years. <br />
<br />Kim from Kansashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17364711578724659914noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31976958.post-77316266554830799342012-10-21T13:00:00.000-05:002012-11-12T21:02:10.539-06:00Heritage Food: You Say Plachinda, I Say Blachenda<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'd like to share on this blog some of the foods that my mom made that are part of the <a href="http://library.ndsu.edu/grhc/history_culture/index.html" target="_blank">Germans from Russia </a>heritage. Since my mom and grandma aren't around (and other relatives live in another state) to share these with my son, I feel that it's important to share them with him myself. If I don't make them every year, at least I will have them recorded somewhere.<br />
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The first recipe I'd like to share is taken directly from an in-law family reunion cookbook from my sister, Marcia. Basically it's for pumpkin turnovers or tarts. There are different versions of the filling, but basically it consists of pumpkin with the usual spices of cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. Sometimes pepper is added. Speaking of different versions, there are also different versions on the
spelling. In the church cookbooks I have, I've seen it called <b>plachenda, blachenda, plachinda, or blachinda. </b><br />
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I highly approve of this recipe! I usually don't make my own pie crust (or pies for that matter) and figured out it was easier to handle the dough after it is chilled. <b> </b>Since I made very small tarts which were easier for my son to handle, I
had a lot of filling left over and improvised by adding an egg and
making a pie. Yum!<br />
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<i><b>Dough:</b> </i><br />
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<i>2-1/4 c. flour 1/4 c. sugar</i><br />
<i>1/2 tsp. baking powder 2/3 c. shortening</i><br />
<i>1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 c. milk</i><br />
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<i>Mix flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, and shortening as for pie dough. Add milk and mix lightly. </i><br />
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<i><b>Filling:</b></i><br />
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<i>2 c. cooked pumpkin 1/2 tsp. cinnamon</i><br />
<i>3/4 c. sugar 1/4 tsp. ground cloves</i><br />
<i>1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. allspice</i><br />
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<i>Mix filling ingredients thoroughly. Divide dough into six equal parts; roll out to about 7 inch rounds. Place 3 heaping tablespoons pumpkin filling in the center of each round. Fold over and seal edges. Prick tops with fork. Bake at 375 degrees for about 30 minutes or until nicely browned. </i><br />
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When my mom would make them, I remember the dough being
less sweet with less shortening. She would always try to make a recipe
healthier, so I guess that's where I get some of my habits from. She
probably would've tried it with Splenda or Agave nectar nowadays, maybe
even would've added chia or ground flax seeds.<i> </i>Kim from Kansashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17364711578724659914noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31976958.post-68979406520972493562012-09-09T15:08:00.002-05:002012-09-09T15:13:19.845-05:00Motherlaterhood part I<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtRZzATcrN_2gJkt0bcShV0Ac_CEv4KbpSv7JkBeFiM6Y0-FBsRBgat-p4WI6v5QGSDdnLJh5qajxXZeHorahmWiIEb6JyYVJMb0YDgzHvgzxfkBW1Uhw1hVoMKFjxz9lKYLyp/s1600/IMG_2920.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtRZzATcrN_2gJkt0bcShV0Ac_CEv4KbpSv7JkBeFiM6Y0-FBsRBgat-p4WI6v5QGSDdnLJh5qajxXZeHorahmWiIEb6JyYVJMb0YDgzHvgzxfkBW1Uhw1hVoMKFjxz9lKYLyp/s320/IMG_2920.JPG" width="320" /></a>About two years ago today, I journalled this entry:<br />
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<i>Today, Baby Kim from Kansas, you are 9 weeks along according to sonogram. I found out you existed on 08/10/2010. I had to wait about 20 hours to tell your daddy about this face-to-face since I was in Kansas City at the time. Your daddy is excited. Even though I am sometimes a little irritable (ask Daddy), knowing you are here has lifted my mood immensely. I love you so much already! Yes, you will change our lives! You will change our priorities. You will make us grow and experience uncomfortable situations. You will bring love in our lives that we have never known before. I am happy to be experiencing this with you and Daddy. Because of you, my life is better already. I am dreaming of the day when you come out and Daddy and I teach you "the happy dance". I do want time to take its course and have you come out healthy while we will be preparing for your arrival. </i><br />
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<i>I know that you will have "older parents" than some of your friends. I do feel that your daddy and I are...</i><br />
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And then I got interrupted. I'm not sure what I was going to write next. I was 40 years old. Yes, I had my first child one week after turning age 41. In medical terms it's called advanced maternal age.<br />
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<br />Kim from Kansashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17364711578724659914noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31976958.post-82835999819391977182012-06-04T10:23:00.000-05:002012-06-04T10:23:44.418-05:00Monarch caterpillarThis caterpillar has 6 antennae instead of 4. I'm interested to see if it continues with 6 as it goes to the next instar level. <br />
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I'm going to try to push mesh around the milkweed plants when I see a monarch caterpillar to keep bugs and wasps from eating it. <br />
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An American Lady.<br />
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A couple of Checkerspots.<br />
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This butterfly migrated to my leg while taking pictures.<br />
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Addendum (06/04/2012): The above caterpillar is unable to be located, as the rubber band broke around the mesh. I will hurry up and press the "publish" button before I change my mind.Kim from Kansashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17364711578724659914noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31976958.post-76255315483098611842012-03-04T13:28:00.000-06:002012-03-04T13:32:17.488-06:00Where I'm at<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I started this blog to share things about life and my creative endeavors, reminding myself that I have a unique perspective of the way I view the world. I feel it's also a way to "put myself out there in the world" even though I'm not a talented artist. I feel a need to create, be it arts or crafts.<br />
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Before becoming a mother, I had a lot of time to dedicate myself to pottery. I have been able to throw in the past 11 months, but never know when I can come back so have to make things in one sitting. Sometimes I can't get back to the studio for a month. My mind also feels so full of other things that it's hard to focus on what I want to accomplish. I love touching the clay. I love the feel of it running through my fingers while the wheel is spinning. Heck, I even see wedging as a form of meditation and centering. But lately I have left the studio feeling disappointed. The voice inside my head asks me "Does the world really need another crappy piece of pottery from me?" or "I've been throwing for five years and this is the best I can do?". I know I won't quit. I'm just in a rut. I have no great ideas and not enough time to try different techniques. My mind is on overload. Didn't I used to call this my "circular therapy" before? <br />
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Last Sunday I got the chance to go on a little photo walk by myself. It was nice change of pace to be able to take pictures of things that didn't stay still unless they were asleep. Sure, the pictures won't win any contests, but this is my view of the world at one moment in time. It's amazing to think if someone else took these pictures, they wouldn't come out exactly the same. That's the reason I'm going to hit the publish button instead of the delete button. <br />
<br />Kim from Kansashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17364711578724659914noreply@blogger.com1