Friday, July 31, 2009
Monday, July 27, 2009
Rainy Weekend
Hi everyone. The out come of my Friday Dinner was fantastic. The Spicy Tomato soup was awsome, my father in-law loved it and the crab cakes were super. He couldn't beleive I actually made them from scratch!
Now I do I have to tell you that I found a glitch in the receipe. As I am getting ready to mix my crab mixture and start forming a "patty shape" to begin frying, I noticed that the patty was not forming, it was crumbling apart. I looked at the receipe and said to my self "I followed everything step by step to the "T") I always do, my husband always teases me about that because he says that if I were to lose my (Blue Susies Kitchen Book) where I keep my favorite recepeis, you know the ones that turn out right, my niece gave it to me years ago when I started cooking, my husband says I will die if I lose it and he is right I will.
Anyways back to my crab cakes..... After pausing for like 3 minutes with my mouth wide open, I was like NO! Like an Iron chef I had to think fast (before my husband came in from gardeing), OK Susie now what???? I know.... bread crumbs, I need bread crumbs. You see thats when I realized what went wrong. The receipe I was following asked for 1/3 cup of cracked, crumbled Ritz crackers. For all the other ingridiens and 1 pound of crab meat 1/3 cup was NOT enough. I pulled out what I had, Italian Bread Crumbs and added it to my mixure like 2 cups and vuala!!!! My patty's formed and my Savanah Crab Cakes were deliciuouse and the soup that accompanied it was just perfect. If anyone needs any of the receipes I make and blog about or are interested where and whom I get my inspiration from, send me a comment.
Now I do I have to tell you that I found a glitch in the receipe. As I am getting ready to mix my crab mixture and start forming a "patty shape" to begin frying, I noticed that the patty was not forming, it was crumbling apart. I looked at the receipe and said to my self "I followed everything step by step to the "T") I always do, my husband always teases me about that because he says that if I were to lose my (Blue Susies Kitchen Book) where I keep my favorite recepeis, you know the ones that turn out right, my niece gave it to me years ago when I started cooking, my husband says I will die if I lose it and he is right I will.
Anyways back to my crab cakes..... After pausing for like 3 minutes with my mouth wide open, I was like NO! Like an Iron chef I had to think fast (before my husband came in from gardeing), OK Susie now what???? I know.... bread crumbs, I need bread crumbs. You see thats when I realized what went wrong. The receipe I was following asked for 1/3 cup of cracked, crumbled Ritz crackers. For all the other ingridiens and 1 pound of crab meat 1/3 cup was NOT enough. I pulled out what I had, Italian Bread Crumbs and added it to my mixure like 2 cups and vuala!!!! My patty's formed and my Savanah Crab Cakes were deliciuouse and the soup that accompanied it was just perfect. If anyone needs any of the receipes I make and blog about or are interested where and whom I get my inspiration from, send me a comment.
Friday, July 24, 2009
Today's Menue
Today I will start my weekend making, Spicy Tomato Soup and Savanah Crab Cakes. My kids don't eat anything with red, green or black so for them I will be making grilled cheese. In my house it's not easy, it's like working in a restaurant, everyone wants something different. I should let them starve one day. I should just make one thing and if they eat they eat. I bet after a few days they will be begging for some red, green and black stuff all over their food. LOL
Happy Friday. I know to some people cooking may not seem so attractive, but after many years of NOT cooking I started looking for something else to do besides driving kids everywhere. Turns out i'm pretty good. I have people to testify on my behalf. I now have a collection of cook books and only watch Food Network (and CSI on Monday nights)! I don't use choppers, I rather dice my onion and mince my garlic manually, I enjoy it so much. It's never too late in life. We all have some hidden talent. Just search, you will find it. Pick up a cook book this weekend, pick a dish and make it, just do it. Let me know how it turns out.
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