MJ's little flock

[Aussie-Chookmum]

As I'm sure you can imagine, Rose's spaghetti sauce had no recipe. The same is true for her meatballs. She made it as her mother made it. A little bit of this, a little bit of that. Tastes a little different everytime. My daughters, especially my little engineer, could not cook that way.

So one day I stood with her and wrote down everything she did and measured every ingredient before it went into each dish to write down a recipe for them. I did the same with my 80 year old grandmother to capture her rice pudding recipe. Rose is like that with pie crust too. A handful of this a little bit of that. It's done when it feels done.

I stand in awe of everyone who cooks that way.

Chicken tax
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This is the way hubby cooks. I'm a very by-the-book cook. It has taken me years to relax enough to cook without a recipe, and even then it's only things I make often.

 

[Ribh]

These are 9 to 10 inches in diameter. Not the same thing. See it covers the whole dinner plate.
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I can see I'm going to have to make a Dutch baby for comparison. They are fun to watch cook because they have convulsions in the oven.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

And look like little UFOs.

Hubby's parents are Dutch. We have one of those pans too. You can also use them to make Takoyaki (Japanese octopus balls).

Hang on. Wait.
I think it's a Takoyaki pan that you can also make poffertjies in. I'm so confused.....

So am I...

Oh look! It has a little octopus at the front of the pan. It must be a Takoyaki pan that you can also use to make poffertjies!

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

I can see I'm going to have to make a Dutch baby for comparison. They are fun to watch cook because they have convulsions in the oven.

...well that escalated quickly!

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

I know it's not quite the weekend MJ but my tiny Chinese tea set just arrived and I wanted to show it off.

Who was saying that the Lavender and Shadrach mugs don't hold much? These little cups hold about as much as an egg cup. I end up drinking 3 of 4 tiny cups of tea at a sitting.

Here it is with my tea pet.

and with lunch!

You may notice that I also bought a special draining trivet for my Tea Pet. I don't have to worry about overflows from one cup of tea now.

 

[LozzyR]

I know it's not quite the weekend MJ but my tiny Chinese tea set just arrived and I wanted to show it off.
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Who was saying that the Lavender and Shadrach mugs don't hold much? These little cups hold about as much as an egg cup. I end up drinking 3 of 4 tiny cups of tea at a sitting.

Here it is with my tea pet.
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and with lunch!
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You may notice that I also bought a special draining trivet for my Tea Pet. I don't have to worry about overflows from one cup of tea now.

Yum!!

 

[rjohns39]

Good evening folks

The lady who taught me to cook Italian, didn't have a measuring cup or spoon in her kitchen. It was all touch, feel & taste.

@Aussie-Chookmum I made that dinner just a couple weeks ago... Didn't have such a pretty plate so served it on paper plates, with a cup of dipping sauce on the side.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Good evening folks

The lady who taught me to cook Italian, didn't have a measuring cup or spoon in her kitchen. It was all touch, feel & taste.

@Aussie-Chookmum I made that dinner just a couple weeks ago... Didn't have such a pretty plate so served it on paper plates, with a cup of dipping sauce on the side.

Gyoza is so yummy! Didn't yours stick to the paper plate Bob?

 

[rjohns39]

Gyoza is so yummy! Didn't yours stick to the paper plate Bob?

No, they weren't there long enough

 

[Grammy60]

Good evening MJ and everyone