tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54052084097847527522024-03-05T07:36:57.206-05:00Pickles and Cakea fun family food blogChris Sauterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01589852237015628892noreply@blogger.comBlogger190125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405208409784752752.post-56197305487007898242012-02-01T15:11:00.000-05:002012-02-01T15:22:57.734-05:00Real Food Challenge 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Today is the first day of our month-long “real food”
challenge. As a family, we are cutting out processed food completely - no fast
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factory food! After a long day of the work and commute shuffle, it is so
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<span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I want to know (and be able to pronounce) every ingredient that my family eats. Heart disease, diabetes, stroke and cancer – four of the top ten chronic diseases that kill most of us can be traced directly to the industrialization of our food.</span></span><br />
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Thanks to my mom, we now have soft, spreadable butter all the time!
The butter is protected by a layer of water that forms an airtight seal at the base of the crock - we just have to change the water out twice a week. Because of the high fat content, butter is safe to store at room temperature for 30 days. Now all we need is a salt pig!Chris Sauterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01589852237015628892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405208409784752752.post-55105083641233140412012-01-12T12:12:00.000-05:002012-02-01T12:24:41.464-05:00Paella!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We tested out the new Paella pan tonight and although it took longer than expected, the end result was out of this world! Nothing better than a big pan of seared seafood, meat, veggies and "over-the-top" flavorful Spanish rice. Wake up kids, its time for dinner!Chris Sauterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01589852237015628892noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405208409784752752.post-56434448147536777022012-01-05T19:28:00.000-05:002012-02-01T12:33:11.015-05:00Mushroom Out of ControlOur Back to the Roots oyster mushroom kit decided not to wait for us!<div>
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Lillie carefully caramelizes the onions. Sadie is ready to press the garlic. The Kitchen Kids unite!<br />
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Al dente angel hair pasta was the perfect carrier for Lillie's delicious meatballs and sauce. It was like a flavor bomb went off! Sadie was so ready to eat this bite! "take the picture already, daddy!!!"<br />
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In the end, my little chef Lillie was proud of her flavorful creation and excited about cooking again. Stay tuned...Chris Sauterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01589852237015628892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405208409784752752.post-10997302000587842802011-11-08T11:00:00.015-05:002011-11-21T11:13:19.484-05:00A Bushel of CukesWe ordered a bushel of #1 Kirby cucumbers from Zellwood - they are between 3 - 4 inches long and are the perfect pickling cukes. Time to attempt jarring our pickles for the first time instead of the usual cold pack. We are making a big batch of Kosher dills and some sweet and smokey bread and butter slices with some smoked paprika (Lillie's favorite spice!)<br />
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The girls were a great help sorting and washing the cukes as well as adding the spices and herbs to the jars. A few leftover sugar snap peas were thrown in for good luck. I submerged each jar into boiling water for 10 minutes and initially didn't think they sealed correctly. Once they sat on the counter and started to cool, the lid sucked down to the jar and a perfect seal was in place. I don't think we can wait two weeks to try them - we might have to crack a jar early!<br />
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Halloween was once again filled with many treats and only a few tricks. We roasted pumpkin seeds again (salt and vinegar, smokey garlic) and spent part of the day trick or treating at Sea World.<br />
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Sadie let us all try her "boogers!" Thanks Sadie!<br />
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We tried our first Banh Mi and it was as delicious as we had hoped! Smokey pork, savory aioli, pickled radish, soy, cucumbers and herbs all came together in perfect harmony. We left off the hot peppers to keep this sandwich kid friendly. This famous Vietnamese street food was found at the Alligator Pear food stand at the Lake Eola Farmer's Market. I think it is time we tried to make it ourselves...<br />
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After a walk around the lake, we grabbed a huge bunch of fresh lemongrass and some preserves from <a href="http://sunchowdersemporia.com/">Sunchowder's Emporia</a>. Pumpkin butter, vanilla fig jam and their ginger apricot plum jam were the right choices this time. Where's my toast?!<br />
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What? Wait? Whoa?! Lillie said she would try it but for the first time, I'm not sure...<br />
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Found this on the web last night while using Stumbleupon. Too funny not to share...Chris Sauterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01589852237015628892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405208409784752752.post-66742794079886605072011-07-24T15:11:00.001-04:002011-08-01T15:20:32.051-04:00The real Granny Smith!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9JspU3Gz5H1firjibzWTz3F-JHVmABGiFCOpQ9slirijxi9Wco3bSqB6sC085fd1uoJ2Ra6VWLfPAp6RNt93YoswCDSOvb_MEmlojrungZxXSlao7O7OLnKuSgXovT63dTqHVh1FdlGU/s1600/IMG_4786.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9JspU3Gz5H1firjibzWTz3F-JHVmABGiFCOpQ9slirijxi9Wco3bSqB6sC085fd1uoJ2Ra6VWLfPAp6RNt93YoswCDSOvb_MEmlojrungZxXSlao7O7OLnKuSgXovT63dTqHVh1FdlGU/s320/IMG_4786.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Chris Sauterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01589852237015628892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405208409784752752.post-19925071233787878912011-07-22T18:17:00.000-04:002011-07-22T18:18:01.382-04:00I Feta not have another, I'm driving.<br /><br /><center><a href='https://picasaweb.google.com/phenomulous/PicklesAndCake02?authkey=Gv1sRgCN6WtODxuc3oOA#5632304491276504386'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_OMd9eQBwQXt-B35kdbPLMrviFHvaxfd9qU9LxWyWYldwscnXuiRfobiA9YYTrwLmilD2Xn1dxhaftdl8L4mwUkJ5lEcWDgM1oH9nIeX0mfoFFDEMgblumOLECOKy9Bft4b7qPP0c1oA/s288/iphone_photo.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Let me shred some light on this munster half-wheel of Parmesan Regiano we found in Publix. It tasted pretty Gouda and we considered buying it, but at $417, we were cheddar off without it. <br />Chris Sauterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01589852237015628892noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405208409784752752.post-11828743549815623362011-07-12T17:48:00.002-04:002011-07-12T18:06:25.861-04:00Which Potato Would You Rather Eat?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/exBEFCiWyW0?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br />
This is worth watching! Its a simple yet powerful demonstration showing why some vegetables you eat should definitely be organic. Rinsing your non-organic supermarket vegetables doesn't get the toxic chemicals out of the inside! Check out this list to see other vegetables and fruits you should seriously consider buying organic:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Its time for another batch of fresh pickles! They get better each time I make them as I learn what flavors go better together. This time I doubled the fresh horseradish and toasted the spices before adding them to the mix. I threw in 2 handfuls of sugar snap peas from the garden too. The batch fermented on the counter for 6 days and then went to the fridge, where they are waiting patiently to be eaten. Check out my original "barrel cukes" fresh pickle post <a href="http://picklesandcake.blogspot.com/2009/08/fresh-pickles-old-fashioned-barrel.html">here</a>. </div>Chris Sauterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01589852237015628892noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405208409784752752.post-72333837765099528212011-07-01T17:05:00.001-04:002011-07-09T17:08:29.949-04:00First Strawberries<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ww_wp2e_JIDCYQaJegDoATHSzfxm0Z03IWqZBx35EG3Nz1DwySvG0aCg9GnvsEbiR8Ttsie14pweKB7MJDllWSGnBwTi1xIr265YA3aBFN61Ij4BFXxuqyQanuOLcLl5WdpCVX5J5H0/s1600/IMG_3778.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ww_wp2e_JIDCYQaJegDoATHSzfxm0Z03IWqZBx35EG3Nz1DwySvG0aCg9GnvsEbiR8Ttsie14pweKB7MJDllWSGnBwTi1xIr265YA3aBFN61Ij4BFXxuqyQanuOLcLl5WdpCVX5J5H0/s320/IMG_3778.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We harvested the first cluster of strawberries this morning. Growing your own food is fun!</div>Chris Sauterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01589852237015628892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405208409784752752.post-64738893541650087602011-06-22T16:58:00.001-04:002011-07-09T17:13:51.228-04:00Doggles<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCoJvRa_wpEuU6f99DunyRZPh5MNSU8d4dUHQeQEPdlfzgnx5RyGIKIVfZp1cIwlyV2WYB9m4hAZjm1JMX9XkclLJko0eWYt-_O66g0ZV9YVgbrVzZ9obDa-fTWsDObQfGgS1RpSCVY0g/s1600/IMG_3836.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCoJvRa_wpEuU6f99DunyRZPh5MNSU8d4dUHQeQEPdlfzgnx5RyGIKIVfZp1cIwlyV2WYB9m4hAZjm1JMX9XkclLJko0eWYt-_O66g0ZV9YVgbrVzZ9obDa-fTWsDObQfGgS1RpSCVY0g/s320/IMG_3836.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Lola the wonderdog and her sidekick, Sadie Squirrel!</div>Chris Sauterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01589852237015628892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405208409784752752.post-65481882390849595042011-06-09T16:50:00.000-04:002011-07-09T16:52:51.589-04:00Sadie Picks some Purple Peas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCBBxisNQHTZdfr4c1c-nEgOw1I2DkmJKPmktgju0ITEO_VIoRYAes28ARQqpV7T9MECwNVDpny_evkPtMzX6KuHr_GZgB3oREdTtRGd-DdDQnm8FtbHIc3CO6IG09G36Q1h25xtv_pOY/s1600/IMG_3542.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCBBxisNQHTZdfr4c1c-nEgOw1I2DkmJKPmktgju0ITEO_VIoRYAes28ARQqpV7T9MECwNVDpny_evkPtMzX6KuHr_GZgB3oREdTtRGd-DdDQnm8FtbHIc3CO6IG09G36Q1h25xtv_pOY/s320/IMG_3542.JPG" width="239" /></a></div>Chris Sauterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01589852237015628892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405208409784752752.post-55133895978466748802011-05-22T16:46:00.001-04:002011-07-09T17:36:19.880-04:00Liquorice<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizfQTZcCmq5IJrxt6N1yzN2ICj4ksHEMIeLRFzgmBZjz3Mfsv_bVoBdcAHk4q4WjFzJhEZc8TCyyBw7UIjfS_U_y63Yb6GwETtaWGUgJgs5UIAoOpGkypk61qhG_-ibUpn4djUAQ1EcOU/s1600/IMG_3508.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizfQTZcCmq5IJrxt6N1yzN2ICj4ksHEMIeLRFzgmBZjz3Mfsv_bVoBdcAHk4q4WjFzJhEZc8TCyyBw7UIjfS_U_y63Yb6GwETtaWGUgJgs5UIAoOpGkypk61qhG_-ibUpn4djUAQ1EcOU/s320/IMG_3508.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">"You talkin' to me?!"</div>Chris Sauterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01589852237015628892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405208409784752752.post-29740877112065962202011-05-06T14:56:00.050-04:002011-07-09T17:10:44.382-04:00St. Augustine Rhythm and Ribs Festival<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Shiver me timbers! We packed up the kids and invited our friends Keri and Marlee on another adventure in St. Augustine. The best band in the world, <a href="http://www.jjgrey.com/">Mofro</a> was playing the Rhythm and Ribs Fest and the girls were psyched to see them play live for the first time!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">ARRRRRG! <a href="http://www.nps.gov/casa/index.htm">Castillo de San Marcos</a> was a blast!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The competing BBQ crews were dwarfed by their massive signs promising awards won and much deliciousness. Too many to choose from!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ahhhh!!! These egg monsters scared the heck out of me when I opened the fridge the next morning. They made some amazing egg salad, though...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had a great Easter egg hunt at Oompapa and Grandma Terri's place!</div><br />
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We didn't realize that the Abracadabra Ice Cream Factory was not your average marble slab ice cream shop until we walked inside. The giant nitrogen canisters were the first clue and then we noticed that there was not one ice cream tub behind the counter. All the ice cream is made to order - frozen right before your eyes! What?!<br />
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We carefully selected Nutella, cherries and honey from the list of 36 mixers and then watched her swirl them into the custard cream base. She brought the bowl over to the nitrogen tanks and gave it a loud 10 second blast!<br />
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The smoking bowl was returned to the counter and she aggressively whipped the contents together until the frozen cream and all the ingredients combined in perfect harmony.<br />
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The girls loved the theatrics and the ice cream was truly delicious. Nutella's savory hazelnut and chocolate blended perfectly with the bright and tart cherries. Can't wait to go back!Chris Sauterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01589852237015628892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405208409784752752.post-61228872255846341692011-04-11T17:48:00.006-04:002011-04-13T10:18:56.263-04:00Great American Pie Festival<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDpsHxT5wZ8vX0AUQG9T5Dir8k1tEydya91sMnpwmRfrG15VaZrWzjjlbJqi8kUujX4sfKW4UzbgRywKztz2qojssRGzz1KeLTYzD0_LcET1g_mELMNMV4hHOAvHLPPKMcq11HeMojZWA/s1600/IMG_3352.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDpsHxT5wZ8vX0AUQG9T5Dir8k1tEydya91sMnpwmRfrG15VaZrWzjjlbJqi8kUujX4sfKW4UzbgRywKztz2qojssRGzz1KeLTYzD0_LcET1g_mELMNMV4hHOAvHLPPKMcq11HeMojZWA/s320/IMG_3352.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><br />
Welcome to the Great American Pie Festival! It was a hot spring day here in Central Florida but that didn't keep us from stopping by with Nana and Papa. We slurped on some fresh lemonade and wandered around downtown Celebration.<br />
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We met the Pie Twins and picked up a rhubarb/strawberry pie and a cherry pie too.<br />
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When we finally got home we decided to have pie for dinner! Strawberry/Rhubarb is a new favorite!<br />
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Now its time to dream up our own pie flavor!Chris Sauterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01589852237015628892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405208409784752752.post-56228394755576933852011-04-10T19:09:00.001-04:002011-04-12T19:14:46.449-04:00Meatloaf Baby!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRM0s7Mdyg9IL-ZPc-08q22mjbW2dbL5TZ7M0mQgSbE3M8QX5614hAsJysM-kDpIKaWqcbQEQceB-RI8azQxtvjHEwRt0WonfEYa2LnbqtDNLj8gYA_4JqmefK4dESz9cDgsvwEayPt_c/s1600/IMG_3339.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRM0s7Mdyg9IL-ZPc-08q22mjbW2dbL5TZ7M0mQgSbE3M8QX5614hAsJysM-kDpIKaWqcbQEQceB-RI8azQxtvjHEwRt0WonfEYa2LnbqtDNLj8gYA_4JqmefK4dESz9cDgsvwEayPt_c/s320/IMG_3339.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks to Tascha Foy for a photo of this amazing (and disturbing) meatloaf sculpture. The bacon diaper is perfect!</div>Chris Sauterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01589852237015628892noreply@blogger.com0