Strawberry Rhubarb Compote

                   So to try and kick start Summer my Dad and I made this delectable treat! It has mint, and sugar, strawberries, and Rhubarb to make it wonderful and I personally think it's very pretty, though the pictures don't do it justice. The ingredients came from the Farmer's market and our garden.  In other news we've been cat sitting and the cats are adorable. I've seen three out of five and they're very nice, there are Charlie, Sammy, and Jolie indoors. Anyways it's almost lunch time and we're having homemade bread so I'd better go. Willkommen Sommer
            





Cook Books

 

            So now I'm going to do what I should have done a long time ago. Tell why I love cook books!

            Up above are my many friends in the cooking department. If I want to make something and be guaranteed that it will be just right, I pull out my old friends and get to work. They are always there, if something turned out really well I just go back to the cook books and can immediately repeat what I've already tried and proved to be delicious. It's simply fun to cook out of one, the colorful pages and booky smell like your in a library. 



 

                   So here are some lain out . The frame by frame ones are fun because the ingredients are all lain out beautifully for you to see. Sometimes I just go look at them up in my room.

 

                    Here are some Delia's how to cook books. Where she helps you master Boiling eggs and baking bread to making Chocolate prune, and Armagnac cake! Very fun!

 

                 And here, the pièce de résistance, my baking Frame by Frame book. Love this book, I cook so much stuff out of here. It has cakes, cookies, cupcakes, and bread.

                So all this very long and probably very boring for you all has been why I am so partial to cook books! Glückliche kochen und essen.

Chewy Chocolate Cookies + Open Houses

                                        Don't know why it's turned, gonna be working on it

 

 

 

 

               This picture was taken shortly before hunger games and getting soaked. ( I explained Hunger Games right? Not the book or the movie, we actually play it just with Nerf swords in a neighborhood. ) Anyways the pictures are of Chewy Chocolate Cookies, super good though we usually use mint chocolate chips instead of the M+M's. I'm gonna refrain from the recipe this time and instead tell you about my weekend! So the Kohr's girls ( I mentioned them before they're from Omaha really good friends of the family.) came down for Paul's grad party a little ahead and so the weekend included... The new and old Star Trek really good I recommend them the new in my opinion it was better. (It had Benedict Cumberbatch in it so of course it was good) Lots 'o' eating, a park visit, watching BBC From Time To Time, talking, drinking coffee, and of course the awesometacular party/open house. Which included, Rice krispie treats, my chewy chocolate cookies, soda in a boat, my nephew Ben, and afterwards a amazing game of Hunger Games. Schrijven later bis bald.

Bread Pudding!

             So, as far as I can tell I have never Blogged about bread pudding! Which is almost a crime. We here at the Kovar Casa love bread pudding. It's wonderful to go on a trip, put your bread in the freezer and when you come back you still have the ingredients. That's right, doesn't matter how freezer burnt it is it still tastes delicious in Bread Pudding. Now, since I've grown up with this recipe I may not be an objective party but as far as I'm concerned this is the best bread pudding ever! And if you believe me and would like to give it a try here's a recipe.

 

 

 

Bread Pudding

2 1/2 C. scalding Milk

One large bowl of Bread crumbs

3 Eggs

1/4 C. Butter melted

3/4 C. Sugar

1 1/2 tsp. Cinnamon or Nutmeg

3/4 C. Raisins

 

                       Preheat oven to 350. Then pour warm Milk and Melted Butter in the large bowl full of Bread Crumbs. Let cool, while waiting scramble eggs in a small bowl and put in the Mixture. After doing so put the Cinnamon, Raisins, and Sugar over all of it and mix it all up. At this point it may look a little grotesque but I promise after you bake it, it will taste amazing. Speaking of baking you will want to get out a bowl or something and grease it. I used a 2 1/2 quart ramekin type bowl with a lid, that would be ideal. You bake it for about an hour or until it sets up. ( depending on your oven)

                     Well I hope you will enjoy your delicious Bread Pudding, I certainly did. Adios until next time!

I Think Spring Might Actually be Here!

 

               So, for dinner tonight we had our first picnic on the back porch. Hamburgers, corn on the cob, and a top notch salad. As you can see Beth and I were having a great time. Plus notice the two dog bun! It tastes delicious I would definitely recommend using two hot dogs. Anyways after that joy I headed to our roof to read some of my current series and... To eat some more! ( I am growing so I need lots of nourishment.) Today was extremely nice and just windy enough to not be to hot. What I'm trying to say is it was a little bit of heaven. Well got to go, Brigadoon downstairs is calling me! Until next time.

The Bend and Flying!

 

                      For a late Spring break treat we went to South Bend again. First I'm sorry for the bad quality in some of these pictures they were all taken on a phone. As you can see we got to fly! As always it was the best! Anyways for lunch the day we got there we went to Chicory Café. It was very good especially the Beignets. Basically they are crispy donut holes! Over the weekend there was a lot of totty, talking, and laughing! The beautiful house that you see up above is the Oliver house. Built in 1896 out limestone and other very expensive materials.  It's very amazing and kind of reminds you of Downton Abbey. We also went to Notre Dame, Very pretty. And the Saint Joe River also pretty were you see us with Fish and Chips is at the Fiddlers Hearth. It's a cool little pub.

                 Since then I have been chilling, reading Grimm's fairy tales and writing. I miss Ann lots and lots and can not wait to go back. (or have her come her.) Any who that's all for now Happy Travelings!

Easter Activities



 



                               Ben has decided he loves Bunny Cakes and can't wait to try them!

                                                          

                 Well this was Easter, and we made Bunny cake and ate ham and all the quintessential Easter things! As you can see we couldn't really get a picture that was good of all of us. ( oh well ) Bunny Cakes are a kind of tradition. My Grandma has made one most every year and this year I helped her. We used Devils food cake for ours cause we all love chocolate, but basically all you do is you make the cake in two 8 in. cake tins and then you just cut them and cover them in frosting and candy! Anyways it's a beautiful day and I want to get out there. I'll try and blog again soon.