tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post3211465594824038500..comments2024-03-28T15:55:53.792+10:00Comments on down to earth: A nothing and everything weekendUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-41489490618762215442010-08-10T07:54:19.654+10:002010-08-10T07:54:19.654+10:00Rhonda, I have made your apple cake and SO love it...Rhonda, I have made your apple cake and SO love it! I wanted to share something I tried - I "greased" the inside of the pans with butter, which I then sprinkled with sugar before putting the batter in. This gave a lovely light crust around the outside. Instead of thinly slicing the apples I used a box grater and shredded them on the largest side. Once they were all grated I squeezed some of the juice out (into a cup - oh what a lovely juice!) and placed the shredded apple in the center. I generously sprinkled it with cinnamon and sugar (sometimes some walnuts added) the apples in the center came out almost like a pudding! This is such a wonderful recipe! Thank you so much for sharing it!the Mrs.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05052194018611179203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-77497211643955909752010-08-10T00:33:49.149+10:002010-08-10T00:33:49.149+10:00So you soak your oats and cook them in the same li...So you soak your oats and cook them in the same liquid? You don't drain and rinse them and then cook them? I have done both and I don't noticea difference, and I can't find any diffinative reason to soak them, drain them and rinse them and then use new water to cook them, seems a bit wasteful if there is no science behind it.Tree Huggin Mommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08473115182978929738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-10727523302859552532010-08-09T23:31:31.155+10:002010-08-09T23:31:31.155+10:00I loved this post. I was just thinking the other d...I loved this post. I was just thinking the other day how so many people I know do not keep a pantry stocked with staples like I was taught to do. To me it is just natural to baking supplies and basic ingredients at the ready. <br /><br />And I do remember roasted leg of lamb with mint jelly from my childhood!Jingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07357961722537445285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-20848550222149156262010-08-09T23:07:48.160+10:002010-08-09T23:07:48.160+10:00hi
Rhonda
well written ,I love to read about your ...hi<br />Rhonda<br />well written ,I love to read about your day and how you make the most of it...<br />I read your blog very regularly (say every single day) and just feel good just reading it..<br />I am like you while baking cakes i do add or subtract which makes no difference i try to make my cakes more healthy by using wheat flour and oil instead of butter and they really come out well I always feel we are feeding the family healthy stuff so why look at the texture and colour which is a little different with wheat flour..<br />Everyday you teach me a lot and i am thankful <br />bye<br />mahekMahekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05838929350804595150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-46412578157945150022010-08-09T20:39:44.389+10:002010-08-09T20:39:44.389+10:00Reading your blog, as you return to the ways of da...Reading your blog, as you return to the ways of days past, puts me right in the middle of a book I read when I was in grade school. I don't remember the title,wish I could, but I get the same feeling of being there, as I did with that book. They endured plagues of locusts or grasshoppers as we know them,destroying their long awaited crops, and many other tragedies of that day, but reading your blog brings the feelings I felt reading the story, all over again. It's a good feeling though, of being right there, doing just what you are doing.Sue from Ky.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06555815218871299696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-78819794286948347892010-08-09T13:44:14.533+10:002010-08-09T13:44:14.533+10:00I love smelling people's cooking when I walk p...I love smelling people's cooking when I walk past their houses! Smell is such a powerful sense that can transport us to particular times and places, and food definitely does that for me :-) Part of my love for slow-cooked meals is the lovely scent that fills the house while it's cooking away. Bliss!dillpicklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10167045189440606367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-7694573409446773692010-08-09T13:06:54.789+10:002010-08-09T13:06:54.789+10:00Sounds like the perfect weekend...and sourdough st...Sounds like the perfect weekend...and sourdough starter sounds like the perfect gift! I would be absolutely lost without my starter as it kick starts so many of my recipes now...I have even thought about how I will manage it when going away on holidays. Yesterday was spent making 20 sourdough rolls and sourdough apple/cinnamon buns...happy tummys.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-7469949655638872552010-08-09T13:03:09.121+10:002010-08-09T13:03:09.121+10:00It's hard to believe winter is upon you now! ...It's hard to believe winter is upon you now! The apple cake looks delicious! Thanks for sharing.Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00140268328645099689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-85906269141674744532010-08-09T12:05:08.647+10:002010-08-09T12:05:08.647+10:00Good morning Rhonda,
How pleasant it was to have ...Good morning Rhonda,<br /><br />How pleasant it was to have a break from my home duties and after having a cuppa with my big fellow his Mum and my Dad who live with us, I wandered in wash the cups and read your lovely blog. Todays writings made me feel so good. You have the happy nack of making life seem very calming and that's what most of your readers would be aiming for. Have a great week.<br /><br />Blessings Gailgailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11474172270399240621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-90999468049644210602010-08-09T12:01:15.674+10:002010-08-09T12:01:15.674+10:00I always wonder the same thing - what do people th...I always wonder the same thing - what do people think when they smell my cooking and baking? Living where we do we get cooking smells wafting in the windows from nearby buildings or apartments often - so I assume our aromas travel as well. It can be fun to walk in the building when I come home and smell someone's dinner cooking - but the best is when I walk down our hallway and realize that it's coming from my apartment!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13975757222020042306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-9930386971721705922010-08-09T10:49:55.859+10:002010-08-09T10:49:55.859+10:00That cake looks amazing...
And maybe, just maybe a...That cake looks amazing...<br />And maybe, just maybe are you knitting baby jumpers....?~Chris~https://www.blogger.com/profile/04739840976961042130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-47559815253640849852010-08-09T09:58:25.261+10:002010-08-09T09:58:25.261+10:00I so enjoyed reading about your happy weekend. Mi...I so enjoyed reading about your happy weekend. Mine is not quite over. We are renovating our house so I feel it has been a bit of a challenge to have a simple, stress free weekend. However, the construction will come to an end and the end result will be worth all the inconvience. One of my favorite smells is the aroma of baked goods (all kinds). I believe I will end our hectic weekend by baking some little treat for the family for hanging in there (hubby is doing all the construction work himself and is learning as he goes) and then we will have a wonderful last memory of this slightly stressful weekend. Thanks for letting the idea formulate in my mind! I hadn't even thought about how much that would brighten our day until reading your post!Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01304513716383821106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-8020414763863006742010-08-09T09:51:35.987+10:002010-08-09T09:51:35.987+10:00Knitting plans...and news tucked close to your hea...Knitting plans...and news tucked close to your heart, not ready to tell...<br />Always reminds me of just about bursting to tell people that I was pregnant..........but of course I always waited a little bit before...as you do.<br />We had a simple weekend here too Rhonda, hooking up our two huge rainwater tanks to the garage...wow what a relief and joy that is...especially now listening to the rain here in SA, and cooking. Two loaves of breakfast bread, one of white for dinner with home cooked pasta sauce, chicken stock for the weeks ahead to be frozen, an orange cake, ( your recipe, its a hit with the husband) and a batch of biscuits for lunch boxes this week...<br />Phew..........I was tired last night....<br />Have a lovely week Rhonda, x<br />SuzanneEnchanted Momentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01861732559521175206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-10608967972738592482010-08-09T09:46:28.874+10:002010-08-09T09:46:28.874+10:00This post reminded me of weekends when I was a chi...This post reminded me of weekends when I was a child. My Mum would usually cook a small joint of meat, or sometimes a chicken, and also a rice pudding for dessert, making use of all the space in the oven. Then we would do as Rachel mentions and eat the meat throughout the week making it go as far as we possibly could. I remember chewing on the bone when all the meat was gone!Tillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15665464372841227874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-40745415818765297272010-08-09T09:42:18.292+10:002010-08-09T09:42:18.292+10:00HI Rhonda...
I keep forgetting your seasons are di...HI Rhonda...<br />I keep forgetting your seasons are different than in the USA. We're still in the middle of summer here in Oregon :) :) :)<br />My dad and I have been spending more time cooking meals from scratch. It takes lots more time...BUT it's worth it. Today I cooked dinner...just a simple recipe for skillet hash from a Gooseberry Patch cookbook. My dad and I talked while I cooked. It was great fun and more than worth the extra effort!!!<br /><br />That apple cake looks yummy and so do those scones!!!! I think any person who gets invited to your house for tea is lucky indeed :) :) Have a lovely week. Love and hugs from Oregon, Heather :)Heather's Blog-o-ramahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05490555197097928275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-73469000324070117142010-08-09T09:16:16.421+10:002010-08-09T09:16:16.421+10:00Rachel, yes, buy it. That was a common way of pro...Rachel, yes, buy it. That was a common way of providing good quality, tasty meals in my youth. We had the roasted leg on Sunday for lunch, in the evening on toasted sandwiches for tea. Next day it was lamb curry with a lot of vegetables and the following, whatever was leftover, was put through the hand-grind mincer for shepherd's pie, topped with golden mashed potato. All for four people. Let me know how many meals you get from one leg.<br /><br />Thank you Rebecca. It's fine to use the quote.<br /><br />Carolyn and Melissa, thank you.Rhonda Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00175785349529109084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-60517453644947446332010-08-09T08:37:53.730+10:002010-08-09T08:37:53.730+10:00That was very enjoyable to read. I'm looking f...That was very enjoyable to read. I'm looking forward to hearing about the new happenings...and the new header is lovely.~~Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04725631021405054667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-85452870148315298362010-08-09T08:35:45.176+10:002010-08-09T08:35:45.176+10:00Hello Rhonda~No wonder both your boys are wonderfu...Hello Rhonda~No wonder both your boys are wonderful chefs, with you to guide them!<br />I love the simplicity of description while telling us of your mealtimes and tea. Just as some people think putting words together is a science, they may call baking a science, but we who do it know that the love with which it is done is the Art of it.<br />♡~CarolyneCarolynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12581024347242760698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-26210384351829442622010-08-09T08:00:55.549+10:002010-08-09T08:00:55.549+10:00No - baking is an art not a science. It requires ...No - baking is an art not a science. It requires love and creativity. Recipe are just guides. Well that is what I teach my cooking classesJanet McKinneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07215828743503027341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-53122168488158760012010-08-09T07:50:53.139+10:002010-08-09T07:50:53.139+10:00"We made a choice many years ago to leave wha..."We made a choice many years ago to leave what is superfluous to our needs behind. We have not yet regretted that decision; I doubt we ever will." <br /><br />I would really like your permission to quote these words, with credit to you, of course. <br /><br />A visit to your blog always leaves me uplifted and stronger. Thank you.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740950362293427086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-87196049995787979542010-08-09T07:31:31.342+10:002010-08-09T07:31:31.342+10:00Oooo, I liked the look of that cake to be sure. I ...Oooo, I liked the look of that cake to be sure. I think about your breath in the cold and I relish it, when it is 90 out and I have to come inside to cool down from chores outside. Pretty soon it will be turnaround time and I will be breathing cold air! KitKithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17821207596562393224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-66079841607584062262010-08-09T07:21:20.450+10:002010-08-09T07:21:20.450+10:00Mmmm - that apple cake looks soooo yummy!
With you...Mmmm - that apple cake looks soooo yummy!<br />With you mentioning Sunday roasts it reminded me of a little idea I had. I saw a large leg of lamb in the grocery store the other day for about $25, and I got to remembering how as children we used to have roast lamb for Sunday lunch, and then the cold meat for dinners on the following days, and I got to thinking about trying it out and seeing how far I can make it go. It used to be such a tradition every week with not just my mother, but my grandmothers as well. I wonder, with today's prices, if it would be just as thrifty now as it was then. I might try it.<br />Have a good day. It's a rather chilly one here.southseaislandhomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01177834665382411343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-51670736804125480512010-08-09T06:56:39.595+10:002010-08-09T06:56:39.595+10:00I can just smell that bread baking! I love the sm...I can just smell that bread baking! I love the smell of baked bread {or cookies} wafting throughout the house on any day:)Nancy Grossi ~ Churned In Cali ~ The Wife of a Dairymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14800230886117255959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-45363326258053958252010-08-09T06:51:27.124+10:002010-08-09T06:51:27.124+10:00Thank you for sharing this look into your weekend....Thank you for sharing this look into your weekend. Thanks for the apple cake recipe also.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01938792538379160119noreply@blogger.com