{"id":7489,"date":"2013-12-01T12:40:58","date_gmt":"2013-12-01T16:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/?p=7489"},"modified":"2013-12-01T12:40:58","modified_gmt":"2013-12-01T16:40:58","slug":"in-my-kitchen-december-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/?p=7489","title":{"rendered":"In My Kitchen- December 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This month I had visions of going all Christmas- fruitcake<\/p>\n<p>and cookies and the like.&#160; But it just hasn\u2019t happened yet.<\/p>\n<p>This coming week I will probably be in full Christmas mode-<\/p>\n<p>but really- we just finished Thanksgiving.&#160; <\/p>\n<p>And my husband and my 38th anniversary and his<\/p>\n<p>birthday, yesterday.&#160; So I\u2019m not quite in a holiday<\/p>\n<p>frenzy.<\/p>\n<p>In my kitchen\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"001\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"001\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/001_thumb.jpg\" width=\"519\" height=\"347\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>there is bread.&#160; I make bread even when I am sick.&#160; I have to- no one will make it for me-<\/p>\n<p>and I hate most store bought bread.<\/p>\n<p>In my kitchen\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/008.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"008\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"008\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/008_thumb.jpg\" width=\"244\" height=\"164\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/011.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"011\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"011\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/011_thumb.jpg\" width=\"244\" height=\"164\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/013.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"013\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"013\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/013_thumb.jpg\" width=\"457\" height=\"306\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>there is chicken pot pie.<\/p>\n<p>I love chicken.&#160; Most days there is chicken in my kitchen.&#160; <\/p>\n<p>In my kitchen\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/016.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"016\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"016\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/016_thumb.jpg\" width=\"455\" height=\"305\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>is this aluminum tray.&#160; I have an extensive collection of aluminum ware.&#160; I started<\/p>\n<p>collecting it 20 some years ago when it was really inexpensive and you could pick up a<\/p>\n<p>piece for a couple of dollars.&#160; I think I will do a post on just the aluminum-<\/p>\n<p>this tray is rather large.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/019.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"019\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"019\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/019_thumb.jpg\" width=\"464\" height=\"311\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It is larger than either of these pieces of oven and freezer proof covers of silpat<\/p>\n<p>lids.<\/p>\n<p>In my kitchen\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/014.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"014\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"014\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/014_thumb.jpg\" width=\"541\" height=\"362\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>is bat poop.&#160; I got some from my son for Christmas gifts for a couple of my gardening friends.<\/p>\n<p>Luke went up into the belfry of his church in Long Island and harvested the bat guano which<\/p>\n<p>is very rich in nitrates and sold it at a fund raiser for his ministry for the hungry.<\/p>\n<p>It says- \u201cFertilizer Created by God, Processed by Bats, and Blessed by a Priest to help your <\/p>\n<p>garden grow.\u201d&#160;&#160; I just opened the package at my kitchen table and grabbed the camera to take<\/p>\n<p>a picture.&#160; This is NOT staying in my kitchen.&#160; <\/p>\n<p>In my kitchen\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/023.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"023\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"023\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/023_thumb.jpg\" width=\"595\" height=\"398\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>is turkey\/chicken lasagna with spinach.&#160; I needed to use up the turkey left overs and this is one<\/p>\n<p>of my favorite dishes.<\/p>\n<p>In my kitchen\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&#160;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/018.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"018\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"018\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/018_thumb.jpg\" width=\"244\" height=\"164\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/022.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"022\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"022\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/022_thumb.jpg\" width=\"244\" height=\"164\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>is a big pot of turkey chicken stock.&#160; I cooked up the carcass of the turkey with veggies-<\/p>\n<p>then used the stock to bring a chicken to boil and turned off the heat and let it sit in <\/p>\n<p>the broth for an hour.&#160; The chicken was perfectly cooked and wonderfully moist.<\/p>\n<p>And I have double broth to use in a soup later this week. I used 5 cups of the broth to <\/p>\n<p>make the sauce for the lasagna and it was rich and delicious.&#160; <\/p>\n<p>In my kitchen\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/026.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"026\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"026\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/026_thumb.jpg\" width=\"491\" height=\"329\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>is birthday cake for my husband\u2019s 64th birthday!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/031.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"031\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"031\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/031_thumb.jpg\" width=\"93\" height=\"138\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/032.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"032\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"032\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/032_thumb.jpg\" width=\"205\" height=\"138\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/033.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"033\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"033\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/033_thumb.jpg\" width=\"204\" height=\"137\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>White and chocolate with raspberry filling and chocolate rum icing.&#160; YUM!<\/p>\n<p>And outside my kitchen\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/004.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"004\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"004\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/004_thumb.jpg\" width=\"187\" height=\"126\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/006.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"006\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"006\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/006_thumb.jpg\" width=\"87\" height=\"128\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/007.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"007\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"007\" src=\"http:\/\/www.heidiannie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/007_thumb.jpg\" width=\"190\" height=\"128\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>is winter and cold and snow coming down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChristmas is coming, the goose is getting fat\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s happening in your kitchen?<\/p>\n<p>Look here <a href=\"http:\/\/figjamandlimecordial.com\/2013\/12\/01\/in-my-kitchen-december-2013\/#comments\" target=\"_blank\">at Fig jam and Lime Cordial<\/a> , Celia\u2019s blog for other IMK posts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This month I had visions of going all Christmas- fruitcake and cookies and the like.&#160; But it just hasn\u2019t happened yet. 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