http://makingbananapancakes.com Keith Prickett's Food Blog Sun, 18 Apr 2010 06:02:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Want to know one of the best dishes I've had in a long time?  How about this one: Now, do you want to know how to make it?  Sharing that with you would be a pleasure for me.  I typed in a few ingredients into food blog search that I had ... http://makingbananapancakes.com/2010/04/17/yummy-macaroni-with-pasture-finished-ground-beef/   This post could also be titled: "How to surprise and awe your wife on a lazy Sunday evening."  Rachel and I were sitting on the couch, enjoying the fire and reading.  Like she does on many occasions, she asked me to get http://makingbananapancakes.com/2010/01/31/fresh-blueberry-and-raspberry-pie/   Every once in a while members of a running club, that I am a member of, gather for a finger-food potluck.  Being a food-lover, I thoroughly enjoy these occasions.  What surprises me the most is the selection of "unhealthy" foods and beer that flow at these things.  These runners are http://makingbananapancakes.com/2010/01/24/finger-food-platter/ The peppermint latte is the love of my life.  On cold winter days it reminds me of being a kid and sucking on a candy cane.  It reminds me of sitting next to a fire with wood stacked ceiling-high, crackling and popping and http://makingbananapancakes.com/2009/12/20/peppermint-latte/ Thanks to the recent release of Julie and Julia I was introduced to Julia Child.  Surprisingly, I had never really seen any of her stuff.  Now, I am a complete "foodie."  Even more so after http://makingbananapancakes.com/2009/09/01/julia-childs-pears-poached-in-red-wine/   Who needs pasteurization?  Not Europeans and not me!  Our neighbors and good friends (Tyler and Alicia) down the street have a farm and on their farm they have a cow.  No, not Old MacDonald, but their cow recently had a calf and we are http://makingbananapancakes.com/2009/08/26/homemade-butter-from-raw-milk/ Boy, oh boy!  This curry is the most amazing curry I have had yet.  I have tried to make many curries in the past and none even come close to this.  A friend gave me http://makingbananapancakes.com/2009/08/05/lamb-madras-curry/ I sure love Indian food, and lately I have been experimenting with more and more recipes.  I am pretty sure I would be in heaven if I could visit India and enjoy a home-cooked meal (or ten).  I have an Indian friend at work who describes some really amazing foods ... http://makingbananapancakes.com/2009/07/17/gobi-paratha/   We've been backpacking and camping a lot lately.  It is amazing how much better food can taste when you are camping, or after a long hard days worth of backpacking.  I always look forward to breakfast while camping, and dinner while backpacking but my favorite meal is dessert!  What else ... http://makingbananapancakes.com/2009/07/16/five-simple-steps-to-a-perfect-smore/ We just got back from vacation and our garden is teeming with greens.  I love greens.  Last year I planted kale and collards and I became hooked! What was really amazing about them was that they lasted from early summer until the next spring, when I pulled them up.  I ... http://makingbananapancakes.com/2009/07/06/sauteed-greens/