Thursday March 11, 2010

 

 

Doris’ Minnesota Kitchen

…where things are cooked, baked, and fried with lots of love.

February 22-26

 

 

 Left to right: Doris (yes, I have a sister-in-law with the same name as me), Juanita, Mother, and Monica. Monica is married to Jesse (an “adopted” son to Bob and Doris). Mother is peeling apples while the others prepare ingredients for apple crisp.

 

 

 Juanita preparing sticky buns

 

 

 Adding butter

 

 

 Sugar

 

 

 Cinnamon

 

 

 Rolling up the dough

 

 

 Marking where she wants to cut them

 

 

“Cutting” them with dental floss. I thought that was quite clever.

 

 

 

 

 The gooey stuff

 

 

 Prepared for rising – then baking

 

 

 Out of the oven

 

 

Ready to eat – oh, yum!

 

 

 Juanita preparing the crumb mixture for frying fish. Notice Doris’ cookbook holder is attached below the cupboard.

 

 

This is a great idea, and folds away when not in use.

 

 

 Monica wanted to learn how to prepare and fry fish.

 

 

 If I remember correctly, this was walleye

 

 

 

 

 When there are so many cooks in the kitchen – I wash dishes.

 

 

While relaxing, Mother often recorded thoughts in a notebook that Doris gave her several years ago – asking questions about her life from childhood to now.

 

 

Juanita found this quilt (made from material of dresses she wore as a child) when going through her boxes that are in storage. Because Judi took her things to Wisconsin, Juanita wanted to rearrange her boxes before going back to Michigan.

 

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Tomorrow night: Bob’s shop

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