tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15091550536579923422024-03-14T05:43:28.037-04:00Made from Scratchhandmade food, cocktails and objectsJessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16409591720767270688noreply@blogger.comBlogger127125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509155053657992342.post-8256054903991975492016-08-29T00:01:00.003-04:002016-08-29T00:03:29.557-04:00Back to School Healthy Lunch Blog Challenge
My child is only in preschool and I already feel like I have lunch fatigue. Luckily I found these containers one day while tooling around amazon and they have really stepped up my lunch game. There is something about all the little compartments that inspires me to try lots of different foods. And I think toddlers respond well to lots of different choices and shapes and textures. The winner Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16409591720767270688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509155053657992342.post-13064250230080173292014-06-27T15:39:00.001-04:002014-06-27T21:38:45.373-04:00#babyfoodstuffs
Baby coconut and blueberry (cooked) mousse
So I'm trying to post from my phone which I've never done before and may or may not work (but seems likely to increase my typo count...) And since I'm about ten years behind the trend I'm blogging about Instagram! Yeah guys its this new thing try it out! Yeah so better late than never although I still don't entirely understand it or proper Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16409591720767270688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509155053657992342.post-12171421488416531102014-06-12T15:37:00.000-04:002014-06-12T15:37:03.769-04:00all the fabricsSo I recently discovered Spoonflower.com (or rediscovered it anyway) and if you're a fabric hoarder like myself, you're going to want to check it out. So. much. fabric. Seriously I think I have 60 designs in my cart right now. (I can't really buy that many right??) Anyway I've become somewhat obsessed with fabric design as a result, which makes sense as I'm an artist/ designer and fabric junky...Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16409591720767270688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509155053657992342.post-53719098693798191152014-01-26T21:50:00.001-05:002014-01-26T21:50:53.814-05:00So that happened....It's been quiet around Made From Scratch lately, and there are several reasons I'll get into later... but the cutest one is my 4 month old son. I found out I was pregnant right after New Years 2013 and he was born in September. I now have both more and less free time somehow... and I'm still not sure how exactly it will affect this blog, but I guess we'll find out. I made a ton of crafts and Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16409591720767270688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509155053657992342.post-82081696562386126132012-12-27T21:51:00.000-05:002012-12-28T18:30:53.786-05:00happy holidays
White Christmas. Holiday Inn. Christmas in Connecticut. I love Christmas movies. The Hallmark/Lifetime movies are in constant rotation this time of year (much to the dismay of a certain gentlemen...) This is the xmas edition of my usual wine and popcorn movie snack- milkless eggnog and holiday chips. (Milk/cream/ etc. do bad things to me.) The chips admittedly I just poured into a bowl, but Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16409591720767270688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509155053657992342.post-42532910422429636212012-03-30T16:35:00.006-04:002014-01-26T21:53:39.741-05:00the best chocolate mug cake. no seriously.
I have been collecting/hoarding "mug cake" recipes for years now and have tried a bazillion of them. Seriously. Years. I have folders full of them online and in real life. They seem like such a brilliant idea, except they are so often rubbery and disappointing. They almost always contain a whole egg which seems seriously problematic to me... I mean an entire batch of cupcakes has one or two Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16409591720767270688noreply@blogger.com136tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509155053657992342.post-32479177865013306292011-10-31T22:40:00.002-04:002011-10-31T22:43:22.788-04:00happy halloween!Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16409591720767270688noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509155053657992342.post-66670604226429142232011-07-04T08:10:00.000-04:002014-01-26T22:44:56.944-05:00stars & stripes
I like making red white and blue foods on the fourth and... drinking margaritas. This is so cute and so simple. The first time I made it I put the 1/2 teas. of salt that martha intended for the rims into the drink and I really liked it-- this is right on the edge of being too sweet and I like that little extra bit of salt. Happy holidays!
Patriotic Coconut Margarita
adapted from martha Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16409591720767270688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509155053657992342.post-91355351586334800502010-08-10T12:06:00.000-04:002010-11-10T12:51:44.648-05:00things that are redI finally remembered to buy sour cherries at the market this year (they have a pretty short season) and made some maraschino cherries. I started with the new york times recipe, but I have to admit that I like the sugary sweet store bought version, so I added some sugar to the recipe. I honestly can't remember how much... hopefully I wrote it down someplace. The sour cherries are important becauseJessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16409591720767270688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509155053657992342.post-26545256094858115652010-07-14T20:58:00.002-04:002012-12-28T17:40:48.911-05:00fig caramel upside down cake
I adapted this recipe from one in Rustic Fruit Desserts, a book I highly recommend. It's a small book which generally is unappealing to me in a cookbook-- I don't have the greatest vision I don't need teeny tiny type slowing me down-- but it makes up for it's size with hunger inducing recipes and great pictures. The original recipe called for cherries (which I don't really care for cooked Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16409591720767270688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509155053657992342.post-81969818321527883832010-07-13T15:14:00.002-04:002010-07-13T15:43:14.743-04:00peachesPeaches are finally in season and I have a boatload from the co-op. I'm bordering on peach addiction I can't seem to get enough of them. They are also one of the few fruits that I like cooked (along with apples) I prefer most of them raw, especially in the summer. To start I made peach cobbler which is probably one of my top ten favorite desserts. Ok I actually made two of them. And I ate almost Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16409591720767270688noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509155053657992342.post-24012575701088601852010-07-13T15:09:00.003-04:002010-07-13T15:14:05.668-04:00from the earththis is the first year that I have grown both potatoes and radishes-- both in pots. They both did better than expected. I love the way they look when they first come out of the ground.Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16409591720767270688noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509155053657992342.post-15777940945518494112010-07-04T08:37:00.002-04:002010-07-04T08:40:26.547-04:00happy 4th of julyberries from the gardenJessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16409591720767270688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509155053657992342.post-6859236208140392032010-05-30T12:52:00.001-04:002010-11-10T13:04:47.267-05:00st. louisWent to St. Louis this weekend for my cousin's wedding-- I had never been before. I felt strangely compelled to dance around and sing Judy Garland songs. Of course I had to take pictures of the mud from the Mississippi caked on the steps, and hopefully my grandma won't mind that I posted a picture of her on the internet- I love it and she was very excited to see the "mighty mississippi." The Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16409591720767270688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509155053657992342.post-520769483985200392010-05-24T17:49:00.006-04:002011-08-02T11:04:19.332-04:00havre de graceTook a little day trip up to Havre de Grace this weekend because I had to return my students portfolios and I figured that if I had to drive way up there anyway I should at least do something fun on the way. Turns out it was a good idea-- Havre de Grace is way cuter than I realized. In fact I think I want to go back and check out some of the stuff we missed. There is a grist mill in the park thatJessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16409591720767270688noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509155053657992342.post-24426350052257944562010-05-16T20:10:00.002-04:002010-05-26T13:14:53.995-04:00asparagus ramp pizzaIt still makes me giggle a little that ramps have become so gourmet of late. When I was a kid they were straight up hillbilly food. Schools in western maryland actually forbid students from coming in during ramp season because they all stunk like garlic. Because of that I honestly didn't start eating them until I was an adult. (They don't make you smell unless you eat a whole lot of them...) ThisJessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16409591720767270688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509155053657992342.post-3275625731158937242010-05-09T10:37:00.001-04:002010-10-06T10:45:22.705-04:00urban garden party VIIWhat garden party is complete without croquet? Mine was a vintage table top version found on ebay. The cookies are italian ciambelle made with white wine, olive oil and lavender. Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16409591720767270688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509155053657992342.post-56702014561074448082010-05-08T12:07:00.003-04:002012-12-28T17:47:40.462-05:00urban garden party VI
Strawberry Basil Rose Trifles- Strawberry and rose is a classic combination and was kind of my starting point for this whole concept. I was originally thinking shortcake, but trifle seemed more elegant and appropriate. I made them individual to stick with the idea of finger foods and they looked beautiful in these vintage green ice cream dishes that my mother gave me years ago. I made the Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16409591720767270688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509155053657992342.post-18356690614933948082010-05-08T10:51:00.002-04:002012-12-28T17:53:48.798-05:00urban garden party V
Dayliliy and Mulberry Pavlovas- since I had already used some daylily tubers I wanted to throw some flowers in there too. (most recipes I found were for the flowers) I honestly used them more for color than flavor, I can't really say they added much flavor-wise, but they looked stunning. The mulberries were collected from a tree in my alley and are truly one of my favorite spring treats. Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16409591720767270688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509155053657992342.post-24553925319898442962010-05-07T22:03:00.000-04:002012-12-28T17:57:03.058-05:00urban garden party IV
Tea sandwiches- These seemed key for a proper garden party, so I started with a simple radish and butter tea sandwich, partially because radish is springy, partially because I intensely love these little sandwiches. It's on a rustic wheat bread that I made (crusts intact) simply covered with farmer's market butter, french breakfast radishes from my garden, scallions and a bit of sea salt. Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16409591720767270688noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509155053657992342.post-51609449661763511682010-05-06T21:14:00.004-04:002012-12-28T18:01:14.310-05:00urban garden party III
Ramp saffron vichyssoise- Ramps are a quintessential spring vegetable and they work quite well in this soup in place of traditional leeks. I also added some zucchini to because I like the flavor and I thought it might be greener that way. I stayed fairly traditional-- Julia Child's recipe is just leeks, potatoes and water, but I used chicken broth and some garlic to bring out the garlicky-nessJessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16409591720767270688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509155053657992342.post-78522344192450612862010-05-05T16:13:00.005-04:002010-10-06T10:55:46.742-04:00urban garden party IIDaylily and indian strawberry salad- daylillies are edible (asiatic lillies are not!!) and most recipes I found online call for the immature buds. I live next to a vacant property that is overrun with them and every year I have pull bunches of them out of my walkway. This year I saved all the tubers and roasted them just like potatoes. They look just like little fingerlings (3rd picture) and Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16409591720767270688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509155053657992342.post-8724983728974868062010-05-05T14:40:00.006-04:002012-12-28T18:06:15.656-05:00urban garden party I
I have been hard at work on this party- it all started when I came across an invitation for the Mattress Factory's annual fundraiser several years ago-- which they call the urban garden party. For some reason that really sparked my imagination, especially after I looked at the pictures of the actual event and they weren't at all what I was hoping for. (Looks more like block party than a Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16409591720767270688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509155053657992342.post-55282772160791286282010-05-01T21:02:00.000-04:002010-05-24T21:56:33.942-04:00kentucky hot brownsThis is such an easy party meal- you can make the sandwiches in advance and just stick them in the broiler right before dinner. It is also pretty thrifty for a big crowd- you are essentially serving lunch meat for dinner. Don't be fooled by that though- they make an elegant presentation and are quite filling- one was plenty for me.Kentucky Hot Browns4 pieces of toast12 pieces of smoked turkey8 Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16409591720767270688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1509155053657992342.post-69957479990367743342010-05-01T20:20:00.002-04:002010-05-26T13:15:19.926-04:00kentucky derby dinner partyI guess I should really celebrate Preakness rather than Kentucky Derby, but the food, drinks and traditions that stem from the derby are just better honestly. Black-eyed Susans are just lame, and Preakness in general just make me think of drunken frat boys with trash cans full of beer. (They used to have some rule about coolers or something... I forget the specifics) Kentucky Derby on the other Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16409591720767270688noreply@blogger.com0