<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Food &amp; cooking @ desertlightjournal.blog-city.com</title><link>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/</link><description>(Food &amp; cooking) </description><copyright>Copyright 2008 desertlightjournal.blog-city.com</copyright><generator></generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:19:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><image><title>Food &amp; cooking @ desertlightjournal.blog-city.com</title><url>http://server1.blog-city.com/images/bc_v5_logo_small.gif</url><link>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/</link></image><ttl>360</ttl><docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss</docs><item><title>Make new memories with Reynolds Fun Shapes</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/reynolds_fun_shapes.htm</guid><link>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/reynolds_fun_shapes.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2006 17:26:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=reynolds%5Ffun%5Fshapes</comments><dc:creator>Trudy W. Schuett</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[As we’re empty nesters, and I also make desserts for the church I attend, anything that helps me to make individual servings of anything is welcome. So when they asked me if I’d take some samples to try and blog about it, I had n]]></description><category>funshapes</category><category>food</category><category>cooking</category></item><item><title>The recipe carnival is here!</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/recipe_carnival89.htm</guid><link>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/recipe_carnival89.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2006 15:50:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=recipe%5Fcarnival89</comments><dc:creator>Trudy W. Schuett</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Greetings and welcome to this week's belated carnival of the recipes. Sorry for the lateness of the posting. I am at my son's house, helping deal with the baby and house etceteras while son and wife are dealing with other grandma, who is very ill and]]></description><category>carnivals</category><category>carnival</category><category>cooking</category></item><item><title>Kindalike Cherry Cheesecake</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/kindalike_cherry_cheesecake.htm</guid><link>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/kindalike_cherry_cheesecake.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2006 07:42:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=kindalike%5Fcherry%5Fcheesecake</comments><dc:creator>Trudy W. Schuett</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I don&rsquo;t know what&rsquo;s like where you live, but here in AZ the price of cream cheese is, well, insane. 
&nbsp;
The other day I was trying to come up with something a bit out of the ordinary and came up with this really good dessert.
&nbsp]]></description><category>food</category><category>cooking</category><category>recipes</category></item><item><title>What is it about ubiquity that breeds contempt?</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/what_is_it_about_ubiquity_that_breeds_contempt.htm</guid><link>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/what_is_it_about_ubiquity_that_breeds_contempt.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2006 06:58:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=what%5Fis%5Fit%5Fabout%5Fubiquity%5Fthat%5Fbreeds%5Fcontempt</comments><dc:creator>Trudy W. Schuett</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[That's a line from a Seth Godin post on selling out. 
It's an important thing to read, if you're interested in promoting your works of any kind. It gives a bit of insight into &quot;the big time.&quot; Don't skip the trackbacks, either!
What I'd li]]></description><category>food</category><category>marketing</category><category>success</category></item><item><title>Top Chef Episode #2</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/topchef2.htm</guid><link>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/topchef2.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Mar 2006 04:43:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=topchef2</comments><dc:creator>Trudy W. Schuett</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ 
The Quick Fire challenge, with pastry chef Elizabeth Faulkner as Guest Judge, was to take lotsa pilesa fruit and make something out if it. Most of the contestants cut it up and arranged it. The winner was Steven, who inexplicably cut up his f]]></description><category>bravo</category><category>tv</category><category>top chef</category><category>topchef</category></item><item><title>Top Chef Premieres!</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/top_chef_premieres.htm</guid><link>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/top_chef_premieres.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Mar 2006 05:24:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=top%5Fchef%5Fpremieres</comments><dc:creator>Trudy W. Schuett</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[This one’s going to be a lot of fun to watch. That is, if you’re into cooking and/or food. Unlike other contest kinds of programs, the people on this one aren’t beautiful, charming, or trendy.  But they do know their way around]]></description><category>tv</category><category>top chef</category><category>topchefbravo</category></item><item><title>Quick Snacks</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/quick_snacks.htm</guid><link>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/quick_snacks.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Mar 2006 17:09:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=quick%5Fsnacks</comments><dc:creator>Trudy W. Schuett</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dean's post on snacks brought back memories. Back in the '50s, my grandmother used to get a frozen fruit salad, which was packaged in individual portions.&nbsp; It was special treat when we went over to grandma's, as she used to serve it frozen -- in]]></description><category>snacks</category></item><item><title>Geek Dinner – An Open Source Recipe</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/geek_dinner__an_open_source_recipe.htm</guid><link>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/geek_dinner__an_open_source_recipe.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2006 22:35:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=geek%5Fdinner%5F%5Fan%5Fopen%5Fsource%5Frecipe</comments><dc:creator>Trudy W. Schuett</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Basic Platform1 lb. ground beef, browned1 15 oz. can kidney beans, drained1 11 oz. pkg frozen mixed vegetables1 tsp. garlic powder1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
Add-ons1 8 oz can tomato sauce1 pkg taco seasoning + &frac34; cup water8 oz shredded che]]></description><category>geekdinner</category><category>opensource</category><category>cooking</category><category>recipes</category></item><item><title>Looking forward to Top Chef!</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/looking_forward_to_top_chef.htm</guid><link>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/looking_forward_to_top_chef.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2006 10:28:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=looking%5Fforward%5Fto%5Ftop%5Fchef</comments><dc:creator>Trudy W. Schuett</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I really get into the competitions they have on the Food Network, so this one seems right up my alley. Here's what they say about it:

Showcasing some of the brightest up-and-coming talent in the culinary world, the competing chefs hail from varied]]></description><category>culinary</category><category>food</category><category>cooking</category><category>topchef</category></item><item><title>What should it cost Kiwis to eat healthily and eat well?</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/what_should_it_cost_kiwis_to_eat_healthily_and_eat_well.htm</guid><link>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/what_should_it_cost_kiwis_to_eat_healthily_and_eat_well.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2006 06:32:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=what%5Fshould%5Fit%5Fcost%5Fkiwis%5Fto%5Feat%5Fhealthily%5Fand%5Feat%5Fwell</comments><dc:creator>Trudy W. Schuett</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Imagine a place where they don't know quite what to do with beans -- yikes! This is kind of a thought-provoking glimpse into New Zealand cookery. http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3588101a7773,00.html]]></description><category>budget</category><category>newzealand</category><category>food</category><category>cooking</category></item><item><title>Carnival of the Recipes #80</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/carnival_of_the_recipes_80.htm</guid><link>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/carnival_of_the_recipes_80.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2006 21:08:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=carnival%5Fof%5Fthe%5Frecipes%5F80</comments><dc:creator>Trudy W. Schuett</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Carnival of the recipes is posted at Sun Comprehending Glass.&nbsp; It is full of tasty treats for you to try. Next week the Carnival will be hosted at Egoist.com.&nbsp; Martin would like this to be in support of our Danish colleagues and asks that y]]></description><category>carnival</category><category>cooking</category><category>recipes</category></item><item><title>Scots to reinvent the really hard stuff!</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/scots_to_reinvent_the_really_hard_stuff.htm</guid><link>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/scots_to_reinvent_the_really_hard_stuff.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2006 20:56:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=scots%5Fto%5Freinvent%5Fthe%5Freally%5Fhard%5Fstuff</comments><dc:creator>Trudy W. Schuett</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[LONDON &mdash; A Scottish distillery said Monday it was reviving a centuries-old recipe for whisky so strong that one 17th-century writer feared more than two spoonfuls could be lethal.
Risk-taking whisky connoisseurs will have to wait, however _ th]]></description><category>scotch</category><category>scotland</category><category>whiskey</category><category>spirits</category></item><item><title>Carnival of the Recipes</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/carnival_of_the_recipes.htm</guid><link>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/carnival_of_the_recipes.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2006 06:53:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=carnival%5Fof%5Fthe%5Frecipes</comments><dc:creator>Trudy W. Schuett</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Carnival of the Recipes #79 is posted at the Ministry of Minor Perfidy.&nbsp;]]></description><category>carnival</category><category>food</category><category>cooking</category><category>recipes</category></item><item><title>Competitive Cooking</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/competitive_cooking.htm</guid><link>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/competitive_cooking.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2006 10:22:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=competitive%5Fcooking</comments><dc:creator>Trudy W. Schuett</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sometime last year, I got the brilliant idea to enter the Pillsbury Bake-Off. I figured, whatdaheck, I&rsquo;ve been cooking for a long time, this might be fun.
Only I couldn&rsquo;t even imagine making anything out of their required list of ingredi]]></description><category>contests</category><category>competition</category><category>pillsbury</category><category>food</category><category>cooking</category></item><item><title>The Homemade Cookbook</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/the_homemade_cookbook.htm</guid><link>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/the_homemade_cookbook.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2006 10:07:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=the%5Fhomemade%5Fcookbook</comments><dc:creator>Trudy W. Schuett</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I love old cookbooks, and I often browse rummage sales and used bookstores in search of them, and the smaller pamphlets sent out as promotional pieces by various food companies. They can give you a taste of the way things were, back in a different ti]]></description><category>antiques</category><category>cookbooks</category><category>books</category><category>food</category><category>cooking</category></item><item><title>The price of bread -- is your flour fresh? (Bread for Dummies)</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/the_price_of_bread__is_your_flour_fresh.htm</guid><link>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/the_price_of_bread__is_your_flour_fresh.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2006 21:39:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=the%5Fprice%5Fof%5Fbread%5F%5Fis%5Fyour%5Fflour%5Ffresh</comments><dc:creator>Trudy W. Schuett</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[With the cost of a loaf of bread approaching or exceeding $4 a loaf, some people are thinking about baking their own.  I've been doing this for a long time; not just because of the cost, but because you can't beat the taste of a hot slice of bre]]></description><category>bread</category><category>fordummies</category><category>food</category><category>cooking</category><category>baking</category></item><item><title>What Else is Here</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/what_else_is_here.htm</guid><link>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/what_else_is_here.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2006 14:23:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://desertlightjournal.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=what%5Felse%5Fis%5Fhere</comments><dc:creator>Trudy W. Schuett</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Moving blogs is a lot like moving house.&nbsp; I've still got boxes to unpack; as in, links that need to be shifted over here to cover all the things I write about.&nbsp; This is taking some time, so there will be new links popping up and new groups]]></description><category>arizona</category><category>yuma</category><category>blogging</category><category>food shopping</category><category>writing</category></item></channel></rss>