The Parsnippidy Farmhouse

Okay, okay, I confess, I spend a lot of time watching food network; perhaps too much time.  Lately, I have been wondering about just how realistic their ideas/recipes are for the average person.  One recipe in particular caught my attention just today...Cherry Banana Custard muffins.  The idea was to create a muffin without using flour...ya' know, no carbs. The recipe was presented by Valerie Bertinelli.  I have loved her since the early acting days, always felt she was someone that I could hang out with over lunch.  I am usually intrigued by her recipes.  This cherry banana thing seemed pretty uncomplicated and if good...well...I am always looking for a low carb option. So, the "muffin" essentially had five ingredients: Cherries, bananas, vanilla, powdered sugar  and eggs; there is the uncomplicated.  Just mash the bananas up really well, mix in the eggs, and pour over three frozen cherries; there is the easy part. Tp be on the safe side, I...

Do you love spaghetti squash? I do! I love it so many different ways.  But, let me tell you, those shells are tough! So tough that I always think twice before using them. That is...until recently...while watching The Kitchen.  I got a great tip! You know that I love watching the foodies...and testing out their ideas, recipes, and tips...just to see if the average home cook can make them delicious. Well, this tip was a winner...for the most part..... The tip? Bake them whole first...hummm...Did you know that? I can't get over how much easier the squash was to work with... The only issue I found was getting all of the seeds out. The squash is hot and hard to handle. On this particular day, I was stocking the freezer...so I could let the squash cool down and then the handling of the squash and getting the seeds out was much easier.  Yep! This was a great team...it goes in the win column.

My birthday gift this year was a popular kitchen mixer: A bright shiny red Kitchen Aide Mixer.  This gift came with a bread hook, a paddle mixer and a whisk. A Veggie Sheet Peeler attachment was added.  The Veggie Sheet Peeler attachment was the item that I was most excited about; oh the endless options that were running through my mind.  I couldn't wait to get started. Grabbing veggies, I rushed to get busy making sheets of veggies deliciousness! The Veggie Sheet Peeler came two blade, one for thinner cutting, and one for a thicker cut.  I selected the thinner blade for this first run.  The attachment was not hard to attach. It was, however, extremely sharp...I still have the wound several days later. After trying several different foods, including summer squash and pears, I cam to the conclusion that the veggie/fruits need to be firm. The summer squash was too soft and the two squash just basically got wallowed out-No sheeting occured.  Th...

Welcome to The Parsnippidy Farmhouse. My name is Lisann, and I am so glad that you have stopped it to visit.  I am your everyday Mid-Western girl, who loves anything to do with cooking, decorating, and just sharing thoughts and ideas about our everyday life. I have been blogging off and on for years, right up until I had bilateral eyes strokes which left me with low vision.  Since then, I have been on the pity-party parade.  Not that the struggles aren't real, they are very real.  Certain lighting just kills what I can see and how much I can see.  It takes me at least twice as long to get things done, but, that isn't any reason to stop. This year, 2018, I have decided that I am going to stop feeling sorry for myself and step back into the world that I love so much.  This world of trying of trying recipes, gadgets, and sharing my findings with you.  Decorating my home and hopefully giving you tips. As I get along this journey, I am hoping that you...