I don't know about y'all, but as soon as cooler weather hits the air I get a renewed energy in the kitchen. Once the temperature dips south of 100, I am much more inclined to fire up the burners and oven, which means baking and cooking in my cast iron skillet. Is your cast iron skillet ready for fall? Here are some tips to get your skillet in top condition for the season: Seasoning or Re-seasoning If you have a brand new cast ...
Archives for September 2010
Banana Bread Bliss
If you follow along on twitter or facebook I gave you heads up a week or so ago to stock up on quinoa flakes and quinoa flour. Many of you may be rolling your eyes thinking quino-wha? We are long-time fans of the protein packed super food, but I only recently began using quinoa for baking. Since we've kicked wheat, quinoa flour and flakes have become baking staples at The Schell Cafe. Whether you live with or without gluten, you must ...
Peas Please!
After all the talk around here, I thought I better post a recipe. Finally! I know, you must be thinking 'peas?' Maybe you even moaned the word in your head with some attitude like one of my Littles might say 'pee-eez?!'. I'll have you know, the very same Little requested a heaping, second serving of peas and packed a generously filled container with leftovers for her lunch the next day. For those of you with enviable gardens ...
Make a joyful noise!
Sitting on a shelf at the far right hand corner of my desk is a small, blue and white device that beams the sound of Littlest stirring from her overnight sleep. Through the monitor I hear her barely audible voice singing as if on cue. Some mornings she sings the ABC's, sometimes it's a song she's learned at school, but she always wakes up singing. I smile as I soak up every second of my secret serenade. Again on cue, her singing ends in ...
Gluten-Free? What’s the story?
Is The Schell Cafe a gluten-free blog? No. And yes. How's that for confusing? The Schell Cafe didn't start out gluten-free, so you'll find hundreds of recipes from the first four years that most definitely contain gluten. If you are celiac or have a gluten intolerance, please adjust accordingly! Earlier this year, I transitioned our family to a gluten-free diet. When I say transitioned I mean I tossed everything in the pantry. It was ...
Welcome to the Kitchen Mission
Welcome! If this is your first visit and you came by way of The Schell Cafe, I'm so glad you are here. The Kitchen Mission is a blog I started a year and a half ago to share my faith. Until today, The Schell Cafe and Kitchen Mission were two separate blogs, which was confusing and logistically challenging (at least for me!). One of my main goals in renovating The Schell Cafe was to merge the two sites. Food & Faith, if you ...
The Red Plate: You are Special
Welcome back! What do you think? I hope you like the renovated cafe. As you know, I've had my heart set on this for a while. I'll get to the details of the new site in a bit, but first I want to thank you. Thank you for reading and cooking along with me. Thank you for your comments, and for those of you still too shy to comment, thank you for your emails! Thank you for stopping me at the grocery store or in the carpool line to tell me ...
Tell us the story Mommy!
They found him! Who did they find, Mommy? They found Victor*. Last night the older three Littles and I were cozied up on one of their beds and I did my best to answer all the questions they had from the news of the previous day. Victor is a special child in our lives. Five years ago, our family began a journey that we believed would end with the adoption of a Russian orphan. But, our ways proved not to be His ways. Yet in His great ...
Catch you on the flip side…
It's finally happening! The Schell Cafe is temporarily closing for (yet another) renovations. We fully expect to be back up and running early next week. I can't wait to see you at the new digs next week. See you soon & Bon Appetit! xo, Kristin ...
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
One man's trash is another man's treasure. Or so the story goes. The story of this recipe actually begins in a trash bin. You can read the inspiration for these yummy after-school cookies at The Meaning of Pie. After making several batches of these quick and easy treats, I am grateful the old Southern Living recipe was rescued from the recycling bin and lives on! Like the game of Telephone, recipes get handed down, passed around and ...