Sunday Randomness #17: A cheesy pic from January of 2024

 

Just a cheese board picture from a post I was working on for work last year.  It is cheesy enough to warrant sharing it here and now!    And, for your enjoyment, a little parody song about cheese: Sweet Dreams (are made of cheese)  Thank you to the online club that came up with such great lyrics and images!

Sunday Randomness #110: State Fair Food Offerings Part 5 of 6

Funnel Cake prices  (powdered sugar 14.48, topped with fruit or other toppings 17.01, maple chicken was 21.15)  Prices for Utah State Fair September 2025

Stizzy's Funnel Cakes

The Grand Burger

Apollo Greek 

Dole Whip Soft Serve

Just Cheezn

Sunday Randomness #204 : CSA shares from Borski Farms Part 1

We participated in a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) with some co-workers this growing season.  Fifteen shares-starting July 1, 2020 and ending with the last share on Oct, 7, 2020. 

We received things such as micro greens, anasazi beans, garlic, rainbow carrots, apricots, cherries, kale, corn, local cheese, peppers, squash, beets, and salad greens in the first three weeks.  

http://www.borskifarms.org/
 

Mexicorn Casserole

 Ingredients in top picture with yellow rice, corn and peppers (substituted for Mexicorn), cream of chicken soup, sour cream, butter and cheese

Finished casserole

Mexicorn Casserole p. 37 from the VV 5th Ward Cookbook

1 (5-oz.) Yellow Rice, cooked

1 can Mexicorn (don't drain) 

1 c. sour cream

1 can cream of chicken

3 T. butter, melted

1 c. shedded pepper jack cheese 

Mix everything but the cheese and bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes.   Top with cheese and cook until melted.  You could also double the recipe and add sauteed onions and cooked chicken to make a main dish.

(Note from Jean: we used a generic corn and peppers blend and a Mexican cheese blend since that's what we had on hand.  It still tasted delicious and we loved it.)

Shades of Orange

And here is a dinner of "creamsicle" colors. From top going clockwise: Sweet potatoes with browned marshmallows, cottage cheese, fresh cantaloupe, and one of our many versions of homemade macaroni and cheese. Here's just one recipe for the macaroni and cheese:







Macaroni & Velveeta

1 lb. pkg. macaroni
6 TBSP butter
1/2 c. flour
3 1/2 c. milk
1 lb. Velveeta cheese
pepper and salt to taste

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cook macaroni as directed on package and drain. Melt butter in large saucepan. Add flour and mix well to a smooth paste. Gradually add in milk, cooking over medium heat until mixture starts to bubble and thickens, being sure to stir constantly. Sauce should be smooth and thickened. Slice off about 6 slices of Velveeta. Cut remaining Velveeta into chunks and add to sauce, allowing to melt and mixing in as it melts. Add pepper and salt to taste. Place drained macaroni in a 13x9 oblong baking dish and pour cheese sauce over macaroni. Bake for 20 minutes, then place slices of Velveeta on top of sauce and bake for an additional 5 minutes until cheese melts. This is a basic white sauce and most kinds of cheese could be added to change the flavor of the macaroni and cheese. Try Monterey Jack cheese or a sharp cheddar or parmesan for a different taste and a more natural product. The Velveeta does melt smoothly. My reasoning for using Velveeta is that I had the Velveeta on hand for storage and realized that I'd better use it before it went bad.

Amsterdam Second Day

(Jessica continues her narration.) (We're glad Jessica got to go on this trip with a small group from school. It was hard letting her go on a trip to Europe by herself though. Fortunately we knew a few of the other people who went on the trip including her French teacher whom we trusted with our precious daughter.) We took a trip to a family-owned cheese and clog factory.

A woman there explained to us how they made the various kinds of cheese. I especially enjoyed taste-testing the Stinging Nettle cheese, which was spicy, but tasted good.

Here I am sitting in a giant clog. I never thought that I would be able to sit inside a shoe.

We visited the little city of Volendaam and I even had the chance to wade in the North Sea.

Here are a few of the many windmills that have been preserved in Zaanse Schans.

We were able to go inside of a windmill and see how it worked. There are so many mechanisms involved in working a windmill!

One of the most interesting things we got to see today was the Anne Frank House. Here is the statue of Anne; the girl who wrote the famous diary and was always optimistic. Her story has touched the lives of people all over the world.