Posts by Rachel Schultz

Cranberry & Cinnamon Stove Top Simmer

December 12, 2013

Candles, what I like is the allure of their warmth, scent, and coziness. I love the beauty of flame. But, I’m also typically less than impressed with their potency. To get your whole house to smell good you’d need several. Perhaps this is when you want to go for a stove top simmer. They get several rooms (for us, the whole apartment) in one sweep and are made with simple, inexpensive grocery store items.

This cranberry & cinnamon one has been my favorite for Christmas time.

CRANBERRY & CINNAMON STOVE TOP SIMMER

2 oranges, sliced
3 cinnamon sticks
1 cup cranberries
3 teaspoons ground clove
2 teaspoons nutmeg
2 sprigs rosemary

Place ingredients into pot and fill with water to about 1 inch below brim and simmer. Mine lasted about 3 days.

CRANBERRY & CINNAMON STOVE TOP SIMMER

Author: Rachel Schultz

Ingredients

2 oranges, sliced
3 cinnamon sticks
1 cup cranberries
3 teaspoons ground clove
2 teaspoons nutmeg
2 sprigs rosemary

Instructions

Place ingredients into pot and fill with water to about 1 inch below brim and simmer. Mine lasted about 3 days.

Adapted from One Good Thing.

MY PESTO

December 9, 2013

Rachel Schultz

I have never had a storebought pesto I thought was as good as a homemade. Yes, even the costoc one that some people praise! Here are two ways you can keep making pesto more affordable. First, you can substitute half of the basil for spinach. Second, you can swap out walntus for pine nuts. Both of these changes aren’t even too noticeable. I love a pesto, and my favorite way to enjoy it is on a pasta with lots of lemon!

MY PESTO
Makes 2 cups

4 cups basil
1 cup parmesan
1 and 1/4 cup olive oil
2/3 cup walnuts
6 cloves garlic
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper

Pulse ingredients together in a food processor.

5.0 from 1 reviews

MY PESTO

Author: Rachel Schultz

Serves: 2 cups

Ingredients

4 cups basil
1 cup parmesan
1 and ¼ cup olive oil
⅔ cup walnuts
6 cloves garlic
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper

Instructions

Pulse ingredients together in a food processor.

SOFT PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES

November 19, 2013

Rachel Schultz

Peanut Butter Cookies! And soft ones at that. Crunchy and thin cookies are generally not in my line of business. These are gooey and delightful. These have gotten some “best peanut butter cookies I have ever had” comments and a recipe like that, for one of the classics, feels excellent to have in your recipe box.

SOFT PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
Serves 24 cookies

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 tablespoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 and 1/2 cups flour

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a stand mixer, combine butter, peanut butter, sugar, and brown sugar. Add egg and vanilla, continuing to mix. In a separate bowl stir together baking soda, salt, and flour. Slowing incorporate dry ingredients into stand mixer, continuing to mix. Shape into 1 and 1/2 inch balls and arrange on a lined baking sheet. Slightly flatten each ball of dough with a fork. Bake 8-9 minutes.