tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706817139835149692012-02-16T18:02:19.648-10:00A collection of tasty baking and cooking recipes using home-grown and local produce. Breads, Soups, Entrees, and Desserts.Matt Holtonnoreply@blogger.comBlogger361100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670681713983514969.post-30922816231635269742011-11-27T07:54:00.000-10:002011-11-27T07:54:26.102-10:00

 Cooking and baking is a big part of our lives. This website has been created to share what we like to make with you. Our aim is to simplify recipes that we find online, or we have learned from a family member or friend, share our baking classes with you, and telling you a bit about us. Finding recipes is easy; simply visit our recipes page here. To find out about learning how to bake, visit the

Matt Holtonnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670681713983514969.post-86102822941593047272011-11-26T18:31:00.001-10:002011-11-26T18:49:37.565-10:00

Two cups dark rum The holiday seasons have come and we have decided to try out a 4 week recipe for eggnog. Traditional eggnog calls for milk, sugar, raw eggs, and spices. Since eggnog calls for raw eggs there appears to be an inherent health concern. However, over a year ago we learned from Science Friday that through the scientific method there is a safe way to make eggnog with completely 

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Turkey with mashed potatoes, and cranberries for lunch? Yes please. We cooked our 20 pound turkey with 4 cut up red potatoes, along with carrots, and fresh herbs. We basted the turkey every 30 minutes for nearly 4 hours at 350 degrees, with a Barefoot Cabernet. After putting the turkey in we did a variation of this excellent recipe by Alton Brown from the Food Network to make the cranberries:

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zany jack-o-lantern Happy Halloween!Be sure to revisit our pumpkin recipes:Pumpkin Soup & Seeds Halloween Always Leads to Pumpkin Soup, Seeds, and Pie

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That's right, Kalamata Olive Ice Cream. Oh boy. Who wouldn't be intrigued by the opportunity to make this unusual ice cream? Especially since the family had been planning a Greek dinner, complete with viewing of the Pentathlon DVD from Haleakala Waldorf School, this ice cream had to be first rate to accent this fun evening. Matt's family does not joke around when it comes to creating delicious

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BBQ Chicken Pizza Before Cooking I love calling pizza, "za". It's fun to say. Anyhoo, tonight we decided to make pizza using our bread recipe, and pasta sauce recipe, with a BBQ chicken variation. Matt pan fried a couple of chicken breasts that had been marinated in store bought BBQ sauce in a plastic zip lock (ideally for about 2 hours). After cooking the meat, he added, onions, and mixed it

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Apple-Banana fruit muffin These muffins are simple and quick to make. We have used all types of fruit and berries with this recipe. The yogurt helps make these muffins very moist. Serves: (12 muffins) • Prep: (20- 30 mins) • Bake: (18 -24 mins) Suggested Equipment 2 medium sized mixing bowls 2 Mixing spoons Small mixing bowl  Measuring cups and teaspoon  Muffin pan  Ingredients 1 1/2 cup

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Mixing and Having Fun Fruit Muffin with Crumble Back in late March Matt got the opportunity to teach a three day baking class for the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students at Haleakala Waldorf School. The class was a great success. We had a lot of fun. We baked cookies, muffins, then sweet bread. The food was delicious, and there was a lot of experimentation with the recipes. Here is a link to the

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A few months ago Matt did a video search for Orange Chicken and found this gem: Please visit panlasangpinoy.com for this and many more delectable items.This video led us on an orange (and lemon) chicken quest, that led up to a Mandarin Chicken Easter.This is an easy recipe, and will take you about an hour. Everything is done at very high heat, and will make your kitchen smell divine!Let's get

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Loquat Strawberry Pie - This tangy pie requires a pre-made pie shell. Total time - 1 hour 45 minutes to 2 hours. strawberries and loquats Ingredients for the filling: 4 cups quartered and seeded loquat 1 cup sliced strawberries  1 cup sugar 1 tsp salt 3 Tablespoons flour 1 tsp cinnamon  1/2 cup water (plus 1 Tablespoon lemon juice) Combine all the ingredient in a medium saucepan. Slowly bring

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Kula Fruit Chutney - Easy/Simple -  makes about 3 quarts Total time 2 hours to 2 and 1/2 hours. Ingredients:  3 cups cleaned and pealed loquats 1 cup sliced strawberries 1 diced apple 1 large diced onion 1 large diced roasted pepper  2 and 1/4 cup white vinegar  1 and 1/2 cup brown sugar or sugar in the raw.  Juice of one passion fruit (use an orange or lemon for a substituted) 1/2 cup raisins  1

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Simple Sweet Bread. This is a recipe that I have been working on for a while. Total time 2hour - 2 hrs 30 mins. Ingredients: 2 cups (room temperature) milk (2% Milk) 4 Tablespoon unsalted butter 1 teaspoon salt 4 Tablespoon sugar or honey 2 eggs (room temperature) 1 and 1/2 Tablespoon (saf-instant) yeast  5 cups (plus 1/2 cup) all purpose flour Step one: Mixing the dough.Making a good dough takes

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Matt and I have started a bit of a tradition. Every Halloween we carve up, and cook pumpkin. We used these recipes today, and I wanted to share them with you again. One large pumpkin can provide a few courses no doubt. We started with pumpkin soup. A variation of the original pumpkin soup recipe: this time with coconut milk, curry, broccoli, and lemon grass. After the soup comes the pumpkin

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From Upcountry Recipes French Toast is a simple and tasty breakfast. We use our home sweet made bread for this recipe. Total cooking time 20-25 min. Ingredients: 6-8 slices of bread  1 cup milk 3 eggs 2 tablespoons sugar pinch of salt pinch of cinnamon about 4 tablespoon butter.  DirectionsFirst put a medium size non-stick pan on medium-low heat (between 4 or 5). Next, pour the milk, sugar, and

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This was such an exciting discovery for me! Making pretzels was not only relatively easy, but a lot of fun. This is a multi-part process. First, the dough. Second, boiling the pretzels. Third, butter and salt the pretzels. Finally bake. From start to finish you are looking at about two hours: about an hour to mix and let your dough rise, and another hour to boil, and bake. Here's what you'll need

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Yum, yum! Home made fruit roll up's! You will need: 1 pound peaches (from our tree outside) 1/4 pound strawberries 1/4 raspberries 4 tablespoons sugar 1/2 tablespoon li hing powder (found in abundance in Hawai'i, to find out more read on) this is a wonderful salty, sweet, and tart powder that can be used on all sorts of treats, and adds a great flavor to this fruit leather.  First, Matt peeled ,

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So, I was looking in the freezer, and noticed we had a big box of breaded shrimp to eat up. I also noticed that  I'm not so down with the breading, and thought it would be delicious with some fresh alfredo after I removed the breading. Even better yet, Matt suggested that we make an alfredo that calls for an egg, so we could find yet another use for our fresh eggs the chickens give us (up to 3 a

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Yes indeed, the girls gave us our fist egg. Must be their new hoop house: She even laid her sweet little egg right where we had planned. The hoop portion of the house is mobile, and Matt built up the back block section for the girls to nest in. We simply lift up their metal roof, and their eggs are right there in perfect reach. So, soon we will be making more omelette's, creme brulee, souffle's

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Cooking up some pasta this evening, with pesto from our pizzas at the Open House. I thought artichokes would be a nice green to add to the meal. This meant coming up with an artichoke sauce. Here's what we came up with:you will needFrom Upcountry Recipes1 T butter1 clove garlic1/2 c mayo4oz. goat cheese1/4 c parm1/4 c mozzarella1/4 c sundried tomatoes choppedsalt & pepper to taste1/4 c white wine

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The Hoop House is nearly done. A week ago we did these finishing touches: From Upcountry Recipes From Upcountry Recipes After re-enforcing the joints with duct tape, Matt framed the casa with nylon string. From Upcountry Recipes We then taped the two plastic sheets we purchased (on sale! $19 each) together, and guided it over the frame. Then we shoveled dirt onto the planned 1/2"

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Matt is building a Hoop House. After a lot of discussion, and planning the construction of our Hoop House has begun. I thought it was appropriate to put this on our recipe blog, because we will be growing our food in this small greenhouse, in addition to our gardens outside. This is a way for you to learn about how to build a hoop house. First Matt picked a spot to put up the greenhouse. There is

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Our friends Danielle and George left Maui today for a new adventure in Maine. Before they left, we got (among many other goodies) a rotisserie cooker. We have now used it twice, and it is really fun. It prepares meat to it's juiciest, and vegetables roast up underneath what ever you choose to prepare. This makes the roasted veggies deliciously marinated! What you will need: 1 small chicken 3.5

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Crepes! Sounds like it might be difficult, but it is not, and really yummy! First we started by looking up our favorite recipe for crepe's from Alton Brown.Here is what you need: From Upcountry Recipes 1 cup flour 2 eggs 3/4 cup milk (we used vanilla soy this time)1/2 cup water3 tablespoons melted butterbutter for coating the panfilling: fresh fruit, sugar, lemon I put all the ingredients

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From Christmas Cards Merry Christmas.

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Thanksgiving has come and gone. The meal was amazing. Turkey, dressing with Portuguese sausage, mashed potatoes, the dirty, awesome gravy, pie...Wait, what is the dirty?Oh boy, the Dirty Southern Casserole...From Upcountry RecipesMatt & I were graciously given this dirty southern recipe from our good friend Moe. The ingredients shall remain secret, but we just had to show you the dirty. It is

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From Upcountry Recipes Huevos Rancheros is a great way to start off your morning. There are many combinations of Huevos Rancheros including using fried egg, bacon, avocado, and refried beans to name a few. The recipe here calls for the following: 3 eggs 4- 8 oz chorizo One small chopped onion One small diced tomato sliced cheddar cheese  fresh herbs - oregano, basil 1 - 2 tablespoon olive oil 1

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From Upcountry Recipes These are some fresh vegtables from the garden and the local market here in upcountry, Kula, Maui, Hawai'i.. Pictured are: heirloom tomatoes, roma tomatoes, Kula onions, squash, Hawaiian chili peppers, rosemary, basil, and oregano. We typically use these vegetables and herbs to make red sauce for pasta, pizza, and calzones. To make a simple pasta sauce you will need the

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We wanted to share our pumpkin pie recipe. Fairly certain this is my favorite type of pie. To make it from scratch is a great deal of fun! We have a simple pie crust recipe - here.  Baking the pumpkin and letting it cool can take up to 3 hours. For the Pie Filling 2 cups cooked pumpkin or one can pumpkin (15 oz) 1 cup sugar 2 large eggs 12 oz (one can) evaporated milk 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/2

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Making a good flaky pie dough is simple but requires taking your time. One of the keys to making the dough flaky is keeping the butter as cold as possible throughout the mixing and shaping stages.  We use a small food processor for this recipe but it can also be done by hand. Often I double the recipe for more dough. For the Pie Dough:1 and 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 Tablespoon sugar in the raw

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Making this pizza combines the basic bread recipe and the macadamia nut pesto recipe. We used the following toppings: large sheet pan (12" x 16" or larger)  2 med sliced tomatoes 1/2 yellow squash sliced 1 sliced onion ~ 1/3 cup (or more) each of sliced feta, cheddar, and mozzarella cheese fresh and dried spices and herbs and chopped roasted macadamia-nuts   When we make a full batch of bread, we

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This is an easy recipe, and takes around an hour minus the cooking time of your pumpkin. Matt and I have started doing this on Halloween. Have fun! From Upcountry Recipes You will need: 1 small pumpkin 4-5 c. 2-3 diced large onions  2 c. chicken broth  2 c. milk  8oz cream cheese  3 diced tomatoes chopped parsley, oregano, & rosemary to taste  1 Tbsp. salt to taste From Upcountry Recipes

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Quick breads are a great way to use local fruits and vegetables. This quick bread recipe is based on Dodi Manaba's recipe in the Molokai Catholic Community Cook Book (2003). The recipe is as follows: 2 cups flour 2 teaspoon (tsp.) baking soda 2 tsp. ground cinnamon 1/2 tsp. salt (we use Hawai'ian rock salt) 1 1/2 cup sugar (Natural Cane Sugar) 2 whole eggs 2 cups diced mango 1/2 cup chopped nut

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This bread recipe is a great starting place for all sorts of home-made foods. We use this recipe to make sandwiches buns, loafs, pizza, calzone, and flatbread. The recipe is the following (it can be easily be cut into half): 2 cups luke warm water - if it is too hot it will kill the yeast. 1 tablespoons dry yeast. about 5 cup flour (all purpose or bread flour) 2 - 4 tablespoons extra-virgin

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2 cups fresh basil leaves, packed 1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese 1/2 cup olive oil 1/3 cup macadamia-nuts 1 garlic cloves, 1 fresh (or roasted) pepper 1 Tablespoon salt and fresh pepper (or to taste) 1 teaspoon lemon or lime juice This is a simple but tasty recipe that we use for lots of things. Of course pesto goes well with pasta, but pesto is my favorite on a pizza or a grilled sandwich. You

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Tonight we decided to make tortillas for our yummy enchilada recipe. The blog about the meal will come later, so now let's show you the tortillas! Total time (45min to 1hr) First I hopped online and looked up our favorite tortilla recipe at: http://www.texasrollingpins.com/tortillarecipe.html It is as follows: 3 c. unbleached flour 2 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. salt 4-6 Tbsp. vegetable shortening/

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Aloha Welcome to the Upcountry recipe blog. This blog will be provide photos and recipes of many of the foods my girlfriend and I make at home in upcountry Maui. I am an artist born and raised on Maui (my art blog -here). My father is a pastry chef and my mom has always made tasty meals with an international zeal. Before I became a full-time artist I held many of jobs: line cook, baker, and

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