dennis kinch

Helpful Tip of the Day:

Prepare your favorite Pasta. (shells, spirals, elbow macaroni etc) per package directions. DO NOT overcook.
Place serving size portions in Freezer Ziplock bags and place in freezer for later use.
When you want a quick meal do the following:
Remove pasta from freezer, thaw and heat in microwave 2-3 min
Cook pasta sauce -…[Read more]

Pizza Dough (Mom Hudzinski’s recipe) (as kids we loved pizza night – we would help make the dough and put on the toppings)
Directions:
1. Combine 2 cups warm water and 2 cups flour to make a paste
2. Dissolve 2 pkgs dry yeast in ¼ cup warm water and add 1 teaspoon sugar
3. Add the yeast mixture to the flour and water paste mixture.
4. Add 1 tsp…[Read more]

Rhubarb Custard Pie (Mom Hudzinski’s recipe)
Preparation/ingredients
1. Pre made pie shell
2. Cut Rhubarb into thin slices and place in the pie shell (fill to the top)
3. Beat 2 eggs until frothy, set aside
4. In a bowl Mix ¾ cup sugar and 2 tablespoons flour
5. Add 3 tablespoons water to the sugar and flour mixture
6. Add this mixture to the eg…[Read more]

Apple Macaroon Pudding (serves 5-6) My Aunt Angela’s recipe
Ingredients:
• ¼ cup flour
• ½ tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp salt
• 1 egg beaten
• ¾ cup sugar
• 5 apples peeled, cored and sliced
• 5 Tablespoons butter (can use less)
• Cinnamon
Preparation:
1. Peel, core and slice apples
2. Arrange apple slices in Deep, well-greased baking dish
3. Sprin…[Read more]

Sherried Barley soup – Mom Hudzinski’s Christmas Eve Soup (but I like it any time)
Serves 5
Ingredients:
• 2 ½ cups sliced mushrooms (if you can get wild mushrooms they are the tastiest)
• ½ cup chopped onion
• 1/3 cup butter
• 1/3 cup flour
• 20 oz of condensed chicken broth
• 2 cups water
• 1/3 – ½ cups pearl barley
Preparation:
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Barszcz (Beet soup) Traditional Polish favorite – serves 5-6
• 8 cups water
• 1 -2 medium onions – chopped
• 4 carrots coarsely grated
• ¼ head coarsely chopped red/purple cabbage
• 2 stalks celery chopped
• 4 medium beets – cooked and peeled and grated
• 5 pepper corns
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup mushrooms sl…[Read more]

Chicken and Melon Salad (serves 6+) a great salad for a summer picnic…
Ingredients:
• 3 boneless whole chicken breasts
• 1 cantalope, cut in cubes/chunks
• ½ lb black seedless grapes, cut in halves
• ½ lb asparagus, fresh
• 1 cup chicken stock (can substitute broth)
• ½ cup dry white wine (or any wine you have that is dry)
• 1 clove garlic, crus…[Read more]

Hi everyone, interesting topic. Noki4, yes my heat related migraines come on fast and furious, sort of like from 0 – 60 in a matter of minutes. So I try to prevent them rather than have to treat them. I also find that the sun’s brightness will trigger a migraine. I live in the part of the state where we have deep blue cloudless skies most of…[Read more]

Noki4, I am a big advocate of water therapy. It has so many benefits, relaxation, pain relief, increased flexibility, decreased feelings of isolation, increased socialization, increased stamina, weight loss etc etc.
In our small town we have 2 public pools one inside that operates in the fall, winter and spring for $2/visit. and one outside that…[Read more]

Hi Maggie and Noki4, The summer heat does affect my migraines as well. I try to stay out of the sun or wear a sun hat (it also causes severe itching of my exposed skin) I wear a neck thingy that is a tube with water absorbent pellets inside that when soaked in water for awhile expand into a gel which stays cool. (I have found them in pharmacies…[Read more]