tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767888.post9175491107941661297..comments2024-02-27T02:41:09.167-05:00Comments on Rachel Writes...: Dining With Joy Release Day November 16thRachel Hauckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08481185182145667961noreply@blogger.comBlogger158125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767888.post-59239835881756141812010-12-07T11:20:16.454-05:002010-12-07T11:20:16.454-05:00Elizabeth,
LOL! It's Jeremy and Holly's k...Elizabeth,<br /><br />LOL! It's Jeremy and Holly's kitchen. ;) But the garlic press is mine!<br /><br />RachelRachel Hauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08481185182145667961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767888.post-70444265394238340342010-12-05T21:39:37.540-05:002010-12-05T21:39:37.540-05:00I don't recongize the kitchen, the kid or the ...I don't recongize the kitchen, the kid or the cat in the video, but I recognize those pots and knives and garlic press and...I could go on :-)Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03626608682075620770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767888.post-6981214575573562952010-12-05T19:38:50.576-05:002010-12-05T19:38:50.576-05:00Hey everyone, thanks for posting! I loved all thes...Hey everyone, thanks for posting! I loved all these stories. I'm just in from a weekend out of town and I didn't get to comment on the last few posts, but I did read them!<br /><br />Hugs, RachelRachel Hauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08481185182145667961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767888.post-73089116042217059382010-12-02T23:37:04.288-05:002010-12-02T23:37:04.288-05:00Congrat Rachel. Great contest and nice post! I'...Congrat Rachel. Great contest and nice post! I'd use this kitchen aid to learn how to bake finaly.<br /><br />nolagirl727@yahoo.comNOlagirlhttp://nolagirl727@yahoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767888.post-47539017958272696962010-12-02T23:35:34.269-05:002010-12-02T23:35:34.269-05:00The blue kitchaid is the coolest thing ever. I wou...The blue kitchaid is the coolest thing ever. I would bake double chocolate chip cookies in time for the holidays..sit in front of my fire with my doggy and thank rachel for the beautiful mixer!@nola727https://www.blogger.com/profile/11491150938856793915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767888.post-35646069962018050842010-12-02T13:09:43.811-05:002010-12-02T13:09:43.811-05:00I really enjoyed Dining with Joy! My biggest kitch...I really enjoyed Dining with Joy! My biggest kitchen mishap was when I was in college in a food service class. We had to make enough of a certain item to feed hungry students in the dorms. My group was making chocolate revel bars and somehow we forgot to put in the flour. The huge sheet pan exploded all over the inside of the deck oven and oozed chocolate everywhere. It was a giant mess.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17060378572662825583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767888.post-40105181603406933792010-12-02T11:28:15.656-05:002010-12-02T11:28:15.656-05:00What a fun book. I can't wait to read it.
I ...What a fun book. I can't wait to read it. <br /><br />I am a fairly good cook, but I am accident prone. My kids call me "the walking blister" as I have found more ways to burn myself in the kitchen than there are recipes in a cookbook. One summer while making mashed potatoes, I dropped hot potatoes on my toes. The sandals were no protection and the sticky potatoes just clung to the skin. I quickly put my foot in the kitchen sink! The kids still laugh about it and I still have the scar.<br /><br />Thanks for the contest!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767888.post-29815407535006686012010-12-02T10:34:41.542-05:002010-12-02T10:34:41.542-05:00ooh i'd love to win this book!
my biggest coo...ooh i'd love to win this book!<br /><br />my biggest cooking mistake was when I thought that Baking POWDER could be swapped for Baking SODA in a recipe. needless to say, the cookies were inedible. lolReneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16671306733809975914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767888.post-7147311312186175422010-12-02T10:03:02.802-05:002010-12-02T10:03:02.802-05:00I can't wait to read this book - I love anythi...I can't wait to read this book - I love anything to do with cooking - but truly am awful at it! Cheers!<br />-Renee<br />renee.soriano@caltech.eduAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767888.post-91258285374785778712010-12-02T09:41:01.975-05:002010-12-02T09:41:01.975-05:00I'm looking forward to reading Dining with Joy...I'm looking forward to reading Dining with Joy!Melissa Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12735925351955187420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767888.post-33560965967696875182010-12-02T09:30:22.982-05:002010-12-02T09:30:22.982-05:00My 2 worst cooking mishaps were when I tried to ma...My 2 worst cooking mishaps were when I tried to make fudge out of granulated sugar and when I tried to authentic Chinese Lemon Chicken. I had invited my parents, brother, and boyfriend over. I cooked and cut up a chicken, then added the lemon, which I didn't think was enough, so I added just a bit more. To this day (over 25 years ago). none of them will eat lemony foods.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01613558861111679388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767888.post-90320960978227254892010-12-01T21:49:05.157-05:002010-12-01T21:49:05.157-05:00My husband likes me to think he can't cook and...My husband likes me to think he can't cook and sabotages meals so I don't ask him to cook for me. He will use the worst combinations. One of my earliest memories was when he decided to cook me Kraft dinner and hot dogs.<br />Ok, not too difficult. When he served it to me he cooked everything in green food colouring<br />Disgusting.<br /><br />rhondastruthers atyahoo.caRhondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10018647455663330217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767888.post-6143438579755798682010-12-01T21:09:28.805-05:002010-12-01T21:09:28.805-05:00I love cooking, but I always use recipes. I admir...I love cooking, but I always use recipes. I admire those who can taste a dish and say "it needs cilantro" or something like that. Cooking and baking are a creative expression for me and I enjoy trying out new recipes. This book sounds like a lot of fun--and I love the cover too.Bonnie Way aka the Koala Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11601183003333359031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767888.post-24505742259623445382010-12-01T19:21:49.728-05:002010-12-01T19:21:49.728-05:00My worst cooking disaster??? As a young teen, I LO...My worst cooking disaster??? As a young teen, I LOVED baking! I was always making cakes or cookies or something. Well, when my mom's birthday rolled around, I wanted to surprise her with a birthday cake. All was going well until I discovered we were out of oil. I grabbed the used oil and measured out the right amount. Now usually we only kept oil that had been used once or twice for french fries or something... Not a great idea to use this for a cake, but I was in a bind and not old enough to go to the store. So, I start baking this cake and the house starts smelling pretty bad. Turns out the oil had been used to fry FISH. That cake not only smelled horrible, but it was NASTY! My dad tried to eat it to make me feel better but it was too bad. Luckily I've never made such a bad judgement call again while cooking.tamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15325021567162995217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767888.post-6133966979506362402010-12-01T10:57:22.865-05:002010-12-01T10:57:22.865-05:00I really enjoyed Dining With Joy. I love to cook ...I really enjoyed Dining With Joy. I love to cook but it is kind hard to do for one person, so I don't do it too often. <br /><br />My kitchen story is my mom basically wants to kill me every time I cook at her house. I can't cook without making a huge mess. And it is usually after she has just cleaned the kitchen from top to bottom.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04523524527001629454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767888.post-53724498011766293362010-12-01T05:06:34.958-05:002010-12-01T05:06:34.958-05:00Fell in love with the kitchen aid mixer back in hi...Fell in love with the kitchen aid mixer back in high school. We used this mixer in our Chef's Club.<br /><br />atlmuzikfanzinc at gmail dot comatlmuzikfanzinchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05899058465566468759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767888.post-69442291622778171412010-12-01T00:19:47.503-05:002010-12-01T00:19:47.503-05:00Oh boy. I think I have too many stories...I can&#...Oh boy. I think I have too many stories...I can't remember any of them right now. Oh, wait, there was a recent one! I was making a number of pies for a family get-together. I was on a roll making one after the other and thought they all turned out great! Realized when I was cutting into them that some of the crusts were great, some stuck to the pan like raw dough! I had forgotten to bake the crust of the coconut cream pie first! Just did the same and I was doing with the others! At least the Cherry turned out amazing! :)Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18251553249650595159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767888.post-58262779930372123692010-11-30T17:11:52.710-05:002010-11-30T17:11:52.710-05:00The story that I have to listen to every year we s...The story that I have to listen to every year we share Thanksgiving with in-laws has to do with me purchasing a frozen turkey after work on the day preceeding Thanksgiving. Twenty-two people were coming for dinner; I stayed up most of the night running the shower on the bird to defrost in time to get in the oven.This was long ago and far away, when fresh turkeys had to be ordered in advance(which I learned that day, my mother hadn't told me that!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767888.post-45239524842415327512010-11-29T23:17:03.791-05:002010-11-29T23:17:03.791-05:00I've been married about 30 years now and have ...I've been married about 30 years now and have done LOTS of cooking since for our four sons and my hubby and lots of family and friends. BUT when I first got married, my husband was in school and we lived on scant groceries and creativity. One night I was in a big hurry to get supper on after teaching all day. I had chili powder, but for some reason as I mixed chili ingredients, I got the cinnamon! I dumped out the cinnamon before I realized what I had, so frantically I scraped as much of the cinnamon off as possible. It wasn't even an option to start over!<br /><br />I gave the chili extra chili seasoning, as I knew some of that cinnamon soaked in. Then, I got out some applesauce and sprinkled generous cinnamon on top. I set that next to my husband's bowl and hoped he wouldn't notice. Back in those days I was still sensitive about my cooking, so no way would I admit what I'd done.<br /><br />Hubby took a bite and then put down his spoon. Little did I know I'd married a man who would could discern every ingredient, could taste the difference between Coke and Pepsi, Lay's Potato Chips and Seyfert's. He says to me, "Is there cinnamon in this chili??" <br /><br />And I'm alarmed but still not wanting to own up to my mistake. I say, "You have cinnamon on your applesauce." (See? Not really lying....) He puts the applesauce on the other side of our table and takes another bite. <br /><br />"Yup. Tastes like cinnamon. New recipe?"<br /><br />At that point I broke down. We laugh about it now....<br /><br />I can't wait to read Dining with Joy! Love stories like that.<br />crystal.mrsinewaATgmailDOTcomCrystal Lainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09284296811544392777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767888.post-83965946416257937792010-11-29T17:16:04.511-05:002010-11-29T17:16:04.511-05:00My worst cooking moment was actually a birthday gi...My worst cooking moment was actually a birthday gift from my husband. We were fixing breakfast to enjoy together on my birthday. I turned my back and the next thing I knew he was juggling a pan and a ball of fire. Luckily, we were able to prevent things from getting worse and no one was hurt. However, he no longer has the right to tell others how much I can't cook! :)Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17245203197472904887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767888.post-1662680000127583622010-11-29T14:34:58.965-05:002010-11-29T14:34:58.965-05:00Hi Rachel, I just found your blog, I finished read...Hi Rachel, I just found your blog, I finished reading Dining With Joy last week and I loved it! Your books keep getting better and better, I can't wait for you next one! =D <br />I can't think of any kitchen mishaps that I have had, except the time I forgot to add baking soda to my pumpkin muffins (They tasted awful!) I do all the baking at our house, but last Thanksgiving my mom decided to make an apple pie and grabbed a bag of what she 'thought' was flour out of the cupboard. Anyways, the pie crust was NOT coming together, and was really powdery and icky. She finally bakes the pie, and we cut into it, and it tastes awful! Turns out she grabbed the buttermilk pancake mix! She thought it was some kind of wheat flour! My mom ended up having to make another pie, this time it was excellent!Nicole Knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767888.post-40325628847844710612010-11-29T12:58:10.930-05:002010-11-29T12:58:10.930-05:00Second Helping looks yummy. Kitchen Aid mixers are...Second Helping looks yummy. Kitchen Aid mixers are the best.<br />kristiedonelson(at)gmail(dot)comKristiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15812730250697992433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767888.post-86318868506047707382010-11-29T10:59:32.440-05:002010-11-29T10:59:32.440-05:00I look forward to reading "Dining With Joy&qu...I look forward to reading "Dining With Joy". My cooking mishap occurred when I was about 13 years old. My Dad and I decided to bake a cake, I was mixing the ingredients with a hand mixer when all of a sudden the glass cake pan that was sitting on the top of the stove exploded. (We didn't realize the stove top was on). We weren't hurt but there was glass every where. I turned the hand mixer off and just propped it on the bowl. I turned around to look at the mess when all of a sudden the bowl with the cake mix in it turned over and fell off the counter onto the floor and cake mix flew every where. It was a huge mess. We still talk about this many many many years later.Donna Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02359868371499015576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767888.post-76454086710974750732010-11-29T10:46:51.417-05:002010-11-29T10:46:51.417-05:00Met you on Facebook and am reading your Steeple Hi...Met you on Facebook and am reading your Steeple Hill Cafe book from my Library. Yea, another terrific author to add to my list of books to read! If I win the grand prize, my Mom will be getting one awesome Christmas gift as she does not have a Kitchen Aid mixer. Thank you for writing wholesome books that point us to our dear Savior!cwoody74noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767888.post-67008119096560816062010-11-29T10:34:28.761-05:002010-11-29T10:34:28.761-05:00A friend introduced me to your books, Rachel and I...A friend introduced me to your books, Rachel and I am LOVING them!! I can not wait for this one :)<br /><br />Hmm..the only cooking mishap I can think of off the top of my head is when I was helping my cousin make her mom's pea soup recipe. She asked me to use the blender to puree the peas. Can you guess what happened?? Yep..the top somehow never made it on before I pushed the button!! Oh, that was not fun to clean up!! There was green pea goop everywhere...even on the ceiling!! I'll never live that one down! :)Hollyhttp://twitter.com/hollysarahnoreply@blogger.com