Kirsten's Cookbook

Ive had this for years but just now thought of it because when some of my family comes over this weekend for my birthday we will be using one of the recipes. Does anyone else have this? If you do, you should really try the Baked Ham recipe, its amazing! The ginger gives it a really unique taste you dont often get in the way us Yanks normally cook ham. The potato soup and Swedish potatoes are really good too. Never tried anything else though. The soup needs a little bit of corn starch to make it thicker unless you like it thin and grated cheese over the top is really good. Anyway, I highly recommend it. If anyone wants one of those recipes just PM me and Ill send it to ya. I just have to add again, the Ham is AWESOME!! [img]tongue.gif[/img]

I have Felicity's cookbook and I LOVE it! I always use the recipes for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Once I had an all colonial dinner. We made chicken pudding (tasts better than it sounds), veal balls, sweet potatos and apples, green beans, and I think we made the fried ham and gravy (even though it was meant for breakfast). The veal balls are delicious! Also my friend once made the almonde tarts and gave me one and OMG they are so good! Those colonial people sure new how to cook!

Well thanks for the review! I actually got Felicitys cookbook off ebay awhile back and just have never gotton around to using it [img]confused.gif[/img] Now I will have to make a point of it! I dont know about the veal balls tho, I feel kinda guilty eating baby cow [img]redface.gif[/img] Im too sensitive I guess! But I will ceratinly give everything a try. Ive been wanting to do the chicken pudding but everyone in my family looked like this when I suggested it [img]graemlins/gulp.gif[/img] Haha. Thanks again!

It's good to know that you like the recipes in those books. I think I have Kirsten's and Felicity's cookbooks stashed away somewhere. I never really thought of actually making the recipes for some reason. I just thought it was interesting reading.

I agree, Chicken pudding sounds horrible. What is it like?

I love Kirsten's cookbook! I've had it since the cookbook of the original three girls. Every year on Christmas I make St. Lucia buns and rice pudding. Last year I also made Pepperkakkor. I have Felicity and Addy's cookbooks as well and made one or two things from them. I love cooking with my AGs!

Hmmmm....I might have to invest in those cookbooks, sounds like a fun thing to do with DD!

I'm just about to finish up my American Girl History class. We've done at least 6 items out of each of the cookbooks during our year. The favorites? Queenscakes (Felicity), Biscochitos (Josefina), Swedish Meatballs (Kirsten), Apple Brown Betty (Addy?). Everything we've made so far has been REALLY Good. My personal opinion is I don't like St. Lucia buns. Saffron gives them a great color, but the taste is like ground aluminum foil to me! [img]graemlins/gulp.gif[/img]

My favorite of the 6 cookbooks? Felicity's
Least Favorite: Molly's (Maybe just because the foods are much more common.)

Don't be scared by the rosewater in the Queenscakes. I had some REALLY picky little girls in my class and EVERYONE loved the cakes! Can't find rose water in your store??? Make your own! It's a great science experiment! [img]graemlins/smarty.gif[/img]

Pick roses from your own yard that HAVE NOT BEEN SPRAYED WITH ANYTHING (or get some from a neighbor that doesn't spray.) Pick off the petals - they say red ones are the most flavorful.
Get a big pot. (It needs to have a lid, and NOT a flat one!)
Put a scrubbed and sanitized brick in the middle of the pot(you can put it through the dishwasher first).
Arrange the petals around the brick, but don't make the layer of petals thicker than the brick.
Cover the petals (but not the brick) with water.
Put a small metal or glass bowl on the brick. (Plastic will melt)
Turn the lid of the pot upside down and put it on the pan.
Fill the pan lid with ice. (If you want to make this less messy, put the ice in a ziploc bag. Makes it easier to refill, too.)
Put the pan on your stove and turn the burner to high.

Here's what happens. The water absorbs the flavoring from the roses. The water then becomes vapor as the water boils. The vapor goes up, and hits the cold lid. The steam condenses, and becomes a liquid again. It rolls down the lid and drips into the bowl on the brick. What you end up with in the bowl, is rose water! [img]smile.gif[/img]

What you don't use for cakes is great in a soap, lotion, or whatever. It smells WONDERFUL!

<font color="#051E50" size="1">[ May 02, 2005 10:58 AM: Message edited by: Lissiefan ]</font>

Great post, Lissiefan!

Lissiefan...that's awesome! If my kids were young, I would do that this summer. What fun. [img]biggrin.gif[/img]

Mmm.... I love Kirsten's cookbook- my sisters and I make the swedish potatoes and swedish pancakes for Christmas breakfast every year before my parents wake up. Soooooo delicious!!!!
Greta

I'm sorry you didn't like the Lucia buns. AG's recipe isn't very good. Perhaps I can tempt you with a better recipe? I like the saffron flavor but I did not like the rosewater in Felicity's Queencakes. My young friend did not like the rosewater either. Kirsten's Swedish pancakes and Lucia buns are two of my all time favorite foods!

It's a shame they are out of print. The receipes sound very interesting.

I have Kirsten's and Molly's, but I haven't tried anything yet. I think I made Molly's PB&J rollups one time, though. I've been dying to try Samantha's petit fours from the AG Club Handbook, though!


Kirsten's food looks so, so, so delicious! I want to try that potato soup that's in the cookbook!

<font color="#051E50" size="1">[ May 02, 2005 06:24 PM: Message edited by: PrincessRuthie(Laura) ]</font>

I have made the peti fours, like 3 times amd they are SOOO good! But very messy to make! The last time I made them they replaced a birthday cake for my birthday just like Samantha did!

Princess Ruthie, the potatoe soup is awesome! One of my favorites. But heres some personal tips; add a bit of corn starch if you like a thicker broth and put some grated cheese on top. Do you have the book and havent made it yet, or would you like me to pm the recipe to you? [img]graemlins/smarty.gif[/img]

if anyone could direct me to a really great St Lucia bun recipe, I would be grateful. I have found a few onlien but don't know if they are good. I want to do a saint Lucia day next year. My husband thinks I won't get up beofre dawn to do it.

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Princess Ruthie, the potatoe soup is awesome! One of my favorites. But heres some personal tips; add a bit of corn starch if you like a thicker broth and put some grated cheese on top. Do you have the book and havent made it yet, or would you like me to pm the recipe to you? [img]graemlins/smarty.gif[/img]

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">It's more like I have the book and haven't made it yet! [img]wink.gif[/img] Thanks for offering to send me the recipe, though.

Lissiefan, your American Girl history class sounds like a lot of fun! To learn about history using AG, and be able to eat, too...that's like heaven!