tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-274435412024-03-13T08:52:07.009-07:00merryweather mamaNo power in the 'verse can stop me!~~Fireflytammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12650845555860045297noreply@blogger.comBlogger133125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27443541.post-22367468959293137982011-08-28T18:19:00.022-07:002011-08-28T20:19:07.508-07:00So, We're an Aggie family now.So apparently I am much better food blogger than I am a personal blogger.....sigh.<div>
<br /></div><div>Moving on!</div><div>
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<br /></div><div>I have this girl.</div><div>
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<br /></div><div>She's awesome and almost all grown-up. She makes me proud, she makes me laugh, she makes me super glad to be her mom. I don't know how I lucked out, but I'm not going to keep asking why, I'm just going to accept that she's mine!</div><div>
<br /></div><div>So, like I was saying; she's almost all grown-up. We dropped her off at college last week. Go Aggies!</div><div>
<br /></div><div>I will say that this event is bittersweet. I have always gotten a ton of satisfaction by watching my kids grow up and do the things that we want them to do. You know: go to school, learn to be independent, get jobs, learn to be self-sufficient, all that good stuff. </div><div>
<br /></div><div>But here's the down side: They go and get all independent and self sufficient and leave you to go to school! </div><div>
<br /></div><div>Sucks in a way! </div><div>
<br /></div><div>It makes me all wistful and lonely and afraid that she'll starve and freeze!! Worried that she might just go off and have a life of her own or something. Without me being able to watch all the funny and the frustrating and the entertaining stuff! (she's so dang entertaining!!)</div><div>
<br /></div><div>See--such conflicting emotions!!</div><div>
<br /></div><div>Well, I managed to bypass most of the angst leading up to her leaving by driving myself into a different kind of frenzy. The kind that comes from deciding to make her a secret (ha!) going away to college quilt. </div><div>
<br /></div><div>Did I plan to do this all along and just procrastinate like I usually do? </div><div>
<br /></div><div>No. Not this time. </div><div>
<br /></div><div>I was flat-out last-minute guilt tripped into making one. Not by Sid, mind you. I think I had her convinced that it couldn't possibly happen. </div><div>
<br /></div><div>It was me. And Lisa Young a little bit. </div><div>
<br /></div><div>Sidney fell in love with the quilt Lisa made her college-bound boy and I just couldn't make myself disappoint. Not when I could use it as the perfect opportunity to make Sid something that would remind her of all the people she left behind. That would possibly make her cry when she looked at it, and would make it impossible to wrap herself up in the snuggly softness of it without thinking of her ever-loving mama. </div><div>
<br /></div><div>No devious intentions here at all! </div><div>
<br /></div><div>Thank goodness Lisa had already done the creative, brain-thinking work on the quilt she made allowing me to shamelessly steal her idea for family handprints. So cute and sentimental!! </div><div>
<br /></div><div>Thank you ever so dang much, Lisa!! </div><div>
<br /></div><div>And thank goodness also that I have a never-ending supply of half-finished projects (Yay!! Totally knocked two birds in the head with this project!) that I could poach from making it possible to actually finish this quilt in a little over a week without buying much fabric at all. Which, by the way, never could have happened without the help of several people, two being Kellie, who quilted it in record time, even though she should have been training for her marathon, and sewing her own kid's college quilt, and also Sid's friend, who kept me alerted with texts as to when she would be arriving home from work and dates so I could frantically hide the project before she came in. Seriously couldn't have done it without you, *Dust!</div><div>
<br /></div><div> Here is a look at the college/UFP quilt that Sid seemed to love! </div><div>
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmyLJfnbZGUmV-gZmIz9pBaHskfggsgXncw1QaUcFSD9FjhnBVoCoDILM0Dx-NI6LR_z14kNyW0T2TCEeo18rKxa1Uf-tYGsPRXqF_-lBEhgmrPHQ5e7tXtcNNRR4ZiqGE5d_2/s1600/DSC_7532.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 371px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmyLJfnbZGUmV-gZmIz9pBaHskfggsgXncw1QaUcFSD9FjhnBVoCoDILM0Dx-NI6LR_z14kNyW0T2TCEeo18rKxa1Uf-tYGsPRXqF_-lBEhgmrPHQ5e7tXtcNNRR4ZiqGE5d_2/s400/DSC_7532.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646102187309283202" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The fabrics in this quilt were scraps leftover from my parents 50th wedding anniversary quilt. So Sid has a bit of grandma and grandpa with her up there as well.</div><div>
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Rp5MjeuquBHrMG9IVs98lXfagLUzgHeYLkSpFXxHurh3cbcOxdMnMFs61p7e0Ed4gTJ_SrN-bUWDk-P4b8rEt7eltidsGH2-pC-OLzGGTGKSCSOFhb3mssQF-dzlP4ey2-qI/s1600/DSC_7537.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 346px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Rp5MjeuquBHrMG9IVs98lXfagLUzgHeYLkSpFXxHurh3cbcOxdMnMFs61p7e0Ed4gTJ_SrN-bUWDk-P4b8rEt7eltidsGH2-pC-OLzGGTGKSCSOFhb3mssQF-dzlP4ey2-qI/s400/DSC_7537.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646101666900484754" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I used Lisa's idea for a handprint from everyone in the family. I love it. It's what makes the quilt such a special thing! Most everyone's print was stitched in their favorite color. </div><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlbnUGpXQkK4LIW0FzPPZtcwNvOqOdB9_WrShLwpn5wluXo2O5OCzzZWLfAALT0OACMnCjuI0oSHX2ppYNdsC2TFlzeJzui8GlO0JjEM5a1in7TkrpDSYtjhJvDVjFHkQU_Dl4/s1600/DSC_7538.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 394px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlbnUGpXQkK4LIW0FzPPZtcwNvOqOdB9_WrShLwpn5wluXo2O5OCzzZWLfAALT0OACMnCjuI0oSHX2ppYNdsC2TFlzeJzui8GlO0JjEM5a1in7TkrpDSYtjhJvDVjFHkQU_Dl4/s400/DSC_7538.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646101428546071026" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I'll admit that this block was an indulgence. I think of Sidney when I see Tinkerbell. I like to pretend that Sid likes her as much as I do.....Tink was actually stitched twice--each line in two colors to give her some extra dimension. The pattern for Tink came from a shirt Sidney got last time we went to Disneyland. </div><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOhFs0le_By3OMI2CNTaoOVLmqLu2oZwHDD9AKvVzsydYS-oykS2t_2EebjBGrQD-_lVIvcBMDmfMwlNSW8V4p0CqCJ8wrNMjiSuQNYx_m_TSBVL8THdWhAmo5w-oylTjBKapA/s1600/DSC_7540.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 380px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOhFs0le_By3OMI2CNTaoOVLmqLu2oZwHDD9AKvVzsydYS-oykS2t_2EebjBGrQD-_lVIvcBMDmfMwlNSW8V4p0CqCJ8wrNMjiSuQNYx_m_TSBVL8THdWhAmo5w-oylTjBKapA/s400/DSC_7540.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646101200832612898" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Sid is a cowgirl at heart. This quilt wouldn't have been complete without some horseflesh!</div><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtBOb67Tn1UrXAdU63aKFmkYuy96Hmg1-nzQPZQfwK4F1DrCyGMtLShy_pP7yQX1jpRqueqnuFtt4svxeT1T5s7p7cBG40RIk0dBIs13Y18REPlOrKRTkndvn5OG3MfEbU8tuP/s1600/DSC_7543.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 350px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtBOb67Tn1UrXAdU63aKFmkYuy96Hmg1-nzQPZQfwK4F1DrCyGMtLShy_pP7yQX1jpRqueqnuFtt4svxeT1T5s7p7cBG40RIk0dBIs13Y18REPlOrKRTkndvn5OG3MfEbU8tuP/s400/DSC_7543.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646101033985909314" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">When Sid was describing the college quilt she wished I could make, the only block she specifically requested (before I told her that no way could I make a quilt in time for her to take to college) was a block in the middle that said "Crazy Girl". Her song of the Summer.</div><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirpqhlyjzgXo7DHRzJGkvtNEJrK7BhFQNBQnLJASdJhDCNTuzJ3vuzYLLmE86n_ZPe2AsCh4aq4ckQbpdo5qzxL-mzDyvL9KeQvmm2xQLNZeAvy2xa5Pc2m2mdM6dJSgQjyNAj/s1600/DSC_7536.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 392px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirpqhlyjzgXo7DHRzJGkvtNEJrK7BhFQNBQnLJASdJhDCNTuzJ3vuzYLLmE86n_ZPe2AsCh4aq4ckQbpdo5qzxL-mzDyvL9KeQvmm2xQLNZeAvy2xa5Pc2m2mdM6dJSgQjyNAj/s400/DSC_7536.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5646108770675503602" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">This was the most special block of the quilt. I had *Dust be all sneaky-like and secretly get her handprint so I could include it in the quilt. I just didn't think it would be complete without all of us on it together. I asked everyone in our family, and a couple of Sid's close friends, to tell me three words that make them think of Sid. (Had to be a little creative when it came to Jack--his words are in orange. Oh yeah-- you can click on the pic to read all the awesome things about Sid!) </div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I stitched all those words around her hand in colors that coordinated with that person's handprint so Sid would know who said what. A couple of words were said by multiple people and I wanted to include that, so they have different colors making up the word. I will forever love this block! </div><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Never a second passed that I wasn't grateful to be able to make this quilt. For all that it signifies, for all that it says about Sidney, for all that it symbolizes how much I love her, I am thankful. </div>tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12650845555860045297noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27443541.post-41208096647368430942011-05-10T10:40:00.012-07:002011-06-10T09:55:05.278-07:00That's my BOY.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-YpMk-aWbHtz5-L29AFD76eeM1NtWgE3Wi7oX7Wjnuz2cwqTiTixcRDAeF7ZWDVshznWhUs7BeeJ9ikkJoMjBciew-ELphtPsG_vZXkO_SkBHFm3srOpRl4o6VQRI-egmhbgg/s1600/DSC_4616.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-YpMk-aWbHtz5-L29AFD76eeM1NtWgE3Wi7oX7Wjnuz2cwqTiTixcRDAeF7ZWDVshznWhUs7BeeJ9ikkJoMjBciew-ELphtPsG_vZXkO_SkBHFm3srOpRl4o6VQRI-egmhbgg/s400/DSC_4616.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605182046132757442" /></a><br />Nicholas is an artist. Seriously. Since he was very little, he's had such a talent for drawing, coloring, creating. <div><br /></div><div>Very imaginative!<div><div><br /></div><div>A few months ago, (yes months.....-'cause that's how I row (hehe)) Nicholas came and asked me to draw a picture with him. Usually we do this back and forth, random thing where in the end we create an amazing and kind of nonsensical piece of art work with all sorts of cool elements. </div><div><br /></div><div>This time, I drew a happy little snail that obviously was on it's way to help himself to the Hosta in my front yard:</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-E4xz3idkfOxke7q9dJOmLm9La9Z7BooLJF9DPCbjN-LaTIUtlLKurPsdYrMDCYpm2apAHKhhqMJnPbDJ2j-ipM74ovaT8mKnx-GEzMKBZHfg1gGTGPYat3uwghVXCseptaC-/s1600/Scan+2.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-E4xz3idkfOxke7q9dJOmLm9La9Z7BooLJF9DPCbjN-LaTIUtlLKurPsdYrMDCYpm2apAHKhhqMJnPbDJ2j-ipM74ovaT8mKnx-GEzMKBZHfg1gGTGPYat3uwghVXCseptaC-/s400/Scan+2.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605180308201752306" /></a>Then I gave it back to Nicholas so he could add his bit.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This is what I got back:<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiimXE7HG2gEOikwyA_h9Si5NSjEkSB5iz9ivdpy_4-D9_9J32fNuCpFZnZrxNC2MxwfZUNqqtRTCjFf2zHbqzyfQ83bptUepr_yhhUCnsc5TCGKCBbTMCtIX0WbP-l11yxTZgX/s1600/Scan+1.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiimXE7HG2gEOikwyA_h9Si5NSjEkSB5iz9ivdpy_4-D9_9J32fNuCpFZnZrxNC2MxwfZUNqqtRTCjFf2zHbqzyfQ83bptUepr_yhhUCnsc5TCGKCBbTMCtIX0WbP-l11yxTZgX/s400/Scan+1.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605180677027396082" /></a></div></div></div><br /><br />I like to imagine that now the happy snail is all dressed up ready to combat the tuna fish cans full of beer that I set out for him to drown in.<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">On a side note:</span></b></span> <div><br /></div><div>My SIL and I are putting together an actual website to house our recipes and food photograpy which is really why I have not posted since February. Now, just maybe, my blog can go back to it's original purpose which was more of a family journal. It seems that it eventually became overcome with posts about my secret food desires as the wife of a chef and so, you should be looking soon for</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666600;"><a href="http://secretlifeofachefswife.com/">The Secret Life of a Chef's Wife</a></span></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div>on a computer screen near you. Or in front of you, or on your lap.....whatever.</div>tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12650845555860045297noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27443541.post-65772249818713147782011-02-22T14:28:00.005-07:002011-06-06T16:38:15.297-07:00Island Ranch Chicken<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNYfC_vw5aAWbaDChm6eplk5X9YMVZe2U-Yo-gJ-ENI57BWHGBrErQSJ0gOZT1pGQVNofHD8Hh5OAvjOKrqPybMBHDVnZjg6tvZ8rZaJR8EbHSpuc8XQQ6CdCtRxTIgDOf731K/s1600/Island+Ranch+Chicken++001.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNYfC_vw5aAWbaDChm6eplk5X9YMVZe2U-Yo-gJ-ENI57BWHGBrErQSJ0gOZT1pGQVNofHD8Hh5OAvjOKrqPybMBHDVnZjg6tvZ8rZaJR8EbHSpuc8XQQ6CdCtRxTIgDOf731K/s400/Island+Ranch+Chicken++001.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576629233753484018" /></a><div>I love community cookbooks. </div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>Whether a city, school, business, or League it seems that when asked to contribute, people pull out all the best recipes in their cache. </div><div><br /></div><div>Almost without exception, you can count on the recipes being great! Every so often you might come across a dud, but I account this to the fact that everyone has at least one bizarre family 'treasure' that they have no idea is actually kinda weird. </div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>Case in point: </div><div><br /></div><div>My dad used to make 'french omelette's' every Christmas morning and we'd eat them topped with tomato sauce straight out of a can. I loved this family tradition and so of course I pulled it out one Christmas after we had kids, wanting to continue on with it. Needless to say, I got some puzzled looks and had plenty of leftovers, if you know what I mean!</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm not going to lie though, I sometimes get a wicked craving for those thin eggy pancakes with warm tomato on top!</div><div><br /></div><div>This recipe came right out of one of those cookbooks. A compilation of recipes from the families in our church group. There are recipes in this book that are <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC00;">GOLD</span></b></span> I tell you! I think this is one of them. Originally dubbed 'Keele's Favorite Chicken', this dish's original instructions require cooking three hours in a crock pot which comes in super handy if you belong to my church, as our meetings last three hours exactly each Sunday. Perfect!</div><div><br /></div><div>Not being crock pot proficient, I let mine bake in a 9x13 pyrex in the oven. Takes less time and I have better luck keeping the chicken tender. </div><div><br /></div><div>Sometimes you just need something simple and delicious, and I think this should be in everybody's recipe box under that heading. The sauce comes together in a slightly sweet, slightly sour, slightly creamy way, and gives the chicken a nice flavor. I serve it over rice, but it could easily be served with noodles or potatoes. Add a vegetable, and you're good to go!</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999900;">Island Ranch Chicken</span></b></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(aka Keele's Favorite Chicken)</span></div><div><br /></div><div>3-4 pounds of boneless, skinless chicken breasts or tenders </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>(<a href="http://merryweathermama.blogspot.com/2010/03/raspberry-ginger-chicken.html">brine</a> chicken breasts if needed)</div><div>1 jar apricot preserves (12 oz)</div><div>8 oz. ranch dressing--you can use bottled, but I make my own:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>1/2 cup mayonnaise</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>1/2 cup buttermilk</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>1 1/2 T. Hidden Valley Ranch dressing mix</div><div>1 envelope Lipton Onion Soup Mix: original,dry</div><div><br /></div><div>After brining chicken, rinse it off and place in a 9 x 13 casserole dish. Mix together the sauce ingredients, mixing dressing ingredients together separately if making your own. Pour over chicken and cover dish with foil. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-45 minutes, depending on the thickness of your chicken, making sure your chicken is cooked thoroughly</div><div>Remove chicken from dish and set aside. If desired, thicken sauce with approx. a tablespoon of corn starch mixed with 2 tablespoons of cold water. </div><div>Serve over rice. </div><div><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi35HL78gWLB1mjIm_LeqodYcVS4EJRfi19fhUvPn4DeAE8qbMiDQY-TqLSR9yRPWjb7ZUYYX_FdROJazc7HZRF-BIEZ5dK2g2uls_yrUIW3Aj8rnomqVOTVj90l5PBaKr2fUiM/s1600/Island+Ranch+Chicken++002.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi35HL78gWLB1mjIm_LeqodYcVS4EJRfi19fhUvPn4DeAE8qbMiDQY-TqLSR9yRPWjb7ZUYYX_FdROJazc7HZRF-BIEZ5dK2g2uls_yrUIW3Aj8rnomqVOTVj90l5PBaKr2fUiM/s1600/Island+Ranch+Chicken++002.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi35HL78gWLB1mjIm_LeqodYcVS4EJRfi19fhUvPn4DeAE8qbMiDQY-TqLSR9yRPWjb7ZUYYX_FdROJazc7HZRF-BIEZ5dK2g2uls_yrUIW3Aj8rnomqVOTVj90l5PBaKr2fUiM/s400/Island+Ranch+Chicken++002.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576629071459247490" /></a><br /></div>tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12650845555860045297noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27443541.post-35046045914944751712011-02-14T18:52:00.013-07:002011-02-15T15:41:27.035-07:00Breathe<div style="text-align: center;">After baking, icing, decorating and wrapping 20 dozen of the <a href="http://merryweathermama.blogspot.com/2009/02/food-photo-friday-soft-sugar-cookies.html">pretty pastries</a> pictured below for a<a href="http://www.emporiumstyle.org/"> posh little local boutique</a>, I switched gears and decided to try something different to hand out as my personal Valentines this year.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipXVC2z7S8KSCEKcS6kENIMmgHn9II_pe_e3DDmyByMMUxfoVCu3gLsub0DURz8iTfvyrI4qJZjeIn5MvpB9piZ7rKeyCIllDukAlZKllPbc1KLh81D3nr19ZhS_q_XbXqw4b_/s1600/DSC_3887.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipXVC2z7S8KSCEKcS6kENIMmgHn9II_pe_e3DDmyByMMUxfoVCu3gLsub0DURz8iTfvyrI4qJZjeIn5MvpB9piZ7rKeyCIllDukAlZKllPbc1KLh81D3nr19ZhS_q_XbXqw4b_/s400/DSC_3887.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573733239648604690" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">I played around with a glace icing technique that turned out to be so much fun! I experimented with all sorts of designs, and found that Valentines Day is the perfect holiday for these type of cookie! Swirls and hearts are easy and beautiful and I even see EKG blips in the</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Mille</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Feuille</span> pattern!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWckIAX1uMuZEGMEkhG_bs3E7sCv0D2kRhj2aPIL7rItxTAS75Saki2WhtU91FH30ZP_JBygLbJPwLPmFjYIO7OHU26ucoGCHpa_hNx3139vVFTyz3o4XVtdSpAwWKN1z5s-oH/s1600/DSC_3871+%25281%2529.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWckIAX1uMuZEGMEkhG_bs3E7sCv0D2kRhj2aPIL7rItxTAS75Saki2WhtU91FH30ZP_JBygLbJPwLPmFjYIO7OHU26ucoGCHpa_hNx3139vVFTyz3o4XVtdSpAwWKN1z5s-oH/s400/DSC_3871+%25281%2529.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573733007380657506" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I boxed them up for friends and found <a href="http://belladia.typepad.com/bella_dia/2009/02/vintage-valentines-to-print.html">these</a> adorable Vintage Valentines to attach!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrcChtjZZXypRW-m6wA7uPqbArU5NPkqhwm2LACGg_OLsP_tvShfcORU3cPxJe6rUx0-5N9gwEkD_elAm_Ra_rnf2x5BrPfcPqHbhNo5ShngfwhIy8kkHFVZOhlr3gDtXOY4ZA/s1600/DSC_3957.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrcChtjZZXypRW-m6wA7uPqbArU5NPkqhwm2LACGg_OLsP_tvShfcORU3cPxJe6rUx0-5N9gwEkD_elAm_Ra_rnf2x5BrPfcPqHbhNo5ShngfwhIy8kkHFVZOhlr3gDtXOY4ZA/s400/DSC_3957.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573731207208676002" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love Valentines Day, and even though for me this year it was stretched out to about two weeks long, I still couldn't stop myself from sticking to tradition and finishing up with my own Valentines to hand out. I feel like I can breathe freely now and I'm pretty sure I won't be tempted to make sugar cookie for at least another two weeks!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Giorno</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">felice</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">dei</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">biglietti</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">di</span> S. Valentino!</i></b></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(It sounds prettiest in Italian!)</span></div>tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12650845555860045297noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27443541.post-33283339626715012092011-02-03T10:27:00.015-07:002011-02-08T11:51:51.064-07:00Valentine Whoopie Pies<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZQMl9oTug-n4r0_hpKFbQWhAm3T7Eum834pnQXmsuU_1W2dc8suaJHPVZZpq59PNTRN3EJrB0mf8DeD0eoWI0zSsrumLr2DeZqLR7-Qcn-qs6OzA8ClIcBY9_r6jvgbBTcg-d/s1600/Whhopie+Pie+%25235.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569520005329421186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZQMl9oTug-n4r0_hpKFbQWhAm3T7Eum834pnQXmsuU_1W2dc8suaJHPVZZpq59PNTRN3EJrB0mf8DeD0eoWI0zSsrumLr2DeZqLR7-Qcn-qs6OzA8ClIcBY9_r6jvgbBTcg-d/s400/Whhopie+Pie+%25235.jpg" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><br /></span><span style="COLOR: rgb(153,102,51)" class="Apple-style-span"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">Whoopie Pies.</span></b></span> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="left"> </div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="left"><br /></div><div align="left" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I'm about to climb on my soapbox here, so either settle in, </span></div><div align="left" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">or scroll down to the actual recipe. </span></div><div align="left" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> This could get </span><span style="color:#999900;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">ugly</span></strong></span>.</div><div align="left" style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Like I was saying: </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#996633;"></span></b></span><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#996633;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">Whoopie Pies. </span></span></b><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#996633;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#996633;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">That delicious, American Original dessert, ostensibly created by </span></span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#996633;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Amish women when confronted with an excess of cake batter. </span></span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#996633;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Sent lovingly with their men into the fields where, upon discovering</span></span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#996633;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> the sweet treat in their lunches, would yell, </span></span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#996633;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal;font-size:medium;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#996633;">"WHOOPIE!"</span></span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#996633;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#996633;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> I'm pretty certain there is no connection to the other connotation of the word. </span></span></span><br /></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#996633;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></b></span><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"></span> </div><div align="left" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Now, here's my </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ff0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">problem</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">: </span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Whoopie Pies are springing up all over the</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333ff;">food-o-sphere</span></b></span>.</div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">In basically as many variations as there are cake and frosting.</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">And all are delicious! I mean, what could be bad about </span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">a yummy</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc6600;">pumpkin </span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">cake/cookie schmeared with fluffy cream cheese frosting? </span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Nothing in my book. </span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I'd eat 'em all the live long day!</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I just wouldn't call them</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#996633;">Whoopie Pies. </span></b></span></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Let me explain:</span><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I count myself as a member of that particular group of people who harbor very protective feelings about the</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"> Amish</span></b></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">and all things ascribed to them.</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I see them as quaint, peace-loving, artistic people who embrace a simpler,</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">very devout way of life. Their love of God and family mirrors </span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">my own feelings and their sense of community is beyond compare. </span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">While I can't see myself personally adhering to their strict way of life, I do respect and appreciate it.</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I mean, the quilts alone--</span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600cc;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">devine!!</span></span></b></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">However;</span><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I think the area in which the Amish utterly excel</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">and where a good deal of my respect resides is the food. </span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">My mom had an Amish cookbook that I used to pour over </span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">even as a 10-12 year old.</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The fact that it held my attention even then (sans photographs) is a testament to how </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffcc00;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">scrumptious</span></span></b> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">the recipes sounded. </span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">My favorite being the Amish Stew that I faithfully use today. </span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Lucky Amish that they can stick to the traditional use of </span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">butter, lard, and cream </span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">and still maintain a lifestyle that allows the correct </span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">metabolism to avoid obesity. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I have to stick to moderation.</span></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">That being said, the correct, traditional Amish definition of a </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#996633;">Whoopie Pie</span></b></span> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">is a Dark Chocolate cake filled with a </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">fluffy white filling which utilizes a flour/milk thickener.</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaUYBlyUUp85U1sHv66oCvedWpFUJ7BqSlKcAx50VYw7wSln-KsnQKRkPnR-7ES1hABd0X8W_4h3VRldr0FVpeYdSsPjVMiyhGZSIz7Lrq_sT0PBJNHf8GHlw2YruDYEEsKb0-/s1600/Whoopie+Pie+%25231.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569518514521014594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaUYBlyUUp85U1sHv66oCvedWpFUJ7BqSlKcAx50VYw7wSln-KsnQKRkPnR-7ES1hABd0X8W_4h3VRldr0FVpeYdSsPjVMiyhGZSIz7Lrq_sT0PBJNHf8GHlw2YruDYEEsKb0-/s400/Whoopie+Pie+%25231.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Oh, and shortening.</span><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The filling contains shortening. </span><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">This gives me pause, as I find it a rather abhorrent ingredient </span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">to put in anything. I avoid it whenever I possibly can and only</span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> include it in recipes that would be </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">sacrilege</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> to alter. </span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Like Lunch Lady Peanutbutter Fingers. </span></div><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">But that is another post for another day. </span></div><br /><br />I digress--<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Just put the shortening in and forget about it.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> It's not that much in the grand scheme of things and </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">if you've ever eaten a </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffcc00;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Twinkie</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, well, you're obviously still here,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> so it's gonna be okay. </span></div><br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">FACT</span></span></b>:<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> Cake sandwiches with frosting in between</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> do not a Legitimate Whoppie Pie make. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Long hours of discussion with my BFF</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffcc00;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Kellie,</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">who left her heart in Lancaster County PA bears this out.<br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">So make 'em however you want, with whatever you want,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> but for the sake of avoiding discombobulation and </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">degridation of this American Classic, we will call them:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Cake Sandwiches Not To Be Confused With Legit Whoopie Pies.</span></span></b></div><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">This recipe comes straight out of BFF </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#ffcc33;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Kellie's</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> box.</span><br /><br /><br />i.e. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#996633;">Legit Whoopie Pies</span></b></span>.<br /><div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPmdrlkMBytwSe_GBh2lKuZlAV6cWO4xjJ5P7jmzNeGVyqjUyHB0m6ekq3aX9oKa34-2oiDoUTD_w633UuFKP_LKDCgylS0Uf2B1kSe_mikUR0L4pETAM4InhXFH8BLtmPDmKY/s1600/Whoopie+Pie+%25232.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; 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It is a lot to accomplish in one day so make your curd first. It can easily sit a couple of days in the refrigerator. Then make the cookie/cake portion. I do the filling last.**</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc0000;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#996633;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">Whoopie Pies</span></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Mix until smooth:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1 cup cocoa</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1 cup hot water</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Cool 5 minutes.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Cream together:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1 cup shortening</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">3 cups granulated sugar</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Add:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">4 eggs</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">2 teaspoons vanilla extract</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">cooled cocoa mix from above</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Sift together:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">5 1/3 cups flour</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">2 teaspoons baking powder</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">2 teaspoons baking soda</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1/2 teaspoon salt</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Add to above mixture alternately with :</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1 cup buttermilk</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Make sure you mix well (but don't over mix!) or you'll get pie halves that do this:</span></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkWbWd6c9bJgA1MQ-GmSYeJxFCANELS_-jxRK8j70Tkt4y-_ORXpryNA1x_FK457I3zP8KrjtkcyuRYLFctYxsYkGJwdg67jyUoH_btwUqtT0-KkJhYcDx4T6Hqb1LAkOOag1S/s1600/Whoopie+Pie+%25234.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569512397383568946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkWbWd6c9bJgA1MQ-GmSYeJxFCANELS_-jxRK8j70Tkt4y-_ORXpryNA1x_FK457I3zP8KrjtkcyuRYLFctYxsYkGJwdg67jyUoH_btwUqtT0-KkJhYcDx4T6Hqb1LAkOOag1S/s400/Whoopie+Pie+%25234.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Scoop onto silpat or parchment lined baking sheet using a large level scoop (I use the 3 Tblsp. size for large pies. I get about 20-24 finished pies. You could use a 2 Tblsp. size.) Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 10-11 minutes. Cool on pan a minute, then remove to a cooling rack. When cooled, set aside. Keep unused batter in refrigerator until ready to bake.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><b>Filling for Whoopie Pies</b></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">6 Tablespoons flour</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1/8 teaspoon salt</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">2 cups milk</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1 1/2 cups shortening</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">3 cups powdered sugar</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">4 teaspoon vanilla (use clear vanilla if you want really white filling)</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1 recipe</span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span><a href="http://merryweathermama.blogspot.com/2011/02/this-is-good-stuff-man.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Raspberry Curd</span></span></a></b></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Mix the flour and salt in a small saucepan. Slowly whisk in milk. Stir and cook until thickened, about 5-7 minutes. Cool in fridge. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Cream shortening and powdered sugar in a mixer. Add vanilla and chilled milk mixture. Mix well. I run the mixture through a sieve at this point just to get rid of any flour lumps. Return to mixing bowl and mix for 7 minutes. I use the wire whisks for the filling. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Fold in as much</span><a href="http://merryweathermama.blogspot.com/2011/02/this-is-good-stuff-man.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">raspberry curd</span></b></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> as you like according to your taste.</span></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih0OP3Cxk0E-2kU0L-GcVIquEAsrHKFNBmzWy9FDupOCIgnjHvVs1pI2IzEdVpTnDQy5FcfK5kDhYEfQt5XUQtqon6kHv2oZHqeBz-BuxjsmTuxIQgTxNSJZm9RQANazEcJq_P/s1600/Raspberry+Curd+%25233.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569516522361126402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih0OP3Cxk0E-2kU0L-GcVIquEAsrHKFNBmzWy9FDupOCIgnjHvVs1pI2IzEdVpTnDQy5FcfK5kDhYEfQt5XUQtqon6kHv2oZHqeBz-BuxjsmTuxIQgTxNSJZm9RQANazEcJq_P/s400/Raspberry+Curd+%25233.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993399;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">Assembly:</span></span></b></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Match up the whoopie pie cookies as best as you can. Spread filling on one half and sandwich with matching half. I like a lot of filling, use what you want. I individually wrap whoopie pies and store in the refrigerator (or freezer).</span></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFun1I1W8-vIgTgwbRSRj5D79jc7Mwmx3QRPy1sz1-TgBRmjbK-woK9WgmL-IxeEaZd9mm40QSGcXAI84PhuKGYECKjOjK24NKkhEzHRIgCAfccIz0nLi8vfNkNVVqWt3CJ8Nw/s1600/Whoopie+Pie+%25236.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569520360689508546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFun1I1W8-vIgTgwbRSRj5D79jc7Mwmx3QRPy1sz1-TgBRmjbK-woK9WgmL-IxeEaZd9mm40QSGcXAI84PhuKGYECKjOjK24NKkhEzHRIgCAfccIz0nLi8vfNkNVVqWt3CJ8Nw/s400/Whoopie+Pie+%25236.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Give these a try and as always, I'd love your feedback!</span></div>tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12650845555860045297noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27443541.post-47874481068605784812011-02-03T08:18:00.011-07:002011-02-03T15:58:27.676-07:00Raspberry Curd<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicC_OM6jBWnO1wldvI7QaCWpF9ADEmcMg3NySit0_WXjrF4ZSOWbqOplVOx7LKE-gav-E2Fkj1Q_wSUqQlixEHvKSFg79BEoFEiUxALickCwcuqrdhk3294XIoLpX0e6zYWUZz/s1600/Raspberry+Curd+%25231.5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicC_OM6jBWnO1wldvI7QaCWpF9ADEmcMg3NySit0_WXjrF4ZSOWbqOplVOx7LKE-gav-E2Fkj1Q_wSUqQlixEHvKSFg79BEoFEiUxALickCwcuqrdhk3294XIoLpX0e6zYWUZz/s400/Raspberry+Curd+%25231.5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569483310386645890" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">This is good stuff, man. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> I mean, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">it's</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;"> 'take-a-taste-to-see-how-it-turned-out-and-then-forget -that-you-actually-made-it-for-a-specific-purpose-and-keep-spooning-it-in-your-mouth-with-abandon!'</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> good! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I think I'm a curd fan for life. If you've got puree or juice, or nectar; you've got the beginnings of some delicious yum! I made this particularly for the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><a href="http://merryweathermama.blogspot.com/2011/02/valentine-whoopie-pies.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">Valentine Whoopie Pies</span></a></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, but I could see it used in many ways:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1. Cupcake filling</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">2. Served with raspberry scones</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">3. Mixed with butter for rolls or <a href="http://merryweathermama.blogspot.com/2010/08/navajo-tacos.html">frybread</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">4. Layered in a cake or pie</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">5. On pancakes or crepes.......</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Possibilities are unlimited! It's not difficult, but it does require a few specifics:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1. A non-reactive pan to cook it in.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> If you have a glass or stainless steel double boiler, super!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> If not, fashion one, like I do:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgsUJQV36jsCO3GpdWPY_VNKFWgg2gOQR46D07EZujUBTjHWqJ-0du8j3qZbjM0wUL_ptO-jd3bvDU8USbwoF6CqJN0dtQOYfh1jrZ9egY33o6RIiQatqp0gZkpgpCGQOUHrhd/s1600/DSC_3727.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgsUJQV36jsCO3GpdWPY_VNKFWgg2gOQR46D07EZujUBTjHWqJ-0du8j3qZbjM0wUL_ptO-jd3bvDU8USbwoF6CqJN0dtQOYfh1jrZ9egY33o6RIiQatqp0gZkpgpCGQOUHrhd/s400/DSC_3727.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569502350820571090" /></a></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Take a medium-sized stainless kitchen bowl and place it on a smaller saucepan containing an inch or two of water. As long as the water is not touching the bottom of the pan it will work. I use this to melt chocolate, make pastry cream, curds, anything you would need a double boiler for! It works like a charm! You can easily control the heat by how much water is in the bottom pan and the temperature of your stove! If you use a pan with reactive metals, like aluminum, it will react with the acidity of your ingredients and impart a metallic taste to your curd. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Yuk.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> It's now ruined.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> Don't do it.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">2. Actual raspberries. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Frozen is fine. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">3. Butter.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> Lots of it. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Unsalted, please!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">4. Plastic wrap.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">To place directly over the top of your curd.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">So it doesn't form that yukky dried-out skin on the top.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Don't skip this step.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> That's pretty much it! Are you ready?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Let's begin!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">Raspberry Curd:</span></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">10 oz. fresh or frozen raspberries (thaw if using frozen)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">1/2 cup granulated sugar</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">4 egg yolks</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">juice from half a medium lemon (about 2 tsp.)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">6 Tablespoons butter--cut into Tablespoon-sized chunks.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Puree raspberries. Run through a sieve small enough to catch the seeds. Measure enough puree to equal 3/4 cup. You might get a different amount using fresh vs. frozen, so be ready to puree more raspberries if needed.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Fashion a double boiler using a medium, non-reactive (stainless steel is great) bowl fitted over a small pan with an inch or so of simmering water. Or if you actually have a double boiler, great!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Pour 3/4 cups raspberry puree, sugar, Egg yolks, and lemon juice into the double boiler. Stir well and let cook over simmering water until mixture thickens, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the chunks of butter. Mix until butter is melted.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Strain through sieve again and place into a small bowl. You should have about 1 1/2 cups of curd. Lay some plastic wrap directly onto the surface of the curd and set in fridge to cool.</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj75YEks0icR_mbehgh96_XOdvAA4UeTiIoOdR-oE0BGCroRqpvo3CQgh_egH9nMTZHFDqPi8MeDKWuE_w5Uo-BuDb6FXsx100BdKn623ydoUa5xbeF76g9qd6kF2Q-Pt7xKRx8/s1600/Raspberry+Curd+%25232.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj75YEks0icR_mbehgh96_XOdvAA4UeTiIoOdR-oE0BGCroRqpvo3CQgh_egH9nMTZHFDqPi8MeDKWuE_w5Uo-BuDb6FXsx100BdKn623ydoUa5xbeF76g9qd6kF2Q-Pt7xKRx8/s400/Raspberry+Curd+%25232.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569483435877344146" /></a>tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12650845555860045297noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27443541.post-29836726854356118712011-01-28T10:57:00.009-07:002011-02-15T10:01:22.249-07:00Garlic Knots--Another App idea for the Super Bowl<div><div></div><div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj424YY1wAzOZPmmR05f8mWe8icsW2wPBaxC0LRfORzMEtil4RUGD-_xEXf2nSiLLAb4uck-XcaVJhphYDLHhi0qqsSn_lRTIErkOPi7qQfG8FEFe3IIhh1gtPTlLA9wsYvLPoN/s1600/Finished+Garlic+Knots.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj424YY1wAzOZPmmR05f8mWe8icsW2wPBaxC0LRfORzMEtil4RUGD-_xEXf2nSiLLAb4uck-XcaVJhphYDLHhi0qqsSn_lRTIErkOPi7qQfG8FEFe3IIhh1gtPTlLA9wsYvLPoN/s400/Finished+Garlic+Knots.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567271737355116850" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The last week in December, My</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">S</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">il</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">(emphasis on sister; the in-law is just a formality...) Tonja, took Kellie and I to <a href="http://www.estepizzaco.com/">Este Pizzaria in SLC</a>. It's one of her favorite places to visit and she wanted to share. The pizza itself was superb, but it was the app we ordered that wouldn't leave my mind! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;"></span></b></span></div><b></b><div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">Garlic Knots!!!</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b></b></span></div><b></b><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I was in heaven! I love bread, I love garlic, I love to dip stuff....YUM!! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I immediately came home and tried to recreate! Of course I went to Google searching for recipes. Little did I know that Garlic Knots have become quite the popular little item! Versions were represented everywhere! Why hadn't I been paying attention?!?? </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span></div><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/garlic-knots-recipe/index.html">Emeril Lagasse</a> has one.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://whiteonricecouple.com/recipes/garlic-knots/">Whiteonricecouple </a>has one.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Even </span><a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/garlic-knots"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Martha Stewart</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span></div><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span></div><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Shame on me for slacking off! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span></div><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Essentially, Garlic Knots are pizza dough </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">(duh)</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> rolled and wrapped into a knot and baked. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Then topped or tossed with a garlicky topping. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> Easy. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span></div><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I decided on <a href="http://whiteonricecouple.com/recipes/garlic-knots/">WORC's</a> recipe 'cause, come on...their</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> pics are gorgeous and I love that they made them at a cafe.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span></div><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Since everyone is different and I like my stuff a certain way,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> I did end up changing a few things, but this is your journey! Make them </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">six different</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> times/ways like I did! What can a few extra batches of garlic knots hurt? </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span></div><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">(Actually, I was trying to recreate as close as </span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I could </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">to Este's. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Theirs were softer and less pretzel-like. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">So my proportions and some ingredients are different. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> Also, my method for shaping.)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span"></span></span></div><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">MMmmmm!!....I'm eating one right now! They are great made ahead </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">and re-heated, and sublime dipped in a marinara sauce. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;"> Last night I made them to go with </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;"><a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2009/10/chicken-parmigiana/">Pioneer Woman's Chicken Parmigiana</a> and man oh man!! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">I could have eaten 12 dipped in that sauce alone!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;"> I hardly touched the chicken!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span></div><div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Your <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">SuperBowl Party </span></span>peeps would love it if you made these!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span></div><div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993300;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993300;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993300;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">Garlic Knots</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">adapted from </span><a href="http://whiteonricecouple.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">WhiteOnRiceCouple</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Makes about 3 dozen</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"></span></span></div><div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">You can mix these by hand but I use a Bosch mixer.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1 3/4 cups very warm water</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">4 tablespoons butter--melted</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt (Costco has a store brand I like for cooking. This amount might be too much if you're using table salt. You'll have to be the judge.)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1 Tablespoon sugar</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1 1/2 tablespoons yeast</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">4 1/4 cups AP flour</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">4 tablespoons melted butter for tossing</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">4 tablespoons unsalted butter</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">2 tablespoons olive oil</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">2 tablespoons minced or crushed garlic</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">2 tablespoons dried parsley (fresh is better, but I rarely have it on hand)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Maldon-Salt-Flakes-ounce-Boxes/dp/B001XVW3DC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1296235559&sr=8-1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Maldon sea salt </span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">(you can just throw in a few pinches of regular sea salt, but I loved the crunch this flaky, beautiful salt gave the final product. It's pricey, but so yummy to use to finish things off. I ordered it from Amazon (free Super Saver Shipping item!) as I've never actually seen it for sale around here. So good on salted caramels and toffee!!)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Place flour, sugar and salt in the bowl. Measure out the warm water in a separate bowl and add the yeast. Let sit a few minutes until it begins to proof. Drizzle the 4 tablespoons melted butter over the flour. Mix together. Add the water/yeast mixture and mix until dough forms a ball. It should be cleaning the sides of the bowl. Dough will still be sticky. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Put dough into a large bowl that has been oiled with olive oil. Cover with a cloth and let double in size, about 1 1/2 hours. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I portion my dough into 1 ounce balls using a scale, but it ends up being about 34-36 golf-ball sized balls. Roll out each portion into a 7-8 inch snake. Cross ends and pull one end up through the hole to form a knot. They should look something like these:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div></div><div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZdhIdU_fWigHWmhqdQnYWGeRTMjJWRDjlJ2o7rnRaa33LWBjeOUTzllD9gaYf2YlQxoqxI5tTtinRT7lJ3ZwCEikA3JDIIN69kBeOHc_1x1SDdjJPr6dMX2K6yR1_pQ_bAASm/s1600/Garlic+Knots+in+Pan.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZdhIdU_fWigHWmhqdQnYWGeRTMjJWRDjlJ2o7rnRaa33LWBjeOUTzllD9gaYf2YlQxoqxI5tTtinRT7lJ3ZwCEikA3JDIIN69kBeOHc_1x1SDdjJPr6dMX2K6yR1_pQ_bAASm/s400/Garlic+Knots+in+Pan.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567271331195893458" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">You can either bake in cast iron pans like this, or on a baking sheet that has been oiled or buttered.</span></div><div></div><div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Brush with melted butter on the top and cover and let rise until doubled--about 30 minutes.</span></div><div></div><div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">While rising, melt the unsalted butter and olive oil together in a small pan over medium heat. Add the parsley and minced garlic and let soften in butter/oil mixture for 20 minutes or so. Este's garlic was very raw and delicious, which I loved, but some prefer a more mellow garlic.</span></div><div></div><div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">When rolls have doubled in size, bake in a pre-heated 400 degree oven for about 12 minutes. They should be browning on top. </span></div><div></div><div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Dump the rolls right off the pan into a large bowl and toss with the melted butter. Then you can either dress them with the garlic topping by drizzling it over the warm rolls and tossing, or individually scoop the topping on like this:</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div></div><div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw_XSckN2yzFyyYgZm50dqvDnVoGaSDU4q_M5rEpU2rgs0pRLEwAlRga4FfQMW3FjBxxodKS4FSb-qDozmDXli33VBFc51CQjjOYbvWDOQGHgeCPIfG71APAX1dGOnaF1I7839/s1600/Adding+Topping+to+Knot.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw_XSckN2yzFyyYgZm50dqvDnVoGaSDU4q_M5rEpU2rgs0pRLEwAlRga4FfQMW3FjBxxodKS4FSb-qDozmDXli33VBFc51CQjjOYbvWDOQGHgeCPIfG71APAX1dGOnaF1I7839/s400/Adding+Topping+to+Knot.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567270936343063490" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">One way is messy and quick, the other precise, time-consuming and pretty! Either way they are delicious! If you have time, make a </span><a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2009/10/chicken-parmigiana/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">scrumptious marinara</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> to dip into. So, so delicious!!</span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWHN8vqJjAUZq6aJX9MCLkNSvrvhlWxtggY9gcHGDpyH34-Mu1rqJnukmG9aNMgWT0ZBk0vT5LJTGi5yhlgnxgAxu2xswR2jnZs2u_PiV1NDljmyn_qgFM07E3VdK618wDNXrl/s1600/Single+Garlic+Knot.jpg"></a><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWHN8vqJjAUZq6aJX9MCLkNSvrvhlWxtggY9gcHGDpyH34-Mu1rqJnukmG9aNMgWT0ZBk0vT5LJTGi5yhlgnxgAxu2xswR2jnZs2u_PiV1NDljmyn_qgFM07E3VdK618wDNXrl/s1600/Single+Garlic+Knot.jpg"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWHN8vqJjAUZq6aJX9MCLkNSvrvhlWxtggY9gcHGDpyH34-Mu1rqJnukmG9aNMgWT0ZBk0vT5LJTGi5yhlgnxgAxu2xswR2jnZs2u_PiV1NDljmyn_qgFM07E3VdK618wDNXrl/s400/Single+Garlic+Knot.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567257290856299138" /></a></div><div></div></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">If you try them, let me know what you think!</span>tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12650845555860045297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27443541.post-81943559317471082952011-01-26T11:00:00.004-07:002011-01-26T13:37:47.891-07:00There's an App For That--The first in what might possibly be a series of Super Apps for the Super Bowl--or--Carciofo Tu-What??!?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBASeV0WYiZffNSHcHRnNCcpWoMJz6NBBUE9gWU92MAFHRWkg9-EHzEos6MJagFEYgV00wY5aLPaJ2WM1wkOoHpqWKSUnfY-XnayCmoDFQ-EdeMhQ-Qu14fpmIbdWu7pxOzjvB/s1600/DSC_3712.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBASeV0WYiZffNSHcHRnNCcpWoMJz6NBBUE9gWU92MAFHRWkg9-EHzEos6MJagFEYgV00wY5aLPaJ2WM1wkOoHpqWKSUnfY-XnayCmoDFQ-EdeMhQ-Qu14fpmIbdWu7pxOzjvB/s400/DSC_3712.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566558772421215074" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I am not Italian. I don't look Italian, I don't speak Italian, I don't smell Italian (pretty sure Italians smell like </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#996633;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Tiramisu</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">; I smell like </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">vanilla and chocolate</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">)--therefore I couldn't possibly be expected to know what the title of this recipe means.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The nearest I can tell, it has something to do with diving into a vat of warm artichokes. Now this might seem weird, but when you combine those warm artichokes with the remainder of the ingredients in</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/tasty-kitchen/recipes/appetizers-and-snacks/carciofo-tuffo-caldo/">Rina's Carcio Tuffo Caldo</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, I do believe we just might have something here.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">In planning for any Super Bowl get together, one must be sure to provide a host of </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">non-utensil- wielding </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">dishes. Having a chip or bbq chicken wing in your hand when the ref pulls a non-sequitur regarding the previous play, is a lot safer than, shall we say, a fork. Plus, it eliminates the extra thought one would have to reallocate to the process of guiding some flatware into a more high-maintenance dish. The following recipe is </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">appena il biglietto</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">(if this doesn't translate correctly into 'just the ticket' blame Bable Fish).</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWku9Wo1dBd_FShWrfMCb_oDVvPxu0wfRZc9fM2IJN_tW-xdZm7G9-nIFqN0AmOHIwE_kkVPim-3lrhKbK-zlQrPECRLpIVYUkANY852O0qbdPo8T-PBngH706i9Q6-rNq6VJx/s1600/Red+pepper+artichoke+dip.jpg"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWku9Wo1dBd_FShWrfMCb_oDVvPxu0wfRZc9fM2IJN_tW-xdZm7G9-nIFqN0AmOHIwE_kkVPim-3lrhKbK-zlQrPECRLpIVYUkANY852O0qbdPo8T-PBngH706i9Q6-rNq6VJx/s400/Red+pepper+artichoke+dip.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566559985271935922" /></a></span></span></span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#660000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(204, 102, 0); font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">Carcio Tuffo Caldo</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(blatantly lifted from <a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/tasty-kitchen/members/misscorine/">Rina</a> on Tasty Kitchen)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1 (14 oz.) can artichoke hearts, drained and chopped</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1 whole roasted red pepper, chopped (</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><a href="http://merryweathermama.blogspot.com/2011/01/how-to-roast-red-pepper-or-green-yellow.html">how to</a></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://merryweathermama.blogspot.com/2011/01/how-to-roast-red-pepper-or-green-yellow.html"> here</a>!)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1 cup pitted black olives, chopped</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1 teaspoon minced garlic</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">4 whole sun dried tomatoes (not in oil--check photo at bottom of post)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1 cup mayonnaise</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1 cup Parmesan cheese, grated</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1/2 cup mozzarella, grated</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Mix all ingredients in a bowl. place in a baking dish, bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes, until hot and bubbly. Serve with crackers or toasted baguette.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Things I may or may not have done during the preparation of this recipe:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">**used 1/2 the amount of olives--not the biggest fan of the fruit</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">**made up for the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666600;">olive thing</span> by using twice as much </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">garlic</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">--I just can't be stopped!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">**added a squirt of fresh lemon juice because I </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>cannot </b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">utilize artichoke without it</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">**uttered a small prayer that I am not </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">vegan</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">**unknowingly used monterey jack cheese instead of mozzarella because someone <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">threw away </span>the label I keep with my blocks of cheese</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">**</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">moaned</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> a little when I tried the finished product</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">This recipe will rival any warm artichoke dip out there. I loved the addition of roasted red peppers, and could totally see some left-over chicken being thrown in as well. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">If this doesn't do it for ya, there's always <a href="http://frenchknots.blogspot.com/2011/01/roast-red-pepper-and-butternut-squash.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLsLl+%28French+Knots%29">this</a> yummy looking recipe from Pamela over at <a href="http://frenchknots.blogspot.com/">French Knots</a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC6600;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I found the sun dried tomatoes at Macey's in the produce department. You could always dry your own in the summer!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEr2tdUGc3ZdV7VisbyCt3SzcxiZX6UL-jHuAdtpfrP2gR3LgYbrrQkYkb2xLCnjP1uoYRJJE_WJ519AByb7unnTeyGabJ4CGgL_WQvWxxwJ2iMOgmnQWfvd7_2y-aSaIjy0n7/s1600/sun+dried+tomatoes.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEr2tdUGc3ZdV7VisbyCt3SzcxiZX6UL-jHuAdtpfrP2gR3LgYbrrQkYkb2xLCnjP1uoYRJJE_WJ519AByb7unnTeyGabJ4CGgL_WQvWxxwJ2iMOgmnQWfvd7_2y-aSaIjy0n7/s400/sun+dried+tomatoes.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566578295571273298" /></a></div>tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12650845555860045297noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27443541.post-35694453999479711832011-01-25T07:42:00.011-07:002011-01-25T14:31:26.460-07:00How to Roast a Red Pepper (or a green, yellow, orange, any.....)<div><br /></div>It's hard.<div><br /></div><div>It's sooooooo hard.</div><div><br /></div><div>I can't believe something that sounds so simpele is So. Dang. Difficult!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Follow me.</div><div><br /></div><div>Deep breath.</div><div><br /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">#1.</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div> </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwHDIjhQqbM09HRjomhYT7W9HOemCFoI9bdtqhBXwlco9Kd-C275hfNjSiOL7SLemRLwZQRXT3RwJteWzFuOtUOHdtAf41jKUhqRaXfVrLRVRvwwtGn391eysJExyhyphenhyphenP2WNKlU/s1600/Roasted+pepper+%25231.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwHDIjhQqbM09HRjomhYT7W9HOemCFoI9bdtqhBXwlco9Kd-C275hfNjSiOL7SLemRLwZQRXT3RwJteWzFuOtUOHdtAf41jKUhqRaXfVrLRVRvwwtGn391eysJExyhyphenhyphenP2WNKlU/s400/Roasted+pepper+%25231.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566135633740571362" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Place......the pepper......on a baking sheet.</b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><br /></span></b></div>#2.</span></b><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0NIBMl_2F18huAM6bZPBwnOmuXZ05gmxWyBNkRFEPBXlNu3divbfd1NDKQ-aZJ6iTBUfi2BmGBba9UbjYZF3CC1IzczetmSkYJVaecyXAbbwl7GNlwJ4V4O3oKgsHhw60sv2c/s1600/Roasted+Pepper+%25232.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 337px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0NIBMl_2F18huAM6bZPBwnOmuXZ05gmxWyBNkRFEPBXlNu3divbfd1NDKQ-aZJ6iTBUfi2BmGBba9UbjYZF3CC1IzczetmSkYJVaecyXAbbwl7GNlwJ4V4O3oKgsHhw60sv2c/s400/Roasted+Pepper+%25232.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566140846693942274" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>Preheat your oven to 500 degrees. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>That's 5--0--0.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">#3.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYOh_CbcND4H8iW-lDHF21QIKXdpE4NPTR5mbxYRU72yS9j8y45yaA_oIcZDYS6boml0J8qLacFrtbj-a2lG61Nl3tBMCk05a3gMXXNq2Cb4gl_cvPIwAwZtQvo1W-UpB42g4I/s1600/images-1.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 229px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYOh_CbcND4H8iW-lDHF21QIKXdpE4NPTR5mbxYRU72yS9j8y45yaA_oIcZDYS6boml0J8qLacFrtbj-a2lG61Nl3tBMCk05a3gMXXNq2Cb4gl_cvPIwAwZtQvo1W-UpB42g4I/s400/images-1.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566179918648046626" /></a></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>Set your timer for 20 minutes. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>After 10minutes, turn your pepper over.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">#4.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMDfe0TDDOiQIC6NsTDIGSJeVVVD-ynedB_iMSwy4CWhINKoFbgKb_PKw0hmDWOBDE-UZZfwzXOylbdvY0z1IXuC70cql-Y04hnUm-YJj8pvZPntnlDjbU7dYnQRyaiEyyZXDR/s1600/Roasted+pepper+%25233.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMDfe0TDDOiQIC6NsTDIGSJeVVVD-ynedB_iMSwy4CWhINKoFbgKb_PKw0hmDWOBDE-UZZfwzXOylbdvY0z1IXuC70cql-Y04hnUm-YJj8pvZPntnlDjbU7dYnQRyaiEyyZXDR/s400/Roasted+pepper+%25233.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566141832342857458" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b>Then take that pepper and </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b>place into a paper bag.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">#5.</span></b></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZYKIeN7Em7kwv3dGdNp5BYEpvRUVSKgU-V9Xi9bQIH_42yy5O6O2ysoMNZsSjrwoKNvJcCtJeD2Rb3ebFWlwJhyphenhyphenVr2IdoLsRbLZyywhO8wR4sGbvZnJywbo-5xPuX5X_3PjH3/s1600/roasted+pepper+%25233.5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZYKIeN7Em7kwv3dGdNp5BYEpvRUVSKgU-V9Xi9bQIH_42yy5O6O2ysoMNZsSjrwoKNvJcCtJeD2Rb3ebFWlwJhyphenhyphenVr2IdoLsRbLZyywhO8wR4sGbvZnJywbo-5xPuX5X_3PjH3/s400/roasted+pepper+%25233.5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566234668495379010" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b>Seal up that bag and set</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b> it into your refirgerator for 10 minutes. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b> (you'll want to place the bag onto </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b>a plate or something because.......)</b></span></div><br /><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><b>#6.</b></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdbalJHiwwKXFoj8OYidWsqzDaNWTK7T3WZ7xHdSudcirO3U43cIuazm4AbUaicb6eVZd16lYmkxumlr7aT_q7ZuSCyQS0RuG08PbZwY_YWgUuU4DG-EXoXjfmB9RzpLtsP1bg/s1600/Roasted+Pepper+%25234.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdbalJHiwwKXFoj8OYidWsqzDaNWTK7T3WZ7xHdSudcirO3U43cIuazm4AbUaicb6eVZd16lYmkxumlr7aT_q7ZuSCyQS0RuG08PbZwY_YWgUuU4DG-EXoXjfmB9RzpLtsP1bg/s400/Roasted+Pepper+%25234.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566234901705758562" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b>Sometimes the juices are overwhelming!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">#7.</span></b></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTl56hyYs3J6gBRjXeY65unmKLHkdmQ0kJ8kntnq_ydv8kRgkUQStZ0RTTzXtRTWTL_wmc0bkqRE8HQLGxhCw0rNn7uHe7ymf3I3FZZO7z3P6O9XVDVdCRSEgnN6VPhzZgXCC1/s1600/Roasted+pepper+%25235.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTl56hyYs3J6gBRjXeY65unmKLHkdmQ0kJ8kntnq_ydv8kRgkUQStZ0RTTzXtRTWTL_wmc0bkqRE8HQLGxhCw0rNn7uHe7ymf3I3FZZO7z3P6O9XVDVdCRSEgnN6VPhzZgXCC1/s400/Roasted+pepper+%25235.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566235577578538402" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b>Then, scrape and peel the </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b>charred skin from the pepper. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b>Make sure you leave a</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b> few </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;"><b>blackened bits so that your </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b>friends and family </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;"><b>will know</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;"><b> how </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;"><b>much hard work you went to for them.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">#8.</span></b></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg49nEEvPCuCsQS8OLBRt2H6Y11I1ItaU1zJZY-quYGWGYWFNVv47x2TTzpqmlTqWN7EzEJtl3YMekyU-E2cySOg_O07BPaTKPlgWZTLHFtJcmzOsNb7TVHvSjpQrs3yiBSRsg3/s1600/Roasted+pepper+%25236.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg49nEEvPCuCsQS8OLBRt2H6Y11I1ItaU1zJZY-quYGWGYWFNVv47x2TTzpqmlTqWN7EzEJtl3YMekyU-E2cySOg_O07BPaTKPlgWZTLHFtJcmzOsNb7TVHvSjpQrs3yiBSRsg3/s400/Roasted+pepper+%25236.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566235902941708978" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Next, slice or chop your hard work</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> into chunks and wait for the </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>perfect recipe calling</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> for roasted red peppers to come along.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> (Hint: Tomorrow's post.)</b></div></span><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Now go and watch yourself an episode of Veronica Mars as a reward for all your hard work. You've earned it!!!</div></div>tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12650845555860045297noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27443541.post-66349932310477290072011-01-14T09:08:00.004-07:002011-01-14T09:54:39.825-07:00Snow Ice Cream<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik_EqnITsVBtzHkSM8Dv4Yxi6TnJzLHOptcnCRlHNyOlI9FWTq7IEKJu2VznuScYHEvmUBtbGXNjTMam0GPOKbYvVghqL0kYT9stWywblaNex6rebe1hJC45LNbNr8ifysS1Av/s1600/Snow+Ice+Cream+-+Version+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik_EqnITsVBtzHkSM8Dv4Yxi6TnJzLHOptcnCRlHNyOlI9FWTq7IEKJu2VznuScYHEvmUBtbGXNjTMam0GPOKbYvVghqL0kYT9stWywblaNex6rebe1hJC45LNbNr8ifysS1Av/s400/Snow+Ice+Cream+-+Version+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562081024352700178" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>Did anyone else ever make this as a kid? We Love a good, deep snowstorm because it means <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">SNOW ICE CREAM</span></span>!! My kids get pretty excited about this rare treat. Anytime a snowflake makes it's way into their line of vision I start getting the question: "Is THIS enough snow for snow ice cream?" I tell them: "It's got to be a good 6-8 inches before it's clean enough!" hen I launch into a lecture about dirt particulates, exhaust from cars, various other kinds of pollution, and of course, the importance of staying away from snow around trees--especially if it's <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC00;">YELLOW</span></span>! </div><div><br /></div><div>They think this is funny, and then they wait.</div><div><br /></div><div>Every 30 inutes or so they ask again and I look outside to check. When finally I deem it clean enough to eat, we run outside and scoop up the biggest Tupperware bowl we have of clean, topsnow! (like topsoil, only whiter....)</div><div><br /></div><div>The ingredients are simple:</div><div><br /></div><div>1 LARGE bowl of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;">CLEAN, WHITE, YUMMY SNOW</span></span>!!</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">EVAPORATED</span> milk--1-2 cans (depends on how wet the snow is, how much, and your taste)</div><div>Granulated sugar (again, to your taste--maybe 1/2 cup per large bowl)</div><div>Pure Vanilla extract</div><div><br /></div><div>Don't pack the snow down too much. The whole point is to have fluffy snow ice cream, not flavored snow ball. Slowly fold in enough evaporated milk to make it stirable. Sprinkle sugar into the mixture and stir slowly. Add vanilla and as much milk as you need to get it the texture you want. You can see ours is actually scoopable, but you can make it more like a smoothie if you like! </div><div><br /></div><div>Oh! And regular milk doesn't really cut it, so get yourself a few cans of evaporated to have on hand. Nothing is sadder than a perfect storm and no evaporated milk! I mean, there's a foot of snow outside!! How are you going to get to the store to buy evaporated milk?!?</div><div><br /></div><div>**<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">Disclaimer</span></span>: Obviously there is no way the average Joe can actually measure the amounts of pollution there is in fallen snow. I tell myself that a good couple of hours of falling pulls down the gunk in the air so we just make sure we scoop it up off the top. Hey, I ate this by the bucketfull as a kid and I'm still here!**</div>tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12650845555860045297noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27443541.post-50873794266995370032011-01-13T08:18:00.004-07:002011-01-13T10:44:54.058-07:00Chicken Tikka Masala<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTvg3WvjKe2nCQaaCpTDeoDG_ODHiziQzI2AWXrygALS6LSjz5X28Eh_2R0YMGm6HNBRr-F3RXSdYvy30ERlWRgjo3tEfWfz3W49etEUaFCBlbUihEAWvkSVVoLiQWNSOZ5FRH/s1600/Chicken+Tikka+Masala.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTvg3WvjKe2nCQaaCpTDeoDG_ODHiziQzI2AWXrygALS6LSjz5X28Eh_2R0YMGm6HNBRr-F3RXSdYvy30ERlWRgjo3tEfWfz3W49etEUaFCBlbUihEAWvkSVVoLiQWNSOZ5FRH/s400/Chicken+Tikka+Masala.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561690414879959682" /></a><br />Chicken Tikka Masala is a dish with vague origins. You'd think with such a name that it would have come straight from the Middle East, but more likely it came about as a variation of curry sometime in the last half-century. That 50 years was apparently enough time to firmly place it at the top of British restaurant picks. It's unofficially called 'Britain's National Dish'. Any legit Brits want to substantiate this for me? <div><br /></div><div>I first made this for dinner a couple of years ago. It immediately became one of my <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333399;">Top 5 Recipes</span></span> for my family dinners! I love the taste, the fresh, natural ingredients, and the simplicity of preparation! It might look like a long list of ingredients, but if you utilize a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mise_en_place">'mise en place'</a>, then it goes together really fast.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6_XRiJA19t8YFHtU9SirnHfrOgz4uQsimAs6LwsbQSnYoWkzrvFPRGiX0XLbPzDVvqPlxkF934ze0NW3VamEx6IH4kdROpj8mB70VrALBvM4eGk8rMqv0K_ENa2-C5xC_K017/s1600/heirloom+tomatoes.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6_XRiJA19t8YFHtU9SirnHfrOgz4uQsimAs6LwsbQSnYoWkzrvFPRGiX0XLbPzDVvqPlxkF934ze0NW3VamEx6IH4kdROpj8mB70VrALBvM4eGk8rMqv0K_ENa2-C5xC_K017/s400/heirloom+tomatoes.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561699778660439234" /></a><br /></div><div>Lately I've been using crushed tomatoes canned from my garden last summer. Oh man. I'm going to bottle a zillion pints next year!! I can't believe how fabulously yummy it makes dishes!!<br /><br /></div><div>I vary the chicken I use according to necessity. If I need to use chicken breasts from the freezer, I make sure I <a href="http://merryweathermama.blogspot.com/2010/03/raspberry-ginger-chicken.html">brine</a> them for an hour or so before using. Most often I use chicken tenders from Costco. The ginormous breasts-from-a-box from the local grocery stores are driving me crazy!! No way can chicken naturally be so HUGE!! Hormones BAD!! Sadly, I have several pounds left in my freezer I'm trying to use up. Sigh. </div><div><br /></div><div>So back to the tenders: These don't need to brine, and they cook much faster. In fact, sometimes I cheat and season them frozen, and they end up being half-frozen by the time I broil. Seems to work just fine in a pinch!</div><div><br /></div><div>Remember--<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">DO NOT BE INTIMIDATED</span></span> by the length of the recipe! It's simple stuff!</div><div><br /></div><div>CHICKEN TIKKA MASALA </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(adapted from Americas Test Kitchen)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">serves 4-6</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> 2 pounds bonless, skinless chicken breasts or tenders</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1/2 teaspoon cumin</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1/2 teaspoon ground coriander</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1/8-1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (vary to your preference of spicyness)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1 teaspoon table salt (if you brine, use half)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1 cup plain, whole milk yogurt </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">2 tablespoons vegetable oil</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">2 teaspoons minced or pressed garlic</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Masala Sauce</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">3 tablespoons vegetable oil</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1 1/4 cups onion--diced small</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">2 teaspoons garlic--minced or pressed</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1/2 jalapeno--ribs and seeds removed </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> (you can use more, but I would try it at this level first. Once I used a serrano and hoo--eee!! I like spice, but I also like to be able to taste my food!)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">2 tablespoons tomato paste </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> (freeze unused portion of can in a ziploc--smoosh it flat so you can just break off peices to use in other dishes!)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1 tablespoon<a href="http://www.mccormickgourmet.com/Products/Blends/Garam-Masala.aspx"> garam masala</a> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(you can <a href="http://www.theepicentre.com/Spices/garammasala.html">make your own</a>, but McCormicks blend is pretty dang good!)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">28-32 ounces crushed tomatoes</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> (make sure they are plain, not Italian style)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">2 teaspoon sugar</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1/2 teaspoon table salt</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">3/4 cup heavy cream</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1/3 cup chopped cilantro </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(omit if you don't like)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1 1/2 cups Basmati rice--cooked to package directions</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Combine the cumin, coriander, cayenne, and salt in a small prep bowl. Sprinkle both sides of the chicken with the spice mixture. Cover and refrigerate 30-6- minutes. In medium bowl mix: yogurt, oil, garlic, and ginger. Set aside.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">In a large cast iron pan or dutch oven pan, heat oil for sauce. When shimmering, add the chopped onion. Cook, stirring until onions soften and start to brown. Add garlic, ginger, jalapeno, tomato paste, and garam masala. Cook, stirring about 3 minutes. Don't let the garlic burn! Add crushed tomatoes, sugar, and salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce, and simmer, loosely covered, for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add cream, stir, and return to simmer. Remove from heat and cover to keep warm. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">While sauce simmers, put oven rack in middle-top position, (6 inches from heating element), and heat broiler. Place your chicken either on a cooking rack fitted in a baking sheet, or on a foil-lined baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray. With a silicon pastry brush, or spoon, brush both sides of the chicken with a good coating of the yogurt mixture. Discard leftover yogurt mixture. Broil the chicken until instant-read thermometer reads 160 degrees. This takes 10-18 minutes if you are using breasts, less time if you are using tenders. Flip half way through. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Let chicken rest 5 minutes, then cut into bite-sized pieces and stir into warm masala sauce. Stir in cilantro and adjust seasonings.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Serve over Basmati rice.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div>tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12650845555860045297noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27443541.post-58670995642362180712011-01-01T15:30:00.007-07:002011-01-02T18:26:36.516-07:00Name It Yourself<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHdOjaN3eErHokMmlOrNywHLIzp0gsTJNXHW1Jv0rW294GUqDWamnXLWSVna6tuTKCSun3MF91fXk_1Lon7BrYwWEgvsDPl8E_ielYjNfFABkUCpcScZwYF8F1x-IodBQrR10M/s1600/DSC_3167+%25281%2529.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHdOjaN3eErHokMmlOrNywHLIzp0gsTJNXHW1Jv0rW294GUqDWamnXLWSVna6tuTKCSun3MF91fXk_1Lon7BrYwWEgvsDPl8E_ielYjNfFABkUCpcScZwYF8F1x-IodBQrR10M/s400/DSC_3167+%25281%2529.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557348848630831314" /></a><br /><div>I had what I thought was a clever name for this dip. Until my husband pointed out the, shall we say, unchaste sounding nature of the title to me. And no, I'm not going to let you know what it was.....</div><div><br /></div><div>So, you can pick a better name if you want, but addicting is what it is. My friend, Cecilia, brought this dip to a little gathering we had a few days ago. I couldn't stay out of it! I felt dirty...like I was taking advantage of the fact that everyone else was playing Wii, while I was furtively dipping chip after chip into the little croc pot, taking WAY more than my share of this creamy, spicy goodness!!</div><div><br /></div><div>After consulting with her on her recipe, I put a version together with just a bit of tweaking....I have a tendancy to add a little somethin' somethin' to the recipes I steal from people!</div><div><br /></div><div>So here you go. Don't say you weren't warned:</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;">Thought I Had A Pretty Good Name Dip</span></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div>1 pound Jimmy Dean Regular Sausage</div><div>1/2 of a red bell pepper--diced</div><div>1 small onion--diced</div><div>1 8 oz. pkg cream cheese</div><div>1 cup sour cream</div><div>1 10 oz. can Rotel tomatoes with green chilis--mild</div><div>1 tsp cider vinegar</div><div>3 dashes tobasco (optional--I found that it added just the right amount of spiciness)</div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>Brown the Jimmy Dean in a small cast iron saute pan. Or any saute pan, for that matter...</div><div><br /></div><div>Chop it up real good! And then chop it up some MORE!! Make it real tiny!! Unless you like chunks...then stop whenever you like! </div><div><br /></div><div>Add the pepper and onion and let them cook and soften some with the sausage. </div><div><br /></div><div>At this point, you may throw everything together in a croc pot and let it sloooowly melt together, while you occasionally stir to mix it up. </div><div><br /></div><div>--OR--</div><div><br /></div><div>You can do what I did because you are impatient and don't want to dirty more dishes:</div><div>Add the cream cheese to the sausage and let soften some. Then add the sour cream, Rotel tomatoes, cider vinegar, and tobasco if using.</div><div><br /></div><div>Cook over medium-low heat until all is melted and blended together nicely!</div><div><br /></div><div>I added a scosh (that's a bit more than a titch) of milk to thin it down some. Only do this if it's to your liking. This is YOUR dip! Make it personal-like!</div><div><br /></div><div>Serve hot with some lovely corn tortila chips and all will be right with the universe! World peace will ensue! Things will be cured!</div><div><br /></div><div>Thank you Cecilia for one more uber-fattening, utterly delicious recipe I can add to my collection. You're the best!</div>tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12650845555860045297noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27443541.post-32113707403009978632010-12-10T13:48:00.006-07:002010-12-18T19:01:53.540-07:00Peppermint Meringue Cookies with Chocolate Ganache<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinEwnHvQ2tjGsdC0Wqj2qj11aSILof58pK0jxqMhlqMNDsCyECVvFdHzQDSxYLZVg0UjXZ9TKpw-GxTZMYQb6Z6KzQUeNi0KUTNhJh7aqLcY7gtZxNgOsvzMiET1xnZ1GPvFkA/s1600/2cookies-3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinEwnHvQ2tjGsdC0Wqj2qj11aSILof58pK0jxqMhlqMNDsCyECVvFdHzQDSxYLZVg0UjXZ9TKpw-GxTZMYQb6Z6KzQUeNi0KUTNhJh7aqLcY7gtZxNgOsvzMiET1xnZ1GPvFkA/s400/2cookies-3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549158733752840258" /></a><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">These little cookies are more like a little bite of confectionery. Very airy and sweet with just a hint of mint to carry over the candy-cane theme. Some bittersweet ganache to sandwich them together and you have an adorable, albeit slightly fragile, Christmas cookie!</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Meringue is one of those things that is simple and yet complicated at the same time. You need to understand some baking science to be successful, but really it's nothing difficult. I found a great </span><a href="http://www.baking911.com/howto/egg_whites_beat.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">webpage</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> that explained things really well. The only thing I altered was to whisk the first two stages by hand. My mixer wasn't really getting all the whites off the bottom of the bowl, so starting off with a hand whisk gave me the volume I needed to continue on with the remaining steps.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The ratio for meringue is:</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>2 lg egg whites</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> ( be very sure that no yolk remaining in the whites, the fat will prevent the whites from peaking correctly)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>1/2 cup granulated sugar</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar</b></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">(egg whites benefit from a small bit of acid to help them whip right)</span></div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">That's it. Pretty simple huh? How many cookies you produce will depend on the shape and size. This little kiss-size yielded about 2 dozen sandwiched cookies. </span></div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>Step #1</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Separate the whites from the yolks. Save the yolks in the fridge for another recipe. Let whites rest on counter until room temperature. Place in a very clean, dry bowl of a mixer. Beat at a low speed until whites look frothy & cloudy.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>Step #2</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Increase mixing speed to medium and add the cream of tartar.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>Step #3</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Mix until whites reach soft peak stage. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The soft peak stage is reached when the peaks of the whites droop slightly, when the beater is turned off and lifted.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>Step #4</b></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Increase mixer speed to high. Add the sugar at this stage. I added it at a steady stream on the inside edge of the bowl. Beat until firm peaks form. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The egg white foam will become smooth, moist and shiny. Stop the beaters and then lift them -- straight peaks should form.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>Step #5</b></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Now continue beating on high until stiff peaks are formed. Whites will be very stiff and glossy. Make sure they are complete to this stage if you want defined peaks at the top of your cookies.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Refer to the </span></span><a href="http://www.baking911.com/howto/egg_whites_beat.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">webpage</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> mentioned above to see step by step photos.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">For these cookies, add 1/4 tsp. peppermint extract now. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">To continue you will need:</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">A piping bag</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">A piping/writing tip about 1/4 inch in diameter (I used a #10)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Red gel paste food coloring. I use</span></span><a href="http://www.countrykitchensa.com/catalog/product.aspx?productId=618398"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> AmeriColor Red Red</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> (You can find this at the Bosch Kitchen Center in Orem)</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">A small food-safe paintbrush</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Parchment paper</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">A quarter</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">With a pencil, use the quarter to trace several (4-5 dozen) circles on the parchment paper. Turn this paper upside down onto your baking sheet. ( I used two baking sheets) You should be able to see the circles through the parchment. Preheat your oven to 225 degrees Fahrenheit. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Fit the piping tip into the piping bag. With the paintbrush dipped in food coloring, paint three stripes down the inside of the bag. A medium amount, not too heavy, not too light. </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Scoop the meringue into the piping bag. Close and pipe circles onto the parchment, filling to fit the circles. Pull up at the end to make the peak. They should look like chocolate kisses. Just practice to get this shape. The not-perfect ones still taste delicious!</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">When all meringue is used or pans are filled, place into the oven for 1 hour and 30 minutes. Don't peek! Let set on pans for a few hours after done baking before filling. They are a little fragile, especially at the tip, but so yummy!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhbX0loFOirbmX7jd_zJUXtbeDYFgSvssSN0hUEf0tRI5u2lToKTT-5oZDY79K_hphFc8sCvU0gGR7cQC3wCYHjtrMr9bzjdpSED4GppWDofUnYQn6xjWo8ga2zQ31NEURo09K/s1600/2cookies-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhbX0loFOirbmX7jd_zJUXtbeDYFgSvssSN0hUEf0tRI5u2lToKTT-5oZDY79K_hphFc8sCvU0gGR7cQC3wCYHjtrMr9bzjdpSED4GppWDofUnYQn6xjWo8ga2zQ31NEURo09K/s400/2cookies-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549159657213049394" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;">Ganache filling:</span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1 cup heavy cream</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">6 oz. semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Heat cream to almost boiling and pour over chocolate in a bowl. Let cream melt chocolate and then stir well. Place in fridge for about 1 1/2 hours. Stir again and use same piping bag and tip to fill cookies.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><br /></div></span></span></div>tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12650845555860045297noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27443541.post-16998053969578548612010-12-01T08:15:00.003-07:002010-12-01T09:17:06.552-07:00I Loved Her First<div style="text-align: center;">She's <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">18</span> today.</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWl8vS0Rbs4lobmXqKqkjrHPvBaSaZNDnLRf0nF7k7P50ri4YamYZFB4I9k_Arm8wkR_vNs3I28tWOaMCzHuaoMbdHRBV-SmH8WA1zgGxWEi9HlvRN9yvzto7NG55Qxplkc3V2/s1600/28538_1481834451138_1392123701_31315138_6684296_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 399px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWl8vS0Rbs4lobmXqKqkjrHPvBaSaZNDnLRf0nF7k7P50ri4YamYZFB4I9k_Arm8wkR_vNs3I28tWOaMCzHuaoMbdHRBV-SmH8WA1zgGxWEi9HlvRN9yvzto7NG55Qxplkc3V2/s400/28538_1481834451138_1392123701_31315138_6684296_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545733007343008994" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">I think she's amazing. </div><div style="text-align: center;">And fun. </div><div style="text-align: center;">And smart. </div><div style="text-align: center;">And beautiful.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> And kind.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> And hilarious.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> And amazing...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And I'm <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">94%</span> ok that she's <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">18</span>. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> 'Cause watching her grow up has been so fulfilling. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">3%</span> okay that she's on the verge of leaving and being on her own.</div><div style="text-align: center;">'Cause it's the next step in her Great Adventure.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">0%</span> ok that last night I dreamed that she got engaged on her 18th birthday.</div><div style="text-align: center;">'Cause........ well, just 'cause!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"> 2%</span> ok that she's such an independent girl.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's a love-hate thing for me.....(mostly love it though!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"> 1%</span> ok with all the best songs about little girls are from a daddy's point of view, but just pretend that this one is being sung by mama.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:x-large;">100%</span> of me would go back to the very first second and do it all over again!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy birthday Sid. I love you.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9I5UV4VWCSk?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9I5UV4VWCSk?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12650845555860045297noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27443541.post-15070555095026037612010-11-16T16:56:00.005-07:002010-11-23T19:25:24.258-07:00Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsODarGkXe7Z8xVvQ8XktRE86gtjZRIvYjZBorBefRHWGyuveCYzOvM7YNV35OH3oVL8zj2IFCQTIcsfNaLJ6e0Lj8aab0zjRvxvFpPc4O8BuZx8v4TC-rVEHz6tWqHAjCm3D_/s1600/Mexican+Hot+Chocolate+Cookies.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsODarGkXe7Z8xVvQ8XktRE86gtjZRIvYjZBorBefRHWGyuveCYzOvM7YNV35OH3oVL8zj2IFCQTIcsfNaLJ6e0Lj8aab0zjRvxvFpPc4O8BuZx8v4TC-rVEHz6tWqHAjCm3D_/s400/Mexican+Hot+Chocolate+Cookies.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540301008388658114" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Picture a <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663300;">chocolate snickerdoodle</span>. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">With heat. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Not too much heat, just enough to let you know it's there.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> Subtle-like. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Ground Chipotle seems an unusual ingredient for a cookie, but I think it works--I actually put cinnamon in several Mexican dishes I make, so it seems a logical trade to put Chipotle in desserts!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">This is a Martha Stewart recipe from her </span><a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/mexican-hot-chocolate-cookies"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">website</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">. I'm always looking for a new, interesting cookie, and this one is pretty simple, so here you go!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; font: 12.0px Kailasa"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; font: 12.0px Kailasa"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; font: 12.0px Kailasa"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">2 teaspoons cream of tartar</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; font: 12.0px Kailasa"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> 1 teaspoon baking soda</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; font: 12.0px Kailasa"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1/2 teaspoon kosher salt (or ¼ tsp table salt)</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; font: 12.0px Kailasa"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; font: 12.0px Kailasa"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1 3/4 cups sugar (divided)</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; font: 12.0px Kailasa"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">2 large eggs</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; font: 12.0px Kailasa"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">2 teaspoons cinnamon (divided)</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; font: 12.0px Kailasa"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> 1/2 teaspoon ground chipotle powder (divided)</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; font: 12.0px Kailasa; min-height: 15.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; font: 18.0px Kailasa; min-height: 23.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 36px; text-indent: -36px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Kailasa; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Preheat oven to 400 degrees, with racks in upper and lower thirds. In a medium bowl, sift together flour, cocoa powder, 1/4 tsp. chipotle powder, 1 tsp. cinnamon, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and 1 1/2 cups sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Scrape down side of bowl. Add eggs and beat to combine. With mixer on low, gradually add flour mixture and beat until combined.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 36px; text-indent: -36px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Kailasa; min-height: 15px; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 36px; text-indent: -36px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Kailasa; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">In a small bowl, combine remaining 1/4 cup sugar, 1 tsp. cinnamon, and 1/4 tsp. chile powder. Using heaping tablespoons, form balls of dough and roll in cinnamon-sugar mixture. Place, about 3 inches apart, on parchment or silicone-lined baking sheets. Bake until cookies are set in center and begin to crack, about 10 minutes. Let cookies cool on sheets on wire racks 5 minutes, then transfer cookies to racks to cool completely. (Store in an airtight container, up to 1 week.)</span></span></span></p><div><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12650845555860045297noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27443541.post-9776051571526297762010-11-12T08:38:00.002-07:002010-11-12T09:12:01.263-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEhUrH8fzuzFFxQd5Oyo7OjVFVGH7Nf1nrFr_LdyCfXUYmzdKq_Enojb-YqW6NTvtQvLQOJf1B36QMv4OQdrtYy4usEOfqazt0OKF2kyDWb1bwM5g9wsw2-jAcLg_q8Jyt-O62/s1600/caramel+apple+cupcakes.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEhUrH8fzuzFFxQd5Oyo7OjVFVGH7Nf1nrFr_LdyCfXUYmzdKq_Enojb-YqW6NTvtQvLQOJf1B36QMv4OQdrtYy4usEOfqazt0OKF2kyDWb1bwM5g9wsw2-jAcLg_q8Jyt-O62/s400/caramel+apple+cupcakes.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538688417495185762" /></a>I found these totally cute <a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/tasty-kitchen/recipes/desserts/caramel-apple-cupcakes-2/">cupcakes</a> on Tasty Kitchen. I loved the recipe for the cupcakes, but thought the frosting was less than flavorful. I would use <a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/tasty-kitchen/recipes/desserts/pumpkin-spice-cookies-with-caramel-frosting/">this</a> recipe for browned butter frosting instead.<div><br /></div><div>I thought the idea for using green cupcake liners and a craft stick was adorable!</div><div><br /></div><div>Here's the recipe:</div><div><br /></div><div>3 cups all purpose flour</div><div>1/2 tsp. baking soda</div><div>2 tsp. baking powder</div><div>1 tsp. salt</div><div>1 tsp. cinnamon</div><div>3/4 cup granulated sugar</div><div>3/4 cup brown sugar</div><div>1/2 cup vegetable oil</div><div>1/2 cup applesauce</div><div>1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract</div><div>3 whole eggs</div><div>3 cups finely chopped Granny Smith apples</div><div><br /></div><div>Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.</div><div><br /></div><div>Line cupcake pan with liners (20-24 liners)</div><div>Combine flour, soda, powder, salt & cinnamon in a large bowl. </div><div>Combine sugars, oil, applesauce and vanilla in another bowl. Add eggs and mix well. Add to dry ingredients and gently mix.</div><div>Fold in chopped apples.</div><div>Pour into cupcake liners about 2/3 to 3/4 full.</div><div>Bake 18 minutes or until toothpick comes out not wet. Don't over bake or they get a little dry. </div><div>Cool cupcakes and frost with <a href="http://merryweathermama.blogspot.com/2009/01/c-is-for-cookie.html">this</a> frosting: (I'd double the recipe.)</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Browned Butter Frosting:</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"> 3 cups powdered sugar </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">1 tsp. vanilla </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">3-4 Tbsp. milk </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">1/3 cup butter<br /><br />In med. bowl, place powd. sugar, vanilla, & 3 Tbsp. milk. In saucepan, heat butter over med. heat, stirring constantly, until medium brown. Pour butter over powd. sugar mixture. Beat 1 min. or until smooth. Add remaining milk, if necessary. Generously frost cupcakes.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">recipe adapted from </span><a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/tasty-kitchen/recipes/desserts/caramel-apple-cupcakes-2/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">irunforcake</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> on Tasty Kitchen</span></span></span></div><div><br /></div>tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12650845555860045297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27443541.post-32025987343649315432010-11-10T13:55:00.008-07:002010-11-23T23:58:23.286-07:00Right Up My Alley<div style="text-align: center;">I love me a good movie. I've seen a few notable cinematic selections this year:</div><div><br /></div><div>1. Inception.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Saw it twice in one week I loved it so much. I even understood 87% of it the first time I watched it. Good show.</div><div><br /></div><div>2. How To Train Your Dragon.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>So funny! Fresh, interesting, entertaining......Hiccup reminds me of Spencer, so of course I'm gonna love it!</div><div><br /></div><div>3. Toy Story 3.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Seriously....I couldn't imagine TS2 being as good as TS1, but it was! And I can find no fault with TS3, except the absence of Jim Varney, and that couldn't be helped as he is a resident of the Great Beyond.....Disney (well.....Pixar, to be accurate...) nailed TS3! I cried and Nicholas cried in the back of his throat. (His description for getting choked up.)</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But if I'm going to be honest, the most under-advertised movie that I've seen three times already, and can see myself watching it <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;">SEVERAL</span></i></b></span> more times, is this one:</div><div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis1sgOIfOdwbwTV80Yw-6aED0vMdJW5OP7BOffG2QFZb1UBcmSDAAkbQu3udRCMC83Ni7I1ZnlLHAcHEEdMPjc9nmhFB-O5IZb4jQWzq49xCzVtLXSNpZUAuhcHA4Hit3dt6JW/s1600/babies-movie-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 328px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis1sgOIfOdwbwTV80Yw-6aED0vMdJW5OP7BOffG2QFZb1UBcmSDAAkbQu3udRCMC83Ni7I1ZnlLHAcHEEdMPjc9nmhFB-O5IZb4jQWzq49xCzVtLXSNpZUAuhcHA4Hit3dt6JW/s400/babies-movie-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538028541525734354" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">It's simply called <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;">BABIES<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; font-size:medium;">. </span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">It follows four diversely situated babies from their birth, to approximately one year, chronicling the vast differences in their lives, while simultaneously giving the sense that they aren't so dissimilar after all. </span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33CCFF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(44, 35, 41); line-height: 19px; font-family:Calibri, Candara, Segoe, Optima, sans-serif;font-size:15px;"><ul style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 30px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background- list-style-type: none; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; color:transparent;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; font-family:Calibri, Candara, Segoe, Optima, sans-serif;"><ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 30px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background- list-style-type: none; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; display: inline !important; color:transparent;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; font-family:Calibri, Candara, Segoe, Optima, sans-serif;"><div style="display: inline !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> I'm not even going to get started on how much this movie tickled me. I won't be able to stop, and then you will have a synopsis of the entire thing and thus won't be motivated to watch it yourselves. I will say, however; keep your eyes on </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#999900;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Bayar</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, from Mongolia, and his older brother....pretty sure I wet myself a little over that storyline! </span><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> And I call dibs on this little one:</span></span></span></span></div></span></span></ul></span></span></ul></span></span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-wLKNoER5clUPtRp3nemRxhvSnlJ6uqwsYfFf3a_i74hZT1mlSb0QaKaQfYlSxSK2d4psK2F9MgyzlxCIrVM-0fJCLwVEHysCfhOg_19ceNor1pa1LA-VhbpAS5uavdzlnUaB/s1600/Unknown.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 168px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-wLKNoER5clUPtRp3nemRxhvSnlJ6uqwsYfFf3a_i74hZT1mlSb0QaKaQfYlSxSK2d4psK2F9MgyzlxCIrVM-0fJCLwVEHysCfhOg_19ceNor1pa1LA-VhbpAS5uavdzlnUaB/s400/Unknown.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538028776841465282" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000099;">Ponijao.</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I. Want. To. Steal. This. Baby.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">If any baby out there could even rival the cuteness of my kids, (or yours for that matter...) it's Ponijao. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">AAARRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">This little tyke/cherub/ankle-biter is beyond </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6633FF;">ADORABLE!!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6633FF;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Take note at how even though he is the least materialistically endowed, he is the most giddy, happy, gleeful, carefree, buoyant baby-child I think I've ever seen!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I dare any of you to watch this movie and not be captivated. It streams on Netflix, and Blockbuster has it on DVD. This movie deserves to be noticed!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6633FF;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6633FF;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6633FF;">**one minor caveat: </span>Babies is peppered with National Geographic-style boobage. So......you're on your own with that!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6633FF;"><br /></span></span></div>tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12650845555860045297noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27443541.post-55742835013072805592010-11-05T20:05:00.004-07:002010-11-05T20:11:34.882-07:00A gorgeous home<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4uXIcFEY6tPzFajeIXEwMcGlsDIV9lCdRJjQQU_pCd50__X6uMNybB4eGu1t-4BxxvPithXUIZRxl68yaMAAB2iXLKuqkIF1jCzKiwuZOZ3zqqiqqKEIg1qIb-3K_ZgvINH8j/s1600/kitchen4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4uXIcFEY6tPzFajeIXEwMcGlsDIV9lCdRJjQQU_pCd50__X6uMNybB4eGu1t-4BxxvPithXUIZRxl68yaMAAB2iXLKuqkIF1jCzKiwuZOZ3zqqiqqKEIg1qIb-3K_ZgvINH8j/s400/kitchen4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536267544649402706" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>If anyone out there is interested in buying or knows someone who is interested, my friend Erin is selling her BEAUTIFUL, beautiful home in Pleasant Grove. This girl has serious good taste in homes. If she weren't such a dang good friend and wonderful person, I'd pretty much have to avoid her altogether because her beautiful house makes me covet, and that's WRONG!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Check the link below to more sweet photos and information:</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://thesummerillsurf.blogspot.com/2010/11/for-sale-by-mean-awesome-house.html">The most amazing house you'll ever want to buy</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Seriously; this house and yard (and family) are awesome!! </div>tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12650845555860045297noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27443541.post-16325014826236495402010-10-30T15:29:00.009-07:002010-10-30T16:18:27.404-07:00Spooktacularnessism<div style="text-align: center;">Next to the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>Fourth of July</b></span></span>, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>Halloween</b></span></span> is my favorite holiday. As a kid, I dreamed about <b><i>costumes and candy, parties and pranks</i></b>. My mom had some fabulous costumes made for me in my young years. Someday I'll hunt for pics and post.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love spooky as long as it's <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#009900;">all in fun</span></b></span>. Not a huge slash and horror fan, but vampires and demons and such are totally my fantasy genre.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I used to make the most <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i>elaborate costumes</i></span></span> for the two oldest kids. Crazy sewing pieces of art with yards and yards of fabric.......</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Well, now I'm a lot more busy, and a lot less crazy. In that sense only, I mean. I'm still all sorts of other kinds of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6600CC;">crazy......</span></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here is this year's <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCC00;">costume cuteness:</span></i></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Anything <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC9933;">Pooh Bear</span> is always adorable. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;"> Tigger</span> is a particular fave. </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSWIhIHAoKNfVj-atV_NBbqQcKPBAb1nZnGg95SgeahhnkdYFZt16qRoQMjFBLmp2DXvNQx__nNnua4TvaXOAf66H94x4ZPsjnKComxdU98-Ryrvq-0d3fIERo2t1n-VEVA_g9/s1600/DSC_1819.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSWIhIHAoKNfVj-atV_NBbqQcKPBAb1nZnGg95SgeahhnkdYFZt16qRoQMjFBLmp2DXvNQx__nNnua4TvaXOAf66H94x4ZPsjnKComxdU98-Ryrvq-0d3fIERo2t1n-VEVA_g9/s400/DSC_1819.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533972805980284386" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#339999;">elephant costume</span>. Fun and functional!</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRfP7ek9O8Ype0K7xKD1Rx6plNqEOayQcThxQt6SiPpZUk7HWBzCGMUMP4gpNVFjb-sxvocJwJ9AMm1qPpDTuw5NFcZoAZp1xrV9Dw716PKzoZp1T7qS02M0e2HwhzddcNEFso/s1600/DSC_1811.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRfP7ek9O8Ype0K7xKD1Rx6plNqEOayQcThxQt6SiPpZUk7HWBzCGMUMP4gpNVFjb-sxvocJwJ9AMm1qPpDTuw5NFcZoAZp1xrV9Dw716PKzoZp1T7qS02M0e2HwhzddcNEFso/s400/DSC_1811.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533972601971802674" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Any<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#3333FF;"> super hero </span>at all works for the boys.</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAW4YvrQy8OllEBzLdpE71K1Hi2anPmLp00MzNy8G55JDwA0upFsAmzGg_VY1wNPuoNdT6p_G4-gUpE-OOJw6YNMvl_qR3dcH4BIORn5HnL-KsS_DC4HC_LuGpCQ-JdDgn7vXu/s1600/DSC_1806.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAW4YvrQy8OllEBzLdpE71K1Hi2anPmLp00MzNy8G55JDwA0upFsAmzGg_VY1wNPuoNdT6p_G4-gUpE-OOJw6YNMvl_qR3dcH4BIORn5HnL-KsS_DC4HC_LuGpCQ-JdDgn7vXu/s400/DSC_1806.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533972352257688194" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> The first time Nick wore <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">this costume</span>, he was three. It's starting to get a little short on him.....</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPLeg7SrnuP7eT2hkUZKOdlq4dSAQCRULL4Jk2GGwp6sfQ7oeDIHOzV-OobI_S7IHIkf3vl2NWZDT1BUEgWBR0ih7MNzvBQCUdR3exBENdfyYXKwnqOKqpi13D5Hru9fnjh5Fb/s1600/DSC_1848.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPLeg7SrnuP7eT2hkUZKOdlq4dSAQCRULL4Jk2GGwp6sfQ7oeDIHOzV-OobI_S7IHIkf3vl2NWZDT1BUEgWBR0ih7MNzvBQCUdR3exBENdfyYXKwnqOKqpi13D5Hru9fnjh5Fb/s400/DSC_1848.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533971740875223698" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Zombie</span> is the new<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"> vampire</span>, you know. Trust me, they're gonna be big! People are going to start featuring them as the love interest in all the books and movies.</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiayFQK51jxHDbWsr4_v2S14Vm_sM_4qLlLeovFBnYiN9Y3Dkgk-iAHujKdgWsOUkCc2eUNBwrwJtotaFcjuSFxxEzSixuM5bjkJBixzORV9VBkToZtLof8KG97mT835WaL9-r6/s1600/DSC_1837.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiayFQK51jxHDbWsr4_v2S14Vm_sM_4qLlLeovFBnYiN9Y3Dkgk-iAHujKdgWsOUkCc2eUNBwrwJtotaFcjuSFxxEzSixuM5bjkJBixzORV9VBkToZtLof8KG97mT835WaL9-r6/s400/DSC_1837.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533971473220532450" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Spencer likes going for the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;">understated</span>, obscure characters.</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS7qLVvPYdGZDUUhCqeK95qBBg7GZw0Re7I3XD7f1aYNsl8QB7pH9-GbQaN2ZTDojuVVduTqGybRq6YQjXCYZVDn9HuOOvVAe9aRPcviPgO0KBSD1JdCmZgl02u1Kb4kFzwWWS/s1600/DSC_1852.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS7qLVvPYdGZDUUhCqeK95qBBg7GZw0Re7I3XD7f1aYNsl8QB7pH9-GbQaN2ZTDojuVVduTqGybRq6YQjXCYZVDn9HuOOvVAe9aRPcviPgO0KBSD1JdCmZgl02u1Kb4kFzwWWS/s400/DSC_1852.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533971229757676850" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">And my personal favorite costume this year: I chose to go as one of the most awesome, super-hero, amazing people I know.......</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333399;">Peggy Eddleman!!!!!</span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPeNi8s14qcbE714qx3wXpG8x-aa4k4WApAG5sdTsrc1NmcH0azDuCuS-vpo6Suuu3Is5_Ra82BoV8U8emyt2axAEzsxGlnHJ_dhCevAPp-g979571UrYy8FMbBLuKqkj4_RtA/s1600/DSC_1850.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPeNi8s14qcbE714qx3wXpG8x-aa4k4WApAG5sdTsrc1NmcH0azDuCuS-vpo6Suuu3Is5_Ra82BoV8U8emyt2axAEzsxGlnHJ_dhCevAPp-g979571UrYy8FMbBLuKqkj4_RtA/s400/DSC_1850.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533970886547708050" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Hope your<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><b> Halloween</b></span> was <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6600;">Spooktacularistic!!!</span></i></span></div></div>tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12650845555860045297noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27443541.post-64326256206200653912010-10-18T16:28:00.002-07:002010-10-18T17:06:12.035-07:00It All Ends Here<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjniOueL33Xt7k1VfdTLy-1RP97vxPCdtYb8WJO-gZV0KOVz6WMK4-D26HD7RH8RjMcsyMess3uuzQcYeFU2rjzm_aNrmiFF9B9J6pW6ahsEGeJryH9xKNZUEwnVnpSeMRLGlFC/s1600/draft_lens12442951module112594541photo_1280566315harry-potter-deathly-hall.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjniOueL33Xt7k1VfdTLy-1RP97vxPCdtYb8WJO-gZV0KOVz6WMK4-D26HD7RH8RjMcsyMess3uuzQcYeFU2rjzm_aNrmiFF9B9J6pW6ahsEGeJryH9xKNZUEwnVnpSeMRLGlFC/s400/draft_lens12442951module112594541photo_1280566315harry-potter-deathly-hall.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529532896549184146" /></a>So. I've been waiting for a couple of months to hear about Harry Potter 7 tickets going on sale. I signed up for a cool text alert to ket me know when my favorite theater had them ready for me to buy!! Well, today was the day!! I got a text at about 1:15 saying Larry Miller Theaters were selling now!<div><br /></div><div>I scurried to my computer and brought up Thanksgiving Point's Megaplex web page. Hmm......no HP. What about all the other LHM theater complexes? Check. All up and running! Cool. I don't want to go to any other theaters. I like Thanksgiving Point. It's in my comfort zone. I really like reserved seating--I can get there about 20 minutes pre-movie and be just peaches!! Don't have to leave my kids for hours to stand in line--don't have to leave my kids to stand in line for hours........ha. That was only partly a joke...... </div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway! Back to my story...... So I called the theater to see what the problem was: Very nice man told me they were having problems and it should be up for sale within a couple of hours. </div><div><br /></div><div>So I was patient. I waited. Checking back every so often to see if they were ready. </div><div><br /></div><div>Flash forward 2 hours......5 minutes before I am to pick Cameron up from pre-school. (they really frown on lateness down at the rec-center....charge you money and everything.....) </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Tickets. Are. On. Sale.</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Holy cow!! I think I can make it quick before I leave to pick him up!!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>I hurriedly type in my credit card info: 7735 8429.......wait a minute.....that part's boring. You don't need to know that.....</div><div><br /></div><div>OOhhh!!! I get my pick of the theater!! How lucky am I??!?? I quickly select the best seats in the house!! The row behind the disabled area where you can put your feet up on the bar in front of you without disturbing anyone's head!! </div><div><br /></div><div>"Click to confirm sale" it says....</div><div><br /></div><div>CLICK!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Nothing is happening. </div><div><br /></div><div>Wait 10 seconds.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">CLICK!!!!</span> I'm in a total hurry!!!! Why won't it confirm??!?</div><div><br /></div><div>Wait 20 more seconds. </div><div><br /></div><div>CLICK!!!CLICK!!CLICK!!!!!!!! What the heck is wrong with my mouse!!?!!!!!</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b>CLICKCLICKCLICKCLICKCLICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Oh. There we go. Nice! We got the first seats!! I'm so excited!! Let me just print out my conformation........HUH??!? Seats 8-21 Row 'D'? That's not my row!! <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b>What the Heck??</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div>**checking seat preview**</div><div><br /></div><div>Oh. Um......It seems that I have just <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b>purchased 80% of the seats in the theater..........</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>So, long story short: I have approx. 80 more seats to sell from my original 98 extra seats. If any of you at all have the slightest desire to see the FABULOUS Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part One with 112 of the coolest people in Utah on NOVEMBER 18th at 11:59 P.M.</div><div><br /></div><div>Trust me. If I don't get these $1200 worth of tickets sold it <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>will </b></span>all end here. With me. At my house. Jason will never let me forget it. </div><div><br /></div><div>Have Mercy!! Please?</div>tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12650845555860045297noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27443541.post-70132968729733025902010-10-11T08:46:00.002-07:002010-10-11T09:13:10.536-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ZVUXoCOBfBvVxd_uJfiPt6X8KSiAdmLabSNEcNzbLX85FAe3PLP5OwUjQhyphenhyphenb2HVc7RDsWa6cf86qZfxdwDsso-VxD8GvIER6h4IZiFRbWXvAZD7Du9AtMcypJ0Vgne6KZp4t/s1600/DSC_1029.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9ZVUXoCOBfBvVxd_uJfiPt6X8KSiAdmLabSNEcNzbLX85FAe3PLP5OwUjQhyphenhyphenb2HVc7RDsWa6cf86qZfxdwDsso-VxD8GvIER6h4IZiFRbWXvAZD7Du9AtMcypJ0Vgne6KZp4t/s400/DSC_1029.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526815623648053058" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';color:#006600;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(95, 97, 97); font-family: Arial; font-size: 22px; "><span>Recipe: </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; ">Monster Cookies</span></span><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'lucida grande';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#006600;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">These <a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2010/09/monster-cookies/">cookies</a> are a <a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/">Pioneer Woman</a> recipe. I love PW. I was so excited to make these cookies! The ingredient list sounded amazing and the M&M's were so colorful--also, lots of oatmeal--love, love, LOVE oatmeal cookies!! Of course, I doubled the recipe because I have a phobia of not having enough cookies.....</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I would totally suggest making these cookies if:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">1. You like flat cookies. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">2. You like cookies that are more 'Stuff' than cookie.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">3. You like peanut butter chips.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">4. You like cookies, period.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">We were divided in my house over these. My boy thought they were the greatest! He loves flat cookies (you there, Carp?) I was hoping for something different. More cookie, I suppose. I think I will try adding various extras to my favorite cookie recipe to see if it's more to my liking. Needless to say, the cookies were devoured. Unlike a <a href="http://merryweathermama.blogspot.com/2010/07/what-we-do-when-boys-are-gone.html">previous forgettable recipe</a>.....</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 16.0px; font: 22.0px Arial; color: #5f6161"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px color: #9d6034">Recipe: </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Monster Cookies</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 30.0px; font: 11.0px Arial; color: #9d6034"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Prep Time:</b> 15 Minutes</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px color: #d9aa89"> | </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Cook Time:</b> 12 Minutes</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px color: #d9aa89"> | </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Difficulty:</b> Easy</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px color: #d9aa89"> | </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Servings:</b> 36</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 16.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; color: #5f6161; min-height: 14.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 16.0px; font: 14.0px Georgia; color: #9d6034"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Ingredients</b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; line-height: 16.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; color: #5f6161"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>2 sticks (1/2 Pound) Butter (salted) Softened</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; line-height: 16.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; color: #5f6161"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>½ cups White Sugar</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; line-height: 16.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; color: #5f6161"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>1-½ cup Brown Sugar, Packed</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; line-height: 16.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; color: #5f6161"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>2 whole Large Eggs</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; line-height: 16.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; color: #5f6161"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>1 Tablespoon Vanilla Extract</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; line-height: 16.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; color: #5f6161"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>1-½ cup All-purpose Flour</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; line-height: 16.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; color: #5f6161"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>½ teaspoons Baking Soda</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; line-height: 16.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; color: #5f6161"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>1 teaspoon Baking Powder</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; line-height: 16.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; color: #5f6161"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>2 teaspoons Kosher Salt</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; line-height: 16.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; color: #5f6161"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>1-½ cup Oats (either Quick Or Regular)</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; line-height: 16.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; color: #5f6161"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>½ cups M & M's (more To Taste)</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; line-height: 16.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; color: #5f6161"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>½ cups Pecans, Chopped (more To Taste)</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; line-height: 16.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; color: #5f6161"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>¾ cups Chocolate Chips (milk Or Semi-sweet)</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; line-height: 16.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; color: #5f6161"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>½ cups Peanut Butter Chips</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; line-height: 16.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; color: #5f6161"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>2-¼ cups Rice Krispies</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 16.0px; font: 14.0px Georgia; color: #9d6034"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><b>Preparation Instructions</b></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 14.0px Arial; color: #5f6161"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Preheat oven to 375 degrees.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 14.0px Arial; color: #5f6161"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Cream butter with sugars until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla and beat.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 14.0px Arial; color: #5f6161"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, and kosher salt. Add to mixing bowl and mix till combined. After that, add in remaining ingredients in whatever quantity you prefer. Add more nuts if you’d like, or more M & M’s, more peanut butter chips or chocolate chips.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 14.0px Arial; color: #5f6161"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Add Rice Krispies at the very end, mixing until just combined. Do not overmix!</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 14.0px Arial; color: #5f6161"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Use a cookie scoop to scoop balls of dough onto a cookie sheet. Bake until golden brown, then allow to cool on a rack.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 14.0px Arial; color: #5f6161"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px">Serve with glasses of cold milk.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 14.0px Arial; color: #5f6161; min-height: 16.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></p></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; "><br /></span></span></div>tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12650845555860045297noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27443541.post-41841276913719728202010-10-08T10:37:00.004-07:002010-10-08T10:56:25.091-07:00Coming Soon.......<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNCqqpJl9_lMPqvNgLdK_D3V_YQ6z57oP0ZHEXzJfA91R39SJKNFPa1vzZQAa5trvaN6Z7V3sBfKt7pZeIz19F5qoE910turvLHcoyIVyrB-4z740uT4cEsC561TuZ2S6M_OVu/s1600/DSC_0982.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNCqqpJl9_lMPqvNgLdK_D3V_YQ6z57oP0ZHEXzJfA91R39SJKNFPa1vzZQAa5trvaN6Z7V3sBfKt7pZeIz19F5qoE910turvLHcoyIVyrB-4z740uT4cEsC561TuZ2S6M_OVu/s400/DSC_0982.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525731079615761058" /></a>Is it even scientifically possible to combine the above ingredients and not have a supernatural occurrence?<div><br /></div><div>**anyone who may or may not have brought me an entire pan of decadent cinnamon-maple rolls may or may not expect their pan returned with or without combined above ingredients....**</div>tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12650845555860045297noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27443541.post-57937723313474943462010-09-29T07:57:00.003-07:002010-12-12T10:22:29.996-07:00Really, really, really good-looking.......cookies<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ZpyZ5kjYeWcLk3b0gMHKlstKHXjdHMzoads9CgjMdxCqqhcIiJp3R0rnYMgVCtNX2b8yZEc8pXIS-z-UnCfWgWaLGhIf61c7zgxCT1gFBRxk7hT0FUDVCzLBPzIFVRNCIrZ_/s1600/Brownie+Cookie.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ZpyZ5kjYeWcLk3b0gMHKlstKHXjdHMzoads9CgjMdxCqqhcIiJp3R0rnYMgVCtNX2b8yZEc8pXIS-z-UnCfWgWaLGhIf61c7zgxCT1gFBRxk7hT0FUDVCzLBPzIFVRNCIrZ_/s400/Brownie+Cookie.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522073790783127874" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#6B6D6D;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;font-size:12px;"><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 24.0px Arial; color:#6b6d6d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> This was a new recipe I tried from Melodysoul on Tasty Kitchen. The reason I love them so much is their resemblance to actual brownies, which the name obviously implies, but usually tends to leave me a little skeptical.....some recipe names just don't live up to their potential, you know? Well, these totally hit the bullseye! </span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 24.0px Arial; color:#6b6d6d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 24.0px Arial; color:#6b6d6d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 24.0px Arial; color:#6b6d6d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 24.0px Arial; color:#6b6d6d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">My favorite brownies are the perfect mix of chewy, cakey, fudgy, AND the great crispy edges. The best part of the brownie, for me, is the corner. We know this in my house. Sometimes I'll make brownies and later walk by the pan to see the sides and middle brownies gone--eaten by the other inhabitants of my house--and the corners left intact, either because they love me so much, or because they fear me......I don't know which. If the entire pan could bake up like the corner we will have achieved nirvana! </span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 24.0px Arial; color:#6b6d6d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 24.0px Arial; color:#6b6d6d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 24.0px Arial; color:#6b6d6d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 24.0px Arial; color:#6b6d6d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I know you can get crazy pans to maximize corner-goodness, but really--I like kitchen gadgets, not gimmicks. And besides, it costs $20 on the 'as seen on TV' aisle at The Walmarts and you only get like, 8 brownies....not near enough!!</span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 24.0px Arial; color:#6b6d6d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 24.0px Arial; color:#6b6d6d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 24.0px Arial; color:#6b6d6d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">These cookies, however, had all the essentials of the perfect brownie! Chewy, cakey, and fudgy on the inside, and crispy-chewy like the corner on the entire outside!! And they bake up so pretty! I love it when all the cookies come out the same size....it feeds a need for order that I am unable to achieve in other areas of my life. </span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 24.0px Arial; color:#6b6d6d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 24.0px Arial; color:#6b6d6d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 24.0px Arial; color:#6b6d6d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The dough is very thin (for a cookie...) until it is chilled. I baked one pan after about two hours of refrigeration, and baked a minute or two less, and they were good. I let the dough sit overnight before baking the rest of the dough and then I used a medium cookie scoop and baked them for 11 minutes. A lot of dough loses integrity after sitting for a day, but this dough improved! Let them sit on the pan for a couple of minutes before moving to a rack. The only change I made to the recipe was to QUADRUPLE it the second time I made it. That's how much I loved them.</span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 24.0px Arial; color:#6b6d6d;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 24.0px Arial; color:#6b6d6d;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 24.0px Arial; color:#6b6d6d;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Brownie Cookies</span></b></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; min-height: 14.0pxcolor:#6b6d6d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; min-height: 14.0pxcolor:#6b6d6d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; min-height: 14.0pxcolor:#6b6d6d;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"> </span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; color:#6b6d6d;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">•</span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">¼ cups Butter</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; color:#6b6d6d;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">•</span></span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">1-½ cup Semisweet Chocolate Chips</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; color:#6b6d6d;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">•</span></span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">¾ cups Sugar</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; color:#6b6d6d;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">•</span></span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">3 whole Eggs</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; color:#6b6d6d;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">•</span></span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; color:#6b6d6d;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">•</span></span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">1 cup All-purpose Flour</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; color:#6b6d6d;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">•</span></span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">¼ teaspoons Baking Powder</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 36.0px; text-indent: -36.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; color:#6b6d6d;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">•</span></span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">¼ teaspoons Salt</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-indent: -9999.0px; line-height: 33.0px; font: 30.0px Georgia; min-height: 35.0pxcolor:#b52025;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span><br /></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; color:#6b6d6d;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">In a saucepan, or in the microwave, gently melt butter and chocolate chips until the butter is melted and chocolate begins to melt. Remove from heat and stir until all the chocolate has melted completely.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; color:#6b6d6d;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">In a separate bowl, beat together the sugar, eggs and vanilla until they’re thoroughly combined. Add the melted chocolate mixture, then stir in the remaining ingredients. Refrigerate the dough for 1 hour or until manageable.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; color:#6b6d6d;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Preheat the oven to 325°F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; color:#6b6d6d;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Using a tablespoon or mini ice cream scoop, drop cookie dough onto baking sheets, leaving a couple of inches of space in between each cookie.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; color:#6b6d6d;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Bake for 12 minutes.</span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; color:#6b6d6d;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 18.0px; font: 12.0px Arial; color:#6b6d6d;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">From Melodysoul on Tasty Kitchen</span></span></span></span></p></span></span>tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12650845555860045297noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27443541.post-30488262152774335372010-09-12T13:00:00.000-07:002010-09-12T13:06:09.980-07:00Got Rum?I love looking at pictures of food. It's slightly embarrassing how much time I can spend doing it if I'm not careful. It's just that looking at other peoples food inspires me. It's almost as good as eating it! There is so much beautiful food out there! I'm always checking up on Tasty Kitchen and filling my recipe box with all sorts of delicious possibilities. Looking at the featured recipes is one of the online highlights of my day! Always really good stuff there.<br /><br />Every few days or so, five recipes are chosen by one of the administrators and are placed in the featured recipe section. I am not going to lie. I really wanted a recipe of mine featured on TastyKitchen. I've been really picky about the recipes I've submitted so far. I don't want to just put stuff in my box. I want to make sure that my box is full of the most delicious, most beautiful food I make. Stuff my family and friends really, really like. So I posted the yummiest cake I know. And look what happened on Friday:<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijjrPnDoJBJwZDk2AqTBlUB9_2Y2FgO_Di8pB_I91O9kN8biv0SOEwnKR_ONS2S30kl0FC6NLENdnOhUSANCi2vrTrp-VPtpi6YP-5ru2GFW21gIj9Bfgram_kgp424hj2ZGAX/s1600/Bananas+Foster+Screenshot.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijjrPnDoJBJwZDk2AqTBlUB9_2Y2FgO_Di8pB_I91O9kN8biv0SOEwnKR_ONS2S30kl0FC6NLENdnOhUSANCi2vrTrp-VPtpi6YP-5ru2GFW21gIj9Bfgram_kgp424hj2ZGAX/s400/Bananas+Foster+Screenshot.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516116899799949154" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6633FF;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(click on the picture to make it bigger)</span></span></div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I screamed out loud a little when I opened TK last night! I was so excited! It's even in the #1 spot so it's the first thing people see when they go to Tasty Kitchen! Go <a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/tasty-kitchen/">check it out</a> for yourself--I don't know how long it will be there before it's replaced with other yummy recipes, which is, after all, the entire point, so hurry along!!<br /><br /><br /><div><div></div><div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgebeLSmjaaVnPe3r8igwceD3lqWKEt7tVp-P-mMekeZbATrYfNkV0QQwujoSewMaV51eTNaCDJgUH6wpMBXPyFerWMATl-D0Q-Kti3QdxYiG6l7IRDtdqK7jp5jg-R5rPtajKG/s1600/Fosters+cake.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgebeLSmjaaVnPe3r8igwceD3lqWKEt7tVp-P-mMekeZbATrYfNkV0QQwujoSewMaV51eTNaCDJgUH6wpMBXPyFerWMATl-D0Q-Kti3QdxYiG6l7IRDtdqK7jp5jg-R5rPtajKG/s400/Fosters+cake.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516048054856905074" /></a></div><div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This cake has become one of my favorite cakes to make and serve. If you are a rum fan, a banana fan, a chocolate fan or a rumbananachocolate lover, you should definitely try this! It uses a mix as a base, adding things to make it extra moist and from-scratch tasting, so it's super easy, and then it has the yummiest cream cheese frosting in the middle.</div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>The ganache is very simple, but it's the banana filling that makes it crazy delicious! You literally cannot take brown sugar and butter, melt it together in a pan, and come up with a bad result! (unless of course you walk away to attend to one of the fifty-seven other things pulling you in all directions and come pack to a burnt caramel pancake.....don't do that.) </div><div><br /></div><div>Add rum to said butter-brown sugar bath and man, oh man!! Even if you don't particularly like bananas, their flavor is subtle enough that it only rounds out the rum mixture instead of overpowering it.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAvEkIoWJWf1etp-HKU7INTKjCENCtz3wpTroadCU7B_-diXZGzRqD0P9cL4QMZ_nZVdaVPMGLIbyIGKQCfOBrHLZPdyRoXea7uo7HPB-L1iybvYWeqCCtEd0ukI6B7Bpdbhzz/s1600/DSC_9558+(1).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAvEkIoWJWf1etp-HKU7INTKjCENCtz3wpTroadCU7B_-diXZGzRqD0P9cL4QMZ_nZVdaVPMGLIbyIGKQCfOBrHLZPdyRoXea7uo7HPB-L1iybvYWeqCCtEd0ukI6B7Bpdbhzz/s400/DSC_9558+(1).jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516104268222209330" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Bake the cake layers in three 8 or 9 inch pans. If you only have two pans, set one third of the batter in the fridge and wash your pan before re-using, then bake the last layer. Let cool. </div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwBj9Zs7z0EtSAKWXc1bLG0IcqdQOkEW3YB_NgojOef1j7Wm23ClxOekcFIUTDWuj_xVKoN8Njpv3IFtqTGNqaEdsFZ-C3EGFD4UoBdzZZ2xkc2_GoYMjWTBI7CTvcihF2_zxK/s1600/DSC_9569+(1).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwBj9Zs7z0EtSAKWXc1bLG0IcqdQOkEW3YB_NgojOef1j7Wm23ClxOekcFIUTDWuj_xVKoN8Njpv3IFtqTGNqaEdsFZ-C3EGFD4UoBdzZZ2xkc2_GoYMjWTBI7CTvcihF2_zxK/s400/DSC_9569+(1).jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516103804865682530" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Spread one half (not counting the reserved 1/3 cup) of cream cheese frosting on bottom layer. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWP8CedvWI95S1nDgtPBCiPR3GEJ4XrnZKhaOYUHHxxuPt7OaS2C129s0uckruqijtBO4GS3Sws0EEibdC7-eZCHXYXkFRaW8TMmNQTEwX_x2hxFw6Vtt7njorI70caMOQx9Ct/s1600/DSC_9576+(1).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWP8CedvWI95S1nDgtPBCiPR3GEJ4XrnZKhaOYUHHxxuPt7OaS2C129s0uckruqijtBO4GS3Sws0EEibdC7-eZCHXYXkFRaW8TMmNQTEwX_x2hxFw6Vtt7njorI70caMOQx9Ct/s400/DSC_9576+(1).jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516091528116516898" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"> Cover with one half of banana filling over cream cheese. Spread to within 1/2 inch of edge of cake.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcLW1QI6tRdygSigIsoDTMbDEvXmvFpgOfHMV1hTpccIZOyDaVVzG0kPvUbmzwlSClj2qojOHnnkfju2KbVNXpN13cPQGTubybhuziPorg1fRRPCBdba3ICHNo0IsIdFp13QvF/s1600/DSC_9579+(1).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcLW1QI6tRdygSigIsoDTMbDEvXmvFpgOfHMV1hTpccIZOyDaVVzG0kPvUbmzwlSClj2qojOHnnkfju2KbVNXpN13cPQGTubybhuziPorg1fRRPCBdba3ICHNo0IsIdFp13QvF/s400/DSC_9579+(1).jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516091290091047554" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Repeat with remaining layer and fillings. Top with last layer.</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTf1xqBcncXBTBRH_eEsvuIFamIrtjZzTk_qDXNw9hFtEabHkTw3BssfTbRW6bKIT4PbSN-0lJh6HP483hvnpJCUznv0fEYiAqFDas0fE7MRa4EuR6zsvGPFETGErj6bdHWnWV/s1600/DSC_9588+(1).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTf1xqBcncXBTBRH_eEsvuIFamIrtjZzTk_qDXNw9hFtEabHkTw3BssfTbRW6bKIT4PbSN-0lJh6HP483hvnpJCUznv0fEYiAqFDas0fE7MRa4EuR6zsvGPFETGErj6bdHWnWV/s400/DSC_9588+(1).jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516091091475326146" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Cover with the ganache. Ganache is angel food. Chocolate nectar. The spread that gets in my head........ </div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">(it's good)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha2hvEvClODD3dXWKv9fIF9cLwCJZ70FC99N-RoXO2pBQk6UqApeLKUB3K7J4YSFBDMsUmJgJZAond4ryz7svp4VgwKtb-JH0zd6QGpde0Daul6otCyK4BV6dtaljUjERLKzIg/s1600/DSC_9595+(1).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha2hvEvClODD3dXWKv9fIF9cLwCJZ70FC99N-RoXO2pBQk6UqApeLKUB3K7J4YSFBDMsUmJgJZAond4ryz7svp4VgwKtb-JH0zd6QGpde0Daul6otCyK4BV6dtaljUjERLKzIg/s400/DSC_9595+(1).jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516090745302940082" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"> You will never want to use frosting in a tub ever again. Unless you are making Lunchlady Peanutbutter Fingers. Then you have to. It's the law.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0nSiSTs_eNVJfIkB5KYD2CYmWuyTrnE88qBmrQnz_JRMiKDfk5yvWFNrUImU1ar3XRcsZuH2hCFJ92xuoFkDRPYqwxun1t4GViYPSR19eonY7IWRW8Snq7apKl1nm0Y4QLG-k/s1600/DSC_9614.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0nSiSTs_eNVJfIkB5KYD2CYmWuyTrnE88qBmrQnz_JRMiKDfk5yvWFNrUImU1ar3XRcsZuH2hCFJ92xuoFkDRPYqwxun1t4GViYPSR19eonY7IWRW8Snq7apKl1nm0Y4QLG-k/s400/DSC_9614.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516090521787298146" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Drizzle with the reserved cream cheese frosting using a #3 or 4 piping tip in a decorating bag</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNZp0aR-0NtPLh7Bpfsun6_n-nPTSdSta6uLJYTSOfNnZNnQSqWo4e7rOPKO0ZPve3m9fNprv8nq2PG61FYwA5Y5grW8aRVt0CX2ZrcV7_Tc_LT1O9F3gMh2O4ashYiRzZ1E7x/s1600/DSC_9618.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNZp0aR-0NtPLh7Bpfsun6_n-nPTSdSta6uLJYTSOfNnZNnQSqWo4e7rOPKO0ZPve3m9fNprv8nq2PG61FYwA5Y5grW8aRVt0CX2ZrcV7_Tc_LT1O9F3gMh2O4ashYiRzZ1E7x/s400/DSC_9618.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516090283925874754" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Now stand back and give a little cheer for yourself because you just made one seriously yummy cake!!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">Chocolate Bananas Foster Cake</span></span><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(107, 109, 109); line-height: 18px; font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><ul class="ingredients" id="ingredients-88079" style="margin-top: 15px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 25px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; list-style-type: disc; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 2px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">FOR THE BANANA RUM FILLING:</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 2px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">⅔ cups Brown Sugar, Packed</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 2px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">4 Tablespoons Butter</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 2px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">2 cups Bananas--ripe And Chopped Fine</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 2px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">¾ teaspoons Rum Extract</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 2px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">¼ teaspoons Ground Cinnamon--heaping</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 2px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">_____</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 2px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">FOR THE CAKE LAYERS:</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 2px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">1 package Cake Mix-chocolate Or Devil's Food-18 Oz. (no Pudding In Mix)</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 2px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">1 package Instant Pudding--3.9 Oz.--chocolate Or Vanilla</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 2px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">2 whole Eggs</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 2px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">1 cup Sour Cream</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 2px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">½ cups Vegetable Oil</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 2px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">½ cups Water</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 2px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">1 cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 2px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">_____</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 2px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">FOR THE GANACHE:</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 2px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">1 cup Cream</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 2px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">12 ounces, weight Semisweet Chocolate</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 2px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">_____</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 2px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">FOR THE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 2px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">1 package Cream Cheese (8 Oz. Softened)</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 2px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">1 cube Unsalted Butter, Softened</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 2px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">5 ounces, weight Powdered Sugar</li><li style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 2px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">½ teaspoons Vanilla</li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:12px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:12px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:12px;"><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">For the filling: In a small saucepan combine the brown sugar and the butter. Cook on medium heat, stirring, until butter is melted and ingredients are well incorporated. Add the chopped bananas, rum extract, and cinnamon. Cook 5 more minutes on medium-low, stirring occasionally. Set aside to cool completely.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">For the cake: In a mixing bowl, combine cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, sour cream, oil, and water. Mix on medium speed until well blended (batter will be thick). Pour equally between three greased and floured 9-inch round cake pans. (I use a parchment circle in the bottom of each pan. Sprinkle each layer with 1/3 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Bake at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes or until toothpick in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes; then remove to wire racks to cool completely.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">For the ganache: Heat the cream in a small saucepan until just barely boiling. Remove from heat and add 12 ounces semisweet chocolate. Let sit 5 minutes. Stir until smooth. Cover and set aside to cool.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">For the frosting: Cream together the softened cream cheese and the softened butter. Add powdered sugar and vanilla and beat well. Frosting will be quite soft. Reserve 1/3 cup and set aside.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">For the assembly: Place one cake layer on your serving platter or cake round. Spread half of the remaining (non-reserved) cream cheese frosting on top of this layer. Spread half of the cooled banana mixture on top of that to within 1/2 inch of the sides of the cake. Top with the second cake layer. Spread with remaining (non-reserved) cream cheese frosting and top with remaining banana mixture. Top with the last cake layer. Frost the top and sides of the third layer with the chocolate ganache. Garnish with the reserved cream cheese frosting. Refrigerate until chocolate is set. Once it is set, serve it! Refrigerate leftover cake.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 15px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">**You can use 8-inch cake pans. Just adjust baking time if needed. If you only have two pans, refrigerate one third of the batter while first two layers bake. Bake last third in a cleaned and greased pan.</p></span></span></div></span></div></div></div></div>tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12650845555860045297noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27443541.post-52088983736748518022010-08-14T09:04:00.006-07:002010-08-16T07:29:41.662-07:00Navajo Tacos<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX7QjdB25monERRDOUsD1hAvZY3isXfr6BAL9DANnvyALQtbMvbii991Eo4cY6NIFCbt2iAOWbnkyTJ3MN-newSFoGkrUakLx7VE4oqI_X0eR6k5CIiXoTm4HXn0HHi_nnrmpX/s1600/Navajo+Tacos.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX7QjdB25monERRDOUsD1hAvZY3isXfr6BAL9DANnvyALQtbMvbii991Eo4cY6NIFCbt2iAOWbnkyTJ3MN-newSFoGkrUakLx7VE4oqI_X0eR6k5CIiXoTm4HXn0HHi_nnrmpX/s400/Navajo+Tacos.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505297483320115458" /></a><br /><br />This is one of my family's favorite meals to eat. The scone recipe came from Faye Jaynes, an amazing cook in my neighborhood who used to work for the school lunch system back when they actually made the food. I'm not going to comment on school lunch right now. Let's just say my kids usually come home STARVING! And my kids aren't terribly picky, either. I do remember when I was a sixth-grader getting to take turns helping in the lunchroom. It was so fun! I searched for YEARS to find a comparable peanut finger recipe, and I still haven't found a no-bake cookie that comes close. They were so yummy!<br /><br />O.K. That was just a little tangent. Back to the Tacos....<br /><br />I love this recipe because the chili mixture is from scratch. It doesn't even use a taco-seasoning packet! Stop using those, people! There are better ways!<br /><br />Make the dough in advance. It takes three hours to rise in the fridge. It's also great for honey butter.<br /><div><br /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Scone Dough:</span></b></div><div>1 1/2 teaspoons salt</div><div>3 teaspoons baking powder</div><div>1/2 teaspoon baking soda</div><div>2 Tablespoons sugar</div><div>8 cups flour</div><div> 1 quart buttermilk</div><div>2 Tablespoons yeast</div><div>1/2 cup warm water</div><div>2 eggs</div><div>6 Tablespoons oil</div><div><br /></div><div>Mix dry ingredients together, set aside. Heat buttermilk until lukewarm. Mix yeast in water and add to buttermilk. Mix in eggs and oil. Add dry ingredients. Dough will be sticky. Cover and refrigerate at least three hours. Roll 1/2 inch thick and cut to desired size. Deep-fry in hot (375 degree) oil. Drain on paper towels and serve hot.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b>Honey Butter:</b></span></div><div>1 pound butter, softened</div><div>3/4 cup powdered sugar</div><div>honey to taste</div><div><br /></div><div>Whip softened butter and add powdered sugar and honey. Beat well.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6JZ2xo-NPfqb_R4gWCjaeOfw4l6f0laNMSThHGzFJO6Tlhu5LJfEKteRei8HxEtro_pWvIX-uQ-pyIvKH0iG7xNCHa-8XLfgQASzTJLaNSxNp0TANOwpwmwDysH_ktRXtQwSI/s1600/Faye's+Frybread.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6JZ2xo-NPfqb_R4gWCjaeOfw4l6f0laNMSThHGzFJO6Tlhu5LJfEKteRei8HxEtro_pWvIX-uQ-pyIvKH0iG7xNCHa-8XLfgQASzTJLaNSxNp0TANOwpwmwDysH_ktRXtQwSI/s400/Faye's+Frybread.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505302791368959618" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Chili topping:</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1 pound ground beef</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1 onion, chopped</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">2 teaspoons chili powder</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1 teaspoon cilantro, dried</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1/2 teaspoon cumin</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">2 Tablespoons cider vinegar</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">3 Tablespoons brown sugar</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">4-8 oz. cans tomato sauce</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">salt and pepper to taste</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">2 cans dark kidney beans, 15 oz. size</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">1 can light kidney beans, 15 oz size</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Brown ground beef and onion. Drain fat. Add seasonings and cook one minute. Add tomato sauce, cider vinegar, and brown sugar. Add beans which have been drained and rinsed. Simmer 20 minutes. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Top hot scones with chili and other traditional toppings of your choice: sour cream, lettuce, tomatoes, chopped onions, guacamole, taco sauce, limes, cilantro, cheese.</span></div>tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12650845555860045297noreply@blogger.com11