2009 September | Eat Drink and Blog
This is another one of my “recipes”. I worked off a basic Mac N’ Cheese recipe and added a few of my own twists. So, once again, bear with me when it comes to measurements. A lot of this is me guessing about how much I used of each ingredient. Use more or less of [...]
I was at Target a few months ago, and there were some Pringles assortment packs on clearance. Not one to EVER pass up a bargain, especially when it comes to food, I grabbed two of them.
I got home, opened the pack and took stock of it’s contents. The first thing that caught my eye was [...]
3 cups heavy cream
1/4 cup plus 6 teaspoons sugar
1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
7 ounces imported white chocolate, chopped
2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon fresh lime juice
7 large egg yolks
4 teaspoons minced grated lime peel
Garnish: lime peel or fresh mint sprigs
Preheat oven to 325ºF.
Place cream and 1/4 cup sugar in medium saucepan over medium heat. Scrape in [...]
I have a “recipe” I make fairly regularly. The main ingredients, besides pasta, are chicken, butter and heavy cream. It’s GOOD. But as I strike up a relationship with Cooking Light magazine thanks to the post I wrote recently (details on THAT to come soon. I’m as surprised as you are!), I’ve decided to *try* [...]
It is farmers market season in Minnesota. My daughter and I went to the farmers market yesterday. I saw this beautiful head of cauliflower and thought of a recipe I had wanted to try. I bought the cauliflower and this is what I made:
1- head of cauliflower, take off the green leaves and the majority [...]
If you’ve never made your own tortillas, you are missing out. These flour version are super easy to make and far, far superior to the store bought variety.
Tortillas
2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
¾ teaspoon baking powder
1/3 cup of shortening or lard
2/3 – ¾ cup of VERY hot water
Mix flour with salt and baking powder. [...]
Type: White (with some small CO2 bubbles!) Variety: local (Portugeuse) grape varieties Loureiro, Arinto, Trajadura, Avesso and Azal Location: Minho, Portugal Drink date: NOW! Here’s what Wikipedia tells you about this variety of wine: The name literally means “Green Wine”, referring to its youthful freshness rather than its color. The Vinhos Verdes are light, fresh, and intended for drinking within [...]
Type: Red Wine Variety: Sangiovese Region: Abruzzi, Italy Drink date: NOW It should come as no surprise, given that I named this one of my favorite cheap table reds yesterday, that this is a $5 wine I think you should go out and try yourself. While I can’t give you an official description of what a “table red” is, [...]
