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Day 57 of Social Isolation lead us to find take out. Shake Shake has take out. Order on the app; burger no bun, no cheese w/ peppers and onion: 2 chick’n shack; blossom lemon aid and add a whipped cream shake . Perfectly executed. Perfect […]
No particular cooking project today. Thank goodness the food section came today in the Rocky Mountain News. the article that caught my eye ” here are 10 essential Indian recipes” . Reading the narrative I find this to be a nice distraction to social isolation […]
We had white hominy in the freezer. the stock is dizzy chicken stock and inspired Pozole. Roasted pumpkin is from October…and also from the freezer. Garni includes cilantro, marigolds, chicken, artichoke, tomatoes, cucumber. Cook what you have.
stay well
Cook what you have. stay well
Cooking project today is spit roasted chicken. The BBQ has small motor, spit for two chickens and spike pins. Now in day 59 I find that I have time – after our ritual morning walk – to prep and roast chickens for lunch. The chickens […]
Day 58 of social isolation. Back from the ritualistic walk. Time is 9am – just after requested Hawaiian breakfast burritos – Charred flour tortilla, Ham, egg scramble , pineapple chunks and confetti sprinkles. Confetti sprinkles were just for oatmeal – now it is the make me feel good for all breakfasts.
Clean up with diminishing Clorox wipes and being as the commis chef for brownies. one batch was to small for the brownie pan. Not enough ingredients for double batch (cook with what you have)…and into the 6″ cake round.
stay well.
Day 59 in social distancing. Thank goodness for the Rocky Mountain News! It is Wednesday with the Food Section. The news says 5 ways for avocado toast. The easy way is toasting an English muffin and Ssmuushh. With plenty of time…a heart shaped toast, broil […]
Just saying – Pizza Friday should not be devoid due to social distancing.
Brownies –
My favorite culinary myth about the brownie is from Betty Crocker’s Baking Classics.. The story goes >> a housewife in Maine, who was making a chocolate cake, forgot to add baking powder. When her cake didn’t rise properly, instead of tossing it out, she cut and served the flat pieces. A happy culinary accident and serendipitous.
The classic treat is now only limited by imagination. Smores, mint, white chocolate brownies, fudge brownies, newton brownies to name just a few.
Nutmeg history is rather dark as it was extremely rare. Nutmeg is native to Moluccas (or the spice Islands) . in addition to being limited to a very narrow region of growth, Nutmeg comes from a tree (whose botanical name is myristica fragrans) that takes […]