Here is some stuff I have been reading that I thought folks might like: February 22nd – Facing Up To It – “If you want to argue that “whatever” happened in the “war on terror” was necessary because of the magnitude and novelty of the threat, then you had better be willing to face what the “whatever” entailed.” February 22nd – Yogurt, Perfected – Oh! Goddess I might need to try this again! February 22nd – Utah Bill Equates Miscarriages With Criminal Homicide- REALLY. – “A bill in the Utah state legislature that has passed both the House and Senate [...]
Linky things February 17th through February 22nd
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Cobbler Recipe
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Jul 242009
For the Sooj concert I made this cobbler, sort of by the seat of my pants, but it was really pretty good and a few people asked me for the recipe – this is as close as I can come, being that I didn’t take notes while I did it. Filling: 1 large bag of mixed berries – costco (this is probably at least 3-4 bags from a regular grocery store) 1-2 tsp vanilla Brown sugar 1t to 1T of Lemon Juice (to taste to brighten flavor) 1T+ Corn starch 2 tsp Cinnamon dash Nutmeg Topping: 1 1/2 cup firmly [...]
Crunchy Barley Salad – the remix
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Jul 082009
The Original Recipe: My comments/edits in red Crunchy Barley Salad Recipe By : Jane Brody – Good Food Book Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :2:00 Categories : Salads Rice & Grains Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method ——– ———— ——————————– 1 2/3 cups chicken broth Use Veggie broth for a vegetarian salad, or water if you don’t have broth. 1 1/3 cups water 1 cup barley Can use Israeli couscous 1 cup green pepper — diced 1 cup carrot — thinly sliced or buy grated ones at the store 1/2 cup red onion — diced 1/2 cup radishes — [...]
Tiramisu –
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Jun 252009
This is a desert that I’ve made more than once 9 egg yolks (extra large or jumbo) 1-3/4 C white sugar 2 C mascarpone cheese 2-3/4 C heavy whipping cream 1 17oz package of Ladyfingers (the dry crunchy style) 1- 1/2 C Brewed strong coffee 1/2 cup Kahlua (add more or less to taste) 1 t vanilla 1 Teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder, for dusting If you can whip cream in your home you probably have everything, both tools and skills, to make this. It technically calls for a double-boiler but i just use a metal bowl that will sit comfortably [...]
Easy Peasy Summer Food
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Jun 192009
So even though we are floating through the worst summer storm in a summer with a LOT of rain, Evan and I had to go to grocery store. And there behind the fish counter was salmon. You may or may not know my *slight* salmon obsession. Until recently I was afraid to cook it myself, because I am picky as hell and didn’t want to ruin it. But then for mother’s day I learned how to poach it. Today I tried poaching on a small scale for the first time. YUM! and almost instant dinner. So here was my impromptu [...]
