When buying cabbage, look for heads that appear heavier than their size with crisp leaves.
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10/31/11
Quick Tip
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When buying cabbage, look for heads that appear heavier than their size with crisp leaves.
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When buying cabbage, look for heads that appear heavier than their size with crisp leaves.
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10/30/11
The Perfect Meal, Part I
Last night I made Chicken, french fries, and pumpkin pie with whipped cream! I am going to do three parts, one for each item to share what I made. The first is... chicken! I was just experimenting with different ingredients and came up with this. I had breast and it was moist, flavorful, and amazing!!!
Seasoned Chicken:
Brine:
1 whole chicken
2 qt. water
1/2 cup Salt
1 tsp. Pepper
1 tbsp. Seasoned salt
1 tbsp. dred Chives (optional)
1 tsp. dried Oregano
2 tsp. Chili powder
2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
Set the chicken in a bowl filled with 2 qt. water and add all the other ingredients above. Stir the mixture every once in a while. Keep the chicken in the bowl for about 1 hour.
Drain all the water out of the chicken, cut in half, and set on a baking sheet skin side up.
Seasoning:
2 tsp. Pepper
2 tsp Seasoned salt
2 tsp. dried Oragano
4 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
2 tbsp Butter
Rub seasoning on chicken and place in the oven on 350 degrees F for 1 1/2 hours. Make sauce after the chicken is put in the oven.
Sauce:
2 tbsp. Butter
1/2 tsp All-spice
1/2 tsp dried Sweet basil
2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp Olive oil
Mix all of the ingredients in a sauce pan on low heat until butter is melted. When the chicken is half done, brush on half of the sauce.
When the chicken is done brush on the rest of the sauce.
Finished Product! Enjoy! :)
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Seasoned Chicken:
Brine:
1 whole chicken
2 qt. water
1/2 cup Salt
1 tsp. Pepper
1 tbsp. Seasoned salt
1 tbsp. dred Chives (optional)
1 tsp. dried Oregano
2 tsp. Chili powder
2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
Set the chicken in a bowl filled with 2 qt. water and add all the other ingredients above. Stir the mixture every once in a while. Keep the chicken in the bowl for about 1 hour.
Seasoning:
2 tsp. Pepper
2 tsp Seasoned salt
2 tsp. dried Oragano
4 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
2 tbsp Butter
Rub seasoning on chicken and place in the oven on 350 degrees F for 1 1/2 hours. Make sauce after the chicken is put in the oven.
Sauce:
2 tbsp. Butter
1/2 tsp All-spice
1/2 tsp dried Sweet basil
2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp Olive oil
Mix all of the ingredients in a sauce pan on low heat until butter is melted. When the chicken is half done, brush on half of the sauce.
When the chicken is done brush on the rest of the sauce.
Finished Product! Enjoy! :)
10/26/11
Chocolate Chip Cookies
These are amazing chocolate chip cookies!!! Here is where I found the recipe. This was the first time that I have ever heard of cornstarch in cookies, and they tasted really good!!! YUM! YUM!
Chocolate chip cookies
3/4 c. unsalted butter, softened
3/4 c. brown sugar
1/4 c. granulated sugar
1 egg
2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 c. all-purpose flour
2 tsp. cornstarch
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. bittersweet chocolate chips (I used semi sweet, and it tasted fine.)
DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugars until fluffy and light in color. Add egg and vanilla and blend in.
3. Mix in flour, cornstarch, baking soda and salt. Stir in chocolate chips.
4. Using a standard-sized cookie scoop or tablespoon, drop dough onto a baking sheet. Bake for 8-10 minutes, until barely golden brown around the edges. (The tops will not brown, but do NOT cook longer that ten minutes.)
5. Let cool, on the sheet on a wire rack for five minutes. Remove from baking sheet and let cool completely. Enjoy!
After putting eggs and vanilla in. (I made a double batch.)
Mixing after dry ingredients were added.
Adding the chocolate chips.
FInished product!
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Chocolate chip cookies
3/4 c. unsalted butter, softened
3/4 c. brown sugar
1/4 c. granulated sugar
1 egg
2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 c. all-purpose flour
2 tsp. cornstarch
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. bittersweet chocolate chips (I used semi sweet, and it tasted fine.)
DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugars until fluffy and light in color. Add egg and vanilla and blend in.
3. Mix in flour, cornstarch, baking soda and salt. Stir in chocolate chips.
4. Using a standard-sized cookie scoop or tablespoon, drop dough onto a baking sheet. Bake for 8-10 minutes, until barely golden brown around the edges. (The tops will not brown, but do NOT cook longer that ten minutes.)
5. Let cool, on the sheet on a wire rack for five minutes. Remove from baking sheet and let cool completely. Enjoy!
After putting eggs and vanilla in. (I made a double batch.)
Mixing after dry ingredients were added.
Adding the chocolate chips.
FInished product!
10/25/11
Olive Oil Bread! Yum!!
Here is an amazing recipe that we got from a woman that goes to our church. This is a great and easy bread that tastes amazing!
Olive oil bread
Makes 1 large loaf
6 cups unbleached white bread flour
3 1/2 tsp sea salt
2 1/4 tsp yeast
about 600 ml room temperature water
100 ml olive oil
extra flour for dusting
Large baking sheet, sprayed with olive oil.
Combine flour and salt in large mixing bowl and make a well in the center. In small bowl, cream the yeast to a smooth liquid with 3 Tbsp of water. Pour the yeast liquid into the well of flour and add most of the remaining water. Quickly mix with a dough hook, then pour in the oil and continue mixing until the dough comes together. Add remaining water if necessary, the dough should be fairly soft, but should hold its shape and not stick to fingers. (Add flour if it does.) Mix the dough in your mixer for 5 to 6 minute on medium high speed or if you want to get a arm workout, you can knead the dough by hand for 10 minutes. Place in a large bowl, cover with damp towel until doubled in size, about 2 hours. ( I did this step in our warming drawer on low heat for 1 hour.) Turn out the dough on a floured surface and shape. You can braid or twist it. (This time I did three big rolls.) Let rise another hour. (Again, I put it in our warming drawer for 20 minutes.) Bake at 450 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes THEN another 18 to 20 minutes at 375 degrees. Enjoy!
After the wet ingredients were poured into the well.
The dough before its first rise.
The dough AFTER its first rise.
Finished product
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Olive oil bread
Makes 1 large loaf
6 cups unbleached white bread flour
3 1/2 tsp sea salt
2 1/4 tsp yeast
about 600 ml room temperature water
100 ml olive oil
extra flour for dusting
Large baking sheet, sprayed with olive oil.
Combine flour and salt in large mixing bowl and make a well in the center. In small bowl, cream the yeast to a smooth liquid with 3 Tbsp of water. Pour the yeast liquid into the well of flour and add most of the remaining water. Quickly mix with a dough hook, then pour in the oil and continue mixing until the dough comes together. Add remaining water if necessary, the dough should be fairly soft, but should hold its shape and not stick to fingers. (Add flour if it does.) Mix the dough in your mixer for 5 to 6 minute on medium high speed or if you want to get a arm workout, you can knead the dough by hand for 10 minutes. Place in a large bowl, cover with damp towel until doubled in size, about 2 hours. ( I did this step in our warming drawer on low heat for 1 hour.) Turn out the dough on a floured surface and shape. You can braid or twist it. (This time I did three big rolls.) Let rise another hour. (Again, I put it in our warming drawer for 20 minutes.) Bake at 450 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes THEN another 18 to 20 minutes at 375 degrees. Enjoy!
After the wet ingredients were poured into the well.
The dough before its first rise.
The dough AFTER its first rise.
Finished product
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