tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23943392857945643222024-03-13T23:55:49.193-07:00Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10167439525542989678noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394339285794564322.post-63433420065374029822014-04-05T03:58:00.000-07:002014-04-05T03:58:01.007-07:00New Web PageWell, I went and did the jump to hyper space and now have a new website! It's pretty cool, so I hope you'l check it out<br />
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experience – from mystery chopped baskets, a luncheon or dinner, hands on
cooking class, or any combination we can think of!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Flexible, fun, and satisfying – you will have
a unique and hilarious food fun, and a great way to build steam spirit for
corporate groups of 10 – 20 employees.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">I was at Rylees Ace Hardware on Michigan Avenue recently to
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say a hardware store?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well owner Lori <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>has an entire kitchen area in her flagship
store.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s rather lovely, and
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">This time it was Cake Pops. Now this is not a particularly
difficult process, but it is time consuming.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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chocolate or coating has to be just the right consistency, you have to wait for
it to dry (unless you want sprinkles, then it has to be “tacky” enough) and you
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">1.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bake a cake and
cool it completely (I used a normal box cake and got over 3 dozen cake
drops/pops). A friend suggested finding a full baked discounted cake and mixing it together, to save a few steps. Brilliant idea!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">6.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Melt your coating,
following package directions – I used almond candy bark and chocolate couverture,
I like the couverture because it gives a high glossy finish.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you need to “thin” out – use a bit of
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to coat!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I always use a small amount of
coating, this way if it gets gooey, gummy or stuff in it, you’re not wasting a
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Last Saturday, February 1, 2014 I had the incredible
opportunity to cook with a group of Moms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We get together about once a year, spearheaded by my good friend Barb
who “mentors” the group.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Actually, I
think it’s just a reason to get together and have fun!( By the way the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“official” name of the group is </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";">Koinonia a
Biblical Greek word meaning Christian community)</span><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">. We needed to get together; West
Michigan has been under a “polar vortex” which translates to – Michigan
Winter!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has been cold, dreary, and
little sunshine!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course we were under
blizzard warnings – but only got 6” of snow!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">We cook together; simple food, fun food and satisfying
food.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are lots of laughs and this
time a few tears due to a personal loss of a member’s mother but we had hugs
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">I’ll admit, it’s not easy to please everybody in this crowd,
there are a ton of food likes, dislikes, and the occasional, “I’m not touching
that!” The goal is to introduce a few great ideas, and talk about ways to help
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">This year, I became a bit brave, and reached out to my
friends at Tecumseh Smart Chicken and Susan Boeck!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was hoping for a few magazines, or an
apron, or well I’m not really good at asking for donations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Susan is a very warm hearted individual, and
her company, well they donated all of the chicken!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">It came packed, on ice, in two big boxes, and to say the
least, I was doing happy yippy skippy dances!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>What an opportunity to showcase how important knowing where your food
comes from, and that humanely raised poultry is available.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Our Menu was easy:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Spinach Salad with pomegranate, grapes, and avocado, and
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">and Truffles (though I will admit, they didn’t set up in
time, and we ate them by the spoonful!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Roasting a whole chicken is sometimes daunting to
people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know that a lot of chef’s work
at this “simple” meal to perfect it over a lifetime.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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Chicken, I probably wouldn’t have had to.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It’s important once you take the chicken out of a brine (or any other
cut of meat) to dry it off, otherwise you’ll steam the chicken!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I like crispy skin!</span></div>
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MpgOlYRM_Y0/UvEMHJi063I/AAAAAAAAAao/Rr-6XNz2Nrs/s1600/DSC_0119.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MpgOlYRM_Y0/UvEMHJi063I/AAAAAAAAAao/Rr-6XNz2Nrs/s1600/DSC_0119.JPG" height="214" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">I showed the group how to remove the wishbone before
roasting, and we talked about how that makes it easier for carving – a trick
that I used in culinary school!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">We then stuffed it with a lemon, cut in half (after we
removed the zest and some of the juice for our salad dressing) added some fresh
rosemary, trussed them up, placed them on top of some celery to raise them off
the cookie sheet, drizzled them with extra virgin olive oil (evoo), salt and
pepper then<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>put them in a 400 degree
oven.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Normally, I’d probably roast them
at a little lower temperature, but these birds were huge, and I was hungry!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">We then got to cutting up root vegetables including potatoes,
parsnips, onions, carrots and sweet potatoes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We then layered them on sheet pans with a bit of evoo and salt and
pepper and into the ovens they went.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Root veggies tend to caramelize and the sugars come out, and well you
sometimes don’t need much more!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Onto the salad we went, opening a pomegranate, mixing up a
fresh vinaigrette, and showing how to open up an avocado!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All in the guise of having fun, but learning
a bit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">It wasn’t long before we started smelling the chicken.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It takes about 15 minutes per pound, so we
had about 5 pound chickens – about 1 hour and they were done!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can check the doneness several ways; an
internal meat thermometer at 165°, or the juices running clear, or the
drumstick wiggles!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We did all three!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">The hard part, letting it rest before we got to
carving!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>About 15 minutes, a very long
15 minutes I might add!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">I showed them how to carve a chicken, and let anyone who
wanted to learn, get at it!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes
you just got to dig in, and “hack away” to learn how!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Once it was done, and we placed them on a platter, we pulled
out the veggies, got the salad ready, said grace, (by my good friend Barb – a
lovely grace it was!) and then we got down to business!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Eating chicken.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">It was pretty funny though, everyone had to “pick” a bit of
chicken before it got to the table!</span></div>
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sugar, 2 cups of cold water, garlic and bay leaf in sauce pan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bring just to a boil to dissolve the sugar
and salt, turn off the heat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Add the
onion, oj, and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>cups of water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Remove from stove, and add the container with
ice water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mix well, cool until it
reaches 40 degrees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rinse your chicken
with cold water, and dry (this is to remove bacteria and such) place the
chicken in a large enough container to hold the brine and the chicken, a small
cooler, or a Stock Pot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When the brine
has cooled, pour over the chicken, you may need a weight to keep it
covered!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Keep in the brine for 12 – 24
hours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Remove chicken, and discard the
brine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dry the chicken thoroughly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Roast with
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">If you don’t have room in your refrigerator, use a beverage
cooler for your brine/chicken!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Works
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Roast the Chicken in a 350 – 400 degree oven for 15 minutes
per pound, until it reaches an internal temperature of 165.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Remove from oven and let rest for 15
minutes!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Loosely cover with aluminum
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Roasted Root Vegetables – 1 – 2 veggies per person!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">potatoes</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Toss the veggies in the EVOO and spread on a cookie
sheet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Roast with the chicken for
approximately 45 minutes, until fork tender,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">I plan parties</i></b> and execute them for a living.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m passionate about food, plates,
silverware, the setting – all of it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It’s a good thing I do this for other people, because my husband couldn’t
care less most of the time!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He doesn’t
understand why I like the plates all in the same spot on the table setting, or
the glasses in the correct corner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What
does that say?! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every day meals at the
Rees Residence are probably just like the ones at your house.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">When I plan “big” parties for my clients I take the stress
of this planning away from them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Usually
not all of it, my domain is the kitchen, the dining room, where ever there is
food.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s usually at least 50% of the
stress that they have.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everyone loves
the adrenaline rush that you get while preparing for a party, even my husband –
he won’t admit to it, but I know that it’s true! They worry if the house is
clean enough, do I have enough ice, what’s the weather going to be like, and
everything in-between!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">I’ve seen long complicated check list.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have a few that I make up for my events,
and I wouldn’t even begin to suggest that you do this!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You know how much silverware you have, and
where your glasses are!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">There are some things that you can do, and here are some
easy tips to keep in mind. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">1.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I always try out
the recipe before I actually try it on my guests! Why?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I need to know how it will taste – and so
should you! I need to know how it will cook, and so should you!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And most important, I need to know how much
time it will take me to get it done!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">2.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Don’t go too
complicated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not all of us are master chefs
and sometimes simple with a few little tweaks are <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>great. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">3.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Shop, Shop, Shop –
make sure you have all of the recipe’s ingredients on hand – we call this mise
en place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">4. Taste your ingredients (or smell them) for freshness, and
taste your meal as you go!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s the
only way you’ll know how the finished product will turn out!</span></div>
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great (and easy) dessert!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s the last
bite of the day, and that’s the one that they will all remember.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;"><u>French Onion Soup</u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">My husband doesn’t generally think that soup is dinner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve been married almost 10 years now, and up
till today, if I mentioned it, he just gives me that funny “where’s the meat
and potatoes” look, but today he surprised me and said, after making that funny
look, sure, I’ll try it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Well, I think it was a hit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">He bet me I couldn’t make it again, and I’m a betting gal,
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">2 large
yellow onions – julienne (that’s cut into French fry stick size)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">salt (to
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">a swirl of
red wine vinegar, or red wine</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">4 cups of
beef stock</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Grated Swiss
Cheese – about ½ cup per bowl</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Grated
Parmesan (about ¼ cup per bowl, cause I had it in the fridge)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Large
Croutons</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Heat a large sauté pan with the EVOO and add the yellow
onions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You could use white, and I did
use a bit of red onion to use it up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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medium high heat, let them set for a while in the pan, get brown bits of
goodness all over and then give them a swirl, or a toss, and do it again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Your house is going to smell wonderful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This will take a while and is well worth the
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the bits.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When it finally reduces down
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go after those brown bits again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You may
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cheese.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bake until the cheese is
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Beyond Seasoning: Other good uses for salt<br />
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Though most of the time we use salt for seasoning, it also comes in handy for a wide range of less obvious applications.</div>
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Dulling the Bitter Edge</h3>
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Here’s a little-known fact about salt: It masks bitterness. Our tastebuds have many more receptors for bitterness than for the other four basic tastes (sweet, sour, salty, and <i>umami</i>); thus, bitterness can often overwhelm other flavors present in food. Salt works to block the taste of bitter compounds, thereby enhancing other less prominent flavors. We add salt to everything from eggplant to coffee, where we’ve found that adding 1/8 teaspoon to the grounds for every full (72-ounce) pot reduced the perceived bitterness. </div>
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Tender Scrambled Eggs</h3>
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Salt keeps egg proteins from bonding to one another, thereby producing a weaker protein chain and more-tender scrambled eggs. We recommend adding 1/8 teaspoon of table salt for every two eggs just prior to cooking.</div>
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Deep-Cleaning Cast Iron</h3>
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The abrasive quality of kosher salt makes it a perfect cleanser for rusty or gummy cast-iron cookware. Our method: Warm 1/4 inch vegetable oil in pan for 5 minutes; remove from heat and add 1/4 cup kosher salt. Scrub salt into pan with paper towels until debris loosens. Rinse well and repeat if necessary.</div>
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Making Garlic Paste</h3>
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Garlic paste adds robust garlic flavor to dishes like <i>aïoli</i> and pesto. To ensure that the garlic’s texture is smooth and unobtrusive, sprinkle kosher salt over minced garlic and use the side of a knife to reduce the chopped garlic to a fine paste.</div>
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Greener Green Beans</h3>
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Adding salt to the cooking water not only seasons green beans but also helps them retain their bright color. When green vegetables cook in unsalted water, some of the chlorophyll molecules lose their color-enhancing magnesium atoms; this causes the vegetables to turn a dull shade of olive green. Salt stabilizes the chlorophyll, helping the vegetables stay greener. To maximize color retention without oversalting, use 1½ teaspoons of salt for every quart of water.</div>
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Quick-Chilling Drinks</h3>
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Salted ice water will chill beverages faster than regular ice water or even the freezer. When salt is added to ice water, the freezing point and temperature decrease, lowering the ice’s melting temperature to well below 32 degrees. The result is a brine significantly colder than plain ice water that can rapidly chill liquids. When we tested this trick with three 750-milliliter bottles of wine, the bottle chilled in an ice-water brine plunged to the optimal 38-degree temperature roughly twice as fast as the freezer-stashed bottle and three times as fast as the one submerged in regular ice water.</div>
Ice-water brine formula: For every bottle of wine or three to four (12-ounce) bottles of beer or soda, mix 1 quart of water with 4 quarts of ice and 1 cup of table salt.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">I’m not sure where I got this idea, but it wasn’t
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professional chef magazine, or one of my “I’m in love with food” magazines, but
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">I love Brussels Sprouts, roasted and crunchy, not
the “I’ve cooked these in water until they are mush” kind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m a vegetable snob, ask my husband and
he’ll let you know, I’ll return a dish to the kitchen, if my veggies are icky!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">1 tbs good grained mustard</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">3 tablespoons honey</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Whisk all the ingredients together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes this is too much for one salad, but it’ll
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">1 serving as a vegetarian entrée!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">2 cups Brussels sprouts (clean) – julienne or
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">1 cup spinach – julienne</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">1/4 cup black beans</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Feta Cheese crumbles to taste (this is an afterthought – I think it would be wonderful on my salad!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Everyone is making cranberries this season, and my mouth is
watering.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I buy at least 8 bags to use
throughout the year, surprisingly fresh cranberries are hard to find
immediately after Thanksgiving and I like to have them throughout the
year!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The fresh ones freeze in the bag
just as they are and will keep for at least one year- that is, if you don’t eat
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Here’s a refreshing way to serve cranberries.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You do need an ice cream machine, if not
spread the sorbet mixture in a 9 x 11 pan, and place in the freezer, stirring
occasionally until frozen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then you can
make a GRANITA out of it!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What’s that –
well use your fork, and scrape up the mixture – like a frozen ice, and scoop it
out – it’s still wonderful!</span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Microsoft JhengHei";"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Place cranberries, sugar,
white cranberry juice water and salt in a 3 ¾ quart saucepan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bring to a boil over high heat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Reduce heat to medium low and simmer for 15
minutes, until the berries pop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cool 10
– 15 minutes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Drain cranberries (reserve
liquid) and place in a work bowl of a food processor fitted with an “S” blade
or a blender.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You may need to do this in
two patches.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Add 1 cup cooking liquid
and puree until smooth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Press through a
fine mesh strainer to remove seeds and pulp; discard seeds and pulp.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Stir in remaining liquid, corn syrup and
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Even Big Kids love to decorate cookies!<br />
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Now that it's Christmas time everyone wants to decorate cookies!<br />
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The number one rule - patience<br />
The number two rule - more patience, especially if you are expecting young children to decorate expertly!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Cookie – defined: “small cake”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Yes that’s basically a cookie, and like cakes a multitude of
problems can sometimes arises from poor ingredients, over mixing, or oven
temperature is incorrect.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Basic Cookie Traits</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Crispness</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Softness</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Chewiness</span><o:p><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;"> </span></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Spread</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">When making
cookies to decorate or roll out, spread is one of the most important
factors!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You want your cookie to
maintain it’s shape and a dough that is proportionate to butter and flour will
make the best match. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Butter
Cookies (like sugar cookies) require special attention.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you make a large batch and your kitchen is
warm, keep the extra dough in the refrigerator while it waits to be
rolled.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Chill dough
for rolled cookies at least 5 hours in the refrigerator</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">When you
bake delicate butter cookies, use bright shiny baking sheets, they don’t get as
hot</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Line your
cookie pans with parchment paper, it helps with clean up, and your cookies
won’t stick as much.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you need to, you
can lightly spray the paper</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">When your
cookies cool, do not let them “steam” the cooling rack should be a good 5 – 6
inches above the counter</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Margarine
and butter have different shortening powers and cannot be “interchanged” in a
recipe and get the same results</span></div>
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<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Use the best ingredients that
you can!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pure vanilla is so much better
than imitation.</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Check your baking powder if
using – spoon ½ teaspoon in a bowl and pour ¼ cup of boiling water over
it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It should bubble up right away, if
not discard it and purchase more.</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Baking Soda does not have a
“shelf” life, but some manufacturer’s suggest replacing after 3 years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Check the box for the expiration date!</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Measure the same way all the
time!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you spoon your flour lightly
into a cup, do that every time; if you weigh it on a scale, do that every time.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Though these
are chocolate chip cookies, you can see the difference in the basic
recipe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just as with sugar cookies, the
more butter, the stiffer the batter</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">-most sugar
cookies use a little bit of baking soda or none at all!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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5. It takes a steady hand, and lots of time to outline a cookie with pearls! Unless you have a lot of time, use them for accents on trees and stars, otherwise, it'll look like my crooked stocking!<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;"><strong>Basic Sugar Cookies</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Makes approximately 18 cookies</span><o:p><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;"> </span></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">2 ½ cups all
purpose flour, spooned and leveled, plus more for dusting the cutting board for
shaping/rolling out</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">¼ teaspoon
baking soda</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">¼ teaspoon
kosher salt</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">1 cup
unsalted butter (2 sticks) at room temperature, but not soft</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">¾ cup sugar</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">1 large egg</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">1 teaspoon
pure vanilla extract (clear vanilla extract if available)</span></div>
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together the flour, baking soda, and salt – set aside</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Using an
electric mixer beat the butter and sugar until smooth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Add the egg and beat until fluffy, about 2
minutes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Beat in vanilla.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">With the
mixer on low, gradually add the flour mixture, mixing until just incorporated –
the dough will be stiff.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Shape into a
disk and refrigerate, for at least one hour, and up to 3 days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you want you can shape it into a “log” for
slicing cookies.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Preheat oven
to 350° F</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Roll out
cookies on a cutting board that has been dusted lightly with flour.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You may choose to do this between two sheets
of parchment paper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Roll out to 1/8”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cut out shapes and place on cookie sheet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Bake for 12
– 15 minutes until the edges are firm, and the cookie is lightly browned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Remove from oven.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After 1 minute, remove from cookie sheet and
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Cool
completely before frosting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Store in an
airtight container for up to 7 days or freeze for up to 3 months</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">There are
many different icing recipes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I use
royal icing for almost everything, why, I usually have confectioner’s sugar and
water available.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can use flavorings
and color your icing as you choose.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">3 – 6
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">To fill in
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">I love salt. Salt gets a bad rap out in the “foodie” world,
especially from people who eat lots of processed foods.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">I also teach at a culinary classroom, and am amazed by the
“shock” when I salt my water for pasta and potatoes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A gasp usually comes from the group, and I
ask – “who did that?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Usually someone
will fess up, and I’ll explain the science behind salting water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most package directions ask for about 2
tablespoons of salt for 8 quarts of water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Now, granted, that seems like a lot, but it’s not like I poured 2
tablespoons on top of cooked pasta!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That
would be salty!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">The human adult body needs approximately 250 grams<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of salt to survive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We get
that in food, and our excess comes from processed foods.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most babies when they are born don’t care about
salt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s not until we start ingesting
foods with lots of salt, that we become addicted to it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">I’m fortunate that my blood pressure is usually in line, and
I don’t add much table salt to my food.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I do love salty snacks on occasion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>But back to why salt the water?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Salting water brightens the dish’s final flavor, while
keeping the sodium level in check.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When
pasta or potatoes hit the boiling water, its starch molecules absorb only about
10% of the salt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of the key words is
“it absorbs”, meaning it gets into the food, not just shaken on the top!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s enough to take care of your salt
sensors on your tongue!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A 4 oz portion
of pasta will have 92 mg of sodium.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Sprinkle 1/8 of a teaspoon on that pasta and you’ll consume 290 mg!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Remember; if you spill some salt throw it over your shoulder
for good luck.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here’s one of the explanations
– there are lots out there!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The belief of tossing a pinch of
salt over your left shoulder to get rid of bad luck come from the legend that
the devil is always standing behind you, and throwing salt in his eye distracts
him from causing trouble. Nowadays, most people only do this after spilling
salt, which is thought to be bad luck because salt, was an expensive commodity
long ago and folklore linked it to unlucky omens in order to prevent wasteful
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Butternut Squash & Apple Soup</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">I was at the Metro Health Farm Market yesterday with Visser
Farms. The last day of the market for 2013!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I’ve mentioned many times how much I love the market days!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I made butternut squash & apple soup, and
I so love this recipe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s really a
guideline; you can make it your own by adding in more apples, using apple cider
instead of broth or water, or by thinning it with a bit of heavy cream, yogurt
or sour cream.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mix up your spices by
using paprika, a bit of caynne, or whatever suits your fancy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Start out with a basic mirepoix of onions, celery and
carrots</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Caramelize them with a bit of evoo in the bottom of your pan</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Add the apples and butternut squash, a bit of stock, water,
or apple cider</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Simmer, this is the best part, your home will be smelling of
Autumn and spices.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">When the veggies are “fork tender”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>move them to a food processor, blender, food
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Return to the pan, and let simmer adding in stock, water, or
cider to taste.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Make sure you season
with S&P and I used Sultan’s Gold by Johnny Secreto!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Dish up and enjoy! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">I hope you enjoy it also!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">- <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Tuxedo Junction
Catering</i> “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">a personal chef experience</i>”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Chef Terri Rees</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Yield:
Serves 4-6.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">•1 medium yellow onion, chopped<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">•1 rib of celery, chopped<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">•1 carrot, chopped<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">•1 butternut squash, peeled, seeds
removed, chopped<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">•1 tart green apple, peeled, cored,
chopped (squash and apple should be at a 3 to 1 ratio)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">•3 cups chicken broth (or vegetable
broth if vegetarian)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">•1 cup water<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">•Johnny Secreto Sultan’s Gold Seasoning
to taste<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Roasted Chopped Chestnuts for garnish<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">1 Set a large saucepan over
medium-high heat and heat the butter for 1-2 minutes. Do not let it turn brown.
Add the onion, celery and carrot and sauté for 5 minutes, taking care to turn
the heat down if the vegetables begin to brown. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">2 Add squash, apple, broth and water.
Bring to boil. Cover, turn the heat down to a simmer and cook for 30 minutes or
until squash and carrots soften. Puree, and return to a clean pot. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">3 Add salt and spices to taste, and
garnish with chives or parsley.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Celsius to Fahrenheit Conversions</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Ever get into a cook book with Celsius?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know there are lots of “apps” out there
that will help with the conversion, but ever wonder what the formula is?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Celsius X 1.8 + 32 = Fahrenheit</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">I realize that you may not want to do that, so I’ve done a
few conversions for you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">250</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">300</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">350</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">180</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">375</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">190</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">400</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">200</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">425</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">220</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">450</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">230</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;"><em>French Press Coffee</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">I do love a good cup of coffee.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m the first to admit though, that first
thing in the morning, I just want to chug down some quick caffeine and get my
day going.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At those times, I’m not doing
designer coffee; I’m not adding extra calories with cream and sugar, it’s just
pure unadulterated caffeine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m
actually trying to cut down a bit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">I own a French Press, and it’s bright Red!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love colorful items, and it makes my heart
happy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I recently was able to
demonstrate how easy and thoughtful making coffee in a French Press can
be.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s not difficult.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It takes a bit of time, and there is a
feeling of ritual.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Slows down the mind,
body, and soul, and let’s you relax and be in the moment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I need to do more of this.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Today, most coffee’s will tell you what the proper brew
temperature and time is on the package, and they do lots of testing and
research, so I try to follow the package.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Simply scoop the rough ground coffee of your choice into the
bottom of your French Press.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Add the water;</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Stir with a wooden spoon</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Let set for about 5 minutes</span></div>
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Press the plunger down slowly</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Pour a great cup of coffee</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Relax.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">That’s it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">I have to start doing this more often</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Enjoy your coffee today!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Enjoy your day!</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10167439525542989678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394339285794564322.post-55011710541222041172013-09-24T06:44:00.001-07:002013-09-24T06:44:46.319-07:00I am passionate about food
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">I am passionate
about food, and I am especially passionate about <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">your</i> food.</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"></span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span>~ Chef
Terri Rees, Tuxedo Junction Catering <span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Chef Terri Rees puts the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">personal</i> in personal chef. She interacts
with clients to provide individualized service, whether sharing tips on
equipment or ingredients, preparing an elegant dinner party, or planning
hands-on fun in commercial or home kitchens. She assesses client needs –
including food sensitivities and intolerances – to make every event a unique
and enjoyable experience</span>.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Her skills<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Chef Terri is a graduate of <st1:placename w:st="on">Grand Rapids</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Community
College</st1:placetype>’s prestigious Hospitality Department, and no stranger
to large-scale menu planning and food preparation: as a Creative Dining
Services sous chef at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Davenport</st1:placename>
<st1:placetype w:st="on">College</st1:placetype></st1:place>, she provided 400
meals a day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">She is a classroom instructor
and provides equipment and ingredient demonstrations at several locations,
including Rylee’s Ace Hardware, Spartan Stores, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Frederik</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Meijer</st1:placename>
<st1:placetype w:st="on">Gardens</st1:placetype></st1:place>. Those who attend
her events find Chef Terri fun to be with; her joy in cooking and sharing food
brings people together for a good time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">With 27 year’s experience in
project management and corporate sales, Chef Terri brings excellent planning
and logistical skills to event organization. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">She easily accommodates food
sensitivity issues in menu planning: she has extensive experience in creating
gluten-free and allergen-free dishes for family and friends.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her Services<o:p></o:p></span></h4>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10167439525542989678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394339285794564322.post-90219444938605503302013-09-14T04:12:00.000-07:002013-09-14T04:12:19.698-07:00Autumn Stew
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Autumn Stew</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Just a quick recipe, sorry no pictures, I’ll try and get
some for you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">I had my opening night at the Culinary Classroom on Thursday
Night – and I love to give my guest something to eat, in line with the
curriculum for the class.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">This class was all about Sunday Dinner w/ Grandmas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Fried chicken, pot roast, home made biscuits and crème
Brulee – I know your grandma probably didn’t make crème Brulee, but I know she
made pudding from scratch, not from a box!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>At least mine did!</span></div>
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<o:p><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;"> </span></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">I made a warm and inviting Autumn Stew with pork tenderloin
pieces, apples, Craisins, cider and more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This time I served it over jasmine rice, but you could serve this over
noodles, or just as it was, with a side of mashed potatoes or squash, which are
at the markets right now!.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a one
pot meal (except for the rice) and is easy, can be done in about 30 minutes if
you cut your pork, apples, and everything up fairly small.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Give it a try, I promise pictures sometime
soon!</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Autumn Stew<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;"> </span></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: black black black rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: solid solid solid none; border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Celery
Stalks diced<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) black black; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">3 <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) black black rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Whole
Carrots diced<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) black black; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) black black rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Spanish
Onion diced<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) black black; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">2 TBS<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">TBS
EVOO<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) black black rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Flour
as needed for dredging<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) black black rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Pork
Tenderloin<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">4 <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) black black rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Mac
or Granny Smith Apples-diced<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) black black; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) black black rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Sprigs
Thyme<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) black black; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) black black rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Bay
Leaf<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) black black; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) black black rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Salt
& Pepper to taste<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) black black; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">1 ½
cups<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) black black rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Apple
Cider<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) black black; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">4
Cups<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) black black rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Chick
Stock<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) black black; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">1
Handfull<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) black black rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="319">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Craisins
(about cup – cup ½)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;"> </span></o:p></span></div>
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oil and add onion, celery and thyme and cook until tender.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Add Apples and Cider, and stir, making sure
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">I love Tomato’s! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Yes I do!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But, I
don’t like to can them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know, I know
this is the time of year in Michigan where canning is very popular, but I have
only my husband and myself at home, and really, I can get a good canned tomato
at the store.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">But I do love tomatoes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Our good friend Wayne has been letting us pick fresh tomatoes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He has maybe 10 plants, all different
types.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I brought home a bunch and
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Oven dried tomatoes!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>That’s what.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s easy, a couple
of ingredients, a little bit of time in the oven (12 – 18 hours hands off) and
you have oven dried tomatoes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pack them
in Extra Virgin Olive Oil<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- and that’s
that! Done!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s just what I did.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">A lot of tomatoes, and a few good jars of very intense
tomato flavor, stored in the refrigerator for a few months, and I’ll be
“picking” them to add to soups, stews, and pastas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">All you need is lots of tomatoes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cleaned, cored and cut into roughly the same
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">I should’ve start at night time and woken to the smell of
lightly roasting tomatoes, but I was to eager!!!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So at about 170 degrees, and 18 hours or so
later, packed in oil.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">I love the farmer’s markets in Michigan!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have such a short season for fruits and
veggies, and the Grand Rapids area has an abundance of local farmers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some even know who I am when I’m walking down
and checking out all of the wonderful fruits.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Visser Farms is one of those, and this week I purchased all my fresh
garden veggies for my salad at Rylees Ace Hardware.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Rylees has an abundance of wonderful kitchen tools and house
wares and I collaborate with them frequently, so much that they bought me a beautiful
new stainless steel demonstration table!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>What fun.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This weekend we did a
farmers market salad and let our customers work with the corn peelers, tomato
stemmers, graters, knives and more, all helping me create a great salad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">I’m not one to be a “stickler” on ingredients, if you want
to add to this summer time salad, please do!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I actually added in zucchini because it look so good, and we used the
roma tomato’s instead of grape tomatoes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Anything goes with a fresh salad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I hope that you take the time to try this simple, but delicious salad.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Oh, and the guys in the aprons?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have no idea who they were, but they were
having fun, that’s what the weekend demo’s at Rylees Ace Hardware are all
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</b>INGREDIENTS<br />
<span class="textexposedshow2">1 pint grape tomatoes</span><br />
<span class="textexposedshow2">1 ripe avocado optional</span><br />
<span class="textexposedshow2">2 ears of fresh sweet corn</span><br />
<span class="textexposedshow2">2 tbsp fresh cilantro, chopped</span><span class="textexposedshow2"><span style="mso-hide: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="textexposedshow2">2 cups chopped veggies from the
farmers market – your choice</span><span class="textexposedshow2"><span style="mso-hide: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="textexposedshow2">HONEY LIME DRESSING</span><br />
<span class="textexposedshow2">Juice of 1 lime</span><br />
<span class="textexposedshow2">3 tbsp vegetable oil</span><br />
<span class="textexposedshow2">1 tbsp honey</span><br />
<span class="textexposedshow2">Sea salt and fresh cracked pepper, to taste</span><br />
<span class="textexposedshow2">1 clove garlic, minced</span><br />
<span class="textexposedshow2">Dash of cayenne pepper</span><br />
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for 10 minutes. The corn should have some brown spots and be tender and not
mushy. Cut the corn off the cob then scrape the cob with the back of your knife
to get the juices. Set aside and let cool. Slice the tomatoes in half. Dice the
avocado and chop the cilantro. Add in any vegetables of your choice!</span><span class="textexposedshow2"><span style="mso-hide: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="textexposedshow2">1</span> <span class="textexposedshow2">Add all the
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<span class="textexposedshow2">2 Combine the sliced tomatoes,
avocado, cilantro and grilled corn and honey lime dressing and mix gently so
everything is evenly coated. Be careful not to mash the avocados. Let the salad
sit for 10-15 minutes to let flavors mingle. Enjoy.</span><br />
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<span style="display: none; mso-hide: all;">1 pint grape tomatoes</span><br />
<span style="display: none; mso-hide: all;">1 ripe avocado optional</span><br />
<span style="display: none; mso-hide: all;">2 ears of fresh sweet corn</span><br />
<span style="display: none; mso-hide: all;">2 tbsp fresh cilantro, chopped</span></div>
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veggies from the farmers market – your choice</span></span></div>
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<span style="display: none; mso-hide: all;">Juice of 1 lime</span><br />
<span style="display: none; mso-hide: all;">3 tbsp vegetable oil</span><br />
<span style="display: none; mso-hide: all;">1 tbsp honey</span><br />
<span style="display: none; mso-hide: all;">Sea salt and fresh cracked pepper, to
taste</span><br />
<span style="display: none; mso-hide: all;">1 clove garlic, minced</span><br />
<span style="display: none; mso-hide: all;">Dash of cayenne pepper</span><br />
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<span style="display: none; mso-hide: all;">Remove husks from corn and grill over
medium heat for 10 minutes. The corn should have some brown spots and be tender
and not mushy. Cut the corn off the cob then scrape the cob with the back of
your knife to get the juices. Set aside and let cool. Slice the tomatoes in
half. Dice the avocado and chop the cilantro. Add in any vegetables of your
choice!</span></span></div>
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combine. Set aside.</span></span></div>
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tomatoes, avocado, cilantro and grilled corn and honey lime dressing and mix
gently so everything is evenly coated. Be careful not to mash the avocados. Let
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">My sister
Sue Odren makes a good cookie!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m not
biased either, she’s actually a finalist in the 2013 Pillsbury Bake Off
Contest!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Seriously, for a cookie?!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes she is – and I’m really excited for
her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She gets to go to Vegas in November
and compete, and well, she’s a bit nervous and a lot excited!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">I wasn’t
sure what was going on about 4 months ago, I got plenty of phone calls asking
about ingredients, and what might taste good together, and frankly it was a bit
annoying!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But now….Wow! She did it!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She Really did, and I have to say that this
week I helped her with a batch, to get organized for the actual bake off in
November, and they are darn good!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even
my husband thought so!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">She needed
to use several Pillsbury ingredients and she chose the Sugar Cookie Dough,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bakers Flaked Coconut and the Smucker’s
Orchard’s Finest Michigan Red Tart Cherry Preserves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hey, we are from Michigan and we have the
best cherries!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">I got to her
home, and we started getting organized.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I haven’t done any real competition cooking, but I’m familiar with blind
baskets, mystery baskets, being in a different kitchen and other people’s
ovens!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is going to be a blast.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">We started
by taking some notes, and then getting into the dough of it!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I helped to stream line a few items and then
we were ready to roll.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">We chopped
dried tart cherries; added the macadamia nuts, and then the flaked coconut to the
bowl.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mixed it up well and then added
the Pillsbury refrigerated sugar cookie dough and vanilla.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">This is
where it got a bit sticky! (pun intended!)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>My sister and I made cookies growing up, and well, my Dad didn’t think
it was a cookie unless it was several times bigger than the recipe!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I almost failed 9<sup>th</sup> grade home
economics over that one!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I showed her
how to use a scoop, then scoop all of the cookies at one time, and then roll
them at one time, and we used all the dough, and had all the cookies we needed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Then off to
her oven and the baking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Out of the
oven, and waiting, till we could make a “dent” in the cookies for the Cherry
Preserves to go in!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">This is a
delightfully easy recipe, and I hope you try it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Good for kids, because they can get the
sensory feel of ingredients by mixing it up with their hands.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">I’m proud of
what my sister has done, and I hope she wins, and if she doesn’t, she’s still a
winner in my recipe book!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Sue – I’m
going to use your recipe in some of my classes! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy";">1 roll Pillsbury
refrigerated sugar cookie dough<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy";">¾ cup chopped macadamia
nuts<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy";">¾ cup coarsely chopped
dried tart cherries<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy";">1 bag (7oz) sweetened
flaked coconut (about 2 ½ cups)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy";">1 cup Smucker’s
Orchards’ Finest Michigan Red Tart Cherry Preserves<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy";">Heat oven to 350
degrees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Line large cookie sheets with
parchment paper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let cookie dough stand
at room temperature for 10 minutes to soften<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy";">In a medium bowl, break
up cookie dough.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Add nuts, cherries,
coconut and vanilla.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mix with wooden
spoon or knead with hands until well blended.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Shape rounded tablespoonfuls of dough into balls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Place 2 inches apart on cookie sheets.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Lucida Calligraphy";">Bake 15 – 20 minutes or
until edges are light golden brown.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cool
3 minutes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With back of teaspoon make
indentation in center of each cookie.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Spoon 1 teaspoon preserves in each indentation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cool completely, about 20 minutes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Store in covered Container. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10167439525542989678noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394339285794564322.post-85019585415518779102013-08-15T05:33:00.000-07:002013-08-15T05:33:16.233-07:00Northwest Apple Salad & Hearty Egg Burrito<br />
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">I’ve had a busy couple of weeks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some of it has been relaxing, some busy, some
well just overwhelming.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">I have been helping my sister with my Aunt’s estate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Overwhelming – and I only have a small piece
of the “pie” so to speak, and so excited that my sister has a cookie in the
Pillsbury bake off!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m going to bake
it, take pictures and post it later on this summer, but I have so many other
projects going on in the kitchen. (That news to come at a later date)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">This past week I got the joy of volunteering at the KROC
Center for the MSU Extensions Cooking Matters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This particular version of the program is working with middle school
teens on the basics of cooking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our
first week has been organization and getting to know my teens.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I’ve been told that the numbers could
swell to 30 (15 each day)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>so I’d best be
prepared!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Every recipe that we work on is a healthy recipe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And it is important to get these young adults
to try the food.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I remember Chef
Campbell in culinary school telling us that you have to try a food numerous
times, at least 13 to get your palate used to it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then you can form an opinion!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s hard to explain that to teens whose
palate has been formulated by fast foods, boxed foods, and quick and easy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I bless my mom for teaching me how to cook,
and each and every time I work with someone new in the kitchen, I remember how
slow and uncertain I must have been.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
didn’t realize it then, but now I do – my mom is a saint!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She had so much patience, and we always
thought she didn’t!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What a few decades
of perspective brings to the table!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Our teens made Northwest Apple Salad and Hearty Egg Burritos
giving them the chance to use knifes, skillets, the stove top and EAT!</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Northwest Apple Salad<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">2 medium Granny Smith Apples</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">2 tablespoons dried fruit (raisins, cranberries, or currants)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">3 tablespoons plain low-fat yogurt</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">1 tablespoon whole, shelled walnuts</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">1 Tablespoon honey</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Rinse and
remove cores from apples.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do not
peel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cut into 1 inch pieces.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Place in medium bowl.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Add dried fruit and yogurt to bowl.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mix well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">In a small Skillet over medium heat toast nuts until golden
brown and fragrant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Watch closely, so
they do not burn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Remove from pan and
let cool.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Chop cooked nuts with a knife.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Add chopped nuts to bowl and add honey.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Toss and serve.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Hearty Egg Burritos<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">3 green onion</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">1 medium red or green bell pepper</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">1 medium clove garlic</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">2 ounces low-fat cheddar cheese</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">1 (15 ½ ounce) can black beans no salt added</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">1 teaspoon canola oil</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">4 large eggs</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">¾ teaspoon ground cumin divided</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">¼ teaspoon ground black pepper</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">non stick cooking spray</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">4 (8 inch) whole wheat flour tortillas</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">1/3 cup nonfat plain yogurt</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">¼ cup fresh cilantro</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Rinse green
onions and bell pepper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Peel garlic
clove.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Slice green
onions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Remove core and dice bell
pepper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mince garlic</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">If using
fresh cilantro, rinse and chop leaves now</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Grate Cheese</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">In a
colander, drain and rinse beans</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">In a medium
skillet over medium heat, heat oil, add beans, green onions, bell pepper, and
garlic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cook until peppers are soft,
about 3 minutes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Add ½ teaspoon ground
cumin and black pepper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Transfer mixture
to a plate.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">In a small
bowl, crack eggs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Add remaining ¼
teaspoon cumin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Beat mixture lightly
with a fork.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Wipe out
skillet with a paper towel .Coat with nonstick cooking spray.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Heat at medium-low.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Add egg mixture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cook, stirring occasionally, until eggs are
firm as you like.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>About 3- 5
minutes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If using cilantro add now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Soon egg
mixture into center of each tortilla, dividing evenly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Add beans and veggies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sprinkle cheese on top.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If using yogurt, add a dollop to each
tortilla.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fold over mixture and serve.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10167439525542989678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394339285794564322.post-36753412124214443172013-07-14T04:17:00.000-07:002013-07-14T04:17:14.809-07:00Honey Vanilla Lime Pineapple at Frederick Meijer Gardens
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">It’s been a while since I put up
a blog, I know shame on me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But in
defense, well, I’ve been busy since becoming official Self Employed as a
Personal Chef.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Not just the work itself, but the
paperwork, the tracking, the billing, the research and my own personal think
drain!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s been fun.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But now I must keep my promise of a blog a
week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It might not always be on
Sunday’s, I just might keep that my day of rest – not sure quite yet!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">This weekend I am back at
Frederick Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids, MI – if you’ve never been to the
Gardens, it needs to go on your bucket list! It’s a beautiful setting,
children’s garden, botanical garden, green houses, learning centers and more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">We are celebrating honey, and
I’ve been in love with honey since I was a little girl – my mom would put honey
in our tea, give us spoonfuls, and we never knew what sugar was, until we went
to school.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whenever I’m on the road and
see honey advertised, I check my wallet and see how much I have!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a good thing I don’t carry lots of cash,
because local honey, farmers markets, and kitchen stores are my downfall!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">I am in the barn for my honey
demonstration, and it can be warm and dusty, but a friendly atmosphere.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is a replica of Lena Meijer’s home, and
the entire area is lovely (well except for all of “the bell ringing”– come to
the gardens when there are children, young and old, and you’ll understand!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Doing food demonstrations can be
an interesting challenge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s not like
the Food Network, where multiple people help you out, you have all of your
prep, backups, and the finished product waiting to pull out of an oven.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Live demo’s can be tricky!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Always a challenge, Always Fun!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had to put on our imaginary thinking caps
and pretend my butane burner was a grill, complete with my “whooshing” sound
effect t hat are always good for a laugh!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Saturday my wonderful husband Jeffery and our good friend Wayne came to
surprise me, along with good friend Sue Osgood and her husband Ron! That's Jeffery in the picture! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">It’s summer and here’s a quick
appetizer or dessert! This can be grilled (no grill in the barn, I’d hate to
burn it down so we did it in pans), put in a sauce pan or in the oven.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The left over sauce makes a wonderful ice
cream sauce.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In fact the honey vanilla
pineapple over ice cream is wonderful!</span></div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_Toc258425929"><b><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Honey Vanilla Lime Pineapple
Skewers</span></b></a><b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">1 vanilla
bean</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">4 oz honey</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">4 ounces (1/
cup) dark brown sugar</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">½ cup
freshly squeezed lime juice</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Pinch kosher
salt</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">1 whole
pineapple</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">8 skewers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">A Good Quality vanilla bean ice cream! (optional)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Split open the vanilla pod and scrape out the pulp, and add
the pod and the pulp to a small saucepan along with the honey, brown sugar,
lime juice and salt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whisk together and
place the mixture over medium high heat and bring to a boil, stirring until the
sugar has dissolved.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Remove from heat
and cool for up to two hours, remove the vanilla pod.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Place syrup in a squeeze bottle</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Preheat grill:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>peel
the pineapple.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cut the pineapple into
chunks and thread the pieces onto skewers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Coat with the syrup.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Grill on all
sides until golden brown, about 4 minutes per side.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Serve with ice cream.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">If using wooden skewers, soak in water for approximately 20
minutes to prevent burning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">I’ve had a busy couple of weeks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some of it has been relaxing, some busy, some
well just overwhelming.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">I have been helping my sister with my Aunt’s estate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Overwhelming – and I only have a small piece
of the “pie” so to speak, and so excited that my sister has a cookie in the
Pillsbury bake off!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m going to bake
it, take pictures and post it later on this summer, but I have so many other
projects going on in the kitchen. (That news to come at a later date)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">This past week I got the joy of volunteering at the KROC
Center for the MSU Extensions Cooking Matters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This particular version of the program is working with middle school
teens on the basics of cooking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our
first week has been organization and getting to know my teens.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I’ve been told that the numbers could
swell to 30 (15 each day)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>so I’d best be
prepared!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Every recipe that we work on is a healthy recipe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And it is important to get these young adults
to try the food.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I remember Chef
Campbell in culinary school telling us that you have to try a food numerous
times, at least 13 to get your palate used to it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then you can form an opinion!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s hard to explain that to teens whose
palate has been formulated by fast foods, boxed foods, and quick and easy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I bless my mom for teaching me how to cook,
and each and every time I work with someone new in the kitchen, I remember how
slow and uncertain I must have been.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
didn’t realize it then, but now I do – my mom is a saint!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She had so much patience, and we always
thought she didn’t!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What a few decades
of perspective brings to the table!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Our teens made Northwest Apple Salad and Hearty Egg Burritos
giving them the chance to use knifes, skillets, the stove top and EAT!</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Northwest Apple Salad<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">2 medium Granny Smith Apples</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">2 tablespoons dried fruit (raisins, cranberries, or currants)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">3 tablespoons plain low-fat yogurt</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">1 tablespoon whole, shelled walnuts</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">1 Tablespoon honey</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Rinse and
remove cores from apples.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do not
peel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cut into 1 inch pieces.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Place in medium bowl.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Add dried fruit and yogurt to bowl.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mix well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">In a small Skillet over medium heat toast nuts until golden
brown and fragrant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Watch closely, so
they do not burn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Remove from pan and
let cool.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Chop cooked nuts with a knife.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Add chopped nuts to bowl and add honey.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Toss and serve.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Hearty Egg Burritos<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">3 green onions</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">1 medium red or green bell pepper</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">1 medium clove garlic</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">2 ounces low-fat cheddar cheese</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">1 (15 ½ ounce) can black beans no salt added</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">1 teaspoon canola oil</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">4 large eggs</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">¾ teaspoon ground cumin divided</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">¼ teaspoon ground black pepper</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">non stick cooking spray</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">4 (8i inch) whole wheat flour tortillas</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">1/3 cup nonfat plain yogurt</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">¼ cup fresh cilantro</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Rinse green
onions and bell pepper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Peel garlic
clove.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Slice green
onions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Remove core and dice bell
pepper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mince garlic</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">If using
fresh cilantro, rinse and chop leaves now</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Grate Cheese</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">In a
colander, drain and rinse beans</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">In a medium
skillet over medium heat, heat oil, add beans, green onions, bell pepper, and
garlic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cook until peppers are soft,
about 3 minutes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Add ½ teaspoon ground
cumin and black pepper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Transfer mixture
to a plate.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">In a small
bowl, crack eggs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Add remaining ¼
teaspoon cumin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Beat mixture lightly
with a fork.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Wipe out
skillet with a paper towel .Coat with nonstick cooking spray.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Heat at medium-low.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Add egg mixture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cook, stirring occasionally, until eggs are
firm as you like.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>About 3- 5
minutes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If using cilantro add now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Spoon egg
mixture into center of each tortilla, dividing evenly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Add beans and veggies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sprinkle cheese on top.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If using yogurt, add a dollop to each
tortilla.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fold over mixture and serve.</span></div>
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Simple Vanilla Ice Cream, for my Dad</h3>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">I miss my dad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
died in September 2009.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He wasn’t one to
mince many words, hence the “he died”, not passed away, not went to be with his
Lord, not whatever the latest wording should be.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was a gruff old proud Polish Man, a
veteran of World War 2, provider for my mom and our family, hardworking, and in
his own way amazing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">When I was 10, I’m sure I didn’t think that!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My dad would do anything that he could for
us, but he didn’t really spoil us, not like you see today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nope, he expected that we would graduate
kindergarten and just go to first grade.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>No party there, but when he did allow us to have a party, he was the
best host that there ever could be.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
remember my first pool party, we were one of the only kids on the block with an
above the ground pool, and he<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>made sure
that there were mounds of “shake n bake” chicken (anybody remember that?),
potato salad, towne pop (I got to pick out the flavors!) and my mom’s potato
salad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He also made the most amazing fried
sliced potatoes in a cast iron pan, always crisp and tender, no burnt edges,
seasoned with salt and pepper – he could mound those in that pan, and never
make a mess!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">We didn’t celebrate every birthday growing up, not like
today, mostly we had a birthday cake, but every once in a while if our birthday
fell on a weekend (not Sunday, though!) we could pick the restaurant – and it
wasn’t fancy- big boys, A&W, or Stoney Inn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We thought we were in heaven.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">We couldn’t have mini bikes – the biggest rage ever back
then, but we had a go cart, the only one on the block!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It had STP stickers; we thought it meant
“stop teasing pollacks!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He helped my
mom every year with her garden, and we all had to pitch in, moving manure,
planting, weeding and harvesting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If my mom
was sick, woe be us if we made too much noise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He even did the dishes, and would mop the floor on his hands and knees
when mom had a miagraine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In turn we
learned how to take care of other people, not by what he said, but by what he
did.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">I remember he took me to my first “gig” as a musician, and
stuck around all night long, brought me home, and told me I still had to be up
to go to church that morning! He did that for many years, until I was old
enough to drive, and he trusted where and who I was working a job with.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
waited dinner on my dad, no matter what; he worked a service job in
refrigeration and would come home late.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>My mom would hold dinner, we got to eat if it was approaching bedtime,
but she would wait.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I still have dinner
with my husband Jeff as much as possible, just because my parents did – they
set the example.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A few years ago, I was walking my dogs, and
one of my neighbors had a “refrigeration service vehicle” in his drive way, I
don’t remember which one and I chatted with him. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Told him my dad did HVAC (proud that I know
what the acronym stood for), politely he asked my dad’s name:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>George Chmurynski:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to my surprise he said” Good Ole George!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How is he!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Best Freon man ever in the city!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He went on to say a few more good things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That was my dad, a hard working guy that tried to do the next the right thing. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was a gruff ole
guy!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The service counter at Leatherman’s
hardware used to let the “newbee’s” wait on him, if they could survive good ole
George, well they had a job!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They even
asked me for a picture to hang on the wall when they heard he had died.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s there, above the register.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Thank you Leatherman’s hardware).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To this day when I walk in and I hear: “George’s
daughter is here!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I always smile.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I rescued a
Rottweiler named Tiffany we had a tense conversation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was sure that I had lost my mind, why his
granddaughter could be in danger; what could I be thinking!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He stormed over, met her with the big brown
eyes went directly to the pet store and bought the biggest box of dog
biscuits!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The following week, I had a
dog house complete with a picture window!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Zoe use’s it today!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He loved Jax
and Zoe to, though he wouldn’t admit it!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">He supported me through my divorce, being single, getting
married to the best man ever (Jeffery Rees – I love you!) and all the ups and
downs of everyday life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">I went to culinary school and was introduced to wonderful
foods and ideas: One being simple homemade ice cream, fresh strawberries and
aged balsamic vinegar.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t even
remember the occasion, we seldom all got together, my two sisters their
husbands and us, it just wasn’t a normal thing for our family which seems so
abnormal to most other families, though in truth, I bet we are pretty much the
norm!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">I served vanilla ice cream with strawberries for dessert, got
out my balsamic vinegar that I had just bought at Zingerman’s on a road trip –
50 year old stuff and added a few drops to my dad’s bowl.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“What are you doing?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Vinegar??? You are going to ruin it!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No dad, just trust me, taste it, if you don’t
like it I’ll scoop you up a fresh bowl of ice cream.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By the time I was done he had his bowl out in
both hands, just like Oliver and said “more please.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">This one’s for you Dad - I miss you</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Garnish with Strawberries and the best Balsamic Vinegar you
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">In a medium bowl,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>whisk together the milk, sugar and salt until the sugar is fully
dissolved.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Stir in the heavy cream and
vanilla.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cover and refrigerator for 2
hours (or overnight is better!)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whisk
mixture together again before pouring into the ice cream machine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Pour the mixture into the ice cream machine, turn your unit
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10167439525542989678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394339285794564322.post-78562840178250406072013-06-02T04:19:00.002-07:002013-06-02T04:19:20.640-07:00Quiona Salad
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">I love Quiona.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a
simple and hearty seed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Complex protein,
nourishing, and now it’s a very “cool” new/old food.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve been using it for years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">It’s been a busy couple of weeks for me, as I’ve been fully
engaged in my personal/chef catering business the infamous “tuxedo junction
catering” and have struck out on my own and I’ve been helping my sister out,
with my Aunt’ Mary’s estate</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">A good friend of mine Wayne, his daughter just got married,
and I mean just – last night and I got the privilege of doing the rehearsal
dinner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a barbecue out on the
pavilion of Tyler Creek Golf Course – so it was a bit rustic, and I wanted it
to be as special as I could make it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
Bride – Tara – told me she loved asparagus and could I incorporate that into
something? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Our menu was burgers, brats, and chicken.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wanted some fresh salads to go with that,
(at least a bit healthy before the big day ) and cookies( her favorite are
oatmeal raisin) and brownies- oh and some fresh watermelon.</span></div>
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hamburgers from a bridal party/shower all week!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Boy, I was glad I had that chicken for them!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a group of about 30 people, and when
you are catering in the country, you want to have everything possible, there
isn’t a kitchen to go running to!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">To my surprise the hit of the evening:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Quiona Salad! It's the one in front!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">2 cups cooked Quiona (be careful, the tiny seeds can get
everywhere) – you cook it like rice – 2 parts water to 1 part Quiona.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">1 14 ounce can black beans – rinsed thoroughly</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">1 small red onion diced</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">1 large bunch asparagus – blanched and cut into small pieces</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Salad dressing of your choice – I used a fat free tomato
basil!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Combine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Yes – that was it!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Just a simply easy salad, sometimes it’s the simple that makes it so
good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The funny part – if I didn’t just
write this down and someone asked me about it 6 months from now – I’m not sure
I’d remember what I put in it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can
use anything that you like!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>garbanzo
beans instead of black beans, green beans instead of asparagus, no onion, white
onion, almonds, your favorite salad dressing, or make one!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s endless.</span></div>
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xMumTw_UTIc/UasqAV3vaoI/AAAAAAAAAPA/cHAF-SN59P0/s1600/013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xMumTw_UTIc/UasqAV3vaoI/AAAAAAAAAPA/cHAF-SN59P0/s1600/013.JPG" height="214" width="320" /></a>Trent's Mom Brought beautiful flowers for the occassion! It was a lovely touch to the buffet table! Thank you Mom!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">I hope you try this New/Old seed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s been around for years, and it’s a
complete protein.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a great way to
feed a vegetarian/vegan or sneak one of those into the daily meals without
anybody knowing, unless the read this blog!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Deep Fried Asparagus</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Its asparagus season here in West Michigan!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I Love ASPARAGUS!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A client of mine wrote:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hi Terri<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">You should try this.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This is an awesome appetizer at Joe's Stone Crab. I tried to
duplicate at home and can't come close to the amount of Panko breading that I
can get to stick when frying in a thin layer of olive oil. It is then rolled in
the asiago. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Wayne Walkotten <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">The challenge was on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I got close, it’s a lot harder to bread, fry, roll and photograph
asparagus when you are cooking, and well, Wayne’s wife Kelly is an award
winning photographer, and let’s say I was a bit nervous.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m close, not quite what they had but I
think very close.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The difference:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Professional grade fryers at the restaurant
compared to my little home fryer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Here’s what I did.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
blanched my asparagus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This technique is
used to firm or soften your vegetables and to set the color.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bring a large pot of salted water to boil –
for once, I was a bit short on the salt – when it comes to a boil drop your
asparagus in, bring back to a boil for about 1 minute, and then immediately immerse
into ice cold water to stop the cooking process.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">I then set up a standard breading station, seasoned flour
(with s&p, aka salt and pepper) an egg wash, 1 beaten egg with water, and
the panko.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Next time I’m going to add
the cheese to the panko.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wayne thought
it was rolled in asiago but I’m not sure.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">I put several pieces of asparagus into the flour, then to
the egg mixture, and then rolled it in the panko, pressing firmly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">First batch test fried!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>A little weak on the coating, but tasty!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">The second batch, I did a “double dip” – I started with the
egg wash, then the flour, back to the egg wash and then to the panko.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It set much nicer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think if I would have let the asparagus set
in the refrigerator to cool, it might have adhered better.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m going to try that next time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">I then deep fried my asparagus, let it drain for about 5
seconds and rolled it in the asiago.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Not bad, a bit closer, needs some work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I definitely will add the asiago/shredded
cheese directly into the panko, that’s how I do Parmesan Chicken!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think it would work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All in All a tasty snack for the day!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Ingredients</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Asparagus</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">A bit of flour with salt and pepper added</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">1 egg beaten with water</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">Panko with asiago cheese!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic;">That’s it!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I hope you
enjoy – let me know how it works for you!</span></div>
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