tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53051663562462236102024-03-05T04:40:20.136-05:00Communal CookingCommunalCookinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17980433387159538041noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305166356246223610.post-72569663704724611012010-07-01T00:49:00.000-04:002010-07-01T00:49:51.960-04:00Even More of Sunshine's Food<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkWHmNC-Sk0uU6WQObLKc-rMbE7OThWxvgksAnwMDpMXjUKKW4CTtZHOl59-jWlvykhDgI3J438tAMukxMdoLYA1FKvbWhW06MpMnmjoDYfKnwuxMQ_l9QZfVzGQ9IYEIZz96sn2Q8YiU/s1600/DSC_0839.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkWHmNC-Sk0uU6WQObLKc-rMbE7OThWxvgksAnwMDpMXjUKKW4CTtZHOl59-jWlvykhDgI3J438tAMukxMdoLYA1FKvbWhW06MpMnmjoDYfKnwuxMQ_l9QZfVzGQ9IYEIZz96sn2Q8YiU/s320/DSC_0839.JPG" /></a></div>CommunalCookinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17980433387159538041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305166356246223610.post-90304346859560340112010-06-27T23:16:00.000-04:002010-06-27T23:16:19.031-04:00Coming Soon: Popovers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHGVSOLe5BftmqblLgX0wLJWRqh1okmltG0tWKP7PZ8aEDm-qQSXbOfm3hvHWMDEjlaP1UBUKEh4yGB0Qlmkq6488iZuV68fWJCGRvfQCSxSUqeVk4b33mwuRxNjE52Jxb2OmSFfT2wHQ/s1600/DSC_0859.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHGVSOLe5BftmqblLgX0wLJWRqh1okmltG0tWKP7PZ8aEDm-qQSXbOfm3hvHWMDEjlaP1UBUKEh4yGB0Qlmkq6488iZuV68fWJCGRvfQCSxSUqeVk4b33mwuRxNjE52Jxb2OmSFfT2wHQ/s320/DSC_0859.JPG" /></a></div>CommunalCookinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17980433387159538041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305166356246223610.post-14326987920175873592010-06-27T13:44:00.001-04:002010-06-27T13:44:56.477-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfYp_2DT7AY2MbGLyNi8idl0XsKLDGjRQOWZ5PwoLS84Q4cWwVBt-hzsVdW3VZieAGcw2AiQ7SDNI0IfPbHVOED8MZmBL8DbBFwXcNR9gptnUoL3SocByKVBQPzsVJk8lq24_vLvsexTo/s1600/DSC_0874.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfYp_2DT7AY2MbGLyNi8idl0XsKLDGjRQOWZ5PwoLS84Q4cWwVBt-hzsVdW3VZieAGcw2AiQ7SDNI0IfPbHVOED8MZmBL8DbBFwXcNR9gptnUoL3SocByKVBQPzsVJk8lq24_vLvsexTo/s320/DSC_0874.JPG" /></a></div>CommunalCookinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17980433387159538041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305166356246223610.post-45640974653407387162010-06-26T12:10:00.005-04:002010-06-27T13:43:05.271-04:00Falafel Failure<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: tahoma; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"></span><br />
<h4><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">My posts usually have a "look at me! I'm an awesome cook" theme. And okay, some of the time I am a pretty good cook. But not always. I attempted to make Falafel on Thursday. And I failed. Big time. </span></span></h4><div><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Eventually, I figured it out. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">I even made like 6 falafels!</span></span><br />
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</span></span></div><h4 style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">Things got off to a pretty bad start: I burnt some of the chickpeas and had to discard about a 1/3 of them. The first batch of falafel literally desinigrated as soon as it hit the hot oil. After wasting several falafels, I decided to lower the heat and add more flour (as a binding agent). Sadly, that didn't seem to work either. The falafel cooked but turned to mush as soon as I attempted to take it out of the oil. So I gave up on making vegan falafel and did the only think I thought might fix the mess. I added egg. Dunt Dunt Duhhh. The falafel stayed together much better after I doused them in egg yolk. I ended up with 5-6 sad looking falafels which were either terribly undercooked or burnt to a crisp. </span></h4><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is the recipe I used. Don't even think about it. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><h4><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Falafel</span></span></span></h4><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>You Won't Need: </i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-style: italic; line-height: 14px;"><ul><li>9 oz. cooked chickpeas </li>
<li>1 clove garlic </li>
<li>Salt, to taste </li>
<li>1/2 tsp. lemon juice </li>
<li>1 tsp. vegetable oil </li>
<li>1 tsp. flour </li>
<li>Vegetable oil for deep-frying</li>
</ul></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>And in no way, shape or form should you: </i></span><br />
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<ol><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-style: italic;"> Combine all the ingredients, except the oil for deep-frying, and blend in a food processor.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-style: italic;">Taste and adjust the seasonings.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-style: italic;">Make balls (about the size of a lime) out of this mixture.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-style: italic;">Heat the oil for deep-frying and deep-fry 4 to 5 balls at a time.</span></li>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Makes 4 servings</i></span>CommunalCookinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17980433387159538041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305166356246223610.post-53359933004738220302010-06-21T19:01:00.001-04:002010-06-23T21:29:22.307-04:00Vegetable Pizza<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhqKWJWUoZWNxRTuLgpsPi-GCZXrRtphOsh9piHCu0STlVM9xX7_SZjW1k8_EkfqRqhA89LWa0Qvbe3pAh0kBf8fXeYLzR58USpbpb71BtBbMoeAGR2pfloIoh27EKAYU6jcWRbs7_8bs/s1600/DSC_0870.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhqKWJWUoZWNxRTuLgpsPi-GCZXrRtphOsh9piHCu0STlVM9xX7_SZjW1k8_EkfqRqhA89LWa0Qvbe3pAh0kBf8fXeYLzR58USpbpb71BtBbMoeAGR2pfloIoh27EKAYU6jcWRbs7_8bs/s320/DSC_0870.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">I'm </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">going to assume you don't need a recipe</span></div>CommunalCookinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17980433387159538041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305166356246223610.post-89494173525220075442010-06-18T15:57:00.000-04:002010-06-18T15:57:50.470-04:00Chocolate Souffle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicEUXuiJ8hapcT_mne7DCCNF-GNJxFUDI3rA3g028X6MP9836lULR4P718AqJAqvXrGnYNqhFvxr_TpltPxQGFFm-3n4QdOniG4JoNFAFnCXwN7XiCLWxx2HstPzEyTnp2BeDHJz-DK-Q/s1600/DSC_0898.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicEUXuiJ8hapcT_mne7DCCNF-GNJxFUDI3rA3g028X6MP9836lULR4P718AqJAqvXrGnYNqhFvxr_TpltPxQGFFm-3n4QdOniG4JoNFAFnCXwN7XiCLWxx2HstPzEyTnp2BeDHJz-DK-Q/s320/DSC_0898.JPG" /></a></div>CommunalCookinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17980433387159538041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305166356246223610.post-81067349831809337082010-06-18T15:46:00.001-04:002010-06-24T08:11:51.886-04:00I have a reader in Russia!I don't know you but I love you already!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">You'll know when they're done because they'll have turned a nice brown-orange colour and gotten all crunchy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">You'll Need</span></span></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2 cups of dry chickpeas </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Some H2O</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Salt</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Garlic Salt </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Cayenne Pepper </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Canola Oil </span></li>
</ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">You Should: </span></span></div><div><ol><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Soak the dried chickpeas overnight in water </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Dry them (duh)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Coat them in oil and spice them to your liking</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Bake them at 450 degrees for 30 minutes until they're roasted</span></li>
</ol><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">makes four servings </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Pretty easy, eh? </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This post is dedicated to Neale, who made this awesome food. </div>CommunalCookinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17980433387159538041noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305166356246223610.post-81734243472466928362010-06-13T20:56:00.010-04:002010-06-14T19:38:33.235-04:00Japanese Night: Miso Soup and Maki Garden Rolls<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">For one of our Five Dollar Dinners, we made Miso Soup and Maki Rolls. Although there aren't any pictures of the miso soup (because soup is ugly) I took a few of our attempts to make sushi. It is ridiculously hard to make sushi. I was really terrible at it but Sunshine figured it out and made us a couple of sushi logs.</span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></b></div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Miso Soup</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">You'll Need:</span><br />
<ul style="font-style: inherit; margin: 1.5em 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration: inherit; z-index: 0;"><li class="ingredient" style="font-style: inherit; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">4 cups water</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="font-style: inherit; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1/3 cup miso </span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="font-style: inherit; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3 chopped green onions</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="font-style: inherit; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 tbsp shredded nori seaweed</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="font-style: inherit; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1/2 block firm tofu, cut into 1 inch cubes</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="font-style: inherit; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">dash soy sauce </span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="font-style: inherit; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1/2 tsp sesame oil </span></li>
</ul><h3 id="rP" style="font-style: inherit; margin: 1.5em 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Preparation:</span></span></span></h3><div class="instructions" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 1.5em 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: inherit;"><ol><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Bring water to a slow simmer and add seaweed. Allow to simmer at least 5-6 minutes. </span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Whisk the miso in a cup of water before adding it to the soup. This is essential because miso is glunky and hard to mix in. Add a little bit of the miso water to the soup while whisking. Don't forget or you're soup will be gross. </span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Reduce heat to very low and add the rest of the ingredients. </span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Simmer the soup until the green onions are cooked but make sure you don't boil it. Miso shouldn't be boiled because it loses its flavour. </span></span></li>
</ol><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">A couple of things to remember: </span></span></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Seaweed Preparation: The longer you simmer the seaweed, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">the less of a salty fishy flavor it will have. But be careful, if you simmer it too long it'll become bland. </span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Miso comes in little jars and can be found in the international aisle of Meijer. There are several different types of miso with varying flavours. The two most common are</span></span></li>
<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> Shiromiso (white miso) which is lighter</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Akamiso (red miso) which is stronger</span></span></li>
</ul><ul></ul></ul><ul></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Maki Rolls</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The original recipe is from </span></span><a href="http://www.vegetariantimes.com/recipes/10604?utm_source=LowFat&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=lf179"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Vegetarian Times</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">You’ll need:</span></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Sushi Rice</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"></div><ul><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;">
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 1/2 cups short-grain sushi white rice</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 Tbs. booze. (see note)</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2 1/2 Tbs. rice vinegar</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 1/2 tsp. sugar</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3/4 tsp. coarse salt</span></span></li>
</span></ul><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Filling</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><br />
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2/3 cup vegetable broth</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3 Tbs. soy sauce</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 Tbs. mirin</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">12 green beans, trimmed</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 small carrot, cut into matchsticks</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">10 shiitake mushroom caps</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3 sheets nori seaweed</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3 tsp. toasted sesame seeds</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 cup sprouts</span></span></li>
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</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">You Should: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">To make Sushi Rice: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: justify;"></div><ol><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;">
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Rinse rice under cold water.</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Bring rice, 1 2/3 cups water, and booze to a boil in saucepan. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 10 minutes. Let rest 10 minutes off heat.</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Whisk together vinegar, sugar, and salt in bowl.</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Transfer rice to large bowl, and drizzle half of vinegar mixture over rice, while cutting through it with wooden spoon. Continue adding until all vinegar is absorbed. Cover with damp cloth, and cool.</span></span></li>
</span></ol><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">To make Filling: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-align: justify;"></div><ol><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;">
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Bring broth, soy sauce, and mirin to a boil in skillet. Add green beans and carrot, cover, and simmer 6 minutes. </span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Transfer to plate with slotted spoon. </span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Add mushrooms to remaining liquid, and bring to a simmer. Cover, and simmer 4 minutes, turning once. </span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Cool and cut the vegetables into thin strips. </span></span></li>
</span></ol><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">To Roll: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"></div><ol><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;">
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Place 1 nori sheet shiny-side down on sushi mat.</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Spread one-third Sushi Rice over nori, leaving 1-inch border at top edge.</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Sprinkle with 1 tsp. sesame seeds.</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Arrange green beans, carrot, mushrooms, and sprouts in order below center line of rice.</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Dampen top edge of nori with water; roll up from bottom.</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Seal with top edge with water so it sticks</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">And repeat.</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Each sushi log should be cut into 8 sushi slices</span></span></li>
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</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Some things to remember: </span></span></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> You can use any type of wine or booze you want but traditionally it's made with sake which is rice wine. We just used some red wine that was lying around. </span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Mirin is really sugary sake so if you can't find any just 1 tbs booze and 1 tsp sugar for every 1 tbs mirin you need. We couldn't find any in Meijer but the organic co-op store had some (surprisingly) </span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mostaccioli Pomodoro Style</span><br />
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<div class="rcmBody"><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">16oz Mostaccioli pasta</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">2-1/2 cups diced tomatoes</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">1/2 cup fresh chopped basil (or 1/2 tsp dried basil)</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">2 tsp minced garlic (or 1/2 tsp garlic powder)</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">1 cup chicken broth</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">salt and pepper, to taste</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese<br />
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Cook Mostaccioli in 4 qts. boiling water for 10-12 mins.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Drain, cover, and set aside pasta</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Heat olive oil in large skillet</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Add tomatoes, basil, garlic, and chicken broth; simmer for 2 mins</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Toss hot pasta with sauce; mix well</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and salt and pepper to taste<br />
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<div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">I</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">got sick of the cafeteria's sad attempts to make ratatouille and decided that I had to make it for myself. I had to wait several months until moving into the co-op before getting a chance but lets just say, last night's dinner was fabulous. </span></span></b></span></i></span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Ratatouille isn't as hard as it looks; the main thing you have to remember is to slice everything evenly or it won't cook well. And here is a perfect opportunity to use the en Papillote method I blogged about a couple of weeks ago. </span></span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><i><b><br />
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</b></i></span></span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>nice and yummy, right out of the oven. </i></span></span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Ratatouille </span></span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">You'll Need: </span></span></span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">1 Squash</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">1 Zucchini</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">1 can of Tomato puree </span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">1 Eggplant</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">2 cloves of garlic </span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">1 Red Pepper</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">1/2 medium white onion </span></span></li>
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<div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">You should: </span></span></span></div><ol style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Slice the squash, zucchini, and eggplant into thin slices. I sliced mine by hand but if you have a mandolin you should use one. If you don't know what a mandolin is, then don't worry about it.</span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Chop the onion and dice the garlic </span></span></li>
<ol><li style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Remember that the smaller you dice the garlic, the more intense the flavour. </span></span></li>
</ol><li style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Coat the bottom of the pan with the tomato sauce, garlic and onion</span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Arrange the rest of the vegetables in a 9x12 pan over the sauce mixture</span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Cover the pan with a sheet of aluminum foil </span></span></li>
<li style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Bake for 45 minutes at 375 degrees</span></span></li>
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So tonight was another guff cooking adventure. I decided to make tomato soup using a recipe I found on the </span><a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/michael-chiarello/homemade-tomato-soup-recipe/index.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Food Network</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> as my template. It actually came out really well and I'm pretty happy with it. I just hope everyone else likes it too.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Ingredients</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;"><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2 pound can chopped tomatoes</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2 cups vegetable oil</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Salt and freshly ground black pepper</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3 large carrots, diced</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 white onion, diced</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">4 cloves garlic, minced</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3 bay leaves</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2 tbs dry basil leaves</span></span></li>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Strain the chopped canned tomatoes, reserving the juices, and spread onto a baking sheet, season with salt and pepper, to taste, drizzle with 1/4 cup of the oil and roast until caramelized, about 15 minutes.</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Meanwhile, in a saucepan, heat remaining olive oil over low heat. </span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Add the carrots, onion and garlic, cook until softened, about 10 minutes. </span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Add the roasted chopped canned tomatoes, reserved tomato juices and bay leaves</span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Simmer until vegetables are very tender, about 15 to 20 minutes. </span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Stir in the basil </span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Puree in a blender or food processor until as liquidey as your blender will blend it </span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Add water until the soup reaches the consistency you want. I added 2 quarts water to 2 quarts tomato soup. </span></span></li>
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<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2/3 cup oats</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1/4 cup flaxseed</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1/2 cup boiling water</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 cup hot milk </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1/4 ounce dry yeast</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1/4 cup honey</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2 large eggs lightly beaten</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 large egg yolk </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 pinch pepper</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 pinch salt </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3 cups whole wheat flour </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 tbs coarse salt </span></li>
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<ol><li style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Put flaxseeds in a bowl and cover with boiling water. Set the bowl aside to cool entirely. The water should absorb within 5 minutes. </span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In a bowl whisk together the milk, yeast and honey. Let it rest for 5 minutes until foamy. </span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Add whole eggs, oats, flour, seed mixture, pepper, and salt. If you have an electric mixer, now would be a great time to use it. Sadly, I don't so I just mixed it with a large wooden spoon like in the olden days. </span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Slowly add the whole wheat flour, 1/2 cup at a time until a soft dough forms. Be careful not to over-mix the dough because then it'll lose its elasticity and before gross and icky. </span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Place the dough in a lightly oiled bowl and cover with a lid or plastic wrap. Put it in a warm place to rise. I usually put mine above the oven on a shelf because thats the warmest place in the kitchen. In the winter, by the heater is a good spot. </span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Leave the dough until it doubles in bulk; it usually takes 1 1/2 to 2 hours for it to rise. </span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Divide the dough into fist size balls and place them in 2 olive oiled cake pans. Cover the pans and let rise until the dough doubles again in bulk. This should take about 20-25 minutes. </span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">By the way- now is an excellent time to preheat the oven to 375 degrees </span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Meanwhile, in a small bowl whisk together the egg yolk and 1 tbs water</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">When the dough is done rising, brush the rolls with the egg wash, sprinkle with seeds and salt. </span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Bake the rolls until they are dark brown in colour, about 20 minutes.</span></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Let the rolls cool for 15 minutes without removing them from the pans before unmolding and serving. </span></li>
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</span>CommunalCookinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17980433387159538041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305166356246223610.post-27209415980515039512010-05-25T21:58:00.002-04:002010-05-25T21:58:21.748-04:00Sunshine's Korean Food<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXIoSVUeLGQrcFssjd3agBm6kXN7bsqYz1IBdshrLn6-XC_O_xQk9Sd2mjE9kMVEvrBCXSZPsufvjdBvATeCu5BatLH-tp1Q1BHSKwDYcvatR9yQL6GVmaq132_O7F8uO-TXngEq-PpkU/s1600/DSC_0954.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXIoSVUeLGQrcFssjd3agBm6kXN7bsqYz1IBdshrLn6-XC_O_xQk9Sd2mjE9kMVEvrBCXSZPsufvjdBvATeCu5BatLH-tp1Q1BHSKwDYcvatR9yQL6GVmaq132_O7F8uO-TXngEq-PpkU/s320/DSC_0954.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">I don't know what it is but I took a picture.</span></i></div>CommunalCookinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17980433387159538041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305166356246223610.post-49178445293786667432010-05-25T21:52:00.003-04:002010-05-26T21:46:55.577-04:00Crepes<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-size: 11px;"></span></span><br />
<div style="border-bottom-color: rgb(236, 233, 216); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(236, 233, 216); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(236, 233, 216); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(236, 233, 216); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 12px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 8px;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In preparation for Saturday night's dinner party, we all attempted to make crepes. The theme for Saturday is "Cooking Around the World: France" and we're going to have ratatouille and crepes. </span></span></span></div></div><div style="border-bottom-color: rgb(236, 233, 216); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(236, 233, 216); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(236, 233, 216); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(236, 233, 216); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 12px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 8px;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The crepes actually came out pretty well, the first one was a little thick and burnt but we soon caught the hang of it. We made our test-run crepes plain and didn't put any toppings on them. But afterall, it was just a test run. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; line-height: 22px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">You'll need: </span></span></div><div style="border-bottom-color: rgb(236, 233, 216); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(236, 233, 216); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(236, 233, 216); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(236, 233, 216); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 12px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 8px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"></span></span><br />
<ul><li style="font: normal normal normal 9pt/normal verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">2 1/2 cups flour, sifted</span></span></li>
<li style="font: normal normal normal 9pt/normal verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">5 eggs</span></span></li>
<li style="font: normal normal normal 9pt/normal verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">1 1/4 cups milk </span></span></li>
<li style="font: normal normal normal 9pt/normal verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">1 1/4 cups water </span></span></li>
<li style="font: normal normal normal 9pt/normal verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">1/2 tsp salt </span></span></li>
<li style="font: normal normal normal 9pt/normal verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">1/4 cup butter and some to coat the skillet </span></span></li>
</ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Directions: </span></div></div><div style="border-bottom-color: rgb(236, 233, 216); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-color: rgb(236, 233, 216); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-color: rgb(236, 233, 216); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(236, 233, 216); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 12px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 8px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><div style="text-align: justify;">1.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span></span>In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour and the eggs. Gradually add in the milk and water, stirring to combine. Add the salt and butter; beat until smooth.<o:p></o:p></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><div style="text-align: justify;">2.<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span></span>Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium high heat. Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 1/4 cup for each crepe. Tilt the pan with a circular motion so that the batter coats the surface evenly.<o:p></o:p></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div></div><ol start="3" style="margin-top: 0in;" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Cook the crepe for about 2 minutes, until the bottom is light brown. Loosen with a spatula, turn and cook the other side. Serve hot.</li>
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</span> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">For awhile I thought about just eating cereal and calling it good, but that's kinda lame. Instead, I decided to take a peek outside and see what my little sister's garden had to offer. Sadly, since Michigan has a late spring, chives are the only plant actually alive. So here it is: </span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">A Single Chive Omelette </span></span></span><br />
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<ul><li style="font: normal normal normal 9pt/normal verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">4 eggs</span></span></li>
<li style="font: normal normal normal 9pt/normal verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">2 tsps water</span></span></li>
<li style="font: normal normal normal 9pt/normal verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">1 tablespoon butter (to coat the skillet)</span></span></li>
<li style="font: normal normal normal 9pt/normal verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">1/2 tsp fresh cut chives, chopped </span></span></li>
<li style="font: normal normal normal 9pt/normal verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">salt to taste</span></span></li>
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<ol><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Pick, wash and chop your chives into little teeny tiny pieces </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Whisk the eggs and water, but lightly, you just want to whisk them just enough to blend the eggs and yolks not to beat the crap out of them</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Add your chives to the eggs, of course.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Melt the butter in your skillet. Be careful, you want the butter to melt but not to brown.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Add the blended mixture to the skillet and turn the heat up (way, way up) to as hot as your stove will go </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">You'll need to shake the skillet a little bit to make sure the egg mixture is evenly spread, it can't hurt to add in some hip action here, cooking should be fun. </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">There are several ways to fold an omelette; if you like your way, feel free to do that. I won't judge you. I like to make my omelettes a la Julia Child. Swirl the omelette around a little bit (for about 20 seconds) then start jerking it towards you so it folds over. Once its looks all omelettey and cooked to your liking, take if off the heat and you're all done. </span></li>
<ol><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Since this is easier to understand when you see it, I've uploaded an episode of Julia Child's cooking show at the end of this post. Just skip to 5:10 if you want to see her do this part.</span></li>
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<ol><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Make sure you're using the right type of pan. Although they sell really swanky omelette pans, you don't really need one of those. Just get a skillet thats about 2 inches tall and a good size for a one person omelette. </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> If your omelette is too runny, just heat it up in the microwave for 20-30 seconds to dry it out. </span></li>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">To temper chocolate means that you head and cool it so it forms stable chocolate crystals. The crystals guarantee that your chocolate will be solid at room temperature. Since tempering chocolate is a little bit trickier, heres a cool little </span><a href="http://www.chow.com/stories/10748"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">video</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> at Chow.com</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">When you temper egg yolks you gently heat the yolks before adding them to a hot sauce. To do this you just add a bit of the sauce (1/2 a cup or so) to your egg yolks while beating well before you add the yolks to the sauce. This prevents the yolks from curdling. </span></span><br />
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<dl class="times" style="border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: dotted; border-right-width: 1px; float: left; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 7px; padding-top: 0px; width: 200px;"><dt style="-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-repeat: initial; clear: both; color: #2f2f2f; cursor: default; float: left; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 110px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Prep Time:</span></span></dt>
<dd class="prep-time" style="float: right; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">30 min</span></span></dd></dl><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<dd class="cook-time" style="float: right; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">12 min</span></span></dd></dl></div><div class="recipe-image" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"></div><div class="rcp-wrap clrfix" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; zoom: 1;"><h2 style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 14px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Ingredients</span></span></span></h2><h3 style="margin-bottom: 7px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Lemon Filling:</span></span></span></h3><ul style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 7px; margin-right: 7px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; padding-top: 0px;"><li class="ingredient" style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">4 egg yolks (reserve whites for meringue)</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1/3 cup cornstarch</span></li>
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<li class="ingredient" style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1/4 teaspoon salt</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">3 tablespoons butter</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1/2 cup lemon juice</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 (9-inch) pre-baked pie shell</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 recipe Meringue, recipe follows</span></li>
</ul><h2 style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 14px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Directions</span></span></span></h2><div class="instructions" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 7px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Adjust the oven rack to the middle position. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.</span></div><div style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 7px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Whisk egg yolks in medium size mixing bowl and set aside.</span></div><div style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 7px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In a medium saucepan, combine cornstarch, water, sugar, and salt. Whisk to combine. Turn heat on medium and, stirring frequently, bring mixture to a boil. Boil for 1 minute. Remove from heat and gradually, 1 whisk-full at a time, add hot mixture to egg yolks and stir until you have added at least half of the mixture.</span></div><div style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 7px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Return egg mixture to saucepan, turn heat down to low and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 more minute. Remove from heat and gently stir in butter, lemon juice, and zest until well combined. Pour mixture into pie shell and top with meringue while filling is still hot. Make sure meringue completely covers filling and that it goes right up to the edge of the crust. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until meringue is golden. Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack. Make sure pie is cooled completely before slicing.</span></div></div><h2 style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 14px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Meringue Topping:</span></span></span></h2><ul style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 7px; margin-right: 7px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 7px; padding-right: 7px; padding-top: 0px;"><li class="ingredient" style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">4 egg whites</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">1 pinch cream of tartar</span></li>
<li class="ingredient" style="list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">2 tablespoons sugar</span></li>
</ul><div class="instructions" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 7px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Place egg whites and cream of tartar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Beat egg whites until soft peaks form and then gradually add sugar and continue beating until stiff peaks form, approximately 1 to 2 minutes. Use to top lemon filling.</span></div><div style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 7px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Yield: topping for 1 (9-inch) pie</span></div></div></div><div id="print-meta" style="border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; color: #999999; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 14px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 21px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 28px;"></div>CommunalCookinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17980433387159538041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5305166356246223610.post-26214829422035521852010-04-23T14:26:00.001-04:002010-04-23T14:26:43.358-04:00My Favourite Sources:<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Here's one of my favourite places on the internet to search for recipes:</span><br />
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<blockquote><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Allrecipes, the world’s largest social network of food and entertaining enthusiasts, receives more than 390 million annual visits from home cooks who share and download recipes, reviews, photos, personal profiles, and meal ideas. For more than 13 years, the Seattle-based site has served as a dynamic, indispensible resource for cooks seeking trusted recipes, entertaining ideas, everyday and holiday meal solutions, practical cooking tips, and food advice. Allrecipes provides more than 44,000 recipes inspiring between 9 and 16 million monthly unique visitors and a membership base of more than 3.6 million strong. </span></span></div></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">You should check it out </span><a href="http://allrecipes.com/Default.aspx"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">here</span></a>CommunalCookinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17980433387159538041noreply@blogger.com0