Thursday, January 15, 2015

hot white chocolate

3/4 cup milk $
2 tablespoons white chocolate chips
2 tablespoons vanilla vodka
1 1/2 tablespoons miniature marshmallows
1/8 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder

Preparation

1. Heat milk in a small saucepan over medium heat until very hot. Add white chocolate chips and whisk until melted.
2. Pour vanilla vodka into a heatproof glass, add warm milk, top with marshmallows, and dust with cocoa powder.

Saturday, December 20, 2014

Oatmeal cookies for Anton

375 degrees

1 c softened butter
1 c white sugar
1 c brown sugar
2 eggs
1 t vanilla
2 c flour
1 t baking soda
1 t salt
1.5 t cinnamon
3 c quick oats

1. cream butter and sugars
beat in eggs one at a time
then vanilla

2.  combine dry in a small bowl.  stir into wet ingredients
3. add oats

4. cover and chill dough for 1 hour

5. bake 8-10 min.  allow to cool before transfer to rack

Monday, December 15, 2014

cut out sugar cookies


Sugar Cookies
Recipe courtesy of Alton Brown
Sugar Cookies Sugar Cookies

Total Time:
2 hr 24 min
Prep:
15 min
Inactive:
2 hr
Cook:
9 min

Yield:
about 3 dozen-2 1/2 inch

Level:
Easy

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour (1c = 120g)
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup sugar  (1c=200g)
1 egg, beaten
1 tablespoon milk
splash vanilla or almond
Powdered sugar, for rolling out dough

Directions

Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside. Place butter and sugar in large bowl of electric stand mixer and beat until light in color. Add egg and milk and beat to combine. Put mixer on low speed, gradually add flour, and beat until mixture pulls away from the side of the bowl. 
*** Roll dough out 1/4" between sheets of wax paper then refridge.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Cut into desired shape, place at least 1-inch apart on greased baking sheet, parchment, or silicone baking mat, and bake for 7 to 9 minutes or until cookies are just beginning to turn brown around the edges, rotating cookie sheet halfway through baking time. Let sit on baking sheet for 2 minutes after removal from oven and then move to complete cooling on wire rack. Serve as is or ice as desired. Store in airtight container for up to 1 week.

Recipe courtesy Alton Brown

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Read more at: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/sugar-cookies-recipe.print.html?oc=linkback

  • 4 cups (480gconfectioners’ sugar, sifted, plus more as needed
  • 3 Tablespoons meringue powder (not plain egg white powder)
  • 9 Tablespoons room-temperature water, plus more as needed
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract or 1/2 teaspoon of your favorite flavored extract, such as lemon, coconut, or peppermint (optional)
  • optional for decorating: gel food coloring (I love this food coloring kit)

ponzu marinade

  • 1/4 cup Kikkoman Ponzu sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon ginger powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 2 pounds chicken thighs

Sunday, November 16, 2014

turkey brine

Turkey Brine


Ingredients

1 gallon hot water
1 pound kosher salt
2 quarts vegetable broth
1 pound honey
1 (7-pound) bag of ice
1 (15 to 20-pound) turkey, with giblets removed


Directions

Combine the hot water and the salt in a 54-quart cooler. Stir until the salt dissolves. Stir in the vegetable broth and the honey. Add the ice and stir. Place the turkey in the brine, breast side up, and cover with cooler lid.. Brine overnight, up to 12 hours.

Remove the turkey from the brine and dry thoroughly.

Read more at: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/honey-brined-smoked-turkey-recipe2.html?oc=linkback

Spinach artichoke dip

Ingredients
  • 2 (14-ounce) cans artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
  • 1 (10-ounce) package frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
  • 8 ounces sour cream
  • 1 small onion, diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
  • 1/3 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 8 ounces cream cheese, cubed
Instructions
  • Place artichoke hearts, spinach, sour cream, onion, garlic, Parmesan, milk, feta, mayonnaise, vinegar and pepper into a slow cooker. Stir until well combined. Top with cream cheese.
  • Cover and cook on low heat for 2 hours.
  • Uncover and stir until cream cheese is well combined. Cover and cook on high heat for an additional 15 minutes.










breakfast egg sandwich

Oven 350

Spray oil muffin pan

Put a little spinach/greens in each tin
crack egg
salt, pepper, cayenne
can add crumbled bacon

Bake for 13-15 min.

Reheat 30sec microwave in the am, put on your english muffin