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Doom Begins With a B

miftik — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 02:36:10 +0000

I do believe doom begins with a B. As in Basket. A basket of the chocolate kind, filled with fruit. Looking for work craft ideas I came across ChildMade and discovered the Chocolate Fruit Basket. If I could figure out a good method to double boil the chocolate at work, I could see this as a fun lunch craft at work. We are weird like that. Doesn’t it look yummy?

So, has anyone tried this? If you have, how did it go?

Aloo Gobi (Potato Cauliflower)

miftik — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 23:05:42 +0000

Ingredients:
¼ cup of butter
1 lg onion
3 lg tomatoes diced (or 28oz canned tomatoes)
1 md/lg cauliflower broken into small florets
½ tbsp ginger, diced
1 tbsp garlic, diced
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground coriander
1 tbsp ground red pepper
2 tsp turmeric
1 tsp salt
2 tsp garam masala
2 tbsp water
3 red potatoes (optional)

Directions:
On low/md heat, melt the butter in a large pot.
Add onions and cumin seed.
Stir together and cook until the onions are creamy and translucent
Add coriander, turmeric and salt. Stir well.
Add ground red pepper and tomatoes. Stir well.
Add ginger and garlic. Stir well.
Add cauliflower and water. Stir so that the cauliflower is covered by sauce.
Add Potatoes if desired.
Cover pot and simmer for twenty minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add garam masala. Stir well.
Continue cooking until the cauliflower is soft. Mash if desired.

Remove the lid and allow the liquid to boil down.
Continue to stir until desired consistency is reached.

Sauer’s

miftik — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 16:30:59 +0000

If there is ever a time when you see a bottle of Sauer’s barbecue sauce, pick up a bottle or three. I’ve rarely found a barbecue sauce that I want to use on everything from eggs to mashed potatoes (yes, I said mashed potatoes). Sauer’s is one of them. You may find some bottles with the older style label. Don’t worry, the label doesn’t make the sauce!

Josh got me started and his parents have been our sauce enablers. While we were visiting Josh’s parents over Yule, we went on a search to bring more Sauer’s home with us. Unfortunately we were only able to procure two bottles. Hardly enough to last us a year. Thankfully Josh’s father came to our rescue when he spotted some at his local grocer. He purchased and shipped to us, five more bottles. That might last until next Yule.

Lemon Pepper Marinade

miftik — Thu, 16 Jun 2005 20:00:21 +0000

Ingredients:
3 tbsp Lemon/Pepper Blend
2 tbsp minced garlic
3 tbsp honey
1-2 tbsp olive oil
1/2 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup yellow mustard

Mix all ingredients together.
If using chicken, marinate for about 20-30 minutes.

White Bread

miftik — Fri, 17 Dec 2004 11:46:21 +0000

Ingredients
2 cups warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
2/3 cup white sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons active dry yeast
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/4 cup vegetable oil
6 cups bread flour

1 – In a large bowl, dissolve the sugar in warm water, and then stir in yeast.
Allow to proof until yeast resembles a creamy foam.

2 – Mix salt and oil into the yeast. Mix in flour one cup at a time. Knead dough
on a lightly floured surface until smooth. Place in a well oiled bowl, and turn
dough to coat. Cover with a damp cloth. Allow to rise until doubled in bulk,
about 1 hour.

3 – Punch dough down. Knead for a few minutes, and divide in half. Shape into
loaves, and place into two well oiled 9×5 inch loaf pans. Allow to rise for 30
minutes, or until dough has risen 1 inch above pans.

4 – Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes.

Spinach Pie

miftik — Tue, 09 Mar 2004 14:56:07 +0000

Ingredients
1 16oz container of cottage cheese
1 10oz package of frozen spinach (thawed and drained)
1 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese
4 eggs (beaten)
1 bell pepper (any color)
1 md onion, chopped
1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
1 tsp dried oregano leaves

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Mix all ingredients
Pour into greased 9″ pie pan*
Bake for 40 minutes or until center is set

* I have been using a casserole dish and it works too.

Spinach Cheese Appetizers

miftik — Wed, 03 Dec 2003 19:53:29 +0000

I got this from my aunt, who got this from someone else. So if you know the origins of this recipe, please let me know so I can give credit where it is due.

Ingredients:

4 eggs
2 (10 oz) packages frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
1 cup finely chopped onion
3/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1/2 teaspoon thyme
2 cups herb stuffing

Slightly beat eggs. Add remaining ingredients, mixing thoroughly. Shape into balls about the size of walnuts. Refrigerate 30 minutes before baking. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in preheated oven at 350 degrees* for 20 minutes.

*Temperature and baking time may need to be adjusted for higher elevations.

I find that I have to refrigerate the mixture a little before I shape them into balls. Otherwise they don’t form as easy.