Ham Croquettes (Croquetas de Jamón) Recipe. "Croquetas" - croquettes are small, lightly breaded and fried sort of fritter. They are a sure hit as an appetizer or an afternoon snack with a glass of beer or wine. They are creamy and smooth and very tasty. The best part is you can make the dough ahead of time and freeze it. Then, take the "croquetas" out of the freezer, coat and pop them into the frying pan.
Prep Time: 3 hours, 15 minutes Cook Time: 25 minutes Total Time: 3 hours, 40 minutes Ingredients: 1/2 cup (100ml) chicken broth8 tbsp olive oil3/4 cup (107 gr) flour1 1/2 cups (350 ml) milk1/2 tsp nutmegdash of ground pepper1/2 cup very finely hand-minced ham2 eggs, lightly beaten with 2 teaspoons waterbread crumbs for coatingolive oil for frying Preparation: This croquetas de jamon recipe makes about 6 servings as an appetizer. Tip: Make sure that the ham if very finely minced, so it can be mixed thoroughly with the dough. Heat the 8 Tbsp olive oil in a small saucepan on medium heat. Pour the bread crumbs into a small, wide bowl.
Kombucha 101. Wouldn't it be terrific if there was a way to make drinks that were fizzy, sweet, chemical free, and best of all, healthy? Soda drinkers of the world, take note- you can have your cake and eat it too! Kombucha is a lacto-fermented drink that has been embibed for centuries (or more) in the far east, and more recently by the health "nuts" and traditional food enthusiasts worldwide. This tasty beverage is made by adding a kombucha "mushroom" (also known as a SCOBY or tea mushroom) to sweetened tea, tranforming it from a standard drink to a probiotic that is an antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal, and downright tasty, making it the perfect soft drink replacement with numerous purported health claims. To make kombucha, you first need to obtain either a SCOBY (Symbiotic Culture Of Bacteria and Yeast ) or grow your own from purchased Kombucha tea (click here to learn to grow your own SCOBY). Making Kombucha 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Warning: Do not contaminate your mushroom. Homemade Healthy Vinegar. I grew up rarely having any vinegar, as my mom didn't really enjoy the taste. Lately, however, I've gotten accustomed to using it more and more around the house. Vinegar is a very versatile food with health benefits and preservative abilities, and also works as a cleanser, deodorizer, and antibacterial agent among many other uses. Vinegar is not that expensive round these parts, but a quick look at the label will show that it is synthetic and chock full of chemicals; making it a pretty unhealthy and unnatural condiment. Fortunately, with just a few simple ingredients, it is possible to make your own healthy vinegar. Homemade Healthy Vinegar Homemade vinegar can be made in a few ways. Yeasts eat sugars in liquids, forming an alcoholic beverage. Like a kombucha mushroom, a mother of vinegar is a "blob" made from a symbiotic culture of specific strains of bacteria and yeast, which transforms carbohydrates into a healthful liquid.
Have you ever made vinegar before? Perfect Homemade Italian Dressing. Duck Fat Salt and Vinegar Potatoes. Are you on Pinterest yet? I signed up a few months ago, but didn’t really get into it until recently. I think it will slowly take over my free interwebs time. My poor Google reader is going to suffer because of this. I am one of those people who pretty much pins food and cute dog photos. That is how I came across this recipe from Unami Girl’s blog. If you love salt and vinegar chips like I do, this recipe is for you.
However, it is not for vinegar sensitive folks, even with the window open and vent on, my entire kitchen smelled like vinegar for a good 30 minutes. I, of course, had to add my touch to this recipe by roasting the potatoes with a little duck fat. Recipe: In a medium pot add the sliced potatoes and vinegar, making sure to cover the potatoes with the vinegar. Drain the potatoes and pat dry with paper towels. Preheat your broiler on high and move the top rack to the highest position. Lay the potatoes out on a baking sheet and generously coat with the duck fat and olive oil. Kimchi Fried Rice. I have been absolutely loving my Winter CSA that I receive through NextDoOrganics. Getting a fresh loaf of bread, farm eggs, cheese and a pantry item each week has helped me sustain the winter doldrums of good produce.
I’m also excited to be switching my summer CSA to them this year. It is their first growing season, so it will be exciting for all of us, and I’ll keep tabs on it every week like I did last year. Kimchi from Momo Sushi Shack by CSA member, Mark Back in February, Next Door Organics announced that we would start to get traditional Korean-style Kimchi made by a fellow CSA member. I also knew right away what I’d be making, Kimchi Fried Rice. This dish could be served either as a side, or to make it a complete meal, as I have done topped, with a fried egg. Recipe: To make the rice: Place the rice in a medium-sized pot and pour some cold water in, swirling the rice around and drain in a fine mesh strainer. Carefully remove all but 2 teaspoons of the bacon fat from the wok. Chimichurri Roasted Idaho® Potatoes | Recipe on idahopotato.com. Orange Cinnamon Spiked Hot Chocolate #CaptainsTable. It’s already beginning. . .Times Square has been taken over with paraphernalia for The Big Game on Sunday.
For the first time ever in the history of professional football the organizers thought it would be a good idea to play their final game in a state that is a) cold in January and b) does not have a domed stadium. I don’t know what they were thinking but New York and New Jersey seriously must have put on a good show when the bid went out for 2014.
Of course when the decision was made no one knew we were going to be suffering through one of the worst winters ever. The polar vortex and outdoor sports don’t exactly mix. Lucky for you and by “you” I mean those crazy enough to voluntarily stand outside in this weather for longer than it takes to get to point A and B; my friends at Captain Morgan asked us to create some Game Day eats and drinks for the final round of the #CaptainsTable challenge. Orange Cinnamon Spiked Hot Chocolate #CaptainsTable Author: Susan Palmer Recipe type: Beverage. Open-Faced Turkey Burgers Recipe. Quick Gnocchi Recipe. Pan Seared Lemon Tilapia with Parmesan Pasta Recipe.
Cheese. Mexican. Italian. Dessert. Soup. Cooking for One: Easy, Healthy, and Inexpensive Meal Ideas for One Person. Cooking Quick, Healthy, and Inexpensive Meals for One Person The benefits of cooking for one Today, more and more of us live alone, either through choice or circumstances. As a single person, finding the motivation to cook for yourself can be difficult, especially after a long day at work. And coming up with meal ideas and finding recipes for one person can seem like chore, even if you know how to cook and have a full kitchen at your disposal. While eating out, hitting the drive-through, or throwing a frozen dinner in the microwave can seem like the simple answer, regularly eating convenience food can take a toll on your physical and mental health, as well as your waistline.
Fast food and TV dinners tend to be low in nutrition and high in fat, sugar, sodium, and calories. Cooking for one doesn't mean eating alone For some single people, cooking for one just means having to spend more time alone. Cook a little extra and invite a coworker or neighbor to join you. Planning meals for one.
Broccoli parmesan fritters. Last week, it was pointed out to me that among the 750 recipes in the archives, there is but a single recipe that utilizes broccoli. Just one! (It’s a great one, though.) For comparison, there are 11 recipes that use cauliflower and 26 with mushrooms. What terrible oversight could have led to this? I buy broccoli (and its friends) approximately once a week, year-round but this wasn’t always the case. Please understand: this is not one of those stories about how preciously advanced my toddler’s tastes are, how early he took an interest in foie gras and how he turns his nose up at white flour pastas, preferring farro. I have a theory that you can tuck almost any finely chopped or shredded vegetable — be it potatoes, zucchini, or an Indian-spiced mix — into a savory pancake, fry it in small mounds until crisp on both sides, serve it with a dollop of a sour cream or yogurt sauce and they will be inhaled.
So, you know where this is going. And with that, I had them for lunch instead.
Going Green With Proper St. Patrick’s Day Drinks « Mancave Daily – New York. We asked our resident Irishman and professional drinker Luke McKinney for some advice on St. Patrick’s Day. And once we deciphered his answer in our Irish-English-to-American-English dictionary (…what’s a publican?) , we found a great list of drinks that are supposed to be green. On St Patrick’s day it’s traditional to drink green beer, and like most traditions it’s based on idiots doing dumb things over and over without ever asking “Wait a minute, isn’t this stupid?”
Though, to be fair, fifteen pints is almost perfectly designed to prevent people from asking intelligent questions. Your beer stopped photosynthesizing a very long time ago. Going green might be a stupid idea for beer, but it’s a great excuse for trying new drinks. Luke McKinney / MCD Everybody’s Irish 2 oz Irish whiskey½ oz green crème de menthe½ oz green chartreuse shake well This isn’t a cocktail, it’s a cunning way of filling a cocktail glass with cheap whiskey and still looking classy. Shamrock iStockphoto/Thinkstock.