Bella eats - sharing food + photography from charlottesville va - butternut squash + mushroom empanadas. It may seem odd to be posting a recipe for empanadas in the dead of Winter. To me empanadas are a Summer food, or maybe Fall; plucked up from a street vendor or taco stand, wrapped in waxed paper, eaten as you walk an outdoor festival or Charlottesville’s downtown pedestrian mall. They are perfect on-the-go, warm weather, sandals and short sleeves food; self-contained pockets of goodness you can eat as you walk. Outside. In the sunshine. So why, then, am I sharing these with you in the gray and bitter cold of January? Well, for one, I am long overdue in posting this recipe on Bella Eats. Shortly after reading that email I watched Eat, Pray, Love (which, it turns out, is not nearly as good as the book) and stared longingly at the beaches and bike riding and sundresses of Indonesia, the warmth of it all seeping from the screen.
Unless, of course, your resolutions for the new year include limiting luxuries like butter in your diet. Pulled Pork Tamales. I had maybe two cups of pulled pork. Maybe three. To that I added chopped cilantro and whatever sauce Bill had made for the pork. Something barbecue. With some vinegar in it. I set that aside for the moment. Now, to make tamales, you can either use corn husks (to wrap the dough and filling) or foil. I did a bit of thinking last summer – I bought a lot of local corn, froze the kernels and dried the husks.
Next, I had to make the dough. Once the cubes of stock had melted, I scraped everything into the bowl of my stand mixer, and started beating. I added water and chicken stock to some masa harina and some baking powder, and then added those to the whipped lard. Once everything is mixed together, take a little bit and put it in a cup of water. It should float. Yay! Okay, now that the corn husks have been soaking a while, they should be somewhat rehydrated and soft. In the picture below, you can see a very dry husk on top and a rehydrated, soft, ready-to-make-tamales corn husk below it. Assembly: Read thousands of famous books, free. Homemade Pop-Tarts. For the pastry crust: 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon granulated sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup (2 sticks, or 8 ounces) unsalted butter, cold and cubed 1 egg 2 tablespoons milk For the cinnamon sugar filling: ½ cup light brown sugar 1½ teaspoon ground cinnamon 4 teaspoons all-purpose flour For the strawberry filling: ¾ cup strawberry jam (or whatever flavor you'd like) 1 tablespoon cornstarch 1 tablespoon water 1 egg, lightly beaten (to brush on pastry) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
. * Note 1: Each filling recipes makes enough for a whole recipe (9 pop-tarts) . * Note 2: Some additional filling ideas: Chocolate chips, Nutella, different jam flavors, dulce de leche, etc. . * Note 3: If your kitchen runs on the warm side, you will need to refrigerate the dough for at least 30 minutes before rolling it out so that the butter doesn't start to melt. Whiskey in a Jar Chocolate Cake | The Family Kitchen. Whiskey In A Jar Cake The jar cake is an idea originally conceived, as I understand it, as a way to store home-baked cakes for shipment to loved ones in the armed forces overseas.
My grandfather was an army veteran, but at the moment I don’t have any family members or close friends in active duty overseas. One of my grandfather’s fondest memories was his first deployment in Greenland at the age of 14. (He didn’t have a birth certificate so his mom lied about his age to get him enlisted.) He told me they gave them shots of whiskey to keep warm on Greenland’s frigid nights. So when I think army, I always associate it with whiskey. This cake is the perfect pairing of chocolate and whiskey. Whiskey in a Jar (Flourless) Chocolate Cake Ingredients Frosting 4 oz shortening 4 oz softened butter 1 lb powdered sugar 2 tablespoons milk or whiskey Method 1. 2. 3.
For frosting: 1. 2. 3. Makes 4 large servings Note: All the whiskey does NOT cook out of the cake, so it is NOT kiddie-friendly. Fried Rice Balls. Fried food is some of the best food in the world. Period. Now before anyone gets all excited, I never said it was the healthiest of foods, just that it is some of the best food ; ) Everything in moderation right ; ) So are you ready for a fried phenomenon? I must warn you though, these Arancini {fried rice balls} are utterly addictive. If you’re on a diet or cutting back on carbs {GASP} go ahead and save yourself, click away now ; ) But if you’re not or just splurging, you’re in for a treat.
You’ll need a batch of risotto and a pair of elastic waisted pants might be a good idea too ; ). I usually make extra when I’m making risotto JUST so I have leftovers to make these. They’re crunchy on the outside and creamy on the inside. If you don’t happen to have any leftover risotto, fear not, you can always whip up a batch especially to make these. Baci! What to do: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Buon Appetito! Spicy teriyaki chicken. I completely have no idea why it took me ages to finally make this teriyaki chicken. It`s very simple, easy, and quick to make. Especially if you use pre-cut chicken like I did. We all deserve a simplicity in our life and kitchen, don`t we? Place chicken pieces in a plastic bag. Using a fork, stab the pieces repeatedly to create holes so it`s easier for the marinating sauce to seep in the meat later. For the marinating sauce, I used soy sauce, oyster sauce, vinegar, sugar, fish sauce, sesame oil, chilli powder, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, coriander, and cloves.
Close the bag and squeeze up everything from outside until everything combined. Heat a pan with a little oil and sear the pieces skin side down (if any). When the skin are slightly cooked (or caramelized, tastes even better I think), turn over and pour in the marinating sauce. Set the stove on low heat and put a lid on to help cooking the meat. This is what I call as minimum effort that gives an incredible result.
Baking Basics: How to make homemade pudding. Creme Filled Brownie Bites. Crème Filled Brownie Bites ~ Brownies and crème. Clarissa Dickson Wright and Jennifer Paterson. What do the Two Fat Ladies and crème filled brownies bites have in common? Nothing, other than some things are made better by the other half. Creme Filled Brownie Bites If you have never seen their show, Two Fat Ladies, look them up on You Tube. While their fully fat laden cooking maybe out of vogue, I’m pretty sure you can still enjoy their humor – the ladies are hilarious. As for the brownie team up in this recipe, I filled the brownies with a simple pastry cream.
So it seems that aside from the sprinkle run, I’m all about stuffing desserts lately (another one coming up tomorrow). For now its sprinkles and stuffed desserts, combining the two for this post I give you . . . A few notes: Creme Filled Brownie Bites Makes 24 Brownie Bites Classic Brownies Adapted from Alice Medrich Preparation: Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Ingredients: Brownies: Pastry Cream: (Click here for a step-by-step tutorial) 1. Grilled Fish Sandwich | Big2Beautiful. Buttery lime cookies or Spritz lime cookies. Thursday was a holiday and we were home from job. We had not much chance to get out, believe it or not,there are still things to finish on owr home and there are still people working here. In fact, I'm cooking a lot for my husband's birthday. If there something there I love is to organize and cook for his birthday, and enjoy it a lot, gives me a lot of work, for sure, but is a real pleasure. This year will be a little bit different , will be presenting our new house, I say new because the house is very different than it was before I bake these cookies as a test to offer to our guests beaside a cup of coffee.
Saturday I stopped on farmer´s market to have some vegetables and I saws plums, which seemed nice, for sure are the last of the season. Spritz lime cookies. Chicken Caesar Pitas Recipe. You can stuff pita pockets with all sorts of different ingredients but stuffing them with Caesar salad is certainly among the best. There is really not much to this recipe but a few simple steps. The only part that takes a little work is seasoning and grilling the chicken, as well as cooking the bacon. You can use bottled Caesar dressing or even make your own. If you’re feeling adventurous, give the dressing from my Chicken Caesar Salad Recipe a try. The original recipe calls for croutons but I chose to leave them out.
It is totally up to you if you wish to add them or not. Ingredients: 1lb boneless skinless chicken breasts 2 teaspoons garlic powder 2 teaspoons dried thyme 2 teaspoon dried rosemary 1/2lb bacon 1 large head romaine lettuce leaves (torn into bite sized pieces) 1 (8 ounce) bottle Caesar salad dressing Grated parmesan cheese (to taste) salt and pepper (to taste) 1 (10 ounce) package pocket pita bread (halved) Croutons (optional) Cooking Spray Cooking Instructions: Pepperoni Pizza Pot Pie | The Family Kitchen. Have you ever tried to deconstruct a pizza? I hadn’t until the other day when I made my first pizza pot pie. Layers of sauce, pepperoni and cheese are all baked under the canopy of a delicious pizza crust. It is a fabulous, easy dinner that everyone loved. I decided to make mine with pepperoni, but you could do it with roasted vegetables, sausages or any other kind of pizza topping.
You could even try sprinkling the top with cheese and extra pepperoni! Whatever you choose, your family with love this ooey gooey decadent dinner. And, I promise, you will, too! Pepperoni Pizza Pot Pie 1 large package pepperoni 4 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded 28 ounces pizza sauce 1 ball store-bought pizza dough Preheat the oven to 400ºF. Dutch Baby Pancakes- Not Just for Dutch Babies Anymore! | The Family Kitchen. You might think that Dutch baby pancakes would be popular in Holland, especially with the babies. But in fact, the Dutch baby pancake is not Dutch, but an American dish based on a German one. It’s also not really a pancake. It’s more like a pudding in the British sense of the word. Whatever it is and where ever it’s from, it’s really good. It’s sweet and soft and custardy and delicious. It’s definitely a rustic dish, but there’s something that seems very refined about it, too.
Apple Ginger Dutch Baby Pancake (adapted from Martha Stewart) 2 tablespoons butter 1 macintosh apple, cored and sliced 1/2” thick 1/3 cup honey 3 tablespoons crystallized ginger, minced 1/4 teaspoon fresh-ground cardamom 1 tablespoon lemon or orange zest 3 eggs 3/4 cup milk 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon salt Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. In a medium bowl combine the eggs, milk, flour, and salt. Place the skillet in the oven and bake for 25 – 30 minutes. Sugar Plum: Big Easy Beignet. BAKED Sunday Mornings. Red Velvet Whoopie Pies. I must say, this being my first Valentine's in the blog world, I just love gawking at all the sweet creations popping up all over the place. I've always enjoyed Valentine's Day because it's a day you show your affection for someone special through fun, thoughtful, and sometimes crafty expressions (of course, I love when those expressions are edible!). And I'm not just talking about showing affection for that romantic someone in your life, but for anyone that is special in your life... family, friends, classmates, teachers, co-workers... anyone that is special to you.My sister recruited me to bake some yummy treats for my niece and nephew's teachers.
These whoopie pies are absolutely delicious! I believe Matt's words when he sampled them were, "These are ridiculous! " Ridiculous being cool terminology for "insanely good". :) I browsed through a couple of recipes for cream cheese filling and finally ended up creating the one below, and it was phenomenal! Directions Preheat oven to 375°F. Big Girls, Small Kitchen: A Guide To Quarter-Life Cooking. Broad Bean and Avocado Dip with Tapenade Straws. Oven Baked Apple Donuts.
1-1/2 cups of bite size chunks of apple, peeled and cored For the Coating: 1/4 cup of butter, melted 1/3 cup of granulated sugar 1 tsp cinnamon powder Preheat your oven to 350F. Grease mini muffin pans. Set aside. Whisk the sugars, flour, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg in a bowl. In a separate bowl, beat the egg. Bake for 15-18 minutes or until the donuts are just golden. Pull-Apart Loaf – Infinite Layers of Possibilities « Bittersweet Baker. I’ve been around music for as long as I can remember. As a preschooler riding to school on her very first day of kindergarten, I remember dreading the rides to school, awaiting something made far worse by my imagination than it was in reality. I sat quietly in my seat, peering out of the passenger seat window and seizing every fraction of traffic, trying to squeeze time out of the seconds ticking by. My mother would pop my favorite CD into the disk drive in an effort to ease the tension – when the familiar tunes wrapped around me, equivalent to a warm blanket on a stormy evening, and caressed my hair, school didn’t seem like such a daunting event any longer.
Music made everything better then, and it still does now. Every night, after being tucked into bed and having received my good-night kisses, my mother still turns the stereo to a calming clarinet solo or a classic violin concerto. In the first grade, after encouragement from my mother, I took up the recorder. Like this: Bread Bakers Challenge -- The Bread Experience. Brioche Raisin Snails. 1 cup moist, plump raisins 3 tablespoons dark rum 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar Scant 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 recipe for Golden Brioche Loaves, chilled and ready to shape (make the full recipe and cut the dough in half after refrigerating overnight) 1/2 recipe Pastry Cream (below) For the Pastry Cream 2 cups whole milk 6 large egg yolks 1/2 cups sugar 1/3 cup cornstarch, sifted 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract 3 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into bits at room temperature For The Glaze 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted About 1 teaspoon water Drop of pure vanilla extract To Make the Pastry Cream: Bring the milk to a boil in a small saucepan.
Meanwhile, in a medium heavy-bottomed saucepan, whisk the egg yolks together with the sugar and cornstarch until thick and well blended. Still whisking, drizzle in about 1/4 cup of the hot milk-- this will temper, or warm, the yolks so they won't curdle. Whisking all the while, slowly pour in the remainder of the milk. Project Food Blog Entry: Classic Chinese Scallion Pancakes. Ole! Ole! Ole! « back to her roots. Butter. Flour. Eggs.: Crepes. Big Girls, Small Kitchen: A Guide To Quarter-Life Cooking: Cooking For Others: Meatless Monday Noodle Kugel. Orange Cardamom Cookies.