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Homemade Peanut Butter

Homemade Peanut Butter
Once you make peanut butter at home, it will be very difficult to get excited about storebought peanut butter ever again. Not that eating peanut butter of any kind would ever be a chore because I love it so, but homemade peanut butter is a delicacy. And a nearly effortless delicacy at that. It’s akin to savoring a piece of high-end dark chocolate that’s rich and pure, uncomplicated by fillers, additives, or ingredients that have no place being in chocolate; and then grabbing a milk chocolate bar in the checkout line at the grocery store, which is likely a combination of tasteless, grainy, and waxy. Apples and oranges. Once you have something amazing, it’s hard to get excited about any less than. That’s this peanut butter. Sure, all peanut butter is good, and some is better than others, but this is in its own league. It’s similar in taste to store-bought varieties of “natural” peanut butter. Honestly, there’s not that much to store. And it calls my name. Find a food processor and a spoon. Print

How to Make Easy 3-Ingredient Energy Bars at Home Cooking Lessons from The Kitchn Power bars! Make them at home with only three ingredients and a food processor. Prepare for your mind to be blown. I am a huge fan of chewy, nutty, fruit-filled energy bars of the sort made by Lärabar. I tinkered with ratios a bit, but in the end, I decided to take the most straight-forward path: equal parts dried fruits, nuts, and pitted dates. My favorite is still cherries, almonds, and dates (which are pictured here), but you can swap out the cherries and almonds for any dried fruit or nut. You can also play around with adding other ingredients into the mix: a few tablespoons of chia seeds, a handful of coconut, even some chocolate chips. Making energy bars really is that simple. Makes 8 large bars or 16 small square-shaped bars What You Need Ingredients 1 cup nuts 1 cup (12-15 whole) pitted dried dates, preferably Medjool Equipment Food processor Plastic wrap or wax paper Sharp knife Instructions Roast the nuts (optional). Additional Notes:

Cantonese Egg Tarts Recipe This Cantonese Egg Tart is a very traditional Chinese dessert. When I traveled on a bus one day during my holidays in Hong Kong, I saw “Road Show” that was a TV program, showing former Hong Kong governor Chris Patten also liked eating egg tarts. There are two kinds of tart shells, one is puff pastry-like (酥皮底), the other cookie-like(牛油皮底). The governor liked the latter, just like me. I baked some egg tarts and brought them to a family gathering a few weeks ago. Cantonese Egg Tarts (Printable recipe) By Christine's Recipes Prep time: 40 mins Cook time: 15 mins Yield:Makes about 14-16 egg tarts (3-Inch Wide 1-1/2-Inch Deep Tart Tin) Ingredients of crust: 200 gm plain flour 25 gm cake flour125 gm butter 55 gm icing sugar 1 egg, whisked a dash vanilla extract Ingredients of custard::2 eggs 70 gm caster sugar 150 gm hot water 75 gm evaporated milk 1/2 tsp vanilla extract Method (making crust):Place butter at room temperature until softened.

Człowiek jest jak zegar WP.PL | dodano: 2013-06-18 (10:01) 60 opinii Ludzie od dawna obserwują codzienne zmiany, które zachodzą w środowisku naturalnym. Początkowo myślano, że zegar biologiczny reguluje jedynie życie roślin. W tych godzinach nasz organizm gotowy jest do pobudki. To najlepsza pora do pracy. W wielu kulturach są to godziny przeznaczone na drzemkę i wygląda na to, że jest to praktyka uzasadniona biologicznie. Good Morning Sunshine Bars I have some really exciting news, folks. Set your TiVos to “awesome”, because I am going be on Anderson Cooper Live on Thursday, February 28th! Three competitors were chosen to face off in Anderson’s Chocolate Chip Cookie Challenge, where I will be force feeding Mr. And I have even more exciting news to share! Now, these bars come from my other favorite bakery, Baked in Brooklyn (they have an awesome book). Baking with Christina Tosi at the Milkbar HQ. Melt together your corn syrup and sugar, whisk in your peanut butter and vanilla, then toss with your cereal and peanuts. That’s the stuff. Press everything into a parchment lined pan (be sure to grease that parchment, too). Then melt your chocolate. And drizzle it over your bars. Allow the chocolate to set, then cut into bars and enjoy! These will keep well in an airtight container, either at room temperature or in the fridge, for up to 4 days. Good Morning Sunshine Bars Author: The Crepes of Wrath Prep time: Cook time: Total time:

Food - Recipes : Butternut and sweet potato lasagne, with sage, toasted pine nuts and nutmeg The Crepes of Wrath Corn Pie The BEST Balsamic Vinaigrette There are very few recipes here that I use the word perfect to describe. This dressing is truly worthy of the word perfect. I've tried numerous balsamic vinaigrette recipes over the past year and while they have been decent, they were not quite what I was searching for. I am thrilled to be sharing this recipe with you today. I served it last week to visiting family and those who tried it immediately requested the recipe. This dressing is so versatile, I've used it on salads, roasted vegetables, and drizzled it over chicken in a wrap. The Best Balsamic Vinaigrette recipe by Chinese Grandma (printable recipe) 2 tablespoons honey 1 tablespoon dijon mustard 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt 1/2 teaspoon freshly crushed black pepper, finely ground 1 large garlic clove, minced 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar 3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the honey, balsamic, mustard, salt, pepper and garlic. Store in a jar with a lid and refrigerate.

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