My Fridge Food - Recipes you already have in your Fridge Perfect Iced Coffee Iced coffee is my life. When I wake up, often around the time party animals on the west coast are just heading home, I start each day not with a cup of freshly brewed hot java, but with a tall, blessed glass of creamy iced coffee in a glass. I’ve been an iced coffee freakazoid for years and years. Iced coffee is a complicated thing, and there are many different approaches. 1. Given the previous set of facts, one would assume that the logical solution would be to brew hot coffee, then transfer the brew to the fridge, allow it to cool, and use it to make iced coffee from there. There are reasons this method results in a smoother, richer, more delicious concentrate than simply brewing strong coffee and refrigerating it. (Note: I’ve totally adapted/tweaked coffee/water amounts to suit my own tastes. I start with a big ol’ container. You can use a big bowl, a large pitcher…even a really clean bucket will work if you’re going for a huge quantity. Rip open a pound of ground coffee. Hi, Julie!
Home - Pastry Affair Pizza Braid | Busy Mommy: An Iowa Mom Blog - StumbleUpon A pizza braid is very kid-friendly, easy on the wallet and extremely simple to make. My aunt and cousin first introduced me to them and I’ve been hooked ever since. The possibilities are endless of the varieties you could make (check out the Apple Dessert Braid!), but the recipe below is for a very basic hamburger and pepperoni braid. You could make your own dough, but I prefer the shortcut of using Rhodes rise and bake dough. This is one of my favorite shortcuts to make a nice loaf of bread or use in recipes like this one. As I said, this is extremely basic. The dough takes a few hours to rise, so I take it out in the morning and place a towel over it. Yes, yes the dough in that photo has not risen fully. Then you spread out the sauce, lay the meats down, followed by the cheese. Then with a pizza cutter, start cutting about 1 inch thick strips down the whole rectangle. Follow the pictures above. A few minutes before it’s done I brush with olive oil and sprinkle with oregano.
Parmesan Spread — Our Life In The Kitchen This stuff is addictive when you slather it on crusty slices of Italian bread. It uses ingredients that are the basis of so much of my cooking – fresh Parmesan, garlic, basil and olive oil. You’d think I was Italian or something! I’m not but many years ago my husband swore that with enough garlic and olive oil I’d become Italian. My skin’s not olive yet but, after 25 years, I’ve become an honorary Italian. At least I’ve got the cooking down! Parmesan Cheese, one big brickGarlic, 6 to 8 cloves depending on how garlicky you want itOlive OilCrushed Red PepperFresh Basil Leaves Crush and peel the garlic. Cut the cheese into cubes or chunks. Whirl the garlic in the food processor until it’s just barely chopped. Pulse until the cheese is coarsely crumbled. Gradually pour in a bit of olive oil and pulse until it’s mixed. Add a handful of basil leaves and a dash or two of crushed red pepper. Refrigerate for a couple of hours or overnight before serving. Tagged as: basil, cheese, garlic, parmesan
Oreo Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies « Amandeleine I wasn’t lying about the Oreos. This is actually a thing. This is a whole Oreo stuffed inside a very large, very delicious chocolate chip cookie. This is serious business people. I don’t joke about cookies inside of other cookies. I don’t even have good flavour text to go with this recipe. It’s exactly what it sounds like. Make cookie dough. Scoop dough. Smoosh around a double stuff Oreo in its entirety. Bake. Eat. Yeah. So I’m just going to drop this recipe in front of you guys and back away slowly. Recipe from Picky Palate via BonAppetit.com This is not my usual Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe, but I suspected that mine would spread too much and reveal its delicious innards prematurely, so I used the cookie recipe included in the original recipe. Ingredients Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees.Cream butter and sugars together with a mixer until well combined. Makes about 2 dozen enormous cookies. Like this: Like Loading...
Picky Palate - StumbleUpon Detox Foods | Detox smoothies - StumbleUpon Toxins-free for life Looking to increase your energy levels, to lose weight, get clearer skin, prevent premature ageing and to help preventing diseases? Then look no further! Price: $47 Price: $27 Smoothies are a great way to boost your fruits and veggies daily intake. Flat Tummy Rich in digestion supporting ingredients, this smoothie will help prevent bloating and digestive stress that can sabotage your tummy flattening efforts. 3/4 c. papaya 3/4 c. sliced peaches 1/2 pear, sliced 1 tsp fresh ginger 2 mint leaves Water to thin Skin Saver Antioxidants in berries are known to help to fight wrinkles and other skin ageing signs. 3/4 c blueberries 3/4 c pitted cherries 5 strawberries 1/4 avocado, peeled and pitted 2 tsp wheat germ (optional) 2 tsp ground flaxseed Water, to thin Peanut Butter Energy Booster This protein-rich and minerals-filled smoothie will give you long-lasting energy. Bone Lover Immune System Booster Natural Skin Tanner Antioxidant Power
That Chocolate Cake [recipe] – Winner of the Scharffen Berger Chocoholic’s Overdose You know what they say on the Pageant circuit. If for some reason the reigning Miss America can’t fulfill her duties…It’s the same on the TasteSpotting Giveaway circuit…if our original winner doesn’t claim the prize, we give the Scharffen Berger Haul to the next chosen chocoholic…Jean! Congrats Jean, and to everyone else, thanks SO MUCH for playing along, Stay tuned, we’re announcing more winners from recent giveaway and more new giveaways! On this very last day of January, we’re tying up loose ends in preparation of not only the start of a new month, but a brand (Chinese) new year. Wait, which chocolate cake? That Chocolate Cake. Oh. That Chocolate Cake. We originally baked the cake for National Chocolate Cake Day (January 27), but we had trouble typing up the post with all that frosting on our fingers. We weren’t unhappy about that. You won’t be either. That Chocolate Cake from The Essence of Chocolate cookbook makes 1 9-inch round cake, 8-10 servings Ingredients: for the cake: Directions:
Beer and Food Pairings at Epicurious F or centuries, if you asked a restaurant server in any mid-range to upscale American eatery what drink to pair with a certain dish, he'd bring over the sommelier and a wine bottle negotiation would ensue. But in the last five years, there's been a paradigm shift: Beer has made it onto the menu as more than an afterthought. Beverage directors, chefs, and even wine lovers have learned that beer has an amazing capacity to pair with all kinds of foods. As a result, beer sommeliers have popped up in cities across the country, especially Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, and Portland, Oregon. Beer may actually be more food-friendly than wine is. food and beer pairing issues: Complementary or contrasting flavors? Some chefs and sommeliers attempt to find commonalities, pairing, say, a spicy Thai dish with a spicy pale ale (could also be a fruit-fruit or chocolate-chocolate synchronization, etc.). Comparing beer to wine Some people say lager is like white wine and ale is like red. Examples:
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