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Something Delightful: Dainty Carnivores
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Creative cooking in Troy, New York with locally-sourced ingredients. Saturday, April 4, 2015. Roast beef and rocket sandwiches. Red and white endive leaves with Trader Joe's spinach and kale greek yogurt dip. For Saturday breakfast, I took all of the crusts and separated them from the bits of roast beef and greens. I made an omelet with the roast beef and greens, and fed the crusts to the birds. Everyone was happy! Mini chocolate cupcakes with buttercream frosting and caramel sauce. My friend, Pete.
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Something Delightful: January 2015
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Creative cooking in Troy, New York with locally-sourced ingredients. Sunday, January 4, 2015. Toad in the Hole. Downstairs Toad in the Hole*. 3 pork sausages, cut in half. 1 medium onion, quartered and sliced. 1-1 1/2 tbsp olive oil. 2 cups white flour. 2-3 tsp Worcestershire sauce. 1 tsp mustard powder. 1 1/2 tsp salt. 1 tsp black pepper. The most dramatic part is taking them out of the oven, so if you are making them for a loved one or a group, make sure they're around to see! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Something Delightful: March 2015
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Creative cooking in Troy, New York with locally-sourced ingredients. Monday, March 30, 2015. Hands to work, hearts to God. There are two Shaker communities near where we live in Troy, New York. One of them is in the Berkshires, the Hancock Shaker Village, and the other one is in Albany/Colonie. We went to visit shortly after moving here. Aside from their sturdy and simple but beautiful furniture and the song "Tis a Gift to be Simple, Tis a Gift to be Free.". 1/2 tsp lemon peel. 3/4 tsp cream of tartar.
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Something Delightful: A Different Dip
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Creative cooking in Troy, New York with locally-sourced ingredients. Wednesday, February 5, 2014. When we lived in Park Slope, invitations to pot luck parties were always accom-panied by: "please bring something other than hummous! People often commented on gatherings at the Prospect Park bandshell by saying: "I wonder how many pounds of hummous are in this park tonite? Have you experienced this? Just too much hummous in your life? If you have, I have a remedy for you. 2/3 cup bread crumbs. Pickles made ...
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Something Delightful: St. Pat's by Lamplight
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Creative cooking in Troy, New York with locally-sourced ingredients. Wednesday, March 17, 2010. St Pat's by Lamplight. The most unique thing about this year's meal was the whole wheat soda bread. I found a recipe. That claimed to produce little confetti shamrocks when you sliced the bread. And it did! The sunflower seeds react somehow to the dough when it sits and then bakes in such a way that the seeds turn green! 1 3/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour. 2 teaspoons baking soda. 1 3/4 teaspoons salt.
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Something Delightful: Buttery Buttercream
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Creative cooking in Troy, New York with locally-sourced ingredients. Saturday, April 4, 2015. When the owner of a local sweets shop, Sue of Sweet Sue's, joined the board, I had to ask: what was I doing wrong? I beat the heck out of the frosting like my mother taught me, but it always separates. 1 lb butter, a bit warmer than room temperature. 8 oz whipping cream. Heat the egg whites and 1 cup of sugar in a dish set in boiling water. Whisk constantly so that the eggs do not cook. If any part of th...You c...
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Something Delightful: St. Patty's Sourdough
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Creative cooking in Troy, New York with locally-sourced ingredients. Tuesday, March 17, 2015. Another winning St. Patrick's Day recipe! This one adds sourdough to the soda bread, and raisins (or currants) and walnuts to the traditional caraway seeds. I also added sunflower seeds, which sometimes turn a little green during the baking process. I found this recipe. On a sourdough blog compilation. This is fantastic as a toasted breakfast bread, served on the side of soup, or just as a snack with some tea.
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Something Delightful: Herby Cheesy Pizza
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Creative cooking in Troy, New York with locally-sourced ingredients. Sunday, May 25, 2014. I've been experi-menting a lot with pizza doughs lately. The mush-rooms at the Troy Farmer's Market have really been the inspiration. Sunday nights have become pizza night in our house, and each one has been a little different. This dough is a keeper, although the original recipe didn't have salt or pepper, which made it a bit blander than I would have liked. Rosemary Parmesan Pizza Dough. 1 tsp dry yeast. Pickle a...
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Something Delightful: Boozy Banana Muffins
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Creative cooking in Troy, New York with locally-sourced ingredients. Sunday, May 4, 2014. I'm on a muffin tear. Maybe it's because I recently acquired a beautiful muffin tin from a foray to the Bennington Pottery Outlet. What a bunch of monkeys.) I hope you enjoy them. Ginger Pecan Whiskey Banana Muffins. 2 mashed rip bananas. 2 tbsp vegetable oil or light olive oil. 3/4 tsp vanilla extract. 2/3 cup whole wheat flour. 1 3/4 tsp baking powder. 1/4 cup melted butter. 1/4 cup crystallized ginger. Sift toget...
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Something Delightful: Real Men Make the Best Quiche Ever
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Creative cooking in Troy, New York with locally-sourced ingredients. Monday, June 22, 2015. Real Men Make the Best Quiche Ever. 1 ¼ cup flour. 189; tsp freshly ground black pepper. 8 tbsp (1 stick) cold unsalted butter. 4 tbsp chopped herbs (rosemary, oregano, chives, parsley, thyme). 3-4 tbsp ice water. 4 green onions/scallions chopped. 4 slices of bacon. 1 cup cooked greens (kale, spinach). T tbsp. melted butter. Let it sit for 10-15 minutes, and then slice and enjoy! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
