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  Homemade Goodness

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  68 days ago in Feet of Clay · Authority: 1

  Homemade Goodness June 29th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments » So far, the little 30-day Hand Prepared Food Experiment is going pretty well. I did have some pizza yesterday after helping Garrett and Sara move yesterday, but it was after helping them move for hours and he ordered some pizzas to eat in their empty apartment, so it probably would have been rude not to. Tonight, I made some strawberry frozen yogurt and used graham crackers to make some little sandwiches like so:
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  More ice cream....

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  80 days ago in Freshly Made - About food... · No authority yet

  More ice cream.... Posted on June 17, 2008 22:07 by Hanne I guess I'm not really into the habit of blogging yet, hence the silence for the last week or so. On top of that, I've had the worst cold ever - that'll teach me not to venture out on the beach before summer has actually arrived! But meanwhile, I've been very busy with my ice cream maker! There have been a few mishaps and a few mediocre results, but let's concentrate on the happy outcomes. Saturday, I went strawberry-picking. That's right, I actually went out to a strawberry field and filled a couple of container with delicious, plump, red berries. Yum. After that, naturally I had to make a strawberry ice cream. I found a recipe for Strawberry Frozen Yoghurt on Simply Recipes, which turned out fantastic! I also added the vodka as suggested. The result was a very fresh and tasty strawberry ice cream, but it did become very hard when frozen overnight (that's right, I didn't eat it all in one go). I also tried making the vegan Chocolate-Coconut Ice Cream from City Mama which was sort of a mixed experience. The result was a deeply intense taste of cocoa with a hint of coconut. Very good. The consistency, on the other hand, varied between very creamy, mousse-like to rock hard after a night in the freezer. Very rock hard. And it just didn't thaw... Lastly, I did a bit of investigating into the world of Italian ice cream, where I discovered that gelato from the south of Italy (Sicily) is traditionally made with cornstarch instead of eggs, and milk instead of cream. Which I had to try, of course. This recipe in the NY Times was very good. I even made it with skim milk, and it still turned out very creamy and flavourful. And so ends my adventures with my ice cream maker for now. To be continued... Tags: ice cream, vegan, strawberries, gelato Actions: E-mail
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  More ice cream....

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  80 days ago in Freshly Made - About food... · No authority yet

  More ice cream.... Posted on June 17, 2008 22:07 by Admin I guess I'm not really into the habit of blogging yet, hence the silence for the last week or so. On top of that, I've had the worst cold ever - that'll teach me not to venture out on the beach before summer has actually arrived! But meanwhile, I've been very busy with my ice cream maker! There have been a few mishaps and a few mediocre results, but let's concentrate on the happy outcomes. Saturday, I went strawberry-picking. That's right, I actually went out to a strawberry field and filled a couple of container with delicious, plump, red berries. Yum. After that, naturally I had to make a strawberry ice cream. I found a recipe for Strawberry Frozen Yoghurt on Simply Recipes, which turned out fantastic! I also added the vodka as suggested. The result was a very fresh and tasty strawberry ice cream, but it did become very hard when frozen overnight (that's right, I didn't eat it all in one go). I also tried making the vegan Chocolate-Coconut Ice Cream from City Mama which was sort of a mixed experience. The result was a deeply intense taste of cocoa with a hint of coconut. Very good. The consistency, on the other hand, varied between very creamy, mousse-like to rock hard after a night in the freezer. Very rock hard. And it just didn't thaw... Lastly, I did a bit of investigating into the world of Italian ice cream, where I discovered that gelato from the south of Italy (Sicily) is traditionally made with cornstarch instead of eggs, and milk instead of cream. Which I had to try, of course. This recipe in the NY Times was very good. I even made it with skim milk, and it still turned out very creamy and flavourful. And so ends my adventures with my ice cream maker for now. To be continued... Tags: ice cream, vegan, strawberries, gelato Actions: E-mail
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  Prep work

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  84 days ago in Lola’s Kitchen · Authority: 1

  This last week was a blur. Dave was away for the weekend climbing Mt. Whitney and our dear old cat died. Life seems a bit more normal since Dave is home, but the house is still really quiet. I feel like I just woke up and we’re at 36 weeks and there’s a baby coming any minute. This weekend I plan to get our pantry back in order — using up the bazillion carrots floating around and making some casseroles to freeze. (This will spare us all from my mother’s ‘cooking’ right after baby arrives.) Here’s my ridiculously over-ambitious plan for the weekend. Steel Cut Oats - I started making a big pot and throwing it in the fridge. Cheaper than breakfast cereal (though maybe not once you add in the dried fruit). Better for you anyway and not full of corn. Carrot Puree - I don’t think I have the energy for full-on carrot cake, but this recipe looks pretty easy. Maybe I’ll make a batch of cupcakes- some for now, some for later, and then puree the rest of the carrots and freeze for an easy soup in the weeks ahead. Blueberries - We got less than a cup of bluberries from the CSA yesterday, but I feel we simply MUST make muffins. or possibly scones. Life would be so nice if I could make a decent pancake. Maybe waffles? Strawberries - I already have a stash frozen for smoothies, and we got more yesterday. Sounds like the perfect time for Elise’s strawberry frozen yogurt. ok. So that stocks up up for breakfast and dessert now. How about some real food for later? I’ll need to clean out the freezer and buy some (utterly house-wife-ish) aluminum pans for freezing, but I think these will be good bets: Creamy chicken-noodle casserole with spinach and mushrooms Polenta and black bean casserole Potato and salmon casserole
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  Epresjoghurt fagyi

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  108 days ago in PRANTÉ · Authority: 19

  Ezt a receptet  Elise oldalán találtam, eredetileg Strawberry Frozen Yogurt a neve. A legjobb az elkészülés napján fogyasztani, mert jeges lesz, ha több mint 8 órát vár a mélyhűtőben. Ez elkerülhető, ha fagyasztás előtt 2 evőkanál vodkát adunk hozzá.  Epresjoghurt fagyi 40 dkg szeletelt eper 3 ek citromlé 10 dkg cukor 1/4 tk só 125 ml teljes tej 350 ml zsíros joghurt (ha a tiéd nem zsíros, adj hozzá 2 ek tejszínt) Közepes edényben, kis lángon melegítem az eperszeleteket a citromlével a cukorral és a sóval. Állandó kevergetem amíg a cukor el nem olvad, akkor 10 percig pihentetem. Összekeverem a tejet a joghurttal (és a tejszínnel) majd a botmixerrel pürésített gyümölccsel. Jégre teszem és legalább 1 de inkább több órán át fagyasztom. Ezen a ponton a fagyigépesek előveszik a szerkezetet és a használati utasítás szerint folytatják. Akiknek nincs - mint én - azok a fagyasztóból átteszik a mixer keverőtáljába a fagyit és jól kikeverik, hogy sima legyen. Ezt a műveletet legalább még egyszer, de inkább többször kell megismételni. 
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  Fresh strawberry frozen yogurt -- and how to make ice cream without a machine

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  109 days ago in http://www.beloblog.com/ProJo_Blogs/shenews · Authority: 71

  Strawberry Frozen Yogurt Recipe at Elise Bauer's lovely Simply Recipes. Strawberries are next up in the markets, and I want some of this. There's a grown-up version, too: Best to eat it on the same day as you make it, as it will get icy if it stays in the freezer for more than 8 hours. If you want it to last longer and not get icy, add 2 tablespoons of vodka or kirsch to the mixture right before churning. But I don't have an ice cream maker, and don't want to pop $50 on the one she recommends. Chapter 5: Thermodynamics at Sci-Toys uses a baggie, a bag of ice and some salt. Copiously illustrated, it's more science project than culinary art. And the resulting ice cream is photgraphed slumping into a pool of unfrozen liquid which can't pretend it's custard sauce. Now have each person squish the little bag around in the salt and ice, making sure that the ice contacts the little bag as much as possible, and that the little bag gets lots of kneading, to keep the ice crystals tiny, so the ice cream is very smooth. ...You will know the ice cream is done by feeling the mixture become a paste instead of a liquid. When you take the little bag out of the ice, wipe off the salt water, and then remove the outer bag carefully, so you don't get salt in the ice cream. The little bag will stand up in the bowl, because it is a frozen paste. This recipe at Cooks.com substitutes a can, and seems to involve vigorous exercise, the better to help you burn off the ice cream: Put all ingredients in a 1-pound coffee can with a tight-fitting plastic lid. Place lid on can. Place can with ingredients inside of #10 can with a tight- fitting plastic lid. Pack large can with crushed ice around smaller can. Pour at least 3/4 cup rock salt evenly over ice. Place lid on #10 can. Roll back and forth on a table or cement slab, for 10 minutes. Open outer can. Remove inner can with ingredients. Remove lid. Use a rubber spatula to stir mixture; scrape sides of can. Replace lid. Drain ice water from larger can. Insert smaller can; pack with more ice and salt. Roll back and forth for 5 minutes more. Makes about 3 cups. Elise links to Paris-dweller David Lebovitz's Making Ice Cream Without A Machine, which uses a brownie pan, and involves frequent visits to the freezer with a kitchen mixer (or whisk or spatula): You can easily make Stracciatella ice cream with Italian-style chocolate chips: Drizzle pure melted dark or milk chocolate (about 5 ounces, 140 g) over the almost-frozen mixture, then stir, breaking up the ribbons of chocolate as they start to freeze, to create little 'chips'. Transfer the ice cream to a covered storage container until ready to serve. At, another post in which he coincidentally blogs yet another Strawberry Frozen Yogurt Recipe, David admits to having bought a $299 ice cream maker. Yet another recipe from Cooks.com may be more my speed. It reads like real cooking instructions (yes, there was ice cream before machines devoted to the task). I remember my mother doing something like this when I was small, using metal ice trays without the dividers: CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM WITHOUT A MAKER 1 (13 oz.) can evaporated milk 3/4 c. Hershey's syrup 1 tbsp. sugar 1 tsp. vanilla 1/2 c. whipping cream Pour milk into large bowl. Place bowl and beaters in freezer until ice crystals form around edge of milk. Whip until stiff peaks form. Fold in syrup, vanilla, sugar and cream. Freeze 4 to 6 hours. Yields 2 quarts. I remember splintery shards of flavored ice, like a fudgsicle. After reading the thermodynamics post, I now know she didn't beat it often enough in the freezer to break up those crystals.
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  Lordy Lordy, I’m Well Past Forty

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  109 days ago in A Feather Adrift · Authority: 24

  Painting of Madam Pompadour done by Amedeo Modigliani in 1915. You can see it at the Institute of Art in Chicago. Things are progressing well in the housecleaning venue, however it seems another full week is in the offing. I got the upper cupboards done today and the window and ledge over the sink.  It’s coming along quite nicely for the most part, but it is tedious and I really wish I had started here first. Most of the other rooms were done in a week or less, and this two-week plus monster is trying. I haven’t culled my cupboards in way too long, and at least I have a much better organization going now. That is especially important for baking. I can’t stand having to drag things out of back spaces in order to do something. On the blogging front, things are going to slow down a bit for a couple of weeks.  We are trying to get our garden in and it’s fairly large as you might guess. Parker got a first tilling done today, and I’m going to Walker a bit later to buy tomatoes, peppers, corn, and a few other things. I have a lot of seeds for lettuce, beets, chard, spinach and a host of other things that I must address as well. So I’ll get as much done on this as possible each day and post what I have.  I really had expected I guess to have the spring cleaning done by now, such is not however the case. I still have the laundry/pantry to do yet, though I suspect that will go in one day or two. On that note, on with today’s news: ~~~&&&~~~&&&~~~ Abby Sweets has a lovely berry tart that turned into a parfait after the usual kitchen disaster that befalls us cooks all the time. It still looks great and sounds great and is another of those spring time recipes that make for a light but luscious dessert. Sandi’s Crochet Blog has three offerings today, a potholder pattern, another filet crochet, and a paneled afghan pattern. All are her creations, all free to you. I especially thought the potholder was cute.  I’ve linked you to the main site so just scroll down to see them all. If lemon bars are more to your taste and you want to do something pretty quickly, stop by A Mingling of Tastesand try her recipe. I have tried one’s similar to these and I can tell you they tame that lemon desire very well. Britannica Blog has a good look at the issue of racism and how it is or is not playing out in this election cycle. Is it okay for African Americans to vote for Obama because he is black but not okay for white West Virginia voters to vote for Hillary because she is white? It’s a difficult and qualitatively different answer. See what you think. This is one that has troubled me for some time, and the Contrarian pointed out that we are only one of two countries worldwide who allow it. No I don’t know the other one. Why do we allow pharmaceutical companies to advertise on the airways? Frankly, they do more to dissuade me that otherwise since the side-effects they so quickly run over are scary to the point that I would avoid the medication unless it were truly life threatening. Bill Moyers Journal weighs in on the issue. I was shocked I tell you to read the crawl this morning and see that ANOTHER McCain campaign staffer is leaving for improper/unsavory lobbying. That makes it 5 in one week. Now, we are waiting impatiently for the end of one administration led by a dolt who picked the worst collection of numb sculls to run the government and now his hip-joined buddy McCain is embroiled in a ongoing series of questionable campaign workers who have left under suspicious circumstances. Need one say more? Blue Girl, Red State has the dope. Ezra Klein points us to a article in the New Yorker about McCain and his philisophical or not beliefs about SCOTUS. It seems that McCain as we are wont to understand on other things, knows little, cares little, and uses this issue as a nice vehicle to pander to the right wing base he so desperately is sucking up to. If you have noticed, McCain is now using all the proper phrasing about “activist” judges which is pure nonsense in the first place. He is not a lawyer, and one doubts he has a clue about what he is talking about. History of American Women has a great post on the Native American peoples of New York. She gives a nice overview of each tribe, of which there were eight or more. Very informative history lesson for us all. Iowa’s own Tom Harkin has a very telling and to the point statement about John McCain and his background. Harkin finds his worldview simply well out of touch with mainstream America and suggests that he views all through a military lens. Certainly McCain has been candid about his lack of knowledge of things economic and it seems Americans are quite concerned about the economy. The Iowa Independent has the story. It seems we can never get past the discussion about science and God. Live Science attempts to put the whole issue in some kind of perspective. Science we know deals with the observable reality. Theology deals with the supernatural. The two are not at loggerheads. They are two rather different things. I have always concluded that science will not “find” God simply because that it why it is faith. It’s a journey of spirit, not the intellect. See what you think. Mad Kane does it again. Anyone who saw the absurd interview with Bush wherein he claims to have given up golf to show solidarity with the troops knows what I mean when I say yech. I mean how obscene can one person get? He didn’t bother to stop fishing or dancing did he? Who does he think we are? morons? We all know of Bush’s latest case of hoof and mouth disease as he accused Obama of appeasement. That has brought down a firestorm of criticism. (Good ole John joined in on Bush’s side, God bless him). Fareed Zakariahas a post today on the subject and the disingenuous nature of the remarks. As if Dubya has not done the same thing. Zakaria asks “Whose the real Appeaser?” Or you might like to take a look at Glenn Greenwald’s take on the matter at the Salon. The Contrarian likes to watch the House and Senate on the tube when something interesting is going on. He gets a kick out of Byrd, whom he says ranges from senility to glimpses of true brilliance if you are quick enough to catch it. He has just endorsed Obama. Given that he is from West Virginia, I’d say it’s quite telling. Read Ben Smith’s thoughts on the matter at the Politico. A Greco-Roman Buddha? It seems that from the earliest of days, making a likeness of Buddhas was not done. Sometime after the time of Alexander the Great, it became a more acceptable thing.Rogueclassicismhas a report of early images of the Buddha having been located in Mathura. Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte is the next installment in Scandalous Women’s Bonaparte week. She married into the family, marrying Napoleon’s younger brother. Jerome. They met ironically at a ball given by Declaration of Independence signer, Samuel Chase. Follow the link and read more about this fascinating woman. I am delighted to post this next link. I have only 2 years to go and peace and calm is mine. So say scientists in a report by Science Digest. Aging seems to be associated with more positive emotions than negative ones.Yippee, I can hardly wait, because this gloomy gus feeling I’ve had since winter is getting tiresome indeed. I think the Contrarian is thinking of locking me in the basement! LOL. If you are dreaming of icy delights, and I can’t say that I am, given the temperature is not even 70, you might be interested in this recipe for Strawberry Frozen Yogurt offered by Simply Recipes. If you have tried any of her recipes you can be sure they are always the best. A terrific new blogger by the name of Chris in DC has hit the internet. Longtime commenter on Greenwald’s blog, he has started his own and given us a great post in what is going on in the sad sad world of GOP land. His writing is snappy and his mind is above average so enjoy reading his thoughts. We welcome Inside-out the Beltway.  It appears we are all going to do what we usually do, rant a little or a lot, and then turn our head away and pretend we’ve done all we could. Things in Myanmar continue to deteriorate,the ruling Junta continues to refuse most aid, and pretend there is no human tragedy going on. What is worse, they were warned days before the cyclone hit that it was coming and they did nothing, nothing other than of course making sure their miserable lives were secure. One Neanderthal at a forum I frequent had the unmitigated gall to suggest that it was not our problem since we had no “interest” there. I guess I should not be shocked, we have done perilously little in Darfur either. How can humanity stand by and watch this? It’s beyond me. God must weep. I admit we watch a bit of Fox NONews as comedy. I admit that one of the most silly of the commentators around is Bill Kristol, heir apparent to the great Neo-con revolution started by pappy. I enjoy quite mightily his lousy journalism in the NYTimes. He’s made another booboo it seems. The dude cannot keep his facts straight and has been caught going oops about 3 times now in his very short tenure. Join the fun in reading Think Progress’s cute and fun article. Tip Junkie has a nice little post on closet reorganization, and who doesn’t need that. She’s collected a few sites you might want to take a look at and get some ideas from.  Boy this arrived in the nick of time. Urantian Sojourn’s Saitia has a lovely piece on how to find yourself when the world just looks like a mean and glum place. I hope you spend some time reading their stuff. They have been good friends to me, generous and thoughtful, always insightful. And if that one doesn’t grab you, there are several others. These guys are wonderfully prolific. Read Terry’s fine post on racism, still alive and sadly kicking today. Or read Propagandee’s great Republican Dog Food, or get a great laugh with Michael’s post on McCain’s VP choices! I apologize that I can’t direct link, but these posts are from Friday onward and all on the front page. Wow, this one is a surprise. Archaeologists think they have found the palace of the Queen of Sheba! Visit this fine blog and learn all the particulars about the new find in Ethiopia. Thanks to Women of History for this one. ~~~&&&~~~&&&~~~ “When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading.” Henny Youngman “Even if you do learn to speak correct English, whom are you going to speak it to?”  Clarence Darrow “It’s never just a game when you’re winning.”  George Carlin “Marriage is a great institution, but I’m not ready for an institution yet.” Mae West “Never be afraid to laugh at yourself, after all, you could be missing out on the joke of the century.” Dame Edna Everage ~~~&&&~~~&&&~~~ And now for some stupid quotes: Golden, Ripe, Boneless Bananas, 39 Cents A Pound.” - Ad in the “Missoulian” by Orange Street Food Farm “Sure there have been injuries and deaths in boxing - but none of them serious.” - Alan Minter, Boxer   “How to store your baby walker: First, remove baby.” - Anonymous Manufacturer “You guys line up alphabetically by height.” - Bill Peterson, Florida State football coach “Men, I want you just thinking of one word all season. One word and one word only: Super Bowl.” - Bill Peterson, football coach “The internet is a great way to get on the net.” - Bob Dole, Republican presidential candidate “I get to go to lots of overseas places, like Canada.” - Britney Spears, Pop Singer ~~~&&&~~~&&&~~~   Big Brown has now won the first two jewels of horse racing’s Triple Crown. UPS is the appropriate sponsor of this thoroughbred. That package you’ve been waiting for is also three years old. The office cubicle has turned 40 years old. The unique structures have revolutionized the work environment. Now most government buildings can sleep up to four times as many employees. – Alan Ray, Stockton, Calif. President Bush was just in Saudi Arabia, meeting with King Abdullah. I think he gets a little confused. He kept saying, “So where’s Paula Abdul?” I don’t think he understands. Jay Leno  

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