I like things that are spicy. On a scale of 1 - 10, I like my hot factor to be about a 6.5 or a 7. Once in awhile I will take it up to an 8.
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| Basic Ingredients for a Spicy Chipotle Peanut Sauce |
Continue reading this blog for the recipe and photos.
How to make a spicy Chinese Peanut Sauce
I like things that are spicy. On a scale of 1 - 10, I like my hot factor to be about a 6.5 or a 7. Once in awhile I will take it up to an 8.
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Perfect Brunch
I have often wondered what constitutes the perfect ' brunch'. Is it suppose to be a real combination between breakfast and lunch? Like a pancake sandwich? Or a breakfast soup?
This morning I put together a little brunch for my husband. It consisted of stuffed eggs, grilled tomatoes, and potato pancakes.
Chef John's Pasta Playlist
Good Afternoon Everybody!
While my husband is at work, and I am missing him terribly, I decided to use my free time learning some new recipes from one of my all time favorite Chefs - Chef John. I chatted with him back in 2006 when I was living in Paris. He helped me put together a nice little menu of all American food that I could present to my friends.
Today I jumped over to his channel to see what was cooking. (pun intended) . I decided that today I would do something a little different and embed an entire playlist of Chef John Pasta Recipes. If you are planning on opening an Italian restaurant - just watch this playlist. You are set.
There are forty four videos here. I hope you take the time to watch them all.
Cheers!!!
There are forty four videos here. I hope you take the time to watch them all.
Cheers!!!
How To Make Mustard Videos
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| Homemade Mustards |
Today I wrote a little blurb in Naomi´s Garden, about how to grow and cultivate mustard. That blog lead me here. How to make your own mustard!
Ingredients
Directions
Continue Reading for some easy tutorial videos! How to make your own Mustard from scratch!
Berry Orange Muffins
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After baking the muffins, I made an orange glaze and a blackberry glaze. I drizzled both glazes on the cooling muffins. They looked and tasted wonderful!
Making Wine and Alcohol
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| http://www.sterlingwineonline.com |
I read a few chapters of wine making, then looked up some unfamiliar terms. There are suppliers all over the country that will sell equipment to make beer, liqueur, wine, and soda. There is so much to learn and take it, I am only getting started.
Although I am not much of a drinker, I will certainly enjoy making alcohol (particularly wine), for my friends and family. Featured below are several tutorial videos about how to make different kinds of alcohol. At the end of this blog I am going to link some suppliers.
Blackberry Orange Cobbler - Low Calorie Recipe
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| -Low Calorie Blackberry Orange Cobbler- |
In a previous post, Paula Dean´s Peach Cobbler, I posted a Paula Dean video showing how to make the cobbler. For further instructions, click on the link above and watch the video.
Follow her instructions step-by-step, but use my ingredients.
She will insist that you use butter instead of margarine. You can use margarine. The crust will be fine. The filling is going to be so delicious, that you will not miss the butter. So please go to my previous post about how to make a Peach Cobbler. Using Splenda cuts out a lot of the calories. So even though this is not the lightest dessert, it is significantly lighter than many other baked pastry or cobbler.
Naomi´s Blackberry Wheat Bread Recipe
I made my first loaf of wheat bread last night. As usual, I photograph the entire process from beginning to end. I have some great photos here....
Blackberry Fest Bread of Elma Washington
Blackberry Fest Bread - Proposed Official Dessert of Elma Washington
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| Naomi and her handmade braided sweet bread |
I remember when Elma had its Slug Festival. Then it was changed to the Blackberry Festival, and now it looks like that has been changed to the Outlaw Festival. After careful thought, I realized that both 'slugs'and óutlaws' are not good for the image of poor little Elma. Slugs are disgusting, and we certainly do not want to glorify criminals or outlaws.
I decided to make my own contribution to Elma Washington by inventing a special pastry to be served during their yearly late summer festival. I am going to ask the City of Elma to consider making this dessert the Official Dessert of Elma Washington. I would like to introduce you to Blackberry Fest Bread. This is a dessert that I invented myself. If it is made perfectly, it is a delicious and attractive recipe that people will love both looking at....and eating.
Blackberry Wine and Syrup Suppliers
My Blackberry Plans This Year
Hello Everybody,
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| Coming to a breakfast table near you |
So hop on over to Naomi´s Garden if you want to hear all about it. I do not post too much on my gardening blog right now because all I am growing are potatoes, carrots, strawberries, grape tomatoes and basil. When we get a house, or a small farm, I will write more about my adventures in the garden. For now, it is Naomi´s adventures in the kitchen.
Paula Dean´s Peach Cobbler
I know that people have been giving Paula Dean a lot of crap because her food is a heart attack waiting to happen. Lets be honest for a second, is Southern Comfort food really the kind of thing reasonable people eat every day? Or even once a week for that matter. She is not shoving her fatty food down anyone's throat.
In all seriousness though, after watching Paula Dean research her family history on a show called Who Do You Think You Are?, I came to adore this woman. I never had a mother. If I could have one, I would pick Paula. She seems like the kind of person who is easy to talk to. So yes, I am a Yankee who likes Paula Dean. I admit it. Deal with it.
Gordon Ramsey´s Beef Wellington
Former French president Jaque Chirac once said, "One cannot trust people whose cuisine is so bad." Within earshot of reporters he went on, "After Finland, it is the country with the worst food."
A UK spokesman said: "There are some things that it is better not to comment on."
What are they known for? Shepard's pie, fish, chips, potatoes, cabbage soup, toast and beans? Whelp, personally I am not the biggest fan of French food. While living in France there were some things that made me want to vomit.
Beef Wellington is a famous British dish. Some people have said it is difficult to make. I am always up for a challenge. Today I will be making Beef Wellington, and I will be following the recipe from famous British chef Gordon Ramsey.
The first problem I encountered making Beef Wellington was that I did not have any prosciutto. I used bacon instead. I cooked the bacon a little because I am not taking any chances. The second problem I had, was that I did not prepare enough bacon and mushroom paste to ensure that the filet could be properly rolled out. So I had to go back and fix some things. I made some more bacon, and spread everything out a second time. I also wrapped and refrigerated the Wellington twice. The good thing about this recipe is that it can be made the night before.
One of the things about being a self-taught chef is that we need to learn by trial and error. Unlike baking, we can usually go back and fix things that went wrong with steaks or assemblies. Below is Gordon Ramsey´s simple Beef Wellington Recipe. He did update his recipe with a lovely Christmas version.
◆◆◆◆◆ Soufflé
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| The book I am reading |
Wikipedia: A soufflé (French: [su.fle]) is a lightly baked cake made with egg yolks and beaten egg whites combined with various other ingredients and served as a savory main dish or sweetened as a dessert. The word soufflé is the past participle of the French verb souffler which means "to blow up" or more loosely "puff up"—an apt description of what happens to this combination of custard and egg whites.
Julia Child Interview from 1999
The Tripe video was nauseating . Cow stomach! Barf
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