tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9784231152023571512024-03-18T22:00:18.289-07:00MuseAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18018075992972604862noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-978423115202357151.post-26118586506176880542014-02-17T12:48:00.001-08:002014-02-17T12:48:40.119-08:00Morne Coubaril Estate and Plantation - Soufrière , St. Lucia <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On my recent cruise on the Seabourn Pride one of the ports we visited was St. Lucia. My sister and I decided to go off on our own to explore, we paid a visit to the Morne Coubaril Estate and Plantation. The Estate and former Plantation grows cocoa, coconuts, coffee beans and is home to many many beautiful plants and flowers grown in their wonderful climate. The estate is open for tours and has a zip line installed later for the more adventurous. The 250 acre property showcases traditional growing methods and gives a glimpse at how cane juice was squeezed from sugar cane. Guides show how coconuts are opened by hand on a stake. Cocoa is grown, fermented, dried on racks in the sun, oiled, polished by foot by a man dancing on them, crushed and then formed into chocolate sticks for cocoa or shaving onto desserts.There are also buildings depicting life on the plantation. The current owner of the Plantation house itself is French, from Martinique and had to rebuild the original plantation house after a fire. Not far from the sulfur springs and Volcano, the trip is hugely worth your time. The rich volcanic soil makes for excellent crops all of which you can sample fresh picked. Please enjoy some of my photos.</span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Below are pictures of the cocoa making process. The fruits are opened, you can suck on the white pods, the locals call them M & M's, then they are dried, polished by foot and ground into cocoa powder or made into stick form that can be grated.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The just picked Cocoa Pod - beans are inside the whitish soft fruit, which we were given to suck on while we visited, pretty cool.</span></td></tr>
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Below is a look at a machine used to squeeze cane juice from sugar cane . You can see the can coming through the large metal cylinders. The Donkey is the power for the turn of the cylinders and his reward is the crushed cane. Don't think he has great teeth.<br /></span><div style="text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />The next process demonstrated was how coconuts are split, using a sharp metal stake the hard outer skin is split quickly by an estate worker, we drank the fresh coconut water and ate the delicious coconut meat and the root. Our friend then described how the coconut is used to root a new tree.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">coconut root, a grainier taste than the flesh</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">if you let your coconut sit out to dry it will root</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">successful day on the plantation !<br /><br />There is so much to show I will end by some of the scenery and produce that the plantation grows and harvests.<br /><br /></span></td></tr>
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If you ever get the chance to visit St. Lucia and you can pull yourself away from the beach, a visit to Morne Coubaril Estate and Plantation is definitely worth the visit !</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18018075992972604862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-978423115202357151.post-74501638030519058362014-02-10T16:47:00.001-08:002014-02-11T17:20:02.496-08:00Be Our Guest ! Galley Tour of the Seabourn Pride with Executive Chef de Cuisine Jes PaskinsWow that title is a mouthful. I have just returned from a wonderful adventure on the Seabourn Pride one of the smaller ships of the Seabourn fleet. I believe capacity is 208 passengers, there were 201 passengers on our trip and 171 in staff ! Sadly the Pride is being retired this year and was sold to Windstar who will continue to use the ship in future sailings. Good news is there is still one more year to try the Seabourn Pride's sister ships the Legend and the Spirit, especially if you love intimate ships, beautiful ports of call, exclusive side trips and <b>amazing meals</b>. If you like something a little larger I have travelled on one of their larger ships the Sojourn and had a great time as well. As you know I will be posting gorg photos of some of the dishes I sampled in another blog, possibly with recipes. This blog is about a very special afternoon tour of the Galley Kitchen on the Seabourn Pride. Executive Chef de Cuisine Jes Paskins, hence to be known as Chef Jes was our delightful guide for this great opportunity to see such a special place ! Thought I would take a moment to share with you .<br />
Chef Jes has a staff of about 30 in the kitchen on the Pride, that number doubles on the larger ships in Seabourn's fleet, which Chef Jes has also led. The Galley Kitchen is an amazingly small space and highly efficient, full of wonderful machines that help make the 1700 breadsticks daily or cool down the garde manger station, or heat up the stock pots that are constantly simmering something delightful ! There is almost no waste as every dish, Jes explained, was prepared " a la minute". Whatever is wasted is what you did not clean off your plate ! The kitchen runs 24/7 and each dinner that leaves the kitchen is checked by Chef Jes on the way to the table. Chef Jes and his amazing staff provided us with meals that are not easily forgotten. As the lyrics from Beauty and the Beast suggest below please enjoy some of the goings on in the kitchen !<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px;">Ma chere Mademoiselle, it is with deepest pride </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px;">and greatest pleasure that we welcome you tonight.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px;">And now we invite you to relax, let us pull up a </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px;">chair as the dining room proudly presents - </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px;">your dinner!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px;">Be our guest! Be our guest!</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px;">Put our service to the test</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px;">Tie your napkin 'round your neck, cherie</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px;">And we'll provide the rest</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">basically this long trough of steel is flooded with water which starts to <br />ice over and all the cold foods are prepared here for pick up</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The ovens , capable of turning out 120 individual soufflé's at once !</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">You may weep over the oversize Hobart Mixer and as I think I understand it<br /> the machine to the right portions and rolls bread</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The breadsticks…. can't really say anything more than the most perfect ones I have ever eaten<br />still have not made them successfully. They make 1700 daily…no waste folks...</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Chef Jes putting loaves in the oven</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Explaining the portioning machine</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I think my favorite photo, his hand in motion captures the passion he has for his job.<br />It was evident in his presentation and another wonderful quality is<br /> he quite obviously adores his staff !</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">What goodies await in the stock pot - there are 2 on board</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Some of the sauces getting ready for their performance, only one pot washer in the place !</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">No I don't know his real name Chef Jes continues to call him Sponge Bob<br />he is an amazing Saucier</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Just a photo I love of the pots awaiting whatever the next meal has in store…..</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Chef Jes wrapping up our tour all too soon</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">OK maybe a bit of food so you know what comes from the kitchen.<br />Stuffed Artichoke with wild mushroom ragout and balsamic reduction.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px;">With your meal, with your ease</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px;">Yes, indeed, we aim to please</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px;">While the candlelight's still glowing</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px;">Let us help you, We'll keep going</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px;">Course by course, one by one</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px;">'Til you shout, "Enough! I'm done!"</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px;">Then we'll sing you off to sleep as you digest</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px;">Tonight you'll prop your feet up</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px;">But for now, let's eat up</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px;">Be our guest!</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px;">Be our guest!</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px;">Be our guest!</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px;">Please, be our guest!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Thanks to Chef Jes and all his talented staff on the Seabourn Pride</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 15px;"> for an unforgettable culinary experience.</span></span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18018075992972604862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-978423115202357151.post-80097788953184118272013-05-31T20:08:00.002-07:002013-05-31T20:15:43.954-07:00Worth the Wait<span style="background-color: #ffe599; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am finally getting around to posting pics of a marvelous dinner at my pal Laurie's house. She is a busy lady with 3 teenagers so there is not always time to slow down and appreciate a wonderful glass of something while cooking a great meal. I am fortunate that every once in awhile she'll give me a buzz and we create together in her professional home kitchen. Who doesn't love to see a great KitchenAid mixer, copper pans, a big bubbling pots of pasta water, certainly no one I know ! I had been meaning to post this long ago but wanted to get the name of the book where the recipe came from and when I got it I completely procrastinated before typing it in to the old computer. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: #ffe599; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The recipe comes from a book called "Italy the Beautiful" by Lorenza Di'Medici.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #ffe599; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b></b>If you ever run across a copy buy it if only for the pictures, truly a sumptuous read !</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #ffe599; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We made homemade ravioli with pumpkin filling and a sage butter sauce. To die for ....The filling is roasted pumpkin, pecorino romano cheese and wait for it... crushed amaretti cookies. Yummmmm. A simple sauce of browned butter sauteed sage leaves and a dash of cheese as a topping completed the delicious meal. Do yourself a favor if only once in your life, grab your kids, your husband or a friend and make homemade pasta. Have some Prosecco while you are making it. It's well worth the effort.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18018075992972604862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-978423115202357151.post-51119109168576191872013-04-05T08:04:00.002-07:002013-04-05T08:13:24.450-07:00A New Junkanoo<span style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">Recently I had the good fortune to travel for well over my 30th trip to Nassau. Nassau is the capital city of the Bahamas, located on New Providence Island, the 11th largest of the Bahamian Islands.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">Many of you know of my fascination with all things pirate. Nassau was inhabited primarily by pirates until 1718 when many were expelled by the first Royal Governor and Fort Nassau was built for protection. In fact the Colonial Hilton in downtown Nassau was built on the former site of one of Blackbeard's homes.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;"> Junkanoo is a festival and celebration of Bahamian culture where groups/tribes parade through Nassau with elaborate homemade costumes and playing cow/goat bells/ drums/whistles and horns</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: helvetica, 'lucida grande', arial, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;">. </span><span style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;"> Junkanoo is believed to have developed from the days of slavery. The influx of Loyalists in the late 18th Century brought many enslaved people who were given three days off at Christmas, which they celebrated by singing and dancing in colorful masks and costumes, traveling from house to house, often on stilts. As you will see, many of the original costumes were made from whatever materials available including paper and sponges. Junkanoo nearly vanished after slavery was abolished but the revival of the festival in The Bahamas now provides entertainment for many thousands of native bahamians and visitors each year. </span><br />
<span style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Some of my family members visited the Junkanoo Museum this year to learn more of the history and see how it continues today.We were educated in rituals, marched, played instruments and were inducted as true Junkanoo's at the end of the ceremony. So from one of the newest Junkanoo's, Please enjoy some of our photos.</span>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18018075992972604862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-978423115202357151.post-75498730184360154942012-10-15T07:56:00.000-07:002012-10-15T07:58:09.710-07:00Apple PieI am not baker, per se, I love to cook and can bake but I am not one who is in the kitchen baking fresh bread every weekend. I'm not sure I have the discipline to follow the recipes closely enough. Although for special occasions I can reign myself in long enough to measure exactly. Yesterday a friend and I drove to Milburn Orchards with the thought of apple picking for making pies. Milburn has been a family run farm in Elkton, Maryland since 1902 and a great place for apples, veggies and oh those cider donuts. On fall weekends it is a must place to take the kids to pet the goats, pick pumpkins and play all the fun games available. As it turned out the apple trees that were being harvested this weekend were not the best variety for pie making so instead we bought the already harvested apples in the right variety. How odd it was cheaper to buy already picked than to pick your own ? We were told that the Stayman-Winesap apples would hold the firmest for baking and after making our pies they were correct. The apples were firm, juicy and had a hint of tart that blended so well with the sugar and other spices we used for the recipe. We used a Barefoot Contessa Recipe (minus the fruit zests since I have to change something) for the filling and we added cheddar cheese to a crust. It turned out pretty well. I like a more done crust however you could pull it out of the oven earlier if you like your blond. It's a recipe worth trying.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> 8 pounds apples mixed with juices, spices, sugar and flour</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">leftover apples made into a crisp with flour, butter, brown sugar and oatmeal topping</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The pie with foil shield to keep edges from burning</td></tr>
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<li class="ingredient" itemprop="ingredients" style="line-height: 23px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">4 pounds Granny Smith apples, peeled, quartered, and cored</li>
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Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.</div>
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Cut each apple quarter in thirds crosswise and combine in a bowl with the zests, juices, 1/2 cup sugar, flour, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice.</div>
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Roll out half the pie dough and drape it over a 9- or 10-inch pie pan to extend about 1/2-inch over the rim. Don't stretch the dough; if it's too small, just put it back on the board and re-roll it.</div>
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Fill the pie with the apple mixture. Brush the edge of the bottom pie crust with the egg wash so the top crust will adhere. Top with the second crust and trim the edges to about 1-inch over the rim. Tuck the edge of the top crust under the edge of the bottom crust and crimp the 2 together with your fingers or a fork. Brush the entire top crust with the egg wash, sprinkle with 1 teaspoon sugar, and cut 4 or 5 slits.</div>
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Place the pie on a sheet pan and bake for 1 to 1 1/4 hours, or until the crust is browned and the juices begin to bubble out. Serve warm.</div>
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12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) very cold unsalted butter</div>
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3 cups all-purpose flour</div>
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1 teaspoon kosher salt</div>
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1 tablespoon sugar</div>
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1/3 cup very cold vegetable shortening</div>
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6 to 8 tablespoons (about 1/2 cup) ice water</div>
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Dice the butter and return it to the refrigerator while you prepare the flour mixture. Place the flour, salt, and sugar in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade and pulse a few times to mix. Add the butter and shortening. Pulse 8 to 12 times, until the butter is the size of peas. With the machine running, pour the ice water down the feed tube and pulse the machine until the dough begins to form a ball. Dump out on a floured board and roll into a ball. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.</div>
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Cut the dough in half. Roll each piece on a well-floured board into a circle, rolling from the center to the edge, turning and flouring the dough to make sure it doesn't stick to the board. Fold the dough in half, place in a pie pan, and unfold to fit the pan. Repeat with the top crust.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18018075992972604862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-978423115202357151.post-57591786835404718322012-09-02T11:02:00.002-07:002012-09-02T11:04:42.047-07:00Yardbird - Southern Table and BarOn a visit to South Beach, Miami, Florida, my son and I tried a restaurant I saw written up in Southern Living for it's chicken and biscuits. I made reservations for lunch online. It lived up to the excellent review from Southern Living and more. The chicken and biscuit was moist, crunchy with a delicious biscuit. The Southern Revival drink was amazing and I hate bourbon! I, of course couldn't pass up the short rib sandwich, the tomato jam was out of this world, we ended up taking a half sandwich home it was so generous. Mac and Cheese well the picture really says it all but their cheese choices made for a robust cheesy flavor that you don't find in mac and cheese anymore. Cheddar waffle was too much given all the food we had but we ate it anyway, yes we did. Would make an awesome entree for a brunch with some peppered maple bacon perhaps ?!? Beans were a nod to needing something our bodies could recognize as good for you, they were al dente fresh and delicious. I wish I had a photo of their Red Velvet Cake but we were so full from lunch we boxed it to go then ate it before I could snap a pic but it was YUMMY. Below are pics of our lunch do yourself a favor and go. Locals say to get there early so they don't run out of your favorite! P.S. I want a roll of their napkin rings !!!<br />
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<i>Basil, Passionfruit, Buffalo Trace Bourbon,</i></div>
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Most of you know I work long hours and for any of you that are in the same boat, motivation sometimes is difficult to come by when dinner rolls around. Last week I decided I was sick of the quick on the fly meals and planned ahead for making dinner. I had green veggies in the fridge and I really wanted beef. A great tip at the grocery store, if you want a nice filet but for less money, is to buy tenderloin tails. The long skinny end of the tenderloin. It is hard to sell because cut individually it is too small in diameter for a full steak but perfect if you can find a way to cook it not requiring a large single serving, but perhaps a few smaller pieces per serving. So the greens, some leftover cheese souffle and the filet sauteed quickly with mushrooms, roasted tomatoes, olive oil (California Olive Ranch), butter (Plugra) and some wine(La Vieille Ferme)/sherry(whatever kind you have on hand) made one delicious meal ! Try it quick/easy and you'll remember how much you love cooking. In about 35 minutes you'll have an amazing meal instead of that dinner in a bag ! </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Veggies tossed with sea salt, pepper and California Olive Ranch olive oil (use good oil !) roasted in the over for about 35 minutes at 425 degrees</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the tenderloin tail</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">tenderloin tail cut then rubbed with California Olive Ranch olive oil and seasoned with sea salt and pepper</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My favorites Plugra and California Olive Ranch Olive oil, quick tip when sauteing meat use half oil and half butter for the flavor and the oil will keep the butter from burning at high heat !</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">all I had were regular white mushrooms but it would be delicious with mixed wild mushrooms, I had tomatoes in the fridge from a friends garden which I had previously roasted with oil, salt, pepper and basil added at the end. (if you don't have this 2 or three diced canned plum tomatoes would work</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Use whatever wine you have on hand La Vielle Ferme is a great drinkable white for everyday and the sherry works with just about any you have on hand, if you don't have sherry port might work as well but just a splash</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">after browning the meat with olive oil and butter remove and saute the mushrooms and a few of your tomatoes in the juices from the meat, adding a bit more butter</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">remove the veggies and quickly deglaze the pan with about 3/4 cup wine and 4 tablespoons sherry, let it simmer until reduced by half to one quarter of the original volume</td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18018075992972604862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-978423115202357151.post-54183700110447083222012-08-15T15:39:00.000-07:002012-08-15T15:40:05.723-07:00Happy Birthday JuliaWell today would have been Julia Child's 100th birthday. WOW. Many things come to mind when I think of Julia Child. Of course Meryl Streep played her beautifully in the movie Julie and Julia , the movie gave many of us a glimpse into her personal life, her love affair with Paul Child, her years struggling for acceptance in the male dominated french cooking world, and finally her triumph in the publishing world. May of us too remember with fondness the skits on Saturday Night Live where Dan Ackroyd played a lushed up version of Julia and severed at least one finger while trying to prepare his comedic meal ! Then of course the classic tv Julia with her dear friend Jacques Pepin preparing wonderful meals while sipping wine and even older footage of Julia wielding a cleaver to butcher a chicken. Fond memories. Will my children have such memories of me in the kitchen. Who knows, I hope so. In tribute to Julia I made myself a meal this evening including her classic cheese souffle. As I imagined it turned out just right due to her exacting directions. Sometime this week remember Julia and get in the kitchen to create memories of your own !<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished product, I was out of foil so I chose a larger souffle dish for no run over.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gruyere Cheese, I also added parmesan and cheddar, save the rind for making soup !</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">buttered baking dish sprinkled with parmesan so souffle doesn't stick to sides of dish</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making the roux, butter, flour, salt, pepper, paprika</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">getting ready to add the egg whites, add 1/4 and stir in then fold the remaining whites into mixture</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">folding the remaining whites into cheese mixture</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">finished</td></tr>
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The recipe can be found in Julia Child's Way to Cook, published by Knopf, recipe appears on pages 72 -73 my only addition was more cheese. enjoy !<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18018075992972604862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-978423115202357151.post-23692810080636501142012-08-13T10:59:00.000-07:002012-08-13T11:04:23.311-07:00Cooking with a good friend<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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You know the kind of day. The kind of lazy day in summer when the heat has been unbearable and you've been working really hard and suddenly you get a day off when even with the heat there is a breeze worth napping to on your back porch. Yesterday I had the chance to spend some way overdue quality time with my friend Laurie. She lives in a beautifully restored home on several acres with an amazing pool among other delights. You know the kind of friend where even if it's been 6 months you can pick up like you never left off. A real keeper. Anyway we planned an afternoon to cook, swim and chat at her homey, homey home ! The early evening was perfect, warm with a gentle breeze, the pool amazing, just the right temp. and of course the company the best. Such a wonderful friend, her family so easy to be with on a gorgeous sunny afternoon. Her garden gloriously overgrown with ripe fruits bursting from all the vines. Tomatoes, peppers, beans, cucumbers, melons, sunflowers and the most precious of all FIGS ! Fresh picked we set to work on dinner succulent veal saltimbocca, roasted green veggies, caprese salad and for dessert feather light homemade meringues with fresh figs and a balsamic glaze. YUMMMMMMMM. Alas I forget the camera I usually have at the ready but Lauire's cel phone captured some amazing shots. Please enjoy. And do yourself a favor, call a friend and cook together ! Thanks Laurie, Kevin, Emma, Caroline and Brendan for a wonderful evening ! </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Veal saltimbocca - tender pounded veal with proscuitto and fresh sage leaves lightly dipped in flour and sauteed in butter served with a sauce of pan drippings, reduced white wine, butter and fresh lemon juice.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Homemade Meringue - 7 egg whites/2 cups confectioners sugar to stiff peaks</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">halfway through baking -mmmmm...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So yummy - finished meringues with figs and balsamic vinegar glaze</td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18018075992972604862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-978423115202357151.post-12851718202679209842012-01-16T17:55:00.000-08:002012-01-16T17:55:54.172-08:00Cuckoo MomofukuRecently I read a recipe for something called the Cornflake-Chocolate Chip Marshmallow Cookie inspired by a cookie from the Momofuku Milk Bar. The idea of a crunchy yet chewy cookie was enticing ! I followed the recipe, with slight alteration, but probably should have read the WHOLE recipe first as they take a bit of time to make. May I say it is worth the time and the nasty cut from the plastic wrap teeth to make the cookies. Know ahead you need to refrigerate for at least an hour before baking and only 4 will fit on a cookie sheet. I baked one pan the first night due to my early recipe inattention. The rest of the cookies were baked today and given to family who agreed the cookies are really good. The dough can be refrigerated up to a week if well sealed in plastic wrap.<br />
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Here is the recipe and some pics !<br />
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<b>Cornflake Crunch</b><br />
3 cups cornflakes ( I used special K, you know cause I'm dieting)<br />
1/4 cup malted milk (I used Ovaltine)<br />
1/2 tsp salt<br />
1 tbsp sugar<br />
6 tbsp melted butter<br />
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<b>Batter</b><br />
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2 sticks room temperature butter<br />
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar<br />
2/3 cup light brown sugar<br />
1 large egg<br />
1/2 tsp vanilla<br />
1 1/2 cups flour<br />
3/4 tsp salt<br />
1/2 tsp baking powder<br />
1/4 tsp baking soda<br />
cornflake crunch (from above) (If you are truly lazy you might be able to substitute cocoa krispies and not make the cornflake crunch, I have not tried that though)<br />
2/3 cups mini chocolate chips<br />
1 1/4 cups mini marshmallows (do yourself a favor buy the minis I cut whole ones since I had some in<br />
the house what a pain)<br />
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Mix all ingredients of the Cornflake crunch spread on a baking sheet and cook at 275 degrees for 15 minutes stirring once. Remove from oven and let cool.<br />
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Cream together butter and sugars for 2-3 minutes, then add egg and vanilla and beat for 7-8 minutes (really let the mixer work this long!)<br />
Reduce speed to low and add flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda, mix until dough barely comes together. With mixer still on low add chips, marshmallows and cereal mix, mixer will try to really work. Stop the mixer as soon as just incorporated and fold.<br />
Line a baking sheet with parchment and make 1/3 cup measure size cookies flattening as you go (4 to a sheet max). Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 1 hour. While in fridge preheat oven to 375 degrees. After one hour remove from fridge and bake 18 minutes. Let cool on sheet. Enjoy with a big glass of milk !<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cornflake crunch out of the oven and cooled</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">chips and tragic large marshmallows</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kitchenaid working like a champ</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Only 4 per cookie sheet !</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plastic wrap injury </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look at the size of these cookies</td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18018075992972604862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-978423115202357151.post-1775485136679952132012-01-11T23:23:00.000-08:002012-01-11T23:23:10.550-08:00Grapefruit and Honey CakeThis particular recipe is one we tried from Mario Batali, you have to like a more savory cake. It would be great with tea or as a dessert after a particularly heavy meal. The cake itself is dense and beautiful. The grapefruit rind lends a bitter taste to the final product but served with some freshly whipped cream and a drizzle of honey... it's just divine. It also keeps well and probably freezes nicely too. Easy to make and on second thought maybe a nice hostess gift as it would be great for a brunch or breakfast cake. (Tip - do yourself a favor and grind your own breadcrumbs it really makes a nice difference) .<br />
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1/4 cup and 3 tablespoons freshly ground breadcrumbs<br />
2 medium grapefruits<br />
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil<br />
4 large eggs at room temperature<br />
1 teaspoon salt<br />
1/2 cup sugar<br />
1/4 cup honey<br />
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour<br />
2 teaspoons baking powder<br />
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Oil a 9" round cake pan with tall sides and dust it with the 3 tablespoons breadcrumbs. Zest both grapefruits ( for a less bitter taste you can cut back on the zest and when grating make sure to only get the skin not the white pith, it's way more bitter). Juice 3/4 cup juice from one of the fruits. Combine zest, juice and olive oil in a bowl.<br />
In a large bowl beat the eggs and salt with an electric mixer until frothy and light, slowly beat in the sugar and then the honey, continue mixing until pale and thick (about 2 more minutes).<br />
Sift into the egg mixture the baking powder, additional breadcrumbs and flour, when combined fold in the grapefruit juice mixture until just incorporated.<br />
Pour batter into pan and bake for 50 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes then remove from pan and let cool completely on rack. Serve with fresh whipped cream and a drizzle of honey or if you are really ready to knock 'em dead section some grapefruits for the top as well.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Always great to get your ingredients out first so nothing is missing !</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">finished cake out of the oven on cooling rack</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">first slice (we couldn't wait 'til after dinner)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Presentation fun for the holidays !</td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18018075992972604862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-978423115202357151.post-51627712697645538662012-01-05T21:56:00.000-08:002012-01-05T21:56:42.320-08:00Perfect Pretzel RollsAs promised I took pictures and secured the recipe for the fabulous pretzel rolls Justin taught me to make over the holidays. Many chefs these days are using artisanal breads and rolls for sandwiches with delicious fillings. I think fig, proscuitto, brie, arugula and honey mustard would be delicious on these. If you don't want to make them as rolls I think you cold probably roll them a little thinner and make plain soft pretzels, additionally some chefs will make them unsalted which are great as well. One tip, try to find a kitchen scale to measure, Martha Stewart sells a great one. I used a convection oven for these if you have a traditional oven you may need to play with the temp and time !<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dough cut into sections</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">rolling the dough before the twist</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">after the twist</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">immersion in the baking soda & water</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On parchment awaiting eggwash and salt</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">fresh from the oven</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">close up of deliciousness !</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cooked to perfection !</td></tr>
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<u>Pretzel Rolls</u><br />
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Preheat convection oven to 450 degrees<br />
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<u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">In the bowl of a stand mixer add -<br /><br />~ 1 1/2 c Warm Water (105 degrees is perfect)<br />~ 2 tsp Salt<br />~ 3 Tbsp Sugar<br /><br />Stir to combine then sprinkle on top:<br /><br />~ 2 1/4 tsp (or 1 packet) yeast<br /><br />do not stir</span></u><br />
<u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">wait 5-10 minutes for the yeast to foam (it will appear to cover the surface of the liquid)</span></u><br />
<u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />When it has foamed, add:<br /><br />~ 2 Tbsp butter, melted<br />~ 22 oz (by weight!) All Purpose Flour<br /><br />Knead on medium speed with dough hook until smooth and elastic, no lumps or tears should be evident in the dough and it should not be sticky when you poke it. If you press your thumb in to it, the dough should be firm and spring back. This kneading should take about 8 minutes. If the dough crawls up on the dough hook and just spins around the bowl, stop the mixer, pull it off the hook, and start it again.<br /><br />Place in a greased bowl covered tightly with saran wrap and wait 1 hour or until doubled in size.<br /><br />Meanwhile in your wide Sautoir pan (wide bottom pan with straight sides)<br /><br />Bring EXACTLY<br /><br />~ 10 c water to boil<br /><br />Then add (EXACTLY)<br /><br />~ 2/3 c Baking Soda<br /><br />Quickly portion the dough in to 8 pieces (I make a disc and cut it like a pie), knot however you like, and place 1 - 3 at a time in the water, cook until the dough turns slighly yellow and firms (about 30 seconds, no longer than 1 minute). Remove to a WELL greased parchment lined sheet pan (if you cook with a sheet pan on the bottom shelf it needs to be doubled up, meaning 2 pans thick to prevent burning).<br /><br />Brush pretzels with a mixture of 1 egg yolk with 1 tablespoon of water and sprinkle heavily with kosher salt (as desired). Bake 12 minutes, switching pans top and bottom shelf halfway through.<br /><br />When desired color reached remove from oven to cooling rack, remove from parchment and enjoy!</span></u>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18018075992972604862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-978423115202357151.post-73575214180278639612011-12-26T20:03:00.000-08:002011-12-26T20:05:02.199-08:00Cold Evening by the Fire Meal !Justin spent the day with me today and as usual we decided to try new recipes for dinner. The main course was a super rich Short Rib Wellington Pot Pie and for dessert we tried Mario Batali's Grapefruit and Honey Cake. In between he taught me to make pretzel rolls and croissants, I have to save that for another blog, way beautiful croissants were really complicated to make, yet pretzel rolls relatively easy and delicious ! Here is the recipe for the Short Rib pot pie as well as some pics of the process. Only change we would make is adding tomato paste to the sauce before cooking to cut some of the richness of the dish otherwise it's frightfully delicious ! Try it on a cold night. Will post the grapefruit cake shortly !<br />
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Recipe will serve 4 we added tomato paste to the original recipe<br />
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1 1/2 lbs boneless short ribs cut into 1" pieces<br />
Kosher salt and Pepper<br />
1 Tbsp Olive oil<br />
1/8 lb proscuitto or pancetta cut into 1/4" dice<br />
1/4 lb mixed mushrooms diced<br />
4 tbsp butter cubed (unsalted if possible)<br />
1/4 cup flour<br />
1/4 cup red wine<br />
3/4 Tbsp. beef or veal demi-glace<br />
1 3/4 cup beef or veal stock<br />
1/2 tsp fresh thyme<br />
1 bay leaf<br />
1 1/2 cups diced carrots<br />
1/8 cup chopped parsley<br />
2 tsp tomato paste<br />
1/2 sheet puff pastry<br />
1 egg plus 1 tsp water beaten.<br />
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Preheat oven to 325 degrees<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cut the boneless short ribs into 1" pieces</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Browning the meat in small batches keeps it from stewing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">browning the pancetta and mushrooms</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">making the roux with butter and flour</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meat and Veggies added back after sauce is complete</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">puff pastry topping after baking</td></tr>
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</tbody></table>Season beef with salt and pepper in small batches fry in warm oil until browned, remove to bowl, add proscuitto/pancetta to saute pan, cook 8 minutes until browned also remove to bowl. Then add mushrooms and carrots cook 5 minutes add to bowl with beef. Pour off excess fat return pot to heat, melt butter, stir in flour, cook, stirring constantly 2 minutes, whisk in demi-glace, tomato paste and wine, cook for a minute. Whisk in stock 1/2 cup at a time, add thyme and bay leaf, simmer. Add back beef etc. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Cover and bake approx. 2 hours. Throw away bay leaf, take off any extra fat, stir in parsley. Increase over temp to 400. pour into a shallow casserole dish. Place puff pastry over casserole, score the top of pastry with a knife and brush with egg mixture. Press edges to seal. Return to oven, bake 20-25 minutes. Let rest for 10 minutes. You may double the recipe for 6-8 people. Would be great with a simple green salad with a nice tart vinaigrette and maybe rice on the side !Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18018075992972604862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-978423115202357151.post-44599029488120489202011-12-19T10:01:00.000-08:002011-12-19T10:01:51.005-08:00The Gift of Light !<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Scent of Scandal - Downunder Eucalyptus from Candles Off Main - a great soy candle burns clean, smells like a spa </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mistletoe - From Terrain at Styers - beautiful container</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A candle card ! Cirque du Soleil Dralion - itty bitty candles and holder</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A gift from a pal - Anthropologie's cool owl with pine candle inside</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Owl lifted off so you can see the candle !</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Favorite scent ever - Tuberosa di Notte from voluspa ordered from Candlesoffmain.com - sumptuous scent of the tuberose, elegant highly perfumed just fabulously feminine !</td></tr>
</tbody></table>As fall rushes into winter my urge to use candlelight increases tenfold. I love the warmth of a fire but, with a lot less effort, burning a candle can give me a sense of warmth when I'm cozy under a blanket reading a favorite book. I have particular favorite scents that seem to come and go with the seasons. Love Peony in spring it reminds me that my own blooms are not too far away, summer tangerine or verbena is refreshing after a hot day outside, fall brings favorites pumpkin and spicy cinnamon that help take the chill off after a long walk outdoors, and for holiday I love anything that reminds me of pine or mulled cider or just what I call Christmassy scents like Nest's Holiday fragrance or Thymes Frasier Fir. The gift of a candle is something special and I thought I would share some personal favorites that would be great as teacher gifts, stocking stuffers, hostess gifts, Secret Santa gifts or even just a gift for yourself ! If you are looking for a great place to buy I have a favorite shop that has online ordering that I think is just terrific, they will send scent samples if you know sort of what you like but want to smell before you invest and they have a terrific blog where you can learn more about candles, they also have specials almost every day ! Check them out www.candlesoffmain.com. I have added photos of some of my favorites ! Enjoy the gift of light ! And remember always extinguish when leaving the room!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18018075992972604862noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-978423115202357151.post-24285579815998580102011-12-14T12:20:00.000-08:002011-12-14T09:21:18.791-08:00Cooking with Justin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvRrc2_Zre0MESAizfuKLPaWfbxrPI_ANoEqlgjocZpDu9ZYpS8mxD67ZpiyvlnE1F-buiuJ0Dt8S0ksNkVWn-rcU6dlqt8Vvw8cYt-YOF1AG6V1wpiqfN4EVTtJoRrBkyBhgJ_oz4T8w/s1600/IMG_1292.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvRrc2_Zre0MESAizfuKLPaWfbxrPI_ANoEqlgjocZpDu9ZYpS8mxD67ZpiyvlnE1F-buiuJ0Dt8S0ksNkVWn-rcU6dlqt8Vvw8cYt-YOF1AG6V1wpiqfN4EVTtJoRrBkyBhgJ_oz4T8w/s320/IMG_1292.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU__bTEJp0ddQbwX9qNQMuijMf4aUYbXYZHKki3uvhDqzc8mB7z-s8lQsd3LQVWDmZGGDqVVja18srYXIj0sBWkHFkyAPVVcfRYstjsRstsgB-USx7ZAn5jmvfhowtsxifg9aZz-iXNMk/s1600/IMG_1301.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU__bTEJp0ddQbwX9qNQMuijMf4aUYbXYZHKki3uvhDqzc8mB7z-s8lQsd3LQVWDmZGGDqVVja18srYXIj0sBWkHFkyAPVVcfRYstjsRstsgB-USx7ZAn5jmvfhowtsxifg9aZz-iXNMk/s320/IMG_1301.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Many of you know my son Justin has graduated from culinary school in Washington, D.C. He now works between 2 restaurants in DC, Watershed and Equinox, owned by the famous Todd and Ellen Grey. Sadly. Justin doesn't have much free time anymore :( On the occasion when he can run home for a day what we like to do together is, what else, cook . On his last visit here I had made some tomato sauce by roasting tomatoes at high heat with garlic olive oil, salt and pepper. I also had some great eggplant from SIW and a new recipe from Lidia Bastianich (of Felidia and Eataly fame) in hand to try out. The result was delicious, tangy, tomatoey, cheesy and the house smelled fantastic while it was cooking. We halved the recipe but the one below feeds 6-8. If you like crunchy eggplant just serve fresh from the deep fry but this is a terrific melt-in-your mouth casserole . Enjoy !<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><b><u>Melanzana Alla Parmigian</u></b></span><b><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">a</span></u></b><br />
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3 medium eggplants or 5 to 6 smaller eggplants (about 2 1/2 to 3 pounds total)<br />
1 tablespoon coarse sea or kosher salt<br />
3 large eggs<br />
1 teaspoon salt<br />
All-purpose flour for dredging<br />
2 cups plain breadcrumbs<br />
Freshly ground pepper<br />
½ cup vegetable oil, or as needed<br />
½ cup olive oil, or as needed<br />
Tomato Sauce<br />
2 cups grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese<br />
1 pound fresh mozzarella cheese or imported Fontina cheese, cut into slices 1/3-inch thick<br />
12 fresh basil leaves<br />
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Trim the stems and ends from the eggplants. Remove strips of peel about 1-inch wide from the eggplants, leaving about half the peel intact. Cut the eggplant lengthwise into1/2-inch thick slices and place them in a colander. Sprinkle with the coarse salt and let drain for 1 hour. Rinse the eggplant under cool running water, drain throroughly and pat dry.<br />
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- When I bread and fry things like these slices of eggplants, I make a little assembly line - that leads from the flour to the eggs, on to the breadcrumbs and right into the pan of hot oil. Placing three rectangular cake pans side by side next to the stove works nicely—there is very little cleanup afterwards—but any container wide enough to hold several slices of eggplant at a time will work just as well.<br />
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Whisk the eggs and 1 teaspoon salt together in a 13 x 9 inch baking pan or wide, shallow bowl. Spread the flour and breadcrumbs in an even layer in two separate wide, shallow bowls or over sheets of wax paper. Dredge the eggplant slices in flour, shaking off the excess. Dip the floured eggplant into the egg mixture, turning well to coat both sides evenly. Let excess egg drip back into the pan, then lay the eggplant in the pan of breadcrumbs. Turn to coat both sides well with breadcrumbs, pressing with your hands until the breadcrumbs adhere well to the eggplant.<br />
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Pour ½ cup each of the olive and vegetable oils into a medium skillet. Heat over medium-high heat until a corner of one of the eggplant slices gives off a lively sizzle when dipped into the oil. Add as many of the eggplant slices as fit without touching and cook, turning once, until well browned on both sides, about 6 minutes. Remove the eggplant to a baking pan lined with paper towel and repeat with the remaining eggplant slices. Adjust the heat as the eggplant cooks to prevent the bits of coating that fall off the eggplant slices from burning. Add oil to the pan as necessary during cooking to keep the level more or less the same.<br />
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Preheat the oven to 375° F. Heat the tomato sauce to simmering, if necessary, in a small saucepan over medium heat. Ladle enough sauce into a 9 x 13-inch baking dish to cover the bottom. Sprinkle with an even layer of grated cheese and top with a layer of fried eggplant, pressing it down gently. Tear a few leaves of basil over the eggplant and ladle about ¾ cup of the sauce to coat the top evenly. Sprinkle an even layer of grated cheese over the sauce and top with a layer of mozzarella or Fontina, using about one-third of the cheese. Repeat the layering as described above two more times, ending with a top layer of cheese that leaves a border of about one inch around the edges of the baking dish. Cover the baking dish loosely with aluminum foil and poke several holes in the foil with the tip of a knife. Bake 30 minutes.<br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Uncover and continue baking until the top layer of cheese is golden in spots, about 15 minutes. Let rest 10 to 20 minutes, then cut into squares and serve.</div>Drizzle sauce around the border of the baking dish and sprinkle the top layer with the remaining grated cheese. Finish with a few decorative streaks or rounds of tomato sauce.<br />
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Prancer - the largest of the herd</div>
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So do yourself a favor get out the glue gun and create your own Christmas treasures, be they camels, ornaments, whatever. I look forward to getting my camels every single year !</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18018075992972604862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-978423115202357151.post-42884140282588525062010-11-01T07:07:00.000-07:002010-11-01T07:07:45.405-07:00Caramel Apples<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table>OK everyone knows how much I love to cook and usually try to do from scratch. This year I attended a terrific Halloween Party. Chris (a fellow nurse) and I decided to bring caramel apples to the party. OK you know those little bags of caramels in squares ? First off hard to find and second too hard to unwrap them all. So I gave in and used a boxed caramel that comes in a pint sized plastic MICROWAVEABLE tub. that's right friends ------<br />
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MICROWAVEABLE ! It was genius ! Each box did 4-5 apples and could be reheated if necessary and when the caramel set up it was the perfect consistency for eating ! <b><u>TIPS</u></b> - 1. use a plate under the caramel when heating 2. apply the toppings by pressing onto the caramel instead of rolling 3. if you have sensitive hands use pot holders or a towel or gloves to apply toppings as the caramel is hot 4. make sure excess caramel has dripped off prior to adding toppings otherwise they will drip to the bottom with the carmel 5. Use cold apples for dipping 6. finally, if you are taking to a party cut them up when you arrive and they will disappear, leave them whole and they will make a nice centerpiece. Enjoy they were the hit of our party !Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18018075992972604862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-978423115202357151.post-70382126189672841182010-10-01T14:39:00.000-07:002010-10-01T14:40:28.491-07:00Pumpkins !Well until the flood today there was a hint of fall in the air and once again I found myself at SIW Vegies hunting through an amazing assortment of pumpkins and gourds. I did a little homework - the name Pumpkin came from the Greek word for large melon "Pepon" which was changed by the french to "pompon", then changed again by the English to "Pumpion" and eventually to the American "Pumpkin". The Native Americans used them centuries before America was settled by the Pilgrims not only as a staple in their diet but also for weaving dried strips into mats. (And you all know how much I love the Native Americans!) At any rate I bought several varieties of Pumpkin to "Fall-up" my home. Thought I'd share a few pics. Enjoy !<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Once when I was working at Wild Thyme, a local flower shop, we provided flowers for a party at Archmere Academy and among the flowers we provided were a dozen or so water lilies to float in the fountains for the evenings event. It was magnificent. </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">So enjoy the pics from today and if you get a chance stop and look at water lilies at your garden store (you can even grow one during the summer in a deep pot on your own patio) or take a trip to Longwood Gardens.</span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18018075992972604862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-978423115202357151.post-49019724019185095092010-09-03T06:48:00.000-07:002010-09-03T06:48:18.025-07:00SIW<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi593oGmMZ9RMKIOLmYDHpRkj9MZZD7UPfKBLLABJeQU3JLvaoL4PD0Ttf9R4s-cgNRX5p9cFQI6lA0q7OilXexJDXLyYEdpGpU6lT8PCZxGRHspRSYggtJGmfq06mTe14Umwr34oqjfKY/s1600/2010-07-21+20.21.58_Wilmington_Delaware_US.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi593oGmMZ9RMKIOLmYDHpRkj9MZZD7UPfKBLLABJeQU3JLvaoL4PD0Ttf9R4s-cgNRX5p9cFQI6lA0q7OilXexJDXLyYEdpGpU6lT8PCZxGRHspRSYggtJGmfq06mTe14Umwr34oqjfKY/s320/2010-07-21+20.21.58_Wilmington_Delaware_US.jpg" /></a></div>I have a little secret. <b>SIW Vegetables !</b> I have a share in a CSA, that means Community Supported Agriculture. Basically it means for those of us unable to grow and tend a large garden , we can buy a share and reap the bounty of a fabulous farm garden. H. G. Haskell has run SIW for years, it's a terrific farm stand that sells all local produce including fabulous gems from his family's own Hill Girt Farm. The last two years, instead of buying spur of the moment, I have bought a share in his CSA, which provides me a boatload of fruits and veggies each week from mid-June through Halloween. As a sample this week I am in store for 8 ears of corn, a pound each of tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes, potatoes, doc. martin lima beans, squash, 2 onions, a head of garlic, a cucumber,1 pint of cherry tomatoes, basil,1 pint edamame, a bunch of flowers, 2 onions, a bell pepper, a hot pepper, 1/2 pound of eggplant, a canteloupe, a watermelon and half a pint of raspberries. Unbelievable right, all fresh picked and delicious. The stand also has bakery items from Le Bus bakery, DiBruno brothers fresh made mozzerella for your caprese salad and lots of olive oil and homemade tomato sauce if you don't already make your own. I've included a picture of one of the early weeks of the summer just so you can see how gorgeous the fresh picked produce looks ! Do a drive by, you'll be glad that you did ! SIW Vegetables is located at 4317 Creek Road. (And don't forget SIW for your Halloween pumpkins and gourds, they're the best)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18018075992972604862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-978423115202357151.post-78079020350504586702010-08-29T21:13:00.000-07:002010-08-30T03:04:35.989-07:00Have I mentioned how much I love my wallpaper ?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN4Rvq7RahDNFJZZ32j8O2w9JACfS-fonQMYuf1sv_lGUuO4nxcrI7BxPjhHVaTOwHNu6pvwdact8EPHKSsvClDT7axa6303Tp2U_oEuLG-BCASD2_uFMSfqs5yqMAkMcSvkhhzrGgxuA/s1600/IMG_0655.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN4Rvq7RahDNFJZZ32j8O2w9JACfS-fonQMYuf1sv_lGUuO4nxcrI7BxPjhHVaTOwHNu6pvwdact8EPHKSsvClDT7axa6303Tp2U_oEuLG-BCASD2_uFMSfqs5yqMAkMcSvkhhzrGgxuA/s320/IMG_0655.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9B0MBsHCe4Sdq1RUme5jRoaMvVAROet9KE9r7i7KdjDT15wq22tT3j7Li-BkgAI4v_bHv1RQ5msVaU7PKGJCCz1JSWpgYdn5psyDvoqGXKlFvbWYj5Jdha-brQCTTm8mlSGY2gnQ8PTQ/s1600/IMG_0656.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9B0MBsHCe4Sdq1RUme5jRoaMvVAROet9KE9r7i7KdjDT15wq22tT3j7Li-BkgAI4v_bHv1RQ5msVaU7PKGJCCz1JSWpgYdn5psyDvoqGXKlFvbWYj5Jdha-brQCTTm8mlSGY2gnQ8PTQ/s320/IMG_0656.JPG" /></a></div>In the 3 homes I have owned I had never ventured into the mysterious world of wallpaper until now. I am not a wallpaper gal, no need to see toile or cabbage roses all over the walls, but at my new home "The Burrow" I decided I was really working with so many neutral colors that in one special place I needed a pop. The powder room. I had vintage sconces from EBAY as well as a glass vessel sink that I was using in an old dry sink I had plumbed for the vanity. Since these photos were taken I have also added an antique mirror that the mercury has come loose from the glass giving the mirror a crackled effect.( I love that something used for vanity is itself beautifully flawed). Anyway back to the paper. I looked probably at hundreds of patterns and couldn't really find something that worked, and to invest in a good wallpaper I wasn't going to settle since it was to be the only patterned wall in the house. I decided to narrow my search. I had some beautiful pheasant feathers I kept in a Mason jar that I loved the look of so for fun I Googled "feather wallpaper". Let me tell you there are some ugly feather wallpapers. Then I stumbled upon Cavern Home. A unique purveyor of hand silk screened wallpaper. They had perhaps a dozen unique patterns. And there it was PLUME (gold) the showpiece I was looking for. Magnificent screened pheasant feathers almost 3 feet tall on a matte gold background. GORGEOUS ! A wonderful design specialist named Mary Cairns hung the paper and the rest is history. It is still a real investment and it is definitely my taste. You'll either love it or hate it, but every time I step into that room I fall in love with the walls all over again. If you like the look go to Cavernhome.com for more ideas !Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18018075992972604862noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-978423115202357151.post-64170455009106773372010-08-27T07:35:00.000-07:002010-08-27T12:27:19.412-07:00Centreville's "Oreo Cows"On any given day driving through the bucolic village of Centreville, DE you may get a glimpse of something forever ingrained as a piece of home in a Centrevillian's minds. The "Oreo Cows".<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq5WDebInF1kuOcXuAIKDGZ5wVO3XfNU1zY18DeUZ4psTdimombnr72RejnsLDM4UvcANrI_EpO5xd3xa6SHp2R86dYQvglWfCqwGM5yO4B3TOcwLDvLaTY5NddwqdOfD3xWMQ_3ZVh18/s1600/2010-07-21+16.40.50.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq5WDebInF1kuOcXuAIKDGZ5wVO3XfNU1zY18DeUZ4psTdimombnr72RejnsLDM4UvcANrI_EpO5xd3xa6SHp2R86dYQvglWfCqwGM5yO4B3TOcwLDvLaTY5NddwqdOfD3xWMQ_3ZVh18/s320/2010-07-21+16.40.50.jpg" /></a></div> The official name of these wonderous creatures is Belted Galloway Cows. Take a drive down Centre Meeting Road, Twaddell Mill Road or even Route 52 on a good day and you can see these massive beauties lazing in the grass or just enjoying their lives in Centreville. The Belted Galloway Cow is a beef cow originally raised in the 1600's in Scotland. At birth the bulls weigh about 70 lbs. with the heifers weighing in at about 10 lbs. less. Fully grown the ladies weigh about 1100-1300 lbs. with the fellas weighing in at a massive 1800-2000 lbs. Makes me feel svelte just thinking about them. This is a perfect Muse for me today as I have been thinking about my children (who are away at school) and driving this morning past the "Oreo's" reminded me of how, driving home the back roads in the car, we would always have our eyes peeled to the right to see if the cows were out in the field. We always delighted to see them and annoyed anyone behind us by slowing a bit to get a better look. This year there was a great crop of little ones. The heat has often brought them up right behind our park in Centreville to enjoy the shade in the afternoons. So if you too are looking for a little Muse, drive by and see if you can't become acquainted with our pals the "Oreo's"Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18018075992972604862noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-978423115202357151.post-6366217763492429382010-08-27T07:03:00.000-07:002010-08-27T08:56:22.077-07:00enjoy the rideWell, talk about the information superhighway. Wanting to do something productive with my free time I am creating a blog (I know, right). Muse. Full of things I find interesting. I hope to fill it with the things I love, my family, home, recipes, entertaining, Centreville, images of things I love, and possibly the occasional rogue ER story. Musings ! Feel free to join me for the ride ! Friends of friends welcome !!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18018075992972604862noreply@blogger.com1