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http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=Foodies-at-Homefoodies@homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11215962489640684231noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172054575834542318.post-40035022373208141172011-07-26T11:04:00.000-07:002011-07-26T11:04:48.639-07:00We're moving!No, we're not changing houses, we're changing blog engines! We've been on Blogger for almost a year and a half now and just can't get it to do all the things we want it to, so this week we're moving over to a specialized Wordpress install. Take a sneak peak here: www.foodiesathome.photographyblogsites.com and let us know what you think! This new site will let us run our Home and Garden, photography and food blog in a much more efficient manner (right now the code is pretty much a giant hack). We should be ready to move officially later this week. Take the new site for a spin, check out all the features and let us know what you think! Later today we'll post something sweet!foodies@homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11215962489640684231noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172054575834542318.post-51585503664358296732011-07-06T10:00:00.000-07:002011-07-06T10:00:02.532-07:00Honey Glazed Chicken with Peppers and Goat Cheese<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ecpphotographystudio.com/Food/Honey-Glazed-Chicken-with/i-vxsDfcw/0/M/IMG8131-M.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://www.ecpphotographystudio.com/Food/Honey-Glazed-Chicken-with/i-vxsDfcw/0/M/IMG8131-M.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">There is just something different about food when you're living in a culturally diverse place like the San Francisco Bay Area, besides seeing squid in between the chicken and the trout in the Safeway freezer. The unique ways in which different cultures approach cooking the same food is pretty exciting for us, because it makes it really difficult to run out of things to do with the same dish. Take chicken for example. Growing up, Eric ate more baked BBQ chicken that you could possibly imagine. With rice and green beans or peas it was a perfect busy-weekday American style staple. Our friends from Asian or Mexican households tell us about their chicken based staples growing that would use the exact same animal and create a completely different meal that was very basic to them but complicated or foreign to us. This is extremely apparent in a diverse city like San Francisco, where Charisse learned first hand the differences between Chinese style whole chicken and American style. In American style whole chicken, the insides are usually cleaned out, put in a small bag and placed inside the cavity (if you shop at expensive stores, otherwise they are just tossed in there). We were living in Downtown San Francsico near the boarder of Downtown, Chinatown and the Little Italy area, so the markets catered to everyone as best they could. Charisse got home early from work, having stopped by out market to pick up a whole chicken for dinner. Upon opening the wrapper she found what looked like the bag stuck in the cavity, so she grabbed it and pulled it out, only to realize as she stared at two lifeless eyes that this was not the bag but rather the whole head from the neck up. She screamed and threw the whole thing up in the air and promptly called Eric, who was working for a Chinese family at the time. After about 10 minutes he had calmed down enough to force words out between the fits of laughter he told the story to his bosses, who simply stared at him and said "isn't that normally how they come?" That being said, Charisse was very careful when opening up the chicken for our dinner the other day. This was a simple roasted chicken, stuffed with goat cheese and a honey glaze on top, which added a little extra crisp to the skin and really worked well with the cheese to keep the bird moist. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1/2 cup goat cheese</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">3/4 cup fresh chopped cilantro</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">3 lb whole chicken</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2 Tbsp olive oil</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2 cloves garlic</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1 lemon half</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2 fresh green jalapeno peppers, halved (seeds in)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1/4 cup honey</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1 tsp crushed red pepper</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Set your oven to 375*. Combine your goat cheese and the cilantro and put this aside. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Remove the innards (screaming not required but added in small doses for spousal comedic effect) and loosen the skin by pushing your hand under the skin starting at the cavity and working around the bird. Rub in your cheese mixture under the whole skin. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Roast for 60 minutes, uncovered. Mix your pepper flakes into the honey and brush this over the bird periodically while it cooks and baste the juices over the bird as you do this. Check it after the 60 minutes are up, brushing on a thick layer of honey pepper mixture. Let it roast another 10-15 minutes until done. Put it out when the drumsticks are loose and the bird is not pink. Cover it in foil and let it stand another 10 minutes, then serve. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>Adapted from Better Homes and Gardens </i></span></span>foodies@homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11215962489640684231noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172054575834542318.post-74107019499322840592011-07-01T16:33:00.000-07:002011-07-01T16:33:59.795-07:00Swiss chard stuffed garlic bread<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ecpphotographystudio.com/Food/Swiss-chard-garlic-bread/i-9738jQ4/0/M/IMG8116-M.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://www.ecpphotographystudio.com/Food/Swiss-chard-garlic-bread/i-9738jQ4/0/M/IMG8116-M.jpg" width="266" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">So we all know how obsessed with technology Eric can be and how not obsessed Charisse is. The big lesson learned in this living room re-remodel has absolutely been how we both view things differently. When we agreed to remodel the house and make it a "grown up house" we both came up with lists of what we wanted in the living room: Charisse wanted crown, wainscoting around the TV, new paint, some new furniture and lots of new art. Eric wanted surround sound. Of course that means he wants a new receiver a new subwoofer, a new remote and lots of speakers around the room. Between the holes in the walls, holes in the new cabinet and new stuff showing up every other day Charisse was not a happy camper this past week. What did make us both happy was Charisse's swiss chard stuffed garlic bread, something she pulled together for Eric's parents who came over to see our progress. We're both garlic lovers and adore garlic bread so this was a super genius way of adding even more of our garden grown swiss chard into our diet and gave Eric a break from trying to figure out how one painting was different from another or why we would buy something that looks like an eight year old could have done it. After Charisse whacked him she explained that we were getting the art "because it looks nice and you got all your stereo crap". </span><br />
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</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">3-4 cloves garlic</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1/2 cup butter (softened)</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ecpphotographystudio.com/Other/Living-Room-20/i-b5gphw6/0/M/5861007066fd67ba25cao-M.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://www.ecpphotographystudio.com/Other/Living-Room-20/i-b5gphw6/0/M/5861007066fd67ba25cao-M.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is mantle after we've taken out the fireplace insert and decorated for Christmas (2009). Eric's desktop actually sits on that brown chair most of the time. Very professional. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Our project list is pretty hefty this time around: </div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><ul><li>Remove bookshelves</li>
<li>Add cabinets for books and electronics</li>
<li>Add moulding frame for TV</li>
<li>Add crown moulding along the ceiling</li>
<li>Add in wall surround sound wiring</li>
<li>Add pass-through DSL jack</li>
<li>Add textured wall paper</li>
<li>Add hutch for computer</li>
<li>Paint walls and fireplace</li>
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">This is Charisse's textured wall paper: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ecpphotographystudio.com/Other/Living-Room-20/i-7ZCQq5p/0/M/IMG8066-M.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://www.ecpphotographystudio.com/Other/Living-Room-20/i-7ZCQq5p/0/M/IMG8066-M.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the detail on the crown and wall moulding:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ecpphotographystudio.com/Other/Living-Room-20/i-xFVdsTg/0/M/IMG8069-M.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://www.ecpphotographystudio.com/Other/Living-Room-20/i-xFVdsTg/0/M/IMG8069-M.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>foodies@homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11215962489640684231noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172054575834542318.post-89178544205500523632011-06-17T14:18:00.000-07:002011-06-17T14:32:51.427-07:00Swiss Chard Pizza<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ecpphotographystudio.com/Food/Swiss-Chard-Pizza/i-mBJbT5v/0/M/IMG8037-M.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://www.ecpphotographystudio.com/Food/Swiss-Chard-Pizza/i-mBJbT5v/0/M/IMG8037-M.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Lets face it, Swiss Chard is pretty. Purples and yellows mixing with and accenting the green leaf helps to add a bit of color to our garden. Surprisingly it also adds quite a bit of flavor to one of our more unique pizzas too. Eric was a little hesitant at first, as he is more of a pizza purist (he believes that pepperoni is really the only topping a good pizza needs). How did he actually react? 3 slices later he just couldn't eat any more, so he had another for good measure. With that said, we're finally gearing up for house 2.0: making our house a full blown grown up person's house. Kind of a scary thought, that whole growing up thing but something thats got to happen at some point. It will actually be fun to give the whole house an overhaul, which should be finished just in time for our desire to change something else all over again.<br />
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Eat. Enjoy.foodies@homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11215962489640684231noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172054575834542318.post-40174567668149731852011-06-08T11:32:00.000-07:002011-06-08T11:54:06.591-07:00Kale Pesto<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ecpphotographystudio.com/Food/Kale-Pesto/i-J2pCznc/0/M/IMG6461-M.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://www.ecpphotographystudio.com/Food/Kale-Pesto/i-J2pCznc/0/M/IMG6461-M.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Kale has flown well under the radar for quite some time now, not really making waves or getting much face time in the American consciousness. Not until home gardening and the desire for local or home grown food started to take off the last couple of years. Rooftop gardeners and backyard horticulturists quickly came to discover Kale as one of the most nutritional, easy to grow super-foods on earth. Its harder to grow weeds than to grow Kale, which actually thrives when it gets a touch of frost. A terrific winter food, Kale brings so many nutrients that in WWII Kale was pushed hard as a way to make up for nutrients otherwise lost to rationing. In fact, during this time the British had a warship named the HMS Kale, named after none other than the River Kale in Scotland that may or may not have anything to do with the plant. This is Eric trying to come up with some completely trivial, utterly useless fact and falling flat on his face but now you know something new about a boat that got sunk and has nothing to do with the most amazing pesto we've ever made. Thats right, the most amazing. Usually, pesto is pesto is pesto. Sometimes it comes out extra special, sometimes it doesn't come out quite right but most of the time its tasty and expected. This one though, not only stood out, but brought us back for thirds. Ok fourths. Okay, we licked our bowls THEN licked the pots. Don't tell anyone though ok? </span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Start by removing the hard vein of the kale from the middle of the leaf, leaving just the greens. For this recipe you are going to flash steam the kale to soften it a bit. We used a steaming basket over a couple of inches of boiling water. Cover and steam until leaves have wilted just a bit and are bright green in color. Drain and let it cool a bit. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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red and white onions<br />
shallots<br />
pumpkins<br />
black tomato, roma tomato, yellow pear, yellow heirlooms, sweet 100s<br />
carrots<br />
strawberries<br />
kale<br />
collards<br />
various herbs<br />
lettuce<br />
brussel sprouts<br />
corn<br />
cucumber<br />
hot peppers<br />
bell peppers<br />
cabbage<br />
beets<br />
turnips<br />
parsnips<br />
winter squash<br />
green beans<br />
leeks<br />
fennel<br />
broccoli<br />
radishes<br />
watermelon<br />
zucchini<br />
cantaloupe<br />
swiss chard<br />
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raspberries<br />
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nectarine tree<br />
lemon tree<br />
blood orange tree<br />
2 fig trees </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</span>foodies@homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11215962489640684231noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172054575834542318.post-83823849666109683802011-05-25T15:16:00.000-07:002011-05-25T15:16:43.500-07:00Sweet Potato Pancakes with Maple Whipped Cream<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ecpphotographystudio.com/Food/Sweet-Potato-Pancakes/i-jvvW9kz/0/M/IMG6927-M.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="255" src="http://www.ecpphotographystudio.com/Food/Sweet-Potato-Pancakes/i-jvvW9kz/0/M/IMG6927-M.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">So after an entire spring of working on getting the backyard put together, getting the garden done and growing, we ran into another problem... weeds and bugs were everywhere! We had truly created a nightmare there in our little garden. Every day Charisse would go out and check it, and find some new plant that some new bug ate or have to pick out some new weed that popped up and grew 3,856 feet tall overnight. "You're no help" was the response from Charisse when Eric replied to her cry for help taming the garden was "I build just build it. Besides, you like doing this kinda stuff right?". Turns out Eric did get to tackle the weed issues, by "building" the pebble bed around the stepping stones. Apparently hauling thirty 50 pound bags of rocks from the cart to the car and from the car to the garden counts as "building", which serves him right. She also got some seriously good advice from our friend Christina over at </span><a href="http://www.dessertfortwo.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dessert for Two</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> (Charisse says thanks again!) we were able to sort out what was doing the nibbling and get some solid bug control going on in a pet and people friendly way. So after a hard day of working, what could be better than breakfast for dinner? Yeah not much, especially when breakfast is pancakes made with sweet potatoes. And homemade whipped cream. YUM. </span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1 1/2 cups flour</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1 1/2 cups milk</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1 1/4 cups mashed sweet potatoes </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1/4 cup melted butter plus additional for griddle </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2 eggs</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">3 tsp baking powder</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1 tsp salt </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1/2 tsp nutmeg</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1 Tbs cinnamon </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1/2 cup heavy cream</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2 Tbs maple syrup</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">In another bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Combine the wet and dry ingredients and mix just until all the flour is wet and incorporated. (I added a bit more milk to get a thinner consistency for mine, about 1/4 cup more) </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Heat your griddle and melt a little butter. Spoon batter to desired size of pancakes and let cook until bubbly on top and flip to cook the opposite side. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">While the pancakes are cooking, whip the heavy cream until stiff peaks form, add the maple syrup in and whip in. Serve pancakes with a big dollop of whipped cream and more maple syrup. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">adapted from </span></i></span><a href="http://www.mrbreakfast.com/" style="color: #4263ab;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">www.mrbreakfast.com</span></i></span></a></div></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.ecpphotographystudio.com/Food/Russian-Leek-Bread/i-QrQWxjp/1/S/IMG6302-S.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.ecpphotographystudio.com/Food/Russian-Leek-Bread/i-QrQWxjp/1/S/IMG6302-S.jpg" /></a>What we are sure about is that somewhere along the line Charisse decided that Russians all like Leeks. Confused? So was Eric but by the time he was done taking photos what Russians like didn't matter, what mattered was how quickly he could stuff this slice in his mouth. For those of you wondering, the answer is very quickly. Really though, Eric was sold as soon as he got the shopping list:<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Seriously how could someone not get excited knowing that all of that will somehow combine with leeks and bread? </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">What You Will Need </span><br />
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Dough<br />
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3 cups flour<br />
1/2 tsp salt<br />
1 tsp baking soda<br />
1 Tbs baking powder<br />
1 3/4 cups sour cream (you can use light or regular)<br />
1 egg yolk<br />
1 tsp water<br />
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Filling<br />
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3 ounces cream cheese<br />
4 ounces goat cheese<br />
4 ounces ricotta cheese<br />
1 Tbs butter<br />
2 cups chopped leeks<br />
1 clove of garlic minced<br />
salt and pepper to taste<br />
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Preheat oven to 375*<br />
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To make the filling melt the butter over medium heat and saute the leeks and garlic for a few minutes until softened. Let cool and mix in the cheeses and salt and pepper to taste, set aside<br />
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To make the dough, sift all of the dry ingredients together, mix in the sour cream. When the dough starts to come together, switch to kneading it until smooth. I had to add a bit more flour to mine so it wasn't so sticky. Let the dough rest for 5 minutes before rolling it out on a lightly floured surface to a 14 inch flat circle. Scoop the leek mixture onto the middle of the circle and spread out just a bit.<br />
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In a small bowl, whisk the egg yolk and water to use as a wash. Fold each side of the dough over onto itself to create a square, leaving a smaller square opening on the top of the bread. Use the egg wash on each fold to help the bread hold together. Once all folded up, place on a baking sheet that has been sprinkled with a bit of cornmeal. Brush the entire dough surface with remaining egg wash.<br />
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Bake for 35 minutes and allow to cool for 5 minutes before serving.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>adapted from </i></span></span><a href="http://www.cookingbread.com/" style="color: #4263ab;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>www.cookingbread.com</i></span></span></a></span>foodies@homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11215962489640684231noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172054575834542318.post-72413642611610986722011-05-11T16:51:00.000-07:002011-05-11T16:51:44.473-07:00Blueberry Cornbread<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ecpphotographystudio.com/Food/Blueberry-Cornbread/i-PzBWV36/0/M/IMG6257-M.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://www.ecpphotographystudio.com/Food/Blueberry-Cornbread/i-PzBWV36/0/M/IMG6257-M.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>It seems like every time we dig down deep and pull out the cast iron <a href="http://www.foodiesathome.com/2010/07/skillet-cornbread.html">skillet</a>, theres <a href="http://www.foodiesathome.com/2011/02/sweet-onion-corn-bread-with-cranberry.html">cornbread</a> involved, this time cornbread invited it's good friend blueberry to the party and what a party that makes. For anyone who's ever had blueberry pancakes on a Sunday morning and gone through the rest of the day feeling happy and full of good feelings should be prepared to have that experience at the dinner bell. With every bite you hit a pocket of blueberry goodness and it makes the world seem that much better. Especially on days when the time leading up to that bite has been a little rough. Like on Monday when Eric decided he would bring the dog to the office. What an adventure. By adventure we mean disaster. We got Koda all set up in the morning: bowls for food and water, some toys a bag of treats and a blanket to sit on. After a quick stop at the Vet (reminder, don't introduce your dog to a new environment right after a visit to the Vet) it was off to work. After some introductions and a quick tour Eric settled in and Koda... didn't. She was very chatty with everyone so Eric decided to exercise her with a laser pointer in the middle of the office. It was quite entertaining until she hit the breaks and with everyone watching, did her business and once again proved that she is a great farm dog, not a city dog. Heres a short video of Eric's co-worker turning around and discovering a dog on his desk.<br />
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2 eggs<br />
1 cup buttermilk<br />
1/4 cup butter melted<br />
2/3 cup flour<br />
1 1/3 cups of cornmeal<br />
1/4 cup sugar<br />
1 1/2 tsp baking powder<br />
1/2 tsp salt<br />
1 pint of fresh blueberries<br />
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Preheat oven to 375*<br />
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Butter a cast iron skillet and set aside.<br />
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In a large bowl, whisk all the wet ingredients together. In another bowl sift all the dry ingredients together. Stir dry ingredients into the wet mixing just until combined, and stir in blueberries. Pour into the skillet and bake for 20-25 minutes until set in the center. Let cool for about 10 minutes, cut and serve with whipped honey butter.<br />
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</span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">adapted from </span></span></i><a href="http://www.acozykitchen.com/" style="color: #4263ab;" target="_blank"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">http://www.acozykitchen.com/</span></span></i></a></span></div>foodies@homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11215962489640684231noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172054575834542318.post-25677277682261036162011-05-05T15:56:00.000-07:002011-05-05T15:56:54.880-07:00Honey Roasted Beet and Carrot Salad<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ecpphotographystudio.com/Food/Beet-Salad/i-mx29rK9/0/M/img_6175-M.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://www.ecpphotographystudio.com/Food/Beet-Salad/i-mx29rK9/0/M/img_6175-M.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>When we first got married, there was a standing death threat hanging over Eric's head (and it was a good thing): "eat your vegetables, or <i>else</i>". That's right, "or <i>else"</i> and everyone knows what that means. Growing up, Eric never really had to eat veggies and living on his own provided no external cause for him to change. Turns out the external change was more of an internal change that he had to make before anyone could really push him into loving veggies. Turns out getting into food and cooking as really forced this on him as nearly everything exposes both of us to new foods and new ways of making food. Take mixing beets and carrots. If you'd have asked Eric five years ago what a beet and carrot was like, he would probably have answered "uhm, kinda orange and red-ish? Aren't beets the red ones?" He may or may not have gotten the color of the beets right. Now, he's scarfing things like this honey roasted beet and carrot salad and looking for more. Charisse came across this one and decided that she wanted to go for it, creating one of our best tasting dishes yet. The beets are sweet and crunchy but without being candyish. The carrots really carry the honey flavor. You could even dress it up a bit and serve it as a main course. Yup, it's safe to say that Eric's growing love of veggies has really helped our marriage stay strong. Charisse hasn't had to threaten him about eating it in a long, long time. Doing the laundry when it's his day? "ERIC!!"<br />
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1 bunch of beets (peeled and diced)<br />
1 or 2 bunches of carrots (peeled and diced)<br />
1/2 red onion (thinly sliced)<br />
3 Tbs honey<br />
3 Tbs plus 1/4 cup olive oil<br />
salt and pepper<br />
a handful of fresh basil<br />
1 clove garlic<br />
the juice of 1 lemon<br />
2 Tbs mayo<br />
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Preheat oven to 400*<br />
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In a large bowl whisk 2 Tbs of honey with 3 Tbs oil and salt and pepper. Add the diced beets and carrots and toss to coat. Place beets and carrots on a jelly roll tray and roast until easily pierced with a fork but not mushy, about 20-30 minutes, let cool completely.<br />
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In the meantime make dressing, In a small food processor, puree the garlic, half of the basil, lemon juice, mayo and honey, slowly whisk in the olive oil and salt and pepper to taste.<br />
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Once the beets and carrots are cooled, Toss with sliced onions and the rest of the fresh basil, which you could tear or slice up. Drizzle dressing over salad and serve.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What You Will Need</span><br />
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6 chicken wings<br />
1 tsp salt<br />
1 Tbs red pepper flakes<br />
2 limes juiced<br />
1 tsp garlic powder<br />
1 tsp onion powder<br />
1 cup honey</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">1 tbs course ground dried ghost peppers<br />
your favorite hot sauce<br />
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Preheat your grill to medium. <br />
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Using a sharp butcher knife, cut off the wing tips and discard, then cut through the wing at the joint to create 2 separate pieces. Place all the wings in a large bowl and toss with salt, pepper flakes, the juice of 1 lime, garlic powder, onion powder, and 1/2 of the honey. Let sit for 30 minutes. <br />
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In a small bowl, whisk the rest of the honey with the juice of 1 lime and your favorite hot sauce, making it as spicy as you like. Slowly grill the wings until cooked through, making sure to continuously brush the wings with the honey sauce. Pull off grill, coat completely with hot sauce, sprinkle ghost pepper flakes and put back on grill for about 5 minutes to set the sauce. Serve hot! <br />
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Dough:<br />
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6 1/2 Tbs sugar<br />
1 tsp salt<br />
1 egg<br />
the zest from 1 orange<br />
3 1/2 cups flour<br />
1 packet of yeast<br />
1 1/4 cups buttermilk<br />
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Cream the butter, sugar and salt together. Add the egg and zest and beat until smooth. Mix in the flour, buttermilk and yeast and beat until the dough comes together, if you are using a mixer, switch now to the dough hook and knead for 10 minutes or until the dough becomes smooth and elastic. The dough should be wet and stick to the bottom of the bowl but not the sides. Add a little more flour or buttermilk to get the correct consistency. Oil, and medium bowl and add the dough turning to coat, cover with a kitchen towel and let rise for at least 2 hours or until doubled in size. At this point I left the dough out on the counter overnight and it was perfect in the morning. I suggest doing this if you are making these for breakfast!<br />
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Once the dough has risen, lightly flour your workspace and roll the dough into a rectangle about 14x12 and about 2/3 of an inch thick.<br />
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Make the Filling<br />
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1 cup sugar<br />
1/2 cup brown sugar<br />
2 Tbs butter melted<br />
1 cup golden raisins<br />
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon<br />
the zest of 1 orange<br />
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In a small bowl combine the sugars, cinnamon and zest.<br />
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Using a pastry brush, coat the dough with butter, sprinkle the sugar mixture evenly over the entire surface, then sprinkle the raisins over the entire surface. Roll the dough lengthwise into a cylinder. Cut the rolls using a sharp knife or a piece of thread to desired thickness. I made 8 thick buns.<br />
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Arrange in a buttered pie dish or other baking dish. Cover with kitchen towel and let rise for an hour or until double in size. Don't rush this step or your buns will be flat.<br />
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Once risen, bake for about 15-25 minutes at 375* until set and golden brown on top. Let cool and top generously with glaze.<br />
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8 ounces of cream cheese<br />
4 ounces of butter<br />
1 1/2 cup powered sugar<br />
1-3 Tbs milk<br />
zest of 1 orange<br />
juice of 1 orange<br />
1 vanilla bean, split and scraped<br />
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cream the cream cheese and butter until smooth, mix in the sugar and zest and beat until smooth. Add in the scraped seeds of the vanilla bean and orange juice, slowly add milk until desired thickness.<br />
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</span>foodies@homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11215962489640684231noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172054575834542318.post-66034411912290863912011-04-22T11:19:00.000-07:002011-04-22T11:19:15.343-07:00Chocolate Bundt Cake<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ecpphotographystudio.com/Food/Chocolate-Bundt-Cake/IMG5673/1261449660_jjPX2nV-M.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="252" src="http://www.ecpphotographystudio.com/Food/Chocolate-Bundt-Cake/IMG5673/1261449660_jjPX2nV-M.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">We were thinking about what to make the other day and figured nobody would want a chocolate bundt cake. Okay so that was more Eric being snarky and Charisse almost hit him over the head with a skillet for saying it, because we know if there's one thing just about everyone loves, its chocolate. Mmmm chocolate. Especially moist, succulent doughnut shaped chocolate that happens to be on our dining room table. Thats the best kind of chocolate. At the time Eric was too busy being unhappy with the Sharks (and you thought after last week you were safe from him sneaking in his NHL addiction around here) to let the smells from the kitchen get his appetite going. Yeah, Sharks didn't play well in game 2, Eric exhausted himself yelling at the TV, turning it off, turning it back on, yelling some more, etc. So it was no surprise to Charisse that he seemed completely unaware of the cake until he turned around and it was sitting there ready to be eaten. Now, Charisse tells Eric just about every game that the team can't actually hear him through the TV (its never stopped him from trying to help) but now Eric's not so sure, after scarfing 2 slices in full view of the post game show the Sharks finally started winning some games. Maybe they have Smell-O-Vision, or maybe its just that Chocolate really does fix everything.</span><br />
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</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2 cups sugar</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1 3/4 cups flour</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">3/4 cup coco powder</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1/2 tsp salt</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1 tsp baking powder</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2 tsp baking soda</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1 cup milk</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1 cup brewed coffee</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1/2 vegetable oil</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2 eggs</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1 tsp vanilla</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">3/4 cup milk chocolate</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2 Tbs butter</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Preheat oven to 350*</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Butter and dust a bundt pan with a bit of coco powder and set aside.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sift together all of the dry ingredients and set aside, In a large bowl, whisk together the milk, coffee, oil, eggs and vanilla. Once combined, whisk in the dry ingredients. Mix well. Bake for 40-45 minutes until set, let cool and invert onto cooling rack.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">In a small sauce pot, melt the butter and add chocolate stirring until melted. Drizzle over cake and serve. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</span></div>foodies@homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11215962489640684231noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172054575834542318.post-17334968720427272642011-04-20T09:42:00.000-07:002011-04-20T09:42:00.702-07:00Braised Short Ribs in a Spicy Tomato Sauce<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ecpphotographystudio.com/Food/Braised-Short-Ribs/IMG5653/1256143897_J7sLmb6-M.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://www.ecpphotographystudio.com/Food/Braised-Short-Ribs/IMG5653/1256143897_J7sLmb6-M.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Sometimes life makes you feel a little crazy, then it'll do something that makes you feel a lotta crazy. Take this week for example: Eric starts his new job, is all happy and excited until Charisse calls after getting home from work and finding the fish tank empty and the floor all wet. What a terrific way to end your second day at a new job; "Uhm, my fish tank is broken and my bed room is flooded, I've got to go". Nice. Charisse on the other hand has been battling slugs and other little critters in the garden all week. Now that she's got her garden all up and going and stuff is growing every time she goes out there, there are little holes in everything! After coming this far, the thought of loosing everything to the little buggers has got Charisse in full battle mode! Every evening there's a new battle cry coming from behind the computer: "Citrus, I'll get them with citrus!" or something like that. We honestly can't print most of her battle cries, this is a family blog after all but her determination is something fierce, Eric will vouch for that. We're super excited about the garden, though for now we're still harvesting at Trader Joe's and Whole Foods (and Safeway on occasion). Speaking of harvesting at Safeway, the last time we were there we came back with some rough cut short ribs, and decided to give the oven a good 6 hour workout. Seriously. This one braised for 5 hours the night before, then cooked for another hour before serving. When they say "falls off the bone" this is what they are talking about (who "they" are is a whole new topic). Not to mention this is on the healthier side of meat dishes, the braising draws out quite a bit of the fatty content which congeals on top and gets thrown out, which is pretty fun in and of itself. We've done braised short ribs before, but never like this, with a terrific tomato sauce. The trick to taking this from awesome to "omgwhatisthisitsamazingwliohwghagh" is letting it sit over night. All the flavors intermingle and intermix and the whole pot becomes a big pot of YUM.</span><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">8-10 short ribs</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">1 large onion chopped</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">5 cloves garlic minced</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">1 28 ounce can of diced tomatoes</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">1 28 ounce can of tomato sauce</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">1/2 cup port</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">2 bay leaves</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">1 tsp rosemary</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">1 Tbs oregano</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">1 tsp thyme</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">a handful of fresh basil chopped</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">2 Tbs sugar</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">2 Tbs oil</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">In a large dutch oven, heat oil until hot. Salt and pepper the short ribs and brown on all sides. Work in batches if necessary and transfer to a plate. Throw in the onions and garlic and cook for a couple of minutes until translucent. Next carefully pour in the port and using a wooden spoon scrape all the brown bits from the bottom of the pan. Mix in the tomatoes, tomato sauce, bay leaves, rosemary, oregano, thyme, basil, and sugar and bring to a boil. Add salt, cayenne, and red pepper flakes until desired level of spiciness.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">Return the short ribs into the pot, doing your best to submerge them in the sauce. Cover and place in oven. Cook for 5 hours until the meat is extremely tender and falling off the bone. It is a good idea to make the ribs up to this point the night before you are going to serve them. The flavor is way better!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">If serving the next day: Remove the ribs from the sauce and refrigerate separately. The fat on the sauce will harden overnight in the fridge and you can just crack it off the top. To reheat, simmer the sauce over the stove top and re submerge the ribs, then you can either just keep reheating it over the stove top or place back in the oven at 275* for 1 hour.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br />
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1/2 cup sugar<br />
5 tsp cornstarch<br />
1/8 tsp salt<br />
1 3/4 cups whole milk<br />
1/2 cup cream<br />
1/2 cup smooth peanut butter<br />
1 tsp vanilla<br />
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</span>6 Tbs sugar<br />
2 Tbs cornstarch<br />
2 Tbs coco powder<br />
pinch of salt<br />
1 1/2 cups whole milk<br />
1/2 cup cream<br />
5 ounces milk chocolate<br />
1 tsp vanilla<br />
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In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch and salt, whisk in the milk and cream and bring to a boil. Whisk constantly until thick, remove from heat, mix in the peanut butter return to heat and continue cooking until thick again. Let cool a couple of minutes, stir in vanilla and pour into prepared cups. Set aside<br />
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In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch, coco powder, and salt, whisk in the milk and cream and bring to a boil whisking until thick. Remove from heat and mix in the milk chocolate, return to heat and cook until thick. Stir in vanilla and pour on top of peanut butter pudding layer and chill in fridge for at least 2 hours.<br />
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</strong></span></div>foodies@homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11215962489640684231noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172054575834542318.post-2961947536197342922011-04-12T12:48:00.000-07:002011-04-12T12:48:52.584-07:00Grilled Fish Tacos<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ecpphotographystudio.com/Food/Grilled-Fish-Tacos/IMG5272/1249425417_QFXSB-M.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://www.ecpphotographystudio.com/Food/Grilled-Fish-Tacos/IMG5272/1249425417_QFXSB-M.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">So Eric spent the better part of last week in Columbus Ohio at a show and Charisse insisted that he bring her home some sort of present. After tooling around Columbus on his way back to the hotel, Eric ran into North Market, an indoor farmers market type place chock full of good food and wonderful surprises, namely North Market Spices, a small spice shop that somehow cost us 150 bucks in “presents”. We think you’ll agree that the price was worth the spices we ended up with. Powdered Wasabi, Mace Blades and Powdered Hibiscus just to point out a few. Eric even brought home a book “Herbs & Spices” which is all about… you guessed it, herbs and spices. Reading it on the plane, the smell of all those spices emanated from the pages and pushed Eric to <i>will</i> the plane to go faster so we could hit the kitchen and start coming up with yummy foods and awesomely full stomachs to go with the wonderful smells emanating from the book’s pages. Charisse was home, completely unaware of the culinary storm that was fast approaching, instead enjoying watching her dad Pat play the drums with his blues band. Getting home was almost like Christmas morning, spices flying out of their wrappers and lots of "oooh! ahh!" sounds. Now that the storm has passed here, we’re going to make you wait a little longer to see what we conjure up with all this loot, instead we still need to show you last Tuesday’s recipe: Grilled Fish Tacos. Booyah. Fish tacos are one of those uniquely South American dishes that always seems refreshing, especially at the end of a long, tiring day. We spent most of last weekend getting the yard cleaned up and getting benches put in around the edge of our patio, so we were pretty beat. We decided to fire up the grill, invite Charisse's parents over (actually Pat called and asked "what's for dinner?", so we made extra) and threw some wood in our outside fireplace. The tacos hit the spot and were generously helped down by an outstanding martini. Okay, maybe more than one. Hit the jump though for the Grilled Fish Taco recipe and Eric’s personal view on what makes the perfect Martini. We think James Bond would agree.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Printable Recipe</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"></div><a name='more'></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">This guy was playing the Banjo in front of the North Market in </span>Columbus<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">. He was pretty good too!</span><br />
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<span rel="v:ingredient"><span typeof="v:Ingredient"><span property="v:amount">3 cloves garlic, minced</span> </span></span><br />
<span rel="v:ingredient"><span typeof="v:Ingredient"><span property="v:amount">1/2 tsp. kosher salt </span> </span></span><br />
<span rel="v:ingredient"><span typeof="v:Ingredient"><span property="v:amount">1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper </span> </span></span><br />
<span rel="v:ingredient"><span typeof="v:Ingredient"><span property="v:amount">2 Tbs. olive oil </span> </span></span><br />
<span rel="v:ingredient"><span typeof="v:Ingredient"><span property="v:amount">3 lb. firm-fleshed whitefish fillets (halibut, snapper, mahi-mahi, cod) </span> </span></span><br />
<span rel="v:ingredient"><span typeof="v:Ingredient"><span property="v:amount">2 dozen 6-inch corn tortillas</span> </span></span><br />
<span rel="v:ingredient"><span typeof="v:Ingredient"><span property="v:amount">5 cups shredded green cabbage </span> </span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 25px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span rel="v:ingredient"><span typeof="v:Ingredient"></span></span>lime-cilantro sour cream sauce<br />
<span rel="v:ingredient"><span typeof="v:Ingredient"><span property="v:amount">Pico de Gallo </span> </span></span><br />
<span rel="v:ingredient"><span typeof="v:Ingredient"><span property="v:amount">4 limes, quartered</span> </span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 25px;">Mix together ancho powder, cumin, garlic, s&p into a smallish bowl. whisk in the oil until you get a nice paste, which should be somewhat loose. Take your fish, rub in the paste and put it in the fridge for a couple of hours (no less than 30 minutes!). </div><div style="line-height: 25px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;">Oil up your grill, and heat it to medium high. On a charcoal grill, spread your mound and wait for 1/2 ash. Toss on your fish for 3 or 4 minutes on each side, then chop somewhat coarse (remove from grill first). Wrap your tortillas in aluminum foil and set on the grill for indirect heating (gas grills often have a heating rack built into the lid, or the outside of edge of your charcoal grill. Let sit for about 5 minutes to heat through. </span></div><div><br />
</div><div>For each taco, spread some sauce, toss in the fish, some pico de gallo and cabbage. Squeeze a lime wedge over top and fold in half. Eat. Enjoy.</div><div><br />
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<span rel="v:ingredient"><span typeof="v:Ingredient"><span property="v:amount">1 cup sour cream </span> </span></span><br />
<span rel="v:ingredient"><span typeof="v:Ingredient"><span property="v:amount">1/2 cup mayonnaise </span> </span></span><br />
<span rel="v:ingredient"><span typeof="v:Ingredient"><span property="v:amount">3 Tbs. minced fresh cilantro</span> </span></span><br />
<span rel="v:ingredient"><span typeof="v:Ingredient"><span property="v:amount">Grated zest of 1 lime </span> </span></span><br />
<span rel="v:ingredient"><span typeof="v:Ingredient"><span property="v:amount">1 Tbs. fresh lime juice</span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div><div class="ingredient" style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px;"></div></div><div style="line-height: 25px;"><br />
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</div><div class="instruction" property="v:instructions" style="display: block;">First, you should always keep Gin and Vodka in the freezer. Period. You'll notice that Eric doesn't use measurements, he just guesses. Easiest way to make sure you have the right amount, pour the vodka in the glass first, then pour that into the shaker. </div><div class="instruction" property="v:instructions" style="display: block;"><br />
</div><div class="instruction" property="v:instructions" style="display: block;">Pour an inch of Dry Vermouth into each martini glass, swirl and pour out. This is the exactly right amount of Vermouth. </div><div class="instruction" property="v:instructions" style="display: block;"><br />
</div><div class="instruction" property="v:instructions" style="display: block;">Pour Vodka or Gin into a shaker with ice (Use different shakers for each!). The ice should raise higher than the liquid does. He suggests that you use a towel to hold the shaker, otherwise your likely to get frostbite! </div><div class="instruction" property="v:instructions" style="display: block;"><br />
</div><div class="instruction" property="v:instructions" style="display: block;">Violently shake the hell out of it for 4-8 minutes. Pour and garnish. You should have a near solid layer of ice on the top of your drink. Enjoy.</div><div class="instruction" property="v:instructions" style="display: block;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Tacos adapted from </span><a href="http://www.finecooking.com/recipes/grilled-fish-tacos.aspx" style="font-family: inherit;">Fine Cooking</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">. Martini adapted from years of </span>experience<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">. </span></i></span></div>foodies@homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11215962489640684231noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172054575834542318.post-89908292548068864872011-04-07T15:59:00.000-07:002011-04-07T17:56:16.802-07:00Grilled Corn Salad<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ecpphotographystudio.com/Food/Grilled-Corn-Salad/IMG5245/1240628105_QTmKA-M.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="241" src="http://www.ecpphotographystudio.com/Food/Grilled-Corn-Salad/IMG5245/1240628105_QTmKA-M.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>So Eric's one task on Monday nights and Tuesdays around lunch time is creating and posting wonderful things for everyone to read, but this time around he was pretty much not really focused on much of anything. Instead he took off for Ohio for this last work related trip Wednesday morning after spending all of Monday and Tuesday distracted. We were both pretty much super distracted this week, on one hand because of Eric's trip, but on the other hand because we were expecting to hear back about a possible new job, which means he sat around the last few weeks saying "oh, I'm sure I didn't get it. Oh, I'm sure there'll be more interviewing to do for it. Oh it's just exploring my options, I'm not going to get all excited about something that probably won't happen". Of course Charisse managed to decode these messages and revealed the real message he was sending as: "OMG, IfIgetthisjobitwillbethebestjobeverI'msoexcitedIcan'tthinkorsitstilllongenoughtowriteablogpost". Needless to say, we were both very excited when Eric actually got the call on Tuesday morning, and the call was "you got the job!". Don't tell anyone, but Eric was caught dancing a little jig down the hallways of his office and Eric dancing does not happen that often (not without a long night out that leads up to the dancing part anyways). Anyways, our post about firing up the grill, grilling being Eric's "man thing" and how to make the best Martini in the world (at least one that would make James Bond proud) got a bit sidetracked. Instead we offer you a grilled corn salad which we hope will tide you over until next week and get you though all of Eric's corny jokes.<br />
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</span>4 ears of corn<br />
2 red bell peppers<br />
2 zucchini's sliced in half lengthwise<br />
1/2 cup chopped red onion<br />
1/2 cup chopped cilantro<br />
1 jalapeno (seeded and diced)<br />
1 tsp ground cumin<br />
1/4 cup feta cheese<br />
2 Tbs olive oil<br />
2 Tbs lime juice<br />
salt and pepper to taste<br />
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Grill the corn, bell pepper and zucchini and set aside to let cool. <br />
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1 4-5 pound chuck roast<br />
1 large onion quartered<br />
4 garlic cloves minced<br />
5 carrots halved<br />
4 cups beef broth<br />
sprigs of parsley and thyme<br />
2 bay leaves<br />
salt and pepper<br />
flour for dusting<br />
1/4 cup olive oil<br />
1/4 cup water<br />
2 Tbs sherry<br />
3 Tbs cornstarch<br />
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Heat oil in a dutch oven over high flame. Salt and pepper the roast and lightly flour the entire surface. Brown the roast on all sides and transfer to a plate. Turn the heat down to medium and brown the garlic and onions for about 5 minutes.<br />
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Using some kitchen twine, tie the sprigs of thyme and parsley together and place herb bundle in the pot along with the bay leaves and broth. Bring to boil. Return roast to pot along with any drippings from the plate. Cover and transfer to oven. Cook for 2 1/2 hours. At this point, add the carrots to the pot and continue cooking for another 30 minutes.<br />
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Mix the water and cornstarch until smooth, and whisk in the sauce. Simmer until the gravy thickens to desired consistency.<br />
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3 cups baby greens<br />
4 spring onions (minced)<br />
4 radishes (sliced thin)<br />
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1 head of garlic<br />
1/2 cup olive oil<br />
1/2 tsp salt<br />
1/4 tsp fresh black pepper<br />
juice of 1 lemon<br />
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Cut away a bit of the top of the head of garlic to expose the cloves and drizzle with a little bit of olive oil. Wrap in foil and bake for 30 minutes. Cool to the touch and then squeeze the garlic out of the head. Whisk the garlic, lemon juice and salt and pepper together to combine. Slowly incorporate the olive oil until combined. Drizzle over salad. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</span></div>foodies@homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11215962489640684231noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172054575834542318.post-12297181399563161172011-03-23T14:06:00.000-07:002011-03-23T16:29:47.555-07:00Home and Garden: Cheap Finds<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ecpphotographystudio.com/Food/New-Pots/IMG4419/1226030242_cknAM-M.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://www.ecpphotographystudio.com/Food/New-Pots/IMG4419/1226030242_cknAM-M.jpg" width="266" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">We actually get asked a lot about where we get most of our patterned plates and napkins and other awesome kitchen decor for the blog. Truth is that you don't need to spend a bundle to have a variety of items for photography set ups. So today we're going to let you in on our little secret... you ready? This is it... Thrift Stores! Yup, thats right, Goodwill, Savers, garage sales you name it. About once every couple months or so Charisse will sift through our local second hand stores to score a ton of swag for not a lot of money. If you know what you are looking for and have a little knowledge about how to spiff up a used item then you are pretty much guaranteed discover a hidden treasure or two (or five or ten). Actually, not all of our finds are blog related, our favorite over-sized chair and ottoman, our antique dining room set and our trusty kitchen chop block were found at the thrift store, moving sale and craigslist respectively and we didn't pay over $50.00 for any of it! Here's the biggest cooking prize at any thrift store; cast iron cookware! We have talked about how much we adore our growing collection of cast iron skillets but seriously it is Charisse's favorite item in the kitchen hands down and she always seems to run across a skillet here or pot there for around $5.00. Cast iron takes work and effort to maintain and some knowledge of cooking to use properly and most people who buy one don't want to be bothered learning to use it properly, so it gets tossed under all the non-stick cookware and eventually donated. Score for us! Stopping by "Savers" last Friday Charisse came home with a really guilty look... she'd hit the jack pot and found a beautiful 10 inch antique skillet, a 8 inch deep skillet and a<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; line-height: 20px;">Æbleskiver </span>skillet</span>, which is used to make Danish pancake puffs. She also scored a small Graniteware stock pot with lid that was practically new. The guilty look? Charisse brought home about our bajillionth cast iron pot so Eric has to wait until next month to buy his bajillionth<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Canon-50mm-1-8-Camera-Lens/dp/B00007E7JU?ie=UTF8&tag=foodieshome-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank"> camera accessory</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=foodieshome-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B00007E7JU" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" />. A promise of something yummy took care of that situation. Now cookware is awesome, but for the blogger or budding food photographer out there,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"> second hand stores are the BEST place to stock up on textiles, plates, silverware, glasses, and any other staging object for food photography. In the same trip Charisse bought 8 pieces of fabric ranging in price from $.99-$2.00. It's fun to find unique patterns and colors that will really pop in pictures and compliment the food. Furthermore, many items are at these places because they are just that, one item. Who needs 1 patterned plate? 1 funky napkin? We do! So next time your driving by your local thrift store, stop in and do a little digging and see what treasures you can find!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"> </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">So last week it was 65* and sunny all weekend here in the Bay Area, we put some serious time into the backyard, built a fence for the garden and generally got the backyard moving, Eric also ordered some grass, to be delivered the following Saturday morning. Dan agreed to come over again and help put it in (he helped with the front yard too, he's building up some serious credit for when he finally buys a house) and things were good. By Saturday morning we were in the middle of the biggest storm of the season, hail, ice, gail force winds and a tornado warning (and actual tornado in some parts of the bay). Eric has not the best timing but they got it done, ended up covered in mud and now our backyard has a yard instead of a mud patch reminiscent of a battlefield. Now to only keep the dog off of her newfound playground for two weeks...</span><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">3 tsp baking powder</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">3 1/4 cup powered sugar</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">1 cup butter (room temp.)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">Line muffin tins with paper baking cups, I used my mini muffin mold for bite sized cupcakes, but feel free to use regular sized tins. Fill cups almost to top and bake for around 20-25 minutes for mini cupcakes, 30-35 for regular sized cupcakes, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">To make the frosting:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">Cream butter and powered sugar together until smooth, add in champagne and vanilla and beat for 2 minutes until fluffy.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">adapted from</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><a href="http://gimmesomeoven.com/" style="color: #4263ab;" target="_blank">http://gimmesomeoven.com/</a></span></i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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