Tips: All kinds from food, horses, husbands etc.
I am much more than the owner of Star , I do lots of things not all things well, but I can cook and make rad jewelry.
Alright let's roll....
Take my word for it, fresh ground pepper from peppercorns will change your life.
Once you have it you'll never go back to the pepper dust from a shaker.
I put a bunch in my Magic Bullet and Viola! It's Magic! I keep it on the counter, when I run out I grind some more.
This was my feeble attempt to to try another persons recipe instead of the one in my head.
This was not as good as I had hoped. We are still eating it, but not with the lustful joy of my lasagna rolls with bechamel sauce via JP's brain.
Also it called for cottage cheese instead of Ricotta. BLECH.. Never again. Cottage cheese is for the yummy pineapple and Lime Jell-o Salad my mom makes. Nothing ELSE...
Never go cheap on cheese, fresh herbs, or meat. The sauce can be from a 99 cent can of Hunts and Store brand noodles no one will ever know the difference.
IF you make it at home and with love, it's a good thing.
Ok, so lame attempt number two yesterday. Fried Pies. I thought this would be fun. It wasn't, not at all. My dough was perfect , little balls of flakiness fantasy that could rival Martha any day of the week.
The filling was pure heaven, the quintessential mixture of apples, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and brown sugar. If nothing else it made my house smell fantastic with SP daydreaming that I have finally turned into the domestic goddess he has longed for.
Load a little bit of heaven on a perfect circle of perfect dough and plop into hot oil at the perfect temp. SP was frothing at the mouth in anticipation.
FYI, they cook FAST. If you don't have ALL your little pies ready to go before you start to fry you are screwed. Otherwise it's just chaos like Lucy Ricardo in the candy factory.
Next? A new twist on the everyday chicken.
Imagine, tropical islands, sunshine and a little taste of paradise.
7 comments:
Fried Pies!!! My mom use to make those for us when we were kids. She made apple and she made chocolate. She and my Dad use to like to tell the story to EVERYBODY about the time they had some extra pie dough and they decided to fill the dough with beans. It made the biggest pie on the plate. They put it right on top to make sure we all could see it. They said they knew the biggest "Pig" would get that pie. Guess who got it.
It all looks amazing! I love lasagna.
I actually do use 1/3 cottage cheese along with 2/3 ricotta cheese in my lasagna. I guess I'm not such a gourmet. ;)
I have a long handled, round pie maker that you can open up and insert a slice of buttered bread (butter side down), some filling (apple, pudding, jelly, ??), and then another piece of buttered bread (also butter side out). When you close it, it cuts the bread into a round shape. Then you toast it for a couple of minutes on an open fire or your stove, opening and checking the pie once in a while to make sure it doesn't burn. The kids and I love the easy toasted pies it makes!
You go girl! You are a gal of many talents and you make everything seem interesting and loads of fun....or misadventure.
I look forward to reading more about your other interests an gleaning some new knowledge along the way, too.
Great post!
~Lisa
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Repeat these words: Give 'me a medal' for my ability to share the bad along with the good, with others.
Thanks for keeping it real, my friend!
Char: eww a bean pie ! Gross !
I am going to do it again,k I just need a deeper fry pan and better temp control :)
Kristina: I love lasagna too , but not this one ! SP's co workers will love the leftovers.
Val: I think I have seen one of those at Cabellas! They look like great fun for the kiddos.
Lisa: Oh I try to keep it real. If I was perfect I would so boring !
JP1 so when does the cooking show on OPB start??
You are one hoof up on me...I DO NOT EVEN TRY TO COOK!
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