Cream together:
2 sticks butter
1 cup sugar
Add, and beat:
Zest of one orange
1/2 cup finely chopped crystallized ginger
1 egg
Mix together then add slowly:
3 cups flour
Pinch salt
1 tsp baking powder
Add also:
1 T lemon juice
Form dough into log. Chill 2+ hours. Slice into 1/8" cookies and bake 6-9 minutes at 400°
Monday, December 21, 2009
Sunday, November 01, 2009
Epic Pie
I made this after we went to Hood River for the Heirloom Apple Festival. It has winesaps and pippins and my signature streusel and lattice top crust, as per Better Half's request.
It was completely awesome and unspeakably delicious. Also, my first time making pie crust with the new food processor Better Half gave me.
It was completely awesome and unspeakably delicious. Also, my first time making pie crust with the new food processor Better Half gave me.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Water Kefir Update
I ended up letting it sit until Monday as it wasn't very fizzy. I started another batch that day which I decanted just now. The grains have multiplied enough that I went ahead and split them into two bottles. The latest batches each have 1/8 cup honey, small handful raisins, and half a lemon.
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Water Kefir
Someone gave me some "water kefir" grains and I've started fermenting with them. I used:
3 cups water
1/4 cup sugar (organic evaporated cane juice)
half an organic lemon
2 tiny dried figs
A little less than 1/4 cup dried "grains" (culture/starter)
Sliced fresh ginger
I did this in a large mason jar, started it yesterday afternoon. I'll check on it today, it's supposed to ferment in 24-72 hours.
The finished product the other person had made was delicious. Fermented and fizzy, and I could taste the lactobacilli. I love probiotics.
I'll keep you posted.
3 cups water
1/4 cup sugar (organic evaporated cane juice)
half an organic lemon
2 tiny dried figs
A little less than 1/4 cup dried "grains" (culture/starter)
Sliced fresh ginger
I did this in a large mason jar, started it yesterday afternoon. I'll check on it today, it's supposed to ferment in 24-72 hours.
The finished product the other person had made was delicious. Fermented and fizzy, and I could taste the lactobacilli. I love probiotics.
I'll keep you posted.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
Our amazing dinner
Mini ravioli, butter, parmesan cheese, the fresh favas with caramelized shallots, and bacon. The bacon wasn't that good, but overall this was INSANE. A+++++++ would make again. Fava beans are so totally worth the stupid amounts of effort.
Sunday, February 08, 2009
Cheesecake is good
I'm growing increasingly fond of Ava's Roasteria in Beaverton, where I am in fact writing from at this very moment. It's a sweet little coffee shop combined with a study mecca (I'm pretending to study right now, in fact) with all the amenities -- wifi, caffeine, food, and the cleanest bathroom ever (bar none!)
They have some insane pastries. I'm a huge fan of the German Cheesecake, even if it is covered in chocolate (I never got the chocolate gene). It's really creamy and rich, and even if $4.25 seems like a lot for a little individual-sized cake, I think it's a good price for what you're getting. As for drinks, I am not a coffee drinker, and Ava's definitely delivers on that count. I'm a sucker for Italian sodas, and I have two favorites here: lime with coconut (sing with me now!) and, one Better Half discovered, watermelon with cream. Mmm.
They have some insane pastries. I'm a huge fan of the German Cheesecake, even if it is covered in chocolate (I never got the chocolate gene). It's really creamy and rich, and even if $4.25 seems like a lot for a little individual-sized cake, I think it's a good price for what you're getting. As for drinks, I am not a coffee drinker, and Ava's definitely delivers on that count. I'm a sucker for Italian sodas, and I have two favorites here: lime with coconut (sing with me now!) and, one Better Half discovered, watermelon with cream. Mmm.
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