Friday, August 27, 2021

7 August 2021

 Carrot Top Chimichurri (cafedelights.com)

1/2c olive oil [100g]

2T red wine vinegar [30g]

3-4 cloves garlic [3]

1 or 2 red chiles or 1-2tsp dried [rounded 1/2tsp dried]

3/4tsp oregano

1tsp kosher salt

1/2c finely chopped parsley [carrot tops]


Excellent!!


6 August 2021

 All-Bran Tea Bread Loaf (Mary Berry)

350g mixed dried fruit (KAF Baker's Fruit Blend)

225g sugar

300g cold tea

150g self raising flour (White Lily)

150g All-Bran

1 egg


Soak fruit and sugar in tea overnight. Add remaining ingredients to fruit. Bake at 350°F for about an hour.


Exceedingly sweet. Cut fruit, sugar, or maybe even both.

3 August 2021

 Greek Yogurt Cheese Mousse Cake (Stella Parks--she calls it No Bake Greek Yogurt Cheesecake)

Crust: (wrap base in foil & grease lightly)

250g chocolate cookie crumbs

55g butter

pinch salt

Filling:

14g gelatin

30g water

10g vanilla

680g Greek/strained yogurt (MUST be just milk & cultures--NO thickening agents)

340g heavy cream

170g egg white (5-6 eggs)

200g sugar

1/2tsp kosher salt


Whisk together gelatin, water, and vanilla. Set aside.

Whip yogurt and cream to medium peaks. Cover and refrigerate (up to an hour).

Make Swiss meringue: Heat whites, sugar, and salt in mixing bowl over simmering water (my 3-qt works perfectly with the 6qt KitchenAid bowl) to 175°F (8-10 min). Transfer bowl to mixer and whip til glossy and firm but still warm (4min or so). Melt gelatin while whipping meringue.

Whisk melted gelatin into 1/3 of meringue. Whisk in remaining meringue. Whisk in yogurt/cream in two or three additions. Pour into crust & chill.





Spice Blends

 Baharat Blend (Blue Apron)

7 parts ground sumac

4 parts za'atar

1 part ground allspice

1 part ground coriander

1 part ground cardamom

1 part ground cumin

1 part garlic powder

Friday, August 6, 2021

24 July 2021

 Country Tart (LA Times)


2 1/2# cherries

1/4-3/4c sugar [1/4]


Pastry (by Edon Waycott--de Pomiane used bread dough and butter):

2c flour [280g]

1/4oz active dry yeast [5g instant]

1/2tsp salt

1/2tsp sugar

1 1/2 sticks butter

2 egg yolks

1/3c water


Roll out pastry, top with cherries and sprinkle with sugar. Bake @450°F 30-35 min. Used a 9x13; could have used something smaller for a thicker crust. Needed more cherries for a 9x13. I liked it better the next day, after the juice stabilized and softened the crust a bit.

6 June 2021

 Cherry Frozen Yogurt (Jeni's base)

400g Greek yogurt, full fat, mixed w/135g cherry sauce

200g cream

150g milk

200g sugar

50g corn syrup

2tsp tapioca starch

Thursday, May 27, 2021

26 May 2021

 Hopelessly Inauthentic Caesar dressing (Smitten Kitchen at Home)

2T (25g) mayo

1 small clove garlic, minced

1tsp Worcestershire

1tsp (5g) Dijon

1-2T lemon juice

1/4c olive oil [50g]

Whisk together, season to taste.


Was excellent with chicken and baby spinach on a sandwich.