July 28, 2009 - Posted by Val- 1 Comment
1. With chicken breast side up, pull each leg away from body, then slice through skin between breast and drumstick.
2. Turn chicken on its side. Bend each leg back until thighbone pops out of its socket. Cut through joint and skin to detach leg completely.
3. With chicken on its sdie, pull each wing away from [...]
July 14, 2009 - Posted by Val- 5 Comments
You can thank Melissa from “The Next Food Network Star” for this one:
Put your scallions/green onions (does anyone really know the difference?) root side down in a glass of water after you’ve cut them and they will grow back!
I love this trick! I am going to use my re-growth to try and make tempeh fried [...]
July 7, 2009 - Posted by Val- 0 Comments
I like to spice up plain cream cheese and make my own flavors. For example, a veggie variety might include shredded carrots, red pepper and green onions. I just made a honey-walnut version today, using Tupelo Honey from Lindsay & Danny’s wedding. Use whatever you have laying around (and let me know how it turns [...]
May 11, 2009 - Posted by Val- 0 Comments
3-5 Handfuls of blueberries
2 Bananas
1 Cup vegetable oil
2 Eggs
3 Cups all purpose flour
1 Tablespoon baking soda
1 Teaspoon salt
1 Cup milk
1 Teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 Cups sugar
1 Cup boiling water
Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Set water to boil. Beat allĀ ingredientsĀ (except blueberries) with a mixer, adding boiling water last. Fold in blueberries. Pour into greased muffin pans. [...]