Archive for August, 2008
« Previous EntriesBunch O’ Bread
Sunday, August 31st, 2008
3 c Whole wheat pastry flour
1 tb Dry yeast
1/4 ts Ground cardamom
1/4 ts Ground nutmeg
3/4 c Apple juice
1/4 c Maple syrup
3 tb Butter
2 tb Orange liqueur
1 Egg white
1/4 c Poppy seeds
2 tb Honey
1/4 c Butter, melted
Combine 1/2 of flour with yeast, cardamom and nutmeg. Heat juice, maple syrup, and butter to body temperature; check it [...]
sancocho
Sunday, August 31st, 2008Sancocho (Dominican Republic)
2 tablespoons extra light virgin olive oil 1 medium Spanish onion, chopped 2 or 3 stalks celery with leaves, chopped 1 or 2 whole chickens, washed, skinned, and cut up 2 to 3 teaspoons oregano 2 to 3 teaspoons garlic salt 2 to 3 teaspoons herb garlic seasoning 1 1/2 quarts water 2 [...]
Casareccio (Rustic Wholewheat Bread)
Sunday, August 31st, 2008
1 ts Dried yeast
1/4 c Warm water
3 1/2 c Water at room temperature
13/16 c Biga Pugliese, see recipe
3 3/4 c Wholewheat flour
3 3/4 c Unbleached all-purpose flour
1 tb Salt
1/3 lb Walnuts -=OR=-
1/2 c Shelled pistachios -=OR=-
1/3 c Pitted Italian black olive,
– all optional Stir the yeast into the warm water & let proof for 10 [...]
Stir-Fried Noodles
Sunday, August 31st, 2008
16 oz Flat rice stick noodles
4 tb Vegetable oil
4 Garlic cloves; crushed
1 Yellow onion; chopped
1 1/2 lb Pork loin
– cut into julienne strips 1/2 c Dried shrimp; soaked in:
1/2 c -Warm water (for 5 minutes)
2 Fresh red chilies
– cut into julienne strips 1 ts White sugar
1/8 c Fish sauce
1 ts Salt
2 tb Lime juice
3 tb [...]