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Foodie Yoodie is back~~ I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter. It's a peaceful place to know that our lives are in the hands of someone who would love us enough to die for us. Amazing amazing grace. <br />
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After giving dinners up for lent, they are slowly becoming a part of our house again. We had some cranky pants moments in the beginning, but luckily we caught onto our hunger moods. Thank you to those friends who shared their own stories of fasting to encourage us along the way. It was a good time of focusing on the season of lent and a good reminder of who we are living for. It's still a challenge to remember that I can only do so much to steer my life, but it's really the favor and direction of the Lord that determines the course of my life. <br />
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So during lent, there have been some successful cooking attempts, but our pastor has challenged us to refrain from "catching up" on all we missed. So I will only share one of my new adventures which I've been practicing quite a bit in particular. I received a gift certificate from four friends in appreciation a few months back and had been holding onto it during multiple trips into Williams and Sonoma. It had to be something that was going to be meaningful and something that'd be put to good use... It had to really count. So what did I get? A scale. :) Thank you~ I will love it for as long as it works!<br />
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In professional kitchens, a scale is used to measure ingredients to get a more precise measure of the ingredients vs measuring cups and spoons. So with my new scale, I've tried my hand at the art of Macarons. These little Parisian pastry bites have been pretty challenging, but so far, I'm encouraged with the progress. Take note that they're not the "macarOOns" with coconuts. The Parisian MacarOns only have one O. Try that at the table with your friends for a fun food fact! A great way to remember this is that the Parisian macarons only have one O. The letter O looks like a big open mouth. Macarons are so yummy that you want to eat them all up yourself. Do you want to share with a friend? All good things should be shared with someone so... macarons are <em>not</em> good. ;)<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">Macarons are little pastries with a light/crispy and chewy shell and a gooey center filling. Now, macarons are not macarons without these little things called pieds or feet. The first time you get these little feet, you will feel your heart racing! It's one of those you-had-to-be-there moments.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">When the whole batch has them, you will find yourself in a very happy place. :)</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">tada~ </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Then after they've cooled, you put some kind of filling in them. Here are some successful test runs:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Black sesame with white chocolate ganache. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Black sesame really has a different flavor than the regular brown sesame seeds!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Strawberry with real fresh strawberry buttercream filling. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">A friend said her favorite was a "Cassis" which is a black currant.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Currant is a little harder to find, but I will find it.<br />
This is blackberry with blackberry curd. Little cream and a little tartness. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Another friend's favorite, Pistachio with raspberry filling.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">This is what a macaron social looks like. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Got some practice to feed some hungry people a couple weeks back. <br />
hazelnut/raspberry/lemon poppy seed</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">and here's the labor of love for my friend's birthday. Lots and lots of macarons for...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">...her birthday macaron tree. :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">FY</div>FOODIE YOODIEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02001401217428902225noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-98110427208826712.post-38261169682584716642011-03-08T16:23:00.000-08:002011-03-08T17:58:08.318-08:00Celebrating 3 Years!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's important to remember these things in life so as not to take everyday things for granted. My husband and I are thankful that we were able to celebrate one of those small milestones in our relationship. We started dating officially on March 6, 2008 and celebrated each month ever since, not missing a single month! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A card from Kee from our 2nd month that was brought out before heading to dinner. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The card was fitting for one of our conversations on old age at the time. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"you've still got it."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Personal memo. Secret. :) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fast forward to March 6, 2011 we are married and making a home together. The number 3 is relatively a small number, but nonetheless, special to us. I can't imagine how special each year is to those who have been married many years! Those people are truly blessed. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some aspects of being with a significant other can be very challenging at times, but through those times, we remember advice that someone gave us; <em>God has hand picked us to be together</em> and are encouraged to press on. At a friend's wedding, we also heard a fine pearl of advice said to bless the bride and groom that blessed us when we heard it; we were made for more than the challenge we are facing at the moment. <em>We were made for more than this</em>. And of highest importance, we thank our parents for guiding us in how we should live as a couple and for their words of wisdom along the way. Time gives wings to things that begin small and we trust that as we live each day, what he has given us will grow and appreciate into a fine pearl. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So four our 36th month, our 3rd year dating anniversary, my husband got us a reservation to Babbo, a Mario Batali Restaurant in NYC. Previously, he tried to get reservations for Valentine's day, calling a month ahead of time, but it was not <em>our time</em>. All booked! Our turn came around this time though.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our reservations were at 10pm, but nevertheless, it was <em>our time</em>! =D</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The food was <em>great</em>. Service was <em>amazing</em>. We heard the pastas were great so we tried a few of them. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Well, regretfully, <strong>Foodie Yoodie</strong> will be bidding you adieu for a time. <br />
Hubs and I are giving up dinners to focus on God's word during the time of Lent so it'll be back sometime in April with some good eats.<br />
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For a closing thought, I share a glimpse of my Texas home where my parents live. <br />
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My mom is an amazing cook where my palate was developed. She put her mind to using the freshest ingredients for the family. This is a recent batch of ggakdduki that she made. :)<br />
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My parents will have been married 33 years in a few months. <br />
Today, they have been together for 391 months! <br />
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Buon Appetito to good food and enduring love! <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It reminds me of the headpiece on Natalie Portman in the Black Swan. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A nice random day off since we're changing desks at the office and the movers are moving our equipment. It was sunny outside and the sun was streaming through the kitchen window, so it called for one of those TLC dishes infused with time. Last night, my husband and I caught a quick dinner in order to catch a presentation. We went to a local cafe that sells gyros and they had a soup and gyro special. The soup was red lentil. I got a new soup book at the Borders closing sale and Red Lentil Soup was marked off to make so it was a go. Post dinner, I was inspired.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A side note.. It's a rarity of a title for this post where the title fits to the post like a custom made shoe as this post. Why? :) <em>Incidental- happening or likely to happen in an unplanned or subordinate conjunction with something else. </em>Today's day-off wasn't a day off till my director's text this morning said "Hey Yuri! You can take the day off. The office will be slow with the move." It was a little miracle to have the day off today because my husband is starting a new position as well. What a privilege see him off to where God will use him in the workplace in days to come. God is good...we thank him for all the small miracles. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, the day off was incidental, I decided to make the lentil soup and well....for those of you that know my husband, he looks at kiddos teeth all day. Therefore *drumroll* <em>Inci<strong>dental</strong> Lentil</em>. It works so beautifully! :) </div><br />
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So the recipe for the Red Lentil Soup calls for vegetable stock. It was a pass at the vegetable stock in the store isles and took a first shot at making it. It called for the mirepoix base of carrots, celery and onions along with some herbs to be brought to a boil and then left to simmer for some time on low. The recipe said to simmer with the <em>lid off</em>. Those are magical words to this stock.... The aroma that filled the house was so lovely. If that can't make a house feel homey...it's time to move! :) <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy Diner #2 thanks Happy Diner #1 for a wonderful night.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy St Valentino, mi amore. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Grazie. :) </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Friday is here! Looking forward to having some Kati rolls with my friends for lunch later today. Yum Yum! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, this past week we took a trip to the grocery store on a whim and it had me picking up a few versatile veggies and meats to whip something up. I had the whole week planned, but as unexpected things are bound to happen, it was time for a little improv. It's all about being resourceful in this life, folks. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the menu a couple of days ago was the proverbial dwenjang jiggae, a korean fermented bean based soup. It takes things like a meat, potatoes, onions, tofu, jalepeno for some heat, green onions and zucchini. Pretty common dish to make so I won't go into that, but I found some fun zucchini at the supermarket. They're <em>tiny! </em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I remember a few entries back, zucchini's were made into fries and they were "fun". We named them <span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">Zookini</span> Fries. These little munchers are pretty fun too! Have you ever seen such a small zucchini? Ladies and gentleman...return of the <span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">Zookini</span>!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Never seen this either, but chopped half and put them into the soup. These actuall taste a little sweeter than the normal-sized zucchini and squashes. Half are left for some experimenting. </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And last night's dinner was a simple teriyaki chicken made with chicken tenders. Using chicken tenders cuts down the prep and cook time and on a weekday... it <em>rocks my world</em>! I've been putting a little more veggies than dishes call for. It's really important to diversify as much fruits and vegetables as we can to get alllll different sorts of nutrients. Now any kind of veggie can't be added, but it really has to make some kind of sense in the flavor. Onions, green onions, carrots, garlic and mushroom made sense for chicken teriyaki. The onions were an inspiration from a lunch I had with a friend. We had some burgers and the cut the onions really thick. If you want to imagine how thick it was, they took a whole onion peeled and cut it three times across the onion into rings. On top of that, they were deliciously caramelized. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Why not add it to teriyaki? It'd make some sense, right? Onions... chicken teriyaki? It also needed a pop color so the beta carotene filled carrots added to the visual appetite of the dish as well as nutritional value. On the side, were some shanghai tips with some garlic, oyster sauce and tossed in with about half a diced jalepeno. The jalepeno was the push for more veggies (and because the store sells them only in pkgs of about 10 and the needed to be used!). Some spice is nice and doesn't disrupt the dish.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>FOODIE YOODIEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02001401217428902225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-98110427208826712.post-89068911304275949922011-02-13T18:43:00.000-08:002011-02-13T18:46:45.302-08:00HIT ME WITH SOME CHOCOLATE, VALENTINE!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A new experiement for the Valentine's day weekend!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What other common good has been so successfully marketed for this holiday, but <span style="color: yellow;"><em><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">chocolate<strong>?</strong></span></span></em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Okay, you're right. <span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><em>Roses</em></span> too! Well, whatever it is, who doesn't love a little chocolate? :) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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So it was the end of the week and usually, this is the time to throw together something for our tummies out of what we have. I had some leftover chicken breast so I chop't! the chicken, whipped up a pesto sauce, sliced tomatoes, shredded some romaine and piled it onto some bread. Our friends gave us a loaf of the asian white bread (thank you!) so the white bread got to be the candidate to receive a streaky suntan from the foreman grill. Into the "tanning bed" and out comes...oh lala! <br />
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As items of such sweet satisfaction don't come without trials, especially to novices like me, I couldnt' figure out how to give it the cracked look at the top. As the fruit of some dead end attempts, I knew it wasn't the proper way, but I found a way to make some cracks in my cookies. Right when it comes out ...SMOOSH!<br />
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and the results were quite pleasing! it had many delicious cracks, so many more than a girl trying to make cracks in her cookies could aks for! It is called the SMASH COOKIE. I guess you can call the invention of the smash cookie a serendipitous moment. These serendipitous cookies traveled with us to a superbowl party and I put four smash cookies to see if they'd fly with a crowd. All four flew. woot! I think it'd still be nice to know how to make those cracks the normal way though. Does anyone know how to do that? Please help.<br />
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God has been in even a simple thing like baking. Baking has been challenging and quite discouraging at times... I actually typed up the above at an earlier time than this portion here on. Between then and now, something amazing happened. Kee and I celebrated our 35 months today and we decided to use one of our restaurant.com coupons at a restaurant in the city (will post about it next). I got there a little before Kee so I dropped in to get a manicure a few doors down. As I was getting a manicure, Kee walked in and waited on the couch. I was in a line of ladies with our hands in front of us like kangaroos, getting our nails made pretty. <br />
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There was a nice lady next to me who had her hair done and a lot of makeup and her hair done! She was getting her nails painted in bright red and she was talking to her manicurist. Red Nails was so kind. Red Nails asked the chinese lady manicurist how her day was going and the manicurist spoke of a long 10am to 10pm day. Red Nails said, "I understand. I've been working long hours filming." And it doesn't ring a bell to the manicurist lady when red nails says," I film for the Food Network". Whoa, hello. Red Nails and the manicurist reach a pause in their conversation. <br />
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I ask red nails what she does for the Food Network. I thought she might be in the camera crew or something, but she said she was the one who was being filmed, hence the hair do, makeup and manicure. I'm thinking, "Am I sitting next to someone big and oblivious?" So I proceeded to ask questions. Oh nice. What's your name? Anne Thornton. What show do you do? I do<strong> Dessert First</strong>. I'm getting a manicure next to a food network star... <br />
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I kept my cool (I hope) and not of a starstruck wanna-be baker and had a chance to share with her about this blog. ( I wonder if she'll read my blog , as big as a star that she is, haha ) We talked about my recent challenge of learning to bake and explained my big breakthrough. And she was so kind to give me a thorough run down of butter and not-butter and what they can and can't do, which of course was my long-time reason for floury cookies. In short, stick butter, for <em>many </em>reasons, is so much better says Anne. She shared that she had just done a recording of a dessert with Nutella earlier in the day airing in April. No <em>way.</em> So of course, I still had that pressing question on how to make the cracks on the top of the cookie. Who would have known I'd get the answer in this way??<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Thank you God for your amazing and unexpected ways you teach me. </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our friends in Italy were thougthful and stuffed a box full of Italian goodies. And you wonder why we miss this country...the people are amazing and so is their food! We couldn't really read the labels, but we do know that it is pasta, pasta sauce, cookies, chocolates and more chocolates! <em>Buon Appettito</em> indeed! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So with Italian inspiration, let's make pasta! It was time to try those stuff't little bundles of pasta: </div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: red;">Ravioli</span>, <span style="color: #38761d;">Cappelleti</span></strong> and<span style="color: red;"> <strong><span style="color: white;">Tortellini</span>. </strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The word<span style="color: red;"><strong> <i>ravioli</i></strong></span> is reminiscent of the Italian verb <i>riavvolgere,</i> "to wrap". </div><div style="text-align: center;">Spinach, mushroom, garlic, parmesan cheese all "wrapped" up in skins. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now if that wasn't neat, let's look at <strong><span style="color: #38761d;">Cappelletti</span>.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> What does it look like? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and finally, I'll leave you to decide what you feel about Tortellini.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Would you eat tortellini after hearing this? </div><div style="text-align: center;">Would you be offended if someone served this to you? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Did that offend you?! haha. </div><div style="text-align: center;">These tortellini's look like outties! :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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That's right! You can make these ahead of time. Want to know a neat thing about making these kinds of pastas? You really don't need a pasta maker. Just roll out fresh pasta and fill them and if you don't have time to roll out pasta, but you want homemade ravioli, try using wanton skins for a quick homemade stuffed pasta. Chef Sandra Lee would be proud of you since it's <em>semi-homemade</em>! :) <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And for dinner tonight, they were served up with some soup. I call it "Florentine Soup" because it's simple with ingredients left close to their natural form. Chicken, Kale, Purple Potatoes, Carrots, Onions, Corn, Garlic and Basil in a broth. Very colorful! and you know what that meants. It screams, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Served with "Florentine" rosemary-infused beans. After demystification, all it means is:<br />
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</div><div align="center">Veggies used in this post: spinach, mushrooms, onions, garlic, carrots, peas, kale, purple potatoes, sage, corn, rosemary, kidney beans and cannelini beans. Is success a vegetable? haha.<br />
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Here's<em> <span style="font-size: large;">your</span></em> portion. <br />
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Buon Appettito, friends! Thanks for reading and encouraging me! <br />
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Hubby, thanks for sharpening my knives for me today! </div><div align="center"><br />
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BUON APPETTITO!<br />
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FY</div>FOODIE YOODIEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02001401217428902225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-98110427208826712.post-84956820137844361392011-02-01T20:36:00.000-08:002011-02-01T20:40:24.883-08:00KNIFE-N-FORK, HOISIN PORK!<div align="center"><br />
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<div align="center">Vibrant and colorful peppers. The deeper the color of the vegetable, the more nutrients it has. <br />
Those colors are shouting "I have lots of vitamin C!"<br />
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The peppers went on an asian salad topped with my latest invention...<br />
<strong>Tofu Croutons</strong>. <em>Protein-y</em> croutons. :)</div><div align="center"><br />
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Hoisiiiiiin Pork!<br />
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"KNIFE-N-FORK, HOISIN PORK!" <br />
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C'mon, you say it!<br />
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<em>"KNIFE-N-FORK, HOISIN PORK!" </em><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">BON APPETTITO! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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The brain couldn't produce a creative title today, but I suppose the little ^ on the word crêpe can resemble the pile of snow on our roof. Snow day! First week of work and it's a 4 day week. Is that good or bad?<br />
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After staying into the wee hours of watching the snow, hubs and I filled up on sleep. Now, watching snow is one of the most peaceful things, but sleeping-in is <em>not</em> easy work. The Lonely Laboring Lung is slaving away while all other functions except the occassional twitching muscle and for those who drool, the drooling, are still as a rock. So it was off to the kitchen to fill our tummies that survived the piles of snow that fell on our house. Long stretch of sleep during cold weather and food replenishment...We sound like korean bears!<br />
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Crêpes are French. The ingredients include flour, eggs, milk, butter and salt and they come in two types. Sweet, <em>crêpes sucrees</em> and savory, <em>crêpes salees</em>. Put all the foreign fancy words aside and it's simply... a really thin pancake. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Diner-style homefries made an appearance and of course, over easy eggs. The eggs didn't have such an "easy" time flipping. Look at their scars! Poor things, but rest assured, they are still filled with the yellow (korean) oozing soul. So there it is... brunch. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<strong>Snow Day Crêpes: Brunch for 2.</strong> :)<br />
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Bon Appettito!<br />
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FY</div>FOODIE YOODIEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02001401217428902225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-98110427208826712.post-34847811663368215942011-01-25T20:03:00.000-08:002011-01-25T20:12:17.652-08:00Shrimp Etouffee Buffet<div align="center">First Etouffee! </div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">The word comes from the French word étouffer, which means <i>to smother.</i><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"> Sous Chef was able to pull the <em>whole </em>shrimp out of it's shell.<br />
Perhaps it requires the same skills as pulling teeth??<br />
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Mamma Mia!<span style="color: #f6b26b;"> </span>:)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">FY<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSogok1Du1MSqF5osRar5TWaso3-q8H6iykSqJOVaV4Lmgz2FmCEXwbfDmZ3ZHmQHtz6Mh2ZaJFP7vEfuSyUYHLqAZLFW_4TW7E6mCF1L3ebYiWH2Wtw2f7yNCgM8fmAssncDpR6fpsMk/s1600/IMG_7875.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div align="center"></div>FOODIE YOODIEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02001401217428902225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-98110427208826712.post-71903255564042562572011-01-23T19:46:00.000-08:002011-01-23T20:37:25.712-08:00"SQUASH ME!" + COMPANY<div style="text-align: center;">Funny word. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Squash. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">"skwash"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">3 Different meanings:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1. Squash- v. <span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default;">to</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default;">press</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default;">into</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default;">a</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default;">flat</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default;">mass</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default;">or</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default;">pulp</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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Squash-n. <span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default;">a</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default;">game</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'">for</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default;">two</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default;">persons,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default;">resembling</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default;">squash</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default;">racquets</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default;">except</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default;">that</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default;">the</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default;">ball</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default;">is</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default;">larger</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default;">and</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default;">livelier</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default;">and</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default;">the</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default;">racket</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default;">is</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default;">shaped</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default;">like</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default;">a</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default;">tennis</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" onclick="this.style.backgroundColor='#b5d5ff';return hotWord(this);" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='transparent'" onmouseover="this.style.cursor='default'" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default;">racket</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Let's start with the fries. I got a whole sweet potato, cut them into little fiddle sticks, tossed them with some olive oil, salt and a few fresh chop't Italian herbs (sage, thyme, rosemary, basil) and...baked them. They come out colorful and nutritious. The herbs are packed with antioxidants, vitamin A, cancer preventing agents and the sweet potato is packed with calcium, iron, vitamin E and A. And not only that, they're delicious lending a sweet and salty flavor that everyone will enjoy. So instead of the regular limited nutrient potato, try some nutrient packed sweet potato fries. Don't eat them all for yoursef...give them to the kids too! I have a friend who comes over once in a while with some sweet potatoes to bake. I'm going to have to make these for her sometime. :) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">American pizza vs the Italian pizza. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Italian foods are relatively simple, America's get's complicated. Let's take the American Pizza Hut deep. The pizzas are piled high with all the toppings across the board; sausage, ham, pepperoni, cheese, veggies and extra cheese all on a thick crust. Truly an American creation. "The more the better"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For the Italian pizza, let's go back to the authentic Italian culture to see the mystery of the "healthy" pizza. Take the simple and classic Margherita. Basil, tomato and mozzarella. Remember the courses appertivo, primi, secundi, dessert and coffee? Pizza was made as a primi portion and only <em>one</em> of the many small courses in a traditional Italian meal so pizza there is not as filling like Pizza Hut. Often, the pizza has little or no meat because the Italians usually serve meat in the "secundi" portion. </div><br />
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<em>In about 1889, Queen Margherita, accompanied by her husband, Umberto I, took an inspection tour of her Italian Kingdom. During her travels around Italy she saw many people, especially the peasants, eating this large, flat bread. Curious, the queen ordered her guards to bring her one of these Pizza breads. The Queen loved the bread and would eat it every time she was out amongst the people, which caused some consternation in Court circles. It was not seemly for a Queen to dine on peasant's food.</em><br />
<em>Never the less, the queen loved the bread and decided to take matters into her own hands. Summoning Chef Rafaelle Esposito from his pizzeria to the royal palace, the queen ordered him to bake a selection of pizzas for her pleasure</em><br />
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<em>To honor the queen who was so beloved by her subjects, Rafaelle decided to make a very special pizza just for her. He baked a Pizza topped with tomatoes, Mozzarella Cheese, and fresh Basil (to represent the colors of the Italian flag: Red, white, and green). This became Queen Margherita's favorite pizza and when word got out that this was one of the queen's favorite foods, she became even more popular with the Italian people. She also started a culinary tradition, the Pizza Margherita, which lasts to this very day in Naples and has now spread throughout the world.</em> <br />
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So in keeping with the simplicity of Italian pizza, I made the Sorrentina Pizza from Trattoria de Sorrentina which was mentioned in my previous post. It had three toppings: arugula, cherry tomatoes and prosciutto. It was a white pizza so no tomato sauce. (Picture is of restaurant's pizza) <br />
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Now I could tell you a lot about prosciutto since my curiousity has led me to read a book on them, but I'll just give you the most important things. You can find prosciutto from a charcuterie (deli) and it's simply a dry-cured ham. There are a few different kinds, but Prosciutto de Parma is the tastier one. <br />
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So where did prosciutto come from? [No, stay with me! It's interesting. :)]<br />
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A long time ago before the Italians had refrigeration, they needed meat to last through the <em>whole year</em>. So on the day they butchered a pig, they had some fresh meat as a meal for energy to do the rest of the preparations with the pig which were: <br />
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1. Take all the big cuts and dry-age them <br />
2. Take the head parts and chop them up to make a "head cheese". ie ears, snout <br />
3. Save the big pieces of fat or lardo for cooking and flavoring foods <br />
4. Grind the tiny pieces of meat and fat leftover and case them into the intestines to make sausage (origins of sausage) <br />
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They Italians found a system of salting and drying meat that kills bacteria and prolongs the life of the meat. Let's take, for example, one of the big cuts of meat from the leg. They would be treated with salt and dry-hung for months. That would be <span style="color: #e69138;">PROSCIUTTO</span>. It's not cooked, but perfectly safe to eat. :) <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Since we're able to get fresh meats from our local store today, there's no need for prosciutto anymore, but prosciutto continues to stick around not out of necessity , but for that signature salty and sweet taste. So with that, I present a Sorrentina Pizza in our home with all it's nutritional and prosciutto glory. </div><div style="text-align: center;">*Angel choir singing*</div><br />
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One of the things that I've finally solved is that mystery of the sugar cookie. Put your hands up in the air! <strong>\0/</strong> I've finally made some batches that actually taste like sugar cookies instead of baked flour. Nothing fancy yet. Gotta get the fundamentals first. My mistake was using the tub butter instead of sticks of butter. So batches of flour later, rest assured that I'll never forget: <em>stick butter</em>! I made some traditional round cookies, but I also thought I had to make the other Chicken McNugget shape in the left bottom corner. Morphs a little during baking, but Ode to the Chicken McNugget!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And another practice at royal icing. Slowly getting there. This is taking some practice too, just like the sugar cookie. Slow, but steady. As long as we get there...<em>someday. </em>"Tie-riffic!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unlike the sugar cookie, the granola bar is a much easier undertaking. My husband eats these every morning, so I gave them a try to see if I could make them instead of buying them. Making granola bars is pretty versatile in terms of what you want to put in them. Next time, chocolate chips might be fun... or bacon for Kee. :) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here is a quick and fun savory snack. Some time in early december, my friends and I did a food tour in Manhattan as a last hurrah for our friend who was having a baby soon. We ended up going to about 6 places throughout the evening into night, having a little bite at each place. One of the places was yakitori in a small and crowded place in St Marks. Fun atomosphere.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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January 2011 is here! Happy New Year! With the dawn of the near year, most people have probably thought one of the three things:<br />
1. This year I will <u>(enter resolution)</u><br />
2. I can't believe 2011 is already here!<br />
3. I need to lose my holiday weight. <br />
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In terms of #3, my husband and I have decided that we're getting serious about this weight loss and the tangible ways we can accomplish this without slipping is:<br />
a) eat smaller portions <br />
b) give ourselves a dose of truth each day and step on our new scale<br />
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LORD HELP US!<br />
So where did we gain this holiday weight? Texas and Wisconsin, home of good eats! This year, it was Thanksgiving in Texas and Christmas in Wisconsin.<br />
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From the airport, my brother picked us up and we all took the 2 hour drive to Hempstead, Texas which was not too far from Houston. My Uncle has a ranchhouse on a big plot of land which our families from Houston and Austin came to. My mom, aunt and some younger ladies of the family helped with the preparation ni my Aunt's country/rustic kitchen and the results were amazing. The spread was substantial! Unfortunately, we didn't catch any pictures of the food nor the beautiful house, but I can say that my mom, aunt and cousin did a wonderful job with the food. Highlights were my mom's glazed ham and my aunt's stuffing. Two of the greatest cooks ever! Right in their tracks is my cousin, Hana, who seems to think of something really inventive every year. The other year was an amazing holiday drink and this year she had a "leftover casserole" which consisted of ingredients from the thanksgiving table with a few extra ingredients all baked into a casserole dish. You're amazing, little cous.<br />
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This was the first Thanksgiving that Kee and I were spending with my side of the family and in the Korean culture, the new couple bows together to the family. We bowed to the adults and when it came to the kids, I think we'd all agree it was akward to be so formal to eachother. So on the cue, we all faced eachother and bowed. The Korean bow is done from head down to the floor which we did with the adults, <br />
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but either we all had ESP or are plain lazy second generation cousins, we all bent at the waist.<br />
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Then it was away from the formality to a game of spoons! With a twist, we added a spoon shuffler, Ariel, and we said she could move the spoons however she wanted. She favored people at times (her mom! ) by putting all the spoons in front of one person, played peach maker by putting them out equally in front of everybody and when she was feeling miscievious, she hid them in another room which led us into an epic battle to just even get in the door! <br />
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So after spending the time there, it was back to Austin where we enjoyed Texas and Mom's cooking. It was Kee's birthday so she went all out to make banchans, kalbi jjim and of course, meeyuk kuk. While my mom was prepping the amazing meal, My dad, brother, Kee and I helped my dad pick the last persimmons off our tree for the season as well as some grapefruits. We had to get the persimmons down with an extended tree saw and a long crab net! <br />
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</div>For Christmas, it was off to Wisconsin a land with large plots of land and covered in snow. Kee used a snow blower for the first time to clear his parents' driveway. :)<br />
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Lots of great food from my mother-in-law as well as a nice meal at a steak restaurant. My mother in law loves to make beautiful table scapes and this is a "simple" Christmas breakfast she created for us the day we left.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My FIL gave a sermon on faith that referred to the story of Jesus on a boat with his disciples. As he fell asleep, a storm fell upon the boat and the disciples were worried and woke Him. He told them not to worry and have faith because He is in control of all things as He calmed the storm before their eyes. Great words for the year. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope you all had wonderful holidays with your families and Happy New Year~ Stay tuned for more food discorveries and eats in 2011!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gnocchi. Prounounced NYO-kee. Gnocchi actually means 'knot' or 'knuckle' in Italian so instead of the American knuckle sandwhich, perhaps the Italians send someone a message by giving them gnocchi! I did share some of these with one of my friends, but I did not intend to send it to her with that intention. =P </div><br />
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We had a chance to taste this in Italy and also some at Luppa in NYC, so I gave it ago. These little bundles of pasta are made of ingredients just like regular pasta, but instead of using the whole amount of flour, a good portion is made of potatoes. So gnocchi are like potato dumplings and they are hearty little bites!<br />
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Those ridges in gnocchi aren't decorative like peanut butter cookies, but they're actually <em>functional</em>. They're made by pressing the back of a fork into the dumpling and they catch sauce in the grooves so each piece has more flavor. Pasta with spoons! Usually, it'll be served with some tomato based sauce, pesto or even something simple like butter and cheese. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They all didn't come out this beautiful, but of course, who'd choose the ugliest to photograph? So... here is one of the best gnocchis. I did it the simple way for starters, but there is gnocchi that is rounder. There is also a smaller version called gnochetti which is perfect for little children.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">and this is the Winter Caprese Salad which we took to a Christmas potluck party that uses the pesto as well. What makes Winter Caprese Salad different from the normal Caprese salad? Instead of regular mozzarella and basil leaves, it uses mozzarella marinated in the pesto sauce. I believe they made it this way in the winter because basil leaves are not as readily as available in the winter months as the warm months, but if you put the basil leaves in some kind of perserving agent, basil can be used throughout the winter. The perserving agent would be the olive oil. The tomatoes are also baked for 1.5 hrs - 2hrs, their skins are peeled and the tomatoes are coated with an "<em>elixir</em>" that enhances the flavor. The elixir is known to visibly shed years off your age and make you make you feel 10 years younger ....I kid. :) The elixir is called <em>agrodolce </em>which adds a slightly acidic and sweet touch. A mix of equal parts red wine vinegar and sugar.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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