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to cut the slice you can run the blade through the powered sugar before you make the cut if it helps package up nice and pretty 11 comments tastes like a brownie hot chocolate december 9 2013 5 12 pm filed under uncategorized when i was a kid mom made hot chocolate mix ever year it was the one made from the nestle s quik chocolate milk stuff instant creamer and powered milk now i grew up with that and like it just fine but because this is how we roll around here i wanted to do something more and better without the powdered instant stuff well except for the milk i guess and it needed to be too good for children of course that is up to you what you do with it sharing and all i wanted it rich and dark and real and even a little scary maybe like dessert or mousse or something so i looked up alton brown s recipe because his recipes are nearly always wonderful only i didn t want to use powered sugar because i d bought a couple of things of turbinado sugar and i like that different flavor it has and no cayenne pepper i know it s all the thing this past few years to go full on mayan and add cayenne pepper to the chocolate but i am all hey this is the deep south where we like things the way mama did it and mom didn t add cayenne to the hot chocolate tho i am pretty sure if someone had told her about it she would have mom still is a culinary adventuress maybe i will add come cayenne to hers and see what happens anyway i read another recipe somewhere that added grated up white chocolate to make it richer then the though occurred that if adding white chocolate is good then adding milk chocolate as well would only be better then i decided that dark cocoa would be nice because really dark chocolate right right so it s not his recipe anymore now it s mine david taste tested it and he said huh it tastes like a brownie mom thus the name ingredients use real stuff not fake stuff tastes like a brownie mom hot chocolate mix 1 large bar real white chocolate 2 3 bag of milk chocolate chips real chocolate please 2 cups special dark cocoa powder 1 cup turbinado sugar or regular white sugar 2 1 2 cups powdered milk 2 teaspoons corn starch 1 2 teaspoon salt shred the white chocolate in a food processor i use the grater disc put in the large blade and the chocolate chips process until it is all a fine powder grated white chocolate milk chocolate chips add everything else the food processor will probably be pretty full i know mine is turn it on and let it mix for a while how long until it s all mixed and there s no lumps or bits or anything maybe 5 minutes something like that put it into containers for gift giving little mason jars would be perfect serve with a spoon or a peppermint stick and stir it a lot while drinking s use 2 heaping spoons full in a 6 ounce cup of very hot water it needs to be nearly boiling in order to melt the chocolate you can let it cool a bit after but the nearly boiling hot is important trust me it s worth it when you serve it stick in a spoon and stir it a bit as you drink it to keep the chocolate from settling to the bottom a peppermint stick would make a good stir thing marshmallows of course i haven t made them yet that is for another day a creepy santa mug is the perfect thing to serve it in 2 comments roasted chicken with new potatoes onions and garlic may 8 2013 11 33 pm filed under uncategorized tags fresh produce omg garlic roasted chicken is there such a thing as too much garlic probably eventually that roasted garlic french stuff was too much garlic if your very polite friend says you smell of garlic then tries to backpedal by saying it might be her husband that s too much tonight was not too much garlic in fact himself request more garlic next time this stuff is made and he may be right sigh i need a kitchen camera just a cheap one that it s ok if grease gets splattered on it i am cautious with the nikon d90 w fancypants lens o yes can take great pictures but not in the kitchen with all the stuff everywhere thus no pictures but if you have any kind of imagination bear with me because this was the kind of meal that made me sigh with satisfaction and wish i had a bigger stomach did you know may 4 my birthday is international respect for chickens day i respect the chicken i respect it s dedication at providing eggs and it s commitment for giving it s life that we may have fried chicken roast chicken chicken broth chicken pot pie and king ranch casserole my favorite roast chicken it is how i honor the bird who gave it s life for me i want to treat it with respect not shove it in a can and coat it in mayonnaise so i use a bird that has lived a long enough life to get a layer of fat on it no wonder my thighs but really at my age whatever a roasting hen not a fryer also little new potatoes the red kind omygoodness so creamy and vidalia onions not spanish ones or yellow ones or white ones but sweet vidalias grown right up the road about 15 minutes from here sweet enough to eat raw in a salad but also amazing when roasted in chicken juice and fat omygoodnessyespardonwhileiclosemyeyesandsigh also garlic the biggest cloves you can find i used 6 or 7 cloves and it was suggested that perhaps a whole head might be better because we were all sort of fighting and stabbing each other with forks to get at the roasted in chicken juice garlic i caught himself picking through the bowl of potatoes hunting for garlic easy peasy but this is the first time i ve done it this way and i tell you what it s happening again because chicken juices and fat and potatoes and onion and garlic are quite possibly the second most delicious thing ever right after that little fatty tail on a ribeye that s been cooked to medium rare perfection on a hardwood charcoal grill and so easy ok here s how you do it roasted chicken with new potatoes onion and garlic 1 5 6 pound roasting hen washed and dried inside and out several long stems of oregano from the garden olive oil kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper 2 pounds ish red new potatoes cut in half i have no idea how much i had about 12 of them 1 large vidalia onion sliced thin 6 7 fat cloves of garlic or a whole head if you trust me lightly smashed and peeled put the potatoes onion and garlic in a large roasting pan set a rack over the veggies put the chicken on the rack coat it in olive oil and salt and pepper it stuff the oregano up inside the body cavity roast at 425 degrees for about 20 minutes per pound of chicken when the chicken is done crispy and golden and the leg is loose when you mess with it set it aside to sit for 10 minutes or so then cut into pieces put the vegs in a bowl and pour the pan juices all over them keep a wooden spoon handy for whacking hands of anyone who tries to pick out the garlic or eat the really crusty potatoes first also whack the hands of anyone picking the skin off the chicken because that s cook s privilege the son who ate with us opined that the potatoes would be excellent as hash alongside an omelet next time i ll have to make more because there was only enough left for himself to have for lunch tomorrow however i am not sure that there will ever be enough of those potatoes there was a salad to go with 1 vidalia onion sliced thin 2 large ripe tomatoes chopped coarse 1 large can little black olives dressing 1 2 cup olive oil 1 4 cup red wine vinegar 1 4 cup water 1 4 cup fresh oregano leaves loosely packed 1 teaspoon sugar 1 2 teaspoon ground black pepper put all the dressing ingredients in a blender and whizz up pour the dressing over the onions and let sit for an hour or so right before serving mix in the tomatoes and olives this would also be good with some feta cheese thrown in or maybe those little bitty pearl mozzerella balls use your imagination to figure out what a golden brown roast chicken on a bed of crispy new potatoes roasted sweet vidalia onions and buds of roasted garlic look like close your eyes and imagine the aroma of all those sweet roasted vegetables and a chicken stuffed with oregano imagine the family drifting in on the wafting scent like what shisname jetson when whatsername mrs jetson cooked something feet flapping and riding the waves gently maybe for mother s day i ll get a small kitchen camera that i won t worry about getting greasy or floury also someone needs to invent smell o vision srsly 1 comment roasted garlic salad dressing april 23 2013 11 06 pm filed under uncategorized tags fresh produce omg garlic salad ok the last post was a proceed at your own risk sort of thing this one involves the same ingredient roasted garlic but with much happier results the recipe was taken from epicurious com found during a search for a broccoli salad recipe that didn t involve raisins or cheese i didn t make the salad exactly as the recipe said but i did make the dressing as such and i must say it s probably the tastiest dressing i have ever made ever even better than the garlic and lemon peel and black pepper sauteed in olive oil and blended with rice vinegar which is my favorite for fresh salad greens from the garden in may this stuff wow rarely with the exception of a friend s coconut pie exchanged for sewing services have i wanted to take something and sit on the kitchen floor assume a defensive posture hunched over it like some sort of hyena guarding an antelope carcass and eat it with a spoon calories be damned this is so good it s worth a little cellulite creamy and amazing and of course there s no pictures but you know what mayonnaise looks like and buttermilk imagine the fresh spring chives cut from a pot on the patio and pepper from a grinder on the kitchen counter imagine a couple of golden heads of roasted garlic oily and gleaming in a pie pan close your eyes and breathe in the aroma now imagine a 23 year old outside manning the grill and tending the beefsteaks cooking on it but the salad is the star of the show no doubt as per usual i didn t make the exact salad it called for i never do but as it was a broccoli salad i was looking for that is what was made i don t really like broccoli unless it s in a salad with a delicious dressing or drowning in a cheese soup broccoli has unpleasant childhood recollections attached to it i was forced to eat it and i don t like being forced however if it had been presented with this stuff on it i would have eaten it and asked for more creamy roasted garlic dressing 2 heads of garlic a little bit of olive oil 1 cup mayonnaise c mon use the good stuff i like duke s but that might be a regional thing 1 2 cup buttermilk 1 1 2 tablespoons of minced fresh chives yes fresh not dried please not dried 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 1 2 teaspoon celery seed epicurious recipe said 1 1 4 teaspoons celery salt but i never use the stuff and have to watch the salt anyway 1 4 teaspoon fresh ground yes please black pepper i have no idea how much i put in probably more than that but i like the stuff cut the garlic heads in half through the middle how do i explain that so each clove is cut in half get it drizzle each cut side with a bit of olive oil and wrap them all together loosely with aluminum foil or like i did put them in a cake pan and cover with a pan lid roast at 350 degrees for about 35 minutes check after that to see if they re soft and turning golden if not soft yet put the lid back on and put them back in the oven heat turned off for about 10 minutes put all the other ingredients into a blender ok epicurious said get all fancy and precious and mix everything by hand blah blah blah and whiz up or mix gently by hand with a wire whisk made by turkish metalworkers who ve been doing it for generations and using methods passed down from their ancestors whatever when the garlic is done pop each clove out so easy from the papery skin and drop into the blender with the other stuff whiz it up again taste it and adjust with salt and pepper and try to restrain yourself from hiding in a closet with it and a spoon and eating the whole blender full then serving the salad with a disappointing ranch dressing from a bottle now the salad i made was 1 head of romaine lettuce epicurious said use a bunch of overpriced hearts of romaine but i am feeding philistines who wouldn t know a heart of romaine from a bag of iceberg chopped kind of small i hate big pieces of lettuce also 2 heads of broccoli florets cut very small then the stems shredded like cole slaw and a fresh spring onion from the garden of my 14 yr old chopped fine it could possibly have been improved with the addition of something like sunflower seeds or pepitas but i didn t have any of those admittedly i probably ate too much salad if such a thing is possible too much salad did i just say that i will probably reek of garlic tomorrow as will himself but if both people in a romantic relationship eat too much garlic no one who matters will notice leave a comment not exactly a how to post february 15 2013 2 10 pm filed under uncategorized tags soup vegetarian dinner it s more like a proceed at your own risk post i love garlic it is probably my favorite seasoning of all time and yes it s a seasoning not a vegetable seasoned with something else or it shouldn t be anyway i have experience with this the other night mr rootie was out of town on business and i took the opportunity to make something new and different to me anyway i d never made it before since we in this household are enamored of roasted garlic it seemed like a good thing and if one head of roasted garlic in a pot of tomato sauce is good then how much better could 4 heads in a pot of broth with a few noodles be lots better i tell you what i am not posting pictures because the ones on that web site are lovely so look at them also those are pretty much exactly like what i made only i used a rich homemade chicken stock instead of water because stock is almost always better than water in a soup right right the soup was made and eaten like french onion soup with a slice of crusty bread and cheese on top i used asiago because gruyere is hard to find in this town it was delicious pungent but delicious comments were made about a low risk of intestinal parasites in the future the next day when himself returned from his trip it was valentine s day he gave me a hug and said you smell like garlic i was horrified mainly because this was late afternoon and i had gone all day long being around people and completely unaware that there was an aroma utterly unlike the c o bigelow lemon perfume i typically wear the horror was then doubled with the realization that garlic and lemons only really go well together on a roasted or grilled chicken or possibly in some hummus and i am neither of those things so the moral of this story is two fold 1 if you make the soup make sure your significant other eats it as well 2 if you eat the soup either sequester yourself for a few days if you are self conscience as i am or at the very least wear that aroma with pride 3 and don t eat it within several days of taking 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