tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76566386963535651892024-03-18T06:16:56.577-07:00Got it, Cook itUse the stuff you already have on handPiperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10027972649663320818noreply@blogger.comBlogger798125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656638696353565189.post-41370980214700838482024-03-07T18:33:00.000-08:002024-03-07T18:45:09.752-08:00Mahi Mahi with Feta Cream Sauce<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5gnvuyt7slmnXKjA1IaE0Vyj0n0mYn2UnTDGlMmbY5sbLZdwZs3D2jAbzAPR1a3z9VdLvUZt_fcme_AmhTz3U9poCT5TJJmq1qjlEa2Kc6X_EyxR10uKHzepAeIAoYypKbZ1kJy9Da-WYm91l6q96q2NTCPTnqYTl-XzowSmnNIsZWxajMEIJKAjNvbW/s4032/20240307_174131.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5gnvuyt7slmnXKjA1IaE0Vyj0n0mYn2UnTDGlMmbY5sbLZdwZs3D2jAbzAPR1a3z9VdLvUZt_fcme_AmhTz3U9poCT5TJJmq1qjlEa2Kc6X_EyxR10uKHzepAeIAoYypKbZ1kJy9Da-WYm91l6q96q2NTCPTnqYTl-XzowSmnNIsZWxajMEIJKAjNvbW/w640-h360/20240307_174131.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Easiest dinner ever.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Feta is one of my favorite cheese, along with goat cheese! This is a great easy way to fancy up some fish for a quick week night dinner. We often have frozen fish in the freezer (thanks to Costco), and Mahi Mahi is one of our favorites. This would also work for halibut, tilapia and even salmon. It's quite possible that this would be great on chicken breasts too, but I haven't tried that yet.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Ingredients</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Makes 2</span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">2- 6 oz mahi mahi fillets</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">3 Tbsp mayonnaise (like Best Foods)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">3 Tbsp of crumbled feta</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">1/4 tsp of dried dill</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">1/4 tsp of garlic powder</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">2 tsp lemon juice</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Fresh black pepper</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">1 tsp minced parsley (optional)</span></li></ul><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Preheat oven to 400 degrees</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">On a foil lined pan, coat with oil and place fish fillets on top.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdFDXTAr7gy5hD9ua9EOe0dv-j-KS34GTaj507MoYv0K_WbXnBCPNq03VLLinLOHHO0M02YZ4NcZE9Ysb10G24Ht8FH-uVdSijGBKTpIHPXv2paVrvRRc6kEY65VE1RG94qgZ69AZMIJ6ELFGRYeXVSTbDVJqvpCjxQDzPxCbnXDY1ARAH_IF16T4BqZSP/s4032/20240307_172437.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdFDXTAr7gy5hD9ua9EOe0dv-j-KS34GTaj507MoYv0K_WbXnBCPNq03VLLinLOHHO0M02YZ4NcZE9Ysb10G24Ht8FH-uVdSijGBKTpIHPXv2paVrvRRc6kEY65VE1RG94qgZ69AZMIJ6ELFGRYeXVSTbDVJqvpCjxQDzPxCbnXDY1ARAH_IF16T4BqZSP/w640-h360/20240307_172437.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Make mixture of the mayo, feta, dill, garlic, lemon juice, pepper and parsley. Make sure to mix well and get most of the lumps out.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixyfIzOEfLKKPSGiPzPugDT0XY2Aey1aA_S6i_fXcFUvE3RGFyrdKLd9xFzbfHY_u4c52uWG7canT2uvG7SYSCfwBNAJ47hNhjACth-N25BJA3eOpg0v8wO5G59r7Pu6yJES60TBxKezeRqK3aVbGTZYU2aEVFgAEHuKW6fDK0Wih-Y-3sXTim93vEHrDv/s4032/20240307_172425.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixyfIzOEfLKKPSGiPzPugDT0XY2Aey1aA_S6i_fXcFUvE3RGFyrdKLd9xFzbfHY_u4c52uWG7canT2uvG7SYSCfwBNAJ47hNhjACth-N25BJA3eOpg0v8wO5G59r7Pu6yJES60TBxKezeRqK3aVbGTZYU2aEVFgAEHuKW6fDK0Wih-Y-3sXTim93vEHrDv/w640-h360/20240307_172425.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>Cover the entire top of the fish with the mixture, put on the top rack of the oven and cook 10-12</span> minutes, depending on the thickness of your fish. Mine took 14 minutes but they were very thick filets.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5kFtLeQzNwLk0Ng-ueCTSZB8ov7fF-RaI0_7SIZ4TUqITF3s5QwOJFbRmm2kCxgeQ-IOYk-2upkqjV_mNi18XPRvkUnzQri_S9PCKsldmZgv-Ki_VfFant4UhSwR_Qcr0FPi7RxsbjkZEwziT58V4kgK7q2rHhCxVwB23DSM3sTJZN2VzqW6J8JA_cBrU/s4032/20240307_172522.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5kFtLeQzNwLk0Ng-ueCTSZB8ov7fF-RaI0_7SIZ4TUqITF3s5QwOJFbRmm2kCxgeQ-IOYk-2upkqjV_mNi18XPRvkUnzQri_S9PCKsldmZgv-Ki_VfFant4UhSwR_Qcr0FPi7RxsbjkZEwziT58V4kgK7q2rHhCxVwB23DSM3sTJZN2VzqW6J8JA_cBrU/w640-h360/20240307_172522.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Here they are after baking, some of the sauce fell off, but it still plated up nicely.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAimGsOIjK45khom3rGaAdsml3KDln1sdckjpgFleOGCXo5WXXitjGLhT5HtPOn4RioFZf0C7p3y68BiQN2UQ9W21MlXjhozDANa6Px9WZnDtpJ_ARCf9bGK93zT-lrjQyNgO2t86_AuLsYioLMVqUKgg-Hn_BnTSkcjqYLRaOk-4dFJzmt9CFN1yCwifY/s4032/20240307_173931.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAimGsOIjK45khom3rGaAdsml3KDln1sdckjpgFleOGCXo5WXXitjGLhT5HtPOn4RioFZf0C7p3y68BiQN2UQ9W21MlXjhozDANa6Px9WZnDtpJ_ARCf9bGK93zT-lrjQyNgO2t86_AuLsYioLMVqUKgg-Hn_BnTSkcjqYLRaOk-4dFJzmt9CFN1yCwifY/w640-h360/20240307_173931.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Here's another recipe that is something a bit similar, <a href="https://gotitcookit.blogspot.com/2012/11/baked-parmesan-salmon.html" target="_blank">Baked Parmesan Salmon</a>. Try that too!</span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div></div>Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10027972649663320818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656638696353565189.post-7170353427616886772024-02-11T09:30:00.000-08:002024-02-11T09:31:17.786-08:00Greek Green Lentil Salad<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEircsimJY8eg8NplK_76PlmGCwuKl2VxsKRPZXW_KCawyqntB74Eir48AdVEgmzuA4rVTnTDrU94GvzHlNP5jysjZyF4NX71ZeEAz4zZXuSuPBCcSmu5euIxYxLXgqVxacwpG2ORWxB9QiAMbDh9fFPStVWX5NVun18lTOU2ZYoOLBvULI7DO_VgGWkFZY6/s4032/20240120_163358.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEircsimJY8eg8NplK_76PlmGCwuKl2VxsKRPZXW_KCawyqntB74Eir48AdVEgmzuA4rVTnTDrU94GvzHlNP5jysjZyF4NX71ZeEAz4zZXuSuPBCcSmu5euIxYxLXgqVxacwpG2ORWxB9QiAMbDh9fFPStVWX5NVun18lTOU2ZYoOLBvULI7DO_VgGWkFZY6/w640-h360/20240120_163358.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">I had this salad years ago at a Greek restaurant in Vancouver BC (<a href="https://thegreekbyanatoli.com/menu-yaletown/" target="_blank">The Greek by Anatoli</a>) and loved it so much. I am not sure if this is 100% the same, but this is what I dreamed up over the years thinking about it. It has all my favorite flavors!</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I finally made this for a party at my house for my birthday. Lots of friends and family came and brought other Greek goodies to share, so it wasn't too hard to host my own party.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I bought my green French lentils in bulk, they are my favorite! I think other lentils would work too. I just simmer the lentils in water until they are tender, then drain and add them in. They do tend to swell quite a bit, so be careful that you don't cook too many. If you do (like I did), you can freeze them to add to soups, or toss with roasted veggies for a nice side dish. You could even saute them with some butter and spices and make a nice 'bed' for a piece of grilled fish, chick or pork.<br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJbEGTeBSFJ6wyvBTspDu3BlMKq0hcB5VwxWmwFZu_8QvkRyZI472mAx28WxUKnfsLKZzfw0-c_eG8vKk8db7GvcFm6U-XITzNddK7ZRwsCZUDpCj4Yl0bW3D9AdxqBmQ9UJNVPCgeanko4dzXeYFsWURCvDak2bHp4QWMMCdJlyV0H7ux0gAEN5_m6ptA/s4032/20240120_123355.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJbEGTeBSFJ6wyvBTspDu3BlMKq0hcB5VwxWmwFZu_8QvkRyZI472mAx28WxUKnfsLKZzfw0-c_eG8vKk8db7GvcFm6U-XITzNddK7ZRwsCZUDpCj4Yl0bW3D9AdxqBmQ9UJNVPCgeanko4dzXeYFsWURCvDak2bHp4QWMMCdJlyV0H7ux0gAEN5_m6ptA/w640-h360/20240120_123355.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Serves 4-6</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Ingredients:</span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">1 cup green lentils, cooked and drained (cooled)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">1 cup of cherry tomatoes</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">1 can of garbanzo beans, drained</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">2 cups of arugula (or spinach)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">3/4 cup of feta, crumbled</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">2-3 Tbsp parmesan cheese</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Juice of one lemon</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Salt and Pepper to taste</span></li></ul><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC9mAgHrSo87zTEL_MEAV7jfkhzN7U5iZnrQs6fSf8kDl-cFZylz3G7FW6ilp3wwpDb7aW8Cj264O4mj5ovgp5I_8yk5VhxhEfp1eHg0ksiMXJjYVo79NTBKNX4MVk_zjeqph9T3lsqYu8R1CLuYidDl0vQC8Z4Jc94tFP0Q23l_ymwiI0Hwrk400CZtFl/s4032/20240120_125130.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC9mAgHrSo87zTEL_MEAV7jfkhzN7U5iZnrQs6fSf8kDl-cFZylz3G7FW6ilp3wwpDb7aW8Cj264O4mj5ovgp5I_8yk5VhxhEfp1eHg0ksiMXJjYVo79NTBKNX4MVk_zjeqph9T3lsqYu8R1CLuYidDl0vQC8Z4Jc94tFP0Q23l_ymwiI0Hwrk400CZtFl/w640-h360/20240120_125130.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Since I was prepping this ahead of time, I added everything to the bowl except the arugula and put it in the fridge. When we were ready for dinner, it was easy to add the arugula and give everything a toss. I tasted to make sure the seasoning was right, and served it right away.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqTZnGTXqMsHVF0qQeQBzXdG4RuUADhwMJiNAJmPTptHgre-tqS7dL_ML2ZRIxKQ4JgZV5gYRMaqxcN6yvCgcC4EAcXjHROUBFTyNwaWXGcYLBJMLUIzcAmx2fo3eEHodA47T4icUH1lOPkC0DgbD0N_qcn_WMGWmg9jEY-OOrftG0HE9zodE55LQNaYfs/s4032/20240120_131445.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqTZnGTXqMsHVF0qQeQBzXdG4RuUADhwMJiNAJmPTptHgre-tqS7dL_ML2ZRIxKQ4JgZV5gYRMaqxcN6yvCgcC4EAcXjHROUBFTyNwaWXGcYLBJMLUIzcAmx2fo3eEHodA47T4icUH1lOPkC0DgbD0N_qcn_WMGWmg9jEY-OOrftG0HE9zodE55LQNaYfs/w640-h360/20240120_131445.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Here is it is all tossed and ready to serve. It lasted well on the buffet and there weren't any leftovers.</span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrFr4KzXAwx3NUI5Fx3Z-CAfzmzY4JULtoUubTXc-Yr1DErF6ovIKX0adgZVWYItO6waU0mMH35RWhGT1akhCT5aXFlmAHFx3cQeTIKkrhLOLgCauyZKjaarmlXVFnaF0m2xnq5PWVOwzlA-NIo0THdDzyREKn96xyTprCLmHaQVBRDKZgq4yjBP4xxuQK/s4032/20240120_163351.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrFr4KzXAwx3NUI5Fx3Z-CAfzmzY4JULtoUubTXc-Yr1DErF6ovIKX0adgZVWYItO6waU0mMH35RWhGT1akhCT5aXFlmAHFx3cQeTIKkrhLOLgCauyZKjaarmlXVFnaF0m2xnq5PWVOwzlA-NIo0THdDzyREKn96xyTprCLmHaQVBRDKZgq4yjBP4xxuQK/w640-h360/20240120_163351.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHd8YRqKYORllSTFGSJ7Ohbn2pBIVTB2ghco9gLl0Wn2L6LmJFdh_E0hGP9uMEn635LvAVIqkOSB01zYiz5ORPaxl3o2XpQIfVhO3g3PlCwJI9yCjmtXT9pkIXqWAsV2f__z32ABCcoKPKOCctmKODK3CokE4CmR_Gg_cdvtUC5jrMYLiZF6ymjp582p2Y/s3147/image.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="3147" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHd8YRqKYORllSTFGSJ7Ohbn2pBIVTB2ghco9gLl0Wn2L6LmJFdh_E0hGP9uMEn635LvAVIqkOSB01zYiz5ORPaxl3o2XpQIfVhO3g3PlCwJI9yCjmtXT9pkIXqWAsV2f__z32ABCcoKPKOCctmKODK3CokE4CmR_Gg_cdvtUC5jrMYLiZF6ymjp582p2Y/s320/image.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Since this was a Greek party for my birthday, I wanted to share our outfits and back drop. In case you're wondering why I am wearing pink star glasses... well, I have to admit it was actually a Mamma Mia Greek party. We had a blast and it was a fun way to usher in my 60th year. Singing and dancing until 3am almost killed me, hahaha, but a great time was had by all.</span></div></div>Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10027972649663320818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656638696353565189.post-38518415037375308702024-02-10T07:08:00.000-08:002024-02-10T07:08:47.077-08:00Colmar, France- Easy trip from Germany<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqXYux70iHH7hZL9mGlrcDSoxbgItBsO04aCjtJjfeKfjGEDTR_-Y4xC2yaYs08TE5Nym2Z8Nv5lNfeT4zYnNZ7k-xzo79c0rgVEMsnAvuwd9CnHS8YwFrpdaIY3xhYzXV0dbzLnQ3pv0Qq2ITmJMJTGeT7iIW5nRg8HMxyLT8faIbc5OUdVY_AMFxwplx/s4032/20240203_110242~2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqXYux70iHH7hZL9mGlrcDSoxbgItBsO04aCjtJjfeKfjGEDTR_-Y4xC2yaYs08TE5Nym2Z8Nv5lNfeT4zYnNZ7k-xzo79c0rgVEMsnAvuwd9CnHS8YwFrpdaIY3xhYzXV0dbzLnQ3pv0Qq2ITmJMJTGeT7iIW5nRg8HMxyLT8faIbc5OUdVY_AMFxwplx/w360-h640/20240203_110242~2.jpg" width="360" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />I have always wanted to go to Colmar, a small quaint city near the border of Germany. The Rhine river separates the two countries, and a quick trip over the bridge, you know in France. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">The Alsace region of France, is a bit more like Germany in its cuisine and the looks of the buildings. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Colmar is also known for a very important sculptor, Auguste Bartholdi, best known to us Americans for the creator of the statue of Liberty! </span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYK4eO5r3o5ZUblhkDV7p-8BYz06DILWs76EptHOxP5erqBk7OkgBqhyphenhyphen7VLDmdSZr6CTKPA_NS8mFCHk9JqVRwS2KMRj5k-Z44Ap8IvlCipTflk2zMIkn7Wgk_vcEBGZZvSs1f9MB4oWY2aEYYeRJYkxbXtsM_8lNKlWH_tiRdJ9I7pyVCDkxUlaIETott/s4032/20240203_112932.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYK4eO5r3o5ZUblhkDV7p-8BYz06DILWs76EptHOxP5erqBk7OkgBqhyphenhyphen7VLDmdSZr6CTKPA_NS8mFCHk9JqVRwS2KMRj5k-Z44Ap8IvlCipTflk2zMIkn7Wgk_vcEBGZZvSs1f9MB4oWY2aEYYeRJYkxbXtsM_8lNKlWH_tiRdJ9I7pyVCDkxUlaIETott/w360-h640/20240203_112932.jpg" width="360" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Called the "Little Venice" of France, which I imagine is very annoying to the real Venetians, the only real thing in common to Venice is that it has a couple canals. It is nothing like Venice in real life. However, I don't let the mere semantics of what people call it change what I liked about it. It was quaint, it was fun, it was beautiful! Remarkably, Colmar escaped any bombing damage from WW2. To the right is a picture from my February visit on a sunny but cool day. It was perfect for catching the reflections of the buildings in the perfectly still waters of the canals. </span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Going in the winter has its merits... it still had many visitors except nothing like it must look like in the middle of summer with busloads of tourists arriving from all points of the globe. Many river cruised come down the Rhine, and Colmar is a very easy stop to access from the cruise ship.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWAOKf6jrDcitb_2GHq0r-CVhd-cIgdRJBtXM0NXMha04aoRIL8ArP_GHPeoFG1ZANZmM-qW7xu3KZNLZC8EE6UMYpxZW5yrusf0WltbcENnejL0GCEUafZmq2FMz_atxgQdFANkcfQBlJ2S8m84e1vUg2k9hSO_XjkuaaVC1q7_5XPIG2c_uHZbKed20C/s2923/20240203_114052.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2923" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWAOKf6jrDcitb_2GHq0r-CVhd-cIgdRJBtXM0NXMha04aoRIL8ArP_GHPeoFG1ZANZmM-qW7xu3KZNLZC8EE6UMYpxZW5yrusf0WltbcENnejL0GCEUafZmq2FMz_atxgQdFANkcfQBlJ2S8m84e1vUg2k9hSO_XjkuaaVC1q7_5XPIG2c_uHZbKed20C/w496-h640/20240203_114052.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">At first, I thought that the city was very small and dare say it, a bit anti-climatic, but I kept meandering down seemingly deserted lanes to see what else I might discover. The lanes kept opening up to bigger areas fille with more and more cuteness. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOegcbUuj2yb3tD1uwz1XL4snB5S_HoZISDkxlJHk_4nb-A3IPAIS1KhhkJ13NFTfFHA6mSU9mAHVo8gXbeiKoOFlbhDVAtJmsicQC_7aoaum5_uPO3SqQ7UTWDBjzX_04zeImpvPgJG8cHGGqTGDEueEmqwf1gBJn9RUA0Y7SBzPLWHxpJQ6diE_Bz7n2/s4032/20240203_120639.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOegcbUuj2yb3tD1uwz1XL4snB5S_HoZISDkxlJHk_4nb-A3IPAIS1KhhkJ13NFTfFHA6mSU9mAHVo8gXbeiKoOFlbhDVAtJmsicQC_7aoaum5_uPO3SqQ7UTWDBjzX_04zeImpvPgJG8cHGGqTGDEueEmqwf1gBJn9RUA0Y7SBzPLWHxpJQ6diE_Bz7n2/w360-h640/20240203_120639.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So many beautiful metal scrollwork signs. Here's one of the "Two brothers charcuterie" shop. Below is one of the high streets, filled with tourist shops but also many local shops for people who obviously lived here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6yn2Wco44PmHMxgUGwgQr_GC4-NYukQjWlUre3zSUfeCG3aPtGNo1VgOKhnPfKfL-XNBBkgntpRVX18tNe5SQiajrWZNjjZfyE9jmhTenenMD-PAsJ7619ph177VUTL2QhCOa-iBzPGf9MsvRhU-3TVOCRnidZ-vh_4IihMpxQGl2_5cjXpSbhcQWF5XR/s4032/20240203_122910.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6yn2Wco44PmHMxgUGwgQr_GC4-NYukQjWlUre3zSUfeCG3aPtGNo1VgOKhnPfKfL-XNBBkgntpRVX18tNe5SQiajrWZNjjZfyE9jmhTenenMD-PAsJ7619ph177VUTL2QhCOa-iBzPGf9MsvRhU-3TVOCRnidZ-vh_4IihMpxQGl2_5cjXpSbhcQWF5XR/w640-h360/20240203_122910.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiDP_n7TT4LUIHYC27LxEMQi8-pkOfQ9e2qtw6JmTma5MtbPmyhYn_DSe7q8pJZR2OnB3eKaF_lDgK2jk2bFbIkW8YYG7Z35HTjJ_CslubkI6h6xdz5mgUXcSVJedgic-5bEAqBOY9UWBGbKi64BZCnrmzVFkB6r4VNviX9HkUFVRWLXyOweFRUdklm0vw/s4032/20240203_130154.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiDP_n7TT4LUIHYC27LxEMQi8-pkOfQ9e2qtw6JmTma5MtbPmyhYn_DSe7q8pJZR2OnB3eKaF_lDgK2jk2bFbIkW8YYG7Z35HTjJ_CslubkI6h6xdz5mgUXcSVJedgic-5bEAqBOY9UWBGbKi64BZCnrmzVFkB6r4VNviX9HkUFVRWLXyOweFRUdklm0vw/w360-h640/20240203_130154.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I needed to get some lunch, so Googled "restaurants around me" to see what was recommended. That's my usual trick for finding places that are enjoyed by tourists and locals alike. I found a couple of great option, from a cute tea house to an expensive restaurant that might be offering more than I really wanted for lunch. I had walked by this place a couple of times and it was so darn CUTE, and it had enough stars to reassure me that I would get a decent lunch.</div></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div></span><div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">My lunch was basic but exactly what sounded good! The two table on either side of me seemed to have ordered the same thing, so I really like I chose well. It was basically a French flatbread 'pizza' with a white sauce, cheese, onions and ham! A green salad (always weird in Europe with beets and corn...) was fresh and nice. Order a pichet (small pitcher) of local rose wine to add to your meal. I thoroughly enjoyed my lunch.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrexJYt0B3nAKlosHo-cGw8tizzXbM7KA5nG3TfynCdv7LHF4g9ixc9er7Xe4iDETbibZLEwD1Fn23mNcWSc3x-dJTGyYaIF2jSHY7qGBayGQxJMYN92D7cFEXMjGSMM25V_zol3Vrem-OOqaWNT-JqrYYwz5h0Yzv6_FS5L31FB8sgcqQwj3jgfdST9ZY/s4032/20240203_131946.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrexJYt0B3nAKlosHo-cGw8tizzXbM7KA5nG3TfynCdv7LHF4g9ixc9er7Xe4iDETbibZLEwD1Fn23mNcWSc3x-dJTGyYaIF2jSHY7qGBayGQxJMYN92D7cFEXMjGSMM25V_zol3Vrem-OOqaWNT-JqrYYwz5h0Yzv6_FS5L31FB8sgcqQwj3jgfdST9ZY/w360-h640/20240203_131946.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh67sMHfXK8HI419eUG3TWXNehIW-jdLV59qM9V86XhC4n6Viceu3zr9Yw27CG-OauopX5KNKklpo8ZEIsKaiybnOSPisrUriInybBJvS3oEITHO5fD9IkSVO1KRX5qulq_gM_PLcHCM9CERB7OO4Ec4Vm5fEGh2yzjc8Bijb7vFb8DKNad9WXdj_aQWegZ/s4032/20240203_123146.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh67sMHfXK8HI419eUG3TWXNehIW-jdLV59qM9V86XhC4n6Viceu3zr9Yw27CG-OauopX5KNKklpo8ZEIsKaiybnOSPisrUriInybBJvS3oEITHO5fD9IkSVO1KRX5qulq_gM_PLcHCM9CERB7OO4Ec4Vm5fEGh2yzjc8Bijb7vFb8DKNad9WXdj_aQWegZ/w640-h360/20240203_123146.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">I needed to drive back to Lake Constance in Germany (also called the Bodensee) where I was visiting for a business trip. Coming back from France, I could easily have retraced my trip back to the East side of the lake, but decided instead on driving through Switzerland, visiting Lichtenstein for the first time, Austria and coming back to Germany (and the lake) from the south. It took me five hours altogether, but I did visit 5 countries in 5 hours... not sure where else in Europe you are able to do that. I added Lichtenstein to my list of visited countries, so I'm now at 51 countries! Woo hoo.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I visited the castle below in Vaduz, which happens to be the home of the reigning prince of Lichtenstein. You are not allowed to get close to this palace, as the guards are a bit aggressive to keep you away. It was fun to see the view though, with the Swiss mountains in the background. The castle from the below shows just how massive it is, it does look a bit smaller here.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLiTUCrW0BboCDhbJ4q8rBxPgqW4Fqjuoyvd6vnYjaq_S3tCnp_C5oNRqye_WBD8aGy4UEKRfqrGpsj7OI1dOHhmLOqKuMFvgPVaAdV63mjR1XehKnnbttOnBZtAMVYrS0xQiVeHQuX6H5atYj__yRWIKzT-soe1zn7oSK2bMESz9VInM5y0REnvWO-7aV/s4032/20240204_105827.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLiTUCrW0BboCDhbJ4q8rBxPgqW4Fqjuoyvd6vnYjaq_S3tCnp_C5oNRqye_WBD8aGy4UEKRfqrGpsj7OI1dOHhmLOqKuMFvgPVaAdV63mjR1XehKnnbttOnBZtAMVYrS0xQiVeHQuX6H5atYj__yRWIKzT-soe1zn7oSK2bMESz9VInM5y0REnvWO-7aV/w640-h360/20240204_105827.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">It was an easy drive to Austria, and I had a great lunch in the city of Bergenz in Austria and truly had one of the best burgers of my life in a well regarded place called Weiss restaurant. A radler beer, pictured below, is a local German beer that it usually mixed with either Sprite or soda water for a low alcohol choice. Perfect for lunch when I still had some sightseeing and driving to do.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVjNls1Q3xwv7Rg2CajG4qiN7qO2L6ETptJopgpNGXKXfNnmgzReCJpwtXp6Cpc7kOnT0QTvuOSiEMjH8ilQoMfR5eout-mmTZSq5D-YW2-BdQNlWp0VpReYYgJaD2XLJGHymFjm6Hl7OXr3rqylZourUvcQy5YQPo712VeekavfJ5Ps1nwbkvEiygifue/s4032/20240204_123712.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVjNls1Q3xwv7Rg2CajG4qiN7qO2L6ETptJopgpNGXKXfNnmgzReCJpwtXp6Cpc7kOnT0QTvuOSiEMjH8ilQoMfR5eout-mmTZSq5D-YW2-BdQNlWp0VpReYYgJaD2XLJGHymFjm6Hl7OXr3rqylZourUvcQy5YQPo712VeekavfJ5Ps1nwbkvEiygifue/w640-h360/20240204_123712.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I highly recommend getting out and seeing the local area, even when you're traveling for business. I did go by myself, which is a different experience, but still a lot of fun. Get out there and do it!</span><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10027972649663320818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656638696353565189.post-27901031396797168542024-01-13T13:24:00.000-08:002024-01-13T13:36:52.300-08:00Egg Bites- like Starbucks<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd2p8nzoxnM4WSceX87Bl0bvGlGJ0_45Cs78rJFlLyGiR_ioqt83OYKslTeKjQkuAnNB2lYwYFLlpZ2lc-dJvt21LbYoZnE63zRyEiyJDX_qmBAOryiel2Mska7cU8PaQoXb0eHQSdz7almGDEbR9XtqgSOZVPluYYa0BQwW9OYoJc8_gYVDf9amqtzgh-/s4032/20240113_122011.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd2p8nzoxnM4WSceX87Bl0bvGlGJ0_45Cs78rJFlLyGiR_ioqt83OYKslTeKjQkuAnNB2lYwYFLlpZ2lc-dJvt21LbYoZnE63zRyEiyJDX_qmBAOryiel2Mska7cU8PaQoXb0eHQSdz7almGDEbR9XtqgSOZVPluYYa0BQwW9OYoJc8_gYVDf9amqtzgh-/w640-h360/20240113_122011.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-family: arial;">I love these little egg bites. I first had them at Starbucks, like so many of you. The secret to making these is blending cottage cheese with the eggs! Who knew?! Also, the cottage cheese somehow makes the egg bites more tender than normal baked eggs.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The cottage cheese has a lot of flavor (and salt), so you don't even need to season these, isn't that crazy?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">You can make many variations, depending on what you like and what you have on hand. For these, I used those mini pepperoni, minced jalapenos and mixed Mexican blend cheese.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Here's some other ideas you could create:</span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Feta, green onion and bacon</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Mozzarella, tomatoes and basil</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Taco meat, cheese and onion</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Cheddar and chives</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Ham, bacon and jack cheese</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Cream cheese and smoked salmon</span></li></ul><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ewpA21-h0zIfrVe-SWGROXf6Gw1e6ro1LjvJwvpJKE52b6rlW-p_PJDFpCG_TDsvRSuZmYy6TikOG0Cpm5AncDOtd4daKGtIdkzk7Mj0eCoImDGpwfK1lE36XfxbwMNrvNvDRAwdviEQSOnC5smK93l3FiFhoqN-j0bxinl-zzRUv_pofS9cdWbgOytD/s4032/20240113_114448.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ewpA21-h0zIfrVe-SWGROXf6Gw1e6ro1LjvJwvpJKE52b6rlW-p_PJDFpCG_TDsvRSuZmYy6TikOG0Cpm5AncDOtd4daKGtIdkzk7Mj0eCoImDGpwfK1lE36XfxbwMNrvNvDRAwdviEQSOnC5smK93l3FiFhoqN-j0bxinl-zzRUv_pofS9cdWbgOytD/s320/20240113_114448.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Ingredients:</span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">8 large eggs</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">1 cup of cottage cheese</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">add-ins of your choice... (see above)</span></li></ul><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Add one cup of cottage cheese to your blender, add in 8 large eggs and blend until not chunks of cottage cheese are noticeable.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Back at 375 for 20-25 minutes.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Note- I recommend a silicon muffin tin for this... it makes it much easier to get out. I use some spray Pam before adding the 'add ins" and then pour in the egg mixture. I fill about 7/8 full and bake.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Let cool and remove from the pan.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">These egg bites last in the fridge about 4-5 days, I take two in my lunch almost every day. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Easy to eat, taste good and lots of protein.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Here's some pictures of the steps:</span></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgegRS6XZwkn5ECvOPTXrfbvWixUcwd6Y3Mfh6SCl8E4r0fscLo9zdxjdqJu6kR5oq3ix7n2kNOn1KdImWJ0hGCOEdrL7DBcmhfVFL0QRhDyrmBPgGKlWgIvt7EYg4eySzZrS1WDfWWoJmxTc2UzPYWWiGd2NQAUqPLHCOVtMCUhzOu6UiQPd4qXMGZVFPh/s4032/20240113_114830.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgegRS6XZwkn5ECvOPTXrfbvWixUcwd6Y3Mfh6SCl8E4r0fscLo9zdxjdqJu6kR5oq3ix7n2kNOn1KdImWJ0hGCOEdrL7DBcmhfVFL0QRhDyrmBPgGKlWgIvt7EYg4eySzZrS1WDfWWoJmxTc2UzPYWWiGd2NQAUqPLHCOVtMCUhzOu6UiQPd4qXMGZVFPh/w400-h225/20240113_114830.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMiPFO9Sx2TNst0S6iGa2GxmnMTtm5EoLoxLOZF4O_Q5wKGibZ3asBqmTHQFx_onn6ePcoIUYxj7MpeESxM1uCHmRSQAxmhUXjdl0cX5_PbdJ5j2m2pgklW-TKXXNv4jYOUQ4vwqbiobES9J5H9Wgymi9Ir9nMo5zyxfDLdPtl9-N7EAPQUj3JYgMdC93S/w640-h360/20231231_163931.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">It's New Year's eve and it's time for a classic cocktail!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">It's funny because I'd always heard of this cocktail but never tried one. We were recently on a cruise, and the drinks were included for "free". As I waited patiently at the bar to get our drinks, a young gal next to me started chatting about what my favorite drinks were so far. So far? Heck, I'd been drinking the prosseco and not much else. She told me that she and her boyfriend were working their way through the cocktail menu... omg, how smart is she? She mentioned her faves and we parted ways. When I got back to our 'game table' with our buddies, I started to peruse the cocktail menu. A Sidecar? Hmmmm.... anything with Grand Marnier is good with me, so I tried one. WOW! I love them! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We've been home over the holidays and since it was New Year's Eve, started talking about having a cocktail. We searched through the liquor cabinet, looking for brandy with no avail. However, we did find an almost empty Courvoisier bottle. Perfect! Cognac is a type of French brandy. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Please note, some recipes call for Triple Sec instead of Grand Marnier. Both are mostly citrus liqueurs but I whole-heartedly recommend the Grand Marnier instead! </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5fUNMu6XX92tn8TunNlOK5ZM6xYGIG7L_Ld013hCGOwiMwBGEZup9C7DZ86Q-kK3VrqUPDy2cmsqO5tqMnRfvD7E15fGwDwhlVNp3_Zwl5TMSn4wxT4T_rrUNXHi4x-RXKXVdLIhX7Vhbcaj_n3V2g59X6FvHGvDu0uJhIFmn51o30Adc47LHP8aRG2m_/s4032/20231231_164410.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5fUNMu6XX92tn8TunNlOK5ZM6xYGIG7L_Ld013hCGOwiMwBGEZup9C7DZ86Q-kK3VrqUPDy2cmsqO5tqMnRfvD7E15fGwDwhlVNp3_Zwl5TMSn4wxT4T_rrUNXHi4x-RXKXVdLIhX7Vhbcaj_n3V2g59X6FvHGvDu0uJhIFmn51o30Adc47LHP8aRG2m_/w640-h360/20231231_164410.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Makes 1 serving</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Ingredients</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">1 jigger cognac, or brandy </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">1/2 jigger Grand Marnier, or Cointreau</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">1/4 jigger of lemon juice (i used a 1/2 jigger, as i like it sour)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">You can pour this over ice in a martini shaker and drink it 'straight up' like I have photographed, but it is also delicious over ice in a double . A sugared rim is traditional for a Sidecar, but I skipped that here. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">A jigger is one of those metal measuring cups that bartenders use, but any measuring cup would work, just keep the ratios. I easily doubled this recipe....2 jiggers brandy, 1 jigger Grand Marnier and 1 jigger lemon juice.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10027972649663320818noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656638696353565189.post-69278262098898693942023-05-18T19:20:00.001-07:002023-05-18T19:24:18.039-07:00Portugal Itinerary and Travel Tips<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfavbHNyxYmTmFRB6YmSkrMCrp8WyuB99T-T5DEVBayYPj0clv3nOF3XkBzEylJg_DCLWGhv5UDBPQmW-ruOvVIPHuaEJPk8EjVcN7JQz6udBE2pAAZUwezyrgWudZJbvCf3wUGwfHzmskpA78B2oLmdUtlF9VervUpveuAzEsv1gdnw12QHl2pPYFxg/s4032/20230424_073243.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfavbHNyxYmTmFRB6YmSkrMCrp8WyuB99T-T5DEVBayYPj0clv3nOF3XkBzEylJg_DCLWGhv5UDBPQmW-ruOvVIPHuaEJPk8EjVcN7JQz6udBE2pAAZUwezyrgWudZJbvCf3wUGwfHzmskpA78B2oLmdUtlF9VervUpveuAzEsv1gdnw12QHl2pPYFxg/w640-h360/20230424_073243.jpg" width="640" /></a><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">PICTURE- Seven Hanging Valleys hike, Algarve</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><p>Planning a trip to a foreign country can be intimidating... you may never have been, you want everything to be just great, you don't know where to go and you're not 100% sure what you really want. Sound familiar?</p></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Portugal had been on our list for a variety of reasons as we had friends who retired there and we knew that the wine, natural beauty and culture was something we wanted to experience. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">My advice is to rent a car and take advantage of as much of the country as you can. The roads are great and the drivers are nice! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Here's our recent itinerary for 16 days in Portugal:</b></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcAkdux6Vy-zQp27RkbCH3a6gXH78za2WjORw--htojXiB4HdLEDzNutJ1QvCm1G7tsTOXvKVs8OctcSR0Did8BNVlCbufaZpensLl7IMB7KosfxyXdhuc5i0lPBJ_muRPhV8D5ZSSSXv2bTSo_oZUXoMDO6LUhQLmCvDqtTqkrsJba3RtKvE_UJcd6g/s4032/20230421_105245~2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcAkdux6Vy-zQp27RkbCH3a6gXH78za2WjORw--htojXiB4HdLEDzNutJ1QvCm1G7tsTOXvKVs8OctcSR0Did8BNVlCbufaZpensLl7IMB7KosfxyXdhuc5i0lPBJ_muRPhV8D5ZSSSXv2bTSo_oZUXoMDO6LUhQLmCvDqtTqkrsJba3RtKvE_UJcd6g/w360-h640/20230421_105245~2.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><p></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;"> Cascais/Sintra- 3 nights</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"> Nazare- 1 night</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"> Porto/Duoro Valley- 3 nights</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"> Tomar- 1 night</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"> Algarve- 5 nights</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"> Evora- 1 night</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"> Lisbon- 2 nights</span></li></ul></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">We planned our itinerary like this for a couple reasons. We had been to Lisbon before once on a cruise stop, and we knew there was lots that we wanted to see in this vibrant and bustling city! However... flying a red eye flight from the West Coast and arriving late at night, we thought we might like to start our vacation at a more relaxed location like Cascais with its beautiful beaches and good location for other key sites. We rented our car at the airport and drove straight to Cascais. Our flights had been delayed and we had missed a connection, arriving 6 hours later than planned. Luckily we were able to pick up our rental car about 20 minutes before they closed at midnight! Whew! Navigating roads while you are tired and jet lagged is always a challenge, however, having great Portuguese roads and no traffic made it a lot easier! NOTE- most rental cars in Europe are manual "stick" transmissions, so if you can't/don't want to drive a stock, you will need to reserve an automatic and pay a little more. DO reserve a small car... you do not want a big vehicle on some of the smaller roads that you will travel. We had a Toyota Yaris and all our bags were easy to stash out of sight in the covered hatchback. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">PICTURE (above)- a cute street in Porto</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Waking early the next morning, we were thrilled to have this morning view! We stayed at <a href="https://www.thealbatrozcollection.com/albatrozhotel/m/">Hotel Albatroz</a>, not knowing that it was a 5 star hotel and one of Conde Nast's Top 100 hotels. We were close into the old city sites of Cascais with plenty of local beaches and beachside promenade on the seawall.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjFHbfjhFKe0MoCVDWJwZfrK_c_9nW9tlZAJocH8kcK6u_pYC6GOvy3Na87hkJXCq4b2lEqeSzscl8JxfG0du9iYb9mUWko8KRhEO9nHdrsLcBBxWmP7qm48V-G7L4fKMAhhYENftnVGxatW2Jhg4uC9qmx6myrLQKiQXTKHiMpTDoAZumwvllxA9xQw/s4032/20230416_071313.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjFHbfjhFKe0MoCVDWJwZfrK_c_9nW9tlZAJocH8kcK6u_pYC6GOvy3Na87hkJXCq4b2lEqeSzscl8JxfG0du9iYb9mUWko8KRhEO9nHdrsLcBBxWmP7qm48V-G7L4fKMAhhYENftnVGxatW2Jhg4uC9qmx6myrLQKiQXTKHiMpTDoAZumwvllxA9xQw/w640-h288/20230416_071313.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">PICTURE- view from our hotel balcony in Cascais, Hotel Albaroz</span></div></span><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">We hired a guide for the day to show us the sites of Sintra. There is so much to see in Sintra, I knew we might need more than one day, but having a guide was a relaxed carefree way to see things! We elected to concentrate on the Quinta da Regaleria instead of Pena Palace and the Moorish Castle. My thoughts are, you have to keep things on your list to come back and visit, right? We did do Cabo da Roca (western most point of Europe) and also the nearby national park which we loved! </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4U0zgbVTU-eTKYYuyt6aWmBTIm496CYgxI5ot4qw0nTp0VFJP7vXfUihYgbkFXRMXRRzeqpP0WnyvAGop-2L_8hQ53Yv9f3VCa64clO7_48veGRRCuGgHPb-E1Vb71KaXqr210OJI_ipY5BfoLvTumQnmD407JXk7TU1WMmAgUUE6sX1uaHgsY03sUg/s4032/20230416_101817.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4U0zgbVTU-eTKYYuyt6aWmBTIm496CYgxI5ot4qw0nTp0VFJP7vXfUihYgbkFXRMXRRzeqpP0WnyvAGop-2L_8hQ53Yv9f3VCa64clO7_48veGRRCuGgHPb-E1Vb71KaXqr210OJI_ipY5BfoLvTumQnmD407JXk7TU1WMmAgUUE6sX1uaHgsY03sUg/w300-h400/20230416_101817.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>In Sintra, the picture below is take at the Quinta da Regaleria in the Templar "cave".</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">About guides, while it can be expensive if you are only a couple of people, it is so nice to have a guide to pick you up and take you to all the key sites. Expect to pay between 300-400 euros for a full day, while that may seem like a lot, it ensures that you will have a great day without the stress of trying to figure out everything on your own.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">We hired a guide named Daniel Ponce (on Facebook) that was a wonderful guide and kept us busy all day seeing and experiencing so much.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">PICTURE- Sintra, Quinta da Regaleria, Templar Cave</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Next, we drove on our way North to visit Porto, with a one night stop in Nazare! We also spent the afternoon in Obidos, a cute walled town, perfect for a quick visit. Nazare was very beautiful with a big beach and sparkling water. Known for the 100 foot waves in the winter months, it was much tamer in April when we visited. Next time, we might not spend the night in this town, and instead make it a day visit. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHONyKqSmSg91kHkPAS5lSDJGaejQctgwVoYRYqzLOOT6l7rXIut6swkE2f9pFi-KpWvFqZ0GyIB-tSYPUPNChdVkLdfYivFsLDpSs14S24je1kMyIcodI7PMcZdBL9GRvO6u8hNylQbyQKJi8MZcatPZhBpXwNzsOQGpcs6glS4Tu1VV9iFAna-7R_w/s4032/20230418_202859.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHONyKqSmSg91kHkPAS5lSDJGaejQctgwVoYRYqzLOOT6l7rXIut6swkE2f9pFi-KpWvFqZ0GyIB-tSYPUPNChdVkLdfYivFsLDpSs14S24je1kMyIcodI7PMcZdBL9GRvO6u8hNylQbyQKJi8MZcatPZhBpXwNzsOQGpcs6glS4Tu1VV9iFAna-7R_w/w640-h288/20230418_202859.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">PICTURE- Nazare beach with boats (biggest waves in the world)</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">On our way to Porto the next day, we stopped in Coimbra and Averio on the way. Coimbra was definitely a big city, known for their old universities and lots of sites. Might need to come back and spend a couple of days. People complain that Averio is a nothing but a tourist trap, but with the fun canals, cute buildings and colorful boats, we loved it anyway.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgKYg0x5i69z3VURF1t6won1uBq7s1I9A_PzmoMh5am3FcBKUN10PpKXzVioWlM3ByyBEiVG3ezitztDEB55dk4UHC18yYyclGZ8IC206SM_jHmoDZWqbFp6rhRzFjGTC9OGKlBS64VhJQNH_xNY2pc2ThWxsYgYNzCumuKGYvXclhzu6qNflFLkJBJA/s4032/20230419_120731.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgKYg0x5i69z3VURF1t6won1uBq7s1I9A_PzmoMh5am3FcBKUN10PpKXzVioWlM3ByyBEiVG3ezitztDEB55dk4UHC18yYyclGZ8IC206SM_jHmoDZWqbFp6rhRzFjGTC9OGKlBS64VhJQNH_xNY2pc2ThWxsYgYNzCumuKGYvXclhzu6qNflFLkJBJA/w640-h360/20230419_120731.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">PICTURE- Averio Canal boats, on the road to Porto from Cascais</span></div></span><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">We were super excited to visit Porto and the Douro Valley! We hired a guide that picked us up in Porto and drove us to the Duoro Wine Valley. It was so incredibly beautiful... even the highways from Porto to Duoro were amazing to us. Those are some NICE highways with some amazing overpasses from hill to hill. It's not often that I admire highways, but when I do, I have to say they are spectacular! The Duoro Valley is a big place and there's a lot of roads and wineries to experience, having a guide will ensure you have a great time and that you can see and do a lot safely. Drinking and driving is never a good idea, so why not have someone do the hard part for you?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh25guodRkuXg0XnKYZyhZCV0eU6t-5QFBQUdPgJqCK9n2rVD61AtpoAPcnF6Xg9CHBsNHi7J0907ab1uCr2T4Hx0n2KJTHlvV0N7_6HrXEOSNMCHq8pRV8g3hAFwjYs0n9CY3AiUSnKQmUXKuGlbh_M48Sb3Mg1QaYZ902U3x94BeVmBL2VTubtp6bSQ/s4032/20230420_115517.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh25guodRkuXg0XnKYZyhZCV0eU6t-5QFBQUdPgJqCK9n2rVD61AtpoAPcnF6Xg9CHBsNHi7J0907ab1uCr2T4Hx0n2KJTHlvV0N7_6HrXEOSNMCHq8pRV8g3hAFwjYs0n9CY3AiUSnKQmUXKuGlbh_M48Sb3Mg1QaYZ902U3x94BeVmBL2VTubtp6bSQ/w640-h288/20230420_115517.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">PICTURE- Duoro Valley, day trip from Porto</span></div></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Tomar</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Tomar was one of our favorite places in all of Portugal. We chose Tomar as it was a good stop as we drove from Porto to the Algarve. We could have driven it in one day, but as this was our vacation and we wanted to see all sorts of cities and towns we chose Tomar. The city is inland from the coast, but it is an amazing UNESCO site for its Convento de Cristo (Convent of Christ) on the hill above the city. There is a walled castle remains on the hill, with the convent as its immediate neighbor. The convent was one of the most beautiful sites of all the we visited in Portugal. I have only shared the picture below, but this was a HUGE site that went on and on in the most spectacular way. Tomar is a place I would like to visit again, and heck... we both thought we could be happy living in such a great little town.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaeDwkwdWc5t_Jxj5NOlUSES5Zsu_NAD140ExtEUCnbT2Cn2Tb8xzbj8CB_5tRUJPtBsDuK3IB7i6mjvybw8ZfVGxCn3jq4bEMRhORCvVID21vcArIg1Ytlumc2UXlf9WnPmY5OF8qjbMXil22QznhmJSSRFM5GLDfYOfg4KKPQeSgtSSpLhPTOsbabQ/s4032/20230422_132819.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaeDwkwdWc5t_Jxj5NOlUSES5Zsu_NAD140ExtEUCnbT2Cn2Tb8xzbj8CB_5tRUJPtBsDuK3IB7i6mjvybw8ZfVGxCn3jq4bEMRhORCvVID21vcArIg1Ytlumc2UXlf9WnPmY5OF8qjbMXil22QznhmJSSRFM5GLDfYOfg4KKPQeSgtSSpLhPTOsbabQ/w640-h360/20230422_132819.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">PICTURE- Convent de Cristo, in Tomar. Words can't describe how beautiful</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Algarve</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">We spent the most days in the Algarve, in Praia de Luz (near Lagos) and just spent some time relaxing in the sunshine after so many days of travel. We had very little on our list besides taking a hike, visiting friends and a little sightseeing. We took the Seven Hanging Valleys hike, which is recommended to start very early in the morning, as it gets very sunny and little shade. Bring water and a hat. The view is like nothing I have seen before (pic below and also at the very top of the blog post.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6k_tfEBRZG2FzdMq2o6PN4Ar4ArqqwjL4gmSvF-SWGvFTaLqr9wy91UHk045OlzeV4dXK5fUFw_XNCG-1NL9fMVzSO4gWGcxnNFlVH1zUs7zdOOxUcnohi0NooblaXzTmk5-hsriw1dsP1fnG2R5H5yRqFJTUMOD53N_zWQZ66r-Qo9TCvrxQdYvi0Q/s4032/20230424_084610~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6k_tfEBRZG2FzdMq2o6PN4Ar4ArqqwjL4gmSvF-SWGvFTaLqr9wy91UHk045OlzeV4dXK5fUFw_XNCG-1NL9fMVzSO4gWGcxnNFlVH1zUs7zdOOxUcnohi0NooblaXzTmk5-hsriw1dsP1fnG2R5H5yRqFJTUMOD53N_zWQZ66r-Qo9TCvrxQdYvi0Q/w640-h360/20230424_084610~2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">PICTURE- Seven Hanging Valleys hike, Algarve</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBPPKrbq0TJr6mF2Q-SR29P8da5TW4llXX1dnTQYw7c_8ntZG2rC59Pxq8724YSnNGpejGNo0sfQ4rwFXS3G_WadlSrbxfBgtPZdjve_e-46JWNkPrz71evPRqXHDhWvctA4jGnGqf7b0BmAF7Vh1b1Ogc1nYIBV6HXQ1tcATKyTrsgsgZ3WHaVnbhUQ/s4032/20230424_143401.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBPPKrbq0TJr6mF2Q-SR29P8da5TW4llXX1dnTQYw7c_8ntZG2rC59Pxq8724YSnNGpejGNo0sfQ4rwFXS3G_WadlSrbxfBgtPZdjve_e-46JWNkPrz71evPRqXHDhWvctA4jGnGqf7b0BmAF7Vh1b1Ogc1nYIBV6HXQ1tcATKyTrsgsgZ3WHaVnbhUQ/w640-h288/20230424_143401.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">PICTURE- Praia de Luz beach, a great small community in the Algarve. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">We stayed in a nice VRBO condo in Baia de Luz about 5 minutes to this beach.</span></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNT-xN1srhTHF4Aec3tIu3JBrWKU2DFzuH2-ahnkNJlGI_kmopwpVO6_znjgSDBHNPI6Xl0hpkCS4ifGbNoLsLxdFUO2xuHbHdJxkMh-RIveKaFoNEh4CFmgo-ZuIFL3nx_Hin4F7QwowNrcLuja3bNmaoRBahBF30RvEOPsvuIYCkswb07oVColJazw/s4032/20230427_143415.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNT-xN1srhTHF4Aec3tIu3JBrWKU2DFzuH2-ahnkNJlGI_kmopwpVO6_znjgSDBHNPI6Xl0hpkCS4ifGbNoLsLxdFUO2xuHbHdJxkMh-RIveKaFoNEh4CFmgo-ZuIFL3nx_Hin4F7QwowNrcLuja3bNmaoRBahBF30RvEOPsvuIYCkswb07oVColJazw/w640-h360/20230427_143415.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">PICTURE- Sagres, the very SW tip of the coast in the Algarve</span></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><b>Evora</b></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><div>After 5 lovely and relaxing days, we jumped back in our rental car and headed north. Evora was about 2 hours drive from the Algarve, and we took mostly 2 lane country roads, passing vineyards, groves of olive trees, cork trees and lots of storks nesting in high power line towers. Evora is an ancient walled city that is so old that it has a Roman temple (and aqueduct) still standing and very beautiful. We found a little kiosk beverage cafe and had a glass of wine while we watched the "traffic" around the ruins and the park. A lovely way to relax and take in the surroundings.</div><div><br /></div><div>Lots of one way winding streets through the old made driving a challenge when we missed the small turn off to our hotel, <a href="https://www.google.com/travel/search?q=evora%20hotels%20with%20parking&g2lb=2502548%2C2503771%2C2503781%2C4258168%2C4270442%2C4284970%2C4291517%2C4306835%2C4597339%2C4757164%2C4814050%2C4850738%2C4864715%2C4874190%2C4886480%2C4893075%2C4920132%2C4924070%2C4965990%2C4968087%2C4977923%2C4985711%2C4989886%2C4990494%2C72246918%2C72253158%2C72256471&hl=en-US&gl=us&ssta=1&ts=CAESCAoCCAMKAggDGhwSGhIUCgcI5w8QBRgcEgcI5w8QBRgdGAEyAhAAKgoKCAoBAzoDVVNE&qs=CAEyE0Nnb0lySTZPMXJySWg5dEhFQUU4CkILCXaULhtTP3GqGAFCCwksh8OqQx62RxgBQgsJ4Lhm18X5xiQYAVIPZW46d2l0aCBwYXJraW5n&ap=aAG6AQhvdmVydmlldw&ictx=1&sa=X&ved=0CAAQ5JsGahcKEwiYmsm2lYD_AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQCw" target="_blank">Hotel Albergaria do Calvario</a>. We had a darling suite at a great price in this 4 star hotel! We also met a couple from Bellevue, Washington in the breakfast room! Small world!</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8lfa1C3gfgKUwVEU7jHI6EUctHgUuB__7FYwR803j46AwmfBkAFWoLLeyXVnH--CYw0p1LKFMZ51e3mA4ZNizArDFjxFLz3NJoD8wG462XXWOJD6xlyHBqJMsJiWruaUDmc0n90rXmsRE7S4Tunmi7bqfShjfbraLFASE9_Hueh5F-sJnRxDEkfhpeA/s4032/20230428_155525.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8lfa1C3gfgKUwVEU7jHI6EUctHgUuB__7FYwR803j46AwmfBkAFWoLLeyXVnH--CYw0p1LKFMZ51e3mA4ZNizArDFjxFLz3NJoD8wG462XXWOJD6xlyHBqJMsJiWruaUDmc0n90rXmsRE7S4Tunmi7bqfShjfbraLFASE9_Hueh5F-sJnRxDEkfhpeA/w225-h400/20230428_155525.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">Also visited the <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/portugals-chapel-bones" target="_blank">chapel of bones</a>, a very creepy small church next door to a very large ostentatious church. The monks built it to remind you of your looming mortality.</div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXAFUk0PmfSrS5bhaPw9SK9kV6lUHXBlhlaWxhNHyNUllsjauPzlbpDKv-znd55H_hDG1pMsGiYRgpvyi3CUa00P0PQE87up9XXjCtGHFirajFzGe74QbZTt2T7KEAA4t0tG2Bx9zVsAeUzQ1N3hNM-c-esY4ulyN_6dM3js8_CVursKNGmTtXIjEXmg/s4032/20230428_150402.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXAFUk0PmfSrS5bhaPw9SK9kV6lUHXBlhlaWxhNHyNUllsjauPzlbpDKv-znd55H_hDG1pMsGiYRgpvyi3CUa00P0PQE87up9XXjCtGHFirajFzGe74QbZTt2T7KEAA4t0tG2Bx9zVsAeUzQ1N3hNM-c-esY4ulyN_6dM3js8_CVursKNGmTtXIjEXmg/w640-h288/20230428_150402.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><b>Lisbon</b></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs2OxV-CI4kCppOBjVlpGTenYVRUOBhRj92oEq8UTKfG3LonO0L0AnqhMpH2lJnT8VxaE5o285pFWxlFbCaMfdWKT85R1fTnLSxy0QdUGvkDzDftDVeZS6swao5hZxXo-kRZBp2JQp_xyzJEDY4oS4XuvbL2rfZhY4o3bx0BfD5C2H99fdneyLbrduiQ/s2000/IMG-20230430-WA0030.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1126" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs2OxV-CI4kCppOBjVlpGTenYVRUOBhRj92oEq8UTKfG3LonO0L0AnqhMpH2lJnT8VxaE5o285pFWxlFbCaMfdWKT85R1fTnLSxy0QdUGvkDzDftDVeZS6swao5hZxXo-kRZBp2JQp_xyzJEDY4oS4XuvbL2rfZhY4o3bx0BfD5C2H99fdneyLbrduiQ/w225-h400/IMG-20230430-WA0030.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">By the time we got to Lisbon, we were a bit tired but excited to be back in the city. Our hotel was near the waterfront which mean that everything we wanted to see was UP HILL. I used a tuk tuk private guide to a do a 7 Hills tour of the city, it was a great way to see all the viewpoints and have a personal photographer who knew all the best stops! </div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">There's so many different things to do in Lisbon, pick a few and do those. Don't try to do everything, you will be exhausted. We left enough that we still want to come back. Isn't that the way that the best trips end?</div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">Our 4 star hotel, <a href="https://lisbonheritagehotels.com/as-janelas-verdes/?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=Organic&utm_campaign=Google%20Business" target="_blank">As Janelas Verde</a>, was a gem with a roof top lounge and an honor bar. What a great place to go at the end of the day to watch the harbor and enjoy a beverage.</div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDNze7a5WZcF0juRDMB5vLcUjrUUIqx1vqR-WJVOa7MFiLaWbRB4WsKZFQjzXH10KHCgDy5y78L0pM5cPWKtW2mg0wqBT327rBN_3jINII-EMB_5Eb1VRxFTOX04kIyIKZcU6iADUCzZ3FewSrmY_jClMyFC1Id3v3zdOf9RUPRUrrjjMkHmyuQusvcQ/s4032/20230430_192331.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDNze7a5WZcF0juRDMB5vLcUjrUUIqx1vqR-WJVOa7MFiLaWbRB4WsKZFQjzXH10KHCgDy5y78L0pM5cPWKtW2mg0wqBT327rBN_3jINII-EMB_5Eb1VRxFTOX04kIyIKZcU6iADUCzZ3FewSrmY_jClMyFC1Id3v3zdOf9RUPRUrrjjMkHmyuQusvcQ/w640-h360/20230430_192331.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS6Y2_B5YMxaEtGtKpuuk7kFQQ2nDFRDuoRuhmWPs5uhKVgsUqz1dWUt9XAjHZJ2yzN_MzrQDbhAks_MLuPKDMF5SUYUoQkutgJ8ohgvZCVHHqcrxmRmejC6td5mAZpA-ClRa3Np1UaXr7JlQ6dUuy5rRkJpmgyYd4a5454kjqEUlEXyt7g_iY7rzxqw/s4032/20230430_195759.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS6Y2_B5YMxaEtGtKpuuk7kFQQ2nDFRDuoRuhmWPs5uhKVgsUqz1dWUt9XAjHZJ2yzN_MzrQDbhAks_MLuPKDMF5SUYUoQkutgJ8ohgvZCVHHqcrxmRmejC6td5mAZpA-ClRa3Np1UaXr7JlQ6dUuy5rRkJpmgyYd4a5454kjqEUlEXyt7g_iY7rzxqw/w640-h360/20230430_195759.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Our tuk tuk driver suggested we take a ferry across the bay from Lisbon and do the river walk to some of the restaurants. We ate at <a href="https://www.willflyforfood.net/ponto-final-on-seafood-sunsets-and-somebody-feed-phil-in-lisbon-portugal/" target="_blank">Ponto Final</a> restaurant, featured in the show Someone Feed Phil. It was lovely with a view of the 25th of April Bridge (same as the Golden Gate architect). We had a bit of a wait, but since it was in the sunshine with some wine, we were happy to do so. I would recommend you get reservations if you can.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirgsx0fK_rSbSO4Y_gRp2ynHAMb5iZ75Ky5mhTwTAZ1ctES52D55BQLsPwpfNlk-Xj3Gy7V9t3tOFn_hiOXnF0FJfPQ7LmBO9X_Lm2uI4GEWVcqqSAFX7YeHTxcL41gFzuJIyohx3HdlHsPZNs8JN7kJvbzpof8ASmk0R8g_c-VrH9uPNz2eCf5MEIVA/s4032/20230430_145108.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirgsx0fK_rSbSO4Y_gRp2ynHAMb5iZ75Ky5mhTwTAZ1ctES52D55BQLsPwpfNlk-Xj3Gy7V9t3tOFn_hiOXnF0FJfPQ7LmBO9X_Lm2uI4GEWVcqqSAFX7YeHTxcL41gFzuJIyohx3HdlHsPZNs8JN7kJvbzpof8ASmk0R8g_c-VrH9uPNz2eCf5MEIVA/w640-h360/20230430_145108.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><b>General Notes:</b></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">-<b>Uber and Bolt </b>are great options for cheap fares to wherever you want to go. We used Uber in the Algarve (even though we had a car) and also in Lisbon (where we returned our car before heading into the city). Our Uber from downtown Lisbon to the airport in the early morning was under $20 and was cheap to call at a moment's notice at 6am.</div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><b>-Restaurants</b>- don't be afraid to get off the beaten "tourist" path. Some of the best meals we had cost us under 15 euros a person with plenty of wine and all the great courses that you could want (bread/cheese/olives, salad, main course with sides, dessert, coffee and wine).</div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><b>-Rental Cars</b>- if you're comfortable driving, do it! Understand you will have to pay tolls and taxes for driving these GREAT roads, but its still a good deal and so convenient! We are Avis preferred and our rate with all rental prices, taxes and tolls was about $800 for 16 days. I was fine with that. Drivers are polite and people keep RIGHT to ensure traffic flows. OBEY the traffic laws and speeds.... they have sneaky ways of ensuring you do. Watching the scenery change from Porto to the Algarve was really cool and changed hourly. Mountains, Valleys, orchards, forests, castles on the hills, flocks of cows and sheep--- it's all there!</div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><b>-Tipping- </b> Round up or tip about 10%. Don't over do it, just be appreciative and polite and recognize good behavior. I kept all my euro coins (1 and 2 euro denominations) and my 5 euro bills in a special pocket of my purse for quick access.</div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><b>-Patience</b>- This is a different culture... be calm and relaxed, there is no need to rush. If you are in a hurry, let them know that when they deliver your food, or pick up your plate. Otherwise, use the "international sign" of using your hand to fake sign a bill in the air when you catch the server's eye. If all else fails, get up and go to the bar or the front of the restaurant to pay. We loved the relaxed attitude of dining out in Portugal, no one will rush you.</div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><p></p>Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10027972649663320818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656638696353565189.post-17420836578427735082023-05-09T19:01:00.000-07:002023-05-09T19:01:45.657-07:00Ground Pork Lettuce Wraps<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTCpN8KpIH_Q4vZ7XrpQXdS-fBSP7gYe7txwh4UTAyah7f9MOtmaEEIQtb_uWTw0ZjiwObytbtC5YYX6Zied6_GyVnMUaxBmXIEaGyBHpK5tQnkYlAATMDzBmCBFXRCNH0Mj_NvMoiJ2V2NUGYQy1eQtA7r9GWe0R6f2GWmhwVxl-hazNz1B6UmX6_Lg/s4032/20220921_171956.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTCpN8KpIH_Q4vZ7XrpQXdS-fBSP7gYe7txwh4UTAyah7f9MOtmaEEIQtb_uWTw0ZjiwObytbtC5YYX6Zied6_GyVnMUaxBmXIEaGyBHpK5tQnkYlAATMDzBmCBFXRCNH0Mj_NvMoiJ2V2NUGYQy1eQtA7r9GWe0R6f2GWmhwVxl-hazNz1B6UmX6_Lg/w640-h288/20220921_171956.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>What's a simple easy dinner to make with ingredients that you just may have on hand? I like to use this recipe for either ground pork or ground turkey or chicken. I usually have the veggies on hand (lettuce, green onions, cilantro, onions and garlic). If you don't have Hoisin sauce and sesame oil, I highly recommend that invest in those! <br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Serves 4-6 as a generous appetizer, or about 3 for a dinner</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Ingredients</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">1/2 onion, minced</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">3 garlic, minced</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">2 stalks celery, small dice</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">3-4 green onions, sliced</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">1 lb. ground pork</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">1 tbsp ginger, grated</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">1 tsp sesame oil</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">1/4 cup hoisin sauce (or oyster sauce)- could also substitute 1/4 cup soy sauce with 1-2 Tbsp white sugar</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">1/4 cup chopped cilantro (optional)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">1-2 tsp Sriracha (optional) plus more for serving</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Toasted sesame seeds</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Chopped peanuts (optional)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Small Romaine lettuce, but butter lettuce or even cabbage leaves would work</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Brown pork over medium high heat, when mostly cooked, drain off the fat. Add the sesame oil, onions, garlic and ginger and cook until the onions start to wilt. Add in chopped celery (you want this to be more crunchy when its done). Add in the hoisin or oyster sauce and taste. If you want it spicy, you may need to add in the Sriracha and/or the red pepper flakes. Add in cilantro (optional) and spoon into a serving bowl. Allow the mixture to cool a bit before serving into the lettuce.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Prep the mini romaine leaves into 'cups' or use cabbage leaf, or butter lettuce. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcCxaI-ehM8LxZS9-FUZP68qZdKSeOVXGaI5SG-6ZUb5ap2AoMEq0DiBlQnGYWwVlzsc7bCt6s-hi0TWRXMCXAdrvggfFY6S6pwHhgMD5qcokhHcfwmlIDzQ7XgDqPWyHW214GeJg6RTCcRsaKf8Z7WpRD8PQtgee6zQ6nV6BqaZedhWxgbkEmEyTEOg/s2876/20220921_172126.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2876" data-original-width="1816" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcCxaI-ehM8LxZS9-FUZP68qZdKSeOVXGaI5SG-6ZUb5ap2AoMEq0DiBlQnGYWwVlzsc7bCt6s-hi0TWRXMCXAdrvggfFY6S6pwHhgMD5qcokhHcfwmlIDzQ7XgDqPWyHW214GeJg6RTCcRsaKf8Z7WpRD8PQtgee6zQ6nV6BqaZedhWxgbkEmEyTEOg/w253-h400/20220921_172126.jpg" width="253" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Put soy sauce, sesame seeds, Sriracha and chopped peanuts on the table for each diner to customize their wrap.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">I just brought the pork mixture to the table in a bowl and served the lettuce on a plate so that everyone could just make their own at the table. Served with a little sriracha and a sprinkle of toasted sesame seeds. My hubby liked it with a drizzle of soy sauce.</span><p></p></div>Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10027972649663320818noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656638696353565189.post-68840579550687350452022-10-01T14:03:00.001-07:002022-10-01T14:03:57.946-07:00Damn Good Salsa<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1eavyLAMaMz1myzRbshZxOE3K7pV3RfwoL-vB6cKCnRit-nfplokDeBqfSCmoqb0ISX1Pi1ntLUhlqMaFO9botN8hoEAI3lG6FDQNElAoKgIbCLr3fDo2JCJThn3ELUBQCgGnrQ9NS-zt0wsxW_VfPLLQcl390lvdzaBJwrBPR4KEXloyvcd-MPWJRA/s4032/20221001_122902.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1eavyLAMaMz1myzRbshZxOE3K7pV3RfwoL-vB6cKCnRit-nfplokDeBqfSCmoqb0ISX1Pi1ntLUhlqMaFO9botN8hoEAI3lG6FDQNElAoKgIbCLr3fDo2JCJThn3ELUBQCgGnrQ9NS-zt0wsxW_VfPLLQcl390lvdzaBJwrBPR4KEXloyvcd-MPWJRA/w640-h288/20221001_122902.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>I love salsa! </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Recently we did a Salsa & Chips day at work and I brought in a couple of store bought kinds (no judging, it was a big group, LOL) and also a batch of my <a href="http://gotitcookit.blogspot.com/2012/05/chipotle-sour-cream.html" target="_blank">Chipotle Sour Cream</a>. We had some other people bring some in and this one was so good I asked for the recipe. They sent me a picture of a work email from 2007 where the recipe had been shared before. It was so good and so easy, I wanted to make sure to blog this for posterity's sake!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">It seems like a lot of spices with 1 tablespoon of each, but believe me, it makes it great! Heck, I even added more pepper and salt to make it just as good as my co-workers version! This is best if you make it a day or two before you need it, but it also tastes great right away.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Thank you for my neighbor, Chrissy, who had an extra chili powder when we didn't have chili powder at our vacation home. I'm stunned I did not have chili powder at this place!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUxp2xKrJ1n34lSvO-eHDW95ZXk0JV9Ju0DTeXtm7XtI9ie5s3KVQHJAPbDn60jhzcvDXQeCXuevWv3KWVq-u5B4OXAP4mlMfdScU1TTS9aLeMtfL0ujw2OExCKyKAdbTTjsBiz1yfER1_1tdGpsT0rO4VrUkrcWcl0Vofumko6MWU6vLA0aTRYHVINw/s3055/20221001_121223.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="3055" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUxp2xKrJ1n34lSvO-eHDW95ZXk0JV9Ju0DTeXtm7XtI9ie5s3KVQHJAPbDn60jhzcvDXQeCXuevWv3KWVq-u5B4OXAP4mlMfdScU1TTS9aLeMtfL0ujw2OExCKyKAdbTTjsBiz1yfER1_1tdGpsT0rO4VrUkrcWcl0Vofumko6MWU6vLA0aTRYHVINw/w640-h380/20221001_121223.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Makes about 4 cups</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Ingredients:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">1 Tbsp of the following:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">-Salt</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">-Black Pepper</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">-Cumin</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">-Paprika</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">-Chili Powder</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">1 can (28oz) crushed tomatoes</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">2 cloves garlic</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">1/2-3/4 cup diced white onion</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">1/4 cup green onions, diced</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">2 jalapenos, diced small</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">1 bunch of cilantro, chopped</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">6oz spicy V-8 tomato juice</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Juice of 1 lime</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Mix and chill until ready for eating! We pretty much put salsa on everything, so go for it!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjnANpO-2BBTMXED4OyG5-ZskGeuNjybAyXfZ6quz5boBD0d7SWdhU7B5aV0ob0JncI5E_VDwb2vPybuECHJSDlhHjjQn60TKES42uChwQQ5vALVakCOxbSpl7dgid6gd8AOkMwsZRWCEkrbgBVrPDGVZWC-_b48_NpL1dCbV0nAfLjMs56Qz5XWmWnA/s4032/20221001_122054.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjnANpO-2BBTMXED4OyG5-ZskGeuNjybAyXfZ6quz5boBD0d7SWdhU7B5aV0ob0JncI5E_VDwb2vPybuECHJSDlhHjjQn60TKES42uChwQQ5vALVakCOxbSpl7dgid6gd8AOkMwsZRWCEkrbgBVrPDGVZWC-_b48_NpL1dCbV0nAfLjMs56Qz5XWmWnA/w640-h288/20221001_122054.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p>Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10027972649663320818noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656638696353565189.post-21258004460907033582022-07-03T19:45:00.003-07:002022-07-03T19:45:35.789-07:00Shakshuka- Baked Middle Eastern Spicy Eggs<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7yVzUdML_ShCGwtvoKXhIigBtJ68VqjiGrW4O8yRWDPxJxSHktFlOJS9StQxSRBApC0BmQf0BPzmekCGPn8c2AVFTy6wIpzPUfSPxDsFLkcv8eH-T6dbhfbGJpUygEx4lHcbabtFWrM1RQAzkXYONUQ35OpYu-ZWNNEL-LDTgRiFbEflcxxhRfQXYyw/s1600/PXL_20220605_183151556.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7yVzUdML_ShCGwtvoKXhIigBtJ68VqjiGrW4O8yRWDPxJxSHktFlOJS9StQxSRBApC0BmQf0BPzmekCGPn8c2AVFTy6wIpzPUfSPxDsFLkcv8eH-T6dbhfbGJpUygEx4lHcbabtFWrM1RQAzkXYONUQ35OpYu-ZWNNEL-LDTgRiFbEflcxxhRfQXYyw/w640-h480/PXL_20220605_183151556.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><p>Recently we flew an early flight on first class with Alaska Air, and one of my breakfast choices was Eggs Shakshuka. I'd had them and made them before, so I was eager to have them. I mean, I am not usually eager for airplane food, but these were terrific! I had to laugh because my hubby immediately wanted to know what I was having. He chose something else- hahaha! I did give him a bit of a taste (maybe a wee bit begrudgingly) as they were so good. A couple weeks later, I had more tomatoes than I knew I could use before they went bad so I made this for brunch one morning! As we served this for just the two of us, I did freeze the leftover sauce and used it for a fantastic topping for baked white fish. Hubby keeps asking where did I get this recipe, I just laugh and say its an old basic. He's hooked.</p></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I used half fresh diced tomatoes and one can of diced tomatoes for my recipe, but super easy to use two cans of diced tomatoes instead. If using fresh tomatoes then it "might" be best to peel them....as the skin can be a bit annoying. I didn't peel mine... too lazy. HINT: a quick dunk in a boiling pot of water for 1 minutes will make the skin easily peel off if you feel so inclined.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKRP3yCnEVszAa8RH3Pr9cwxe_5HGBFcEkNZBB5evPnjn00pbSWLXXYdwAYrCIOjAtdb5kcmf0jDEpMzgvP47Y92qltL_eZSjCAhQpBqnAnq99Cd9A18MwAio_ccthSgfdrZovj_RiYCztbGsPiCytfAF5gZoyalzZBuLwRYGggDECoN9MmPRHRy7FrQ/s1600/PXL_20220605_170704006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKRP3yCnEVszAa8RH3Pr9cwxe_5HGBFcEkNZBB5evPnjn00pbSWLXXYdwAYrCIOjAtdb5kcmf0jDEpMzgvP47Y92qltL_eZSjCAhQpBqnAnq99Cd9A18MwAio_ccthSgfdrZovj_RiYCztbGsPiCytfAF5gZoyalzZBuLwRYGggDECoN9MmPRHRy7FrQ/w640-h480/PXL_20220605_170704006.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Serves 4-6</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Ingredients</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">2 tablespoons olive oil<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">1 medium onion, diced<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">1 red bell pepper, seeded and diced<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">4 garlic cloves, finely chopped<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">2-3 teaspoon paprika<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">1-2 teaspoon cumin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">1 teaspoon chili powder<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">1/4 tsp cayenne (optional, and will make it spicy)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">2 15oz cans of diced tomatoes w/juice<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">6-8 large eggs (either 1 or 2 each<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">salt and pepper, to taste<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">1/4 cup fresh cilantro (or parsley), chopped<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">1/2 cup crumbled feta (optional)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">Pita bread or toast, for serving</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p><span style="font-family: arial;">Heat olive oil in a large oven safe sauté pan on medium heat. Add the
chopped bell pepper and onion and cook for 5 minutes or until the onion becomes
translucent. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrqE5Jah72d3R1_VAfp5jYmWILgcD2thtNErCFh_snmW4q30EPbUAQGqM06OWSyBIQ0_5pYrBimwCQZECwHOj0DC-Gv2j_9W6CzNmQfTVej-Vak9FbbvJWOucqmtSWEgwDO5n8MjWycNx57UvNLw2rSe_TPEVlbUErYgjP_ISdYg-qsy56yyflljZrpA/s1600/PXL_20220605_175455256.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrqE5Jah72d3R1_VAfp5jYmWILgcD2thtNErCFh_snmW4q30EPbUAQGqM06OWSyBIQ0_5pYrBimwCQZECwHOj0DC-Gv2j_9W6CzNmQfTVej-Vak9FbbvJWOucqmtSWEgwDO5n8MjWycNx57UvNLw2rSe_TPEVlbUErYgjP_ISdYg-qsy56yyflljZrpA/w640-h480/PXL_20220605_175455256.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"><p class="MsoNormal">Add garlic and spices and cook an additional minute.</p></span></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">Pour the can of tomatoes and juice into the pan and bring sauce to a simmer for 10-15 minutes on a medium heat. Season with salt and pepper.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">Use your large spoon to make small wells in the sauce and
crack the eggs into each well. Cover the pan and cook for 5-8 minutes, or until
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I know, crazy, but it works great! Let them sit for a couple minutes and the egg whites will cook all the way through.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">Garnish with chopped cilantro and feta.</span><o:p></o:p></p><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , sans-serif" style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Need some regular cooking or travel ideas? </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Got-It-Cook-It-232659606778557/" style="font-size: 13.3333px;" target="_blank">"Like" my Facebook page</a></span></span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr01ysJvkTIayZ85i-rS_N9PShiXose7tuEr5oi8YATX-xq0WxMlTgzgHkhMXg1gofHvb-pg32sVia5_zzKpWlhA1OQmtTT3JfRZ31KhuOTkhgdfvX5rc8gIAySM4_DAcmPpGKhZTgWv-fCk2lXm9HB7yAVR_QLEABofUlQ2NhrSpSEobEzlYpWtjhug/s1600/PXL_20220605_182823279.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr01ysJvkTIayZ85i-rS_N9PShiXose7tuEr5oi8YATX-xq0WxMlTgzgHkhMXg1gofHvb-pg32sVia5_zzKpWlhA1OQmtTT3JfRZ31KhuOTkhgdfvX5rc8gIAySM4_DAcmPpGKhZTgWv-fCk2lXm9HB7yAVR_QLEABofUlQ2NhrSpSEobEzlYpWtjhug/w640-h480/PXL_20220605_182823279.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></span><p></p>Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10027972649663320818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656638696353565189.post-30013530485435527212022-06-05T13:23:00.001-07:002022-06-05T13:23:27.814-07:00Cruise Food<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">We like to cruise! It's such a relaxing and easy way to get from place to place. It's so nice to go to bed knowing you will be somewhere new when you wake up.</span></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">I like to cruise on NCL where they have 'freestyle dining', meaning they have multiple restaurants (usually about 12 or more) and you can get a table for 2 and dine any time you want. I have cruised on a cruise line that wants you to sit at a table for 8 every night at the same time. I am really, really NOT a fan of that.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><br /></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Personally, I am thrilled to avoid the buffet as it is not what I like on my vacation. I want to relax and have a leisurely meal. We tend to avoid the buffets, but occasionally, you will want to hit one of the deck buffets for lunch outdoors as <span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">its the only way to <span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">dine outside.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Here's some of the meals that I've enjoyed over the years on a NCL cruise. We've cruised 13 times with another planned later this year. This post has been in 'draft' mode for years and I felt I really needed to finish it.<br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;">Antipasto Plate appetizer at La Cucina Italian restaurant</span></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Le Bistro, fine French dining on board. Beautiful setting, great dishes and completely delicious food! Seriously, I missed getting pictures of some of our courses- I think it was French Onion soup and a spring salad.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">My hubby had this.... let's see, prawns, scallops and white fish, or is that potato? What could this be?</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
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A creme brulee with a bit of fruit and a shortbread cookie too. Served with coffee, and I can't remember, and definitely a Grand Marnier on the side. I wish it was in a snifter glass though. LOL</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
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</div></div>Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10027972649663320818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656638696353565189.post-29768962426729971432022-01-03T15:55:00.000-08:002022-01-03T15:55:09.309-08:00Marry Me Chicken (or Pork!)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw1zd1KlSVnhGONTzgAIUVyeiMj6nfvMAW2STiWpILOYjjySstcmQkxwmOT6N1NtW_n80_3L6KE5q0343M9IQYULfmJmki_5Am_MfLdpt5DnwdcI9YnoLxwo0Vp15x0S_qEuDVxx2Z9n_I/s2048/20201216_172308.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw1zd1KlSVnhGONTzgAIUVyeiMj6nfvMAW2STiWpILOYjjySstcmQkxwmOT6N1NtW_n80_3L6KE5q0343M9IQYULfmJmki_5Am_MfLdpt5DnwdcI9YnoLxwo0Vp15x0S_qEuDVxx2Z9n_I/w640-h360/20201216_172308.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> <span>I am a skeptic.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Just because someone makes up a name like "Marry Me Chicken", doesn't mean it's that good, you know? My hubby is a notorious chicken hater, I mean... how is that even a thing? I happen to like chicken, so he does eat it (which is very good for him, LOL). I made this recipe from Pinterest (there are dozens of versions) and did not tell him the name. He was immediately a fan the recipe, so maybe there is something to this name! This year we celebrate 37 years of marriage, so I guess I didn't need this back in the days before we got engaged. I think this recipe would work well with thin sliced boneless porkchops or pork loin medallions too.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">My kitchen is a bit of a mess in the picture below, but it includes my houseplants in old crocks from a salad bar, my French Gien mini Christmas plate that I bought on a holiday trip to France in 2018, and also my favorite cheap white wine, Kirkland/Costco Sauvignon Blanc. The entree is served on my Lenox Winter Greetings Christmas china. I take it out and use it every year from the day after Thanksgiving until New Year's day.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSS8hZmA30EB6OBRWVRi_6QTISGEo9XXdiIEGNBJsRNbglAJ-AnHv1jQuDe64T-athxTj4JqRE2mBD5S9Cgm8pGUrqWeQ3E_VgxksrttuRyf3qhhiQlVVWZRUdC1QbOkOvc3gHNt4EVasd/s2048/20201216_165054.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSS8hZmA30EB6OBRWVRi_6QTISGEo9XXdiIEGNBJsRNbglAJ-AnHv1jQuDe64T-athxTj4JqRE2mBD5S9Cgm8pGUrqWeQ3E_VgxksrttuRyf3qhhiQlVVWZRUdC1QbOkOvc3gHNt4EVasd/w640-h360/20201216_165054.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Serves 4</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Ingredients</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">1-2 Tbsp olive oil</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">4 thin chicken breasts</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">2 cloves garlic, minced</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">1/2 cup white wine (like sauvignon blanc), or chicken stock</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">1/2 cup whipping cream</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">1/4-1/2 cup sundried tomatoes, chopped</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">1/2-3/4 cup finely shredded fresh parmesan (i used a microplaner)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">2 Tbsp fresh basil, minced</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">1/4-1/2 tsp dried red pepper flakes (optional)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Salt & Pepper</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Salt and Pepper the chicken breasts. In a frying pan (cast iron or stainless will work best), over medium heat, put the chicken on to brown on each side, about 6-8 minutes per side.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4p-3usqwb0L507R2rFQjPmWpBk8uNHzyV-MRTbBJzSHAG5mX0U9OtxNZiMxbmjSjkYURJ0bSad-HTmvnv9Mj7SW2bHQpRY_QuBTeyTEAWKd4dlQYfavo3FDJ1Wz711WEmN0LVa8OQy_Y7/s2048/20201216_165247.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4p-3usqwb0L507R2rFQjPmWpBk8uNHzyV-MRTbBJzSHAG5mX0U9OtxNZiMxbmjSjkYURJ0bSad-HTmvnv9Mj7SW2bHQpRY_QuBTeyTEAWKd4dlQYfavo3FDJ1Wz711WEmN0LVa8OQy_Y7/w640-h360/20201216_165247.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>While the chicken is cooling, mince your garlic and grate your parmesan.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyiZLaCZXCTx-0-T0c5PNONfx8SQCwTL_iQJadqqMzw-l1uKQaQxAwqZi3ki6ZMayRxchuiLqED4kJ-hFIXcEM-0p1Ut81l70ifhaBx_Dtpe9sCnncJjBs_wCwW2_6c5nx9Q0ak8ptuDLT/s2048/20201216_165417.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyiZLaCZXCTx-0-T0c5PNONfx8SQCwTL_iQJadqqMzw-l1uKQaQxAwqZi3ki6ZMayRxchuiLqED4kJ-hFIXcEM-0p1Ut81l70ifhaBx_Dtpe9sCnncJjBs_wCwW2_6c5nx9Q0ak8ptuDLT/w640-h360/20201216_165417.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Chop up the sundried tomatoes</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMSqu6wvsFiL4uv3RHsAJNcwbYKY1lDeVQhHiDXzoL7i_tQ9ZOZl4TbPAuMrOiA950uZe4RGWULg0iOPCSvloyel2Essokdup1kVaqU0Cntehjj2V6r5dzap6ZBYdMmmS7RBbcxz0jl4BK/s2048/20201216_165710.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMSqu6wvsFiL4uv3RHsAJNcwbYKY1lDeVQhHiDXzoL7i_tQ9ZOZl4TbPAuMrOiA950uZe4RGWULg0iOPCSvloyel2Essokdup1kVaqU0Cntehjj2V6r5dzap6ZBYdMmmS7RBbcxz0jl4BK/w640-h360/20201216_165710.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Here's what my chicken looked like when I flipped it.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimhuRy8FCReioN2YMuI4YHJRkj0Nos_t2yX1PRm7z5RTyr6V5-10cjfxrLHYgjo6xkQR9EBsTUSvxnQIYO_2s28jFJjVxsNR73L98_SIh3GMbGSC4GNkHMPy-ZdhfadSw0i_u9QT8Fd47a/s2048/20201216_165901.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimhuRy8FCReioN2YMuI4YHJRkj0Nos_t2yX1PRm7z5RTyr6V5-10cjfxrLHYgjo6xkQR9EBsTUSvxnQIYO_2s28jFJjVxsNR73L98_SIh3GMbGSC4GNkHMPy-ZdhfadSw0i_u9QT8Fd47a/w640-h360/20201216_165901.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>When the chicken is done (or almost done...) take it out of the pan. Add a bit more olive oil, if needed, and cook up the garlic. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1HyHubHy-Dtn9lkAufmb5WekCPP2IlQdR0B1hy62t-mC6xzkFw_k5uP65zhSjsg7YSf0XsbbjP2ZRbpOGv8VJUE5oQ6cxGWarndcbhS7uCN1N5cQeVNpdBiA0h2JJLwcG49aKXbdKjxqM/s2048/20201216_170145.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1HyHubHy-Dtn9lkAufmb5WekCPP2IlQdR0B1hy62t-mC6xzkFw_k5uP65zhSjsg7YSf0XsbbjP2ZRbpOGv8VJUE5oQ6cxGWarndcbhS7uCN1N5cQeVNpdBiA0h2JJLwcG49aKXbdKjxqM/w640-h360/20201216_170145.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Deglaze the pan with the white wine (or chicken stock) and adding the sundried tomatoes and the pepper flakes (if using). Cook for a couple more minutes, then add the cream and the cheese.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuTjQ6g2R6tOLemZVu-tx6TVUIRdxSC8gXMGmJZHnm3iRhpGWYCRy6vZbnd_LIGeP8SpX8wcAC7u-nsAAQmGFhs4HhC7BCwftLw2YFygj9WbYnbOfmGOtNh7XyjHjzVZO8RTA1neqz2xKm/s2048/20201216_170246.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuTjQ6g2R6tOLemZVu-tx6TVUIRdxSC8gXMGmJZHnm3iRhpGWYCRy6vZbnd_LIGeP8SpX8wcAC7u-nsAAQmGFhs4HhC7BCwftLw2YFygj9WbYnbOfmGOtNh7XyjHjzVZO8RTA1neqz2xKm/w640-h360/20201216_170246.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Stir to combine, then add the cooked chicken and any juices back to the pan. Continue to cook and stir gently around the chicken breasts. Don't let it boil though!<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhALzudmK3vD_f0RTG9uS6fPfqOCsuBpr2_-1ZC96ogarVtrrkfYk_NYYhnBjFxIn82CD_eCzZMOm67nKcVRO-HkELT1cmfBKVQCwpojqVqvs9Rk4My_aOTYzearLnj6s_Vz0vv9MBT4bZa/s2048/20201216_170334.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhALzudmK3vD_f0RTG9uS6fPfqOCsuBpr2_-1ZC96ogarVtrrkfYk_NYYhnBjFxIn82CD_eCzZMOm67nKcVRO-HkELT1cmfBKVQCwpojqVqvs9Rk4My_aOTYzearLnj6s_Vz0vv9MBT4bZa/w640-h360/20201216_170334.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Almost done... just add the shredded basil and continue heating gently to thicken the sauce and cook the basil slightly. Serve at once. Great with noodles, but nice on it's own with a green salad too.</span></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq94usiYe6BpUxK8gy-ZR6_ojUlZ0XEvK0oBHbt-BgngkQRel47LaibQdep5Q7mvG1Da-QVCFJI5X9_nG4U5mSb3BAQnJhiD7pUkqIUc_llzU6rTNk1C7hE1niKdLVIUIp2Gabyb5FMLyF/s2048/20201216_170532.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq94usiYe6BpUxK8gy-ZR6_ojUlZ0XEvK0oBHbt-BgngkQRel47LaibQdep5Q7mvG1Da-QVCFJI5X9_nG4U5mSb3BAQnJhiD7pUkqIUc_llzU6rTNk1C7hE1niKdLVIUIp2Gabyb5FMLyF/w640-h360/20201216_170532.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p></div>Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10027972649663320818noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656638696353565189.post-20471582990227556522022-01-02T09:49:00.001-08:002022-01-02T09:49:50.852-08:00All Purpose Seasoning Salt<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Perusing through my draft recipes, I find this one that I remember fondly. Heading into the kitchen to make up a batch right now. Below is what I had started to write... not sure why I didn't post it.</span></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">It's been a lazy summer. Not much blogging, mostly just grilling some meat or fish and tossing a salad for dinner. But I have created a "go to" seasoning salt that I want to share. We've been using this on fish, chicken, beef, veggies, eggs, you name it!</span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><br /></span></div></div>Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10027972649663320818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656638696353565189.post-68853087141493866872021-12-31T11:03:00.000-08:002021-12-31T11:03:39.717-08:00Club 33- Disneyland's Secret Restaurant<span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">A number of years ago, we got a very special treat to go to the "secret" restaurant that is within Disneyland. It's called Club 33, which is named for (perhaps...) the 33 Royale address within the New Orleans area of Disneyland, the 1933 prohibition that eliminated legal sales of alcohol or even the 33rd degree of Freemasonry (often debunked). We may never know, that tricky ole' Walt.</span></span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">It was a Sunday lunch, but why not s</span></span><span style="font-family: arial;">tart with a beverage, right? Classic cocktails in the perfect glassware. A whiskey sour (left) and a Manhattan (right)</span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />
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<span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">In a beautiful art deco jazz bar while we waited for our table. Heck, we knew it was ready to go, it was just an excuse to drink a cocktail at Disneyland. It's the only place you can get one, and they were GOOD! </span><br />
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<span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">1st course for me, BBQ quail with sweet corn served with a sparkling wine.</span><br />
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<span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Second course, My chilled tomato soup with chunks of prawn, lemon sorbet, croutons and other yumminess. Served with a beautiful, crisp sauvignon blanc ... I think, LOL.</span><br />
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<span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">There doesn't seem to be a picture of someone else's 2nd course, a fantastic frisee with pistachios, bleu cheese and fruit. Nice, but no picture.</span><br />
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<span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">My main course was a lobster salad, which is why I elected to have soup for my 2nd course. It was fantastic. Crisp, sweet lobster, tangy dressing, bitter endive and purple arugula. It was so beautiful. Paired with a Sancerre.</span><br />
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<span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">His main course? Smoked chicken ravioli with ham and crawfish. Beautiful, smoky but light tasting entree. Served with a fantastic red wine (below)</span><br />
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<span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">This red wine made us laugh... what better than a "pirate" wine when you are sitting above Pirates of the Caribbean. Pirate "La Sirena" TreasuRed, about $65 at retail. We enjoyed a nice tasting with his entree. Even though I got a white wine pairing with my lobster, the sommelier gave me a healthy taste of this too. Yum.</span><br />
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<span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Cheese platter extraordinare with bleu cheese with honey (!), goat cheese and a slightly sweet panna cotta. Lots of dried fruits and fruit extracts, served with a sherry that made our whole day. </span><br />
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<span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">I ordered the most unusual dessert I could find, Sweet corn Creme Brulee with a bunch of other exciting tidbits. I wish I could tell you more about them, I just remember one was chocolate covered buttered popcorn.</span><br />
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<span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">His dessert? Why Monkey bread and ice cream, what else?</span><br />
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<span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">The door, knock, knock, please let me in. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">OK, so I'm taking a picture and someone is taking a picture of me doing that.</span><br />
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<span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">The Ladies room!</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">One last stop before we ventured out to enjoy some rides. Your dining experience gives you 3 fast pass passes to go to the front of the line.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Where did we go?</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Pirates of the Caribbean, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, and Space Mountain. I would have gone on It's a Small World, but someone's groaning was too much. Or maybe it was the 5 courses.... and then again, it could have been both.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">What a fun and special experience! </span></span></div></div>Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10027972649663320818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656638696353565189.post-35918462236726357602021-12-30T12:37:00.000-08:002021-12-30T12:37:07.580-08:00Salzburg- The Hills are Alive...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">With the sound of music!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I have no idea why I resonate with musicals so much, but, of course, I do love "The Sound of Music". My sisters and I grew up loving to watch this and sing the songs. I has always wanted to go to Salzburg. We had our chance when we took a trip with friends, we arrived a couple of day before them and easily took a train ride from Munich to Salzburg and had such a great little weekend in this fabulous city.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The first night we booked a Mozart dinner and music event. It poured rain and it was hard to find, but eventually, we got there!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgae9yE9qNM5tFC6UMyw9mk07rFeoqzC3Fg3ZTwMq6VI3ex4zmeUQtmxq9TovIqoAOPajGyd0QGYPS99R6sX-NKBToFf10UXdl56nNl8Mbq-5omUc_AD3JjV6lXQNzOxsSgj-0xZ77l2iNY/s2048/20170605_190536.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgae9yE9qNM5tFC6UMyw9mk07rFeoqzC3Fg3ZTwMq6VI3ex4zmeUQtmxq9TovIqoAOPajGyd0QGYPS99R6sX-NKBToFf10UXdl56nNl8Mbq-5omUc_AD3JjV6lXQNzOxsSgj-0xZ77l2iNY/w360-h640/20170605_190536.jpg" width="360" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The music was SO good! The dinner was more ho-hum, but all in all, it was fun way to immerse yourself into the Salzburg (and Mozart) culture.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Euaa-g7gl4SpCkar_YsQwlEqdWYJWizguIjf5Xo3cIlWKRv35w0DsUbU2iYYJPdFPDESdRgvfNrvC3KZwc6rFtXKk6DquvzFX8AZsPvJ4kzmHCp2sIkUTc_Or-sh8Pg1p2iRsjStHLPu/s2048/20170605_193758.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Euaa-g7gl4SpCkar_YsQwlEqdWYJWizguIjf5Xo3cIlWKRv35w0DsUbU2iYYJPdFPDESdRgvfNrvC3KZwc6rFtXKk6DquvzFX8AZsPvJ4kzmHCp2sIkUTc_Or-sh8Pg1p2iRsjStHLPu/w640-h360/20170605_193758.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>The next morning we walked through the local gardens of XXXXXXXXXXXXXX</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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When we arrived, they had a table available for only 1 hour before being fully booked for dinner. We agreed to that because we were super hungry and it was so cute inside.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: arial; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3pXLs-MyWXNx8OL2iVRVBBI_yviJVmbiI4EOtkTanZlJCIE7hiLHXdfp1Bf4Ar64sPBlvqqolm6hPX0nFbUs__hsKSZGhjJ8TIUUsm9GORTNybrtFdpiY1ZdN3WBYRX8x0OzO1X8hSnZR/w640-h360/20170606_181341.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimJh_-g56IRSqa8bPBjBx-MHwRBusLc4eQLizdTebo8Wm8i7kO3yXrZf8llalSbHNWEVjfGvox6RkbP_fLDiqI4b0eSZzmq8l-hM0fgdFuIhljzatpo1McDtddot6haGLz8sjNduRjlEFR/s2048/IMG_20170606_184518%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1878" data-original-width="2048" height="586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimJh_-g56IRSqa8bPBjBx-MHwRBusLc4eQLizdTebo8Wm8i7kO3yXrZf8llalSbHNWEVjfGvox6RkbP_fLDiqI4b0eSZzmq8l-hM0fgdFuIhljzatpo1McDtddot6haGLz8sjNduRjlEFR/w640-h586/IMG_20170606_184518%257E2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Yum, Apple strudel WITH custard sauce.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjlPe4imI2Q3GrIgfLUke1-OzGjX7LANDFNMkpICNNEINuzLuBgjPJu9WGTWSu_Pn0ROIC3e26mFT5yvdtutOTeFjgTkyPX6HLgPgTMCE6sx-byx04UFTQyY3YSKKtqIhi8VuJD3pM6h5r/s2048/IMG_20170606_184613.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjlPe4imI2Q3GrIgfLUke1-OzGjX7LANDFNMkpICNNEINuzLuBgjPJu9WGTWSu_Pn0ROIC3e26mFT5yvdtutOTeFjgTkyPX6HLgPgTMCE6sx-byx04UFTQyY3YSKKtqIhi8VuJD3pM6h5r/w640-h360/IMG_20170606_184613.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><h5 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: -0.048em; line-height: 1.4; margin: 1.75em 0px 0.5em; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></h5><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjszAM0TrhtCfGIeNpUpcI1PIonpi1kGh0FfbgoAGQp1iXtyZvOUIBszggVLZCK5x5swkG1qCQT9zLdhNRQsT7P4_htZOZstivNiO_m4zKqvGDZy2My2ufIvmhw2DNK-sUqsfllJTmfqfC1/s1833/IMG_20170605_114333%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1694" data-original-width="1833" height="592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjszAM0TrhtCfGIeNpUpcI1PIonpi1kGh0FfbgoAGQp1iXtyZvOUIBszggVLZCK5x5swkG1qCQT9zLdhNRQsT7P4_htZOZstivNiO_m4zKqvGDZy2My2ufIvmhw2DNK-sUqsfllJTmfqfC1/w640-h592/IMG_20170605_114333%257E2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We strolled along and enjoyed the cute shops and elaborate signs. There was a McDonalds on this street, but even they had a very elaborate sign in keeping with the rest.</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXTEWpqoQ3UNUGhPmgBfSzMYVfPB4-tVT8n01oUyQtsJJnBfXoQvOAK8T95aRbYhC-4ZiE5Sg-92sCWA9ffsBARyttdKoWU0NkT46hFOWDGmB47FWKSL6WBfvZKr4Lx77WL5g7GXTh-fmD/s2048/IMG_20170605_114449_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1489" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXTEWpqoQ3UNUGhPmgBfSzMYVfPB4-tVT8n01oUyQtsJJnBfXoQvOAK8T95aRbYhC-4ZiE5Sg-92sCWA9ffsBARyttdKoWU0NkT46hFOWDGmB47FWKSL6WBfvZKr4Lx77WL5g7GXTh-fmD/w466-h640/IMG_20170605_114449_1.jpg" width="466" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisxQ1kLj49F0djiYa-8skzGmqEgDGWbiaUh9MiEpwa-4JTeEHnZb1VJFtn82jl6VvPI15f46YDcijdbC9evFHXivt_ArewM9fwlc62_u645l-zTfDDQc9HqsiC5PVOFGKCElfUNx3VxrDE/s2048/IMG_20170605_130831.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisxQ1kLj49F0djiYa-8skzGmqEgDGWbiaUh9MiEpwa-4JTeEHnZb1VJFtn82jl6VvPI15f46YDcijdbC9evFHXivt_ArewM9fwlc62_u645l-zTfDDQc9HqsiC5PVOFGKCElfUNx3VxrDE/w640-h360/IMG_20170605_130831.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Sound of Music Tour</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I mean, you love the movie and you visit the town? Well, heck yes, you do need to take the tour. Yes, we did do sing alongs in the bus. I absolutely loved it.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYkf3hB6sPfqCaaB6IxEmzuCdsLFFlWf4UO723LcwZvXplXS3GfCPgRUn_K8_dabqQPjVFH3RWnUtctca5Pburq2-wOtT-O2HI5B_YQsz9HgwNbTHtewwpbkfk8kFU8u4-yS8AqZbBGaYl/s2048/IMG_20170605_145603.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYkf3hB6sPfqCaaB6IxEmzuCdsLFFlWf4UO723LcwZvXplXS3GfCPgRUn_K8_dabqQPjVFH3RWnUtctca5Pburq2-wOtT-O2HI5B_YQsz9HgwNbTHtewwpbkfk8kFU8u4-yS8AqZbBGaYl/w640-h360/IMG_20170605_145603.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Why not sing? You are on a "Sound of Music" tour after all.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXZWRBh_k9TSKgMyURAcyp9r_0SwgKrEBG9TswJdhc7r95rm-P-vYx_wSk8z3IQ90J853-wXHndE1bzPnZmwOqfZiJ6zVbrmr88d9wwXqd54s162HPfAm1GR8qp_QV2Ddd4RA4C0yF6raC/s2048/20170605_145956.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXZWRBh_k9TSKgMyURAcyp9r_0SwgKrEBG9TswJdhc7r95rm-P-vYx_wSk8z3IQ90J853-wXHndE1bzPnZmwOqfZiJ6zVbrmr88d9wwXqd54s162HPfAm1GR8qp_QV2Ddd4RA4C0yF6raC/w640-h360/20170605_145956.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We wiled away an afternoon at an outdoor cafe after doing so much walking and sightseeing. Enjoyed a wonderful coffee and a little something-something!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVBBUSAQtWZ-TxNm5NhKjRBGalN0fqpfy4xrnC4_laH6sIC0TSKgDEkvmBWMigm2B0bST8_qPyIV-q1tSAq5Y99-oOhyphenhyphenI0-muMw-A7zsHOhCgdSLXZ1NIuDH_nd8C5p7KbN5iwrvwQj00x/s2048/IMG_20170606_111839.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVBBUSAQtWZ-TxNm5NhKjRBGalN0fqpfy4xrnC4_laH6sIC0TSKgDEkvmBWMigm2B0bST8_qPyIV-q1tSAq5Y99-oOhyphenhyphenI0-muMw-A7zsHOhCgdSLXZ1NIuDH_nd8C5p7KbN5iwrvwQj00x/w360-h640/IMG_20170606_111839.jpg" width="360" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10027972649663320818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656638696353565189.post-86227340238819993612021-12-30T11:57:00.000-08:002021-12-30T11:57:06.725-08:00Greek Coleslaw with Feta and Pepperoncini<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_gCtfBuiQ89-omZrn9kvT8FIl5n0KGhagqUK7HR96FAl4rDkVbNFrmYqLvN8gX1BsXj83SDHV1CGSH3BR6ccwICTXDIDXxAJ5Lo6jJFjwKW6JK5ypaQhoHg1lJM5RhbhGPV2GEwWAo2jLPftmOop9ZKZAj6Xx8N4Ut8os-iuJmTUcJl9aKa-mq5asyg=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_gCtfBuiQ89-omZrn9kvT8FIl5n0KGhagqUK7HR96FAl4rDkVbNFrmYqLvN8gX1BsXj83SDHV1CGSH3BR6ccwICTXDIDXxAJ5Lo6jJFjwKW6JK5ypaQhoHg1lJM5RhbhGPV2GEwWAo2jLPftmOop9ZKZAj6Xx8N4Ut8os-iuJmTUcJl9aKa-mq5asyg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>I like just about everything Greek! I know that using Greek "tag" on this coleslaw is a bit of a stretch, but as it involves feta and pepperoncini, so I'm using it.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This salad is simple to pull together and only needs a short time to marinate. I would recommend that you toss it about 10-15 minutes before your serve it, or it could get to be a bit limp and not so yummy and crunchy. I have enjoyed leftovers the next day, but the texture does change. I made it two ways, once without tomatoes and cucumbers, and once without. Use what you have...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">It's great side dish for grilled chicken or pork. Maybe serve with some pita bread and some tzatziki.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYCcV7mU0HlTVXNHD7MQvriqux08fyf03oEhpixS3tcztL6msxQ7ygGPYoSXGDIkfO6BQruPh2C9vv1KbNQ2iuY2o_wYAHkE-IjTfdc0qK894R8yqFjOTyTDa7IAEGBdQ8z4TxWSLoskLDlEX9iCnOe6IeymmclzWUofNssaclLYBK_74ZmgT9R9eJqw=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYCcV7mU0HlTVXNHD7MQvriqux08fyf03oEhpixS3tcztL6msxQ7ygGPYoSXGDIkfO6BQruPh2C9vv1KbNQ2iuY2o_wYAHkE-IjTfdc0qK894R8yqFjOTyTDa7IAEGBdQ8z4TxWSLoskLDlEX9iCnOe6IeymmclzWUofNssaclLYBK_74ZmgT9R9eJqw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Serves 4</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Ingredients</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">4-5 cups of Cabbage, chopped (green, purple or combo)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">2-3 Green onions, minced</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">1 cup of cherry tomatoes, halved (optional)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">1 persian cucumber, diced small (optional)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">1/2 cup crumbled Feta</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">1/2 cup sliced Pepperoncini, drained</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">2-3 Tbsp Olive Oil</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">1 Tbsp Lemon Juice (or use pepperoncini brine from jar)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Mix everything into a big bowl and stir to combine. If making ahead, then don't add the oil, lemon juice or pepperoncini brine (if using) until ready to serve.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDsokmBHBz4jfZ8MEOEVZW0trMHjx03kQZoBKyRAvBpyDj8sfXkzchXnOlXmCFI07bAf6vDciPMrqAKQLmxaeqYDhopNAumJ0qzxc29HFyUNUMawOcesH8W6vH_GxrJiYYNpP462GevL7eekTqjuK5obJeKMYnN-lyfEVbcTVAVHJAI-fYssjMvjjy3Q=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDsokmBHBz4jfZ8MEOEVZW0trMHjx03kQZoBKyRAvBpyDj8sfXkzchXnOlXmCFI07bAf6vDciPMrqAKQLmxaeqYDhopNAumJ0qzxc29HFyUNUMawOcesH8W6vH_GxrJiYYNpP462GevL7eekTqjuK5obJeKMYnN-lyfEVbcTVAVHJAI-fYssjMvjjy3Q=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p>Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10027972649663320818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656638696353565189.post-66312062145720121822021-11-21T20:02:00.001-08:002021-11-21T20:42:42.232-08:00Vietnamese Caramelized Ground Pork Bowls<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnsxQcFbJ2NDs6tBMl6h8mxRregqBk1WlUAiKXCKbY64Tt6J18Bda9dvWwufaXkEK-N4cxgBqu5pf4yDmKxT7t78ZWVvumC3sqd7i5yArFqyCBMIPlskC9V9nv03_k_KIDlqqqrFl8_HJ6/s3216/20211005_181925%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1896" data-original-width="3216" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnsxQcFbJ2NDs6tBMl6h8mxRregqBk1WlUAiKXCKbY64Tt6J18Bda9dvWwufaXkEK-N4cxgBqu5pf4yDmKxT7t78ZWVvumC3sqd7i5yArFqyCBMIPlskC9V9nv03_k_KIDlqqqrFl8_HJ6/w640-h378/20211005_181925%257E2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">We'd bought some ground pork and were wondering what to do with it.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I Googled "ground pork" and made a match with this recipe, <a href=" https://www.recipetineats.com/vietnamese-caramelised-pork-bowls/">Original recipe</a> .</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">We've made it about 3 or 4 times, trying to perfect and simplify the recipe. It's very simple and delicious. This will be one that we make again and again.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Funny story, we took this in our groceries at a VRBO vacation we went on, and I premixed the sauce. Unfortunately, I felt so confident to make this recipe that I didn't consult the original recipe before making it. However, I use SIX bird's eye chilies.... please do not that. It was so hot, and yummy, so we ate it all up. However, we had tummy troubles for days, LOL!!!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIl6aY-jjiq6bV5SwrabvVZ_V3joJq1UX3af8Wi11gyCQHk6jWpX_n7FFrvZ2clr2AGIjA1S927Ag52P8wTAjefdx7pph-tcUQfhib0YWL4gHFTo-bk9ot9XesWwaABaUWn2yvXqeBUYJq/s3247/20211005_174532.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1997" data-original-width="3247" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIl6aY-jjiq6bV5SwrabvVZ_V3joJq1UX3af8Wi11gyCQHk6jWpX_n7FFrvZ2clr2AGIjA1S927Ag52P8wTAjefdx7pph-tcUQfhib0YWL4gHFTo-bk9ot9XesWwaABaUWn2yvXqeBUYJq/w640-h394/20211005_174532.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">Ingredients</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">Serves 3-4</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>1 1/2 tbsp cooking oil </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">1/2 onion , finely diced <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">2 tsp ginger , grated or minced<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">2 garlic cloves , minced (2 tsp paste)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">1-2 birds eye or Thai chili , finely chopped (or sub minced jalapeno)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">20 oz. ground
pork <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">2 tbsp brown
sugar (we used Swerve no carb brown sugar with success)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>2 tbsp fish sauce</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">SERVING:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">1 green onion stem, finely sliced<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">Steamed rice (or cauli rice!)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>Sliced tomato, cucumber for garnish</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">Heat the oil in a large skillet over high heat.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">Add the onion, ginger, garlic and chili and cook for 2
minutes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">Add the ground pork and cook for 2 minutes or its fully
cooked and no longer pink, breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Add the sugar and fish sauce. Stir, then leave it to cook
without touching until all the juices cook out and the pork starts caramelizing
- about 2 minutes. Then stir it and leave it again, without stirring, for
around 30 seconds to get more caramelization.</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiApTjohwjU38GAuPNYnYMSQmD4gNRjFYf2C0125t9jQgRJLjNpqBKI8mUjY7LS0SRtP_SnrD-f6A869UNHULvxKYHmyTf9vLfWcXUkdVMQNq3cGvoczXIZSpK3KxEjsOwGb8hKkzoAYxgM/s4032/20211005_180930.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiApTjohwjU38GAuPNYnYMSQmD4gNRjFYf2C0125t9jQgRJLjNpqBKI8mUjY7LS0SRtP_SnrD-f6A869UNHULvxKYHmyTf9vLfWcXUkdVMQNq3cGvoczXIZSpK3KxEjsOwGb8hKkzoAYxgM/w640-h360/20211005_180930.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span><br /></span></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUsS6FMospEQHmiYmR9ulABeICfcZ5V6o_uao-GQTsp5o2vDGoHHUhKM9Mrifogwkn5uKutQy2Imxuid2gJFWw6bb3fBb9uqZHIL_KgR_KbYmtEqj2rjyEjUrXuikoSR77FUaK5TP7Gnio/s4032/20211005_181716.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUsS6FMospEQHmiYmR9ulABeICfcZ5V6o_uao-GQTsp5o2vDGoHHUhKM9Mrifogwkn5uKutQy2Imxuid2gJFWw6bb3fBb9uqZHIL_KgR_KbYmtEqj2rjyEjUrXuikoSR77FUaK5TP7Gnio/w640-h360/20211005_181716.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />YUM!</span><p></p><p><br /></p></div>Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10027972649663320818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656638696353565189.post-42302095962437846852021-06-26T11:52:00.000-07:002021-06-26T11:52:06.386-07:00Whipped Ricotta with Roasted Cherry Tomatoes<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjocdwS4IiHbpDfJ2gw5NyZeBzRE9A1gPPxuZzqlPchbtjn0SLvUW3xsNPOOnWqcksWazbSPE27f4B5nX9Nxfv6oGewk56K_3Oq-lmedS853SpSbWW9b4ncsNMMXZVW_Y33D2HTcwj8No15/s2048/20210618_173124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjocdwS4IiHbpDfJ2gw5NyZeBzRE9A1gPPxuZzqlPchbtjn0SLvUW3xsNPOOnWqcksWazbSPE27f4B5nX9Nxfv6oGewk56K_3Oq-lmedS853SpSbWW9b4ncsNMMXZVW_Y33D2HTcwj8No15/w640-h360/20210618_173124.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Ba6TjnHL2_q3pXQrtnc7PGQ1wA4prOUNbyNum5o_Q_sUaWiSf25RJm505I3TaAOkXoIqwI_wLhjttWWnAtQGjayFan1ZKVWvoC6Ymfg09gPqxqvNcHEbTUo0cG8vzP8b-be21sAUjiG0/s2048/20210618_173119.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Ba6TjnHL2_q3pXQrtnc7PGQ1wA4prOUNbyNum5o_Q_sUaWiSf25RJm505I3TaAOkXoIqwI_wLhjttWWnAtQGjayFan1ZKVWvoC6Ymfg09gPqxqvNcHEbTUo0cG8vzP8b-be21sAUjiG0/w640-h360/20210618_173119.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">It's been ages since I blogged, but I'm back at it!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I always seem to have leftover ricotta! You buy a container for lasagna, or something, then the rest seems to go to waste. I hate that! Now with this recipe, I just might be buying ricotta to make this all the time! I made this when we had friends over for the weekend at our place in the mountains. We sipped wine and noshed on this while enjoying the warm air and the view of the trees. A very good weekend.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">A note about the cherry tomatoes, I used the small heirloom variety which is why you can see lots of colors in the tomatoes. Any kind of small tomatoes would work out well.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Ingredients</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">1 cup ricotta</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">1/2 cup feta cheese</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">2 cups cherry tomatoes</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">3-4 garlic cloves, sliced</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">1/2 onion, sliced in strips</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Fresh Thyme</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">2 Tbsp Olive oil, with more for drizzling for serving</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Salt and Pepper</span></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7g6VvyvuQ2l1E2cqPwwvG07wxZVv-Do5WX9K-gSHz43eXLW-b_8kraG22fUwx5PheYzg_ZRh1_alaa4Z_xkyR7P0VklXxKFgnoH3lK3eae8gfQwtcObCJezMlEvuoyxQBzCAIW7laGeF7/s2048/20210618_144036.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7g6VvyvuQ2l1E2cqPwwvG07wxZVv-Do5WX9K-gSHz43eXLW-b_8kraG22fUwx5PheYzg_ZRh1_alaa4Z_xkyR7P0VklXxKFgnoH3lK3eae8gfQwtcObCJezMlEvuoyxQBzCAIW7laGeF7/w640-h360/20210618_144036.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. On a large baking sheets with sides, add the tomatoes, fresh thyme, garlic, sliced onions and olive oil. Stir to combine. Place in hot oven and roast until the tomatoes start to burst and the onions are limp, about 20 minutes. You might want to give them a stir halfway through. Let cool to room temperature.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">In a good processor, add the ricotta and the feta and process until it is smooth and fluffy. Taste for salt, as feta can be kind of salty on its own, you may not need much.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Add the ricotta mixture to a small serving dish, spreading it about 1 inch thick, top with the tomato mixtures and more fresh thyme. Serve with crackers, bread, sliced Persian cucumbers or whatever else you like.</span></p>Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10027972649663320818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656638696353565189.post-23007906253922252972020-11-16T18:25:00.000-08:002020-11-16T18:25:00.816-08:00Paper Airplane Cocktail<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_LeqqDBlJXvXvx27eF9FPA1LtXqR7IS0Fn1YDwpcNOlJdYahljnbGNbCe4xPVRUm8_GbakgEqFhkBl6u9bOZbJRowgrgzBWvU4ZfSY5PANwTCjx4hiTlphyphenhyphen_cVNcLmTPgJRQyEUuJtTVn/s2048/PXL_20201115_223330616.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_LeqqDBlJXvXvx27eF9FPA1LtXqR7IS0Fn1YDwpcNOlJdYahljnbGNbCe4xPVRUm8_GbakgEqFhkBl6u9bOZbJRowgrgzBWvU4ZfSY5PANwTCjx4hiTlphyphenhyphen_cVNcLmTPgJRQyEUuJtTVn/w640-h480/PXL_20201115_223330616.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Just about the easiest cocktail ever. Equal parts of 4 things...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">OK, so you do have to buy a couple special ingredients, namely the Aperol and the Amaro. There are dozens of types of Amaro, and technically Aperol is also an Amaro. Amaro is an Italian bitter-sweet herbal mixture, sometimes sipped on its own, but I like to add it to other cocktails! Be sure to Google Amaro and read up on the many varieties available. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I'd bought my Aperol when I came through Duty Free a couple years ago, and frankly I hadn't used it that much and it was staring at me in all it's orange glory. Now I'm sure you're saying "why not an Aperol Spritz?". Well folks, I am one those people who really do not like my wine mixed with Aperol and topped with soda water. Refreshing? Yes! Still, it is not my favorite, give me a nice sauvignon blanc or a rose on a hot summer's day and I will be much happier,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">My love of this cocktail and Amaro comes from a local Italian place called Amaro Bistro! At our first happy hour there, I had the good foresight to order "the paper airplane". This cocktail feels like a classic that's been around for a long time, but apparently invented by a NYC bartender in 2007.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">P.S. I am sure you can see that we started this cocktail well before it was 5pm.... like they say, it was 5pm somewhere! It was the perfect Sunday afternoon Covid cocktail!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkmwIUOJvNUsGu2AgYOYDFno3Je3-xD8GtxLcLZA-WNt36S8ykx5H1aIfKE9Pgkhlw3Gd8pkBzPdikNtMwujR9_ALmrGfA1moE-whfEgpH3yzVJYfA1hdetStw29HWyMJQfqeCJGm7Q1Dl/s2048/PXL_20201115_222852980.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkmwIUOJvNUsGu2AgYOYDFno3Je3-xD8GtxLcLZA-WNt36S8ykx5H1aIfKE9Pgkhlw3Gd8pkBzPdikNtMwujR9_ALmrGfA1moE-whfEgpH3yzVJYfA1hdetStw29HWyMJQfqeCJGm7Q1Dl/w640-h480/PXL_20201115_222852980.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This recipe makes two small cocktails:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">1 jigger amaro di Nonna (dark amaro)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">1 jigger Aperol amaro</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">1 jigger of bourbon or rye</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">1 jigger of lemon juice</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">**Now a jigger is about 1.5 oz measure (like in the picture below), where I filled it up 4 times, once with each ingredient above. I added it to a ice filled martini shaker and shake, shake, shake, I added it to our cute little glasses.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">*You can use any measuring device... a 1/4 cup measure would work well too and produce two slightly larger martinis (win, win!)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I chose to garnish with a sprig of fresh thyme (but rosemary would work too) and a little curl of lemon zest. Honestly? It doesn't even need a garnish...</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL4X_hbqRnspzdt3a-JyyLdCglvTROoGIttLC-iRCcnhTRseRY_RLFKCQVuAnVLA3cBsK-Qey0r-uTrQqe7sJ2GoMpijwME3JoXCs76uM5ZfxM5mdIMGKTv2tlk6fQdT9He3VcyOCPQLsM/s2048/PXL_20201115_223045302.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL4X_hbqRnspzdt3a-JyyLdCglvTROoGIttLC-iRCcnhTRseRY_RLFKCQVuAnVLA3cBsK-Qey0r-uTrQqe7sJ2GoMpijwME3JoXCs76uM5ZfxM5mdIMGKTv2tlk6fQdT9He3VcyOCPQLsM/w640-h480/PXL_20201115_223045302.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvvml_mNtQyKhaHjMBBGZr8MMG4fi0F-9QCXalunTD3NCxK_J1OyYA6pi3v8iX_ckPNYZiXJQsgAHE-RyPxAGLlD05s4RWY0UUNsgfWioUzAMxBwwXLyWSzbgD3f6kD8YnMddqvvRY9k2/s2048/PXL_20201115_223115985.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvvml_mNtQyKhaHjMBBGZr8MMG4fi0F-9QCXalunTD3NCxK_J1OyYA6pi3v8iX_ckPNYZiXJQsgAHE-RyPxAGLlD05s4RWY0UUNsgfWioUzAMxBwwXLyWSzbgD3f6kD8YnMddqvvRY9k2/w640-h480/PXL_20201115_223115985.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGqXR-gaOBRf7owyDeu93FavypRuh4gbisoBwBiuKjtyhWmPqPdReTeDo6C-OWbgOd0pmWRi1CXZg9Qchp4QUGI2uFwAIVYxk-jxinlT_TPsg6M5gfpTb68j5KmeCbnorNXNi8DED-NFsF/s2048/PXL_20201115_223323525.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGqXR-gaOBRf7owyDeu93FavypRuh4gbisoBwBiuKjtyhWmPqPdReTeDo6C-OWbgOd0pmWRi1CXZg9Qchp4QUGI2uFwAIVYxk-jxinlT_TPsg6M5gfpTb68j5KmeCbnorNXNi8DED-NFsF/w640-h480/PXL_20201115_223323525.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGcyvKpa4jvidDAMseaylqWaPD41tVZQO7YRd3rYwDBZjmuKPnDhmMbucIaGNblZwTO2maDePxwhOCSQn1fDj4JwG2myNjzdO_AUvV7kyz0YijE8GxAfnjMSluA_3JLG9I_SkKV3yYL_bp/s2048/PXL_20201115_223333821.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGcyvKpa4jvidDAMseaylqWaPD41tVZQO7YRd3rYwDBZjmuKPnDhmMbucIaGNblZwTO2maDePxwhOCSQn1fDj4JwG2myNjzdO_AUvV7kyz0YijE8GxAfnjMSluA_3JLG9I_SkKV3yYL_bp/w640-h480/PXL_20201115_223333821.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10027972649663320818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656638696353565189.post-90728866965076222922020-10-25T12:48:00.004-07:002021-08-20T13:52:13.951-07:00Green Salsa with Tomatillos & Avocado<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ZEpPKc0GtMXLOHAJSJujyXFIEDCaToREE8mLkvIKyYaDvDZsLS0vr66VPgq5HCwtSljl-qkYV9j9exGwljWeBe-aehnrgkB2d08eBiT662bxRJy3YiZ5_7e9kCk4zNrRwcxqEG4EeH9l/s1600/IMG_20201025_115120.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ZEpPKc0GtMXLOHAJSJujyXFIEDCaToREE8mLkvIKyYaDvDZsLS0vr66VPgq5HCwtSljl-qkYV9j9exGwljWeBe-aehnrgkB2d08eBiT662bxRJy3YiZ5_7e9kCk4zNrRwcxqEG4EeH9l/w640-h480/IMG_20201025_115120.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Working from home this year, I have missed many things. One of them is definitely connecting with people at work over food, like potlucks! My coworker brings the best green salsa and we are all wild about it. Luckily she shared her recipe, so I was able to make my own.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Note- In a true "Got It Cook It" fashion, I substituted canned pickled jalapenos as I was out of fresh chilies. While this tasted really good, I think that a fresh serrano chili (or two) is best!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit_rKsrUgoiYVkTZ2kyqErEOEOwaRNQWHTLmZuvBaGWaPkVEVFSOrhMfH5wHCs5hLBF2QfySoo_A6kXR2v02YpMRv_0sN4K2rQDf-QOz4TWa6z99XU0v2-lrz5jxRbnfZYMqucrSyFafUp/s1600/IMG_20201025_112601.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit_rKsrUgoiYVkTZ2kyqErEOEOwaRNQWHTLmZuvBaGWaPkVEVFSOrhMfH5wHCs5hLBF2QfySoo_A6kXR2v02YpMRv_0sN4K2rQDf-QOz4TWa6z99XU0v2-lrz5jxRbnfZYMqucrSyFafUp/w640-h480/IMG_20201025_112601.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>Makes about 2 cups</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Ingredients</span></p><p class="m_-6566682230183287519MsoListParagraph" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 38.4pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">7-8 tomatillos (depending on size)</span></p><p class="m_-6566682230183287519MsoListParagraph" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 38.4pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">2 tbsp. of olive oil</span></p><p class="m_-6566682230183287519MsoListParagraph" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 38.4pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">1-2 serrano chiles (depending on how spicy you want it)</span></p><p class="m_-6566682230183287519MsoListParagraph" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 38.4pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">½ of a small onion, chopped</span></p><p class="m_-6566682230183287519MsoListParagraph" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 38.4pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">4 cloves of garlic (depending on size)</span></p><p class="m_-6566682230183287519MsoListParagraph" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 38.4pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">1 handful of cilantro</span></p><p class="m_-6566682230183287519MsoListParagraph" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 38.4pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">2 avocados</span></p><p class="m_-6566682230183287519MsoListParagraph" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 38.4pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Juice of ½ lime</span></p><p class="m_-6566682230183287519MsoListParagraph" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 38.4pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">1 tsp of chicken bouillon seasoning</span></p><p class="m_-6566682230183287519MsoListParagraph" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 38.4pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">1 tsp pepper</span></p><p class="m_-6566682230183287519MsoListParagraph" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 38.4pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Salt to taste</span></p><p class="m_-6566682230183287519MsoListParagraph" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 38.4pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Water to cover</span></p><p class="m_-6566682230183287519MsoListParagraph" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 38.4pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="m_-6566682230183287519MsoListParagraph" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 38.4pt;"><br /></p><p class="m_-6566682230183287519MsoListParagraph" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 38.4pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Fill a pot with enough water to boil the peeled tomatillos. Boil tomatillos for about 5 min or until soft but don’t let them burst. Drain water and add tomatillos to blender.</span></p><p class="m_-6566682230183287519MsoListParagraph" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 38.4pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="m_-6566682230183287519MsoListParagraph" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 38.4pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2U-x9PCgZWCcuiRoJdEk1FwCndRkJLluuM43dl0uRIkqWtJDPQoNquZK6LWeDotEVBkr4aX0rCWb_wPI0kxXbnLvxA4dZBvAYXUWTO6P7kJTpTNwo0ftty1duXscwxPZMPRkJCAZ_71TF/s1600/IMG_20201025_113702.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2U-x9PCgZWCcuiRoJdEk1FwCndRkJLluuM43dl0uRIkqWtJDPQoNquZK6LWeDotEVBkr4aX0rCWb_wPI0kxXbnLvxA4dZBvAYXUWTO6P7kJTpTNwo0ftty1duXscwxPZMPRkJCAZ_71TF/w400-h300/IMG_20201025_113702.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="m_-6566682230183287519MsoListParagraph" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Add 1 (of the 2) tbsp. of olive oil to a pan and sauté serrano chiles, onion and garlic on med/med high heat until slightly browned. Add to blender.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_-6566682230183287519MsoListParagraph" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="m_-6566682230183287519MsoListParagraph" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitsFb7o7tb3i9OpCJASz-wuZwEiRu_Lym8yvHh11fnsUj33X0nQZ0hG4Sdyv7Nqp6MPMcYfpx-_LZ0O7aCC_L22YY7LQV8zNyghy5hPKCiVrLu58y44KGoLIL0WoN7_XYrp1iBULO04qRx/s1600/IMG_20201025_113658.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitsFb7o7tb3i9OpCJASz-wuZwEiRu_Lym8yvHh11fnsUj33X0nQZ0hG4Sdyv7Nqp6MPMcYfpx-_LZ0O7aCC_L22YY7LQV8zNyghy5hPKCiVrLu58y44KGoLIL0WoN7_XYrp1iBULO04qRx/w400-h300/IMG_20201025_113658.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="m_-6566682230183287519MsoListParagraph" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Add remaining ingredients to blender. Blend to combine, but don't process too long, you will want to have a very slight texture for best appearance.</span></p><p class="m_-6566682230183287519MsoListParagraph" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Add water to change consistency if too thick, I added about 1/3 cup while blending it Adjust salt to taste. </span></p><p class="m_-6566682230183287519MsoListParagraph" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="m_-6566682230183287519MsoListParagraph" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghEHy9Y7n9kKWmlr-tg9g-BaDQ5QFgzJAGHMUpd6n7kfULP8-hJZQDLdvT6lJajZNQqxu6Pf4VGpL3CD6CGKf2QTZulzzGf2LkrixIXjVUTc03P7P3I25o0uZEkVxxhmHq4RO4xdWxJ9EZ/s1600/IMG_20201025_114336.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghEHy9Y7n9kKWmlr-tg9g-BaDQ5QFgzJAGHMUpd6n7kfULP8-hJZQDLdvT6lJajZNQqxu6Pf4VGpL3CD6CGKf2QTZulzzGf2LkrixIXjVUTc03P7P3I25o0uZEkVxxhmHq4RO4xdWxJ9EZ/w640-h480/IMG_20201025_114336.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p>Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10027972649663320818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656638696353565189.post-41423587107818235552020-10-18T14:47:00.002-07:002020-10-18T14:53:39.537-07:00Lemon Zucchini Bread<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLcd8YV5qWeDxcvNwfkXvf8h4YmskhOhAHqKrUZru_tx2KmnPbE44X9R0ZRq8obpvIA83LutHQ8SpDZtxuX3CFD2VD91WdhsCDlCjtZ1oSjLiIB4i5RCh4yo5BFDgfppwGwZ0lTYWDGagq/s4032/00100lrPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20200913121114850_COVER+%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLcd8YV5qWeDxcvNwfkXvf8h4YmskhOhAHqKrUZru_tx2KmnPbE44X9R0ZRq8obpvIA83LutHQ8SpDZtxuX3CFD2VD91WdhsCDlCjtZ1oSjLiIB4i5RCh4yo5BFDgfppwGwZ0lTYWDGagq/w640-h480/00100lrPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20200913121114850_COVER+%25281%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">A wonderful moist lemon zucchini bread that is so easy to make! Original recipe is found <a href="https://www.alattefood.com/lemon-zucchini-bread/">here</a>, I made few changes, mainly replacing the sweetened lemon yogurt with regular plain yoghurt instead.</span><br /><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzl9jLndocAZb689ezRLS8yKVln0cWGNhRmFMnnLWEsi74H35L36_2Ld9xPV3hVN5tkRvF01QLmR1W5aSR5t8iY0Zv8StqXR4gOicjZAYlsftVb4kuD11UGeR26-t8F6JfCrmiOz0nWtSv/s1600/IMG_20200913_091616.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzl9jLndocAZb689ezRLS8yKVln0cWGNhRmFMnnLWEsi74H35L36_2Ld9xPV3hVN5tkRvF01QLmR1W5aSR5t8iY0Zv8StqXR4gOicjZAYlsftVb4kuD11UGeR26-t8F6JfCrmiOz0nWtSv/w640-h480/IMG_20200913_091616.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Makes 2 loaves</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Ingredients<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;">3/4 cup canola or vegetable oil<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">1 cup Greek Yogurt, plain</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;">2 Tbsp lemon juice<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;">3 eggs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;">2 cups sugar<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;">3 cups all purpose flour<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;">1 tsp baking soda<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;">1/4 tsp baking powder<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;">2 tsp lemon zest<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;">1 tsp salt<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;">2 cups grated zucchini, about 1 1/2 medium zucchini<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;">1 tsp vanilla extract<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;">1 cup powdered sugar<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;">1-2 Tbsp lemon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;">2 Tbsp lemon zest</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Preheat oven to 350 degrees and
coat two 8 1/2" x 4 1/2" bread pans with baking spray.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In a large bowl, cream together
oil, Greek yogurt, lemon juice and sugar. Once combined, add in eggs, one at a
time, beating well after each addition.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In a separate bowl, sift together
flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt. Add in lemon zest, and stir together. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Add dry ingredients into wet
ingredients, and mix just until combined.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Add in zucchini and vanilla
extract, and stir.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Once combined, divide batter
evenly between the two bread pans.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Bake for 55-60 minutes, or until
a cake tester comes out clean.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Allow to cool at least 10-20
minutes before removing from the pan and placing on a cooling rack.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;">To make the glaze, </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Mix lemon juice and powdered
sugar together until well combined. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">With the bread on the cooling
rack, pour glaze over the bread. Spr</span><span style="font-family: arial;">inkle zest over the top of the
glaze.</span></p>
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After quarantine, protests, terrible politics and now thick heavy smoke from terrible fires on the West coast, we could all use a happy little drink.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">This.one.is.happy!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Rye whisky is not often pared with elder flower liqueur and bubbly wine, but throw in a little lemon and you have yourself some liquid sunshine! We both needed that today! My first taste of this cocktail was surprising, I didn't know what to expect, but it was not as sweet as I thought it might be. Almost like sparkly lemonade! Very happy! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I did adjust the amount of St Germain liqueur in the recipe after the first taste, because I happen to love, love, love it, and frankly the original amount of 1/2 oz wasn't enough to notice it in the cocktail, the<a href="https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2012/09/the-devereaux-freemans-nyc-bourbon-elderflower-champagne-cocktail-recipe.html" target="_blank"> original recipe is here</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Makes 1</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ingredients</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">1 oz bourbon</span><br /><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">3/4 oz St Germain liqueur</span><br /><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">1/2 oz lemon juice (fresh)</span><br /><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">1/2 oz simple syrup</span><br /><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">3 oz sparkling wine (I used Prosseco)</span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Lemon peel, twisted into a curl<br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: arial;">A mint leaf garnish would be nice it you have one, or even a basil leaf.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: arial;">Fill a tall glass with ice and pour in all the booze, lemon and simple syrup, ending with the prosecco or other sparkling wine.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWvbK4F0oJWYkbf6S-wI8IqYoyIvEW5PU0PAzhQFnfjsy8aWXR2fh07WfdFJRsqGe09NwIx_lTXUxyAhpg_pmS4hcTOyQMcfGVfobhyphenhyphen2SrA_Ar2Ftdpy8RRp0LajG8y-LxUnV8hes5iZVl/s2048/IMG_20200912_170553.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="469" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWvbK4F0oJWYkbf6S-wI8IqYoyIvEW5PU0PAzhQFnfjsy8aWXR2fh07WfdFJRsqGe09NwIx_lTXUxyAhpg_pmS4hcTOyQMcfGVfobhyphenhyphen2SrA_Ar2Ftdpy8RRp0LajG8y-LxUnV8hes5iZVl/w625-h469/IMG_20200912_170553.jpg" width="625" /></a></div><br /><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br /></span>Need another cocktail, check out my others on my <a href="http://gotitcookit.blogspot.com/p/martini.html" target="_blank">cocktail fun</a> page on my blog! </span><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10027972649663320818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656638696353565189.post-5768230162007004692020-09-09T18:44:00.001-07:002020-09-12T11:25:36.334-07:00Spicy Indian Turkey Meatballs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<font face="arial"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font face="arial">I've been making this recipe for about 6 months, and we are in love. It's funny because the the inspiration recipe was <a href="http://www.eatingwell.com/recipe/275768/chickpea-dumplings-in-curried-tomato-sauce/">this one</a>. The original was </font><span style="font-family: arial;">a chickpea "meatball" in the sauce, not meat at all. We were at our cabin, and I had limited ingredients, so I made it like this below.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I've made this with combinations of ground turkey, pork or beef and frankly each is very yummy! The sauce is the part that is so flipping delicious. You could serve it over rice, or cauliflower rice, or even as an appetizer meatball. You might need some Naan bread to help wipe up every last drop of the sauce. Yum!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font face="arial"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A couple of EDITS- 1) Feel free to increase the seasoning if you like it spicier! 2) We ate the leftovers for a late breakfast with a sunnyside up fried egg with a runny yolk. Exceedingly yummy!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>
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<div><font face="arial"><br /></font></div><font face="arial">Serves 4-5</font><div><font face="arial">Ingredients</font></div><div><font face="arial"><br /></font></div><div><font face="arial">Meatballs:</font></div><div><font face="arial">20 oz ground turkey (or mixture of pork, turkey or beef)</font></div><div><font face="arial">1 egg</font></div><div><font face="arial">1/4 cup minced cilantro</font></div><div><font face="arial">1</font><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Tbsp minced fresh jalapeno</span></div><div><font face="arial">1 cup chopped spinach (optional)</font></div><div><font face="arial">1/2 Tbsp fresh ground ginger</font></div><div><font face="arial">1 Tbsp minced garlic </font></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">1 tsp salt</span></div><div><font face="arial"><br /></font></div><div><font face="arial">Sauce:</font></div><div><font face="arial">2 Tbsp olive oil</font></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">2 Tbsp minced shallots, or onions</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">1 Tbsp minced garlic</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">1/2 Tbsp fresh ground ginger</span></div><div><font face="arial">1</font><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Tbsp minced fresh jalapeno</span></div><div><font face="arial">1 can petite minced diced tomatoes</font></div><div><font face="arial">1 can 15 oz tomato sauce</font></div><div><font face="arial">1 cup chopped spinach (optional)</font></div><div><font face="arial"><div style="font-family: "times new roman";"><font face="arial">1 tsp ground cumin</font></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman";"><font face="arial">1 tsp turmeric</font></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman";"><font face="arial">1 tsp garam masala, or curry powder</font></div><div style="font-family: "times new roman";"><font face="arial">Salt to taste</font></div></font></div><div><font face="arial">Yogurt or sour cream for serving (optional)</font></div><div><font face="arial"><br /></font></div><div><font face="arial">Mince up the spinach, cilantro, jalapeno, ginger and the garlic, divide into half (1/2 for meatballs, half for sauce).</font></div><div><font face="arial"><br /></font></div><div><font face="arial">Mix ground meat well with beaten egg, </font><span style="font-family: arial;">spinach, cilantro, jalapeno, ginger, garlic and salt. Set aside.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">In a large low saute pan, add olive oil, onions, garlic and jalapeno. Saute until they start to soften, add ginger, cumin, turmeric and garam masala (or curry powder). Stir to "warm" the spices, then add the tomato sauce, and petite diced tomatoes. Bring to a soft boil, and taste to check seasoning. Add more spices if you like it spicier, or just salt to taste. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Reduce to medium heat. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Roll meat mixture into balls and drop in the simmering mixture (or even use a small cookie/ice cream scoop to drop the meat mixture into the simmering sauce. Using a spoon, gently nudge each meatball into the sauce. Cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes. Right before serving, add the fresh chopped spinach. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Serve over rice, over cauliflower rice, or even on it's own. </span></div><div><font face="arial">You can top with a dollop of yogurt and cilantro, if desired.</font></div><div><font face="arial"><br /></font></div><div>
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<br /></div>Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10027972649663320818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656638696353565189.post-73065236747166169072020-08-01T16:31:00.007-07:002020-08-02T07:22:52.260-07:00Avocado Dressing/Dip<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi50fqJ7_I6Ovj3cLbL137q4mNiZQsFL238Oc7axSiHsHHFQ9ncXz_QkXJq3XQApbpX045SG2IGrzAnYpcJZm6FBv5O82rY7cpoU16GyEQZQLmdwXoEcSHRTal0XuTFbIXYQvZVGZBDaZm5/s1600/IMG_20200723_162336.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi50fqJ7_I6Ovj3cLbL137q4mNiZQsFL238Oc7axSiHsHHFQ9ncXz_QkXJq3XQApbpX045SG2IGrzAnYpcJZm6FBv5O82rY7cpoU16GyEQZQLmdwXoEcSHRTal0XuTFbIXYQvZVGZBDaZm5/s640/IMG_20200723_162336.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><font face="arial"><br /></font></div><div><font face="arial">This is my made up recipe for an avocado "green goddess style" dressing. We were having spicy grilled steaks (using my <a href="https://gotitcookit.blogspot.com/2020/07/blackened-creole-spice-mix.html">Cajun spice rub recipe</a> here) and wanted to use up an avocado that I feared was nearing to be over ripe (it wasn't luckily). I thought the dressing would be great to have the spicy grilled steak on a green salad, and it was! </font></div><div><font face="arial"><br /></font></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjViJkUyGQ600xRn8h0i077Nyet_vAFPFE6RNXp5T31hQBKpzpTRRhe6S4ESQaIGtYc6yMpsCW-7fVwowp4sOlnmHnzdX13IGN7KcFuLo-cjJI9AsfCCSMNaLEOv4qGVoWMoVSbw83fdUI3/s1600/IMG_20200723_161521.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjViJkUyGQ600xRn8h0i077Nyet_vAFPFE6RNXp5T31hQBKpzpTRRhe6S4ESQaIGtYc6yMpsCW-7fVwowp4sOlnmHnzdX13IGN7KcFuLo-cjJI9AsfCCSMNaLEOv4qGVoWMoVSbw83fdUI3/s640/IMG_20200723_161521.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><font face="arial"><br /></font></div><div><font face="arial">Makes about 1 cup</font></div><div><font face="arial">Ingredients</font></div><div><font face="arial"><br /></font></div><div><font face="arial">1 large avocado, or 2 small (peeled and pitted)</font></div><div><font face="arial">1/2 bunch of cilantro, washed and bottom 1/3 of stems removed</font></div><div><font face="arial">Juice of 1 large lime, or 2 small</font></div><div><font face="arial">1/4 cup of mayo</font></div><div><font face="arial">1/4 cup of vegetable oil</font></div><div><font face="arial">1 clove fresh garlic</font></div><div><font face="arial">1 tsp salt</font></div><div><font face="arial"><br /></font></div><div><font face="arial">Add all ingredients into a blender, and puree until the dressing is smooth. Store covered tightly in the fridge. The avocado dressing remains bright green for about a week. </font></div><div><font face="arial"><br /></font></div><div><font face="arial">We also used this for a sauce on tacos later in the week. Yum!</font></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8FxImhvX5_6cIgBh4lmEYPO-RK1QIJnsL67yuAgJWMddVAOiVa1ghqMWC8TPZryFILbsFxYt0ALNA-d4NbMBznflps_zhdYJGM4eLfzx4nPPUu-nJc0AJfji39bJCuuXQ3yltQ6fHjI3M/s1600/IMG_20200723_171702.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8FxImhvX5_6cIgBh4lmEYPO-RK1QIJnsL67yuAgJWMddVAOiVa1ghqMWC8TPZryFILbsFxYt0ALNA-d4NbMBznflps_zhdYJGM4eLfzx4nPPUu-nJc0AJfji39bJCuuXQ3yltQ6fHjI3M/s640/IMG_20200723_171702.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10027972649663320818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656638696353565189.post-11605078838491662602020-07-22T19:08:00.004-07:002020-08-02T07:23:37.916-07:00Blackened Cajun Spice Mix<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgarL2Cl5le-VzR_mhP4dANHZcWPuG01BBU45Bvl2l0H5ceN3zkhsSjpMztfQqUoMBkn6seH1hv2Buk8xtfiHoKg_FTlBrsd1KYa09e8yTvF9_d4z8Rfip5NvsdOwjraeBLLNxW3azxvXvm/s2048/IMG_20200501_183033.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgarL2Cl5le-VzR_mhP4dANHZcWPuG01BBU45Bvl2l0H5ceN3zkhsSjpMztfQqUoMBkn6seH1hv2Buk8xtfiHoKg_FTlBrsd1KYa09e8yTvF9_d4z8Rfip5NvsdOwjraeBLLNxW3azxvXvm/w640-h480/IMG_20200501_183033.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><font face="arial"><br /></font></div><font face="arial"><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="arial" size="2">A pork chop in the blackened seasoning mix, pan fried in a mixture of olive oil & butter, YUM!</font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font face="arial"><br /></font></div>Once upon my husband worked at a restaurant for a certified master chef. The blackened seasoning that they used on fish, sauteed in butter and served over spinach was the bomb. The guy was nice enough to share this with my hubby. </font><div><font face="arial"><br /></font></div><div><font face="arial"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyKmN5cfyak6vwosHxYU7H-4tcjbNfw830XLO_Dn7JQT1eM38uzy6n2aR1xQfT2sWmdDXWbfdbhZZag3lGpmtbL4kclcwAwye-8ihgjw0vJKmu-FVrv4lJqPt4PcUa455ezg4irtS4vjQZ/s2048/IMG_20200501_131715.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyKmN5cfyak6vwosHxYU7H-4tcjbNfw830XLO_Dn7JQT1eM38uzy6n2aR1xQfT2sWmdDXWbfdbhZZag3lGpmtbL4kclcwAwye-8ihgjw0vJKmu-FVrv4lJqPt4PcUa455ezg4irtS4vjQZ/s320/IMG_20200501_131715.jpg" /></a></div>We've been looking for the recipe for many years now, but could not locate that slip of paper... basically we've been trying to locate it for about 15-20 years!</font></div><div><font face="arial"><br /></font></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">After years of wondering, we finally located the recipe in a binder of recipes that I had collected to "save" (back before you had the internet... hahaha!).</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Here's the recipe that I adapted the measurements so you can make a SANE size recipe at home. We've been arguing about whether the original has too much salt (which I believe to be true... and my hubby doesn't agree). </span></div><div><font face="arial"><br /></font></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><font face="arial">Makes about 2 cups, plenty to share with friends and family! We use this on fish, chicken, pork and even steak. It would probably be great on a cauliflower "steak" too.</font></div><div><font face="arial"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0M88NTOahv2PwRfWbsGgXQHDK4jwxRpEBfxSMhk3e2eUn6S-p1M8wu1-6y1oyJixh8PBw5zYrpXR3ts0u6FJLZZknEd_qkaRBjQ5iQTTmIGZCdsRIQ3uotKVcVdlkF5bPMAX3fSA4lnTl/s2048/IMG_20200501_131652.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0M88NTOahv2PwRfWbsGgXQHDK4jwxRpEBfxSMhk3e2eUn6S-p1M8wu1-6y1oyJixh8PBw5zYrpXR3ts0u6FJLZZknEd_qkaRBjQ5iQTTmIGZCdsRIQ3uotKVcVdlkF5bPMAX3fSA4lnTl/w640-h480/IMG_20200501_131652.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><font face="arial"><br /></font></div><div><font face="arial"><br /></font></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Ingredients:</span></div><div><font face="arial"><br /></font></div><div><font face="arial">1/4 cup kosher salt (use 1/4 cup plus 2 Tbsp if you like things salty...)</font></div><div><font face="arial">1/4 cup onion powder or granulated onion (NOT onion salt!)</font></div><div><font face="arial">1/4 cup white pepper</font></div><div><font face="arial">1/4 cup cayenne pepper (if you are afraid of too spicy, you can reduce this to 1-2 Tbsp...)</font></div><div><font face="arial">1/4 cup paprika</font></div><div><font face="arial">1/4 cup dried thyme</font></div><div><font face="arial">2 Tbsp ground pepper</font></div><div><font face="arial"><br /></font></div><div><font face="arial">Mix in a bowl with a whisk to fully mix. Save in an air tight jar, or jars. Sprinkle liberally onto meats before grilling or pan frying. </font></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfRi0Jcj_IKpJE5k6zyFe_VED-ivMQbj66OGSbxoYgz9WICi8relS_FEOH3vjFPxBkyuWsUR3qQxpgIE0Vu51jBejqxqNAEGpWkqgXCrbh1bsZQqpBOpw7jgoL_1troBEXYE60FVK2vTul/s2048/IMG_20200501_131659.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfRi0Jcj_IKpJE5k6zyFe_VED-ivMQbj66OGSbxoYgz9WICi8relS_FEOH3vjFPxBkyuWsUR3qQxpgIE0Vu51jBejqxqNAEGpWkqgXCrbh1bsZQqpBOpw7jgoL_1troBEXYE60FVK2vTul/w640-h480/IMG_20200501_131659.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10027972649663320818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7656638696353565189.post-4085527411927165412020-06-28T16:47:00.000-07:002020-06-28T16:47:29.029-07:00Easy Weeknight Meaty Chili<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDoNhtgiF2t_21q9XKUOw32ZYM5AvxWGRkgdgD1B2DXca35D00KoOjqZRStE3vW8rSSLv2zNIEvAGoP51zAyfnyFg7r4naaO8Dnpapr7OVC4krOTCMEz9W_lVbodj6DCepQKKLniv4gLdk/s4032/IMG_20200430_172640.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDoNhtgiF2t_21q9XKUOw32ZYM5AvxWGRkgdgD1B2DXca35D00KoOjqZRStE3vW8rSSLv2zNIEvAGoP51zAyfnyFg7r4naaO8Dnpapr7OVC4krOTCMEz9W_lVbodj6DCepQKKLniv4gLdk/w640-h480/IMG_20200430_172640.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><font face="arial">I got this recipe from a friend who sells Pampered Chef, and immediately thought, YEP, I need to try that. I didn't have their awesome RockCrok to use for their recipe (<a href="https://www.pamperedchef.com/recipe/Main+Dishes/Under+30+minutes/Easy+Weeknight+Chili+%28For+Rockcrok+Dutch+Oven%29/1125035">link here</a>) but I thought I would try it on the stove top and it worked beautifully. I had both ground pork and ground beef, so I decided to use a combination, but you definitely try all beef if you preferred! </font><div><font face="arial"><br />Don't be worried about the unsweetened coca powder in this recipe, it really gives a complexity and smoothness to the chili. If you're worried, you could cut the qty in half, but honestly, I think you'll like it. My hubby wants me to make it again using less cocoa powder and more chili powder, which I promised to do next time. </font></div><div><font face="arial"><br /></font></div><div><font face="arial">We're eating more low carb, so i elected to make this without the canned beans, but it would be good either waya. <br /></font><div><font face="arial"><br /></font></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcneeu7LYprdyMCfW4rfBjobcEVNyZFQd3cU9mtZ_x0Jmx8Sf16rjDLyCkeIVnnnatlGj30UHjRvZypZ7kr77V8BhLreP5A0PU3KTo4sk1SJhsBirkSqA-58D_k79DnhJwOHKE6pv7BDWs/s4032/IMG_20200627_132846.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcneeu7LYprdyMCfW4rfBjobcEVNyZFQd3cU9mtZ_x0Jmx8Sf16rjDLyCkeIVnnnatlGj30UHjRvZypZ7kr77V8BhLreP5A0PU3KTo4sk1SJhsBirkSqA-58D_k79DnhJwOHKE6pv7BDWs/w640-h480/IMG_20200627_132846.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><font face="arial"><br /></font></div><div><font face="arial">Makes enough for 6-8</font></div><div><font face="arial">Ingredients</font></div><div><br /><div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">1 </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Tbsp</span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> olive oil<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">1<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>medium onion, chopped<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">1 lb lean ground beef<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">1 lb ground pork </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">4-5<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>garlic cloves, minced<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">4 Tbsp chili powder<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">2<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Tbsp</span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> unsweetened cocoa powder<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">3 </span>tsp cumin<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">½</span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">can (3 oz/ tomato paste</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">2- 10oz cans of Rotel diced tomatoes with chilies, undrained</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">1 1/4 cup water</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">2 Knorr Chipotle bouillon cubes, or one minced canned chipotle chili (optional)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">1-2 </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">cans (16 oz each) mild chili beans in sauce,</span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> undrained (optional, I did not use)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Salt, to taste</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Saute the onions in olive oil until they start to soften, add the minced garlic and cook for another 1-2 minutes. Add the ground beef and pork, and cook over medium high heat while stirring. Make sure to leave some big chunks that will add to the texture of your chili. Add in the spices, the canned tomatoes and tomato paste, adding the water at the end. Give it a stir to combine, and turn the heat to medium low heat. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Cover and simmer for about 30 minutes. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Add the canned beans (optional) and bring back to a boil. You can serve it over rice, if desired, or just a big bowl of rich chili!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Serve with Sliced green onion,
sour cream, shredded cheddar cheese, jalapeno slices </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">(optional)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Zb8XzAXrVKVDwck9pwpz79mkaDn0U2EMH5-W5LHRQG8OJu8ZOo_C5EHEeTX-Snagla4QsocNG84__kF5VPX1-iZiKJzPgyQLV9CMcdNkvZ1g88Sq1XmQWQxXz59j2vlEgfNe8ZyJyzj5/w640-h480/IMG_20200430_163818.jpg" width="640" /></div>
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