Friday, April 19, 2024
March 4: Day 1 of 60
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BEST MAGIC SHELL RECIPE
Magic Hard Shell
Ingredients
- 1/2 Cup Coconut Oil
- 1/2 Cup Cocoa Powder
- 1/4 Cup Raw Honey or Maple Syrup
- 1 Tablespoon Vanilla Extract – or make your own
- Pinch of Sea Salt
Directions
- Gently heat the coconut oil, cocoa powder and honey together in a small saucepan over low.
- Stir until ingredients are melted. Add vanilla and salt and mix.
- Pour warm magic shell sauce over ice cream or dessert of choice.
- Store in an air tight container in the refrigerator.
- Reheat over low to reuse.
- This recipe makes approximately 1 1/4 cup of magic shell sauce.
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My Last Fast Food Burger....
My last fast food burger was in September. I was driving a carless friend around and she wanted to stop at Carl's Jr, and I happened to have a coupon for buy one get one free Fampus Star burger. So we each got one. That was my last.
Number 1: I am so used to whole wheat buns (I buy them at the grocery store)that the white bun almost gagged me.
Number 2: The mouth feel of hamburger meat is not appealing to me anymore. As Molly would say, I'm "evolving." I used to drool thinking of fast food burgers. One day about 5 years ago, I did a taste test one afternoon and drove to 3 places: Burger King, Carl's, McDonald's..and ate all 3 burgers that afternoon and loved it. Of course, I felt a bit sick afterwards.
Number 3: I decided to take my doctor's instructions seriously: No beef.(She gave me this admonition because I have a tendency towards high cholesterol.)
Here is a picture of what I fried in the frying pan last night (while my lentil soup was cooking):Sliced onion, green pepper, and some Boca Burgers. We can get 4 in a box at Target for $2.37! (The same thing is $3.99 at the grocery stores).
I serve them on big whole wheat buns with mayo, and hot sauce. I microwave it for just a few seconds to soften and warm the bun. We eat these twice a week. WE usually had a side of salad and something else ( a vegetable).
I do not miss fast food hamburgers one iota. Even when those big colorful glossy ads come in the mail. Mine are better!
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Monday, December 12, 2022
Sunday, April 24, 2022
EMERIC'S APPLE CAKE
(Emeric made this twice dduring his 10 day visit here to 15129 Dakota Court with his family and Ckelsy and Skye and Finnick.
It is VEGAN! No dairy. No egg! So moist and good. He made it for Easter and he made it fa few days later.
EMERIC'S APPLE CAKE
1/2 cup Earth Balance ( this is a health delicious butter substitute)
1 cup sugar
2 cups all purpose unbleached flour
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon cloves
2 cups chilled applesauce
1/8 teaspoon salt
(can add raisins)
Pour into 8 " greased round cake pan or square pan 350 degrees 25-35 minutes
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IRISH APPLE CAKE
While reading one of John's journal's, I saw a list iof his recent favorite foods. One was Irish Apple Cake. I will type it here since some of my children were curious about it. I found the recipe today in a random plastic bag of old recipes I used to use.
I can also call this recipe: "Got Applesuce"? or..."Got Egg Yolks?"
IRISH APPLE CAKE
3 cups sifted all purpose unbleached flour
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 egg yolks
1 cup butter
grated rind of one lemon (Optional)
2 1/2 cups applesauce
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon cloves
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Mix flour, sugar, salt, egg yolks, lemon rind and press 1/2 of this mixture into a greased 9 x 9 x 3/4 " pan or 9 x 13" pan.
Mix applesauce, cinnamon, cloves and spread on top of dough and spread on top of dough.
Sprinkle remaining crumbly mixture over apple sauce.
Bake at 350 degrees for 40-50 minutes
Top with whipped cream or lemon sauce.
- Jackie Grover
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Tuesday, March 8, 2022
My Favorite Soup
Joan's Carrot Soup
3 cups peeled and rough chopped carrots
1 cup sweet onion chunks
1 heaping tablespoon chopped raw peeled ginger.
1 level teaspoon cumin powder
1/8 teaspoon tumeric
Saute all the above in your pot with 2 tablespoon cooking oil
Add.....
4 cups vegetable broth
Cook until everything is super soft.
Blend with immersion blender until smooth.
(Joan usually uses an instantpot and cooks it for 25 min. under pressure. So it is covered the whole time. Since Joan has never made this in a regualr cooking pot on the stove, she wonders if more water has to be added. Or if one must simply just put a lid on the pot and keep it simmering on low.)
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