Sunday, September 6, 2009
Favorite Summer Lunch
Yesterday, while trying to multi task, I decided to use the garden fresh tomatoes I had in my fridge before they went bad. I decided to make my favorite summer ( or end of summer) treat - tomato and onion salad. As advised by my dad, who has always made this for me, I went shopping for vidalia onions. Didn't find any... So I chose red onion. Slightly sweeter, but I was looking forward to seeing if the change was good. I just cut up two tomatoes and removed the seeds. You don't have to, I just picked this up from my dad. Then I cut up one medium red onion. I poured those both in a bowl and pulled out my Italian salad dressing that I had made before and poured just enough for me. This step is to the eye, depending how much you like Italian dressing. Then I just put this in the fridge and waited until today to have it for lunch. YUM! The perfect lunch for the end of summer.
Playing with MY deep fryer
As a apartment warming present my wonderful boyfriend bought me a deep fryer. It's so nice. Yesterday was the first time I got to use it. My boyfriend Bryan, his roommate Andy and I went back to my apartment to try it out. We bought mushrooms and zucchinis to fry, only one of which I have eaten before. During our trip to Rehoboth Bryan ordered fried zucchini at a restaurant and really liked it. So, the idea behind the gift was that I would make some for him.
I set up my line. The first bowl had flour, the second had egg and the final had Italian seasoned breadcrumbs. I cut up the zucchini into about 1/2 inch slices and started in the flour, which in time proved to be a hassle. So, I ended up using a zip top bag and putting both the flour and zucchini in that. The egg was the worst because for some reason the egg wouldn't stick to the flour. I just left it there for a long time and it seemed to work better. Bread crumbs gave them a very crunchy coat that was pretty good. We deep fried these at 375 degrees and they proved to fry really fast, probably not even 2 minutes. We served those with horse radish sauce that was super strong, but still pretty good. Nothing I'm going to try again anytime soon though.
Oh, and the boys decided to try and deep fry Milky Ways. They followed the exact same method as making the fried zucchini and dropped them in the fryer, Italian Bread crumbs and all. Ew.
I set up my line. The first bowl had flour, the second had egg and the final had Italian seasoned breadcrumbs. I cut up the zucchini into about 1/2 inch slices and started in the flour, which in time proved to be a hassle. So, I ended up using a zip top bag and putting both the flour and zucchini in that. The egg was the worst because for some reason the egg wouldn't stick to the flour. I just left it there for a long time and it seemed to work better. Bread crumbs gave them a very crunchy coat that was pretty good. We deep fried these at 375 degrees and they proved to fry really fast, probably not even 2 minutes. We served those with horse radish sauce that was super strong, but still pretty good. Nothing I'm going to try again anytime soon though.
Oh, and the boys decided to try and deep fry Milky Ways. They followed the exact same method as making the fried zucchini and dropped them in the fryer, Italian Bread crumbs and all. Ew.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
I've slaved all day over these cookies!
It's September. I think I'm going to like this September. I woke up and felt that I need to bake. I didn't really feel like doing the whole flour, sugar, eggs thing because that results in the worst part of baking - the millions of dishes that you create along the way. I remembered I had Pillsbury Break and Bake cookies in my fridge. So, after I felt it was time to leave my boyfriends apartment for my incredibly hot one. I walked 3 1/2 long Richmond blocks to get my cookie dough. I packed that along with my good cookie sheet( you have to be prepared!),clothes for tomorrow and two Sunkist's and walked the long walk back.
I got back and preheated the oven to 350 degrees all while telling myself I could only have two pieces of uncooked cookie dough. I've already had two and I'm not even finished with the first package yet! Oh well. It's delicious. I hate the oven in my boyfriends apartment. It's the exact same as in mine, but I haven't used it yet so I don't know if I hate it yet. His stove doesn't seem to like me either. You can never tell how hot it is and the burners on top are terrible. They only go on high. Not good. But, I don't have to worry about that right now.
After twenty or so minutes I determined it was preheated by sticking my hand in to see if it was hot. It was. I pulled open the cookie dough and broke it apart. I strategically placed a few pieces on the cookie sheet. I don't want conjoined cookies. I don't like those ( although I could eat two cookies and use the excuse it was only one...hmm... they might not be so bad after all). I put them in the oven and timed it for 12 minutes. The first ones were a little under cooked. But, still yummy. The second were 12 minutes and 45 seconds. Really no difference. The third, cooking now, 13 minutes and 15 seconds because 13 minutes by itself would be unlucky ;)
I'm cooling them on a cutting board because I didn't carry my cooling rack 3 1/2 blocks to make things heavier. I was putting the thrid ones in the oven when my boyfriend came in to see what I was doing. That resulted in no cookies left on the cutting board/ cooling rack. Great. But, I have 24 more to go. All to be saved for the Redskins game tonight. I was told cookies don't go with football, but I bet they will be gone in no time!
I got back and preheated the oven to 350 degrees all while telling myself I could only have two pieces of uncooked cookie dough. I've already had two and I'm not even finished with the first package yet! Oh well. It's delicious. I hate the oven in my boyfriends apartment. It's the exact same as in mine, but I haven't used it yet so I don't know if I hate it yet. His stove doesn't seem to like me either. You can never tell how hot it is and the burners on top are terrible. They only go on high. Not good. But, I don't have to worry about that right now.
After twenty or so minutes I determined it was preheated by sticking my hand in to see if it was hot. It was. I pulled open the cookie dough and broke it apart. I strategically placed a few pieces on the cookie sheet. I don't want conjoined cookies. I don't like those ( although I could eat two cookies and use the excuse it was only one...hmm... they might not be so bad after all). I put them in the oven and timed it for 12 minutes. The first ones were a little under cooked. But, still yummy. The second were 12 minutes and 45 seconds. Really no difference. The third, cooking now, 13 minutes and 15 seconds because 13 minutes by itself would be unlucky ;)
I'm cooling them on a cutting board because I didn't carry my cooling rack 3 1/2 blocks to make things heavier. I was putting the thrid ones in the oven when my boyfriend came in to see what I was doing. That resulted in no cookies left on the cutting board/ cooling rack. Great. But, I have 24 more to go. All to be saved for the Redskins game tonight. I was told cookies don't go with football, but I bet they will be gone in no time!
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