Archive for May, 2011
D is for DUTCH BABY
Written by Rocky Mountain Woman on May 11, 2011 – 12:03 pm -This post is in honor of the letter “D” and part of Jenny Matlock’s Alphabet Thursday. For more delicious “D” posts, please click here http://jennymatlock.blogspot.com/
This is the traditional Dutch Baby that my grandmother made. My mother made her own version, but I’ll save that for another post…
Ingredients:
1/3 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup flour
3 large eggs at room temperature
1/2 cup whole milk at room temperature
1/4 t vanilla extract
1/8 t cinnamon
1/8 t salt
1/2 stick unsalted butter
Place a 10 inch cast iron skillet inside oven and preheat to 475 degrees
Place flour, cinnamon, and salt in a blender
add milk and vanilla extract
and eggs
blend until smooth
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put the butter in the preheated pan
as soon as it melts, add the batter all at once
Put back into the oven and bake until puffy and golden about 12 minutes. Remove from the oven and sprinkle with the confectioners’ sugar (I use lots)
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Cupcake Wine – A nice everyday sort of wine…
Written by Rocky Mountain Woman on May 6, 2011 – 5:55 am -I’m a sucker for a cute name, especially when it comes to wine. If I’m walking down the aisle of the local wine store and I see a wine with “horse” or “dog” in the name or a picture of an animal on the label, it’s a pretty sure bet it’s going to end up in my basket.
Anyhoo, I noticed this little number the other day and decided to give it a whirl since cupcakes are one of my very favorite food groups.
It was cheap, I don’t remember how much it was and I am a little bit buzzed too lazy, to go look for the receipt, but I want to say it was in the $10 range.
I was surprised by this wine. I seriously didn’t expect much from it and it’s not what I would call a “serious” wine, but for $10, I feel like I got quite a deal. It was balanced, had a little bit of oak and a really nice feel to it. I will definitely buy this wine and the others under this label again. For a simple steak dinner or even a burger, this wine would certainly fill the bill…
I did a little research on it, and the name of the distributer is Underdog Wine Merchants. How cool is that name? Sigh…
Now, excuse me while I go watch the Food Channel and drink a few more glasses of this with my burger….
CLASSIC COBB SALAD
Written by Rocky Mountain Woman on May 4, 2011 – 12:03 pm -
You gotta love a salad that has bacon in it…seriously..
This post is in honor of the letter “C” and part of Jenny Matlock’s Alphabet Thursday. For more curious “C” posts, please click here http://jennymatlock.blogspot.com/
Ingredient list:
3 hard boiled eggs, peeled & sliced
1 head romaine
handful of parsley
2 green onions
4 cups cooked chicken
2 avocados
2 tomatoes
1/4 lb blue cheese
1/2 c red wine vinegar
1 t Worcestershire sauce
1/2 t Dijon mustard
1 clove garlic
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
Kosher salt and pepper from the mill
1 T or so of reserved blue cheese
Start by frying the bacon (that phrase makes me all happy inside). When it’s crispy, drain it on paper towels until it cools down.
while the bacon cools, chop the lettuce coarsely
add the parsley and boiled, sliced eggs
sliced green onions
cooked chicken, cubed (any leftover poultry would work – chopped turkey is good in this)
avocado, peeled and cubed & the bacon! (also chopped)
tomato, chopped
blue cheese – if you can find the kind that comes in the yellow waxed package, it works really well in this recipe
mince the garlic, add the vinegar, mustard, salt and pepper to taste and Worcestshire sauce. Take a little bit of the blue cheese and mash in with the vinegar mixture. Slowly add the olive oil while whisking continuously to make a yummy dressing..
yowsa! this is good….
I chilled a bottle of Sauvignon Blanc (Meridian has a nice light one) to serve with it.
Crusty French bread makes it a meal…
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