12-11-2014, 09:54
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Made the stock today. I woke up this morning to the smell of roasting beef bones.  We'll spend tomorrow reducing it.
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I've done it many times at the restaurant with veal bones....... 
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12-11-2014, 11:47
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I've done it many times at the restaurant with veal bones....... |
My wife had a heck of a time just finding beef bones down here. That surprised me. The border towns seems to be the best bet for real butcher shops, though I may have found one in SV that I need to visit before Christmas. Shallots were hard to find, as well.  We'll be growing those in the future, though.
The house smells very good today! 
Pat
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12-11-2014, 23:08
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And the yield from 4 quarts of beef stock and half a liter of cabernet sauvignon is. . . . eight and a half ice cubes.
Pat
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12-12-2014, 13:48
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And the yield from 4 quarts of beef stock and half a liter of cabernet sauvignon is. . . . eight and a half ice cubes.
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Nice, I cheat now and buy my demi-glace from the internet.....
If I lived near a good butcher I'd be making my own but here in the desert the only thing abundant is cactus and illegal aliens............
More Than Gourmet Demi-glace
http://www.amazon.com/More-Than-Gour.../dp/B0010OQQ2Q
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12-12-2014, 14:30
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and illegal aliens............
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I'm starting to use the term Conquistadors... 
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12-12-2014, 15:51
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Nice, I cheat now and buy my demi-glace from the internet.....
If I lived near a good butcher I'd be making my own but here in the desert the only thing abundant is cactus and illegal aliens............ |
Long pig with a nice Chianti and some fava beans?
TR
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12-14-2014, 09:29
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TR, We may need the FBI to explain a long pig with "nice Chianti and some fava beans"?
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12-14-2014, 10:34
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Doughnuts!
First time making them...
Things I learned:
Doughnuts are more work than you would think.
When the recipe says roll to 1/2" thick, what they really mean is about 1/4-3/8" When I cooked them, they ended up gigantic. The one that I thought was too thin actually ended up being just about perfect (top left in the cooked picture)
Rolling the doughnut in grainy toppings like cinnamon + sugar (pictured) works well. Powdered sugar not so much. Use a strainer to drop sugar on those or they look weird and the sugar cakes up.
When you re-roll the dough after you cut the first bunch, the doughnuts that come after don't look quite the same. In the uncooked picture, the ones that I cut first are closest. You can definitely tell the difference.
It's hard to stop eating them...
2 lbs of dough doesn't go as far as you'd think.
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12-14-2014, 15:31
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Doughnuts!
First time making them...
Things I learned:
Doughnuts are more work than you would think.
When the recipe says roll to 1/2" thick, what they really mean is about 1/4-3/8" When I cooked them, they ended up gigantic. The one that I thought was too thin actually ended up being just about perfect (top left in the cooked picture)
Rolling the doughnut in grainy toppings like cinnamon + sugar (pictured) works well. Powdered sugar not so much. Use a strainer to drop sugar on those or they look weird and the sugar cakes up.
When you re-roll the dough after you cut the first bunch, the doughnuts that come after don't look quite the same. In the uncooked picture, the ones that I cut first are closest. You can definitely tell the difference.
It's hard to stop eating them...
2 lbs of dough doesn't go as far as you'd think. |
Those look pretty freaking good! Times like this I wish for a scratch and sniff screen.
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12-23-2014, 18:57
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Christmas Chocalates
Made these today, my grandmother was the candy maker at Christmas, you name she made it. These bring back fond memories of her. Perhaps next year I will try to tackle her turtle recipe. These are Peanut Butter Balls, not pretty but pretty tasty.
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12-24-2014, 10:58
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I have some homemade eggnog 'aging' in the refrigerator that I made using George Washington's recipe.
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One quart cream, one quart milk, one dozen tablespoons sugar, one pint brandy, 1/2 pint rye whiskey, 1/2 pint Jamaica rum, 1/4 pint sherry—mix liquor first, then separate yolks and whites of eggs, add sugar to beaten yolks, mix well. Add milk and cream, slowly beating. Beat whites of eggs until stiff and fold slowly into mixture. Let set in cool place for several days. Taste frequently.
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I cooked the egg base instead of using raw eggs, which may have changed the texture. Next time I will try pasteurized eggs and use them raw, though the FDA and USDA recommend even cooking the base of pasteurized eggs. With a little cinnamon and vanilla, it is quite good. Anxious to see how aging affects the flavor, though it isn't likely to last more than a few days.
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12-24-2014, 11:31
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I have some homemade eggnog 'aging' in the refrigerator that I made using George Washington's recipe.
I cooked the egg base instead of using raw eggs, which may have changed the texture. Next time I will try pasteurized eggs and use them raw, though the FDA and USDA recommend even cooking the base of pasteurized eggs. With a little cinnamon and vanilla, it is quite good. Anxious to see how aging affects the flavor, though it isn't likely to last more than a few days.
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That sounds good, I trust that you will not be operating heavy equipment following the consumption of the aforementioned beverage.
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12-24-2014, 12:59
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Tonight we go to my brothers house for a traditional Polish/Czech dinner. Christmas day it's top sirloin roast, garlic mash with gravy from roast drippings, sweet potatoes and salad. Have to make it up on the treadmill.
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12-24-2014, 21:09
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Christmas Eve Dinner for 6 at Comp's house...
Salad Course: Mixed Green Salad with Basalmic/Lemon Vinaigrette (no pic, sorry)
Soup Course: Cream of Asparagus with Lump Crab and Goat Cheese (mixed with parsley)
Entree: Sous vide Tenderloin with roasted mixed fingerling potatoes and red wine reduction sauce (not sure why the sauce looks yellow in the pic. The rest of the colors are accurate)
Dessert: Crepes with Dulce de Leche sauce and vanilla ice cream w/ strawberry sauce. (that's a saucer it's sitting on, the ice cream in the dish is maybe 2 oz at most) Yes, TS, I should have put some sauce on the plate or some whipped cream or something, but with the iced cream I thought it would be over the top sweet.
Oh yeah, and a fresh boule of bread.
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12-24-2014, 23:23
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Christmas Eve Dinner for 6 at Comp's house...
Sous vide Tenderloin
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Looks great! Fill us in on your sous vide method s' il vous plaît.
Merry Christmas!
Pat
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