Category: Food

This is what’s left of the dyed egg fest of 2009. I’d hoped to get a picture of the piles of color that sat drying in the carton–but sadly, everyone pocketed their own and left the building before I could snap the shot. So, you’ll just have to believe me–they were cool.

So now what? I realize that you can–and probably have–eaten them out of the shell with a dab of salt and pepper–but the family can only take so much of that. So, if your looking for another solution–other than tossing them out the window of a high rise somewhere—here’s what we do with hard boiled eggs.

Peel and rinse them and set them in a large bowl.

Add salt and pepper and softened butter to taste. We use about a teaspoon of butter for each egg.

If you have a pastry blender–it works perfectly for the next step.

Mush up the eggs until they are the consistency that you’d like.

Now, you can just eat or serve them plain, or on toast, or you can add a few tablespoons of Salad Dressing and make lovely egg salad sandwiches. The butter is really the key ingredient that adds a better flavor and holds the mixture together.

Egg-straordinary!

Brazilian Limeade

4 juicy limes (try and find ones with thin, smooth skins)
1 c. sugar
6 c. cold water
6 Tbsp. sweetened condensed milk

Mix cold water and sugar very well and chill until ready to use.

Wash limes thoroughly with soap (I just use hand-dishwashing soap or regular hand soap); you need the soap to get the wax and pesticides off of the limes because you’re using the WHOLE lime, baby. Cut the ends off the limes and then cut each lime into 8ths.

Place 1/2 of the limes in your blender.

Add 1/2 of the sugar water, place the lid on your blender, and pulse 5 times. Place a fine-mesh strainer over a pitcher (the one you’ll serve the lemonade in) and pour the blended mixture through the strainer and into the pitcher. Use a spoon to press the rest of the liquid into the pitcher. Dump the pulp and stuff in the strainer into the trash. Repeat with remaining limes and sugar water.

Add sweetened condensed milk.

You may want to taste test it at this point. If it’s bitter, just add some more sugar and maybe a little more milk. Serve immediately over lots of ice. This does not keep well, so don’t make this in advance .

Serves 6

Brazilian Limeade

 

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Ingredients

• 4 juicy limes (try and find ones with thin, smooth skins)
• 1 c. sugar
• 6 c. cold water
• 6 Tbsp. sweetened condensed milk

Instructions

1. Mix cold water and sugar very well and chill until ready to use.
2. Wash limes thoroughly with soap (I just use dishwashing soap); you need the soap to get the wax and pesticides off of the limes because you're using the WHOLE lime, baby.
3. Cut the ends off the limes and then cut each lime into 8ths.
4. Place ½ of the limes in your blender.
5. Add ½ of the sugar water, place the lid on your blender, and pulse 5 times.
6. Place a fine-mesh strainer over a pitcher (the one you'll serve the lemonade in) and pour the blended mixture through the strainer and into the pitcher.
7. Use a spoon to press the rest of the liquid into the pitcher.
8. Dump the pulp and stuff in the strainer- into the trash.
9. Repeat with remaining limes and sugar water.
10. Add sweetened condensed milk.
11. If it's bitter, just add some more sugar and maybe a little more milk.
12. Serve immediately over lots of ice.
13. This does not keep well, so don't make this in advance .

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My wise and all-knowing daughter April made the most amazing bread sticks the other day…almost exactly like the ones that are famous around these parts. They were incredible. So, I begged and pleaded and she finally, finally said I could share the recipe…but only here.

So baby…

…you’re getting the exclusive.

Directions:

2-1/2 cups warm water

2 Tablespoon yeast

1 Tablespoon sugar

Dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water, let sit.

Pour into mixing bowl and then add the following:

2 Tablespoons butter

1 Tablespoon salt

3-4 cups flour

Using dough hook attachment, beat until smooth. Add enough flour to make a stiff dough. Knead in machine 2-5 minutes until smooth and elastic.

Place in greased bowl then turn to grease the top.

Cover with a damp cloth and let rise 45 min. to 1 hour…

…until double in size.

Punch down and divide in half.

Roll out on floured surface and cut into strips for small bread sticks.

Or divide into 10-12 pieces for large bread sticks or rolls.

Combine 1 beaten egg with 1 T milk.

Brush on breadstick and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

Or, dip in melted butter and roll in…

…Parmesan cheese with garlic herb seasoning.

Then let rise.

Bake at 375 for 10-15 minutes until slightly brown.

Remove and cool on wire rack.

Now go–impress your friends.

You’ll be famous!

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Soft Breadsticks

 

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Ingredients

• 2-1/2 cups warm water
• 2 Tablespoon yeast
• 1 Tablespoon sugar
• 2 Tablespoons butter
• 1 Tablespoon salt
• 3-4 cups flour
• 1 beaten egg'
• 1 T milk.
• or
• melted butter
• Parmesan cheese
• garlic herb seasoning

Instructions

1. Dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water, let sit.
2. Pour into mixing bowl and then add butter, salt, and flour.
3. Using dough hook attachment, beat until smooth.
4. Add enough flour to make a stiff dough.
5. Knead in machine 2-5 minutes until smooth and elastic.
6. Place in greased bowl then turn to grease the top.
7. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise 45 min. to 1 hour......until double in size.
8. Punch down and divide in half.
9. Roll out on floured surface and cut into strips for small bread sticks.
10. Or divide into 10-12 pieces for large bread sticks or rolls.
11. Combine 1 beaten egg with 1 T milk.
12. Brush on breadstick and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
13. Or, dip in melted butter and roll in......Parmesan cheese with garlic herb seasoning.
14. Then let rise.
15. Bake at 375 for 10-15 minutes until slightly brown.
16. Remove and cool on wire rack.

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