It's been, once again, so long since my last blog post. I kind of irritates me! >:O
I want to look back at my old recipes and post and think "HEHE, whatanerddd." My other dream is to be that one old grandma that kicks her grandchildren's butt at star wars and smacks unknown people with my purse.
So anyways, today in class we were having a total lazy day, gotta love those. My teacher popped in a movie and we watched the great
"Julie&Julia", btw my favorite part of the whole movie is the beginning! When they're de-boning that fish? OHHH. It give me the gebbies! The whole movie also makes me want to grab a cook book and start racing through recipes, of course the moment I got home, my energy seemed to have decided to break up with me. On the bright side, I bought some yummy sushi from Publix. I really do wonder why some people don't like Publix sushi? It's really good.
A quick note: I don't celebrate Thanks Giving. I mean, I did last year, but only because a friend invited me ove,r no because I did. But that's beside the point, the point is, food has always been in my life. While I may not celebrate whatever this is, I am extremely thankful for the food that's always been with me. My friend dropped by today and gave me a whole bunch of groceries. I don't even have to pay for school lunch anymore because food is thrown at me. I never take it for granted, I mean dog-gon-it! I love food more than sleep. And makeup. And that's saying something!
Omg I think I'm getting very sick! Sneezing, stuffy nose, tummy aches. Fantastic. I'm still eating of course, my grandma always says
"He who eats sick will not die" or something like that cause she says it in Spanish. :P
Anddd! While I was out buying my sushi, I finally came across Cream of Tartar and Nutmeg! Happy camper over here!
Ohhh, and my small challenge is just to simply try and post everyday. It's going to be hard, and forgive me if I fail miserably. I don't have my own computer anymore, so I'm constantly having to borrow, but ahh well.! :)
Enough about me, let's get cookin >:D
Mushroom Crescents
Filling
(*Note, I did not do this filling, I did one with Ricotta Cheese and something else, you could even bake them with jelly for a sweet snack!)
2 Tbsp Butter
1 Small Onion, Chopped
3 Cloves Garlic, Minced
3/4 tsp Dried Thyme
3/4 tsp Dried Sage
1/2 tsp Pepper
1/4 tsp Salt
1 1/2 Cups Finely Chopped Portobello Mushrooms
1 1/2 Cups Finely Chopped Button Mushrooms
1/3 Cup White Wine
Pastry
4 oz (125g) Cream Cheese, Softened
1/3 Cup Butter, Softened
1 Cup All-Purpose Flour
1 Egg, Beaten
Directions Filling
Set out large rimless baking sheet.
In large saucepan, melt butter over medium heat; fry onion, garlic, thyme, sage, pepper, and salt, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened, about 3 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high. Add mushrooms; fry, stirring occasionally, until browned, about 10 minutes. Stir in wine, scraping up brown bits from bottom of pan. Cook until liquid is evaporated, about 5 minutes. Let cool to room temperature.
Directions Pastry
In large bowl, beat cream cheese with butter untill fluffy. Stir in flour untill dough begins to form; knead in bowl until smooth. Divide dough in half; flatten into 2 discs. Wrape; refrigerate until firm, at least 30 minutes.
On lightly floured surface, roll out each disc into 10 inch (25cm) circle. With 2 1/2 inch (6cm) round cookie cutter (Or whatever size ro type works for you.) cut out circles, rerolling scraps. Brush edges of circles lightly with egg. Place 1 tsp (5mL) of the filling in each center; fold dough over filling; pinch edges to seal. (I also used a fork to go around the edges.) Place 1 inch (2.5 cm) apart on a baking sheet. Brush tops with remaining egg.
Bake in middle rack of a 400 F oven until light golden, 12-15 minutes.
Serve warm or at room temperature.
*I got this recipe from eat me; delicious! I get a lot of the things I make from her blog, other blogs, and books. I feel like his is reblogging! (I just recently got a tumblr, so I felt the urge to use that word.)
So basically saying, none of these recipes on this blog were thought up by me. I just like and enjoy sharing food with everyone. SPREAD THE HAPPINESS!
If I do happen to make one up (which I actually have...[milkshakes, Gallo pinto omelete... etc.]) then hopefully I was clear in stating so in the post!
The Process! (I hope you guys don't mind that I didn't bother with the little captions this time around...)
(^Only picture of filling. I did a Ricotta Cheese, mushroom type filling here. Just trying to use of ingredients I had around.)
(^WE FINALLY GOT A NEW TABLE! WO0T!)
(^ I hate how dirty this thing looks. I swear it's clean, it's just really freaking old. >.>)
Hoe to see you guys tomorrow. Hopefully.
have fun in da kitchen!
Bye Beautiful! (Or handsome?) :)
