If I asked you to find me a stick to beat this with, you’d have to say “I’m sorry Mr. the Bachelor, I can do no such thing, as this cannot be beat with a stick.”
If you bring this to the table grown men will tear up and women will swoon.
You will need:
A good heavy [...]
I love the Trader Joes.
Cheap mega-food-mart style shopping with just enough hipster edge so I don’t lose my street cred.
Maybe.
One of the tricks to finer dining on a thin dime is to customize those insta-meals to prevent pre-packaged burnout.
For example, if you buy a pre-built cornmeal crust pizza, after baking (or nuking as the case [...]
CHOCOLATE LAYER CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE-RASPBERRY FROSTING
2 2/3 cups cake flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (preferably Dutch-process)
1 teaspoon instant espresso powder
2/3 cup boiling water
1 1/3 cups buttermilk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup vegetable shortening, room temperature
2 extra-large eggs
Chocolate-Raspberry Frosting* (See below.)
10 chocolate [...]
A great cocktail for summer! This comes to us courtesy of Jimmy Buffet’s Essential Book of Boat Drinks and Assorted Frozen Concoctions.
Cowboy in the Jungle
1 jigger Light Rum
1/2 jigger Frangelico
Juice of 1 Lime
1 t Grenadine
Fill shaker with crushed ice. Add ingredients. Shake and strain into cocktail glass.
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Ingredients
375 ml bottle of your favorite bourbon(Maker’s Mark for mixing. Knob Creek for drinkin’)
1 handful of of fresh mint leaves
2-3 sprigs of mint
2/3 cups sugar
1/3 cup water
Instructions
In a small sauce pan, bring sugar, water, and mint leaves up to a low boil, until sugar is completely dissolved.
The syrup created will be slightly green and fragrant [...]
It’s the most important meal of the day, after all. This is fast, easy and portable.
Egg, Sausage and Cheese “McMuffin”
1 poached egg (I use a microwave-safe egg poacher — $1.50 @ Wal-Mart and invaluable in the mornings)
1 vegetarian sausage patty (Morningstar Farms is my favorite)
1 whole wheat english muffin, toasted
1 oz. sharp cheddar cheese or [...]
This is one of my favorites — very similar to shrimp scampi, only served with bread rather than pasta. (Eat your carbs! ^_-)
Shrimp in Green Sauce
3 1/2 tablespoons extravirgin olive oil
6 garlic cloves, peeled
1 cup coarsely chopped green onions
1 cup coarsely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon crushed red [...]
This one takes a little time, since you have to pit the cherries yourself, but it’s worth it. Grab some fresh, Washington cherries, if you can.
Fresh Cherry Cobbler
1/2 (15-ounce) package refrigerated pie dough (such as Pillsbury)
Cooking spray
1 large egg white, lightly beaten
1 tablespoon sugar
4 cups pitted fresh cherries (about 1 3/4 pounds)
1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons [...]
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