Recipes, recipes ...

 Hello, Darlings

I knows it has been months since my last post. However, things came up, like my spraining my ankle on New York while pulling my foot loose from the bed sheets (Yeah, I know, dumb way to do it. But who knew it was possible.), and dealing with problems created by bad neighbors.

Anyway, enough of them, this morning i have two new recipes that I labored over and truly hope that will enjoy. Sorry no photos at this time. I will add them on a later date. 

The first recipe I entitled, "Evelyn’s Quick and Easy Creamy Avocado Dressing". I absolutely love Avocado Dressing, but I never liked the store bought varieties, which left me  with with no other choice than to create my own. It has a little kick because of the hot sauce and fresh ground black pepper, those ingredients makes the dressing all the more enjoyable.

I also added a link for propagating Avocado seeds.

Evelyn’s Quick and Easy Creamy Avocado Dressing

Ingredients

• 1 large avocado or 2 medium avocados
• 2 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
• 1/8 tsp. hot pepper sauce
• 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1 small garlic clove
• 1 tbsp. fresh dill or 1 tsp dried dill
• 1/2 tsp kosher salt
• 1 cup water
• Freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

1.      Cut avocado skin lengthwise around
2.      Remove seed, either discard or save for plant as a house plant. Click link.
3.      Scoop out avocado meat
4.      Put all ingredients is a high speed blender or food processor
5.      Pulse repeatedly or use turbo speed until well blended.
6.      Store in 4 to 8 ounce Mason jars for up to five days, or freeze up to five months.

 

Note: To use as a dip use less water, about ½ cup to start.

Download the recipe here.

 This second recipe I call, "Evelyn’s Delicious Big Boss Air Fryer Chicken Legs". I am sure it can be adjusted for other types of air fryers. Anyway, I adapted my recipe to an over bake recipe and sane 30 minutes in cook time. You know me; the quicker, the better. The oven baked recipe was a simple basic recipe, i add my personal touches with additional spices and herbs, which made Sunday dinner delightful. 

There is one important step in making this recipe the best that it can be, and is, it will be more enjoyable when prep and refrigerated early in the morning or the night before. This allows all the ingredients permeate into the chicken legs fora more bountiful flavor.

Evelyn’s Delicious Big Boss Air Fryer Chicken Legs

*For best results prep and refrigerated in the morning or overnight*

Ingredients

• 4-6 chicken legs
• 2 tsp paprika
• 1.5 tsp kosher salt
• 1 tsp dried onion minced
• 1 tbsp. fresh garlic minced
• 1 tsp rosemary, dried and spun through a chopped
• 1 tsp dried parsley flakes
• ½ tsp fresh ground black pepper
• ½ tsp ground mustard
• 1 tbsp. garlic infused olive oil

Instructions

1. Rinse and pat chicken legs dry with a paper towel, leave skins to keep meat of legs moist.
2. Place chicken legs in a large Ziploc bag and add olive oil. Close bag and shake to coat chicken well with the oil.
3. Add seasonings to bag and shake to get chicken well.
4. Refrigerate in the morning or overnight
5. Spray air fryer with non-stick cooking spray.
6. Heat air fryer to 400 degrees.
7. Place chicken legs lower rack of air fryer for 20 minutes, turning halfway through. Add an additional 10 minutes for large chicken legs.
8. Serving and enjoy with your favorite ontrays.

Download the recipe here.

Well, that's it for now. Grab a recipe, enjoy, and stay safe.

Chow, Darlings.

Christ’s Christmas Season 2024: the Angels

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I heard that some non-Catholics wanted to know who my angel, so I created added their names and a brief description of their importance in the Holy Bible and Christians lives to the  updated photo arrangement below.

 

 The arrangement with the "Lion and the Lamb" at the bottom.

Archangel Gabriel and his horn - The Gabriel's most important duties include announcing the coming birth of Jesus Christ and John the Baptist.

 

 

  Saint Michael is an archangel, a spiritual warrior in the battle of good versus evil.

 

Raphael is considered a protector and healer

Uriel the angel of wisdom, truth, and light, as well as the Godly official who delivers God's messages.

Stay Blessed!

First posted on A Catholic's Life, Anew

Christ’s Christmas Season 2024

 Hello, Darlings

Our garage was robbed more than once due to a hacker preventing us from reinstalling our security cameras, and our putting trust in those not worthy of trust. Because of these thefts, a lot of household items and precious holiday items, along with the warm memories attached to them are gone. Therefore, this year we are simplifying our Christmas display. To do so, we had the repurchase a new set of battery operated Advent candles, 24 long red battery operated display candles, and some bath towels and rugs sets. Among these stolen items there was also items for Thanksgiving and Halloween that also held memories of warm, love and fun. 

However, those items will be discussed more at a later date, because this is now Christ’s Christmas Season, and we want our simple display to reflect it, and to whom this holiday is really about.

We hope you all have a Blest Holiday Season

Sincerely,

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley and Evelyn Fain
(Evelyn Altheimer-Fain)

First posted on A Catholic's Life, Anew

Instant Pot Ace Blender Homemade Tabasco Sauce

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Thank you for viewing. 

Today, I am posting an update to the Homemade Non-Fermented Tabasco Sauce recipe added in July. This new recipe is easier to make because I am just using my Instant Pot Ace Blender. Why I didn’t think of making it this way last year is beyond me. Nevertheless, here is the new recipe. If you have an Instant Pot Ace Blender (discontinued), or a similar one with a pureed setting, you can click the link below to download this recipe.

Made from home grown tabasco peppers

 

Instant Pot Ace Blender Homemade Tabasco Sauce

 Ingredients

• 5 ounces tabasco peppers, whole
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• ½  cup white vinegar 
• ¼  cup water
• ¼ teaspoon corn starch

Instructions

1. Add the tabasco peppers, white vinegar, salt, corn starch and water to the Instant Pot Ace Blender
2. Select the hot Pureed Setting twice.
3. Start the blender and repeat a second time for a smoother sauce. This setting will pureed and boil the peppers for short time, about two minutes and 56 second each go around.
4. Once the peppers are pureed, select the Soup Setting once. This setting will cook longer, about twelve and half minutes.
5. Hit the start button.
6. Cool slightly, and then add the sauce into a 5oz sauce bottle with cap
7. Store  the hot sauce in the refrigerator. It will last up two years

The two orange hot sauces on top were made today and are combination of the red and green peppers. While the red and green sauces in the grouping on the bottom were made in July.

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The remainer of the peppers are dried and stored for soups, green beans, and  chili meals

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Update: Evelyn’s Butter Pecan Ice Cream Made with Junket

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This is mom, grandma to some of you, and to the newest ones, great- grandma.  Since I have fallen into the graying, toothless geriatric generation, I find that many of the foods, like uncooked carrots and nuts are difficult to eat.

Sadly, I discovered that this was the case the first time I made homemade butter pecan ice cream. To combat my inability to chew the nuts, I substituted the half cup praline pecans halves slices with one tablespoon of pecan meal.  This simplified the recipe and enhanced the taste of the ice cream.

Check it out. The link to the recipe is below.

Update: Evelyn’s Butter Pecan Ice Cream Made with Junket

Ingredients

·         1-1/4 cup lactose free whole milk

·         3/4 cup heavy cream

·         2 tsps. Pecan extract

·         1 tbsp. Pecan meal

·         1 package Junket Simple Vanilla Ice Cream Mix or the Very Vanilla Ice Cream Mix

Equipment:

·         COWSAR 1.3 Quart Ice Cream Maker (has its own freezing compressor)

·         An Instant Pot Ace Blender or a regular blender

·         Airtight ice cream container

Instructions         

1.      In the Instant Pot Ace Blender or a regular blender combine the milk, heavy cream, pecan meal and Pecan extract. On blender, select the ‘Smoothie’ setting and run it once.

2.      Then add the Junket  Very Vanilla Ice Cream Mix

3.      Select the ‘Smoothie’ setting and run the setting twice, or if using a regular blender, blend the mixture until it is dissolved well, about 5 to 10 minutes.

4.      Turn the COWSAR 1.3 Quart Ice Cream Maker on. Pour mixture into the bucket and press the Ice Cream Function button and once cycle ends turn off the machine and serve.

5.      If eating later, transfer ice cream to an airtight container and place iDn the freezer. 

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With that done, I have a new ice cream recipe using the Junket Ice Cream Mix. I called it Evelyn’s Adult Rum Raisin Ice Cream Made with Junket. See the running theme. Like the butter pecan recipe it is quick and easy.

Evelyn’s Adult Rum Raisin Ice Cream Made with Junket

Makes 1 quart

Ingredients

½ to 3/4 cup raisins

1-1/4 cup lactose free whole milk

3/4 cup heavy cream

2 tsps. Rum extract

1 ½ tablespoon of real white rum

1 package Junket Very Vanilla Ice Cream Mix

 

Equipment:

·         COWSAR 1.3 Quart Ice Cream Maker (has its own freezing compressor)

·         An Instant Pot Ace Blender or a regular blender

·         Airtight ice cream container

Instructions

1.      Add the raisins to a glass measuring cup and filled with enough water to cover the raisins.

2.      Microwave on high for one minute; drain and place in a small bowl to cool.

3.      In the Instant Pot Ace Blender or a regular blender combine the milk, heavy cream, real rum and Rum extract , then run the ingredients on the ‘Smoothie’ setting once.

4.      Then add the Junket  Very Vanilla Ice Cream Mix

5.      Select the ‘Smoothie’ setting again and run the setting twice, or if using a regular blender, blend the mixture until it is dissolved well, about 5 to 10 minutes.

6.      Turn the COWSAR 1.3 Quart Ice Cream Maker on. Pour mixture into the ice cream bucket and press the Ice Cream Function button.

7.      Five to 10 minutes before the ice cream cycle ends add the raisins.

Serve, or if eating later, transfer ice cream to an airtight container and place in the freezer. I found that letting the ice cream age a few days increases the flavor.

That’s it! Quick and easy Rom Raisins ice cream.

Worried about the alcohol content in the ice cream? You can always make up another batch or two for the kids by omitting the real rum and increasing the rum extract to taste

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Until next time,

     Chow, Darlings

How to make Homemade Non-Fermented Tabasco Sauce & Whole Bottled Peppers

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Thank you for viewing. 

Today, I have a couple of new recipes for you. If you are a fan of spicy food like us, than the two recipes below for homemade tabasco sauce and whole hot vinegar peppers, than give these recipes a try. Click the title link to download recipe.

Made from home grown Tabasco peppers

How to make Homemade Non-Fermented Tabasco Sauce & Whole Bottled Peppers

Ingredients

•  5 ounces tabasco peppers
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup white vinegar, or  White wine vinegar*
•  ½ cup water
• ½ teaspoon corn starch

Instructions

Tabasco hot sauce

1.  Add the tabasco peppers, white vinegar, salt and water to a small sauce pan
2. Bring the mixture to a quick boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes to soften.
3. Cool slightly, and then add a ½ cup of the vinegar mixture and peppers to an Instant Pot Ace Blender, or food processor.
4. Add corn starch
5. Process food on Smoothy twice or until smooth.
6. Add the 5oz sauce bottle seal and store hot sauce up two years in the refrigerator.

For the Whole Bottled Tabasco Peppers

1.         Add the tabasco peppers, white vinegar, salt and water to a small sauce pan
2. Bring the mixture to a quick boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes to soften.
3. Cool slightly and add the pepper to the 5oz sauce bottle
4. Fill bottle with vinegar mixture, seal and store sauce up two years in the refrigerator.

Note:

1. If using White wine vinegar omit the water.
2.  The corn starch will thicken the sauce a bit, so that it clings to the food, such as fish chips and wings.

 Until next time, 

       Chow, Darlings