tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38159159948882371572024-03-14T00:13:38.197-05:00Pots 'n PensCole Gibsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08384758019054580574noreply@blogger.comBlogger166125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815915994888237157.post-53242534043862364632013-09-03T17:59:00.000-05:002013-09-03T17:59:15.439-05:00Getting Fresh—Without Getting Slapped!<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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When it comes to produce, there’s nothing like getting
fresh, and it doesn’t get any fresher than your own garden. The benefits of a
home garden are obvious. You plant exactly what you want. You choose what does
or doesn’t get applied to it. You can pick treats and eat them the very same
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b>If you're really swimming in produce, you can use veggies to write your next book!</b></span></div>
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The hidden downside of a home garden—and I know this is a great problem to haveis when you have a bumper year and get way, way more veggies than you know what to do with. Of course giving some away is always a good option, but at some point, all but the most veggieracious friends will tire of seeing you sneak onto their porch with yet another bag of zucchini or beets. So, unless you can it (I don’t) or freeze it (I sometimes do), you’ve got to figure out quickly how to serve the bushels of produce filling your house. Some, like tomatoes, are easy. Other, like squash, have more limited options, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t new tricks to learn.<br />
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There’s nothing original about grilling squash, but for
whatever reason, I never got around to trying it until this summer. When the
family was in town, my brother cooked up a killer batch of grilled squash that
still had us hungering for it weeks later. I’ve followed suit a couple times
since, and it has been marvelous—even if I cut mine too thin.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b>This weekend's squash crop</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">—</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b>finally on the decline.</b></span></td></tr>
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You can cook yours wrapped in foil, straight on the grill,
or on a grill tray. However you do it, it’s an excellent way to use the bounty
from your garden (or grocery store). So, here’s the recipe, modified slightly
from what my wise brother cooked up, but note that I’m presenting this more as
general guidelines than an exact formula, since it’s pretty forgiving as long
as you don’t burn it.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Grilled Squash<o:p></o:p></u></b></div>
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Slice squash into ¼- to ½-inch-thick pieces. (If you want to
cook directly on the grill, cut lengthwise into large pieces. With foil,
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For each squash, add a couple tablespoons of olive oil to a small
bowl. Brush oil onto both sides of squash, and sprinkle with rosemary and salt
and pepper. (I suggest starting light on the salt and pepper, since you can
always add more later.) Squash should be put on foil sheet on grill and cooked
on medium heat for 5-10 minutes per side, turning at least once. </div>
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That’s it! Easy peasy! Like I said, you can make pouches,
put these straight on the grill (if you omit the garlic), change the
seasonings, or switch out the olive oil for butter—whatever strikes your fancy.</div>
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<i><span style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Jonathan Schkade is the author of six books for
children, including </span></i><a href="http://www.cph.org/p-18152-icky-sticky-hairy-scary-bible-stories-60-poems-for-kids.aspx"><span style="color: #5e87a7; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Icky Sticky, Hairy Scary Bible
Stories</span></a><span style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">.<i> He's also a network co-representative for
the Southern Illinois region of SCBWI. For more fresh facts about Jonathan,
slice and dice your way to his site: </i></span><a href="http://www.jonathanschkade.com./"><i><span style="color: #5e87a7; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">www.jonathanschkade.com.</span></i></a></div>
<!--EndFragment-->Jonathan Schkadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07412073175689315210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815915994888237157.post-80502386935350515822013-07-23T19:52:00.000-05:002013-07-23T19:52:13.437-05:00Stealing Recipes
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Today I’m going to break a personal rule. When this blog
first started, I decided that for my main recipe I would never post a link to someone else’s
recipe instead of coming up with one of my own or at least an old family
favorite. Today, though, I’m giving in—and I’m trying to do so in style while
still connecting it to writing.</div>
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<i>But first an explanation for my sloth (and no, I don’t have
an arboreal pet):</i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Just over a week old,
our newest wee little gal sucks up free time better than an anteater sucks up
ants. Fortunately, she’s much cuter than any anteaters I’ve seen.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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Now, back to today’s post and some breaking of rules. I
never liked the thought of slapping up a link to a recipe on another site
because it seemed so impersonal and lazy. I’m a creative person; shouldn’t I be able to come up with my own recipe every time? Piece of cake,
right? Yeah, not so much. And, you know what, while I love
posting fresh recipes and experimenting, I think I’m okay with my new
standard—at least this once. </div>
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After all, I usually start learning how to cook something
by studying a half dozen other recipes for the same dish. Then I adapt,
combine, tweak, and make it into something that will make me happy. But did I
come up with it all on my own? No way!</div>
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THIS IS NOT A SUGGESTION TO PLAGIARIZE, buuuuut . . . most
writers practice heavy thievery in even their most original works. The whole standing
on the shoulders of giants idea is true. We steal the basis for our writing
from those we admire and avoid the flaws of writing we scorn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We see how one author brilliantly
strings together flowery sentences, how another writes punchy action scenes,
and how another creates characters who reach up off of the page to throttle the reader. We see all that and say, “How I can I steal that? How can I put that
little piece of magic into my grimoire of writing spells?”</div>
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And if we’re really lucky, we make a successful steal. We
copy the skill without copying the content. We acquire the ability without anyone
giving us any less credit for the achievement. This is only right because
copying something that a master did well is never as easy as it looks. I can
only hope someday to become such a sly thief of words that no one ever
realizes just how many treasure houses I have raided along the way for
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ON TO THE RECIPES! These links go to some baked goods
recipes I have used multiple times to get great results in the kitchen. Take
them, use them, then make them your own—I certainly have. Full credit goes to
their originators, whose contributions to my tummy are much appreciated. Of
special note, I give a gold star to the biscuit recipe, since it took a long
time to find one I loved and could replicate easily.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://bakingbites.com/2007/09/devils-food-cupcakes-with-vanilla-cream-filling/" target="_blank">Devil’s Food Cupcakes with Vanilla Cream Filling</a><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://allrecipes.com/recipe/simple-scones/" target="_blank">Simple Scones Recipe</a><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2010/06/the-best-coffee-cake-ever/" target="_blank">The Best Coffee Cake Ever</a><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/vermont-doughnut-holes-recipe" target="_blank">Vermont Doughnut Holes</a><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://eatocracy.cnn.com/2011/09/30/the-biscuit-recipe-that-cant-be-beat/" target="_blank">The Biscuit Recipe That Can’t Be Beat</a></b></div>
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<i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia;">Jonathan Schkade is the author of
six books for children, including <a href="http://www.cph.org/p-18152-icky-sticky-hairy-scary-bible-stories-60-poems-for-kids.aspx"><span style="color: #5e87a7; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Icky Sticky, Hairy Scary Bible Stories</span></a></span></i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia;">.<i> He's also a network co-representative for the
Southern Illinois region of SCBWI. To learn more about Jonathan, you can steal
away to his site: <span style="color: #5e87a7; text-decoration: none;"><a href="http://www.jonathanschkade.com./">www.jonathanschkade.com.</a></span></i></span></div>
<!--EndFragment-->Jonathan Schkadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07412073175689315210noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815915994888237157.post-17362674502556138022013-07-08T12:16:00.000-05:002013-07-29T21:09:48.305-05:00Writing With Hungery Kids<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span lang="EN">Summer is in full swing with the kids. This means my writing has taken a backseat to the grueling demands of four children. On the days I can write I found a system that works. I do have to admit it was hard getting used to the realization I no longer had the two plus hour time slot for writing that I now notably took for granted during the school year. I’m lucky if I get a few twenty minute jolts to punch out a chapter in between very loud children, messy diapers and hungry cries. ( This blog post has taken me an hour. Seriously.) <br />
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Feeding my children is what seems to interrupt my writing the most, next to them pestering each other. They eat all the time lately and it’s a never ending abyss of, “Mom, someone ate my snack.” or, “What’s for dinner?” And, that question is asked through out the day, even when it is well before noon. If they don’t know that I have an idea of what I will prepare, they think they won’t eat. EVER. Kids….. (Okay, here is a confession. If I don’t plan ahead we will end up getting drive thru or a bowl of cold cereal.)<br />
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Here is a little system I’ve found works so the whole snapping me out of a writing zone for food cuts back a bit. I make a scheduled menu. Our town does this free lunch program and gave out menus so we knew what was being served. The kids knew this is was it and that was that. Light bulb! I made one for my family. Every Sunday afternoon I sit down and plan it out on paper then hung it on the fridge door for the family to see. Breakfast, lunch, snacks, and dinner. It really helped with the grocery list as well. <br />
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On the days that I have to crunch and meet a deadline, I get real organized. The night before I pack lunches for each child in their own containers, then put it in the fridge where they can reach it. Snacks too. It works! It’s just when I'm done with a writing session and come out to find the kids have turned the house upside down and that solution is for another post.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Today I asked a friend--mystery author Jo
Hiestand--to share a recent bit of pre-marketing mayhem that shows Murphy's Law
is alive and well. Learn more about her work at </i><a href="http://mclarencases.com/"><span style="color: #0000e9;">McLarenCases.com</span></a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">By Jo Hiestand</span><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I write a British mystery series called the McLaren Cases. The book features Michael McLaren, an
ex-police detective who quit his job over a great injustice. He repairs dry stone walls for a living, and
investigates cold cases for victims and their families.</div>
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Sometimes these victims’ voices call out to me. Not for justice (I leave that to McLaren),
but in music. <o:p></o:p><br />
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Like the murdered singer
in my third book, TORCH SONG. She was so
real, I could hear her singing the song for which she was famous. I thought readers needed to hear her, so I
asked a university music student (already renowned locally for her
blues/torch/jazz vocals) if she’d write an original tune to the lyrics that
were part of the story. She did, and
“Never Leave My Side” was created and recorded on CDs.</div>
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That collaboration was so enjoyable I continued the
original-song-featured-in-a-McLaren-novel for the next book, HIT SONG.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I contacted a folk duo, also at the same university, with the song
proposal. They said it sounded like fun
and we set a time and date for them to come to my house to talk about the
project.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Super! I had my folk singers, I’d
written the lyrics, I knew the traditional tune I wanted them to use…everything
was going swimmingly!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Well, on the day we were supposed to meet, the ole adage came true.
Around 6:45 a.m. the float arm broke off the toilet! There was
nothing to lift to make the water stop running. Within seconds the water
overflowed the tank and cascaded onto the floor. There’s no shut off
valve on the water line going into the toilet, of course. And in the utility room, behind the hot water
heater, there were six valves, some for the radiant floor heating system that
no longer worked. I couldn't figure out which valve to turn and some I couldn't
even get to due to the water heater being in the way. <i>Panic! <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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By now the water covered the bathroom floor and was about a half inch
deep. I got old towels and scatter rugs and placed them on the floor to
sop up the water. I got a saucepan and scooped water out of the tank and
poured it down the sink. As soon as I removed one saucepan of water, the
tank immediately filled. I frantically scooped out more water and got it
below the stack’s top. I assumed I'd bought myself a few seconds to leave
the room. I raced into the kitchen and phoned the emergency service
number of the first plumber I could find listed in the phone book. Sure,
they could help. They'd send someone out
between 8 and 10 a.m., but until then I should phone the non-emergency number
of the fire department and they'd send out a guy to turn off the water.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I did that. The fire department non-emergency office wasn't
"open for business" at this early hour.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Well, when all else fails, you phone your city police.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I explained the problem. The dispatcher said she'd send an officer
and contact the fire department for me. I hung up and dashed back into
the bathroom to bail some more. The floor was sopping, the towels and
scatter rugs were sopping. Water still
poured out of the tank. I had no more dry towels or rugs to lay
down. Do I next put down quilts and
clothes?<o:p></o:p></div>
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I was saved searching for my thick, fuzzy knee socks, for a minute later
the rescuing, protective police officer arrived. He sauntered into my
house, a model of Calm in a Sea of Untranquility, and hunted in the utility
room for the water shut off valve.<o:p></o:p></div>
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While he was doing that, one <b>glorious</b>
yellow fire truck and three handsome, knowledgeable firefighters arrived,
resplendent in protective coats, helmets and boots. The five of us crammed into the bathroom and
stared at the commode and the tank, watching the water deepen on the
floor. They eventually headed for the
utility room, the sodden scatter rugs squishing beneath their heavy rubber
boots.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In the kitchen, one firefighter turned on the sink faucet and the others
twiddled with knobs crowding the utility room, and finally the water flow from
the faucet stopped. Which meant the water flow from the toilet tank
stopped. Their job done, all four left.<o:p></o:p></div>
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One hour later the plumber arrived. He looked at the toilet and
the water line and mused, “They don’t make them like this anymore,” which
wasn’t a yearning for the good ole days.
Simply stating all new toilet water lines now have a shut off valve --
required by law. But of course I buy the
house that was made before code compliance…
He replaced the float and arm, and installed a shut off valve in the
water line running to the toilet. All to the tune of $339. But that
was actually music to my ears. Nothing against the police officer and
firefighters, but I'd rather meet them in a more social setting.<o:p></o:p></div>
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And all this going on prior to Hannah and Nick arriving at 10:00 a.m. to
discuss the song “Your Parting Glass.” Funny,
but that morning while I was playing with the saucepan, I figured Hannah’s and
Nick’s recording should more aptly be “Wade in the Water.”</div>
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I don’t have a great recipe for Sponge Cake
or Watercress Sandwiches, which seems to be called for here. But in keeping with the watery theme I’ll
give you this recipe just for the halibut.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Halibut in Honey</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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¼ cup honey<o:p></o:p></div>
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2 tbsp soy sauce<o:p></o:p></div>
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2 tbsp fresh lemon juice<o:p></o:p></div>
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1 tbsp sesame oil<o:p></o:p></div>
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2 garlic cloves, minced<o:p></o:p></div>
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1 tsp powdered ginger<o:p></o:p></div>
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½ tsp dry mustard<o:p></o:p></div>
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½ tsp red pepper flakes<o:p></o:p></div>
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¼ tsp black pepper<o:p></o:p></div>
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6
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Prepare the marinade in a
gallon-sized sealable plastic bag: combine honey, soy sauce, lemon juice, oil,
garlic, ginger, mustard pepper flakes and black pepper. Add the halibut. Squeeze the air from the bag, seal, and turn
the fish several times to coat with the marinade. Refrigerate one hour, turning the bag
occasionally. Preheat oven broiler. Drain the marinade into a small saucepan. Bring to a boil and simmer 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Broil the fish 8-10 minutes, turning once and
brushing with the marinade. Broil until
the fish flakes when tested with a fork. <o:p></o:p><br />
(Recipe from my cookbook <i>Cider, Swords and Straw, </i>published by L&L Dreamspell, 2012)<br />
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<span lang="EN">Getting the right feeling in your writing is essential to the story. The reader needs to feel as though they are in the story and not watching from a distance. Getting this right isn’t easy sometimes. For me, I have to imagine myself as the person whom I’m writing. I have to tune out the world and place myself in the scene, imagine the sun on my skin, the sound of the leaves crunching under my feet. If it’s a scene where the reader will need to understand their feeling, I have to picture myself being chased, dodging bullets, hiding from a monster. That panic, heart pounding fear that would go along with it. My husband hates when I have to write a fight scene between a couple because I may take it out on him and give him a stink eye for a day or two, forgetting that it‘s not him I‘m mad at but a character in my story. When I do this, I have to make nice with the hubs, so I make him one of his favorite dishes to say sorry, it’s not him. It’s my crazy writers mind. (I’m sure I’m the only one who is this odd) <br />
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Mini Chicken Pot Pies<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Ingredients</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">2 cups COOKED chicken breasts diced </span> (<span style="font-size: x-small;">I use 2 larger cans of chicken, like the ones you get by the tuna in the store)</span></li>
<li>1 can cream chicken soup</li>
<li>1cup FROZEN veggies</li>
<li>1cup shredded cheese</li>
<li>1 teaspoon onion powder</li>
<li>1 teaspoon garlic salt</li>
<li>1 can Pillsbury (any brand really) biscuits</li>
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1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit<br />
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2. In a large bowl, combine the chicken, soup, frozen veggies, cheeses, and seasonings.<br />
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3. Lightly grease a 12-cup muffin tin and place the biscuit dough into each cup, pressing into the bottom and up the sides.<br />
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4. Evenly spoon the soup mixture into each biscuit cup. Place filled tins in oven and bake for 15 minutes, Check at 12 minute mark. <br />
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<b><i>Guest post by Deborah Terra Weltman</i></b><br />
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This column is dedicated to
providing vegetarians with decent alternatives at “normal” restaurants, and to
supplying restaurateurs with feed-back from the “veggie” perspective.<br />
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Imagine the plight
of the poor vegetarian who lives among carnivorous folk and is inclined to be
social, to dine out, with meat eaters. There are often lunches and dinners to
be eaten out at establishments where veggie alternatives have not been considered
by the restaurateurs (or by the restaurant chain): where options are not
plentiful, are boring at best, at worst, are laden with heavy cheeses, sugars,
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<b>Case story:</b></div>
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Quickie dinner out with my parents, my sister and my son at
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Because we live in
different parts of town (South county and Creve Coeur), we decide to meet at
the Steak and Shake on Kirkwood Road, a good mid-way point. We’ve all eaten at
a Steak n Shake at some point in our lives, so we all are clear what’s on their
menu. While Mom, Dad, and sister, Sallie, ordered Steakburgers, fries, chili,
and shakes, my son, J.T., and I (the vegetarians) were looking for creative
alternatives. In the past, my son had been under the impression that the chili
three-way could be created without meat. He had ordered this on quite a few
occasions on the advice of a friend who had previously worked there. After
further research we found out that his friend had simply served him from the
top of the chili pot…with the meat having sunk to the bottom. So…we were
looking to find real vegetarian options. Note to Steak n Shake: the seasonings
in your chili are wonderful! How about creating a vegetarian version? Besides
us vegetarians, you would also draw the Kosher and Halal crowds, not to mention
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On to the
“alternatives:" Of course there are salads on the menu: green or taco (minus
the beef) to name a few, but they are made with iceberg lettuce…hardly healthy
or interesting enough to bother with. There are no burger alternatives and,
given that cooking “veggie burgers” on a grill with beef burgers would render
them “beef grilled veggie burgers” not a practical plan. So, we settled: J.T.
had a BLT without the B. He subbed cheese for the bacon. I went for the
“sides”: baked beans and coleslaw. They were good. I didn’t ask, but kept
hoping NOT to find a hunk of meat in the bean pot. The coleslaw was fresh and
crisp, but excessively creamy for my taste. Another note to Steak n Shake: more
cabbage and other veggies, less mayo…a “half-creamy” slaw…another more
healthful option?! My son, who can handle the calories, had a shake…as
usual…delicious. I made a wimpy attempt to watch my calories and had a yogurt
shake… with real raspberries. It was exquisite and I don’t plan to research the
calorie count!<br />
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Vegetarians and
appropriate others: what about a write-in (or e-mail-in) campaign to the <a href="http://www.customerpulse.net:8080/snscontactus/Welcome.jsp">Steak n Shake</a> headquarters suggesting they add to their menu. I’m all over the idea
of a “veggie chili” alternative. Wouldn’t that be awesome?! Meanwhile, if you
happen to be dining out at Steak n Shake, know the limits (it is limited) and
try those yummy yogurt shakes!<br />
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<i>NOTE: You can contact Deb at terraartframe@sbcglobal.net or check out her blog: <a href="http://queenoftheworld56.blogspot.com/">Queen of the World</a></i></div>
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<b>Deb’s Healthy Grain Spring Pumpernickel Rye Bread</b><br />
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How about a bread-maker recipe? This would be a great bread to serve with a green salad and an egg dish….scrambled eggs, egg-salad, or a crust-less quiche.</div>
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½ cup + 2 tbls. warm water</div>
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1 ½ tbls. molasses</div>
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1 ½ cups whole wheat pastry flour</div>
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2/3 cup rye flour</div>
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1 tbls. unsweetened cocoa powder</div>
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1tsp. salt</div>
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2 tbls. butter</div>
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1 ½ tsp. active dry yeast</div>
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1 tsp. caraway seed</div>
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1/3 cup sunflower seeds</div>
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1/3 cup dark raisins.</div>
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Put all ingredients except sunflower seeds and raisins in the bread-maker pan following the manufacturer’s directions.</div>
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Set the bread-maker on the whole-wheat cycle.</div>
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Add in the seeds and raisins about ½ way through the kneading cycle.</div>
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Makes a dense 1 pound loaf. It smells so good! Best to schedule your meal for about 15 minutes after the end of the baking period or it may be gone…</div>
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Happy emergence of new life! This is my favorite time of year. I love to see the green sprigs coming up out of the ground! Enjoy!</div>
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<!--EndFragment-->T.W. Fendleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07496256845481383834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815915994888237157.post-34826050364405840942013-03-25T12:50:00.000-05:002013-03-25T12:50:08.022-05:00Revision BunkerI'm in the midst of revisions on multiple projects right now, so that means I keep my head down and there is a HUGE variety of cold cereal at our house. But even I know I can only feed my 3 kids (ages 7 and under), only so much cold cereal before they might need some other food groups. (I know, totally Mom of the Year, right?)<br />
<br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-i8KER5DrqUI/UVCOH3M_hwI/AAAAAAAAAp8/lLbUrPS7aTw/s1600/rotisserie-chicken.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="138" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-i8KER5DrqUI/UVCOH3M_hwI/AAAAAAAAAp8/lLbUrPS7aTw/s200/rotisserie-chicken.jpg" width="200" /></a>One of my favorite, quick and easy, good for lunch or dinner, meals all starts with some chicken. Leftover chicken from the night before, a rotisserie chicken from the grocery store, some KFC or Popeye's works too. Whatevs.<br />
<br />
I grab a few things we always have on hand at our house:<br />
Mayo (lite mayo if you want)<br />
a couple stalks of celery<br />
Craisins (YUM! our kids all love these!)<br />
a couple slices of onion<br />
Paprika<br />
Curry powder<br />
Salt & Pepper<br />
Bread (any kind)<br />
<br />
I'm sure you all know where I'm going with this ...<br />
<br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TGkcEjyJYnQ/UVCOIO9bSMI/AAAAAAAAAqE/2hv8KINGrv8/s1600/chicken+salad+sandwich+with+craisins.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="132" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TGkcEjyJYnQ/UVCOIO9bSMI/AAAAAAAAAqE/2hv8KINGrv8/s200/chicken+salad+sandwich+with+craisins.jpg" width="200" /></a>Chop up the chicken, celery, and onions. Throw in a handful of craisins and a scoop of mayo, a dash of paprika, a pinch of curry powder, and stir. Mix it really well then taste it BEFORE you add any salt and pepper. This really depends on the kind of chicken you use and how well it's seasoned before you added all the other stuff. You don't want to over-season.<br />
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Toss all this on top of some bread and EAT.<br />
<br />
I know, you probably didn't need a recipe of this, but I think some of us forget the really simple things when we have so much craziness happening around us. A reminder to not think so hard when it comes to that "what's for lunch/dinner?" question sometimes is all it takes for us to remember that leaving the revision bunker to come have a meal with the family doesn't mean we all have to eat cold cereal. A quick forage through the pantry and fridge and you might be surprised what you come up with!Windy Aphayrathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10274305159511812518noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815915994888237157.post-73237815549535773932013-03-11T01:00:00.000-05:002013-03-11T01:00:03.581-05:00Brian Johnson: Cooking up a storm <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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glass. Brian Johnson is a storm
photographer, writer, teacher, adventurer. He's kind of an evil version of
Robert Fulghum. </span><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">You can follow him on his writer’s blog: </span><a href="http://www.fatherthunder.blogspot.com/"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">www.fatherthunder.blogspot.com</span></a><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> Brian also had a storm photograph win a NASA contest for storm photography. He chases around the Midwest and reports on his blog: </span><a href="http://www.ruminationofthunder.com/"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">www.ruminationofthunder.com</span></a><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">.</span></div>
<span style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> His 2011 debut novel
“Hell to Pay” is available from Hellfire Publishing. </span><a href="http://tinyurl.com/4yzb32k"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">http://tinyurl.com/4yzb32k</span></a><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span></i><i>A man who thinks he’s lost his soul, meets a man who has.</i><br />
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is an ex-alcoholic police detective investigating a series of murders. When the investigation takes a strange turn,
even his colleagues think his old habits have returned. </span></i><br />
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<b><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">If you were marooned on an island, and <i>Pots & Pens</i>
granted your wish for only one book and one food, what would you choose? </span></b><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Richard Bach’s <i>Illusions </i>and Prime rib, medium. The
book is one I go to when I need a pick me up.
Quote: “Remember where you came from, where you're going, and why you
created the mess you got yourself into in the first place.” This is the reason
I have a section on my blog that I repost called 12 things about me. I will go through it and edit as things
change and cross out the old stuff and put the new in red. </span><a href="http://fatherthunder.blogspot.com/2012/08/12-things-about-me.html"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">http://fatherthunder.blogspot.com/2012/08/12-things-about-me.html</span></a></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> As for Prime Rib. I’m a bit of a carnivore and still like my
meat with a little blood in it.</span><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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are three must-have foods/seasonings in your kitchen? </span></b>Cumin, Chili powder, and Basil. Unfortunately I am about the only one in my
house that loves these.</div>
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writing/editing snack? </span></b>Peanut or Peanut Butter M&M’s. Totally addicting.</div>
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<b><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">If
you could borrow one person’s zest for writing and/or life, whose and why? </span></b><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Charles Bukowski. It was a bleak existence he had, but yet he
saw beauty in the mundane and tried to put it into his poetry and short
stories. I’ve been rereading them
recently. The first time I read
Bukowski, I think I found my voice as a writer.
My new voice wasn’t a copy of his, but an affirmation that it’s ok to
write the dark stuff. One of my writing
partners always said, “Why are you limiting yourself on this scene?” Bukowski taught me to stop flinching.</span><b><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Please share one cheesy “writing is like cooking” thought. </span></b>You have a framework in
the plot, just like a simple recipe.
Over time you try new things, whether spices or characters, new meats or
subplots, stock or voice, and you experiment to make the best product you can.</div>
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cooking? Can you share a bit about your next project? </span></b>I’m writing a dark epic fantasy story,
<i>Aristid</i>. It’s the story of a half-demon
child abducted by the church to become a super weapon and what happens when he
turns against his training. I plan to
put this out in small magazine/periodical similar to what Howard did with <i>Conan</i> and Moorcock did with <i>Elric</i>. </div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> I’m also in the midst of growing an
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1 lb chicken breast (cut into small strips or 2-3” cubes<o:p></o:p></div>
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parsley and walnuts in a blender. You
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if you grill the chicken. Take one cup
of pesto and set aside.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Pour the rest into a bowl or baggie and mix chicken. Coat well.
I will usually skewer the chicken and grill. As stated before, be mindful of
flareups. You can also cook this in a
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Take the thin pizza crust, pour the pesto in the center,
and with a spoon spread out the pesto in large expanding circles. Add chicken and mozzarella cheese. With the cheese, I’ve noticed the less cheese
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I’m running behind this week. Sadly, this means anyone desperate for the next great “cooking is like writing” metaphor are out of
luck. However, those of you who like yummy food that impresses people will get
a double dose of risotto recipes. </div>
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I never had risotto until a few years ago, and frankly, I
had no idea what I was missing. It’s a versatile food that can complement
almost any flavors you wish, and, though it’s usually a side, it can even stand
alone as a main dish.</div>
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Many people will swear up and down that their way is the
only right way to make it. I have no such belief but hope you enjoy one of
these risottos tailored to enhance your next Mexican or Italian dinner.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Mexican-Style
Risotto<o:p></o:p></u></b></div>
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¾ c. white wine</div>
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5 T. olive oil</div>
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1½ c. diced onions</div>
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¾ T. basil</div>
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1 T. cumin</div>
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1 tsp. black pepper</div>
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1 tsp. paprika</div>
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1 tsp. onion salt</div>
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1½ Arborio rice</div>
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½ lb. ground sausage</div>
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1 c. chopped spinach (I used frozen)</div>
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15-oz. can chickpeas (aka garbanzo beans)</div>
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1 c. shredded provel cheese (or melty cheese of your choice)</div>
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Warm chicken broth in one pot and wine in another. Keep warm
and covered. In a medium pot or Dutch oven, heat olive oil. Add onions and cook
on medium heat. After 2 or 3 minutes, add leaf basil (fresh is best), cumin,
black pepper, paprika, and onion salt, and continue cooking until onion is
translucent. Stir in rice until glistening (add extra oil if needed), and cook
3 minutes, stirring often.</div>
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Meanwhile cook sausage on medium high heat in a skillet;
when sausage is halfway done, mix in the spinach. Continue cooking until
sausage is lightly browned. Then remove from heat. </div>
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Immediately after starting sausage, add warm wine to rice
pot, keep stirring, and cook until liquid is nearly gone. Cooking on medium
high, ladle in just enough chicken broth to cover the rice and cook until
liquid is absorbed. Repeat this process. </div>
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After most of the broth (4 cups or so) has been absorbed,
stir in the sausage mix, onion salt, and chickpeas and add in more broth. Before
adding the last cup, check the firmness of the rice. Continue adding broth and
letting it be absorbed until rice is chewy and tasty. Don’t overcook—if you
don’t use all the broth, that’s just fine. </div>
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Stir in provel (and a little extra broth if you want it
creamier). Taste, and if you wish, add more cumin, onion salt, or black pepper.
Serve.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Italian Tomato and
Bell Pepper Risotto<o:p></o:p></u></b></div>
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2 T. cream cheese</div>
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1 T. sour cream</div>
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the rice and cook until liquid is absorbed. Repeat this process until all but
last cup or so has been added. Check the firmness of the rice. Continue adding
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><i>Jonathan Schkade is the author of six books for children, including <a href="http://www.cph.org/p-18152-icky-sticky-hairy-scary-bible-stories-60-poems-for-kids.aspx" style="color: #5588aa; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"></a></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><a href="http://www.cph.org/p-18152-icky-sticky-hairy-scary-bible-stories-60-poems-for-kids.aspx" style="color: #5588aa; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Icky Sticky, Hairy Scary Bible Stories</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;">.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><i> He's also a network co-representative for the Southern Illinois region of SCBWI. To learn more about Jonathan, you can read omens in scattered grains of rice or visit his site: <a href="http://www.jonathanschkade.com./" style="color: #5588aa; text-decoration: none;">www.jonathanschkade.com.</a></i></span></div>
Jonathan Schkadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07412073175689315210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815915994888237157.post-55824181083533494882013-02-28T06:00:00.000-06:002013-02-28T06:00:07.814-06:00Easy Peasy CapelliniI don't know if you guys have noticed, but I'm a HUGE fan of easy cooking. Things that don't require a lot of work or a lot of ingredients, but that are big time flavorful and family friendly.<div>
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Windy Aphayrathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10274305159511812518noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815915994888237157.post-14001551422915742162013-02-26T10:43:00.000-06:002013-02-26T10:43:09.032-06:00Easy Fudge <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The past few weeks have got away from me. Time seemed to be going
at warp speed around me but I was standing still. One day my kids brought a
reminder note home that I needed to send a baked treat for them to share,
tomorrow. Only, my child didn’t give me said note until bedtime the night
before. For the love! </div>
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Thankfully, I’m a chocolate hound and stash bags of chocolate
chips in my pantry. (When I say stash, I mean like four or five bags tucked
under the rolled oats inside a sealed plastic container in the back of the
pantry… You never know when the craving will hit…) Anyway, I knew how to fix
this. I have a simple quick recipe for fudge that tastes like a chocolate bar,
and what child doesn’t like a candy bar?</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07748355474357652032noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815915994888237157.post-8846851786482234222013-02-14T01:00:00.000-06:002013-02-14T01:00:14.579-06:00Dianna Graveman Interview & Pasta Salad Recipe<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Happy Valentine</i><span style="font-size: small;"><i>'s Day!</i> And welcome to </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Dianna
Graveman, a former corporate training designer, teacher, and staff
editor. She has taught both graduate and undergraduate writing students
at several area colleges and universities. Her publishing portfolio
includes over 160 writing credits, 22 awards, and coauthorship of four
regional histories. Dianna is a graduate of the University of
Missouri-St. Louis </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">and
earned an MFA from Lindenwood University, where she also taught in the
program. She is the founder, writer, editor, and designer at 2 Rivers
Communications & Design and a partner at Treehouse Publishing Group.</span></span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt;"> </span></b><br />
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you were marooned on an island, and<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><i>Pots & Pens</i><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span>granted
your wish for only one book and one food, what would you choose?</span></b><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt;"><b> </b>Does wine count as food? If not, then I guess I’d go with any
kind of fresh fruit. The book is a tough one, because I rarely read a book
twice. But if I could only choose one, I suppose I might choose Terry Tempest
Williams’ <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Red: Passion and Patience in
the Desert</i>, because it’s not so much about the stories as it is about the
natural world and our reactions to it – about humans and their relationships to
the wilderness and to each other. </span><br />
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stretching your boundaries time. Is there a food you’d love to learn how to
cook or a different genre or type of book you’d love to try to write?</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt;"><b> </b>Since it’s Valentine’s Day, I may as well
admit that sometimes I think I’d like to write a steamy, hot romance … really
let my imagination run wild and have fun with it. First I’d adopt a pen name,
though. Hmm…Dana Gray? Deana Grace?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt;">And I’d love to learn to cook some truly
delicious, vegan dishes. I’m not a vegan--not even a vegetarian--although I’m trying
to eat a lot less meat. I’d like to really take the time to develop healthier
cooking and eating habits, but I still love the smell of a juicy steak or
burger. I need to learn to make some veggie dishes that are just as tempting,
but a lot more heart-healthy.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt;">What is
your A+, number 1 writing/editing/query-reading snack?</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt;"><b> </b>I love raw almonds--or at least the ones I can
buy at the store that <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">claim</i> they are
raw. (Apparently, truly raw almonds are hard to come by because almond
producers are now required to pasteurize the almonds.) But unsalted, unroasted
nuts are still my favorite snack--healthy and easy to eat while tapping away at
the keyboard. No chance for spills! </span></div>
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share one cheesy “writing is like cooking” thought.</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt;"><b> </b>Okay, this really is cheesy, but here goes:
Writing is like a slow-cooker recipe. It’s not done until you walk away for
awhile and let it simmer. Then you can come back to taste it and find out
what’s missing.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt;">What’s
cooking? Can you share a bit about your next project?</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt;"><b> </b>I have a few book projects in the oven (pun
intended), but I’m also working on some shorter projects right now. And I’m
proud to be a cocreator with Dahlynn McKowen (Publishers Syndicate) of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Not Your Mother’s Book...On Being a Mom</i>,
a collection of offbeat, mostly humorous stories about motherhood. The
anthology is scheduled for release this summer. </span></div>
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Row: What favorite recipe do you have for us today?</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt;"><b> </b>My pasta salad is always a favorite, even
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T.W. Fendleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07496256845481383834noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815915994888237157.post-31624121930183516922013-02-12T20:39:00.000-06:002013-02-12T20:43:48.638-06:00Cleaning Up the Mess<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Those of you who come here regularly know that Pots ’n Pens
is all about the writing and the cooking. Today I’m going to take a little
tangent from that to highlight one of the support players in both tasks:
cleaning up the mess.</div>
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<i>Dishes already accumulating two days after Mom left.</i></div>
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For the last week, we were fortunate to have a helper in our
house keeping the dishes washed and the kitchen in order—thanks, Mom! But for
most of us, most of the time, staying ahead of the mess in the kitchen, in the
office, and in the manuscript is half the work. It’s also a task that’s easy to
put off, much to our shame. Still, as any top cook will tell you, maintaining a clean
workstation is essential to preparing top quality food. You want your kitchen
to be sanitary and every dish to be washed right away so it’s available the
next time you need it. Otherwise you’ll end up with one of those monster stacks
of dirty dishes that threaten to swallow you whole.</div>
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<i>My desk area at the moment. Yes, those are rodents!</i></div>
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The same thing can happen in an office space. It’s easy to
add one more thing to the pile and then to start another pile, to shove a few
papers to the side with the intent of dealing with it later. But we all know
that “later” never comes. And soon it’s a struggle just to find the space for
your laptop. Even at the end of one project, we jump in so excitedly to the
next that cleanup never happens.</div>
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While it’s not my main focus here, manuscript messes can
start out in similar ways. They can be the result of a finished project that
leaves drippings all over your next work in progress: an old character’s voice
you love so much that it infects your new characters or a manuscript that you
never finished editing because it seemed too difficult/messy. Manuscript messes
can be as simple as a logic problem on page 3 that you choose to ignore until
page 200 even though you knew it was there. But by that point, so much of the
plot has wrapped itself around the problem that fixing it requires rubber gloves
and industrial strength cleaner.</div>
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Whatever your mess, here’s my suggestion: CLEAN IT UP! . .
.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>DO IT NOW! It’s not going to get
easier later. As evidenced by the pictures above, I’m a master at making
messes, so trust me on this. Your cooking, your writing, and your family will
be a lot happier if you do.</div>
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And just to prove that I’m not a hardhearted wretch, I’m
sharing a recipe for Valentine’s Day. It’s an old classic I loved in my
childhood that’s also available in variations all over the internet. But in
case some of you don’t already know about these sweet, simple treasures, I present
some tartly treats.</div>
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<u><b>Miniature Cheesecakes</b></u></div>
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1 box vanilla wafers</div>
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16 oz. cream cheese (I usually use reduced fat and they’re
still delicious.)</div>
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¾ c. sugar</div>
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2 eggs</div>
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1 tsp. vanilla extract (or almond)</div>
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After the cheesecakes cool, spoon cherry pie filling (or
topping of your choice) on each cake. (You may wish to have more than one can
of cherries ready if you want yours to be extra fruity.) Serve or refrigerate
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Qa7k7GxXBAQ/URr37HxZVRI/AAAAAAAAAO0/m0E19H62EaE/s1600/+K%7D.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Qa7k7GxXBAQ/URr37HxZVRI/AAAAAAAAAO0/m0E19H62EaE/s1600/+K%7D.jpeg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>Jonathan Schkade is the author of six books for children, including<a href="http://www.cph.org/p-18152-icky-sticky-hairy-scary-bible-stories-60-poems-for-kids.aspx" target="_blank"> </a></i><a href="http://www.cph.org/p-18152-icky-sticky-hairy-scary-bible-stories-60-poems-for-kids.aspx" target="_blank">Icky Sticky, Hairy Scary Bible Stories</a>.<i> He's also a network co-representative for the Southern Ilinois region of SCBWI. To learn more about Jonathan, you can study his dirty dishes or visit his site: <a href="http://www.jonathanschkade.com./">www.jonathanschkade.com.</a></i></span></td></tr>
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<!--EndFragment-->Jonathan Schkadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07412073175689315210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815915994888237157.post-69919323713805396842013-02-07T00:00:00.000-06:002013-02-07T10:07:41.974-06:00Garlic Chicken Stew, the Perfect Comfort Food<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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It's winter, and it's cold and the snow forecast for New England is
looking to mess up my daughter's 7th birthday party. So I needed some comfort
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Like a good book that you reread over and over this is a
recipe I cook up whenever I can't think of what to make for dinner or
when it's cold out and we need something to warm us up. Comfort food at its
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The amount of garlic, cabbage and onion in this recipe is
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I have fallen in love with my pressure cooker, a Fagor
Rapida. I can take a frozen chunk of chicken, in this recipe, 4 thighs, and have
chicken stew in under an hour. Falling-off-the-bone yumminess.</div>
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6 cups of water</div>
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4 chicken thighs (bone-in, with skin, but you can do any cut
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2 ribs of celery cut</div>
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1 big handful of those mini carrots, or 2 large carrots
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1 large sweet onion, white or red, diced</div>
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2 tsp dried thyme</div>
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1 head of garlic, peeled and sliced (don't chop, just slice)</div>
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1/4 head of cabbage chopped (in 1 inch squares)</div>
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Salt to taste (I use about 1 Tablespoon of kosher salt)</div>
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to pressure 15psi, and cook for 40 minutes, even if the chicken is frozen. I
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I will sometimes add <a href="http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/dumplings/f57f7ef5-142d-4843-9f19-7416cc59db45">Bisquick Dumplings</a> to the stew (I use half this recipe). This will also thicken the
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<a href="http://anshakotyk.com/blog/" target="_blank">Ansha Kotyk</a> is the upper middle grade author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Gangsterland-Ink-Portal-Adventure-1/dp/193930900X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1358127247&sr=8-1&keywords=gangsterland" target="_blank">GANGSTERLAND</a>, a story about a boy, bully and magical comic book. She is a volunteer for <a href="http://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?EventID=1108084" target="_blank">New England SCBWI conferences</a> (registration opened yesterday, come visit!) and is one of the hosts of <a href="http://mglitchat.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">#mglitchat</a>. </div>
Ansha Kotykhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10845444642934306384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815915994888237157.post-53340419127544984482013-02-04T15:37:00.000-06:002013-02-04T15:37:35.087-06:00Multi-Tasking: Cook While You Write Without Burning Anything*waves* Hi there! <br />
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I know, it's been a while since I've been over here, but I'm super excited to be back! Things have just been crazy busy, and I think we all suffer a bit from being stretched too thin. What with kids, work, writing, pets, you name it! <br />
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For me, cooking is fun, if it doesn't become work. Especially if I can get oodles of other things done while I'm cooking. The easiest, least work, most multi-tasking enabler out there I've found is the slow cooker, aka crockpot.</div>
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I've made a lot of easy things in here before, pulled pork, bbq ribs, pot roast ... but when the family wanted something a bit "out of the box" for dinner the other night, and I had some serious writing goals to accomplish, I knew the crockpot was the way to go.</div>
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It was a cold wintry night and I wanted something with a little kick to keep us warm. Here's what I found to "make" all day, took me less than 30 minutes to prep, and left me with 8 hours to write, get the house cleaned up, and even sneak in an episode of Supernatural on Netflix: </div>
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1 box of chicken broth (you know, the tallish ones?)<br />
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1 tbls of Creole seasoning, more if you like extra spice, less if you don't</div>
1 Kielbasa sausage, diced<br />
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3 cloves crushed garlic, more if you want</div>
1 big green pepper, diced<br />
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1 big onion, diced</div>
4-5 celery stalks, diced<br />
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1 can 10ish oz of diced tomatoes (my family likes extra tomatoes, so I use 2 cans)</div>
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1 lb boneless, skinless chicken, diced (I used chicken tenderloins, but breasts or thighs would work fine too)<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ThQSCd9VF2U/URAnw76_cgI/AAAAAAAAAoo/YiUXGThT4qE/s1600/Dean-dean-winchester-894362_1024_768.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a></div>
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1 cup of long grain rice*</div>
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You stir everything together, put the lid on, plug your crockpot in, and turn it to high for 8 hours.</div>
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Toss in 3/4 lb of peeled, deveined shrimp<br />
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Stir, replace lid, turn crockpot to Warm.<br />
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1) Serve in a bowl with some yummy French bread for dipping (we had a bunch of leftover crescent rolls, so I made those instead, still YUM!)</div>
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+4) Serve with a dollop of sour cream on top also helps with spice for the kids (accidental discovery thanks to my 7yo)</div>
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I know it's not totally authentic, but my family loves it, and it gives me time to get tons of stuff done (i.e. word goals for the day!!) without having to worry about making dinner!</div>
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With encroaching deadlines keeping me too busy for the gym and too busy too cook, a lot of my 2012 was spent at the keyboard which left my poor hubby bringing home dinner in a bag. The result was exactly what you thought it would be. I was tired all the time, my complexion was a mess, and I gained nearly twenty pounds. So this years vowed to make a change and I'm happy to say I'm down nearly ten pounds since January and my husband is down nearly twenty.<br />
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So what's my secret? A couple things really. <br />
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First, I downloaded the free app mynetdiary for my smart phone. I'd never given much thought to how much I was eating before, and this app helped me keep track of my calories (a real eye opener) and set up daily goals. <br />
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Second, we stopped eating out entirely except for one day a week which is our free day. We also gave up red meat and make sure when we eat dinner the vegetable is the biggest portion on our plate. Every morning I have a protein shake with half a grapefruit, for lunch I have a protein bar (Ohyeah chocolate caramel candies taste exactly like a candy bar I swear--yum!) with a cup of yogurt, and in the afternoon I'll have either some string cheese or 1/4 cup almonds.<br />
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For dinner I'll make chicken, a vegetable, wild rice, and I'll have a glass of Skinny Girl peach margarita (because I'm not a sadist.)<br />
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<a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-bWpyEKTKVEU/UQFV3kKugcI/AAAAAAAAAnQ/xx94dDLbk0U/s640/blogger-image-1876954277.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-bWpyEKTKVEU/UQFV3kKugcI/AAAAAAAAAnQ/xx94dDLbk0U/s320/blogger-image-1876954277.jpg" width="239" /></a>I still don't exercise as much as I should because I'm on yet another deadline and my every second with my child in school needs to be spent at my desk. But the diet is working for me. I'm not hungry, my complexion has cleared up, and I have so much more energy and that's a very good thing. <br />
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So I'd love o hear from you. Do you have any secrets for staying healthy while writing.<br />
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Cole Gibsen's Morning Coffee Protein Shake<br />
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<a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-hotXYIvo4Ug/UQFV23yFJCI/AAAAAAAAAnI/Nss87rNVf7Y/s640/blogger-image--240763012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-hotXYIvo4Ug/UQFV23yFJCI/AAAAAAAAAnI/Nss87rNVf7Y/s320/blogger-image--240763012.jpg" width="239" /></a>1. 1 C. Ice (there's 2 in the picture because I made a double batch)<br />
2. 1/2 scoop of protein powder. All I had on had on hand was cookies and cream, but chocolate powder would make this killer<br />
3. 1/2 frozen banana. Learn from my mistake. Peel this bad boy before you freeze it. <br />
4. 1/2 C. Unsweetened almond milk<br />
5. 1/2 C. Coffee (again, there's more in my pic because I made a double batch.)<br />
5. Optional 1 stevia packet<br />
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<br />Cole Gibsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08384758019054580574noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815915994888237157.post-54521982136123358322013-01-23T06:29:00.001-06:002013-01-23T06:42:44.033-06:00Interview with D.A. Bale; Recipe for Creamy Chicken & Noodles<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wAw9HbLhlTU/UP_VhNZswlI/AAAAAAAABJg/L8pVF5as-9U/s1600/Play+Headshot+Adjusted(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wAw9HbLhlTU/UP_VhNZswlI/AAAAAAAABJg/L8pVF5as-9U/s200/Play+Headshot+Adjusted(1).jpg" width="173" /></a>Welcome to today's guest, D.A. Bale, author of <i>Running Into the Darkness</i> and <i>Piercing the Darkness. </i>Her Creamy Chicken and Noodles crock pot recipe is<b> </b>easy enough for me to do, and perfect for busy wintry days.<br />
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<b>But first....</b><br />
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stretching your boundaries time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Is
there a food you’d love to learn how to cook or a different genre or type of
book you’d love to try to write? </b>It’s funny
you ask this one, because recently I had a friend and fellow writer challenge
me to get outside my comfort zone, research what is commercially viable right
now, and try my hand at a completely “outside the box” genre.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mostly I enjoy reading thrillers, suspense,
mystery, and fantasy (i.e. Lord of the Rings, etc.), so that’s typically what I
gravitate toward when writing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love a
novel that keeps me guessing like a thriller or mystery, or one rich in
characterization and setting as in fantasy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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In my research, the YA and paranormal were highly popular, but
I was surprised to discover erotica as a huge market – probably because of the
commercial success of novels like the <i>Fifty Shades of Gray </i>series.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I figured, hmm – why not?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I mean, I have sex scenes in some of my
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Ha!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Was I in for a
shock.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since I’d never read erotica
before, I downloaded a free novella in the genre for my Kindle, read the first
chapters and thought my Kindle was going to explode!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’d never heard of most of this stuff before,
so how did I think I could write it?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Needless to say, I deleted it from my Kindle and my library before it
gave me a heart attack.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That was my
first and last foray into the delusion of thinking I could write erotica.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Think I’ll stick with thrillers.</div>
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three must-have foods/seasonings in your kitchen? </b><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"></span>Garlic, salt,
and cinnamon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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It may sound weird, but I use at least a dash of garlic in
most everything I cook.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There’s
something about it that just draws out the natural flavor of foods and enhances
– especially chicken and beef.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let me be
the first to tell you – it’s not just for sauces and pasta.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I even use a bit in my mashed potatoes.</div>
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flavors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Think of a fresh cooked batch
of french fries and imagine biting into one, only to discover that the cook
forgot to salt it – talk about one disappointing and bland potato!</div>
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coffee grounds before brewing and get a flavor extravaganza.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Add a touch into your sauces.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When baking chicken, I usually sprinkle a
smidge over the surface before adding other ingredients.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It doesn’t really change the flavor of food
(unless you dump it on, of course) but adds an extra little health kick for
your body’s benefit.</div>
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favorite kitchen accessory or appliance?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>How about a favorite writing accessory or reference? </b><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"></span>My favorite
kitchen appliance would have to be my stove.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In fact, I not only use my gas stove/oven but have a second electric
wall oven for overflow when I’m in the cooking zone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the fall and winter, I love nothing more
than standing over a hot stove making meals or baking breads – I can taste the
banana bread right now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mmmm!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There really is a difference in the quality
of baking with gas versus electric though.</div>
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Writing reference would have to be my thesaurus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have a hard copy I refer to once in awhile,
but the ease of using the computer’s thesaurus (limited though it may be) makes
it a breeze.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes I’ll be writing
and a word will be on the tip of my brain but for some reason it just won’t
come forward.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ll type in another word
with a similar meaning and then use the thesaurus look-up to find the one I was
searching for.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Other times the word just
doesn’t convey what I want to say as strong as I’d like.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The thesaurus saves me almost every time.</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"></span><b>Half-baked
ideas:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not every idea is a winner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Written or not, what’s the most ill-conceived
story idea you’ve ever had? </b><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"></span>That’s easy –
the erotica series!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Originally it was
going to be a series of novella-length stories about a group of women who are
friends/acquaintances and how they are each on different roads, some with
secret lives and others just trying to find a “Mr. Right” or a “Mr.
Right-Now”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But as stated, that quickly
fell apart.</div>
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the oven:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What inspired your latest
book, and what ingredients do you hope make it a tasty treat for readers? </b><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"></span>My most
recent book is <i>Piercing the Darkness</i>, the follow-up to the first in the
series, <i>Running into the Darkness</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It’s a continuation of where we find our characters several months after
the events of book one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Overall the
series is a pretty dark tale, dealing with some touchy subjects and issues, but
there is a redeeming quality that shows us that none have fallen so far as to
be unreachable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Climbing back from the
bottom, however, is a slow and painful process that affects everyone around us,
and as “<i>Piercing</i>” shows, can rarely be accomplished without the humility of
allowing someone to help.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But allowing
someone to help involves the risk of trusting others – and some are not worthy
of that trust.</div>
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books on a cliffhanger.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then my readers
have to wait about a year before getting the next piece of the puzzle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, my critique group just about killed
me with how I ended “<i>Running</i>” and then especially “<i>Piercing</i>”, so I told them
the gist of what was going to happen in the final book so they’d at least not
strangle me before I could get it written. <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span></div>
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cooking?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Can you share a bit about your
next project? </b>Well what I’m
working on at the moment is a fan request.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Last summer I published a very long short story, “The Study”, that I’d
never intended to publish.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was
something I’d written more for myself – it’s very much my own story in many
ways.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But as with much of my writing,
fans were so heartbroken with how I ended it and wanted some sort of closure
for the characters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I came up with an
idea for a sequel and have tentatively entitled it “The Search”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It took a little while for the inspiration to
come as to how I’d start it, but now I’m moving forward and have a general idea
of where it’s going from here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’d like
to say it will be out by the end of March, but I hate to promise and not
deliver.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But that’s going to be the goal
toward which I’m working.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My critique
group has a retreat every winter, and I’m planning to at least try and get a
lot written that weekend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pinky swear
and fingers crossed! <b> </b><br />
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<b>RECIPE: Creamy Chicken and Noodles</b></h4>
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In a four quart sauce pan, place two to three large chicken
breasts, salt, pepper, minced onion, and a dash or two of garlic powder
to taste then fill with water. Bring to a boil and cook for
twenty minutes or until chicken is tender. Drain remaining stock into a
large crock pot and set chicken aside to cool enough to handle.</div>
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In large crock pot, add one can cream of celery and one can cream
of chicken to chicken stock. Stir until smooth. Add four cups of milk,
two packages of Reames frozen egg noodles (or one large if you can find
in your area) and stir together. </div>
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Dice or tear cooked chicken into pieces and add to mixture. Let
cook on low/medium for two hours, stirring often to avoid sticking or
scorching. Add additional milk if needed, salt and pepper to taste.
Serve when creamy, with yummy yeast rolls. Dig in and enjoy!</div>
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T.W. Fendleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07496256845481383834noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815915994888237157.post-74170254897876026502013-01-14T02:30:00.000-06:002013-01-14T02:30:00.478-06:00Chocolate SuccessIs there really a wrong way. Well, I suppose in cooking it's when you burn the dish you were about to serve. That's what happened to me Sunday morning. I attempted to make Maple Pecan Bacon. I had had this tasty morsel the morning after my wedding and it was divine.<br />
So I decided Sunday morning would be my attempt. Well, it ended in failure. Sugar, maple or otherwise, burns black at a high temperature. And at 400 degrees it happens a lot faster than you'd think.<br />
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I was able to somewhat salvage a piece or two, but really it was burnt. Next time, lower temperature, for sure. Yes, I'll try it again, even though my husband reminded me I'm the only one in the house that will eat bacon with nuts on it. ;)<br />
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I did however, manage to succeed in two other recipes this weekend where originally I thought I'd flopped.<br />
The first was the <a href="http://www.ghirardelli.com/recipes-tips/recipes/double-chocolate-chip-muffins" target="_blank">Ghirardelli Double Chocolate Chip Muffins</a>. Do not let the name fool you. These are decadent cupcakes. :) I think the sour cream is what clinches the deal. The batter was almost too thick, and I totally thought I had failed, but they turned out great.<br />
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My next win was my daughter's birthday cake. She wanted super rich flourless chocolate cake. So I searched until I found Tyler Florence's version called <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tyler-florence/cracked-chocolate-earth-with-whipped-cream-flourless-chocolate-cake-recipe/index.html" target="_blank">Cracked Chocolate Earth</a>. Which, after my first taste, at room temperature, I thought it was a flop. However, after a day in the fridge, it was fudgy and brilliant. The powdered sugar makes it perfect, you could say it's the icing on the cake! (sorry I'm bad at puns) </div>
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Have you failed at something only to find that avenue of success? Did a door close and you opened a window? Cooking or life-wise, let us know. :)</div>
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Ansha Kotyk is the upper middle grade author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Gangsterland-Ink-Portal-Adventure-1/dp/193930900X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1358127247&sr=8-1&keywords=gangsterland" target="_blank">GANGSTERLAND</a>, about a boy, bully and magical comic book. She is a volunteer for NESCBWI conferences and is one of the hosts of <a href="http://mglitchat.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">#mglitchat</a>.</div>
<br />Ansha Kotykhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10845444642934306384noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815915994888237157.post-33673684405328069572013-01-03T11:09:00.002-06:002013-01-03T11:09:34.734-06:00The lowly wheat berry, a lesson in versatility<br />
Hey, gang! It's been quite a while since I posted on Pots 'n Pens, but I'm hoping to get back into the swing of things. Last year was pretty brutal. Sick baby, sick Sarah, sick dogs...yeah, it wasn't pretty, and I had to learn a lot about modifying my expectations and even changing up my plans, especially my plans regarding my writing career. Essentially, I had to learn how to be versatile. So I had plans for my writing and, crud, the sky falls, so let's start over with the core and figure out something else to do.<br />
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And in the end, just before Christmas, I got to make a little <a href="http://sarahbromleywriter.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-little-book-that-could.html">announcement</a>.<br />
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That brings me to introducing you all to this little guy, the lowly wheat berry.<br />
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He's underutilized but extremely good for you and very versatile. Breakfast, salad, bread, dessert, the wheat berry can do it all, but a lot of American have no idea what it even is. (It's a whole wheat kernal). Even if you grind it up into powder, it's still usable (hello, whole wheat flour).<br />
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But to use it in a salad or dessert, first you have to cook the wheat berry. And it's easy peasy.<br />
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1 heavy cooking pot<br />
1 tsp kosher salt<br />
1 C raw wheat berries, sorted through for pebbles, rinsed, and drained<br />
3 1/2 C water<br />
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Put your rinsed and drained wheat berries into the pot. Sprinkle in the salt. Pour in the water. Bring to a rolling boil for 5 minutes and then remove from heat, cover, and let sit for an hour. A lot of recipes will tell you to soak wheat berries overnight, but it's just not necessary.<br />
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So what do you do with your cooked wheat berries? Drain 'em and save 'em in a container in the fridge. There's a lot of ways to use them. My favorite is to put a scoop in a bowl with some turbinado sugar, agave nectar, and a sprinkle of cinnamon, and warm it up in the microwave to make a hearty breakfast cereal on cold winter mornings. For a sweeter dessert, do the same but then add a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a dollop of cream or butter.<br />
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There are a ton of salads you can make with wheat berries as well. Cold salad where you toss it with bean sprouts, green onions, ginger, and soy sauce for an Asian flair. Warm salad where you toss it with some mushrooms and onions sauteed in butter and topped with feta cheese crumbles. Pretty much wherever your imagination takes you. Wheat berries play well with others. They absorb flavors and pair well with just about anything you throw at them. Any place where you'd use white or brown rice, try wheat berries.<br />
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<i>Sarah Bromley is the author of TINDERBOX (Fall 2014, Month9Books, LLC) and is represented by Miriam Kriss of the Irene Goodman Literary Agency. She lives near St. Louis with her husband, three children, two lap dogs, and two guinea pigs. She hates walking past mirrors at night.</i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17008393380426608631noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815915994888237157.post-20231990202378662952012-12-19T01:30:00.000-06:002012-12-19T01:30:04.127-06:00Christmas Cookie Time - Springerle<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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For as long as I can remember my mom has made cookies at
Christmas time. My most favorite are Sand Tarts (a really thin,
buttery, sugar cookie cut-out) and Springerle. Springerle are easily my favorite
cookie of all time. Very few people even know about them. So I'm here to hopefully
create a new favorite for you.</div>
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You can read a bit about the Germanic history behind <a href="http://whatscookingamerica.net/Cookie/Springerle.htm">springerle</a> and
why the cookies have pictures on them. I don't yet own a springerle rolling
pin. I think this is the year I'm going to buy one. They're not that expensive
and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&field-keywords=springerle&index=blended&link_code=qs&sourceid=Mozilla-search&tag=mozilla-20">they
look so pretty</a>. And they tell a story. What could be better for a writer/cook?</div>
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I want to say you should be a fan of licorice before you
start this recipe. But the anise gives the cookie a much more subtle flavor
than licorice. It is distinct and, at least to me, perfect with a cup of hot
steamed milk.</div>
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from my family to yours.</div>
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<u>Mom's Springerle Recipe</u></div>
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4 eggs</div>
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1 lb. box of confectioner's sugar (4 cups)</div>
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1 teaspoon Anise Extract</div>
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4 cups sifted flour</div>
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1 teaspoon baking soda</div>
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Anise seed (available in the spice section of the supermarket,
especially during the holidays)</div>
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Beat eggs until light. Gradually add sugar and beat on high
until it's like a soft meringue. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Add
anise extract. Sift together the flour and baking soda. Blend into egg mixture
on low. Cover bowl and let stand 15 minutes.</div>
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Divide dough in thirds. On lightly floured surface roll, with
a regular rolling pin, each piece into an 8" square, a little more than
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With a floured springerle rolling pin roll across the dough
firmly to create the imprints. Cut cookies into squares with a sharp knife.
Cover cookies with a towel and leave overnight. This dries the cookie and helps
retain the picture, and helps make the cookies cake-like when baked. My mom would clear the dining room table, lay down a sheet, place the cookies on top, and then another sheet on top of the cookies, and the house would smell awesome! *nostalgia* oh, right, back to the recipe.</div>
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The next day, grease a baking sheet, sprinkle with anise
seed. Rub the underside of each cookie with a bit of water. My mom would keep a
cup near the pan to dip her fingers. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This helps the seeds to stick to the cookie.</div>
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Bake at 300° for 20 minutes until a light straw color.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do not allow them to brown. These cookies
should be yellowish when done and when they cool the tops are almost white.</div>
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These cookies keep well in an air tight container for weeks,
although I eat them pretty quickly. They do get pretty hard after a while...
definitely a dunking cookie by the end of the week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Great with cocoa too.</div>
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If you don't have a springerle pin, or the anise seed, the
cookies will still turn out awesome!</div>
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Ansha Kotykhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10845444642934306384noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815915994888237157.post-54875213107906987132012-12-14T09:00:00.000-06:002012-12-14T09:00:11.244-06:00A Sequel Dish; Not Just A Leftover<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span lang="EN">Seasons Greetings everyone! Have any of you ever got done reading a book and couldn’t wait to pick up the sequel? That excitement is pretty sick isn’t it? It’s even better when the second book surpasses the first. Pretty soon you are looking forward to the following installment. Each book similar with characters but different with plot and obstacles. You’ve met the characters and seen their growth as well.
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This time of year with all the get-togethers with family and friends, the fridge sometimes gets over ran with leftovers. I know mine does. I feel like I am throwing out good food just so I can fit a gallon of milk on the bottom shelf. That juicy leftover turkey, fluffy stuffing, crisp carrots, and beans. All still good and waiting to be consumed, just taking up too much room in their little separate containers. Aw-ha! I have a yummy solution to help. Turkey casserole. The same food items as before, just now added to a new "format." Just how a book can go on to a sequel, that first good meal can be turned into a second tasty dish.<br />
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I bet I just made half of you go what? And squirm in your seat. Flashbacks of your mom’s days of cleaning out the fridge for Sunday Surprise Casserole just flooded back to you didn’t it? Well, this is different. (kind of, as in it’s planned and not, <i>Hmmm is this still good?</i>) That turkey you work hard on to serve at Christmas dinner can be enjoyed once more. (Other than in a turkey sandwich) <br />
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Turkey Casserole<br />
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6 cups cubed turkey<br />
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1 can cream of chicken soup<br />
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1 small carton sour cream<br />
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½ cup onions, chopped<br />
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1 cup carrots, shredded<br />
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1 cup green beans (canned or frozen)<br />
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2 pkg. Stove Top stuffing mix.<br />
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Sauté onions in butter until transparent. Cook carrots for 5 minutes in boiling water then drain, Add carrots to onions, soup, green beans, sour cream, and cubed turkey. Make stuffing mix accordingly to box directions. Spread half of stuffing in a 9x13 casserole dish. Pour turkey mixture over top of stuffing. Add remaining half of stuffing mix by spreading it over the top. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, until bubbling hot.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07748355474357652032noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815915994888237157.post-29368171727380318802012-11-28T00:05:00.000-06:002012-11-28T06:47:26.895-06:00Arugula, Cranberry, Turkey Wrap and Caramels, oh my!<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Happy Thanksgiving Leftovers Everyone!</div>
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I have a treat for you. Two recipes instead of just one! (actually 3 if you count the cranberry sauce!)</div>
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I found a great leftover turkey wrap that I'll show you how
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But first, I have another recipe that I simply
must share. It's from Alton Brown, of course, whose recipes I love.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I came across it the other day when I was
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I've never made caramel before, but I figured it
was time I tried. I mean it's sugar, if I mess it up, it'll still be good
right? (okay if you burn this, it will be destined for the trash can). But
really even if it doesn't set up it still tastes great. <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/dark-salty-caramels-recipe/index.html">Alton's
recipe for Dark Salty Caramels</a> is sublime! I could eat this straight out of
the pan, and I have. All you need is a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wilton-1904-1200-Candy-Thermometer/dp/B001689LAK/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1353760484&sr=8-4&keywords=candy+thermometerhttp://www.amazon.com/Wilton-1904-1200-Candy-Thermometer/dp/B001689LAK/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1353760484&sr=8-4&keywor">candy
thermometer</a>, sugar, salt, water, heavy cream and butter, and elastic-waist
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Okay, now on to the easiest turkey leftover recipe ever. I am destined, sadly, not to be a food photographer. But trust me the outcome is much tastier!</div>
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<b><u>Arugula, Cranberry, Turkey Wrap</u></b></div>
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12 oz. washed baby arugula</div>
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1/2 cup of <a href="http://www.oceanspray.com/recipes/corporate/sauces,-sides---salads/fresh-cranberry-sauce.aspx">homemade
cranberry relish</a> (easier than you think, and totally worth it, but you can
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4 flour or whole wheat tortillas </div>
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2 Tablespoons Hellman's Mayonnaise (optional)</div>
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2 cups of shredded leftover turkey meat </div>
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On top of a flat tortilla smear 1 or 2 Tablespoons of
cranberry relish. You may also add the mayonnaise here, which is my preference,(my husband disagrees). So it's up to you if you like mayo. Next add a
handful of arugula, top with turkey and additional cranberry sauce. Roll up and
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I'm sure you can tweak this recipe by adding your own
signature to it. Please let me know if you do. I'd love to learn new ways to
enjoy this wrap!</div>
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Btw, try not to eat too many of Alton's caramels, I'm sure
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">One of the best things about contributing to this blog is that I’ve been forced to think about the process of cooking more than ever. Because I want to share great stuff with all of you, it also means I’ve been experimenting a lot and cooking things I’d never attempted before.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">In writing and in cooking, experimenting beyond the comfort zone gives lots of exciting opportunities to rise to the occasion or to just fall flat on my face. While the first is definitely more fun, both are educational. No rough draft is perfect. No experimental recipe is perfect. But even if I’m not great at a particular task the first time around, learning new things in either realm is a true joy. And falling isn’t so bad if you have a really good trampoline under you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">To this end, I’ve been working the last couple months on soufflés. While I hear these can be terrifying to many home cooks who fear last-minute collapse, I say it’s nothing to get worked up about. Soufflés are fun, impressive, and tasty. And if one or two fall, they still taste good. Plus, if you practice on your family a few times before serving one to company, they won’t complain.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Today’s soufflé features ham and cheese and is a little denser than some, but it’s still fluffy enough to make the tongue tingle. (I have pictures from two attempts.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Then, after the main recipe, as a bonus recipe, you get the result of a mistake. While trying to whip the whites for the ham and cheese soufflé, I had some missteps, so I started over; however, since I didn’t want to be wasteful, I experimented again. The result is what I call “Poor Man’s Stovetop Soufflé.” It’s a layered skillet dish that takes less time and technique than a traditional soufflé, but it still looks and tastes like a special treat—even if it’s not a high riser.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">5. Pour the batter into the soufflé dish. If the dish is more than three quarters full, you can use a foil collar to prevent spillage.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Whisk egg whites and cream of tartar until foamy with stiff, moist peaks. Set aside. Generously butter or spray a medium-size skillet (I used cast iron) and put on stove. Preheat burner on medium heat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Pour yolk mixture into pan, cook for one minute. Pour egg whites on top, lower to medium low heat, and cover pan. Cook for a few minutes until eggs are cooked through. (I used a knife in the center to check.) Sprinkle with paprika and pepper and serve in wedges.</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I'm very pleased to welcome D<span style="font-size: small;">EB<span style="font-size: small;">RA KILLEEN</span></span><span style="font-size: small;">, who </span>I met on <a href="http://www.broaduniverse.org/">Broad Universe</a><span style="font-size: small;">.<span style="font-size: small;"> After telling <span style="font-size: small;">us a<span style="font-size: small;"> little about herself, she's sharing a timely <span style="font-size: small;">& ori<span style="font-size: small;">ginal recipe for Raw Chai Sp<span style="font-size: small;">ice Pudding (tastes like pumpkin pie<span style="font-size: small;">!) </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Debra</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> is the author of the award-winning fantasy series,“The Myrridian
Cycle.”<span> </span>All
of the books in the series--<i>An Unlikely
Duke, A Prince in Need, Legacy of the Archbishop,</i> <i>Priestess Awakening </i>and <i>Kingdom
in the </i><i>Balance</i>--have won awards at ReaderViews, and <i>Legacy of the Archbishop </i>also won a Written Art Award.<span> </span>Debra is hard at work on her next projects – <i>Unholy War</i> and the Naomi/Sebastian
paranormal mystery series—as well as some shorter works.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">A resident of </span>Raleigh, NC, <span style="font-size: small;">Debra</span> shares a home with her sister, the author
Diana Bastine, and three exceptional cats – Finn, Isis and Osiris. More
information is available at Debra’s website, <a href="http://www.myrridia.net/">www.myrridia.net</a>,
and Debra can be contacted at <a href="mailto:debra.killeen@myrridia.net">debra.killeen@myrridia.net</a></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>If you were marooned on an island, and <i>Pots
& Pens</i> granted your wish for only one book and one food, what would you
choose?</b><b> </b>Wow, narrowing the choices down to
one book – that’s a challenge! Right now
I’d go with <i>Moby Dick.</i> It’s on my list of books to read, and given
the size of it, should take me a while to read through it, while I’m waiting
for the next ship to pass by. The food
part is easy – it happens to be the healthiest and tastiest food on the
planet: raw chocolate!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>What’s
your favorite kitchen accessory or appliance?
How about a favorite writing accessory or reference?</b><b> </b>Ah, this gives me a chance to talk
about my recent dietary change, to a raw vegan regimen about six months
ago. The change meant getting rid of the
toaster oven and purchasing some new appliances, such as a good juicer, a
dehydrator, and a better food processor.
But the winner is the Vitamix high-speed blender – power, versatility
(not to mention noisy – the one down side to it!). I can make delicious superfood-containing
smoothies, almond milk, raw soups – including a delicious dill/cucumber recipe
from the Vitamix vegan cookbook – and things like avocado-based spreads and
puddings. I just tried a chai spice
pudding, and it tastes almost like pumpkin pie – delicious!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> For writing accessories – my
laptop is the most useful, since all of my manuscripts are stored there. However, I typically do my first draft in
longhand, and those wire-bound notebooks come in handy. The challenge I’ve found is finding the right
pen. I’ve tried a few different ones
from the office supply stores, and they don’t last long when penning a trilogy,
as I’ve learned over the past year and a half!
I’ll stick with the laptop, and for my next writing project, I’m hoping
to compose the rough draft on it and save the paper.</span></span></div>
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B71t-tJV1co/UKK7LyilbtI/AAAAAAAAA5I/WnCjaxDOEAQ/s1600/Kingdom_sparky.170133510_std.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B71t-tJV1co/UKK7LyilbtI/AAAAAAAAA5I/WnCjaxDOEAQ/s320/Kingdom_sparky.170133510_std.JPG" width="213" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>What’s
cooking? Can you share a bit about your
next project?</b><b> </b>Good question, since I’ve got two
“next” projects. The current piece is a
companion to my published fantasy series, <i>The
Myrridian Cycle</i>, entitled <i>Unholy War.</i> It takes place roughly a dozen years after
the events of the first series conclude, with the characters going on a
crusade. In the alternate medieval world
I’ve created, Magic works and the church controls it. With <i>Unholy
War</i>, I’m getting the chance to expand on the religious factions, plus the
narrative is chockfull of political suspense, betrayals, Magical showdowns, and
plenty more. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> The other next project is a
short story, a contemporary fantasy piece that will be an introduction to a new
series I hope to begin in the next several months. It’s a take-off of the other series, as one
of the medieval characters, Sebastian, has traveled to our world. Not long after he and his companion Naomi get
here, he notices some bizarre behavior on her part and thinks she’s been
possessed by demons. I don’t want to
give too much away, but let’s just say it’s less demonic and more…food…related.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> As far as what’s cooking in the
food department – raw soups are proving excellent choices for summertime
suppers. I’ve also found a veggie/flax
seed “burger” that goes in the dehydrator, tasty lucuma/mulberry “cookies,” and
chia seed porridge with fresh, local blueberries (I’m fortunate to live in
North Carolina, where blueberries are a summer favorite. Have I mentioned the pudding?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>What
are three must-have foods /seasonings in your kitchen? </b>Only three? Avocadoes rank highly – they’re so versatile
and healthy, and they blend well in the raw soups, providing some excellent fat
calories. I always make sure I’ve got a
few on hand. Next up is leafy greens –
spinach, kale, chard or something in that vein. They make a good base for a salad, work as a veggie wrap, or do well
mixed in flatbreads. Micro-algae – the
protein powerhouses! Spirulina,
chlorella, phytoplankton – any can be added to the morning smoothie (along with
a protein powder such as hemp) to replace the animal protein. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Other items tend to fluctuate
with the season, such as local strawberries or blueberries. Those are my top three, with raw chocolate
getting an honorable mention, but then, it’s more than just food.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Let’s
say a couple of your characters are raiding your fridge right now – what are
they most likely to eat? Are they
disappointed or excited about what they find?</b><b> </b>I’ll go back to Sebastian and Naomi,
since they’re going to have <i>completely</i>
different reactions to what’s in <i>my</i>
fridge, LOL. Naomi would be looking for
the diet soda, microwave meal, leftover dessert. She would be extremely disappointed, just
starting with my typical beverage selections.
There might be some bottled mineral water, coconut water or freshly made
green veggie juice. No sodas to be
had! There are no microwave meals in the
freezer, either, though she might find a few packages of frozen organic
berries, leftover veggie “burgers” and some extra avocado spread<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3815915994888237157" name="_GoBack"></a>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Sebastian, on the other hand,
would be thrilled to find the crisper sections full of fresh vegetables and
fruits, food he might almost recognize, or at least recognize them as actual
food, instead of the stuff he might discover in the typical grocery store –
boxed cereals, canned vegetables and fruits, meat wrapped in Styrofoam and
plastic, or milk in plastic bottles.
The veggie juice might give him pause, though I think he’d like it if he
tried it. His reaction to sodas, diet or
regular, would be complete dislike. He’d
be puzzled at the lack of meat and traditional baked goods, such as bread, but
he might be willing to try the plant-based protein foods before searching out a
local butcher.</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Raw Chai
Spice Pudding</span></span></b></div>
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cardamom</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">½ tsp
coriander</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">½ tsp cloves</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">½ tsp ginger</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">½ tsp
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">¼ tsp nutmeg</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">½ tsp
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1/3 cup
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">¼ cup
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2 oz.
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Place all
ingredients into high-speed blender or mixer and mix until smooth, using a
medium setting.<span> </span>Spoon into dessert
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