Monday, March 8, 2010

peanut butter and almond butter sandwich

ingradients:
2 peices of tosted bread
a jar of almond butter
a jar of peanut buter
method:
1. spread the peanut buter on one peace of tosted bread
2. do the same only with the almond butter and the other peace of tosted bread

tofu salad

ingredeants:

3 cups tofu
4 peices of iceberge lettes
1 red tomato
1 portabela mushroom
a handfull of cherry tomatos


method: start: wash every thing
1.if stuck together seperate tofu in to 3 cm by 3 cm squeres
2.cut the iceberg lettes in to what ever size you want
3.dice the red tomato
4.cut thin  stips of the portobello mushroom
5.spead around the cherry tomatos in the bowl

Saturday, March 21, 2009

zesty chicken

serves 4

ingredients:

4 chicken breasts,
1 lemon or any other citrus fruits,
1/8 of a cup of water,
4 pinches of salt
8 cracks of pepper from a grinder,
4 pinches of thyme and oregano,
a pan,
a small bowl,
a zest er,

a juicer,
olive oil,
large bowl,

method:

1. take raw chicken and put in large bowl
2. put the thyme, oregano and pepper in the bowl
3. put the olive oil in the pan and heat at medium
4.use the measuring cup with 1/8 full of water to clean the citrus fruit
5. take a small amount of the the juices from the citrus fruit and put them in the small bowl
6. zest citrus fruit and put in hand
7. roll the chicken in the items and put in pan
8. wait 2 minutes and put in citrus juices and use small bowl for zest
9. put in salt
10. cook till it is done the way you like it
11. take out of pan and serve with small amount of zest
do 5,8,9,10,11 four times

enjoy

pizza from naples/pizza napoletana

ingerdients:

1 1/2 cups canned choped italian tomatos
1/2 pound monzzerella cheese
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
2 teaspoons dried oregano
8 anchove fillets, opitanal
extra olive oil for the pan
freashly ground pepper to taste

method:

1. preheat the oven to 450 degrees ferinhieght
2. drain the tomatos ina hand straner and shake of eney excess liquid
3. gratethe monzzerela into a bowl, using the large holes of the cheese grater
add the olive oil to the cheese and toss
4. mesure the oreganointo a small bowl
5. if using anchovies drain of any excces oil and seperate the fillets on a plate tear the fillets in to small peices
6. lightly oil an 11 x 16-inch baking pan or cookie sheet
7. if making one large pizza, keep the dough in one peice if making two smaller pizzas, divied the dough and the toping ingrediants in half cover on hlf of the dough as you prepare the other half
8. place the dough on the baking pan and, using the fingers and palms of you hands, press and push the dough and strech it to cover the pan try not to tear it if you do tear the dough, simply just give it a pinch ay the torn spot to repair it dont worry is the shape is not exact remember, your pizza is made by hand, so it should not have a perfect shape
9. after you get the dough about 1/4 inch thick, use your finger to make lots of tiny dents all across the serface
10. top with tomatoes spreding across the dough then add the monzzerela
11. if us ing the anchovies pres them into the dough
12. sprinckle with the oregano and a litlle pepper
13. bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or untill the crust is brown and crispy at the edges
14. slice an serve hot

chef's tip:

you can also ad slisced peperoni, fresh basil, pied black olives, or grated parmasan to your topings

Saturday, March 7, 2009

almond rolls

1 cup butter
2 cups sifted all purpose flour
2 tbsp. sugar roll
1 cup ground almonds

method:

1. cream butter, gradually add flour.crminseam thoroughly
2. add sugar and almonds
3. form into bolsters by in the hands
4. bake in a slow oven 325 degrees Fahrenheit about 20 min roll in fruit sugar upon removing from oven

grandma's shortbread

mix together thoroughly
1 cup soft butter
5/8 cup sugar[1/2 c. plus 2 tbsp.]
2 1/2 cups sifted flour

method:

1. mix thourghly with hands
2. chill dough
3. roll out 1/3 to 1/2" thick
4. place on ungreased baking sheet. bake at 300 [20-25 min.]

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

oatmeal cookies

1/2 c. shortening
1/2 c. b. sugar
1/2 c. w. sugar
1 egg beaten
1 tbsp water
1/2 tsp. vanilla
3/4 c. sifted flour
1/2 tsp soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 c. uncooked oats
1 1/4 c. chocolate chips or raisins

METHOD:

cream shortening and sugar together thoroughly
stir in a beaten egg, water, and vanilla
add sifted pry ingredients, rolled oats and chocolate chips and drop from a teaspoon onto greased baking sheet and bake at 375 F. for 10-15 minutes.