Posted on 02/03/2020 5:31:28 PM PST by Jamestown1630
Im very sorry to be late with this monthly post; Ive lost an old, very longtime friend over the past week; am dealing with a household issue; and am temporarily out of ideas.
Im tired of everything I cook; so I thought Id open this February post up to the folks, to post their favorite recipe. Any especially fresh, healthy ideas?
We lost someone else, last month, too. Many of you will remember Phyllis Stokes, whose recipes and videos weve often posted/discussed here.
Phyllis passed away in late January, and her son posted this tribute and update:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJkP-eSyHbA
Here is the YouTube channel that Phyllis kept; may she rest in the peace she deserves, with her good man Mr. Bucky:
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs9MqrsC3XI47q5uEhyS4ig
Last year, I purchased a Mountain (Appalachian) Dulcimer, and am trying to learn it. I became very interested in music again, after decades away. My only experience with stringed instruments is with very rudimentary guitar, and everyone said that the Mountain Dulcimer is the easiest instrument to learn. But not so easy if you aspire to ever play like these:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INu3UQ35yVk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJMCpkUa6NY
In my recent musical wanderings, I also discovered another instrument: the Weissenborn Guitar. Sometimes a piece that youve heard many times comes alive in a very different way when played on a unique instrument:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-f9bpMpddA
(The picture at the start of this post is entitled 'Feburary', and comes from the 'Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry', an illuminated manuscript created between 1412 and 1416 by Paul Limbourg.)
-JT
Indian food is Very Good.
I bet even the President would like my hubby’s Chicken Biryani - though perhaps not as much as he’d like a greasy cheeseburger :-)
As one who adores vegetables, I would be very much at home consuming Indian cuisine.
Donald’s probably turning up his nose at them....but those Broccoli Samosas sound delicious to me.
There’s a version of that made in Ethiopia; they call them ‘Sambusas’ - a co-worker makes them, stuffed with spiced lentils, and brings them to us routinely. They’re wonderful:
https://www.demandafrica.com/food/recipes/lentil-sambusas/
Great recipe———I’m allergic to lentils but I can imagine using several substitutions.
Potatoes? The spices are what makes these things so wonderful.
Another friend from Ethiopia made ‘Siga Wot’ - a beef dish seasoned with the special Ethiopian spice blend ‘berbere’.
https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/siga-wot-1254692
Mmmmmmm......potato samosas......great idea ........w/ those spices.
Glazed Lemon Crumb Coffee Cake
CAKE ING 1 1/4 cup flour 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/4 tsp ea baking powder, baking soda, k/salt 6 Tb butter, 2 large eggs tsp vanilla 2 Tb lemon juice 1/4 cup milk FILLING 1 package (8oz) cream cheese, softened 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1 large egg 1 lemon, zested STREUSEL 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1/4 tsp kosher salt 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour GLAZE Tb lemon juice cup conf Tb milk
CAKE mix/combine on low flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Beat in softened butter until crumbly. Add in eggs, vanilla extract, lemon juice and milk. Beat for about 3-4 minutes until light and fluffy. Pour into grease and flour 9" springform. Add Filling, then Streusel. Bake 325 deg 38-42 minutes. Cool completely in pan. When cooled, release from springform pan. Drizzle w/ Glaze. CHEF NOTE: I like to refrigerate this cake before serving!
FILLING beat cream cheese, sugar, egg and lemon zest 4-5 min. Pour over cake layer; careful to not let it touch the pan sides.
STREUSEL combine ing with a fork. Sprinkle over top of cake.
GLAZE Whisk glaze ing smooth. Drizzle over cooled cake.
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