Perpetual Grocery List

This is an easy to use, circle as you go grocery list divided by aisle. We keep it on the fridge and circle the items run out of during the week. Since the formatting won't translate to Blogger, here is the link on www.scribd.com/documents : 
http://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/60449587?access_key=key-hoc087qnjkfdag2uww4

When you have strawberries coming out your ears, bake scones and have a tea party!

Chocolate Toffee Almond Cream Scones

2 cups all purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 cup heavy cream (plus 2 TB for brushing on the tops)
turbinado sugar (sprinkle on the tops)
3 ounces Hershey's Symphony Milk Chocolate, Toffee          and Almonds bar, chopped
1/4 cup almonds, toasted and chopped
1/4 cup Heath chocolate toffee bits
1/4 cup Ghiradelli 58% cacao baking chips

Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar in a 
bowl. 
Whisk to blend well. 
Add the chocolates and almonds. 
Stir in dry ingredients with a spatula while 
pouring in the cream, continuing to stir until you have a 
soft, sticky dough.

Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead 
8-10 times. 
Pat the dough into a circle 3/4" thick. 
Cut the circles into 8-12 wedges and place the wedges 
an inch  apart on a parchment-lined baking sheet. 
Brush each scone with cream and sprinkle generously 
with raw sugar.
Bake at 425°F until golden brown, 12-15 minutes.   
Remove to wire rack and cool. 
Serve with fresh strawberries and cream.

Quinoa with mushrooms and snap pea pods

Quinoa with Mushrooms and Snap Peas

1. Cook quinoa in rice cooker with chicken stock instead of water.
2. Saute 4 sliced mushrooms, 1 sliced green onion and about 8 snap peas cut into thirds in olive oil. Add 1 tsp fresh thyme and 2 TB balsamic vinegar and cook down about 5 minutes.
3. When quinoa is done, remove from rice cooker, add to saute pan and mix together. 
4. Season with salt and pepper.
5. Top with chopped peanuts and 1/3 cup crumbled goat cheese.

Can add baby spinach to saute pan and let wilt a bit after you add the quinoa.

Tasty!

Almost Homemade Cinnamon Rolls

Cinnamon Roll Ingredients
1 can Pillsbury Grands
1/2 stick melted butter
cinnamon
brown sugar
raisins

Topping
3/4 cup sifted powdered sugar
1/4-1/2 cup warm milk

1. Roll out dough on a floured surface. Do your best to pinch the rolls together and make a big oval. Don't worry if there are a few holes.

2. Paint melted butter on top of the dough. Keep some to paint on top.

3. Sprinkle brown sugar and cinnamon liberally on the dough all the way to the edge.

4. Sprinkle raisins on the dough. If you want to make half without raisins, sprinkle the raisins on one of the longers sides of your oval. (top of my photo)

5. Roll the dough as tight as you can.

6. Cut about 1 inch rounds all the way down the roll and place in a greased casserole dish.

7. Paint the top with the rest of your melted butter.

8. Bake at 350 for about 25 minutes.

Here's where we need some help. We guessed on the topping and as you can see above, the rolls looked dry. They weren't, but the wet part was on the bottom of the rolls. I bet there is a way to make a topping that cooks on the bottom of the dish. We'll try this next time.

Here's what we did for a topping:

We combined powdered sugar with warm milk,

poured it on top of the rolls 

and

stuck them back in the oven for a few minutes.

They were de-lic-ious!!!

A Boushell and a Peck: Fish Tacos

A Boushell and a Peck: Fish Tacos

Fish Tacos

Yum! Fish Tacos made with Sea Bass from the Pacific Ocean. 

Top fish tacos with cabbage, jack cheese and pink chile mayo-scrumptious!

Bread fish. I dipped it in seasoning, pink chile may and then panko bread crumbs and baked it about 20 minutes at 375 degrees. Next time, I fry!!!

There are different versions of this sauce that are healthier. Look online.

Tyler Florence's Pink Chile Mayonnaise:

• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1-2 chipotles in adobo, plus 2 tablespoons of adobo sauce
• 1/4 lemon, juiced
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper