Divine Apple Dishes The Lone Star State has led a surprisingly progressive overhaul of its incarceration system. The story behind the bipartisan push that GOP contenders may be extolling come 2016. It appears Rick Perry is going to run for president again in 2016. Perry, 65, will leave the governor’s office next January after serving for 14 years, beginning in 2000, when George W. As he creeps back onto the national stage, Perry—who has overseen the executions of 268 people—more executions than any other governor in United States history—has brought with him an unlikely Lone Star State success story: prison reform. In Texas, funneling money to special courts (like drug courts or prostitution courts), rehabilitation, and probation in an effort to make sure current offenders don’t reoffend, instead of continuing to make room for more prisoners, has resulted in billions saved and dramatically lower crime rates. The conservative movement to reform prisons is not new. Bush Lt. (The most important question?
Pepperoni Pizza Monkey Bread How do you make bread even better? You stuff it with pepperoni and cheese. Then, you bake it in a bundt pan that allows you to pull off little chunks and dip them in pizza sauce. This is the perfect thing to bring to a party (and I did, where it disappeared quickly!) or to eat during a football game. Or, make it for dinner and serve with a salad. This bread takes a little bit of time to prepare, but in about half an hour I had filled my bundt pan with little dough balls, each with a piece of pepperoni and cheese stuffed within it. My new definition of bliss: warm dough with a cheesy center and a bite of pepperoni. Pepperoni Pizza Monkey Breadfrom Confections of a Foodie BrideIngredients: -2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced -4 tbsp butter -2 lbs pizza dough (I used 2 balls of Trader Joe's fresh dough) -6 oz. mozzarella cheese, cut into small cubes (about 48 pieces) -pepperoni (about 48 slices) -2-3 cups marinara sauce for serving Directions: 1. 3. 4. This post is linked to Eat at Home.
CrockPot Black Bean Soup Recipe Day 42. mmmm. soup. I'm becoming a bit concerned that if I'm not careful this is going to be the year that I use my crockpot everyday and gain thirty pounds. So, this past week, I had this yummy black bean soup for lunch every day. It was filling, full of fiber and veggies and allowed me to save my allotted calories for dinner, dessert and margaritas. The Ingredients: --3 cans of black beans --1 can of Itallian stewed tomatoes --2 cups of broth (vegetable or chicken) --2 T taco sauce (great use for those taco bell packets!) --1 1/2 cups chopped vegetables The Directions: --chop up vegetables with a food processor or blender. I had leftover roasted vegetables, and decided to use those. --empty all cans into the crockpot insert. do not rinse the beans or drain the tomatoes. --add broth and taco sauce. --mix with spoon. --cook on low for 8-10 hours or high for 5-6. Before serving, use an immersion blender to soupify the beans and tomatoes. The Verdict:
Spotted Blog | 15 Dumplings to Try Before You Die I've driven up and down Geary Street in San Francisco hundreds of times, but it wasn't until last weekend that Seth and I took the time to experience it on foot. After all, as many foodspotters know, there's no better way to get to know a neighborhood than by spotting your way through it. While there were many foods I'd never seen before, what really caught my eye as a so-called "Dumpling Expert" was how many kinds of dumpings I never even knew existed! I sampled pelmeni, which reminded me of mandu (Korean dumplings), and khinkali, which reminded me of Chinese xiao long bao except thicker. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. So there you have it: Foodspotting's 15 Dumplings to Try Before You Die. (While I love dumplings, this post could not have happened without the wealth of dumpling information found on Wikipedia.)
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LaSaGnA TiMpAnO I went to see tUnE-yArDs on Monday night with some friends, and as always we wanted to cook a meal that somehow related to the show we were heading to. Sometimes this is hard to do, but other times it seems to come naturally. Finding culinary inspiration in Merrill's lyrics seemed like it would be tough, but my sister knew what she wanted to make without hesitation. "How about something layered, because of all the vocal and instrument layering in the music?" From there we worked together to come up with this deep, colorful, and multi-flavored lasagna version of a timpano. Start by making a lasagna crust. Finally got it together. Now it's easy, just start building the layers! Alfredo sauce with some salami goes first. After 3 alfredo layers, I switched to pesto. A cheese only layer, just for fun. Tomato sauce is last. It's important to press things down as you go. In my opinion, it can't be lasagna without at least a little ricotta! I painted on some alfredo at the end as a glue. All sealed up.
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Basil & Cheese Muffins I am sooo busy this week! Only three weeks have left till summer so there's so much work to do before it starts. That's why I haven't posted anything recently. 200g your favourite cheese (mozzarella or gouda will work) 1/2 onion, chopped 5 cloves garlic 10 leaves fresh basil, finely chopped (mine are super large!) 10 leaves fresh marjoram, finely minced 50g butter + 2 tbsp oil (I only had 50g of butter so you can substitute oil with additional butter) 3/4 c buttermilk 1 egg 1 1/2 C AP flour pinch of cinnamon 2 tbsp sugar 1/2 tsp coriander 1 tsp salt 1 tsp baking soda 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Flour Tortillas When I was growing up in South Texas we had this neighbor who would, on Saturday afternoons, make her tortillas for the week. Believe me, I made friends with her children so I could make myself available for tortilla day. I think she enjoyed my enthusiasm and always had a few extra tortillas for me to take home. They were sublime! Eventually we moved to North Texas and that ended my weekly tortilla gorge. I had quite a bit of culinary know-how, and I had the internet which would surely hold the key to delicious tortillas, right? You would be surprised! I tested a number of recipes for tortillas with all manner of ingredients. I discovered pretty early that all-purpose was the flour to use. I despaired that I would never find what I was looking for when, while looking at the shortening shelf at the grocery store, I remembered one thing from the Saturday's at my neighbors. Flour Tortillas Makes 12 Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl. Cover and let rest 30 minutes. Enjoy!