Thursday, December 3, 2009

December Already!

I know I haven't updated in a while, and all I have done is post 2 entries in this blog, but I do have an excuse.
Unfortunately, my last computer finally gave in and stopped working. I was without a computer for two weeks, and just last week on Sunday I was gifted a new MacBook. I love it! It is definitely a switch from the old Windows XP OS, and I still have much to learn about it until I can use it up to its full potential.

So far, all I've been able to bake in my free time are these little Pocket Pies:



I volunteered to cook the Thanksgiving meal this year as well. Everything turned out all right, but in my opinion the mashed potatoes could have been creamier, the sweet potatoes sweeter, and the green been casserole with more crunch. I made a rosemary seasoned turkey breast and it. was. phenomenal. Brining is definitely the key to a tender, juicy, and flavorful meat. I filled a large pot with water, salt (lots of it, because the salt sinks in to the meat of the skin and retains water so the turkey will not dry out when it is being cooked), and rosemary (lots of it, because you want the flavorful to really settle in the meat), and had brought it up to a boil. Once it was boiling I turned it off and put the turkey in a huge bag, that was inside a huge bag, and filled it up with the brining mixture. Then I added some buttermilk and had it sit in the refrigerator for 24 hours.

Once I get my pictures loaded, I will post them so that you may also see the beautiful apple pie my dad and I made that was absolutely perfect!

-<3

Thursday, December 3, 2009

December Already!

I know I haven't updated in a while, and all I have done is post 2 entries in this blog, but I do have an excuse.
Unfortunately, my last computer finally gave in and stopped working. I was without a computer for two weeks, and just last week on Sunday I was gifted a new MacBook. I love it! It is definitely a switch from the old Windows XP OS, and I still have much to learn about it until I can use it up to its full potential.

So far, all I've been able to bake in my free time are these little Pocket Pies:



I volunteered to cook the Thanksgiving meal this year as well. Everything turned out all right, but in my opinion the mashed potatoes could have been creamier, the sweet potatoes sweeter, and the green been casserole with more crunch. I made a rosemary seasoned turkey breast and it. was. phenomenal. Brining is definitely the key to a tender, juicy, and flavorful meat. I filled a large pot with water, salt (lots of it, because the salt sinks in to the meat of the skin and retains water so the turkey will not dry out when it is being cooked), and rosemary (lots of it, because you want the flavorful to really settle in the meat), and had brought it up to a boil. Once it was boiling I turned it off and put the turkey in a huge bag, that was inside a huge bag, and filled it up with the brining mixture. Then I added some buttermilk and had it sit in the refrigerator for 24 hours.

Once I get my pictures loaded, I will post them so that you may also see the beautiful apple pie my dad and I made that was absolutely perfect!

-<3
 

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