So I just whipped up some pancakes for breakfast.
I used a blini (fried pancakes) recipe because I didn't have any baking soda to use for the regular pancake recipe and the blini used baking powder which I did have.
I chopped up some apple and slathered it with lime juice, sugar, cinnamon , and a pinch of both ground ginger and cloves, and stuck that in the microwave with the butter.
Only I had way too much batter for only little ole me.
I made four pancakes and I could only eat two.
I let my roommate eat the other two since I couldn't.
She gave me one of the best compliments I've ever received in my life.
"These are the best pancakes I've ever had in my life, and my family prides itself on making homemade pancakes! I need to tell my mom that grandma's recipe is no longer the best one!"
To surpass a grandma in her grandchild's opinion....wow.
I don't even know if I'm comfortable having her say that.
well....ok, maybe I am, but still...
:)
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Friday, September 14, 2007
Food blog maybe?
So maybe I'll turn this into a food blog?
It is already called pan de dulce....
I've been working on some mexican recipes from my childhood that my grandma would make.
So far I've whipped up:
Gorditas - They're on their way to getting made right, I still need to figure out just how dry they need to be before cooking. They were just right stuffed with cheese and I need to make bigger ones if I'm going to keep on doing the mushed with butter and salt thing.
Nopalitos with beef - Next time I need to use pork. Also I need to cut the nopalito pieces smaller so that the tangy-too-green taste can cook out of them better without over-doing the outside. Also....I need to not burn my onions or garlic. >.<
Carne Guisada - The first day I worked on the batch I did not cook it in the right order or long enough. I need to add the flour after I cook/saute the meat thoroughly. Also less flour. Then cook it for at least 40 minutes after the tomato sauce and seasonings are added. Also no tobasco sauce - it didn't work, maybe instead chile peccin (I don't know how to spell it). Waiting a day to finish cooking it was too long to wait. It already needs so long to stew, why draw it out longer?
and Roasted Corn - I need to not leave the apartment and forget I have corn roasting in the oven. Even if I did remember just in time and the corn came out just right...I need to not be a dumbass in the first place.
On the soon to make list (along with the practice of the above):
Fideo
Frijoles Rancheros (not sure if it's 'Rancheros' or not...I think it might be something else but I can't remember, it's basically beans stewed with bacon, onions, cilantro, tomato, and chile (not chili))
Oatmeal like my grandma would make it (need raisins)
And others that I can't think of just yet.
Oh also....I want my ice cream maker to come in from Texas. I'm getting really upset with my friend for not mailing it to me. I want to make good ice cream sooo badly.
It is already called pan de dulce....
I've been working on some mexican recipes from my childhood that my grandma would make.
So far I've whipped up:
Gorditas - They're on their way to getting made right, I still need to figure out just how dry they need to be before cooking. They were just right stuffed with cheese and I need to make bigger ones if I'm going to keep on doing the mushed with butter and salt thing.
Nopalitos with beef - Next time I need to use pork. Also I need to cut the nopalito pieces smaller so that the tangy-too-green taste can cook out of them better without over-doing the outside. Also....I need to not burn my onions or garlic. >.<
Carne Guisada - The first day I worked on the batch I did not cook it in the right order or long enough. I need to add the flour after I cook/saute the meat thoroughly. Also less flour. Then cook it for at least 40 minutes after the tomato sauce and seasonings are added. Also no tobasco sauce - it didn't work, maybe instead chile peccin (I don't know how to spell it). Waiting a day to finish cooking it was too long to wait. It already needs so long to stew, why draw it out longer?
and Roasted Corn - I need to not leave the apartment and forget I have corn roasting in the oven. Even if I did remember just in time and the corn came out just right...I need to not be a dumbass in the first place.
On the soon to make list (along with the practice of the above):
Fideo
Frijoles Rancheros (not sure if it's 'Rancheros' or not...I think it might be something else but I can't remember, it's basically beans stewed with bacon, onions, cilantro, tomato, and chile (not chili))
Oatmeal like my grandma would make it (need raisins)
And others that I can't think of just yet.
Oh also....I want my ice cream maker to come in from Texas. I'm getting really upset with my friend for not mailing it to me. I want to make good ice cream sooo badly.
Sunday, September 9, 2007
hmmm
I don't know what to write in here. I think I'm going to close this blog down since I have others.
Or maybe just leave it for pointless ramblings that I don't feel comfortable writing in my LJ.
Also I think those of you who used to read this aren't happy with me. I'm not completely sure why, though I do know I acted badly at that one party and I feel bad about it and I apologized to those that I thought needed it.
I'm really am sorry if you weren't happy with my behaviour and took offense from it. I'm not happy with what happened, though I don't think it was enough bad behaviour to not be friends with people anymore.
I honestly apologize.
I had some good times with everyone and I would hate to think that I would be ignored when walking past one of you down the street. While I'm not expecting a full-on BFF status with everyone, I still don't want to lose all the friendship that was built, even if it wasn't as strong in the more recent stages for various reasons.
I know people are busy.
I know people come into your life, move on with theirs, and sometimes that doesn't involve you.
I also know that sometimes, there's just not enough and you can't let yourself be spread too thin.
I hope you can forgive me and at least say hi to me on the street or in the grocery aisle.
Catch you on the flipside,
or whenever I'm in a rambling mood.
Or maybe just leave it for pointless ramblings that I don't feel comfortable writing in my LJ.
Also I think those of you who used to read this aren't happy with me. I'm not completely sure why, though I do know I acted badly at that one party and I feel bad about it and I apologized to those that I thought needed it.
I'm really am sorry if you weren't happy with my behaviour and took offense from it. I'm not happy with what happened, though I don't think it was enough bad behaviour to not be friends with people anymore.
I honestly apologize.
I had some good times with everyone and I would hate to think that I would be ignored when walking past one of you down the street. While I'm not expecting a full-on BFF status with everyone, I still don't want to lose all the friendship that was built, even if it wasn't as strong in the more recent stages for various reasons.
I know people are busy.
I know people come into your life, move on with theirs, and sometimes that doesn't involve you.
I also know that sometimes, there's just not enough and you can't let yourself be spread too thin.
I hope you can forgive me and at least say hi to me on the street or in the grocery aisle.
Catch you on the flipside,
or whenever I'm in a rambling mood.
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