Day 2-Strawberry Compote

First, you need to hull the strawberries:

http://localfoods.about.com/od/preparationtips/ss/HullStrawberry.htm

**make sure that you get the end of the stem (a long fleshy part in the center of the strawberry) out of the strawberry.

Ingredients

• 2 containers of strawberries, hulled and quartered (2 pints)


• 1/4 a cup of grand mariner liquer


• 1/2 cup of sugar


• a pinch of salt


• 2 tablespoons of lemon or orange juice(optional)

In a medium sized mixing bowl, pour in strawberries with sugar. por Grand Mariner Liquer in the mixing bowl, and stir. Let it sit for about 25 minutes so that the juices are formed.

Cooked Compote

Most fruit compotes are cooked. In order to cook your compote, first add a little bit of water a pot at low heat. Add in the orange juice, liquer and sugar. Then add in the strawberries until all are evenly coated and the juices start to flow.

Then, follow the recipe for whip cream to make the ceram for the shortcake, but use 2 pints of heavy cream, and add sugar to flavor

Ashley Jack's Barbecue Sauce

Hey all,

If you want a really delicious sauce for burgers, fry the burgers with Jack Daniels Barbecue sauce (or straight Jack Daniels), Peter Luger's Steak Sauce (or your favorite steak sauce) and apple juice. Mix these together in the frying pan with the burgers until the sauce caramelizies. The flavors will infuse into the burgers. After the burgers are a nice brown, cooked color, put them on your buns, and serve with your choice of condiments. You can use the sauce as a condiment for your burgers. Works well with mayo for mayo lovers

Enjoy!



**Credits to one of my best friends, Ashley Jack

Day 1- Shortcake

Alright let's get started!

Ingredients

• 8 eggs separated at room temperature
• 1/2 teaspoon of cream of tartar
• sugar
• 2 cup of all purpose flower
• 1/2 cup salad oil
• 3 teaspoon double acting baking powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

1. In a large bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar until peaks form, as if you were making meringue. Add in 1/2 a cup of sugar, a little bit at a time.
2. heat oven to 325. grease and flour two 9'' circular pans.
3. while the egg whites are beating, mix yolks, flour, water, oil, baking powder, vanilla and 1 cup of sugar.
4. pour in the egg white mixture into the flour mixture. blend well
5. pour into the pans, and bake for an hour, or until the top of the cake springs back when lightly touched with a finger.
6. while cakes are cooking, clean the kitchen!

Day 1- Father's Day

Father's Day Special

Hey,





So my dad's favorite dessert is Strawberry Shortcake, which I probably mentioned before. I decided that I would mix two different recipes to get the full flavors I wanted. My plan is to make the strawberry shortcake and whip cream today, put and put it in the fridge. Then tomorrow, I'm going to take the strawberries and make it into a strawberry compote for the cake. This is a little bit of a daunting task since my dad is a baker, and I want this to be perfect!

so busy!

Hey everyone,

Sorry I haven't been posting much, I've been kinda busy! I have some new ideas and delicious things coming up so keep on reading!


Thanks

-D

Chocolate Chip Cookies

mmm yummy an all time classic and favorite

Ingredients

• 1 stick of butter
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla
• 3/4 cups of brown sugar
• 1 cup of flour
• pinch of salt
• 1/2 baking powder
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• Walnuts(optional)

In a mixer

1. grease a baking sheet with Crisco or put wax paper on the baking sheet. light oven to 360 degrees
2. 1 stick of butter and then 3/4 cup of brown sugar. Mix evenly until you get a nice fluffy consistency.
3. Then add 1 egg 1 teaspoon of vanilla. As you add this is in, make sure everything is stirred in equally.
4. Then add in 1 cup flour, 1 teaspoon, a pinch of salt,1/2 teaspoon baking powder.
5. When everything is evenly stirred, take a spoonful of the batter and drop it onto a baking sheet. Make sure the cookies are evenly spread apart because they will expand while baking.
6. Bake for 12-20 minutes or until golden brow

Fried Rice

I love chinese food and one day I tried my hand at making some!

• 2 cups of rice


• 1 cup of water


• a package of mushrooms


• 5 strips of bacon


• 3 eggs


• green pepper, onion for flavoring


• soy sauce

Preparing the rice

1. cook the rice as you normally would. Always remember the ratio: 2 cups of rice to 1 cup of water. Put the cup of water into pot on the stove, add some onions and a dash of salt. Wait until this boils

2. I'm not sure if everyone does this but I always wash my rice first. Put the 2 cups of rice in a bowl and wash with lukewarm water. Do this until the water becomes clear and not cloudy

3. Put the rice in the boiling pot and place a lid. Don't completely cover the pot because the water will bubble over.

4. When the water is almost out of the pot, turn the stove down to a simmer until it's nice and fluffy. Always stirr with a fork to separate the grains