I have finally come to the conclusion that I have as much chance publishing "Clinton's Cuisine" as I have of actually receiving a payment/straight answer off the CSA.
So I am going to share some of my fave's with you…but don't tell my sister because I refused to tell her tee hee!
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Advantages: Its yummy and fun Disadvantages: Its messy...or is that just me?
I have finally come to the conclusion that I have as much chance publishing "Clinton's Cuisine" as I have of actually receiving a payment/straight answer off the CSA.
So I am going to share some of my fave's with you…but don't tell my sister because I refused to tell her tee hee!
Today is Ensaladia Ruso. Aka Jessian salad. A Tapas dish.
Tapas (meaning "cover" -apparently brought about by people ... ...piece of food such as flat bread or a different opinion which I personally prefer is that the wine seved was so vile that strong cheese was served to "cover" the taste) is a Spanish dish usually served free as an appetizer although a full meal can be made out of several dishes. Tapas can be anything from simple dishes like olives, potatoes or cheese to a more complex dish such as deep fried baby squid or chicken goujons or aforementioned ... more
I have finally come to the conclusion that I have as much chance publishing "Clinton's Cuisine" as I have of actually receiving a payment/straight answer off the CSA. So I am going to share some of my fave's with you…but don't tell my sister because I refused to tell her tee hee!
Today is Ensaladia Ruso. Aka Jessian salad. A Tapas dish.
Tapas (meaning "cover" -apparently brought about by people covering their drinks to protect from flies with a piece of food such as flat bread or a different opinion which I personally prefer is that the wine seved was so vile that strong cheese was served to "cover" the taste) is a Spanish dish usually served free as an appetizer although a full meal can be made out of several dishes. Tapas can be anything from simple dishes like olives, potatoes or cheese to a more complex dish such as deep fried baby squid or chicken goujons or aforementioned ensaladia. I have found that lots of tapas contain tomato or seafood which I hate which was why I was so excited at finding my Russian Salad. There are lots of really nice potato dishes made with Chili but this isn't one of them!
I first tasted Russian Salad in a Tapas Bar in Tenerife a good few years back and was hooked…it was delicious all creamy and yummy. I returned the following year, but alas that Tapas bar was shut. So I scoured the menus of Tapas bars everywhere we went looking for the divine Ensaladia. Eventually I found one and waited in anticip……ation. It was Vile, disgusting, yuck,blarrrggggg. It had soggy carrots and peas and something I don't even want to contemplate (lets just say it was squishy). You see the good (or bad thing about Ensaladia) is that it's a mix of ingredients that are quite often yesterdays left overs and it very much depends on what exactly was left over yesterday as to whether it will be yummy or yuck. Arriving home disappointed after looking forwards to eating this dish for months I decided I would concoct my own…which is of course far superior to any other tasted.
*****INGREDIENTS***** As with most of my cooking I never actually weigh/measure anything so I am just giving you guestimates.
15 small salad potatoes (the waxy ones that don't fall into mush when you cook them) 2 handful's of pasta (any kind of short pasta such as bows or tubes but I prefer spirals) 1 Chicken breast 4-5 Tablespoons Mayonaise 1 Avocado Pear 1 Apple 1 stick Celary 100 grams strong cheddar cheese Mattersons garlic smoked pork sausage (approx half of - you may eat the other half whist preparing dish) 1 Italian Herbs oxo cube (optional) Dash (always wanted to say that) extra virgin olive oil A few pans A large Bowl Spatula A sharp knife (watch your finger - please note there is no blood in the ingredients list) Water (to state the obvious) A complete disregard for the state your kitchen is going to end up in Asbestos hands Glass of wine (Sod it - make that a bottle)
*****METHOD*****
Wash your hands…(come on we know where you have been- ewwww) Pour your wine and start drinking.
Cook your CHICKEN - (if you aren't using yesterdays left overs) The easiest way to do this is to cube chicken and boil it for about 20 mins. ( not forgetting to wash your hands, knife and board straight away or them nasty germs will eat your stomach away from the inside out..or something like that anyway)
Chop your POTATOES into cubes (they don't have to be perfect cubes - unless you are a perfectionist in which case you are reading the wrong review) and boil for approx 20 mins
Stick your PASTA on to boil for usually about 12 mins until al dente ( this means when you throw it at the wall it sticks….although don't do this in front of the children as I did and end up spending the whole of the next day cleaning porridge off the walls….well you did it mummy!) I think it adds an extra bit of taste if add an Italian oxo cube to the water.
Now you have a fight with your AVACADO - slice open the skin with your knife - I have found the best way is to cut through in quarters and peal the skin away. Now pick up the avocado off the floor (well that's when I always drop the slippy bugga) and slice in half through to the large stone (I recommend you top up your wine about now) grab the avocado in two hands and twist until you have 1 half with the stone and one half stoneless. Prise out the stone and cob over your left shoulder for luck. Finely chop what's left of the avocado (use the knife to scrape out from under your fingernails and the spatula to scrape off the walls and add to the rest) and throw it all into the large bowl. (There has to be an easier way but I actually enjoy this way)
Chop your SAUSAGE into cubes and chuck in the bowl.
Ditto above with the CHEESE,CELERY and APPLE.
By this time your chicken, potatoes and pasta have probably boiled dry. Do your best to drain and salvage what you can - scrape any burnt bits off.
Throw the potatoes and pasta into bowl and set about burning your fingers to cinders as you shred the chicken as finely as you can and add to bowl.
Now add your mayonnaise and olive oil ( I always used to use Heinz Mediterranean Mayo but this seems to have disappeared hence the olive oil)
Now for the fun bit…..roll your sleeves up (unless like me you have given up entirely on keeping your clothes clean and are now cooking in the nuddy)
Mix the whole lot together until everything is evenly coated in mayo (stop complaining that its hot on your hands - your hands should be oblivious to pain after shredding the chicken) I suppose you could use a spoon or spatula to mix but that would be like actually doing some work whilst at work (you know who you are)
Now let the dog into the kitchen to clean the floor.
*****SERVE*****
Serve as a main meal with crispy bread or an accompaniment at a bbq or with other tapas dishes. At this point you should have drunk so much wine that you won't care about the state of your kitchen/hands/clothes or the actual taste of the food- but believe me tis gorg.
*****ALTERNATIVES*****
The beauty of this dish is that it's a leftovers meal so you can add or substitute almost anything such as adding raisons or pine nuts or substituting tuna for chicken. I wouldn't change too much though as that would make it a completely different dish and I would have wasted my time telling you about this one and you may as well go and publish your own recipe if you think its better than mine (although I can tell you now its not!!!)
Disclaimer….I accept no responsibility for sliced/burnt fingers, dirty clothes/kitchens or dicky tummies (it was YOUR choice to let the dog wash the pots and you were warned about the rest)
Advantages: Tastes wickedly naughty! Disadvantages: High KCals, Gets eaten too quickly
...try. Quick 'n' Easy Chocolate Wedges
***Ingredients***
115g (4oz) Margarine
85g (3oz) Golden Syrup
25g (1oz) Cocoa Powder
50g (1 3/4 oz) Raisins
225g (8oz) Digestive Biscuits
115g (4oz) Milk Chocolate
***Utensils***
15cm (6in) flan dish/cake tin
Margarine and kitchen roll for greasing
Bowl for crushing biscuit
Pan for melting ingredients
Microwave for melting chocolate
Fridge for cooling
Scales for weighing
Knife for spreading chocolate
... ...the dish/tin lightly.
Heat the margarine, syrup, cocoa powder and raisins in a pan until melted.
Add the crumbed biscuit to the pan of melted ingredients, mixing thoroughly.
Add the mixture to the greased tin, pressing it to make it even.
Put into the fridge to set.
Take the milk chocolate and add to a microwavable bowl.
Melt the chocolate according to instructions on packet.
Take set mixture from the fridge and add melted chocolate. Spread ...
abcdefg 06.12.2007
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Advantages: Is a much more effective emetic than ipecac Disadvantages: Once you start, you just can't stop! (i.e., hurling it; not eating it)
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A DEDICATION:
Are you tired of sharing tasty (and tasteful) recipes with your friends (or choirboy-faced nephews, as the case may be), who, upon realizing they've gotten their grubby paws on a winner, go on to make a fortune marketing/publishing your sacred culinary concoction as their own? My Aunt Gertrude, a stripper and part-time gravedigger who lives in a HotPoint™ refrigerator box in one of the many fine allies that make up Hoboken, New ... ...following recipe. It has become an enduring favourite of recovering bolemics and Neo-Roman Orgyists everywhere, who swear by its amazing purge-inducing and therapeutic qualities. Aunt Gerty's Purgatory Stew has made her as sought-after for her culinary expertise and weight-reduction consulting services, as her stripping skills have made her for her sexual healing abilities. Some of the ingredients may be hard to acquire for those of you who aren't ...
29th_Candidate 12.11.2004
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Advantages: You get much more than your five a day vegetable portions Disadvantages: Its moresish !
...adding your seasoning, have a quick taste of things firstly as more often than not theres enough salt and only pepper is needed.
- Give everything one last good mix around and turn off the heat.
Your meal is done !
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- Its always nice to present food like this in modern chinese influenced styles of crockery. I always serve this in either a ... ...a main meal or just piled up onto a square plate if its just for me to enjoy as a snack.
You maybe the sort of person who thinks of food as just food, a neccessity and so in that case, shove it into the nearest bowl or onto the nearest plate you can find, chipped or otherwise and shove it down your chops !!
At the end of the day which ever way you choose to present it it is the best rice I have the ability to cook and its quite simply delicious ...
hiedihi 29.08.2005 (11.10.2005)
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Advantages: Enjoy the goodness of cheese Disadvantages: You can eat too much
I love Cheese, and use it in many recipes; I thought I would share a few of my favourite ones with you.
FRIED CAMEMBERT WEDGES.
Makes 8 Prep time 10 Min's. chilling time 30 Min's. 50g plain flour,
50g breadcrumbs, 1 large beaten egg.
A good pinch of celery salt and black pepper.
1x 250g Camembert cheese, cut into 8 wedges. (smaller if desired).
Oil for deep-frying.
1. Season the flour with the salt and pepper, 2. Dust each wedge of cheese ... ...Put the breadcrumbs onto a shallow dish.
4. Dip the cheese into the egg, 5. Coat the cheese evenly in the breadcrumbs.
6. Chill in the fridge for 30 Min's.
7. Heat the oil in a deep pan with a basket to 190c.
8. Fry the cheese wedges for 2 - 3 Min's.
9. Drain on paper kitchen towels.
Served warm with salad and chips Or as they are with dips.
They also make good finger food, With buffets or food that’s barbequed.
CHEESE TORTILLAS
Serves ...
motherjoanb 24.07.2004
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Advantages: easy and quick to make, tastes great Disadvantages: none
I love spicy food and I love cooking but I work very long hours and just want to veg in front of the tv when I get in. I hate ready meals, I think they are tasteless and overpriced. Plus they don't leave me any leftovers to take to work for my lunch :-D To solve my tea time dilemma I have been experimenting with a few of my favourite recipies. Most cookbooks have so many stages and lists of instructions that it takes forever to follow them. I was ... ...recipe is one of my successes. You don't need to stir and simmer after adding every ingredient - I have made it their way and my way and no one can tell the difference apart from they don't have to wait 2 hours for their dinner!
This recipe make a really tasty chilli and is so easy to cook. There is just no excuse for buying readymade sauces if you have this recipe, unless you are my partner and can even burn water…
The preparation time is about ...
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VERY QUICK
VERY EASY
VERY FATTENING
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8oz cooking chocolate ( I used half milk and half dark as the dark canmake it too sharp)
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4oz buttter
2 tbls golden syrup
2tbls sugar
4tsp cocoa
Handfull of raisins
VERY SIMPLY
melt BUTTER,SUGAR,SYRUP AND COCOA in a pan.
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Well another quick and easyrecipe for a chocaholic.....
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Here goes....
SERVES FOUR
12 scoops of Vanilla icecream( an alternative can be used)
1 x 170g tin of evaporated Milk
200g good quality choclate they say dark...Ive used both
Small carton of double cream
small bag of chopped Hazlenuts.
**METHOD**
**Over a simmering pan break the choclate and add the evaporated milk...
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**Leave until ready to serve..
**Whip the double cream to a stick constistancy
**Take Ice cream out of the fridge about 5 mins before serving.
**ASSEMBLY**
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This is a short, quick and easyrecipe.
1 x onion
1 x pack minced pork
1 x tablespoon peanut butter (crunchy/smooth)
1 x clove garlic
Soy sauce
2 x Spring onion/Scallion to garnish
1 x Iceberg lettuce
Carefully seperate iceberg lettuce and wash, trying to avoid breaking the leaves. Leave to drain.
When dry stack leaves on a plate.
Chop onion and sweat in covered pan with a drop of water. This chould take about two minutes until onions turn clear and soft.
Add minced pork and stir fry until meat is no longer pink, about 4-5 mins.
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Serve the minced pork hot in a larce serving dish on table, sprinkle with finely chopped spring onion for garnish ...
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