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Next week I'm going to make clam chowder. In the last couple of months, I've eaten mediocre and terrible, overpriced chowder. Both of these came from restaurants with rave reviews about the soup. The first one had very few clam pieces and was very peppery. I guess the pepper was was supposed to cover the lack of clam taste. The second one was decent, edible, but was obviously made from food service chowder base. They were expensive, too. I'm not going to do that any more.
Making Key Lime Pie this weekend.... with actual key limes (hubby's idea). I normally use the bottled Nellie & Joe's Famous Key West Lime Juice. Guess we'll find out if there's a huge difference in taste.
Making Key Lime Pie this weekend.... with actual key limes (hubby's idea). I normally use the bottled Nellie & Joe's Famous Key West Lime Juice. Guess we'll find out if there's a huge difference in taste.
Pic of my pie made with bottled lime juice...
Ohhh, I LOVE Nellie & Joes and find that makes the BEST key lime pie (not to mention Gin & Tonics). Everyone LOVES my G&T with their key lime juice and I really think THAT is why. Have made them with fresh limes, just does not compare!
I even use it in guacamole along with a little fresh lime and ANYTHING requiring lime juice.
Ohhh, I LOVE Nellie & Joes and find that makes the BEST key lime pie (not to mention Gin & Tonics). Everyone LOVES my G&T with their key lime juice and I really think THAT is why. Have made them with fresh limes, just does not compare!
I even use it in guacamole along with a little fresh lime and ANYTHING requiring lime juice.
Hubby did the juicing on the bag of key limes (it was his HIS idea to use fresh)...and said mid-way that no matter what the taste we should just buy the Nellie & Joe's, LOL.
As far as the flavor... to me, the pie almost has a bitter aftertaste, and I wanna throw it in the trash. Hubby insists he can't taste what I'm talking about, so I guess he can eat the rest of it by himself, LOL.
Sweet:
Almond Kringles or Danish Puff
Betty Crocker Cookbook 1971
Flakey crust and creamy filling with the rich buttery taste of sugar and almonds
Crust:
1/2 Cup butter softened
1 Cup Flour
2 Tbl water
Cut butter into flour, sprinkle water over mixture, mix. Round into a ball, divide ball. Make a rope of each and pat into 2 strips, 4" x 12" on an ungreased cookie sheet or parchment paper. Make filling:
Filling:
1/2 Cup Butter
1 Cup Water
Boil and remove from heat and quickly add:
1 Cup Flour
Then back on low heat, Stir vigorously until mixture forms a ball, about 1 minute. (wooden spoon with a hole in it works best)
Remove from heat. (I put it in my KitchenAid mixer)
Then add:
3 Eggs beaten with
1 tsp Almond Extract
Add to flour mixture all at once. Beat until smooth and glossy.
Divide in half; spread each half evenly over crust.
Bake 60 minutes 350.
Cool.
Topping will shrink and fall forming the custardy top.
Make glaze:
Confectioners' glaze
1 1/2 Cups Powdered sugar
1 1/2 tsp. Almond extract
2 Tbl butter softened
1 - 2 Tbl warm water as needed
Mix together, add water as needed. Frost generously. Top with sliced almonds
Cut diagonally. Be careful crust is fragile.
Saw the Brazilian cheese bread thread and discovered the gougeres. Made some with sharp cheddar I had on hand. Soooo good! I made them the bite sized so you can pop em in your mouth. All gone.
Great snack and so tasty!
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Hubby insists he can't taste what I'm talking about, so I guess he can eat the rest of it by himself, LOL.
