I made this a week or two ago, thought I’d pass this recipe along.
Adapted from : simply recipes.com/recipes/crown_roast_of_pork
This recipe can be modified and used for other uses such as poultry etc.
Mexican Organic about 2/3
Indian Robusta about 1/3
Peruvian Cocoa nibs about 1/4 teaspoon
Course Grind
French Press
Simple Syrup
Milk
If you have a chance to taste Robusta , it is best blended with other varieties of coffee to produce, a tasteful blend and with the addition of cocoa nibs, a mocha flavored cup of coffee.
Both headlamps were installed and fit the vehicle. The details follows for a 1993 Camry.
Plastic headlamps (and other vehicle lamps) are a problem as they age, they get cloudy, and have moisture problems and UV exposure make them brittle and prone to cracking and breaking. There are many remedies available that claim to restore the the lenses but they can be expensive and the lens cleaning may not last. If you provide the labor, installing new replacements is the best way to go.
Here is some advice when dealing with an aged vehicle, there are a few things that you should consider: ( I did not have a repair manual available)
Before even staring the job, unpack and check the new replacement headlamps to make sure they are the correct replacements and see how they mount. Beforehand, check how the headlamps are attached to the vehicle, what type of hardware is used and what size and type of wrenches/tools will be needed. The vehicle may have been worked on before and when replacing exterior hardware, such as headlamps, the fit may be difficult or mixed or improper mounting hardware may have been used. On an aged vehicle rust can be a problem, the day beforehand it is recommended that penetrant (WD40 or liquid wrench) be applied to the places where the headlamps are bolted in. Before replacement, insure that the headlamps are properly functioning ,electrical problems should be corrected before replacement. Get an idea of how they are aimed, there are various methods to check alignment. Check the connectors and wiring harness for damage, oxidation, fraying etc. The headlamps that I purchased included the bulbs, so it would be a simple matter of plugging in the electrical connections. Some mounting hardware (bolts, screws) may snap or the heads of screws strip or rust out. Have a drill with small bits available to drill them out. You can re-tap the holes if you have proper taps, either metric or SAE and have the correct replacement hardware, or nut and bolt the drilled out mounting location. Plug in the headlamp electrical connections first and test them, then finish bolting them in place. Alignment varies with the type of headlamp there are usually two axis of adjustment. Other note, If the gas struts that hold the hood up are worn, prop up the hood, in this case I used the grille that had to be removed for the headlights to be replaced!
Old lamps
New Replacements
Now, my wife is satisfied with the results, she can see much better at night. Next will be replacement of the front side maker lamps (Toyota) and the headlights on the Topaz .
Chocolate and Raspberry Mousse Layered Cake
The Hershey’s chocolate cake recipe is one I often bake. It is the moistest, easiest cake you can make. Often it can be eaten with out frosting. Needing a birthday cake, I made the following amendments.
Bake the cakes as directed, two 9 inch cakes, let cool thoroughly.
Using a spring form pan place one layer in the pan.
Make chocolate mousse*. With a spatula, layer in the chocolate mousse. Gently place the other cake layer on top. This was now at the top of the spring form pan. Wrap with tin foil and place in freezer.
Now I wanted a top fruit flavored mousse layer. Make a raspberry mousse**. Using an additional 9 inch spring form pan, layer the raspberry mousse in the spring form pan. Wrap and freeze.
Assembly: unwrap and remove the chocolate and chocolate mousse layered cake from the spring form pan. Now unwrap and place the frozen raspberry mousse layer and place it on top of the cake. Wrap the four layered cake with foil and return to freezer or LET THAW and serve.
If I had a deep enough spring form pan I could be done in all one pan.
Important note: Let the cake thaw before serving, if served right from the freezer the mousses are frozen hard and requires a hefty knife to cut. When thawed the mousse is fluffy and light.
*Chocolate Mousse:
Melt about 3 ounces chocolate with 3/4 cup water in a sauce pan (low heat) stir in 3/4 cup sugar (more or less to taste) and 1/8 teaspoon salt. Bring to a boil and stir over medium, then simmer and stir for 5 minutes. Temper in 3 egg yolks. cook and stir 1 minute longer. Cool to room temp. Add one and one half (1-1/2) teaspoons vanilla. set aside.
Whip 1-3/4 cup heavy cream until soft peaks form.
Whip ONE HALF of the above chocolate mixture into ONE HALF of the whipped cream. This is the chocolate mousse filling. (reserve the other half of the chocolate syrup to drizzle over cake or other uses.
**Raspberry mousse:
Add about one pint or so of fresh or frozen(defrosted) raspberries to mixer bowl with a whip attachment, mix till they are broken up. Add and slowly whip the remaining ONE HALF of the whipped cream. Adjust for sweetness or tartness with sugar and or a bit of vinegar, lemon juice. I didn’t make it overly sweet as the cake is sweet enough.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! J&K
Mousse recipe adapted from:
Elegant Chocolate Mousse, page 52
Baker’s Book of Chocolate Riches
First Printing 1983 General Foods Corporation
Library of Congress Catalog # 83-82254
I’ve come to the point where I’ve read way to many recipes and blogs, books, and watched countless cooking shows over the years………so………. My posts are going a more descriptive route rather than a standard measured ingredients and directions format….. and most likely I’ll refer to them in the future for repeats of some of the dishes I love with variations. Reading other peoples blogs and cookbooks have influenced me also to go the more narrative style, better a little story of the actual meal preparation. Thanks to all the bloggers I follow, excellent work!
Blogging right after eating has it’s advantages….
Two sausages from the the freezer along with frozen peeled whole tomatoes, frozen prepared garlic cubes, frozen vegetable stock. On the fridge side, some defrosted tomato juice, carrots and onions, a bit of bacon fat, 1/2 a can of tomato paste, prepared pasta dough. Frozen sausage goes in the fry pan with 2 cubes of frozen stock and brought to a boil covered,and then simmered, till sausage is defrosted and stock evaporates, brown the sausage, I now have a small black and Decker food chopper that was orphaned, now a new addition to the kitchen, I f*** with it, as adding too much carrots at once causes it to jam and the blade lift and stop rotating , so some of the carrot is removed till the little chopper does the job and I add the rest of the carrots incrementally ,no problem with it processing the onions ,add the diced onions and carrots, and garlic with a dab of bacon fat. More of a tomato vegetable sauce, as one of the Frug’s recipes I recalled. If i have veggies like this available ,celery, green pepper etc., they can be sautéed and added to bulk up the sauce, a good way to get veggies into the meal.
Now in the garden a large green plant that is either broccoli or most likely, looks like Brussels sprouts, when I started them from seeds I didn’t keep track exactly what they are and where they were planted, but one of them is forming a small cauliflower, frost is forecasted towards the end of the week ,maybe they will survive . The one I picked from closely resembles Brussels sprouts as the stalk is covered with small leafy projections that tightly formed would be Brussels Sprouts only these are less dense but have the definite taste of sprouts. Crisp, green and earthy.
Out of the frying pan goes the sausage to a pot, add tomato paste to the fry pan with the semi defrosted whole tomatoes and than some more frozen stock and season to taste, some thyme purchased for thanksgiving , dried basil and dried oregano . Now it gets poured in the pot with the sausage, simmered and sweetened with a touch of simple syrup and a splash of apple cider vinegar for balance.
Boil water for the pasta and roll out with the machine to noodles, boil and plate them. With the greens in a small pan pour out the pasta water over the greens to blanch, drain and plate next to the pasta. Spoon tomato sauce over pasta and greens,(take a photo) top with one half of a sausage, grated cheese.
Eat…………………………E X C E L L E N T ……!……. OOPS, no wine for now.
Now I’m thinking of Brussels sprouts pasta or ravioli after I finished my plate, a good meal, but that will be another kitchen encounter. Christmas looms ahead….
A smart cook will have saved the carcass from Thanksgiving dinner turkey (or other meal such as chicken) to make turkey soup. The main idea is to simmer the carcass in water or broth to loosen the remaining meat from the bones and to extract flavor. Usually I have at least the main turkey carcass and the wings left over. By simmering the turkey carcass you hardly need a knife and can pick the meat from the bones with your fingers.
Note: some people are squeamish about the aspects of de-boning or butchering meat if they have never done it before . It’s well worth the extra effort and the cleanup of stockpots for the reward of flavor.
As an added plus, you get some insight of the anatomy of the turkey which is the same as a chicken, only larger. When the time comes for carving or cutting up a chicken or turkey you will have gained insight by familiarity of the bone structure. Buying whole chickens, for example and cutting them gives you more menu versatility and cost saving, and you have the makings for fresh soup and stock to boot!
Now the details:
Break the carcass or frame of the turkey so it can fit into a stock pot (large pan). Cover with water or stock. Since I used previously made stock I didn’t add seasonings or leftover vegetable scraps. Bring to a boil and simmer covered till the meat is tender and starts to fall from the bones. Probably about 1 hour or more to render all the flavor from the bones.
Let cool and then pour into a strainer set in a large pot to catch the broth, to separate the bones.
Dump the strainer of bones into a 1/2 sheet pan. Let them cool so you can handle them barehanded. Some of the meat may have to be released from the bones by picking it out with a small paring knife.
The majority of the meat can be removed with your fingers. Place the picked meat to one corner of the sheet pan, return the cleaned bones to the strainer working your way through the pile. Discard the bones when finished . If you save the wish bone*, place it aside for drying.
As soup can go in many, many, directions I placed the cleaned meat in mason jars and filled them with reserved broth. It’s as simple as that, refrigerate or continue making soup by adding your favorites, diced what ever, and pasta, barley or what ever. The flavor incomparable with any other !
* The wish bone is the forked bone that is at the end of the breast structure of the turkey. It it saved for drying so it will snap. Now traditionally, two people each grab an end of the bone and make a wish. Now each person pulls the ends of the bone to snap it apart. The person who gets the full length of the bone, (with one with the top nub attached) gets their wish granted. This is usually only done with turkey wish bones even though chickens have one as turkey was usually only served on holidays.
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olive oil
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As many recipes call for olive oil, I read this interesting article written by LeisureGuy
Later On ,Food post—especially extra-virgin olive oil
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