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Sunday, September 11, 2011

Irish soda bread



I like to bake breads but I usually don't do it because I end up with way too much food. There is no way I can go through a loaf of bread before it gets stale.

And freezing bread? I think it ends up tasting awful when you pull it out of the freezer.

So yesterday I made an attempt at Irish soda bread for one.

This recipe doesn't really yield one serving but it does produce a small loaf that would give you enough slices for ,say, 3 sandwiches.

The dogs went crazy for this bread. They were camped out at the fridge when I placed the warm loaf on top of the refrigerator to cool.

This is why this morning I was left with this:

One slice for me and a slice for each dog and the loaf is half finished!

I adjusted a recipe I found here.



This recipe does produce a dense loaf.


I toasted up a slice this morning and had a mini sandwich for breakfast.

Tuna fish.
 
A small mason jar of Dunkin' Donuts coffee.

A juicy nectarine.


I think I will head to the store and pick up some yeast and try my hand at mini baguettes later today.

Irish soda bread with a twist

Makes 1 small loaf

Ingredients:

2 cups of All Purpose Flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp of baking powder
5 oz. of Siggis non-fat plain yogurt
1/8 tsp of salt

Instructions:

Mix together the dry ingredients. Add in the yogurt and mix well. Sprinkle some flour on a clean surface and knead bread for a few minutes. Shape the dough into a ball and place in a round baking dish. Bake the loaf for 40 minutes at 375 degrees.

When the loaf is golden brown, remove from the oven and let cool.

Enjoy a warm slice with butter!

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Dry sauteed string bean

Dry sauteed string bean
Today I decided to try making one of my favorite dishes. I always order dry sauteed string beans whenever I go to a Chinese restaurant or get take out. 

The dish is salty and garlicky and with the crunch of the beans, it really is a perfect dish in my opinion.

And the dish started out with these beauties.

Chinese long beans.
I trimmed off the ends, rinsed and dried them and then cut them into 2" long pieces. 

 

Then I chopped up some garlic and green onions. I also added a scoop of chili paste to the stir fry 'plate'.


What happened next? Well, I went to make the sauce and ended up being out of quite a few ingredients. I went ahead and made substitutions, which usually works out wonderfully for me, but not today. 

A dish that should have been salty and garlicky and all around delicious turned out a bit too sweet and just strange tasting.

But, no fear, I have half of the bunch of green beans left so I will have another go at the recipe tomorrow.

Even if the recipe didn't turn out tasting quite right - it did look pretty.







I consoled myself by eating this for lunch.

A doughnut nectarine and a pink grapefruit yogurt.

I hope everyone is having a wonderful Thursday!