Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Six sticky sucker sticks

say it out loud.
and as fast as u can.
good luck! =P
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Did Peter Piper pick a peck of pickled peppers?
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?
Betty Botter had some butter,
"But," she said, "this butter's bitter.
If I bake this bitter butter,
it would make my batter bitter.
But a bit of better butter--
that would make my batter better."
So she bought a bit of butter,
better than her bitter butter,
and she baked it in her batter
,and the batter was not bitter.
So 'twas better Betty Botter
bought a bit of better butter.
I slit the sheet,
the sheet I slit,
and on the slitted sheet I sit.
A Tudor who tooted a flute
tried to tutor two tooters to toot.
Said the two to their tutor,
"Is it harder to toot
or to tutor two tooters to toot?"
Shy Shelly says she shall sew sheets.
Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.
A bitter biting bittern
Bit a better brother bittern,
And the bitter better bittern
Bit the bitter biter back.
And the bitter bittern, bitten,
By the better bitten bittern,
Said: "I'm a bitter biter bit, alack!"
I cannot bear to see a bear
Bear down upon a hare.
When bare of hair he strips the hare,
Right there I cry, "Forbear!"
Flee from fog to fight flu fast!
The boot black bought the black boot back
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck
if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
He would chuck, he would, as much as he could,
and chuck as much wood as a woodchuck would
if a woodchuck could chuck wood.
Which witch wished which wicked wish?
Don't pamper damp scamp tramps
that camp under ramp lamps.
Six slippery snails, slid slowly seaward.

Some interesting reading


This is an interesting read.
_The_Worst_Food_in_America_of_2009



Here is an interesting watch Mark Bittmans
(Whats wrong with what we eat)
http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=5YkNkscBEp0
"Mark Bittman is a food writer known for his simple recipes and no-nonsense style. A self-proclaimed home cook, Bittman is not a trained chef but developed an interest in food through his career as a journalist. He is the creator of The New York Times cooking column The Minimalist (now in its eleventh year), accompanying web videos, and his daily blog, Bitten. He's the author of several cookbooks and he appears regularly on both commercial and public television."
I also a big fan of his book http://www.howtocookeverything.tv/


Here from the washingtonpost Is an update on the peanut recall list .
The US drug and food administration are keeping an updated list here -

Here is also a good read about food trends of 2009

Pressing the 'reset' button

To all intents and purposes, we live in the countryside. We may be but a short hop to the nearest town and only an hour from London but it is large fields and big skies that form our surroundings.

But sometimes it is easy to overlook that. Or at least develop a complacency.

As silly as it sounds, occasionally I forget that we are living life in the slow lane complete with vegetable patches, miles of hedgerows and an abundance of wildlife all around us.

Perhaps it is something to do with the weather. During the spring, summer and even into autumn I spent a significant amount of time outside. Digging over the soil to make room for vegetables. Sat in the sun eating a fresh salad for lunch. Lying on the lawn and writing. Picking blackberries from beyond the sharp thorns of the brambles or scrumping apples from the abandoned orchard next door.

But come the chill of winter, the rain, the frost and the wind, spending time outside has not been an appealing option. The world seems to have narrowed to the point that, now that January is here, the only thing that really exists are the four walls of my office.

Then something will happen to remind me why we moved here in the first place, something presses my reset button and allows me to open my eyes for a brief moment and actually see.

I was in the kitchen making some breakfast when I heard a faint knocking at the back door. Too quiet to be a neighbour or the postman I looked out of the window to see that the hens’ run was empty.



Sure enough, there they were, the three of them waiting by the back door for handful of something tasty – dried fruit or some seeds.

I sent them on their way with a handful of chopped dates whilst I made do with a toasted hot cross bun and a mug of steaming tea, consumed in the garden with the sun just beginning to peep over the skeletal trees. Certainly worth braving the cold for.

ROCKY ROAD FUDGE RECIPE - Valentines Delicious Recipe


Ingredients
1-1/2 cups sugar
2 cups miniature marshmallows, divided
1 (5 ounce) can evaporated milk
1/4 cup margarine or butter
1 (12 ounce) package semisweet chocolate pieces
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (10 to 12 ounce) can mixed nuts
How To Prepare ROCKY ROAD FUDGE
In 2-quart glass measure, microwave sugar, 1 cup marshmallows, evaporated milk, and margarine on High for 4-1/2 to 6 minutes until marshmallows are melted, stirring once during cooking. Stir; cook for another 1-1/2 minutes.
Stir in chocolate and vanilla until smooth. Fold in nuts and remaining marshmallows.
Spread in foil-lined 8x8-inch baking pan.
Refrigerate until firm. Cut into 24 pieces.
This is a microwave recipe.

BLACK AND WHITE CHOCLATE FONDUE RECIEPE - Valentines Special Recipes


Ingredients
1 cup (250 mL) whipping cream
10 oz (280 g). semisweet chocolate, chopped
2 tbsp (30 mL) Grand Marnier, Kahlua or other liqueur
2 oz (56 g). white chocolate, chopped
things to dip: fresh strawberries, sliced bananas, orange segments, cubed pound or sponge cake, biscotti, cookies
How to Prepare:
Pour the whipping cream into a small saucepan and place over medium heat.
Bring cream just to a simmer, then remove from heat. Add the semisweet chocolate and stir until chocolate is melted and smooth. Stir in the liqueur.
Transfer mixture to a small ceramic fondue pot over a tea light candle.
Sprinkle the chopped white chocolate over the dark chocolate mixture, let stand for a minute or two to allow it to melt, then gently run a spoon through two or three times, just until marbled.
Serve with an assortment of fresh fruit and chunks of cake for dipping.
Servings: Makes about 4 servings

BROWNIE PIE RECIPE - Valentines free Recipes


Ingredients
1 (20 ounce) package chocolate brownie mix with pecans
1 (3.9 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix
1 cup milk
1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
1/4 cup shaved semisweet chocolate, for garnish (optional)
How to Prepare Brownie Pie:
Make brownies in a 9x13 inch pan according to package directions. Bake and cool.
In a small bowl, combine pudding mix and milk. Whisk until smooth. Allow to set up 5 minutes, then spread over cooled brownies. Spread whipped topping over pudding layer. Garnish with shaved chocolate and crushed chocolate wafers immediately before serving. Store leftovers in refrigerator.
Preparation Time: 20 min.
Cooking Time: 25 min.
Ready In: 1 hour 15 min.
Servings: 12

CHOCLATE CANDY HEARTS RECIPE - Valentines Day Recipes


INGREDIENTS
Plastic heart-shaped candy mold
Red, white and cocoa colored candy melts
Sandwich bags (zipper, not pleated)
Scissors
Spoon
Wax paper
Plate
Wooden skewer or clean craft paint brush
RECIPE FOR VALENTINES DAY CHOCLATE CANDY HEARTS
Put a handful of candy melts into an open zipper sandwich bag.
Microwave candy in bag for 30-40 seconds or until melted.
Cut one corner of the bag with scissors to squeeze melted candy through.Caution: Bag may be hot, so use paper towel or a pot holder to handle it.
Gently squeeze chocolate out of bag and into the molds.
Tap the side of the mold tray to knock out any air bubbles and flatten chocolate.
Place in refrigerator until set.
Pop out of molds and serve.
DECORATION
Polka dots - Use the flat end of a wooden skewer or a clean craft paint brush to dip into melted chocolate. Dot onto molds, then refrigerate. Remove mold from refrigerator when solid, then add contrasting color according to directions above.
Drizzles - Use a spoon to drizzle melted chocolate across the molds by sweeping a spoon back and forth and allowing chocolate to fall in streams. Refrigerate until solid. Add contrasting color according to directions above.
3D Drizzles - Use the spoon method above, however this time drizzle the chocolate over solid candy that you have already made and let set, rather than drizzling into the molds.
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Irish blog awards



Thank You Kindly .

This blog has been Nominated for the Best food and Drink Blog.

Bord Bia Sponsor the Food and Drink award .

- Here are the list of Nominated blogs (I have to say I do like many of these way more than mine )

Best Food/Drink Blogs

Ruth's Kitchen Experiments: justaddeggs.blogspot.com

Well Done Fillet: welldonefillet.blogspot.com

Sour Grapes: sourgrapes.ie

Italian Foodies: italianfoodies.wordpress.com

Forkncork: forkncork.com


Cheapeats.ie: cheapeats.ie

Ifoods.tv: ifoods.tv/blog

Food Culture West Cork: foodculturewestcork.wordpress.com

Food And Drink: foodanddrinkireland.blogspot.com

Bubble Brothers: bubblebrothers.com/blog


Ice Cream Ireland: icecreamireland.com

The Good Mood Food Blog: thegoodmoodfoodblog.com

The Daily Spud: thedailyspud.com

Curious: The Curious Wines Wine Blog: curiouswines.ie/blog


A Food Journey In Korea: macs-foodkorea.blogspot.com

Olliesplace: olivermoore.blogspot.com

Little Bird Eats...: littlebirdeats.wordpress.com

Cookzors: cookzors.com

Messy-chef » Recipes And Reviews: messy-chef.com/blog


Robert Francis Wine Review: robertfranciswine.ie/wordpress

The Other Black Stuff: theotherblackstuff.ie

Tast.ie: The Spicendipity Irish Food Blog: tast.ie

Bibliocook: All About Food: bibliocook.com

Lidl Treats: lidltreats.com


Eater's Regret: eatersregret.wordpress.com

Cully And Sully: cullyandsully.ie

Vals Kitchen: valskitchen.com