The Buzz On Honey

Some new ideas for a classic sweetener

"I try to use honey in place of sugar; it adds body, is complex, and it isn't as sweet as adding sugar to a dish," says Chef Ryan Scott.

Of course, honey is the perfect accompaniment to simple fruit dishes and peanut butter sandwiches, but why stop there? Try mixing a glaze of equal parts honey and soy sauce to brush on meat. Combine honey with butter to spread on toast. For dessert, serve toasted nuts and honey alongside cheese or spooned over yogurt.

Scott suggests fresh ricotta, or any spread able cheese for that matter, on raisin bread, and topped with honey and sliced fruit. He also recommends using bee honeycomb (look for it at your local farmer's market). In thin slivers, he notes, it makes a tasty garnish for chilled cucumber soup and many cheeses.

Posted with Love
Marcia

Something Fun to Share with all your Friends

2 medium zucchini, about 3/4 pound, grated
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup canola oil
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup whole-wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup whole or low-fat milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 cup dried cranberries
3/4 cup dark or milk chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped pecans

 

directions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Prepare 4 mini loaf pans measuring 3 by 6 inches by rubbing the

bottom and sides of the pans with butter and then sprinkling with flour to coat, tapping out the excess flour.
In a large mixing bowl add the grated zucchini, sugar, egg and oil. Mix well. Add the all-purpose and whole-wheat flour.baking powder, baking soda, milk and vanilla. Mix well to combine.the cranberries, chocolate chips and pecans.Stir to thoroughly incorporate. Fill each of the prepared loaf pans about 3/4 full with batter and bake for 45 minutes or until a wooden toothpick or a knife inserted into the middle of the loaf comes out clean.step pans from the oven and allow them to cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes.

Then run a small knife around the sides of the loaves to loosen them from the pans,

and tip the pans sideways to turn the bread out onto the cooling rack, using the knife or a flat

spatula to remove the loaves without breaking them. Once they are cooled completely, wrap the

bread with Saran™ Premium Wrap or cellophane (or place in Ziploc® Holiday Containers) and give as gifts.

All I Want To Do

How fast they grow

This video is of Audrey's first recorded steps at just about 15 months old.
I understand that she's now running house to house on Halloween trick or
treating 21 months old. Oh boy how fast they grow. Posted on my blog for preservation purposes.

October Play Date

Patrick -she's like the wind

Lisa Niemi, Patrick Swayze's wife of 34 years, told a women's conference Tuesday that the loss of her husband just six weeks ago "is like an animal all of its own" and the sadness could be felt "on a cellular level." PEOPLE reports that Niemi spoke in a roundtable on Grief, Healing and Resilience at the Women's Conference 2009 in Long Beach, California. Niemi told the attendees, "When the grief takes you, it's like your body is not your own. I'm just going with the flow. I know I have to go through it."
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Niemi, speaking for the first time since Swayze's death in September, said that she never left her husband's side during the last months of his life. She admitted, "I've spent two thirds of my life with him. ... My regret is that I didn't tell him that I loved him enough over that entire 34 years."

"I am so grateful for what I had and my connection to him, and part of me believes that I will see him again," added Niemi, "and I'm just going to have to go on until then."

Swayze's 'She's Like the Wind,' Which He Wrote for Niemi

Heal the World / Make it a Better Place

The original song and dance Man!

Kenny Ortega is a long time friend of my Uncle and Aunt.
Harold and Sally first met him when he was a young man in San Francisco.
Sally would loving refer to Kenny as her son.
They followed his career and always shared it with me.
I believe I met him once sometime in the late 60's when he was working on
a one man show at a club called the Factory in Santa Monica, California
I'm sure Aunt Sally is smiling in heaven right now.

Pumpkin Pie

Thursday receipt

BFF

There is always someone who loves you more than you know. Hold on to good friends; they are few and far between.......... most importantly close your eyes and smile at least Once a Day! :)

JUST LIKE THIS!!!

sweet and lovely girl

October edition of Audrey the sweet and lovely girl. Please enjoy the slide show and if you like it leave a comment. :{

thursdays order

October 1, 2009 Here' the receipt !  Good cooking.