Last week and again this week, I was in Texas. Now, I had not been to Texas, since my dad decided to drive cross country when I was 18 months old. (I do not believe that counts) After visiting a few cities- Austin, Dallas, and Houston, I have a new obsession. It is not BBQ, Cowboy Boots, or Beef but the CORN MUFFIN. My mom and sister, Mera, loved them growing up but I could always do without. I could not get enough of them, to the point I asked for a recipe at one restaurant. (I am still working on getting it, hopefully by early next week I will have it to share.) Until then, here is another one I have worked on. Perfect for summertime BBQs and definitely an American tradition as the Fourth of July is next week.
1 Cup of Flour
¾ Cup of Cornmeal
¼ Cup of Honey
1½ Teaspoon of Baking Powder
½ Teaspoon of Baking Soda
1 Teaspoon of Salt
2 Eggs
½ Cup of Sour Cream
1 Stick of Butter
1 Cup of Milk
1 Cup of Corn
1 Cup of Cheddar Cheese
1 Medium Yellow Onion Chopped and Sautéed*
1 Tablespoon of Chopped Jalapeño Pepper
Preheat 425
In a bowl mix together Butter, Sour Cream, Eggs, and Honey until they are well combined. Adding in Flour, Cornmeal, Baking Soda, Baking Powder, and Salt mix this together until combined and incorporate the Milk. Last stir in Corn, Sautéed Onions, Jalapeno Pepper, and Cheddar Cheese. Distribute evenly into muffin pan. Bake for 25 minutes and will make between 12-14 Muffins.
*When I sauté onions I will first start by letting them simmer in water for about 5 minutes. And then brown them with a little olive oil and butter. I find this way it uses a lot less oil and butter because it is not so quickly absorbed.
Posted on: June 28th, 2007
Posted by Patty in Breakfast, Recipes, Sides.
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How to roast a pepper, is a lot simpler than one might imagine. Whenever a recipe calls for something to be skinned, my initial reaction is EEK! That will require a lot more work, but that is not always necessarily true. There are so many fun recipes that work with roasted peppers or just adding them to any sandwich or salad. So here is how I roast my peppers.
Brush each pepper with a little olive oil, place on a baking sheet and bake in oven at 400 degrees for about 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and either place them in a brown paper bag or in a bowl covered with plastic wrap. Let them cool, it is much easier to handle when they have cooled down (at least ten minutes). The skins will just peel right off and remove the center seeds. Now they are ready to do what you please with! They will keep for about 1 week.
Definitely a great color to use for next week on the 4th of July!
Posted on: June 28th, 2007
Posted by Patty in Sides, Tips, Terms & Tools.
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Summertime is filled with many weekend getaways and other fun social
activities there are many times when one is a guest or hosting. On many occasions
I have been asked what should I bring? Here are few ideas: Let’s say a
top ten list of different hostess gifts. So often it is not the dollar amount it is just the thought and gesture that matter. Please let me know if there
are any ideas of ones you like to give or receive? Also in this month
issue of Domino magazine they had a list of different ideas that I
thought were also fun hostess gift ideas.
1. Sending Flowers in advance
2. A bottle of wine, champagne, specialty Beer, or a pound of fresh coffee – but then you could wrap in a dish towel or something fun.
3. Kitchen gadgets – Wine openers, Candy Thermometers Random little items are always fun to receive.
4. Hand Cream – this is one of my favorite dinner party hostess gifts I received. I thought it was so sweet and thoughtful to bring hand cream
5. Candles/ Soaps something that you don’t always think of buying yourself
6. Make it yourself- do you have something you make that is your specialty? Well make that and package it up nicely- jams, cookies, candies etc.
7. A Grocery Bag
8. A specialty item from your area- is there a special store that sells chocolates a bakery known for something? One of my favorites the Cinnamon Babka Bread from Dean and Deluca… I think it is to die for and have definitely brought it on many occasions.
9. Wrap a bunch of fun magazines together, guilty pleasures you sometimes don’t indulge. They make for great poolside and beach reading.
10. I have a sweet tooth! Once I received a large bag of all kinds of candy. The next day I brought it into the office to share and heard, ” Why don’t I have friend that would bring me a bag of candy???”
Posted on: June 22nd, 2007
Posted by Patty in Ideas, Top Ten.
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Cheers! Sandra. R.
Texas- Corn Muffin Recipe