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No homestead is really complete without a cow or three. Cows serve a few different important purposes on the homestead. Not only do they provide milk, which can then be used to make cheese, yogurt and a number of other dairy items, but cows provide much-needed meat products for the homestead family as well. Of course, there are a large number of different cow breeds, so how is the new homesteader to know which is the best dairy cow breeds? My favorite types of cows for dairy products are as…

Crawfish Macque Choux with Fried Eggplant Main Course Recipe courtesy of Louisiana Kitchen & Culture, Premiere Issue (May/Jun 2012) Serves 6 Ingredients: 1/2 stick butter ?1 medium onion, chopped ?1/2 green bell pepper, chopped ?2 stalks celery, chopped ?3 cups corn kernels (fresh or frozen) ?2 cloves garlic, minced ?salt, pepper, and Cajun or Creole seasoning to taste 1 (10-ounce) can chopped tomatoes with green chiles (such as Ro-tel) 1/2 cup chicken broth 1½ cups heavy cream or half and…

attention. Most of the dishes have corn such as Roasted corn, corn bread and corn tamales. Canjica, which is a thick dessert corn pudding, is also very popular. There is a huge variety of desserts from things such as pe-de-moleque which is a type of peanut brittle. Chup-chup which is a homemade popsicle that is great to beat off the heat. One of my favorite desserts is cocada; it…

Whether Duff Goldman has a cause of action against anyone? Duff Goldman, the celebrated pastry chef from the Food Network, created a cake for President’s Obama 2013 inauguration festivities. The cake consisted of various decorative layers that included patriotic emblems, seals, and small silver stars. Several years later, the almost identical design of the cake was ordered for “The Salute to Our Armed Services Ball” by the undisclosed person, and during the ball, Vice President Pence sliced it…

achieved with just two eggs instead of several. 2008_11_12-EntryTart.jpg Bean Brulee Tart Tart Pastry Dough 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 stick butter, cut in 8 pieces 4 tbs. margarine, cut in 4 pieces approximately 4 tbs. ice cold water 1 egg white 1 tbs. turbinado sugar *if using unsalted butter or margarine, add 1/4 tsp. salt In a food processor, combine butter and flour and pulse about 10 seconds until the…

delicious treat. You will need the following ingredients: ¾ cup of regular sugar, ¾ cup of brown sugar, 1 cup of softened butter, 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract, 1 egg, 1 teaspoon of baking soda, ½ teaspoon of salt and 2 cup of chocolate chips. Addition items you need are: a pair of oven mittens, cookie sheet pan, a whisk, a spatula, a mixing bowl, measuring cups, Crisco butter nonsticking spray, hot pan holders and an oven. Before you can do can mix anything first make sure to preheat the oven…

The trip has finally come as the green prairie grass is shooting up from the warmed soil. We set off as soon as the grass was a good height, but were delayed when a screw came loose after a bump in the trail. A little while later and we were back on the trail going at a steady pace. Hope and little John rode on Silver for the most part, but Grace stepped on a fallen branch wrong and hurt her ankle so she replaced John on Silver. The farther we went along the more crowded it became before we had…

It requires phyllo dough, butter, crushed almonds, sugar, and cinnamon. You can find phyllo dough in the freezer section at any grocery store. Just make sure you use fresh almonds! There are variations to this traditional baklava recipe as you may also create the filling with walnuts…

“Mythography” Project I use numbers and math for lots of things in my daily life. I use numbers and math for baking, measuring, learning activities, counting, telling time, planning, and scheduling. The first thing I use math and numbers for is baking and washing dishes. I use the numbers on the oven and microwave to set operating cycles. I use the microwave to make delicious noodles, and the oven for baking cookies. The microwave and oven have numbers on them that I can use to set the…

Flan is a popular dessert from Latin America and Spain. Flan is also known as Mexican cheesecake. Flan is a smooth, creamy, sweet and caramelized dessert. Below is a list of the materials, ingredients and instructions for preparing Flan. You will be having your guest begging for more. Equipment:  Stove  Blender  Wooden Spoon  Oven  Saucepan  Oven mittens  An 8.25in x 8.25 Glass oven pan  Can opener Ingredients: o Bag of Pure cane Sugar o 14 oz. can Nestle La Lechera (Condensed Milk) o 12…