Crashed Hot potatoes

browsing around online I noticed this recipe:

crashed potatoes

         Original recipe

1. 12 whole New Potatoes (or Other Small Round Potatoes)
2. 3 Tablespoons Olive Oil
3. Kosher Salt To Taste
4. Black Pepper To Taste
5. Rosemary (or Other Herbs Of Choice) To Taste
Preparation Instructions
Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add in as many potatoes as you wish to make and cook them until they are fork-tender.
On a sheet pan, generously drizzle olive oil. Place tender potatoes on the cookie sheet leaving plenty of room between each potato.
With a potato masher, gently press down each potato until it slightly mashes, rotate the potato masher 90 degrees and mash again. Brush the tops of each crushed potato generously with more olive oil.
Sprinkle potatoes with kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper and fresh chopped rosemary (or chives or thyme or whatever herb you have available.)
Bake in a 450 degree oven for 20-25 minutes until golden brown


Pasted from <http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2008/06/crash-hot-potatoes/>

 since we have a bunch of new potatoes decided to make this  but with a few tweaks.I also can't have rosemary right now so  I changed it up a bit.

My version

• 10 whole new potatoes
• 3 Tbsp coconut oil
• chili powder
• onion powder
• garlic powder
• 2 Tbsp mayonnaise

grease pan with coconut oil

Parboil new potatoes till done

drain and  place on pan

with a potato masher, mash each potato once or twice so it opens up

sprinkle with chili powder, onion powder, garlic powder

randomly dollop a bit of mayo onto the potatoes

bake at 450 for about 20 minutes, till the skins have crisped up a bit.

3 layer peanut butter cheesecake brownies

     1 box double fudge brownies
     2 eggs
     1/3 cup Milk
     1/3 cup Butter


     8 oz cream cheese
     1/2 cup peanut butter (softened)
     1/2 cup powdered sugar
     1 egg
     1 Tablespoon vanilla


    Package of fudge from brownie box
    Hersey chocholate syrup


1. Mix brownie mix according to directions substituting butter for oil and milk for water
2. In a separate bowl combine 8 oz cream cheese,  peanut butter, powdered suagar egg and vanilla, beat until smooth and thick
3. Pour brownie mix into greased 8x8 pan, layer peanut butter filling on top and smooth.
4. Bake 350 for about 35-40 minutes our until the cheesecake is set but the middle is still a bit jiggly
5. Completely cool
6. Mix together fudge and syrup to get  a creamy consistency sort of a thicker glaze
7. Spread glaze stuff on top and refridgerate for as long as you can stand lol

Stromboli

This recipe I got from my friend Liz. It was originally for a large calzone, but we turned it into 2 Stromboli's.

Our recipe
2 8 oz shredded mozzarella cheese (sargento)
2 cans pizza dough (Pillsbury)
1 can spaghetti sauce  (hunts)
1 egg wash
1 bag pepperoni's

stretch out dough to a nice large rectangle. down the middle spread 3Tablespoons of Sauce.
Down the middle of the dough sprinkle half a bag of cheese.
Top cheese with half a bag of pepperoni's
top with the rest of cheese
spread (dot) 3-5 Tablespoons of sauce
Fold top 1/3 down
fold bottom 1/3 over dough
brush with egg wash
seal edges  and flip over
Slash dough
Bake 450 for 20ish minutes.
Let set for 15 minutes before cutting.





Original Recipe from Liz

 I got a big bag of mozzarella from Publix along with the cubed ham in the meat section (it's precooked) and thick salami from the package and pepperoni.

I used the dough from Publix and landed up using 2 bags of that. Rolled them out and landed up flipping the one on top of the other because the amount of meat and cheese I put on it was too much lol I would suggest trying her dough recipe for the dough. Although I did get rave reviews that it was really good. Oh I also used the traditional Prego. I hope that helps... I know it's not an exact and it's messy but it's good 

Thai steak with spicy shallot sauce

Ingredients

• 4 Tablespoons fish sauce
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1-2 lime (juiced)
• 2 shallots (chopped)
• 2 Tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 lbs steak
• coconut oil (optional)
• ground ginger, salt , pepper (optional)

1. saute shallots in coconut oil till soft
2. add fish sauce, lime juice, soy sauce and red pepper flakes
3. keep warm over low heat.

1. season steak (ground ginger, salt and pepper)
2. saute in coconut oil about 15 minutes or until desired doneness
3. slice thin and serve with rice and sauce

Sorry but no pictures this time, it was all gone before I remembered, but it was different and delicious.

*you should be able to taste the fish sauce and lime and it is a bit spicy.

Tamales

Ingredients
Dry corn husks (soak 30 minutes to an hour till soft and pliable)


dough
2 Cups Masa Harina
1 Can beef broth
1 teaspoon Baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup lard


Meat
1/2 lb Pork loin
1 onion sliced
3 cloves garlic
   chili powder ( to taste, I used a lot)
  red pepper flakes  ( to taste, I like a lot)
  Pork rub (onion powder, garlic powder, salt, pepper, paprika, chipotle powder)


Meat
1. Half an onion and slice each half into medium sized slices.
2. Rough chop garlic
3. Cut slits in pork loin and rub down with pork rub ( I eyeball it)
4. Put pork in large dutch oven or pot.
5. Dump the onions, garlic, chili powder, and red pepper flakes over meat
6. Cover meat with water
7. Cover with lid and simmer till done  ( around an hour)
8. Let cool and the shred pork


Dough
1. Mix lard and 1 can of broth until fluffy
2. Mix masa, baking powder and salt together
3. Mix wet and dry together until it forms a spongy dough
4. Spread dough mixture onto soaked corn husk 1/4" -  1/2" wide
5. Spread shredded meat on top of dough. Fold dough on top of meat so it forms a little package.
6. Fold corn husk over mixture and fold ends under.
7. Steam for about an hour

We mixed the extra pork with rice and topped with lime & garlic salsa and sour cream.

                                                                                          YUM!

Bow

As part of my project I wanted to learn about wilderness survival. Instead of starting out learing how to make a fire with two sticks, I decided to start with how to make my own bow and arrows.

 today I started on my bow. I went into the woods with well a crappy rusty saw and found a relatively straight branch with a good snap. 20 minutes later I dragged said branch to the back porch to trim and take off the bark. It currently measures 4'8" tall and 1" diameter wide.

I actually took off all the bark I just neglected to take another picture and it's now dark outside. Tomorrow I sand and either just seal it or stain it mahogany (the only stain I have on hand) and then seal. I don't know if I want to leave the handle with the bark on, wrap it with twine or wrap with the extra leather I have. 

Cry

Instead of starting my learning experience with well something I've learned, I'm going to start with something I've written from the project I'm working on. It's more of a short blurb than anything, but it's about the word "cry"

The word cry has so many meanings, How can one word that means so much be so small. We cry from happiness and from sadness. We cry out loud and we cry silently to ourselves. Our tears escape us sometimes unknowingly and sometimes embarrassingly. But our cries cannot be silenced. We hold onto those feelings of joy and sadness for our whole lives, even dedicating our lives to the cries of others and the cries of ourselves.

Shedding a tear for the world to see, our emotions resting on our cheek. We cry from want, from need, from overwhelming joy and from complete sorrow. Our tears are what make us who we are, what we stand for and what we will not tolerate. Our tears make us determined. Make us stand up under opposition.

 We push and pull our feelings, this way and that trying to mold them into something else until those emotions, those same feelings burst from our eyes casting off our crushing emotions , leaving us empty. We cry till we cannot feel. We push till we can no longer move from exhaustion. We pull ourselves closer to others hoping they will see the best in us, but ultimately we cry. We cry at losses, we cry for gains, we cry for beauty, for freedom, for love. We cry from injustices, from hunger, from war, from intolerance. Our tears pour out, cascading down our faces all our lives from birth till death we all cry. From our first moments in this world to our last. We cry for loved ones, for mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, daughters and sons. For aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents. We cry for friends, for family, for strangers on the street or across the globe. Around the globe humanity cries.

One simple tear can have so many meanings and touch the whole world with its beauty. How can a drop of water mean so much and yet so little? How can we rid the world of sadness yet keep the tears of joy. How can we cry out for freedom amidst tears of injustice? Water ever powerful, shaping the world carving out landscapes, bringing down mountains. Can our tears, our cries accomplish the same thing? Can they change the world? Our tears can be wiped away, but our cries cannot be silenced.