Saturday, August 21, 2010

random me...

Strawberry ice cream




1 quart fresh strawberries or frozen
1 1/2 cups heavy cream, divided
3/4 cup white sugar
3 egg yolks
3 tablespoons light corn syrup


Place the berries into the container of a blender or food processor, and puree until smooth. Pour into a large bowl, and set aside.
Heat 1 1/4 cups of the cream in a saucepan over medium heat until it begins to bubble at the edge of the pan. In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar, egg yolks, remaining 1/4 cup cream, and corn syrup. Gradually pour the hot cream into the egg yolk mixture, whisking constantly. Return the mixture to the saucepan, and heat until the mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a metal spoon, about 5 minutes. Do not allow the mixture to boil. Strain custard into the berry puree through a sieve, mix, and refrigerate until chilled.
Fill an ice cream maker with the mixture, and freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Friday, July 30, 2010

Tango Sur





A wonderful restaurant my friends discovered, and the great part is it's BYOB!
The portions are generous and the prices are reasonable.
Great place to celebrate, being friends!

Friday, July 9, 2010

Penne with a creamy alfredo sauce


I love creamy, savory, all around fattening foods. This is one of my daughter's favorite dish and fairly simple to make too.

1 lb of penne (or you choice of noodles)
boil in a separate pot

sauce
1 Pint heavy cream
1/2 cup of unsalted butter
1 cup of grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
a clove of garlic finely minced
1 cup of spinach sautéed optional

Heat cream over medium heat, add butter and whisk until melted. Sprinkle cheese and stir until mixture is smooth. Add garlic and freshly cracked black pepper (again optional). Drain pasta and put back into pot, stir in sauce add spinach and serve

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

how to make kim bap







how to make kimbap
make 3-4 cups of rice (may sub brown rice)
once rice has cooled down a bit, season with sesame oil and about 1TBSP of salt
fry 2 eggs and slice as shown above, sauté spinach, fry some bulgogi, carrots and yellow daikon.
assemble as shown above, roll, slice and enjoy