Unsettled

Today was such a lazy tuesday. I didn't really do much, in fact I didn't leave the house all day. What a lazy day. I did however experiment with a new recipe. It is a remix on the burger. I had these beets that I wanted to use up and I really wanted to make it with some tofu....so the creation of a beet burger came about. I put tofu, beets, carrots, garlic and green onions in there. Added some salt, pepper, onion powder and red pepper. I baked it, but it still was pretty wet, so I think I should have added more flour to combine it better. Next time, I might add an egg to get it to combine better. I ended up pan frying it as well. Anyways, here are some pics from the REMIX.

This is what it looks like when I mixed up all the ingredients.

Formed them into patties.

Assembled with cheese, cilantro and jalapeno hummus, sauted with onions and mushrooms.

Peach Scones

I really was planning on making blueberry scones, but blueberries were expensive so I decided to make peach ones instead. These days I have more free time on my hands so this was today's project. Unfortunately, I was out of baking powder so I had to run out to the store and get some.
The secret to making scones crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside is to gently handle it and keep the butter cold. I kept it in the freezer already cubed up.

The peach scones turned out pretty well, they had a nice brown bottom and the inside was moist and soft. I am not a big fan of hard scones. Below is the recipe that I used. Enjoy!

Peach Scones Print
Yields 8 scones

Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
3 tbsp sugar
5 tbsp unsalted buter, cold, cut in small chunks
1 cup milk
1 1/2 cup peaches, cut into cubes

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Sift dry ingredients for the scones: flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Using a fork or a pastry blender cut in the butter to coat the pieces with the flour mixture. You can also use just your fingertips if you have neither or those. The mixture should look like coarse crumbs.
3. Make a well in the center and pour in the milk. Fold everything together just to incorporate. Do not overwork the dough unless you want tough scones. Gently fold in the peaches.
4. Generously flour your work surface and your hands and turn the dough out. If you are not using a scone pan, shape the dough into a rectangle about 12" x 3", about 1 ¼" thick. Cut the rectangle into 4 (3") squares. Then cut each square on the diagonal to make 8 triangles. Place the scones on a silicone mat. Brush the tops with a little milk.
5. Bake for 20 minutes or until lightly browned.

Goals

Thinking about Goals. I have been watching a lot of You Tube videos. Perhaps I will make something and blog about it. Well, I do make stuff but I should implement the blogging part perhaps.....

updates

It's wednesday......debating on what I should tackle today. I have all these media files that need to be sorted.....perhaps I will look into that. Also looking at employment options. On the side, I am taking care of house stuff. I put up curtains in the dining area and was able to recycle the pomps from my wedding. I would share that picture but it is a little dark.

I am also thinking about starting another blog. But then that would be too many blogs to maintain. Perhaps, I will just integrate it in here as well. I think that is a great idea.

Frank really wanted broccoli soup. It is super easy to make. All you need in a good size pan. through the broccoli in there with some water. I added leeks too. The just boil it until soft. Then use an immersion blender, or blender to puree it down. And season to taste. I put some shredded mozzarella for garnish and all done.

Here's a pic of that. We had it with salmon and toasted bread.