Food Minia

After making a blueberry dessert pasta I couldn't stop and made several other types of pasta that are beautiful in color inspired by a website called Spoon Fork Bacon .  In addition to blueberry pasta made in a previous post I made tomato, spinach, saffron, and beet pasta. I hung the pasta to dry on clothes hangers and stored them in large Ziploc bags.  Ingredients: basic pasta dough: 2 eggs 1 cup all purpose flour 1 cup semolina flour 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil 1-2 tablespoons water, if needed for spinach: 1/2 cup canned spinach, purred until smooth for saffron: 1 pinch of saffron (soaked in 1/3 cup warm water for about 30 minutes) for beet: 1 small roasted red beet, pureed until smooth for tomato: 1 8oz canned tomato paste for blueberry: 1/2 cup tundra blueberries (store bought blueberries will not give you a vibrant purple color) Directions:   For dough: In a food processor combine flours, eggs, spinach, saffron, beet, tomato, or blueberry, followed by oil.  ...

Citrus Chinese Spiced Turkey This is the best turkey recipe ever!  Well at least in my opinion. Possibly even better than my Photastic Vietnamese Turkey recipe .  This turkey was so juicy and tender.  There is a lot of prep work but you will end up with an amazing turkey that your guests will rave about.  I started off with a Citrus Chinese spiced brine and glazed the turkey with a hoisin glaze.  Ingredients: 1(16-20-pound) fresh turkey, rinsed & patted dry, with neck & giblets reserved for stock.  For the Chinese Spiced Brine: 12 cups (3/4 to 1 gallon) apple cider 1 cup kosher salt 6 cloves garlic, minced 6 whole bay leaves 8 whole star anise pods 3 Tablespoons whole black peppercorns 1 Tablespoon allspice berries 1 Tablespoon Chinese 5 spice powder 3 4-inch cinnamon sticks 12 cups (3/4 to 1 gallon) chilled water For the Citrus Onion Aromatics: 2 large oranges, cut into wedges with rind intact 2 large lemons, cut into wedges with rind intact 2 lim...

I found a beautiful pie on Pinterest and created my own recipe inspired by a lady named Yoli from Bulgaria .  I had to translate her recipe to english, change some measurements, and used substitutions. I made this pie for Thanksgiving and it was a huge hit.   For the dough: 1/2 cup soft butter 1/2 cup powdered sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon grated orange peel 1 egg 1 cup finely ground almonds (almond flour) 1 cup flour For the cream: 6 tablespoons sugar 4 tablespoons flour 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon grated orange peel 3 egg yolks 1 3/4 cup milk 1/2 cup apple cider 5-6 apples apricot jam Directions: Beat soft butter with powdered sugar, vanilla, and orange peel. Add egg and ground almonds. Add flour gradually to make a soft dough. Dust a 9 inch greased round pie pan with flour. Spread the dough evenly in it. Place in refrigerator while preparing the cream. For the cream, in a sauce pan mix the flour with vanilla and orange peel. Add yolks and a little milk. Stir unt...

This is Lynn here.  I just have to tell everyone that I have the BEST sister ever!  Why, might you ask?  Because she and her husband got me my very own Kitchenaid Mixer for Christmas. I have been falling in love with my mixer and using it non-stop.  Seriously, I've considered knitting it a sweater because I adore it so much.  With my new mixer I have tried out various roll recipes and I just have to share the one that I think is the absolute BEST.  Not only is the recipe easy, but they come out so soft and buttery and they just melt in your mouth. Ingredients: 2 c warm water 2/3 c  nonfat dry milk powder 2 Tbsp dry yeast 1/4 c sugar 2 tsp salt 1/2 c butter 1 egg 4 1/2- 5 c all purpose flour Directions: In a Kitchenaid mixing bowl, stir in warm water and nonfat dry milk powder until it dissolves. Add yeast, then sugar, salt, butter, egg, and 2 cups of flour. Mix on low speed until ingredients are wet, then 2 minutes at medium speed. Add 2 more cups of f...

Beautiful Red Velvet cookies that are easy to make and delicious too. 1 package of Duncan Heinz red velvet cake mix 1 large egg 1/4 cup of oil 1/4 cup of water 1 cup of white chocolate chips 1/2 cup chopped macadamia nuts (optional) Preheat oven to 350ºF Combine cake mix, egg, oil, and water. Beat until well blended. Stir in remaining ingredient(s). Drop by tablespoon full about 2 inches apart on to parchment lined cookie sheet. Bake for 11-13 minutes or until done. makes about 3 dozen cookies.