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Menu Plan Monday

Posted in Menu Planning on May 9, 2011| 2 Comments »

Today is May 9th and the weather is finally turning spring-like here in South central Kentucky and not a moment too soon!  As most of you know, there was a little horse race held in Louisville, Kentucky on Saturday.  You might have heard of it…the Kentucky Derby?  I thought so.  C & I watched a little of the pre-race coverage and the race itself on television and I loved seeing all of the gorgeous hats that the ladies were wearing.  There was one that was at least four feet across, but it was beautiful!

This week’s menu is a little short since it is grocery week. Groan!  I think C & I will try to make the best of it though.  We might even eat out and take in a movie before we hit the aisles. 

Grilled hamburgers with oven baked fries & Cole slaw

Taco ring (makes enough for 2 nights)

Pizza night

Local steak/seafood restaurant

Grocery night out

Slow cooker French dip sandwiches (new) with butter roasted potatoes

7-Up cake (new) & Sunshine salad (I didn’t make this last week since the brownies were so rich and decadent by themselves.)

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Martha Stewart’s Lemon Chiffon Cake

Posted in Cooking on May 7, 2011| 2 Comments »

I had such high expectations for this little recipe.  I expected a tall, light and fluffy cake similar to an angel food cake.  Maybe I don’t understand exactly what a chiffon cake is, but I was a little disappointed.  Don’t get me wrong…this cake had a wonderful light lemony flavor, but the texture seemed a bit off.

I did have to use a slightly bigger pan (9 inch instead of 7 inch), because I did not have the size called for in the recipe, so the outcome may have been my fault and not the recipe’s.  I will probably keep looking for that perfect lemon cake.

3/4 cake flour

1/4 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

3/4 cup plus 1 tbsp granulated sugar

3 large eggs, separated

1/4 cup vegetable oil

1/3 cup water

1 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice

zest of 3 lemons

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1/4 tsp cream of tartar

confectioner’s sugar for dusting

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Preheat oven to 325 degrees and have ready an ungreased 7 inch tube pan (I used a 9 inch because that is was I had.).  Sift together flour, baking soda, salt, and 3/4 cup granulated sugar.

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In a large bowl, whisk together egg yolks, vegetable oil, water, lemon juice, lemon zest and vanilla.  Add reserved dry ingredients and beat until smooth.

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In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat egg whites on medium speed until foamy.

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Add cream of tartar; beat on high speed until soft peaks form, about 1 minute.  Gradually add remaining 1 tbsp sugar; beat on high until stiff peaks form, about 2 minutes.

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Gradually fold the egg white mixture into the batter; start by folding 1/3, then fold in the remaining 2/3.

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Pour batter into pan.  Since the pan I used was a 2 piece angel food cake pan, I covered the bottom with foil to avoid leaks in the oven.

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Bake until a cake tester inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, about 45 minutes.  Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes then, using a butter knife, slide the knife around the cake and turn it out onto a cake platter.  As you can see, mine decided to crack so I just sliced it.  I served this cake with the Sunshine Salad from a couple of weeks ago and they complimented each other very well.

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Spotlight

Posted in Cooking on May 4, 2011|

This week’s spotlight ingredient at Eat At Home Cooks is brown sugar…one of my favorites!

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Menu Plan Monday

Posted in Menu Planning on May 2, 2011|

Good Monday morning, everyone!  I trust that all of my readers had a wonderful weekend and are looking forward to this week.  C & I traveled to Gallatin, Tennessee with my dad and grandparents to attend my first cousin’s wedding at historic Rose Mont Mansion on Saturday.  Thankfully the weather was great for their outdoor ceremony and I plan on showing you the festivities in my next Thoughtful Thursday post so please check back!

This week’s meal plan is a little scattered since we have court two days this week and I am off on Thursday.  Yippee!!  I am taking Nanny and Aunt M to shop for flowers on Thursday at a new place so hopefully I can have a few shots of that as well.  Stay tuned!  Also, we are participating in a fundraiser for our local high school’s Project Graduation celebration on Friday by purchasing grilled steak sandwiches for supper that night.  What a sacrifice! Ha, ha!

Shredded pork BBQ with roasted potatoes, Cole slaw (new), and Italian pasta salad (I made enough for 2 days last week.)
Sausage bake (enough for 2 nights)

Pizza night

Steak sandwiches & chips

Local steak/seafood restaurant

Grilled pork tenderloin (new) with roasted potatoes

Fudgy brownies (new) with Sunshine salad

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