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Anise Sticks – Print This Recipe



Yield: 180 sticks

•Heavy cream 160 g/6 oz/20%
•Glucose syrup 50 g/2 oz/6%
•Milk chocolate, unmelted, tempered, chopped 570 g/20 oz/69%
•Pernod or other anise liqueur 40 g/1.5 oz/5%
•Batch Size 820 g/29.5 oz/100%
•Milk chocolate, tempered, for precoating and dipping as needed


1.Combine the heavy cream and glucose syrup in a saucepan. Bring to a boil.

2.Pour the hot cream mixture over the chopped chocolate and let sit for 60 seconds, to allow the chocolate to melt.

3.Using a spoon, stirrer, or spatula, stir the mixture in vigorous small circles in the center of the bowl until it emulsifies.

4.Stir outward in larger circles to spread the emulsion throughout the bowl, checking to see that all the chocolate has melted. If necessary, place the ganache over a warm water bath (not exceeding 34°C/93°F) to melt the chocolate.

5.Stream in the liqueur, stirring until the mixture is homogeneous.

6.Pour the ganache into a hotel pan, covering the bottom of the pan with a thin layer. Place plastic wrap directly on the surface of the ganache. Allow the ganache to rest at room temperature until slightly firm and of a plastic consistency. This may take 1 hour, depending on the ambient temperature.

7.Agitate the ganache lightly by placing it on a marble slab and working it gently to induce crystallization.

8.Using a No. 3 tip, pipe cylinders of ganache the same diameter as the tip across the entire width of parchment paper. Allow to crystallize at room temperature until firm enough to handle, about 20 minutes.

9.Using a small brush, precoat each cylinder of ganache with the tempered milk chocolate by brushing one side, allowing the chocolate to set, and then rolling the column over and brushing the other side.

10.Cut the columns into 2" lengths.

11.Using a 4-prong dipping fork, dip the sticks into the tempered milk chocolate, then place them diagonally onto an icing screen.

12.Allow the chocolate to set to the point that it will hold a peak when touched.

13.Roll the sticks lightly on the screen, remove them immediately, and place them on parchment paper.

the logs on the front porch were all knocked over one morning, and my husband says "what on earth happened here?". we thought the cats had been playing, but we found out differently a fw days later.......
my husband now has new pets....he has taken to feeding them little peanut butter balls rolled in corn flakes....I think that he has opened up a whole new can of worms..... *SIGH*

*** A WORD FROM THE KITCHEN ***

Halloween is finally on a weekend we'll have more timeto do fun stuff with the kids...now if only the weather will be nice for them. This is a great time to try somenew cold weather drinks like hot ciders and homemade hot cocoas. I've included a flavorful HOMEMADE VANILLA COCOA version below and you can try substitute cinnamon too. I know of people who add other things like peppermint schnapps too but I like to enjoy it with the kiddies. Another great thing to try with apple cider being so plentiful right now is a super quick fix. Just microwave in a mug with a cinnamon stick for a few minutes and you've got yourself a treat. Kids love this too and can use the cinnamon stick as a straw.... just don't let them eat it.

RECIPE: HOMEMADE HOT VANILLA COCOA *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
INGREDIENTS:
1 quart milk
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup cocoa
1/4 teaspoon vanilla (or 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon)
whipped cream for topping

DIRECTIONS:In saucepan, combine sugar and cocoa. Add a few tablespoons of milk and heat over medium high heat, stirring constantly. The heat will make it easier to dissolve the cocoa. When the sugar,cocoa and milk have formed a paste, add the remainder of the milk plus the vanilla or cinnamon and heat until steaming. Pour into mugs, top with a bit of whipped cream and serve immediately.

Yield: 4 servings

Sunday Stealing: The ABC's of Meme
i stole this from jennifer. i'm a day late with it because we had issues here yesterday.

A- Advocate for: Mental health awareness

B- Best Feature: brown eyes

C- Could do without: A job... I hate having to work

D- Dreams and desires: pastry chef

E- Essential items: makeup, mainly eyeliner

F- Favorite past time: surfing the web, baking

G- Good at: comforting the broken hearted

H- Have never tried: selling anything on ebay

I-If I had a million dollars: pay off debts, buy my daughter a house

J- Junkie for: fudgy brownies with nuts, coke, and mello yello

K- Kindred spirit: my daughter

L- Little known fact: trichotillomania

M- Memorable moment: the day my daughter got married

N- Never again will I: get married to a loser (i stole that from jennifer too)

O- Occasional indulgence: baskin robbins ice cream when i am upset-thats my "emotional eating"

P- Profession: baker

Q- Quote: When all the trees have been cut down,
when all the animals have been hunted,
when all the waters are polluted,
when all the air is unsafe to breathe,
only then will you discover you cannot eat money.
Cree Prophecy

R- Reason to smile: my two cats, sebastian and ezme-they are so sweet and they love each other

S- Sorry about: marrying my psycho ex

T- Things you are worrying about right now: where can i do my internship

U- Uninterested in: arrogant people that think they are entitled and/or better than other people, esp if they have money

V- Very scared of:burying one of my children

W- Worst habits: trichotillomania

Y- Yummiest dessert: wet coconut cake

X- X marks my ideal vacation spot: hawaii

Z- Zodiac sign: scorpio

Egg Drop Soup

6 cups chicken broth
2 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. water
2 Tbsp. cornstarch
2 eggs slightly beaten
One quarter cup green onions, chopped

Heat chicken broth in a large pot until boiling, add salt. Combine water and cornstarch and stir until mixed. Pour in water/cornstarch and stir over medium heat until mixture starts to thicken. Slowly pour in beaten egg and stir. Remove from heat and pour into soup bowls. Sprinkle green onions on top and serve. You may want to add crisp noodles and/or soy sauce to the soup.

The Skinny: Use fat free chicken broth and your favorite egg substitute.

2 Tbsp. vegetable oil
1 pound boneless chicken breasts, cubed
1 onion, chopped
2 ribs celery, chopped
One third cup rice wine or dry sherry
One third cup soy sauce
One quarter cup cornstarch
1 Tbsp. fresh ginger, grated
1 6-oz. can water chestnuts
2 cups Chinese cabbage, (bok choy) chopped
1 cup bean sprouts fresh or canned
One quarter cup hoisin sauce
One third cup cashews

Heat oil in skillet or wok. Cook chicken until no longer pink and set aside in a bowl. Add onion and celery to skillet and cook until crisp-tender. Combine rice wine or sherry, soy sauce, cornstarch and ginger together and stir until cornstarch dissolves. Return chicken to celery and onion in the skillet and add water chestnuts and sauce. Cook until sauce starts to thicken. Add Chinese cabbage and bean sprouts and cook for just one or two minutes; do not overcook because the cabbage will become mushy. Stir in hoisin sauce and cashews and serve over hot rice or noodles.

Sunday Stealing: The Magical Mystery Tour Meme

1. Is there anybody you just wish would fall off the planet?
my ex-husband david-he's an ass

2. How do you flush the toilet in public?
i use my foot unless there is a tank on the back. if there is i use toilet paper to handle it with.

3. Do you wear your seatbelt in the car?
YES!

4. Do you have a crush on someone?
just my sweet hubby!!

5. Name one thing you worry about running out of.
toilet paper

6. What famous person do you (or other people) think you resemble?
don't know-when i was young i was told many times by more than one person that i looked like pat benetar

7. What is your favourite pizza topping?
fresh mushrooms

8. Do you crack your knuckles?
since i was a little girl

9. What song do you hate the most?
a song by doug stone-because it has a line that says "i'd rather go to hell and face the devil than to live my life without you"
and the song "highway to hell"

10. Did just mentioning that song make it get stuck in your head?
no

11. What are your super powers?
i've been told that i have the gift to comfort

12. Peppermint or spearmint?
spearmint all the way!!

13. Where are your car keys?
in my purse

14. Last song you listened to?
can't remember and it was less than an hour ago!

15. What's your most annoying habit?
i "tune out"

16. Where did you last go on vacation?
to ohio where joel and i had our cherokee bonding ceremony

17. What is your best physical feature?
i've been told my eyes

18. What CD is closest to you right now?
darius rucker

19. What 3 things can always be found in your refrigerator?
butter, eggs, whipping cream

20. What superstition do you believe/practice?
belief that my pets can understand me when i talk to them......

21. What colour are your bed sheets?
green

22. Would you rather be a fish or a bird?
neither

23. Last thing you broke?
a candy dish of my mothers that i thought that i had wrapped carefully before moving

24. What are you having to eat tonight?
i had a single cheese from wendy's

25. What colour shirt are you wearing?
my nightgown is purple

26. If you could be doing anything else today, what would you rather be doing?
working an intership to graduate

27. Do security cameras make you nervous?
no because i don't do anything illegal

28. If you wrote a book about your life, what would the title be?
GRACE LIKE RAIN

29. Last time you went to a cemetery?
i went to visit my mother....

30. Last concert you went to?
singing concert was Mandy Moore in charlotte, nc
show was jeff dunham in knoxville

31. Favourite musician(s)/bands you've seen in concert?
mandy moore!!!

32. Next concert you're planning to attend?
i hope to get to see mandy again!

33. Do you talk to yourself?
yes because i usually agree with everything i say so i don't have to argue lol

34. Have you ever adopted or purchased a pet?
i like to rescue shelter animals

35. Have you ever been present when an animal is being born?
don't think i could handle that....if we could put smilies on here, i'd use the one that shows the barfing face

Halliburton Confirms Concentration Camps Already Constructed

On February 17, 2006, in a speech to the Council on Foreign Relations, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld spoke of the harm being done to the country’s security, not just by the enemy, but also by what he called “news informers” who needed to be combated in “a contest of wills.” In 2002 Attorney General John Ashcroft announced his desire to see camps for U.S. citizens deemed to be “enemy combatants.” SEE: U.S. Concentration Camps Anthony J. Hilder article on Russia TV Program STATE STILL HOLDS Liberty For Life FOUNDER'S CHILDREN & HOME HOSTAGE

VISIT CopperCards THE SOLUTION

A Defense Department document, entitled the “Strategy for Homeland Defense and Civil Support,” has set out a military strategy against terrorism that envisions an “active, layered defense” both inside and outside U.S. territory. In the document, the Pentagon pledges to “transform U.S. military forces to execute homeland defense missions in the . . . U.S. homeland.” The strategy calls for increased military reconnaissance and surveillance.

The Washington Post reported on February 15, 2006 that the National Counterterrorism Center’s (NCTC) central repository holds the names of 325,000 terrorist suspects, a fourfold increase since fall of 2003. A Pentagon official said the Counterintelligence Field Activity’s TALON program has amassed files on antiwar protesters.

Shortly after Bush orchestrated 9/11, he issued "Military Order Number One", which empowered him to detain any noncitizen as an international terrorist or enemy combatant. Today that order extends to U.S. citizens as well.

RECIPE: EASY KEY LIME PIE

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INGREDIENTS:
1 cup graham cracker crumbs
3 tablespoons white sugar
5 tablespoons butter, melted
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
3 eggs
1 pinch salt
1 pinch cream of tartar
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1 lime

DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Mix graham cracker crumbs with sugar and melted butter.

Press into 9 inch pie plate and bake for 5 minutes.

Remove from oven and let cool.

If using fresh fruit, squeeze into a measuring cup to get 1/4 cup of juice
from each.

Separate 2 of the eggs, placing the two egg whites into a mixing bowl.

Reserve the yolks in another bowl. To the yolks, add one whole egg, 1/2 cup juice and sweetened condensed milk.

Mix well.

With clean mixer blades, beat the egg whites until stiff, but not dry, adding cream of tartar after about 20 seconds.

Fold whites into filling mixture.

Pour filling into partially baked crust.

Bake in preheated 325 degrees for 10-15 minutes or until set.

Let cool at room temperature, then freeze 4 hours to overnight.

Right before serving, whip cream to form stiff peaks.

Serve decorated with whipped cream and lime slices.

Sunday Stealing: The Starrlight Meme

1. What was the last thing you put in your mouth?
spaghetti and meat sauce

2. Where was your profile picture taken?
off the internet

3. Can you play Guitar Hero?
nope, i'd rather be playing "flo's diner"

4. Name someone who made you laugh today. What was it about?
my son and i were at his new therapist's office and we were playing with a plastic slinky.

5. How late did you stay up last night and why?
i got in the bed at a reasonable hour-just a few minutes before 10 pm, but couldnt go to sleep, so i thinki tossed and turned several hours. i'm trying to get in the bed early because since my on is home from rtf, i get up with him in the morning.

6. If you could move somewhere else where would you and why?
well, we just moved here about 2 months ago, so i think i'll stay here awhile. it is beautiful here.

7. Ever been kissed under fireworks?
hmmm, i think last year would've been the first-a romantic time with my then future but now present hubby!

8. Which of your friends lives closest to you?
we just met some people, so i'll say david and debbie-they live about 25 miles away

9. Do you believe ex's can be friends? With benefits?
yes to the first part. i dont think i'd want the second part with any of mine although some people get along better that way. its not for me though

10. Do you like Dr. Pepper?
that kind of torture is expressively forbidden under the Geneva Convention

11. When was the last time you cried really hard? Really hard as opposed to just sniveling?
i'd say when my now ex-husband called me a wh*** just because he was mad at me

12. Who took your profile picture?
*me* i took it from someone here on the internet lol

13. Who was the last person you took a picture of?
i'm guessing my grandson at his 2nd birthday party

14. Was yesterday better than today? Why?
no, because today is the present-i try not to live in the past

15. Can you live a day without TV?
i would've thought i couldn't live without nancy grace but since we've moved i've had to do without it. but, on a brighter note, directv comes tomorrow!

16. Are you upset about anything now?
no

17. Do you think relationships are ever really worth it?
yes, especially those with our children.

18. Are you a bad influence?
i try not to be but i've been told i was...*snicker snicker*

19. Night out or night in?
IN!!

20. What items could you not go without during the day?
my makeup

21. Who was the last person you visited in the hospital?
can't remember, but does visiting my husbands grandfather in the nursing home count?

22. What does the last text message in your inbox say?
my brother in law sent the one that says "i may not be the most important person in your life, but when yoo hear my name i hope you smile and say "hey, thats my friend"!

23. How do you feel about your life right now?
pretty good, but i do wish that i had a place to do my pastry internship

24. Do you hate anyone?
there are some that i prefer not to be around but i really try not to hate because Jesus taught us to love our enemies. hard to do sometimes...

25. If we were to look in your Facebook inbox, what would we find?
a bunch of friend recommendations

26. Say you were given a drug test right now, would you pass?
of course, all mine are prescribed for depression

27. Has anyone ever called you perfect before?
my husband, but that was before he married me!! lol

28. What song is stuck in your head?
Colbie caillett's "what you told me"

29. Someone knocks on your window at 2 a.m., whom do you want it to be?
my mother

30. Do you (or did you) want to have grandkids before you’re 50?
yes

31. Tell us your Saturday night.
same as everynight, tv and internet on the couch unless there's a powwow

32. Do you think too much or too little?
too much

33. Do you smile a lot?
on the inside, and i wish that it showed on the outside. i have a look that makes people think i'm mad when im not.

7. A very odd patient wanders into your room from the upstairs psychiatric ward. What do you do? tell my son to get back in the bed and go to sleep.