We gotta get out more!

Good grief, this is turning into a recipe site! But still about food… and that’s the point. So on that note, on we go to … PICKLES! One of the latest attempts being the deep fried persuasion. I picked a recipe at random and went to town. I ended up double dipping them before cooking (it’s okay! it’s not THAT double dipping!) which meant dip and dry mix and dip and dry mix again to try to get a thicker coating on the pickles. I also just used jars of Bicks good old quarter dills. I think I might like some toasted bread crumbs added to the dry mix and maybe some extra black pepper in there too, but turned out pretty well. They were eaten quickly and enthusiastically by a variety of guests, so I guess that’s the best barometer. Try them yourself… especially since they charge way too much for them in a restaurant! K&L 😀
Deep Fried Pickles!
1 cup cornmeal
2 eggs , beaten
2 1/4 cups flour
1 cup milk
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
3/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 quart sliced dill pickles
vegetable oil
salt
pepper
Directions:
1.Combine 2 eggs, 1/4 cup flour, milk, worcestershire sauce, Tabasco, cayenne pepper, and garlic powder; stirring well; set aside. 2.Combine cornmeal, 2 cups flour, salt, and pepper, and mix well.3. Dip drained pickles into milk mixture and dredge in flour mixture.4. Deep fry at 350 degrees until golden brown.5. Drain, salt and pepper to taste.

As Canadian as Apple Pie

Alright all you sweets lovers, this is for you! My oldest makes a mean apple pie… apparently… I am not much of a sweets/dessert eater, so I believe I have only sampled it sporadically.  Don’t get me wrong, when I actually eat something of this persuasion, I usually enjoy it and can totally appreciate the great flavour BUT, I don’t crave it and I can stop pretty quickly (small mercy that I am grateful for… I don’t need another whole food area that I have to try to pretend doesn’t exist). Your cookies and chocolates are safe with me!

That being said: back to pie! The kiddo had been talking about it, and eventually promised L that she would make him one when she next was home, and that it would be the best apple pie he’d ever had. A tall order I think since he is a big fan of them and thus has lots of comparative material.  Good as her word, she did make him one, it was the best he’s had, here is the recipe below, of course, and lastly the beautiful photographic evidence! (don’t you wish you could smell that through the screen??? )

K&L 😀