Let's Cook: October 2010

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I will soon be adding a new addition to my blog. Some friends and I am going to start making menus with shopping lists. If you would like to join our little party and add some recipes please comment below and let me know. This will save a lot of time for everyone and give us a variety of dishes. I think it will be a lot of fun. I will first be placing a pantry list after receiving recipes and then a list for each week. Five meals will allow you to adjust things and still have your family favorites. Lets Cook!!

Friday, October 8, 2010

Wheat Nuts
Need the oil about 425 degrees. Please feel free to change the cooking time according to your taste.

This is a great way to use your wheat. I promise you and your kids will eat it. There really is no recipe for this. Its just a way of cooking it.
FIRST
Take the amount of wheat you want to use. I try and do quite a bit. Lets try 4 cups to start out with and then you can always do more when you have the precess down better. Take the wheat and place it in a large bowl. Cover with plastic and let it sit out over night.(12 hours should do it) In the morning rinse the wheat about a cup at a time in a colondor. take out any little rocks that might be in it. Place a towel on the kitchen counter with a couple paper towels over them to help soak up the water from the wheat. Takes around one day to dry well. If you need to leave them longer it will not hurt them. Get to them when you can.

Step two
We need to talk about a couple items you might need. I use to use my electric wok. I would take one cup and pour it in very hot veggie oil and then take one of those metal meshy things to get them out. you let them cook about 8-10 minutes. Before taking them out, taste one. It needs to crunchy and not burnt and most of all not on the soft side. This is also an individual taste. Another way I do it know is in my deep fat fryer. I bought one of those bigger mesh things with a handle. I bent the handle to fit in my fryer. The nuts will go over the top a bit but just take them out after cooking each batch.
When the first bunch is cooked you take it out and lay them on the paper towels that at on the bath towels. If you want you can go through and dab the oil off. Little healthier that way. Why its still hot sprinkle with your choice of flavor. We have really only used garlic salt and my kids love it. If you have ideas for other flavors please put them in the comment area, Now just place in an airtight container and take them anywhere you might want a snack to munch on. If you have any questions please ask me in the comment section. ENJOY

Tip of the Month--Starting a new recipe blog.

Remember, the difference between a "good" recipe and a "great" recipe is the quality of the ingredients. For example, fresh herbs always make things taste better. Freshly grated, high quality cheese can make things tast amazing compared to regular in the bag, already grated. When you want to make a recipe extra good for company or a special someone, or just feel like making something your family will brag about to all their friends, use the fresh higher quality of ingredients. Cut your food budget somewhere else if needed. I promise you and your family will notice the difference. Happy cooking.

Ok getting ready to start our new idea I am leaving room here for ideas and if you would like to join us us our fun. We will start out with two recipes. I will compile the pantry list for the month and then each week a shopping list for the NEXT weeks meals. I want to have an area where comments are made. I rating system. If one has a five then we might want it twice in a month if its an easy one maybe. I would like to make it cooking friendly. write recipe out the way it is and in a space provided write tips you have learned to make it better faster or accomidate your won family better. I would like to have some kind of contest held for the best recipe of the week. Has to be a new one each week. we can come up with them as time goes on. Already have about 10-15 interested the first time I said anything. Hoping to have something fun from this. lets cook!!!!!!!!!! Lets see if we can get this big enough we have six months waiting in the pantry to cook. If one doesnt sound so good one night then move one to the next recipe and come back to that one or move on completely to the next. if you decide you want hamburgers one night becasue they sound good then cook them and use the recipe another time. That is what will be so nice about this one. Mix and move around to what seems good that night.

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