I've got sooo much honey The bees envy me And a sweeter song Than the birds in the trees
I guess You'd say What can make me Feel this way?
My love ...
Valentine's Day is coming. I know we have had gift threads, but may I introduce one specific to the culinary delights? Please, please, make someone popovers this Valentine's Day. The recipe is easily cut in half if you are making them for yourself. Takes 5 minutes of prep time and 30 minutes in the oven, no preheating necessary. Voila! Puffy crisps of steamy souffley magic.
Hardware: 1 bowl 1 muffin pan (for 12 muffins), greased 1 fork or whisk 1-cup measure (or standard-sized all-purpose wineglass, in a pinch)
Wetware: 2 eggs 1 cup milk (can use 2/3 of a standard wineglass to approximate, as some of us cook with greater abandon than others*) 1 tablespoon melted butter
Dryware: 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions: Mix together, but not too much. Like pancakes, it's better to leave some little lumps. Pour into muffin tin, filling no more than 1/2 of each little muffin-hole.
Place into a cold oven. Turn oven on and set at 450 degrees. 15 minutes later, turn down to 350 degrees. 15 minutes after that, take out of oven.
Mmmmm. Funny little puffs! Yummy with honey, strawberry jam, or a nip of chocolate. I hear tell they go well with a good bite of cheese, too.
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Popovers! Our oven has been broken for three years.(OK, we get used to things), and we have been broilers and stove-toppers, and Ron popeil Barbecue and Rotisserie Oveners. Now, I can make popovers! Yay!
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[Edit: Actually, this morning it was strawberry smoothies, fresh coffee, and popovers with honey-butter. David rubbed my hands and feet last night, so he got extra treats today. ]
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So how do you make your strawberry smoothies? I blend about 4-5 frozen strawberries, 1/2 cup vanilla yogurt, 1/2 cup milk, and a tablespoon of honey. mmmm. Sometimes I add other berries, too.
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For the two of us, I use about a dozen frozen strawberries, about a cup of plain yogurt, and enough soymilk to make it not too thick (maybe a cup or two?). Sounds a lot like yours. Sometimes a dash of vanilla. Nice mix of fruit and protein.
We like ours on the tart side, thus unsweetened. I like sweetened ones too, though.
(Who knew smoothies were so easy, huh? I'm a fool for starting the day off with something this yummy and good for you.)
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My ex got me a smoothie and juice book a while back. Some of the stuff in there is really NOT so simple. I'm waiting until I have a little more income, and then getting myself a juicer, and playing with the recipes in there. I can't wait to try some of them out.
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I've become quite taken with the Naked brand carrot juice at our local grocery (1/2 gallon for $5). I go through about one a week when I buy it. It would be so much better to have my own juicer, though, and make it fresh. Mmmm, fresh juices. I'm planning ahead for a juicer this summer.
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I usually make smoothies by putting frozen strawberries, a ripe banana, and enough unsweetened soy milk to liquify. The banana makes it sweet in a very nice way; it also totally disguises the fact that the strawberries are frozen.
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quote: David rubbed my hands and feet last night, so he got extra treats today.
*Writes this down in his autobiography, "Being A Husband For Dummies" for use at a later date...
Sometimes I just forget the simple things in life. Thanks CT!
KQ, I have a cheesecake with that yummy-strawberry-pie-filling-substance marbled all through it completely whole and untouched. (Mainly because I ate the plain one over the last few days...)
I actually baked a complete dinner of enchiladas with a side of spanish rice this week for my wife, then baked a batch of original Toll-House chocolate chip cookies.
I think I can whip up the popovers...CT Thank You too for the technology!
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I actually made a "Get Out of the DogHouse, Free" card for Dave. Has a picture of a dancing dog on it. At least for awhile, he kept it in his wallet.
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I believe there is an actual popover tin somewhere in this house. I'm not certain, it doesn't technically belong to me, but I think it is still here anyway. Hmmmmm.
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I used one with small-ish holes and it worked fine - but cooked in less time (about 22 minutes).
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Oooh, neat. I never heard of popovers. I haven't got any butter, though. Or eggs. Or milk. Or jam. Maybe next year.
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Paul, they can be tricky. I'd try cutting back on the flour a small bit and also not stirring as much. You want a runny batter [not thick; better to err on the soupy side] with at least a few lumps. Too much flour (e.g., when my eggs are smaller than usual) and overbeating seem to be my two most frequent errors.
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<- Popovers in the oven. I cut it a little close timewise this morning, with having to shovel, so I'll probably have to eat them on the way to work. But fresh popovers in the car are better than no popovers at all.
And I did have a popover tin. What's the statute of limitations on being obligated to contact an ex and let them know they left kitchen equipment at your place? Does it make a difference if said equipment was a gift from you to them in the first place? Not, um, like this is relevent or anything.
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In the extreme hypothetical circumstance that you describe, which has absolutely no relevance to your life, or anyone elses on hatrack, I would say that, since the object was hypothetically a gift, the person who currently has the object should call and leave a message that the ex "left something in my kitchen, but its nothing major."
Then, if he doesn't respond within a day or two, the object would, hypothetically, be yours.
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Even if it's been, say, over two years since the ex moved out, and there was an arranged time for the ex to come over and get anything he may have left?
At the very least, I wouldn't do such a thing on Valentine's Day. If I was in such a situation, I think I'd send an e-mail in a week or so.
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Oh, if the hypothetical ex already missed his chance, then its the hypothetical owner of the kitchen in which the object hypothetically resides.
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And I am sooo jealous of People With Real Popover Tins.
*jealous
*jealous some more
(I'll still bring you chocolate, though. Dana likes milk chocolate, you like high quality of any type but are a little adventurous (yes?) -- but what about KrabbyPatty and the Nurse?)
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The popovers were delicious. I had them with homemade (by my cousin, not by me) strawberry jam and good coffee with vanilla sugar and just a little milk. I did have to eat them in my truck on the way in, but still. Yummy.
Paul, not only would the hypothetical ex have missed his chance, he also may or may not have contacted me later with a whole list of stupid crap he rememebered and wanted back. As it happened, at the time, I theoretically discovered that he had also left his spare car keys, and just went to his apartment with a friend in the middle of the night and left it all in his trunk. If I had, in fact, done such a thing, I seem to recall that he may not have been exactly pleased about it.
CT, I bought the popover tin so someone could make me popovers. It was a purely selfish motive. As I recall, they were especially good with a little grated sharp chedder and snips of chives mixed in to the batter.
And yes, dkw likes milk chocolate, and I am adventurous but not picky. I think KrabbyPatty is also a milk chocolate fan. Poseable Nurse likes beer. And taffy. And especially those little candy fruit slices. But he'll eat chocolate, too, of whatever kind you may happen to bring. Posts: 7954 | Registered: Mar 2004
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ElJay, I think ths fictional person could make Revenge Popovers for years with the abandoned pan. Hypothetically, of course.
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Hypothetically, the person would be less interested in revenge than in not having to ever see the ex again. But I do suspect that my popover consumption might go up now that I've found this lovely pan just laying around in the back of a kitchen cabinet, and I suspect that I won't end up feeling in the least bit guilty about it.
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Maybe this hypothetical person could use it as Popover Therapy. The more batches of popovers, the less they will think of the ex.
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If I were this hypothetical person, I would probably make the popovers and gloat that I didn't have to share them with the ex.
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Hypothetically, I tried to make em again, and they fell this time last time, they simply didn't pop very much. This time, they must have popped, cause when I took em out, they were nice and concave Posts: 4112 | Registered: May 2001
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Oh mine definetely tasted good, though I am experimenting with perfect topping. Just would like ot open them up and see the cavities and such Oh well.
Edit: And I'd never seen them before either, mack.
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Mine will fall if I don't leave them in long enough to really crisp the outside. They look like they should be able to be taken out sooner than they are.
It is a delicate magic -- the perfect balance of wet and dry, protein and fat, carb and steam. I would love to see Alton do a popover.
mack, can't wait to hear how it went!
[Edit: There are many different popover recipes, and this one seems to be for the purists. I've seen others use a whiff of baking powder to aid the fluff factor, but when I did that, they had one HUGE central air bubble and just a little "flesh" (? you know what I mean) crimped up at the very top. You could try it though, Paul.]
Paul, get some clotted cream. It's fabulous, with a little blackberry jam. I didn't have any, but next time!
CT, checked with KrabbyPatty, and it turns out she is also a dark chocolate fan. Because it's better for you. Mommy
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You know what clotted cream is really great on? Home-made scones, with either fresh strawberries or home-made strawberry jam to go with. Mmmmmm.
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last time, they simply didn't pop very much. This time, they must have popped, cause when I took em out, they were nice and concave ![[Laugh]](graemlins/laugh.gif)
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