A la Scott

The best sandwich companion.    Bloody Claudie 1                                                                      Beer 1 slice                                                             Lemon 1/4 cup or so                                                 V-8  1/2 teaspoon or so                                       Celery salt A few grind of black pepper Directions   Cut a slit in the lemon slice, wet the glass edge with it.  Sprinkle celery salt and black pepper on a small plate, dredge the glass rim  in it.   Put the lemon slice in the glass, pour the beer and top off with the V-8.  0ne day I will shake the wrong one 😆 I'm not sure it is original enough to blog about this recipe but I think I'm being funny, naming a drink after myself. Hey it rhymes, it gives a serving of veggies and it is my favorite sandwich pairing.   Cheer!   Let me know if you try it. 1/12/23 update: It goes well with a quiche too, click below for my crustless one : https://alascott.blogspot.com/202

 How to make foccacia bread art without a mixer.  Christmas Foccacia Bread 1 tablespoon (or 1 sachet)                  Dry yeast 2 cups, then 2 tablespoons                 Warm water 1 teaspoon                                              Sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons                                       Salt 4 1/2 to 5 cups                                         All purpose unbleached flour 1/2 cup                                                     Olive oil String beans, cherry tomatoes, scallion and garlic for the top. Directions  Mix the yeast with the sugar and 2 cups of warm water, in a big bowl.  Wait 2 minutes and see if it bubbles.   If so add 1 cup of flour and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and mix with a spatula.  Add another cup of flour and mix.  Add a third cup of flour, mix and fold the best you can.  Add 1/2 cup oil and mix the best you can.  Add 1 cup flour and mix.  Add 2 tablespoons warm water and mix.  Add 1/2 cup flour and mix to combine. The amount of flour may vary depending o

Perfect for a distance Christmas morning. Last year, I mailed them to my family and  suggested to make parfait with it. This year I'm planning to make them at my parents'.  They filled the house with such a wonderful aroma. Scrumptious pumpkin granola 2 1/2 cups                                                 Oatmeal 1/2 cup                                                      Chopped pecans  1/2 cup                                                      Pepitas * 1/2 cup                                                      Pumkin puree 1/2 cup                                                      Maple syrup 1 tablespoon                                             Oil 2 teaspoons                                              Pumpkin pie spice * 1 teaspoon                                                Vanilla 1/2 cup                                                       Dry cranberries  A pinch of salt Directions  Place one grate of the oven in the lower slit and one in the upper

When my car looks like this, I want a smoothie looks like that :                                                     I want a smoothie that looks like that. Warm pumkin smoothie Ingredients 1/2 cup                                                                Pumkin puree 1/2 cup                                                                Warm milk 2 tablespoons                                                     Peanut butter About 1/2 cup                                                    Hot coffee 1 tablespoon                                                      Maple syrup 1 teaspoon                                                          Pumkin pie spice Directions  First boil some water and put in a large mouth mug to warm it up.  Warm up 1/2 cup of milk in the microwave.  Put 1/2 cup pumkin in the blender mug with 2 tablespoons peanut butter, 1 tablespoon maple syrup, 1 teaspoon pumkin pie spice, 1/2 cup warm milk and hot coffee.  Don't fill to the fill line, leave roo

  Great for munching on in the car. Banana muffin bites  Ingredients  4                                                                            Small bananas 1                                                                            Egg 1/8 cup                                                                Canola oil  1/2 cup                                                                Turbinado sugar 1/4 cup                                                                 Oat bran 1/4 cup                                                                 Tapioca flour 1/4 cup                                                                 Corn meal  3/4 cup                                                                 Unbleached flour  3 teaspoons                                                         Baking powder  About 1/4 cup                                                     Walnut A pinch of kosher salt and Cinnamon to taste (optional) Directions  Preheat the oven at 350°