Saturday, August 8, 2015

Pickled Cucumbers

Fromhttp://heartmindandseoul.com/


Korean Pickled Cucumbers {Oi MuChim}
  
Ingredients
8 small cucumbers, quartered and cut into 2-2½ inches long
1 tablespoon very coarse salt
Buchu (garlic chives), cut into 2-2½ inches long, about 2 cups
3-4 green onions, cut into 2-2½ inches long
For the Sauce: 3 tablespoons Fine red pepper flakes
3 tablespoons vinegar
½ tablespoon soy sauce
1½ teaspoons sugar
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon Karari sauce (Korean fish sauce)
½ tablespoon sesame oil
½ tablespoon sesame seeds
Instructions
Place prepared cucumbers in a medium sized bowl. Sprinkle
very coarse salt over the cucumbers and mix well. Set aside for 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, mix all sauce ingredients in a small bowl. Set aside.
After 30 minutes, rinse the cucumbers with water. Pat dry
cucumbers using a clean kitchen towel.
In a bowl, toss the cucumbers with the prepared sauce. 
Add the prepared garlic chives and green onions and toss
all of them together to coat evenly. Serve with rice.

Thursday, July 2, 2015

PEOPLE POSING funny


THAT LOOKS SUPER PAINFUL


WATCH WHERE YOUR GOING BUDDY


HOWDY 


HE'S JUST A KID BACK OFF


UH 


WOW REALLY 


I THINK YOUR BLUFFING 


THERE ARE NO WORDS FOR THIS 


SUCH AN UNCANNY LIKENESS 











Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Chocolate Ginger Pear Fudge Cake


Fondant aux Poires et au Gingembre

Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients:

3 tbsp. Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
2 Eggs
4 oz. Butter (room temperature)
3/4 cup Flour
1 tbsp. Yeast (or use flour with yeast incorporated)
3 Ripe Pears
1 tbsp. Shredded Fresh Ginger (or ginger powder)
Powdered Sugar to decorate
Butter for baking dish

How to Make It:

Preheat oven to 350°F
1. Butter baking dish.
2. Peel pears. Cut into thick slices. Place slices, going from the center to the edges, on bottom of baking dish. It should look like a multi-tipped star.
2. Combine flour, yeast, ginger, and cocoa powder. Stir.
3. In another bowl mix the butter and sugar until it is smooth.
4. Stir in 2 eggs, one at a time into butter cream. Slowly add flour mixture. Stir until homogenous.
5. Pour batter into baking dish over pears. Bake for about 30 minutes. Check to see that the fondant is cooked by inserting the blade of a knife. If it comes out clean, it's done. If not, continue baking until finished.
6. Turn off the oven, leave fondant inside, with oven door open, for 10 minutes.
7. Sprinkle top with powdered sugar and serve slightly warm or cold.