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Holiday Pumpkin Bread in Theory and Practice

I could have just Googled a pumpkin bread recipe. I'm sure there are hundreds of excellent ones, tested and retested, right there for the taking. But I didn't, because I had something better, a theory. Theoretically speaking, there is nothing better than a good theory.

My theory was that if I took my banana bread recipe, which is one of my absolute favorites, and used pumpkin puree in place of the mashed, ripe bananas, I would have an equally impressive loaf.

So, what were the results of this grand pumpkin bread experiment? A very decent loaf of quick bread, which would make a handsome addition to any holiday dessert table! Having said that, next time I make it, I will be tweaking some things.

This was very good, but didn't have the I-can't-stop-eating-this-ness of the banana bread recipe. Considering the obvious fact that bananas and pumpkins are not the same thing, I will adjust the sweetness and fat content a bit to compensate.

Anyway, stay tuned for future updates, and if you happen to make any variations on this, I'd love to hear about it! Thanks, and enjoy!

Pumpkin Bread Recipe Ingredients:
1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, soft
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 (15-oz) can pumpkin puree
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon Chinese 5-Spice
1/8 teaspoon allspice
Mixed in a bowl:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon table salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup chopped roasted walnuts
Bake at 325 degrees F. for about 1 hour

The Surf is Usually Tougher Than the Turf

I’m sure you’ll have no problem coming up with lots of meaty ideas for tomorrow’s Labor Day cookout, but new and exciting seafood options can be a little more challenging. So, just in case you’re going to eschew the traditional four-legged fare, here are some alternative ideas to surf through. If any of these catch you hook, line and sinker, just follow the link in the caption to see the original post, and get the ingredients. Enjoy!

Grilled Tuna with Fresh Horseradish

Grilled Salmon with Garlic, Ginger & Chilies

Grilled Swordfish Bruschetta

Fennel-Smoked Salmon

How to Make Special Fried Rice and Practical

How to Make Special Fried Rice and Practical - Fried rice is food in the favorite by many people because of the way the author is quite simple and practical, and does not require a long time. On this occasion I will share a very special recipe nasigoreng easy for you to make at night or when you're hungry and can not wait to eat hehe. Here's the recipe :

Simple Fried Rice Recipe
Ingredients:

500 grams of white rice
1 Grain Eggs
3-4 tablespoons soy sauce
6 tablespoons oil for sauteing
1-2 tablespoons tomato sauce

Seasoning:

3 cloves of garlic
6 spring onions
3-5 pieces of red pepper or to taste
1/2 tsp shrimp paste
salt to taste

How to Make:

Blend all spices fried rice first, then add the oil to the skillet, then enter 1 egg and scrambled until cooked. Remove and let cool.
Saute the spices that have been mashed until fragrant.
Enter the white rice, and stir until blended.
After wrapping, put tomato sauce, soy sauce and egg, then mix well.
Lift and fried rice ready to serve.

Motivation Life, Love and Success

Motivation Life, Love and Success. Hello at this time I would love a bit of motivation to live, love, and the last one is you success. Hopefully this motivation can make you a better and vibrant in life that sometimes feels heavy but is actually not. Due to a problem in the world there must be a solution to our live memlaluinya who have attempted to deal with it all, and stay patient ... :)

1. Trying to always think positive and optimistic in all the trouble, do not obsess on the experience of the past or the future, but the present gaze. The past is gone, never to return again, the future has not happened so we do not know what happened and eventually just chestnut expect something, but now is the time, we have to determine and make decisions for ourselves.

Think positive and optimistic poem looks like a trivial sentence, but sdarilah is very important in your role to make decisions that will determine the success or ruin.

2. Reflect on the mistakes of others, apart from the mistakes ourselves, reflect on the mistakes yourself from falling in the same hole, and to reflect on the error, it will further spur us to mistake it does not happen to us.

3. If you fail to get something, just one thing you should do, try again!!!!

4. Justice will not be enforced as long as we still care about the existing law and selfish interests.

5. If you love someone, love him for what it is, not because you want him to be as you wish, for thou art only a reflection of your love on him.

6. Dreamed of something and make your dreams a reality, indeed the world would not exist if no one dreamed.

7. Be honest though honesty it takes us to hell.

8. Do you love someone because face / face, his wealth and position, but loved for his kindness and his sincerity because among it all, just the kindness and sincerity of heart that remains timeless.

9. Never tired to seek knowledge because everything in this world needs science, if there is no science then we are with the dead, can not do anything about it.

10. Do not try to / do things half-heartedly, because the results you can also just half.

11. Indeed there are many people in the world that is more difficult than we are, then stop everything our complaints and thankful for what we got.

12. Real friends in times of distress, a sincere smile is worth more than a million words that accomplishes nothing.

13. Visit your friend when he's gone in hard and when he is happy, because the fact is you who will be remembered at the time he was hard at the time you helped.

14. Appreciate and respect others if we want to be respected and valued others, as well as respect and honor yourself first then we can appreciate and respect others.

15. Celebrate what you can because you may not be able to get again what you can.

16. When we feel have betrayed ourselves and let down, pray that someday you will not betray and disappoint, because you too have felt the pain of being betrayed and let down.

17. Nature of all human beings have the same degree, we do not need to set it apart as a result will make ourselves too low.

18. Love is not the only reason to live but also a loveless life would be bland and boring.

19. A very valuable asset rarely possessed people today, that's honesty.

20. Do not make a failure as a reason to be afraid to experience it again so that you do not want to try again, but look at failure as a success knowing the wrong way.

21. Time is a sword, if you can use it well, it will definitely bring good luck, but if you use it badly, he'll kill you.

22. If you see a beauty, be thankful because you still get to enjoy the beauty that you will not be able to see again.

23. Death came suddenly, so do you still think to always enjoy the world??

24.All successful people look good, comfortable, rich, well, no problems. That's not true, successful people always have problems in his life. Whatever the form of the problem.

25.Success always has a price to pay. People who are super busy merged, ranging from Microsoft boss Bill Gates, Ted Turner CNN or Boss, or Albert Enistein, or whoever it is, has always had a "wound" that rarely can be known to outsiders. Outsiders only see the "good" only.

So little motivation from above, hopefully you can make more passion in life, Good Luck :)

Grilled Kiwi & Chili-Rubbed Beef Short Ribs – Labor Day Cooking Shouldn’t Be a Lot of Work

Labor Day weekend is always a bittersweet holiday. It’s supposed to honor America’s organized labor movement, but really what it mostly celebrates is the end of summer.

Pretty soon our grills will be covered by huge snow drifts, and the season’s warm breezes will be a distant memory. Well, not for me, as I live in California, but you get the point.

This grilled kiwi and chili-rubbed beef short ribs recipe is specifically designed with that melancholy in mind. The prep is minimal, and the ultra short cooking time means that instead of being stuck in front of a grill, you can actually enjoy more of these last precious summer days.

We tied the world record here for fewest ingredients in a marinade, with one, but thanks to the kiwi’s enzymatic magic, that’s all we need. Unlike some tropical fruit marinades, kiwi doesn’t turn the meat into mush, and provides a nice, slightly sweet and acidic base for our Ancho chili rub. I loved how this came out, and while highly-seasoned, the beefy goodness of the short ribs really came through.

I want to wish all of you a happy and healthy Labor Day weekend. What better way to celebrate organized labor, than by doing the minimum amount of it at your cookout? I hope you give these super simple, but very delicious kiwi and chili-rubbed short ribs a try soon. Enjoy!

Ingredients for 4 portions:

2 pounds Korean-style (aka flanken style) beef short ribs

1 kiwi

For the chili rub:

1 tbsp ancho chili powder

1 tbsp sugar

1 tbsp kosher salt

2 tsp freshly ground black pepper

1 tsp garlic powder

1/4 tsp cayenne, or to taste

Next Up: Kiwi Rubbed Beef Short Ribs

I'm back in San Francisco, and will be posting a new video recipe tomorrow featuring a rather successful experiment involving Korean-style, beef short ribs. Also, my sincerest thanks to all those who sent their thoughts regarding my uncle Bill this week. They were very much appreciated. Stay tuned!

The Old Empty Mayo Jar Dressing Trick – Scrap the Scrape!

They say when life gives you lemons, make lemonade; but what about when life gives you empty mayonnaise jars? Mayonade? No, of course not. We’re going to make salad dressing instead, and “scrape the scrape.”

I’ll often add a tablespoon or two of mayonnaise when I make a vinaigrette, to help emulsify things, as well as provide a little extra creaminess to the dressing. With that in mind, when I get down to the end of a jar, I don’t scrape, I shake.

I’m posting the ingredients I used below just in case you’re curious, but this post isn’t really about a recipe, but simply a tip for using up the last of that mayo without all that annoying butterknifing. Now, I just need to work on a recipe for using up the last of the dressing clinging to the inside of the jar. Enjoy!

Ingredients for 1 1/2 cups of dressing:

1 empty mayo jar, with at least 1 tbsp of mayo inside

1 clove minced garlic

1 tbsp chopped fresh herbs (I used parsley, thyme, and chives)

1/2 cup wine vinegar

1 cup olive oil

salt and pepper to taste

cayenne to taste

pinch of Herbes de Provence

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