This Month: Carrot Pickles, Fancy Cookies, and beautiful birds of myth and fable.
I hope everyone enjoys an exciting and victorious Election Day; and a great next Four More Years!
-JT.
Pickling carrots is a thing, and that a Ravenmaster is not just a fake movie character.
Evening. I was just wishing for your soothing & delightful thread. The rolling pin is beautiful. I have some cookie stamps.
Speaking of cookies. When I visit my in laws in MA there is a cookie & cake place called Veronica’s Sweetcakes. I actually have an envelope of saved up cash. I use said cash to buy enormous amounts of cookies & eat them. Cookies are my very favorite sweet item.
Love the embossed roller. What brand was it? Would love to get one from Poland like you did.
I’ve put carrots in an empty pickle jar with the old brine and it works well.
Love the rolling pin stamp ... very cool!!
I have mentioned before that I’ve gone pretty much carnivore; however, for special occasions, I eat other things, but very low carb. Thanksgiving is coming up & it’s my favorite holiday: family, great food, no pressure to do presents.
My nephew is away at college for the first time - for a young guy, he really treasures family get-togethers & has already told me a couple of times that he cannot wait for Thanksgiving (& the food, he adds). He’s also a Type 1 diabetic. Although I dodged the Type 2 diabetes bullet, the two of us are “sympatico” when it comes to food & he seeks out the low carb dishes I make for family gatherings.
That’s a long way around to why I’m posting ... one of my very favorite things in the world (at any time) is Pecan Pie. I have found a low carb, sugarless Pecan Pie recipe that I will be making for Thanksgiving - if no one else will eat it, I’m sure my nephew & I will put a dent in it! Considering who the baker is (known for fabulous Keto baked goods) I’m sure it will be really delicious.
Sugar Free Pecan Pie – Keto Recipe
https://alldayidreamaboutfood.com/best-low-carb-maple-pecan-pie/
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If a whole pie is just too much, here is the recipe for two:
Keto Pecan Pie for Two
https://alldayidreamaboutfood.com/easy-pecan-pie/
Always wondered why they put tea in those things when what you wanted was to go to sleep. This one is tea less but will clear the back of your throat, open your sinuses and diminish your cough.
Take two cups of apple cider and add in a sliced orange, cloves and heat. Strain into a big mug. Add in a quarter cup of ginger wine.
Drink. In bed. Sleep. Wake up feeling better.
What is ginger wine? I am glad you asked!
Ginger wine
Take a cup of water and warm, add two teaspoons of sugar and three teaspoons of yeast. Set aside to proof.
Take one pound of fresh ginger root, clean and remove any dried tips, no need to peel, crush and place in (clean!) 1.5 gallon pickling crock.
Add in a pound of raisins, three pounds of sugar and the juice and zest of one large lemon. (zest lemon before juicing)
One gallon of good water (not city tap water or any water with clorine. This is very important!)
Your yeast should be through proofing by now, if it is nice and foamy stir into crock.
Cover, (not tightly) and leave for a week to ferment. I leave it in the shower in the spare bathroom. Easy cleanup in case of spills. Stir every morning.
After a week check to see how the wine is getting along. If it seems a bit weak you might want to add some more sugar.
Leave for another week stirring every day.
Your wine is now ready to strain put in a clean container to settle.
Let sit for a couple of weeks and decant to clarify. Bottle and store.
How long will it store for? I have no idea, it has never lasted more then three months around this clan.
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This is the BEST donut recipe. They are fluffy and the dough is so easy to work with. Love Susan’s videos. She knows her stuff and she’s a conservative. Do as she says to use Crisco and all purpose flour. I didn’t want to hunt down the donut cutter so used a wide mouthed jar for the donuts and a spice lid for the holes.
Made these yesterday and Hubby said they’re bakery quality!
This is also cat approved. My cat suddenly jumped up and ran over to watch the video and was very intent staring at it. He’s never done that before to the computer or the tv. Then he tried to get into it. Very weird.