More Cooking stuff

Found: hiding in the dirt and weeds in the chicken run. When the chickens were in residence I would toss bad tomatoes in for the chickens peck on and to enjoy. Some reseeded and grew very large, producing in spite of a few frosty nights. I picked this one yesterday along with a few small, green tomatoes, which will ripen eventually.

Wal-Mart is, of course, having sales. I found real butter for $1.50 per box and Cream Cheese for $1.18. However, just below the sale of Cream Cheese, the no-name or store brand Cream Cheese was selling for $00.98 cents, a 20 cent difference. So, look carefully, below and above eye level.

A few Cooking terms for anyone that needs definitions for cooking vernacular. Not too many, I promise.

• Baste: To moisten foods during cooking with pan drippings or special sauce in order to add flavor and prevent drying.
• Bisque: A thick cream soup.
• Blanch: To immerse in rapidly boiling water and allow to cook slightly.
• Crimp: To seal to sealing the edges of a two crust pie either by pinching them at intervals with either the fingers or by pressing them together with the tines of a fork.
• Cream: To soften a fat, especially butter, by beating it at room temperature. Butter and sugar are often creamed together, making a smooth, soft past.
• Crudites: An assortment of raw vegetables, such as carrots,broccoli, celery, mushrooms: served as hors d'euvers, often accompanied with a dip.
• Degrease: To remove fat from the surface of stews, soups or stock Usually cooled in the refrigerator so that the fat hardens and is easily removed.
• Dredge: To coat lightly with flour, cornmeal, etc.
• Entree: The main course.
• Fold: To incorporate a delicate substance such as whipping cream or beaten egg whites, into another substance substance without releasing air bubbles. A spatula is used to gently bring parts of the mixture from the bottom of the bowl to the top. The process is repeated while slowly rotating the bowl, until the ingredients are thoroughly blended.
• Glaze: To cover as a glossy coating, such as a melted and somewhat diluted jelly for fruit deserts.

The sun has been trying to slide out from behind the clouds and play peekaboo with the creatures of the Earth(us). Gas has come down about seven cents. I am reading a strange, but good book: THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE. In theory I don't think you can meet yourself coming and going or be in two places at once, but it makes a very good novel.

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