Pisco Sour

Recipe for your Pisco Sour:

For a full blender jar which will render approximately 10 pisco size glasses…about 4 ounces:

Blend one egg white

Add ½ cup of white sugar or “jarabe de goma” according to taste
Blend, and then add:
One full ice maker container (Aprox. 14 ice cubes…)
Add 1 cup of pisco (8 oz)
Add ¾ cup of lime juice
Blend on high speed
Serve in the pisco cups and if desired, add 1 or 2 drops of  angostura bitters on each cup (Possibly the most popular brand of bitters, Angostura, should be considered a must when stocking a bar of any seriousness. The story begins with Johann Gottlieb Benjamin Siegert, a German doctor who found himself in Angostura, Venezuela in 1824 where he created this secret blend of tropical herbs and plants with the intent of curing a variety of illnesses. The brand is now produced in Trinidad and the blend is still a well-kept, but much appreciated secret. The oversized, awkward label has also become a trademark of the brand. It's said that the wrong size was ordered and everyone in the facility thought someone else would fix the mistake, no one did and the label remains)
This is a variation for people without access to Pisco:  Add 1 cup of good white rum instead of the Pisco and it will give you an approximate taste to the original cocktail.  Why not use Whisky, also?  After all, the whisky sour was the real inspiration for the creation of the pisco sour in the Morris Bar,  Jirón de la Unión, Calle Boza, in Lima, in the 1920’s  and was variated  with the addition of the egg white( never used before…instead, they added one cup of mineral water) in the Hotels Maury and Bolivar by the barmen who worked in the bar until its closing in 1933? (these barmen are cited as Alfonso Bregoye, Graciano Cabrera and Alberto Mezarina).

Banana Bread Pudding

Banana Bread Pudding
From the Canadian Magazine: Dairy Goodness

What better way to use up ripe bananas than this easy dessert. The ultimate in comfort food, bread pudding never goes out of sty
Prep. Time 15 mins
Cooking Time 1 hr
Yields 6 to 8 servings
Preparation
What You Need
2 tbsp (30 mL) butter, softened
1 loaf crusty French bread or bakery-style multi-grain bread (about 1
lb/500 g)
4 eggs
3/4 cup (180 mL) packed brown sugar
4 cups (1 l) milk
1 1/2 cups (375 mL) mashed ripe banana
1 tbsp (15 mL) vanilla extract
1 cup (250 mL) dried cranberries or tart cherries (optional)
Icing sugar

Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 °F (180 °C). Spread butter into 13 x 9-inch (33 x 23 cm) glass baking dish; set aside.

Cut bread into 1-inch (2.5 cm) cubes; set aside. In large bowl, whisk together eggs and sugar; whisk in milk, banana and vanilla extract. Add bread and cranberries (if using) to bowl and toss gently to coat. Let stand at room temperature for 10 min or until bread is soaked through.

Pour into prepared baking dish. Bake for about 50 to 60 min or until puffed, golden and knife inserted in centre comes out clean. Serve warm or cold. Dust with icing sugar before serving.


Very ripe bananas (with brown spots) give the best flavour to baked goods. As bananas ripen, pop them (unpeeled) in a resealable freezer bag and freeze. To use, thaw in a bowl in the refrigerator or defrost in the microwave, remove peel and mash.

For the Adventurous:
For a more decadent dessert, add 1/2 cup (125 mL) chopped bittersweet chocolate with bread cubes; serve topped with 35 % whipped cream.

Cake de coco con café y queso

Cake de choco & cafe & queso. Viene del blog cocinafacilisimo.com

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Ingredientes

3/4 taza de aceite de girasol,2 tazas y 3 cucharadas de harina,3 huevos,1 sobre de levadura,Canela,Vainilla,3/4 taza de cacao en polvo,1 taza de café,Media tarrina de queso crema,1 taza y media de azúcar,3 cucharadas de azúcar

Elaboración
Se baten muy bien dos huevos con taza y media de azúcar (con barillas electricas mejor). Se añade el aceite y se bate un poquito. Despues se va añadiendo las dos tazas de harina, el cacao, el café, la canela, la vainilla y la levadura, y se va mezclando con la barilla a mano.
Se pone la mezcla en el molde... y encima la mezcla de queso (media tarrina de queso crema, tres cucharadas de azúcar, tres cucharadas de harina, un huevo y una pizca de vainilla) y se mueve en zig-zag con un cuchillo.
Meter en el horno 30minutos a 180 grados centígrados o 350F.

Puré de Camotes Navideño: Christmas Sweet Potato Casserole

6 camotes: 6 sweet potatoes
1/2 taza de azúcar blanca:1/2 cup of white sugar
2 huevos: two eggs
1 cucharadita de esencia de vainilla: 1tsp. of vainilla essence
1/4 de taza de leche evaporada:1/4 cup of evaporated milk
1/2 taza de mayonesa: 1/2 cup of mayonaise
Cocinar los camotes, majarlos y mezclar con el resto de los ingredientes
Boil the sweet potatoes. When they are cooked,mash them. Mix with the rest of ingredients.
Echar la mezcla en un molde enmantequillado: pour the mixture in a greased pan.
Cubierta: Topping
1 taza de azúcar rubia: 1 cup of brown sugar
1/3 taza de harina:1/3 cup of flour
1/2 taza de margarina: 1/2 cup of margarine
Nueces picadas: chopped walnuts
Mezclar y echarlos encima de la mezcla de camotes. Meter al horno de 350 grados F por aproximadamente 45 minutos, o hasta que esté dorado.
Mix and pour on top of the sweet potatoes mixture and bake at 350 degreesF for aproximately 45 mins. or until the top is browned.

Christmas Ham with Crescent Rolls

Old-Fashioned Holiday Glazed Ham on the Food Network

Old-Fashioned Holiday Glazed Ham on the Food Network

Ingredients
1 spiral-sliced half ham (Paula prefers Smithfield)
1 20-ounce can pineapple slices, juice reserved
15 to 20 whole cloves (optional)
1 small jar maraschino cherries
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
2 tablespoons yellow mustard

Directions


Preheat the oven as directed on the ham package and follow the instructions for baking the ham. Remove the ham from the oven about 30 minutes before the end of the warming time.

Decoratively arrange the pineapple slices on top of the ham, securing them with whole cloves, if using, or toothpicks. Place a cherry in the center of each pineapple ring and secure with a clove or toothpick.

In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, mustard and just enough of the reserved pineapple juice to make a thick glaze. Spoon the glaze over the ham and bake for the remaining 30 minutes. Remove the ham from the oven, transfer to a cutting board and carve.






































































































































































































































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Puré de Papas Navideño: Mashed Potato Casserole

4 libras de Papas Amarillas o Yukon Gold: 4 pounds of Yukon Gold Potatoes...
1/4 de taza de mantequilla:1/4cup of real butter
1 cucharadita de sal: 1 tsp. salt
1/2 cucharadita de pimienta: 1/2 tsp. pepper
1/2 taza de leche evaporada: 1/2 cup of evaporated milk
1 paquete de 8 onzas de queso crema: 8oz package cream cheese
1/2 taza de queso parmesano: 1/2 cup of parmesan cheese
una taza de queso cheddar para cubrir el puré en los últimos 15 minutos del horneado: One cup of shredded cheddar cheese, which you will put on top of casserole on the last 15 mins. of baking.
Preparación: Preparation
Pelar y cortar en cuadritos las papas. Hervir hasta que estén cocinadas y aplastar con el majador de papas y utilizar la batidora para agregarle poco a poco los demás ingredientes, hasta que estén bien mezclados.
Peel and cut potatoes into squares. Boil until cooked and mash using mixer. Add and mix thoroughly the rest of the ingredients.
Agregar: Stir in
1 pimiento verde picado, una cebolla picada: one diced green pepper and one diced medium onion.
Echar la mezcla en un molde enmantequillado y refrigerar durante la noche... o por lo menos, dos horas.
Transfer mixture into buttered baking dish. Refrigerate overnight or at least 2 hours.
Hornear cubierto, a 325 grados F. por 1 hora: Bake covered at 325 degrees F.
Sacar del horno y echarle encima 1 taza de queso cheddar desmenuzado. Remove from oven and spread cheddar cheese on top.
Regresar al horno y cocinar descubierto por 15 minutos adicionales. Return to oven and bake uncovered for 15 additional minutes.