Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Bacon Milkshake

Ingredients:
  • One pound of bacon
  •  ½ Cup of Whole Milk
  • 2 ½ tablespoons of Maple Syrup
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • 9 scoops of Vanilla Ice Cream
  • Whipped Cream
  • Chocolate Syrup

Directions:

Fry the bacon and drain fat into separate bowl. 

Put the milk, maple syrup, salt, and ice cream in the blender. 

Add 4 Tablespoons of the bacon fat into the mix. 

Pulse it on a lower setting. 

Pour into glasses and top with whipped cream and crumbled bacon.  Feel free to add drizzles of chocolate syrup as well. 

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Kung Fu Panda Noodle Soup

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons canola oil
½ cup yellow onion finely chopped
½ cup celery finely chopped
½ cup carrots sliced in 1/2-inch rounds
1 clove garlic, minced
1-inch piece fresh ginger, grated
1 whole baby bok choy, chopped into ½-inch pieces (approx ½ cup total)
½ cup sliced mushrooms (Shitakes)
4 cups chicken broth
1 cup water
2 rounds of Udon noodles (it comes 3 rounds in a pkg so you’ll have one round left over; Soba would work too)
Soy sauce taste
Dash of sesame oil
Cilantro for garnish
Green onion for garnish



Directions:

In large soup pot, heat oil over medium heat


Add onion, celery, carrots; stir and sauté for approximately 1 minute


Add garlic and ginger; give it a stir and add Bok Choy, mushrooms, broth and water


Bring to boil then add Udon noodles, give it a good stir and cook for 3 minutes


Remove from heat, serve in bowls topped with soy sauce, sesame oil, cilantro and/or green onion