Recipes

[ChiliPepper]

Foolproof Sugar Cookies

PREP TIME: 20 minutes 

COOK TIME: 10 minutes 

TOTAL TIME: 30 minutes 

INGREDIENTS:

• 3 cups all purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup butter
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp almond extract
• 1 egg

INSTRUCTIONS:

• Preheat oven to 350. 
• In bowl, mix together 3 cups of the flour and baking power. Set aside.
• In separate bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Add in the extracts and the egg and beat until combined.
• Slowly add the flour mixture to the butter mixture. Dough will be crumbly.
• Press dough together with hands, and roll out on a well-floured surface. Cut shapes and place on a baking sheet covered in parchment paper.
• Refrigerate baking sheet for at least 10 minutes.
• Bake for 9-11 minutes, remove when cookie edges are just barely golden. Allow several minutes to cool on sheet before moving cookies to a rack.

Royal Icing

Royal Icing (piping consistency) 

PREP TIME: 10 minutes 

TOTAL TIME: 10 minutes 

INGREDIENTS:

 

• 1/2 cup water
• 3 Tbsp meringue powder
• 4 cups confectioner's (powdered) sugar sifted
• 1/2 tsp Karo syrup (optional)
• 1/8 tsp clear flavored extract (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS:

 

• Combine water and meringue powder in a bowl and beat with mixer until frothy.
• Sift powdered sugar into the same bowl and mix to combine
• Add syrup and extract if desired
• Beat the icing for 4-5 minutes until it is glossy and holds a peak if the beater is turned upside down

Medium Consistency

• Continue to add water ½ Tbsp at a time until at desired consistency (icing should disappear into itself in about 5 seconds after being dripped back into the mixing bowl).

Flooding Consistency

• Continue to add water ½ Tbsp at a time until at desired consistency (icing should disappear into itself in about 3 seconds after being dripped back into the mixing bowl).

[RespectLife]

Thanks @ChiliPepper 

I prefer all my cookies be soft and chewy!!  Yum!

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@RespectLife wrote:

Thanks @ChiliPepper 

I prefer all my cookies be soft and chewy!!  Yum!

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Okay, I lied @ChiliPepper 

Those chocolate wafer cookies were one of my FAVS growing up!!!

[ChiliPepper]

[ChiliPepper]

 

NATIONAL FRENCH FRY DAY

On the second Friday in July, we recognizes an American favorite known as the French fry on National French Fry Day.

 

French fries, also known as chips, fries, finger chips, or French-fried potatoes, are batons of deep-fried potatoes. No matter what we call them, they’re common fixtures at fast-food restaurants and are loved by all ages!

What are the best dipping sauces for French fries? 

Dipping sauces are a condiment choice based on personal preference. Though most people eat their fries with ketchup, some people like to step outside the tomato and choose something different. You can try anything you like, but we recommend:

• Ranch dressing
• Vinegar
• Mayonnaise
• Honey mustard
• Cheese

Beyond the condiments, chefs and home cooks sprinkle seasonings to add flavor and spice to their fries. Whether you add a little garlic and onion powder or spice it up Cajun style, a potato crisped just right will satisfy a combination of tastes.

You can top them with chili or nacho cheese and jalapeños, too. Depending on the type of fries, we might top them with even more ingredients and call them all sorts of things.

Delicious Alternatives

French fries are not only for potatoes. In fact, there are healthier alternatives that make a delicious alternative to traditional French fries.

• Sweet potatoes
• Jicama Fries
• Parsnips sliver fries
• Baked carrot fries
• Parmesan-Crusted Asparagus fries

A Mission To Petition 

In 2022, Checkers and Rally’s fast food restaurants went on a mission to petition National Day Calendar to change the date of National French Fry Day. Their goal was to change the July 13 date to the second Friday in July.

Under advisement of Cal our Calendar Mascot, National Day Calendar changed the date. National French Fry Day would be celebrated each year on a Friday!

NATIONAL FRENCH FRY DAY HISTORY

We were unable to find the creator or origin of National French Fry Day, but we found some great history regarding French Fries.  For instance, the expression “French Fried Potatoes” first occurs in print in English in the 1856 work Cookery for Maids of All Work by E. Warren. 

It is believed by some that the term “French” was introduced to the potatoes when the American soldiers arrived in Belgium during World War I and consequently tasted Belgian fries.

Since French was the official language of the Belgian Army at that time, it is possible the American soldiers began calling the fried potatoes “French” fries.

[ChiliPepper]

It will be time soon to make pickles! Anyone have any great easy pickle recipes???

[ChiliPepper]

[ChiliPepper]

Looks like a bunch of our posts got deleted. 

Bummer! 

Respectlife posted a great pickle recipe I wanted.

[ChiliPepper]