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Showing posts with label lemon. Show all posts

Quest 94: Creamy Sundried Tomato & Pesto Cucco with Zucchini Noodles


In Breathe of the Wild I am so happy they brought back cucco corralling. This little piece of nostalgia helps bring the story back for people like me who have been playing Zelda since we were four. It is also good because it gives you a sense of purpose for a moment in the game - instead of ooh shiny! and running in the opposite direction you were heading until the next shiny thing comes along. Don't get me wrong, I am enjoying BotW, especially in Master Mode. I just have to deal with my own demons with keeping concentrated on the task at hand. Speaking of which, today's recipe is Creamy Sundried Tomotoes & Pesto Cucco with Zucchini Noodles - Say that 3 times fast. Go ahead, I'll wait..... Anyways, this recipe seems like it has a lot going on, but it really isn't too bad on the difficulty scale. More time consuming with making the zoodles. If you can handle a nest of golden bokoblins, you can handle this recipe without issue. Enjoy!

Gear!
20 oz. Chicken Breast
3 Medium Zucchini
3 T Pesto
1/4 cup. Sundried Tomatoes
1 Lemon
1/4 cup Parmesean Cheese
3 oz. Goat Cheese with Herbs
3 oz. Corn Spaghetti
1 cup Heavy Whipping Cream

Quest!
Gather your ingredients!












Trim fat from chcken breasts. Season with salt and pepper.


Cook chicken breast in a pan until just white.

Zoodle your zucchini ti make long noodles. Cut longer pieces shorted for better noodle management.

Add pesto, sundried tomatoes, lemon juice, lemon zest, goat cheese and heavy cream to the pan of chicken. Stir to help the goat cheese melt. Bring to a simmer for about 2-3 minutes.


Bring together 6 qts of boiling water with salt. Add corn spaghetti to water and cook for 5 minutes. Add zoodles and cook for 2-3 minutes.
Drain noodles.
Add noodles to chicken.
Stir.

Add Parmesean on top and enjoy!

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Quest 74: Vitreous - Gelatin Boss Fight


It's time to do a boss fight! Vitreous is the sixth boss in A Link to the Past in Misery Mire. Described as "a gigantic eyeball surrounded by smaller eyeballs, immersed in an acidic green liquid" certainly sounds yummy, but I think we can make it a little more palatable. Enjoy today's quest to defeat this monster on our quest to save the princess and ourselves from hunger. Enjoy!






Gear!
Large Box Lime Gelatin 
2 cups boiling water
2 cups cold water
Small Box Instant Lemon Pudding
2 cups milk, cold
A dozen blueberries
2 envelopes Knoxx unflavored gelatin
Blueberries
Silicone Ice Cube Tray
Bundt pan


Quest!
 In a bowl, add one envelope of unflavored gelatin to the bowl along with the 2 cups of cold milk. Let gelatin bloom for about 5 minutes. Add lemon pudding mix and mix together for about 2 minutes. It should be pretty thick. Set aside until you get the ice cube trays set up.







I used a flower silicone ice cube tray from IKEA. This one is nice because it has a place for the blueberries to sit in. Speaking of which, add the blueberries to the bottom of your tray. Any shape should work, but something rounded is appropriate for the eye shape we are trying to achieve.

Once you get the tray all set up with blueberries, add the lemon pudding to the tray. Set in the fridge to set up for several hours. You will have extra lemon pudding, so eat up! It's yummy!

 In a bowl, add the other envelop of unflavored gelatin along with the large box of lime gelatin. Add the boiling water and stir to dissolve. Add the cold water to the mixture and stir. Once combined, pour into bundt pan to create a shape. Set in the fridge to set up until fully set.
 I did have a little trouble getting my eyes out of the ice cube tray, so I did pop it into the freezer for about an hour and that seemed to help.
 Add the eyes to the main gelatin mold by cutting into the gelatin and pushing the eye into the slit.
Do this all the way around until they are all in the mold.
 In order to demold this thing, first add hot water to a large bowl. hold the bottom of the bundt pan into the hot water for about 30 seconds. Place a plate on top of the bundt pan and flip it over. If all goes relatively well, you should have something salvageable.
 Like this! It looks a little goofy, but take a spoon and flip the eyes around a little more . . .
Ta-da! Your very own boss monster! This is pretty refreshing on these hot summer days, and I hope you will enjoy it too. 











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Tingle's Random Cooking Tips: Lemon Curd

Kooloo-Limpah! Tingle is out and putting random stuff into the world. So, we've given him a chance to prove himself useful by handing out random cooking tips.  These tips are completely random when they come out - so stay tuned! Anyways, Lemon Curd is super easy to make and it sad that they charge so much for it in grocery store. Since it is citrus season, Tingle thought it appropriate to give you something to do with it all. This is not limited to lemons, but also try grapefruit, blood oranges, tangerines, key limes, etc. The best part - it can kept frozen for up to a year if we do things right. Keep some on hand for Springtime desserts and Summer trifles.

Gear!
5 Egg Yolks
1 Cup Sugar
1/3 cup of fresh lemon juice and zest 
1 Stick of Butter - Cut into small pieces then chilled

Now, let's make the curd! In a double-boiler bowl, combine egg yolks and sugar whisk until smooth, about 1 minute. Zest and squeeze the lemons. Add juice and zest to egg mixture and whisk smooth. Place on double boiler.


Continuously whisk until thickened over medium heat, approximately 8 minutes, or until mixture coats the back of a spoon and is generally the consistency of pudding.
Remove promptly from heat and stir in butter a piece at a time. It should start getting think and rich.Transfer to a container and chill for at least 2 hours. Extra Tip! If it seems a little runny after chilling, you can put it back in the double boiler - if really runny also add another egg yolk and cook down until thickens up. Chill again for at least 2 hours.

To freeze, divide into small freezer safe containers. Label with date and keep in the freezer until ready to use - should keep for months.

Quest 52: Lemon Cucco Quiche with Ordon Goat Cheese

Cuccos are still running amuck throughout Hyrule. Here is another recipe to help thin the population while enjoying the lovely goat cheese from Ordon. This recipe is versatile enough to make into a pasta dish and is easy enough either way for a great week night meal. Enjoy!

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Gear!
1 10oz. chicken breast
1 15oz. can of artichoke hearts
3 oz. herb and garlic goat cheese
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
1 Tablespoon capers
3 eggs
salt and pepper
1 GF pie crust

Quest!

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Blind bake the crust for 10-15 minutes. 






Cut chicken breast into small pieces and cook in a pan until it turns white. 

Chop artichoke hearts into small pieces and add them to the chicken. Add lemon juice and bring to a boil.
Turn heat down to medium and stir in capers. Add goat cheese. Stir until melted.
 At this point, this dish can go a number of ways. You can use it as a pasta sauce with linguine -OR you can continue on and make a quiche.


Add filling to our pie crust from before. Scramble eggs and add it over the filling - making sure that it gets in with the filling. Bake on a baking sheet in the 350 degree F oven for about 20-25 minutes.
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Ta-da! Enjoy warm or cool










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Quest 43: Triforce Triple Berry Trifle

In the U.S. it is time once again to celebrate our independence and what better way than with things that are in season - Berries!! Being that there are so many berries in season all at once where I dwell, these work really well with our favorites like lemon curd and cool whip and cake. Don't worry - we'll make this Zelda related by using Triforce shapes. It may be a bit of a stretch, but it sure is delicious. Enjoy!




Gear! Get the printable recipe here!
1 yellow cake - I used a GF Betty Crocker mix this time
2 cups of lemon curd - ingredients below
6 oz. marscapone cheese
2 T. lemon juice
4 T. sugar separated
1 cup heavy whipping cream
2 cups sliced strawberries
2 cups blueberries
2 cups raspberries

Lemon Curd 
5 Egg Yolks
1 Cup Sugar
1/3 cup of fresh lemon juice and zest (about 3 lemons worth)
1 Stick of Butter - Cut into small pieces then chilled

 The Quest!
First, let's make the lemon curd! We covered this in our Pi Day Special and I can't encourage you enough to make your own. It is so easy and so much cheaper than buying it. Anyways, in a double-boiler bowl, combine egg yolks and sugar whisk until smooth, about 1 minute. Zest and squeeze the lemons. Add juice and zest to egg mixture and whisk smooth. Place on double boiler. Continuously whisk until thickened over medium heat, approximately 8 minutes, or until mixture coats the back of a spoon and is generally the consistency of pudding. Remove promptly from heat and stir in butter a piece at a time. Transfer to a container and chill for at least 2 hours.

Next prepare your cake. You can make a cake from scratch, use a cake mix or a pre-made cake from the bakery - really whatever floats your boat. Cut your cake into small slices. Wash and prep your berries.
Note: I used a GF Betty Crocker Cake Mix. This makes the equivalent of a one layer cake. So, you may need to double your berries and cream filling if you are using a two layer cake. 


With a hand mixer, whip your cream with 2 T. of sugar until you have stiff peaks - not butter!!! Set aside. Beat your marscapone cheese with 2 T. of sugar until soft then add lemon juice and mix to combine. Fold in whipped cream.





In a bowl place a layer of berries. You can chooses to either keep your berries separated as I did or you can mix them together. Then add a layer of marscapone cheese mixture on top of the berries. The next layer is a layer of cake followed by a layer of lemon curd. Then we repeat the layers.



 

On the top of the layers, place three golden triangles of cake that were left from the remnants of cake. Divide the remaining berries into three parts around the triforce. Enjoy!

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Quest 33: Lemon Sun Tart - Happy Pi Day!

Happy Pi Day! Each year, on 3.14 it is our duty as a part of the geek community to celebrate with delicious pie! Today, we will be doing our part by creating a tribute to both Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask. With Spring well on its way, it seemed appropriate to have something with a little Spring flair - Lemon Sun Tart. Now for those of you not playing along at home, sun markers appear in the Spirit Temple in OoT and in the Ikana Castle in Majora's Mask. This is so good, you may be making them again come Easter. Enjoy!



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Crust
2 cups almond flour
½ teaspoon sea salt 
½ teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon vanilla
5 Tablespoons of butter -  cut into pieces and cold 
3 tablespoons sugar
1 Large Egg
Lemon Curd
5 Egg Yolks
1 Cup Sugar
1/3 cup of fresh lemon juice and zest (about 3 lemons worth)
1 Stick of Butter - Cut into small pieces then chilled

Additions
Raspberries
Nectarines
Blueberries
Whipped Cream

The Quest!
 Start with the crust.  In a food processor, pulse all the crust ingredients until combined. 





Wrap the crust in plastic wrap and rest in the fridge for about 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Press the mixture into either a greased large tart pan or two small tart pans. We are making one large tart pan for this post. 


Flash bake the crust for about 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool completely.




Now, let's make the lemon curd! In a double-boiler bowl, combine egg yolks and sugar whisk until smooth, about 1 minute. Zest and squeeze the lemons. Add juice and zest to egg mixture and whisk smooth. Place on double boiler. Continuously whisk until thickened over medium heat, approximately 8 minutes, or until mixture coats the back of a spoon and is generally the consistency of pudding.


Remove promptly from heat and stir in butter a piece at a time. Transfer to a container and chill for at least 2 hours. 






Putting it all together! Spoon the lemon curd into the cooled crust. Slice nectarines and wash berries.






Arrange fruit by creating a circle in the center - be creative - we used raspberries and blueberries. Then add nectarines as half of the sun rays and raspberries as the other half. Use blueberries for eyes and whipped cream for the whites of eyes and mouth. 




Gorgeous! Enjoy this lovely tart.


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