before

before
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the cream puff experiment...

after
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this is my second attempt at this recipe and this time it was not as puffy as i would have hoped. hopefully next time it will be more puffylicious.


cream puff pastry:
1 cup boiling water
1 stick butter
1/8 tsp salt
1 cup flour
3-4 eggs (depending on the size of the eggs)

boil water and butter until butter is melted...turn off heat and
immediately add salt and flour...hand mix until it forms a pasty
substance......use mixer and drop in one egg at a time...spoon onto
ungreased baking sheet...(about 1.5 inch balls...the puff pastry
EXPANDS!!).....bake for about 15-20minutes at 375-400 depending on your
oven....bake until puffy and golden brown!

filling:
1 cup heavy cream
1 cup milk
1 package instant vanilla pudding

mix well and put in fridge for at least 15minutes to set

project frenzy 2009

the memorial day weekend was the perfect opportunity to get into a few projects that have been on the back burner of my brain. i FINALLY cleared out the plant graveyard that was my patio and planted a few fun herbs and flowers. with all of the patio action going on i noticed that my amaryllis had grown a bud! guess i'd better start watering that thing again. ;-)


farmers market bounty
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donut peach, white peach, and nectarine from the jack london square farmers market. yay for the stone fruits!

from left to right
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thyme, sweet basil, green onion

tomato plant
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i even bought a tomato cage in anticipation of growth!

amaryllis
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amaryllis watch in action!

basil
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from the farmers market topped our dinner last nite. crust made with the famed no knead bread recipe from the ny times. went for a half-half wheat to white ratio.

work windowsill
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charles at work gave me a plant! it brightens up my work area.

sun tea
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recipe:
take one old (clean) giant pickle jar. fill with water. place 6 american classic teabags and 1one inch piece of crushed ginger in pickle jar. screw lid on tightly. place in sun. let the sun work it's magic. voila! sun tea!