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Spring Farmers Market Tacos

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Spring weather is finally beginning to show up and that means farmers markets are beginning to look bountiful after the meager winter months. To celebrate, I put together a little appetizer made entirely of farmers market sourced ingredients. It’s simple to make, aside from some precision chopping, and meets a number of allergy friendly requirements with the exception of the cream cheese. I’ve called it a taco, since that’s the best way to describe how to eat it. You grasp the sides, pinch together, and the cream cheese grips the radishes and chives.

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You should be able to find all the produce at your local farmers market if spring weather has made it to your part of the world and if you’re lucky – you may find some fresh and locally produced cream cheese.  If you’ve never had fresh cream cheese, I would highly recommend seeking it out and using it instead of anything that comes in a box. Here in Seattle, my favorite dairy vendor is Glendale Shepherd – who can be found at the University District Market.

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Copycat Krispy Kreme Recipe

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Copy-Cat Krispy Kreme Recipe

Krispy Kreme was popping up all over cities about 10 years ago, but since then, many of them have closed, and it is not as easy to get those melt in your mouth treats. Those doughnuts right out of the oven could not be beat. So if you miss those doughnuts, then here is a recipe that is a great copycat doughnut that is so good. If you don’t have a deep fryer, or you’re too nervous to fry them in a pot, you can also fry these puppies in a shallow frying pan with some oil.

If you do have a Krispy Kreme shop near you, a great thing that they do for kids is give a free doughnut for every ‘A’ that your child receives on their report card!

Fun Fact about the doughnut: American captain Hanson Gregory came up with the ring-shaped doughnut on his ship in 1847. Tired of the raw centers of regular doughnuts, he cut out a hole with a tin pepper box before frying.


So let’s get to the recipe for some delish doughnuts.

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Krispy Kreme Copycat Doughnuts


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Copy Cat Krispy Kreme Recipe

Ingredients

    For the Dough
  • 2 (1/4 ounce) packages yeast
  • 1/4 cup water (105-115)
  • 1 1/2 cups lukewarm milk (scalded, then cooled)
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/3 cup shortening
  • 5 cups all-purpose flour
  • canola oil
    • For the Glaze
  • 1/3 cup butter
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 4 -6 tablespoons hot water

Instructions

  1. Dissolve yeast in warm water in 2 1/2-quart bowl. Add milk, sugar, salt, eggs, shortening and 2 cups flour. Beat on low for 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in remaining flour until smooth. Cover and let rise until double, 50-60 minutes. (Dough is ready when indentation remains when touched.) Turn dough onto floured surface; roll around lightly to coat with flour. Gently roll dough 1/2-inch thick with floured rolling pin. Cut with floured doughnut cutter. Cover and let rise until double, 30-40 minutes.
  2. Heat vegetable oil in deep fryer to 350°. Slide doughnuts into hot oil with wide spatula. Turn doughnuts as they rise to the surface. Fry until golden brown, about 1 minute on each side. Remove carefully from oil (do not prick surface); drain. Dip the doughnuts into creamy glaze set on rack.
    3. For the Glaze
  3. Heat butter until melted. Remove from heat. Stir in powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth. Stir in water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until desired consistency.
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Chocolate Cake with Biscoff Icing

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The combo of chocolate and peanut butter remind me of Frank Sinatra.  “Why?” you might ask.  Are you with me?  Ok, I’ll give you a clue.  The combination is so perfect, sort of like love and marriage.  Are you with me, yet?  Ok, I’ll give you the rest of the clue.  It is a song and here are some of the lyrics:

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Love and marriage, love and marriage
Go together like a horse and carriage
This I tell you brother
You can’t have one without the other

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My mom adapted this version of chocolate sheet cake from a recipe she has been using for years.  Its soooo good. This chocolate cake with any icing would be delicious but topped with peanut butter icing it is perfect.  Like the song says, “You can’t have one without the other“.  This marriage of chocolate cake and peanut butter frosting is just meant to be.

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Salt and Lemon Scrub For Wooden & Bamboo Cutting Boards

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I headed to my neighborhood butcher one night right before they closed and caught the butcher cleaning his butcher block. I sat and listened to his wisdom about this ancient process of cleaning the nice bamboo and wood cutting boards.  This is super cheap and you most likely have all the ingredients in your home.

The salt gets into any of those chop marks in the wood where bacteria gets trapped, and the lemon and salt both have antibacterial properties. For me, this is now a biweekly ritual. Hope you enjoy!

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Oh and p.s. If you have a plastic cutting board, do your self a favor and trash that and invest in a nice wood or bamboo one this is much better on the wear of your knifes edge. Your knives will thank you!

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What you will need:

  • salt
  • lemon
  • mineral oil
  • soap
  • water

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