…from the Perspectives’ KitchenHow you doin’? It’s Sunday morning and I have a bunch of people coming over for Brunch. I have about a million things spinning in my head. What kind of morning cake can I make in a hurry? I went to my standby database of Perspectives’ recipes and pulled up My Palm Grill favorites Brunch Bakes. The first thing I clicked on was Ed’s Easy, Lazy-Man’s Cake—OH YEEEAAAH… that’s it! This is old southern, baking soda family cake is so good, and the best part about it is that it’s so easy to make and it’s packed with loads of Southern pecan flavor. It’s customizable (see ChefSecret) and is easier and better than a store-bought boxed cake! Prep time: 10 minutes Bake time: 35 to 45 minutes Yield: 16 servings Ingredients For the cake 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups granulated sugar 2 slightly beaten eggs, 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract 1 teaspoon baking soda 16 ounces canned crushed pineapple with juice For the frosting 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter 1 cup granulated sugar 3/4 cup evaporated milk 1 cup toasted chopped pecans 1 cup lightly toasted shredded coconut 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract Directions To make the cake
ChefSecret: I like to add a couple of tablespoons of crushed pineapple to the frosting mixture. I also sometimes switch out the vanilla extract in the frosting for almond extract. You can enhance the flavor by adding in some blueberries to the cake batter. Quip of the Day: Don’t get mad at lazy people; they didn’t do anything. ------------------------------------------- Do you have a question or comment? Send your thoughts to ed@perspectives-la.com. All recipes and cooking tips are posted on our website https://www.perspectives-la.com/covid-19-survival-guide. ------------------------------------------- To you and everyone dear to you, be strong, positive, stay well, stay safe and be kind. Take a breath and count your blessings, and if you have a little extra to share with others, please consider donating to Feeding America, Tunnel to Towers, Union Rescue Mission and/or American Red Cross. #Baking #Cake #Treat #Dessert #Brunch #Breakfast #Pineapple #Coconut #BrunchCake #2024Recipes #URM #T2T #FeedingAmerica #RedCross #PerspectivesTheConsultingGroup ©PERSPECTIVES/The Consulting Group, LLC, 2024
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…from the Perspectives’ Kitchen How you doin’? When I was growing up my mother used to think of “cute” names of meals to make them more inviting—dinner omelets we called Conglomeration—eggs mixed with most anything. Taste Ticklers were sweet and sour Danish meatballs. Egg salad with avocado was Green Egg Surprise. Everything was a surprise in our house. You would have thought she had trouble getting me to eat—that wasn’t true. I haven’t thought about Egg Surprise in years until I saw a recipe in the Gelson’s flyer recently. What is Green Egg Surprise? It’s very green egg salad made with perfectly ripe avocados, a little chopped garlic, dill and parsley, and freshly squeezed lemon juice. It’s super creamy and fresh and I love adding the herbs to the mix for more flavor thrills. The herbs give the salad a nice flavor and spring flair without squashing its essential egginess. Even without all the mayo, this tastes like a great egg salad we all know and love. The beauty of avocado egg salad, of course, is that it’s easy to make—you can even let the kids help you out by doing the mashing. And then it’s just a matter of piling it on a toasty everything bagel. Yes, it will taste great on any sort of bagel, but the combo of creamy, herby, crunchy, oniony, seedy and garlicky is pretty damn magical. Bagel sandwiches are a no-brainer for a fancy midweek lunch or weekend brunch. Bagels are always delicious, and people are generally surprised and delighted to see egg salad—it’s one of those classics that most of us forget to make at home. Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 25 minutes (eggs) Yield: Serves 6 Ingredients 2 ripe avocados, peeled and pitted 6 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and medium diced 3 tablespoons chopped fresh dill, plus more for garnish 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley 2 tablespoons minced garlic 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil 2 teaspoons kosher salt or to your taste 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper or to your taste 6 everything bagels, cut in half and toasted And, yes… there is no mayonnaise Directions
ChefSecret: If you don’t have fresh dill or parsley on hand, you can use chives, tarragon or cilantro instead. I cook my eggs just until the water boils. I take the eggs off the heat and let them steep in hot water for 17 minutes. Then I plunge them in cold ice water with ice cubes until completely chilled. Surprise—those eggs will be perfect. Quip of the Day: Where can you go to learn more about eggs? The hen-cyclopedia. ------------------------------------------- Do you have a question or comment? Send your favorite recipes, pictures or thoughts to ed@perspectives-la.com. Recipes and cooking tips are posted on our website https://www.perspectives-la.com/covid-19-survival-guide. ------------------------------------------- To you and everyone dear to you, be strong, positive, stay well, stay safe and be kind. Take a breath and count your blessings, and if you have a little extra to share with others, please consider donating to Feeding America, Tunnel to Towers, Union Rescue Mission and/or American Red Cross. #Entree #Salad #Sandwich #Bagel #EggSaladSurprise #Avocado #AvocadoEggSalad #EverythingBagel #Bagel #Lunch #2024Recipes #URM #T2T #FeedingAmerica #RedCross #PerspectivesTheConsultingGroup ©PERSPECTIVES/The Consulting Group, LLC, 2024 …from the Perspectives’ Happy Hour BarHow you doin’? I can’t remember a time when I went out to eat with my parents to a “fancy” restaurant where I didn’t order a Shirley Temple when my folks ordered their martinis. So, just who was Shirley Temple? Shirley Jane Temple was born on April 23, 1928, at Santa Monica Hospital, the third child of homemaker Gertrude Temple and bank employee George Temple. Temple's mother encouraged her to develop her singing, dancing, and acting talents. At about this time, her mother began styling Temple's hair in ringlets.[15] While at the dance school, Temple was spotted by Charles Lamont, who was a casting director for a movie company. Little 3-year old Shirley hid behind a piano while he was in the studio. Lamont liked Temple and invited her to audition. He signed her to a contract in 1932. Educational Pictures launched its Baby Burlesques, 10-minute comedy shorts satirizing recent films and events, using preschool children in every role. In 1933, Temple appeared in Glad Rags to Riches, a parody of the Mae West feature She Done Him Wrong, with Temple as a saloon singer. That same year, she appeared in Kid 'in' Africa as a child imperiled in the jungle and in Runt Page, a pastiche of the previous year's The Front Page. The younger players in the cast recited their lines phonetically. Shirley Temple became one of the most popular actresses in the world (child or adult) at that time and even won an Academy Award—a miniature of the adult sized one. While all this was going on children all over the world were ordering a drink—Shirley Temple—made with 7/Up and grenadine topped with a Marsicano cherry. All these years later you can still find a grown-up version of a favorite mocktail, the Shirley Temple. A Bend Over Shirley cocktail is the made with the same grenadine and lemon-lime soda, it has the same fruity taste you loved as a kid along with a kick-ass adaptation from the 2-ounces of vodka. Prep time: 3 minutes Yield: 1 cocktail Ingredients 2 ounces vodka 1 ounce grenadine 4 ounces lemon-lime soda 3 Maraschino cherries for garnish Directions
ChefSecret: You can use a plain vodka or substitute a cherry-flavored brand such as Smirnoff, or Skyy. Grenadine is not made from cherries but a deep red, pomegranate-flavored syrup. You can use Sprite or 7/Up for the lemon-lime flavor. For a more traditional approach, substitute ginger ale and an added splash of orange juice. Quip of the Day: A vampire walks into a bar and tells the bartender he wants a Shirley Temple. The bartender heads to the backroom and a few moments later, he comes out with his drink. The vampire sips his drink and quickly spits it out. "This isn't a Shirley Temple," he tells the bartender. "I can't help it, buddy," the bartender says. "She's been dead for eight years." ------------------------------------------ Do you have a question or comment? Send your thoughts to ed@perspectives-la.com. All recipes and cooking tips are posted on our website https://www.perspectives-la.com/covid-19-survival-guide. ------------------------------------------- To you and everyone dear to you, be strong, positive, stay well, stay safe and be kind. Take a breath and count your blessings, and if you have a little extra to share with others, please consider donating to Feeding America, Tunnel to Towers, Union Rescue Mission and/or American Red Cross. #Cocktail #Mocktail #ShirleyTemple #Grenadine #Vodka #Lemon-Lime #7-Up #Cheers #HappyHour #2024 #T2T #URM #FeedingAmerica #RedCross #PerspectivesTheConsultingGroup ©PERSPECTIVES/The Consulting Group, LLC, 2024 |
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