Farmers Market

I got up at an obnoxiously early hour and found myself driving in the rain to the Saturday farmers market off Orange Street. It was packed. they always have a nice crowd but I didn't think there would be that many people out in the rain.

I bought Honeywell oranges.



And massive quantities of strawberries.


I'm going to try a Rachel Ray recipe. I can't stand her, but the recipe sounds kinda simple and I have lots of strawberries. Stuffed roasted stawberries.

I have many large strawberries and I thought I could try this instead of dipping them in chocolate.


I also bought organic green onions. They are HUGE. I'm going to use them in a sausage casserole for dinner, since I actually managed to find shredded white cheddar in Florida. It's next to impossible to find. I cleaned out the dairy case. Why Floridians have such an aversion to white cheese . . . I'll never understand.

Baby eggplants also caught my eye. I think I am going to grill them with my steaks tomorrow.

I'll chop and freeze one red pepper and then I'll use the other in the casserole.

The only thing I didn't take a pic of are the baby red skinned potatoes. If it stays rainy and cool, I'm making clam chowder on Monday. Or maybe I should make it tomorrow for Monday. Hmmmm . . .

Sad News (Corny but I liked it)

Please join me in remembering a great icon of the entertainment community. The Pillsbury Doughboy died yesterday of a yeast infection and trauma complications from repeated pokes in the belly. He was 71.

Doughboy was buried in a lightly greased coffin. Dozens of celebrities turned out to pay their respects, including Mrs. Butterworth, Hungry Jack, the California Raisins, Betty Crocker, the Hostess Twinkies, and Captain Crunch. The grave site was piled high with flours.

Aunt Jemima delivered the eulogy and lovingly described Doughboy as a man who never knew how much he was kneaded. Doughboy rose quickly in show business, but his later life was filled with turnovers. He was not considered a very smart cookie, wasting much of his dough on half-baked schemes. Despite being a little flaky at times he still was a crusty old man and was considered a positive roll model for millions.

Doughboy is survived by his wife Play Dough, two children, John Dough and Jane Dough, plus they had one in the oven. He is also survived by his elderly father, Pop Tart.

The funeral was held at 3:50 for about 20 minutes.

If this made you smile for even a brief second, please rise to the occasion and take time to pass it on and share that smile with someone else who may be having a crumby day and kneads it

Judy's Kiffel Recipe

1 lb butter

12 oz cream cheese (full fat)

4 cups flour

Cream butter and cheese, add flour until thoroughly mixed,

shape into 4 balls, cover each with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 3 hours.

Make Filling:

Filling:

1 lb ground nuts ( I use walnuts)

1 1/2 cup confectioners sugar

1/2 cup milk

2 egg whites slightly beaten

Mix all ingredients until blended, put in fridge until dough is ready.

When dough is chilled roll each ball out on 10X sugar till about 1/8 inch thick, cut into circles about (3 inch diameter). Fill with teaspoon of nut filling placed on top third of dough circle. Fold dough over filling, then fold over again and crimp edges. Resembles a little burrito.

Bake in preheated 375 degree oven for about 14 minutes, just until the bottoms start to turn golden. I use parchment on my cookie sheets. They don't seem to burn for me when I do that.

Remove from oven, sift 10X sugar over while still hot. Cool and store.