Warcraft: Morning Glory Dew
Morning Glory Dew
A Chilled Summer Soup
2 large cucumbers – peeled, seeded, and diced
1 cup sour cream
1 cup plain yogurt
1 cup vegetable broth
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 cup chopped fresh mint
1/2 cup chopped fresh dill
Combine cucumber, sour cream, yogurt, vegetable broth, and garlic in a large bowl; blend together using an immersion blender until smooth. Blend in mint and dill.
I do not have an immersion blender so I used a food Processor.
Refrigerate until chilled, about 1 hour.
I used a ziplock bag with yogurt in it. I cut a hole in the corner of it to make the swirl.
Yum!
Warcraft: Sauteed Carrots
Sautéed Carrots
A recipe from Halfhill
I liberated these babies from my dad’s garden. Thanks dad!
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 large clove garlic, minced
2 carrots cut into strips
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon fresh-ground black pepper
2 teaspoons lemon juice
Serves two.
In a medium nonstick frying pan, heat 1 1/2 tablespoons of the oil over moderately low heat. Add the garlic, carrots, sugar, salt, the pepper. Cook, covered, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes.
Uncover the pan. Raise the heat to moderate and cook, stirring frequently, until the carrots are very tender and beginning to brown, about 8 minutes longer.
Remove the pan from the heat. Stir in the remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons oil and the lemon juice.
Yum!
Spicy Mushan Noodles – Warcraft
Spicy Mushan Noodles
Pick a nice cut of beef, I used a round steak.
Season with:
Red pepper flakes
garlic
onions
Salt & pepper
Bake for 20 minutes.
For the sauce:
1/2 cup soy sauce
2 cups beef stock
2 tsp sugar
1 tsp ginger
2 tbs flour (for thickening)
Saute cabbage (optional) until soft.
Cut beef into strips.
Add sauce and beef strips to cabbage.
Add broccoli.
Reduce to low to medium heat.
Simmer until sauce thickens.
Add noodles slowly.
Fold noodles carefully to coat evenly.
Yum!
Braised Turtle – Warcraft
1 (2 1/2 pound) boneless pork loin roast,rolled and tied
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 tablespoons butter
3 cups whole milk
1 clove garlic, minced
3 tablespoons water
Season pork loin with salt and pepper.
Heat oil and butter in a large pot over medium-high heat and brown pork loin on all sides.
Slowly pour the milk in with the pork.
Stir in the garlic.
Allow the milk to come to boil, then lower the heat to medium-low.
Partially cover with the lid and cook until the pork is no longer pink in the center, about 1 hour and 45 minutes.
A thermometer inserted into the center should read 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).
Remove pork and set aside to rest for 15 minutes.
If the milk is not already a nutty brown color, increase the heat until the milk beings to brown.
Pour the water into the pan, and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off of the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon.
Slice the pork and serve with the milk sauce.
Yum!
Horchata – Psych
You will need:
1 cup uncooked white long-grain rice
5 cups water
1/2 cup milk
1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/2 tablespoon ground cinnamon
2/3 cup white sugar
Pour the rice and water into the bowl of a blender; blend until the rice just begins to break up, about 1 minute.
If you have any rice that slips through, use a coffee filter to strain the smaller pieces.
Stir the milk, vanilla, cinnamon, and sugar into the rice water. Stir the cinnamon for a few minutes until most of it is incorporated.
Chill and stir before serving over ice. The cinnamon will float to the top when it sits for a while. A quick shake or stir will fix it right up.
It has a cool, cinnamon refreshing flavor to it.
Quatro Queso Dos Fritos – Psych
They may not travel well but they reheat great.
You will need:
Potatoes
2 cups four cheese blended (shredded)
Fry batter of your choice. (I used a beer batter)
Hot oil
Wash and peel the potatoes.
Cut a one inch top off the top like the photo above.
Hollow out the potato leaving a 1/2 inch wall around the outside of the potato.
Stuff with shredded or chunk cheese.
Use toothpicks to hold the top on the potato in place.
Fry in hot oil until they start to turn golden brown.
Remove from heat and coat in batter.
Leaving toothpicks in.
Fry again until coating turns brown and crispy.
Let cook for 5 minutes for the cheese to thicken.
Remove toothpicks. Serve.
Yum!
Cabbage Stir Fry – Guild Wars 2
Saute ginger, garlic and onions.
Add carrots.
Add chopped cabbage. Pile it high, it will cook down.
Cook until tender.
Remove from heat and add 2 tablespoons of soy sauce.
Serve with chicken or beef and rice.
Conjured Mana Brownie – World of Warcraft
If you are like me and never have heavy cream, here is how to make it.
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup melted butter
Combine slowly, whisk.
If the butter clumps in the milk. Don’t fret, just microwave it for 5 or 10 seconds.
It will melt again and combine properly.
Ta-da! Heavy cream!
Now back to the caramel glaze.
Add the sugar to a pan.
Add the water.
Bring to a boil. It will look like the above photo. It is OK if it bubbles.
You will stare at the bubbling sugar for about 10 minutes. Stir frequently.
When it browns into a light amber color, remove from heat.
Add butter and stir.
Slowly add heavy cream. It will foam up, don’t be alarmed.
Add salt.
Put aside to let it sit and cool.
Remove the brownie from the pan and slice in to servings.
Pineapple Sundae’s, The Twisted Nether and Nat Pagle.
Teldrassil Tenderloin ~ World of Warcraft
You will need:
Varity of your favorite vegetables. I used:
Potatoes (red and white)
Carrots
Green Beans
2 tablespoons Olive Oil
salt and pepper
Lay tenderloins on top of roasted vegetables.
Place back into 350 degree oven for 10 -15 more minutes.
My tenderloins were thin, thicker cut pieces may need to bake longer.
Serve! One pan, no mess. Yum!
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