Saturday, September 13, 2014
Sunday, September 7, 2014
The Postmistress
I finished up the Postmistress last weekend but didn't get around to my food until this weekend. I had heard an interview with the author of the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society author - Annie Barrows, and she had recommended it. Right away I put it on my "To read " list.
I have mixed feelings on it. It is the story of 3 women during WW2. Emma- newly married to a doctor in a Cape Cod town. Iris- The Postmistress and Frankie- a war correspondent. I liked hearing their stories but wanted more. I felt like the majority of the story was with Frankie who was witnessing the earlier parts of the war in London and in France. But I wanted more about Iris and Emma. The story is set up as a Postmistress who makes a decision to not deliver the mail. that is a bit of a stretch. She holds one letter. Overall I'd give it a 3.5 out of 5. With the potential of being a 4.5 if the other stores had been built out more.
I made Scones because so much of Frankie's time is in London. just like the book, I'd give them a 3.5 out of 5. I tried a new recipe and changed it up a bit. They are cheddar/parmesan buttermilk scones. They turned out ok but need a little more umph! not enough cheese or something. A fine scone but I think next time I'll add a hint of chili powder or something.
3 cups of flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
3 tbls of cold unsalted butter
1 cup of shredded cheddar
1/2 cup of shredded parmesan
1/4 cup chives
1.5 cups of buttermilk.
add the flour, baking powder and butter to a food processor or use your hands to mix until cornmeal texture. add cheese, chives and buttermilk.
Roll out and cut into 8 triangles.
brush with egg. Bake at 400 for 20-25 minutes.
Like I said, a perfectly good scone but next time I'm taking the cheese up a level to something more exiting like Gouda or adding some chili powder for a pow!
I also did canning for the first time! A friend gave me a big bag of plums from her tree. I cut them up and cooked them with some cherries and sugar. It only made 4 jars! it was so many plums so I thought I'd get about 10 jars but that didn't happen. I guess it won't be the Christmas gifts for everyone at work like I was planning but it will be good for the family!
I made Scones because so much of Frankie's time is in London. just like the book, I'd give them a 3.5 out of 5. I tried a new recipe and changed it up a bit. They are cheddar/parmesan buttermilk scones. They turned out ok but need a little more umph! not enough cheese or something. A fine scone but I think next time I'll add a hint of chili powder or something.
3 cups of flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
3 tbls of cold unsalted butter
1 cup of shredded cheddar
1/2 cup of shredded parmesan
1/4 cup chives
1.5 cups of buttermilk.
add the flour, baking powder and butter to a food processor or use your hands to mix until cornmeal texture. add cheese, chives and buttermilk.
Roll out and cut into 8 triangles.
brush with egg. Bake at 400 for 20-25 minutes.
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| the finished product |
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| in the oven |
Like I said, a perfectly good scone but next time I'm taking the cheese up a level to something more exiting like Gouda or adding some chili powder for a pow!
I also did canning for the first time! A friend gave me a big bag of plums from her tree. I cut them up and cooked them with some cherries and sugar. It only made 4 jars! it was so many plums so I thought I'd get about 10 jars but that didn't happen. I guess it won't be the Christmas gifts for everyone at work like I was planning but it will be good for the family!
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