Friday, October 23, 2015

Wild River State Park

Wild River State Park                                   
Oct 23 -25

43e
34 electrical sites
35 miles of hiking trails

Wild River State Park is located 13 miles north of Taylors Falls along the St Croix River. There are 35 miles of hiking trails at this park for many hours of enjoyment at different levels of abilities.  
As you can see this is our favorite park because of all it's trails.   


Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Spiced Pumpkin Soup using Ghost Pumpkin


Spiced Pumpkin Soup 
using Ghost Pumpkin
from Food.com

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 lbs pumpkin, cleaned and cut in chunks
  • 2 tablespoons butter 
  • 1 large chopped onion
  • 1 large chopped apple
  • 2 garlic minced cloves
  • 1 tablespoon curry powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 liter chicken stock or 1 liter vegetable stock
  • lemon juice 

Directions

  1. Melt the butter in the pan, fry the onion and garlic for 2 minutes, add the curry, cumin, coriander and cayenne pepper.
  2. Add the pumpkin and apple to mixture, then add the stock.
  3. Bring to the boil, lower the heat and simmer for 40 to 50 minutes.
  4. Let the soup cool and blend with a hand held emulsifiers blender.
  5. Add the lemon juice and check the seasoning.
 

Spiced Pumpkin Soup using Ghost Pumpkin


Spiced Pumpkin Soup 
using Ghost Pumpkin
from Food.com

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 lbs pumpkin, cleaned and cut in chunks
  • 2 tablespoons butter 
  • 1 large chopped onion
  • 1 large chopped apple
  • 2 garlic minced cloves
  • 1 tablespoon curry powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 liter chicken stock or 1 liter vegetable stock
  • lemon juice 

Directions

  1. Melt the butter in the pan, fry the onion and garlic for 2 minutes, add the curry, cumin, coriander and cayenne pepper.
  2. Add the pumpkin and apple to mixture, then add the stock.
  3. Bring to the boil, lower the heat and simmer for 40 to 50 minutes.
  4. Let the soup cool and blend with a hand held emulsifiers blender.
  5. Add the lemon juice and check the seasoning.
 

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Hungarian Paprikash

jennylunde.com

Hungarian Paprikash

Ingredients
  • 2 pounds beef stew meat
  • 2 onions, chopped
  • 1 red pepper, chopped 
  • 1 yellow pepper, chopped
  • 1 cup mushrooms, sliced
  • 14 oz can diced tomatoes
  • 1 can of cream of mushroom soup
  • 1 Tbsp paprika
  • 1 tsp thyme
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
Directions

 Cut meat into 1 inch pieces.  In a slow cooker add all ingredients and cover.  
 Cook either on High for 4-5 hours or Low for 8-10 hours.  

 Serve on noodles and top with sour cream. 

An old world long braising stew, Paprikash is a Hungarian dish that is often made with meat, onion and paprika. 

Hungarian Paprikash

jennylunde.com

Hungarian Paprikash

Ingredients
  • 2 pounds beef stew meat
  • 2 onions, chopped
  • 1 red pepper, chopped 
  • 1 yellow pepper, chopped
  • 1 cup mushrooms, sliced
  • 14 oz can diced tomatoes
  • 1 can of cream of mushroom soup
  • 1 Tbsp paprika
  • 1 tsp thyme
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
Directions

 Cut meat into 1 inch pieces.  In a slow cooker add all ingredients and cover.  
 Cook either on High for 4-5 hours or Low for 8-10 hours.  

 Serve on noodles and top with sour cream. 

An old world long braising stew, Paprikash is a Hungarian dish that is often made with meat, onion and paprika. 

Friday, May 15, 2015

Extra Espresso Brownies

jennylunde.com

Extra Espresso Brownies

Recipe is from the Star Tribune Newspaper - August 31, 2014

Palm Beach Brownies
Makes about 2 dozen brownies.

Note: Adapted from several Maida Heatter cookbooks, including “Maida Heatter’s Book of Great Chocolate Desserts.”

Ingredients

1 c. (2 sticks) unsalted butter, plus 2 tbsp. for pan
8 oz. unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped
• 5 eggs
• 1 tbsp. vanilla extract
• 1/4 tsp. almond extract
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 tbsp. dry instant espresso powder
• 3 3/4 c. sugar
• 1 2/3 c. flour
8 oz. (2 generous c.) walnut, roughly chopped


Directions

Adjust rack one-third up from the bottom of the oven and preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Invert a 9- by 13-inch baking pan and drape it with a piece of aluminum foil, shiny side down, long enough to cover the pan’s sides. Using your hands, carefully press down on the foil around the sides and the corners to shape it over the pan to create a foil liner. Remove foil, turn pan right side up, place foil liner in pan and carefully press into place. Place 2 tablespoons butter into prepared pan. Place pan in oven for 1 to 2 minutes to melt butter, then brush melted butter evenly across bottom of foil-lined pan.

In a double boiler over gently simmering water (or in a microwave oven), combine chocolate with remaining 1 cup butter, stirring occasionally, until chocolate and butter have melted and are thoroughly combined and smooth. Remove from heat and set aside to cool to room temperature.
In the bowl of an electric mixer on low speed, beat eggs, vanilla extract, almond extract, salt, espresso powder and sugar for 1 minute. Increase speed to medium-high and beat for 9 additional minutes. Scrape bottom and sides of bowl, reduce speed to medium, add cooled chocolate-butter mixture and mix until combined. Reduce speed to low, add flour and mix until just combined. Stir in nuts.
Scrape batter evenly into prepared pan and smooth the top with a rubber spatula.

Bake for 16 minutes, then rotate pan halfway. Cover pan loosely with aluminum foil and continue baking for another 16 minutes. At this point, the brownies should be pulling away from the pan’s edges and the top should have developed a few modest cracks. The brownies should have a thick, crisp crust, but if you insert a toothpick in the middle, it will come out wet. If no cracks have appeared, remove aluminum foil cover and bake an additional minute (up to three minutes, checking after each minute). Do not overbake.

Remove from oven, transfer pan to a wire rack and cool to room temperature. Cover with aluminum foil and freeze at least overnight.
When ready to serve, thaw brownies. Cover with a wire rack or cookie sheet and invert, removing the pan and peeling away the aluminum foil layer. Cover with a cutting board and invert, leaving brownies right-side up.
Using a serrated knife, trim the dark, dry edges (saving as a treat for the baker, with a glass of cold milk) and cut brownies into squares or rectangles. Serve chilled or at room temperature. Wrap individual brownies in plastic wrap, or store in an airtight container.

Extra Espresso Brownies

jennylunde.com

Extra Espresso Brownies

Recipe is from the Star Tribune Newspaper - August 31, 2014

Palm Beach Brownies
Makes about 2 dozen brownies.

Note: Adapted from several Maida Heatter cookbooks, including “Maida Heatter’s Book of Great Chocolate Desserts.”

Ingredients

1 c. (2 sticks) unsalted butter, plus 2 tbsp. for pan
8 oz. unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped
• 5 eggs
• 1 tbsp. vanilla extract
• 1/4 tsp. almond extract
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 tbsp. dry instant espresso powder
• 3 3/4 c. sugar
• 1 2/3 c. flour
8 oz. (2 generous c.) walnut, roughly chopped


Directions

Adjust rack one-third up from the bottom of the oven and preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Invert a 9- by 13-inch baking pan and drape it with a piece of aluminum foil, shiny side down, long enough to cover the pan’s sides. Using your hands, carefully press down on the foil around the sides and the corners to shape it over the pan to create a foil liner. Remove foil, turn pan right side up, place foil liner in pan and carefully press into place. Place 2 tablespoons butter into prepared pan. Place pan in oven for 1 to 2 minutes to melt butter, then brush melted butter evenly across bottom of foil-lined pan.

In a double boiler over gently simmering water (or in a microwave oven), combine chocolate with remaining 1 cup butter, stirring occasionally, until chocolate and butter have melted and are thoroughly combined and smooth. Remove from heat and set aside to cool to room temperature.
In the bowl of an electric mixer on low speed, beat eggs, vanilla extract, almond extract, salt, espresso powder and sugar for 1 minute. Increase speed to medium-high and beat for 9 additional minutes. Scrape bottom and sides of bowl, reduce speed to medium, add cooled chocolate-butter mixture and mix until combined. Reduce speed to low, add flour and mix until just combined. Stir in nuts.
Scrape batter evenly into prepared pan and smooth the top with a rubber spatula.

Bake for 16 minutes, then rotate pan halfway. Cover pan loosely with aluminum foil and continue baking for another 16 minutes. At this point, the brownies should be pulling away from the pan’s edges and the top should have developed a few modest cracks. The brownies should have a thick, crisp crust, but if you insert a toothpick in the middle, it will come out wet. If no cracks have appeared, remove aluminum foil cover and bake an additional minute (up to three minutes, checking after each minute). Do not overbake.

Remove from oven, transfer pan to a wire rack and cool to room temperature. Cover with aluminum foil and freeze at least overnight.
When ready to serve, thaw brownies. Cover with a wire rack or cookie sheet and invert, removing the pan and peeling away the aluminum foil layer. Cover with a cutting board and invert, leaving brownies right-side up.
Using a serrated knife, trim the dark, dry edges (saving as a treat for the baker, with a glass of cold milk) and cut brownies into squares or rectangles. Serve chilled or at room temperature. Wrap individual brownies in plastic wrap, or store in an airtight container.

Wednesday, January 07, 2015

out take for photoshoot.


Angie Jones from Healthy Families





Angie Jones from Healthy Families





Angie teach busy women how to nourish themselves and their families with real food so they can increase energy, kick cravings, lose weight and simply feel healthy for the long-term (without adding extra stress to their lives!)












She is all about natural solutions — natural foods, natural homes, natural medicine. She aim to be healthy from the inside out and inspire others to do the same! But wants to enjoy life, not stress out over every toxin! There is a healthy balance, and it’s easier than you think to feel amazing.





Angie Jones from Healthy Families





Angie Jones from Healthy Families





Angie teach busy women how to nourish themselves and their families with real food so they can increase energy, kick cravings, lose weight and simply feel healthy for the long-term (without adding extra stress to their lives!)












She is all about natural solutions — natural foods, natural homes, natural medicine. She aim to be healthy from the inside out and inspire others to do the same! But wants to enjoy life, not stress out over every toxin! There is a healthy balance, and it’s easier than you think to feel amazing.