KIWI TREE

smilingfork:

Moules Mediterranee

Difficulty:
★☆☆☆☆ (very easy)

Ingredients:

• 1 onion, chopped
• 1/2 red bell pepper, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, chopped
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 2 quarts fresh mussels
• 1/4 cup white wine
• 3 tomatoes, chopped
• 1/4 cup parsley, chopped

Directions:

1. Cook the onion, pepper and garlic in the oil on medium flame until the onions are soft.
2. Turn up the flame to high and add the mussels.
3. Pour in the white wine and stir for about 1 minute. Stir in the tomatoes, cover and cook for 5 minutes until all the mussels have opened.
4. Serve the mussels in large bowl with the broth and garlic toast.

surferdude182:

vista del caos (by sanabria)

queersecrets:

[Image: A wooden door with white trim in a gray room. Text: “It will never be a good time to come out. My family will refuse to accept me. I will have to defend who I am and who I’m in a relationship with to everyone: relatives, friends, coworkers, bosses, the government. It won’t end. Some of my friends won’t accept me; I’ll have to lose others because they’ll keep misgendering me.

I will get threatened, both verbally and physically. Any chance I have of a successful career will be jeopardized. I won’t be trusted with children, mine or anyone else’s. I’ll be the “token trans*person” at best, but usually I’ll be a “crossdressing pervert.”

By staying closeted, I save myself from a lifetime of being hated and ridiculed, even if it’s at the price of being happy in my own skin. Shitty deal, but that’s life.”]

smilingfork:

Fig salad with arugula, goat cheese, and pickled onions

Difficulty:
★★☆☆☆ (easy)

Healthiness:
91%

Ingredients:

• Goat cheese
• Figs, sliced
• Arugula
• Pickled onions
• Balsamic vinegar, reduced to a syrup

Directions:

Combine ingredients in a bowl and enjoy.

See the panini version.

smilingfork:

New York Style Cheesecake

Difficulty:
★★★☆☆ (moderate)

Yield:
Makes one 9-inch cheesecake

Ingredients:

Crust:

• 7-8 whole Graham Crackers
• 3 tablespoons Butter, melted

Filling:

• 4 {8oz.} packages of Cream Cheese
• 1 1/2 cups of White Sugar
• 3/4 cup Whole Milk
• 4 whole Eggs
• 1 cup Sour Cream
• 1 tablespoon Real Vanilla Extract
• 1/4 cup All Purpose Flour, sifted

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and generously butter a 9-inch spring-form pan.
2. In a medium bowl, mix graham cracker crumbs with melted butter, press onto the bottom of the pan using the bottom of a glass or measuring cup.
3. In a large bowl, mix cream cheese with sugar until smooth. Blend in milk, and then mix in the eggs one at a time {mixing just enough until incorporated}. Lastly, add in the sour cream, vanilla, sifted flour and mix until smooth. Pour filling into prepared crust.
4. Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour. Turn the oven off and let cake cool in oven with the door closed for 5 to 6 hours. Remove and place the cheesecake into your fridge until completely cooled before serving.

smilingfork:

Raspberry Soufflé

Difficulty:
★★☆☆☆ (easy)

Yield:
6 individual soufflés

Ingredients:

• 1 teaspoon butter (for greasing ramekins)
• 6 oz fresh raspberries
• 1/4 cup, plus 2 teaspoons sugar
• 4 egg whites

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400F (200C).
2. Butter the insides of six 1/2 cup ramekins.
3. Puree raspberries in a blender or food processor, then strain through a fine mesh sieve to remove the seeds. You should yield about 1/2 cup after straining.
4. Add 2 teaspoons sugar to the strained puree and set aside.
5. In a mixer, beat four egg whites until they begin to thicken. Continue to beat the whites while you slowly add 1/4 cup sugar. Mix until egg whites form stiff peaks and are glossy.
6. Add 1/3 of the egg whites to the puree and slowly fold in. Continue by adding the remaining egg whites, folding in until no white streaks remain.
7. Spoon the souffle batter into the ramekins, filling to the top and leveling off with the back of a spatula.
8. Place filled ramekins on a baking sheet and bake on a rack positioned in the bottom 1/3 of the oven.
9. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until the souffle rises 1/2″ above the rim.
10. Serve immediately with a sprinkle of powdered sugar.