Mr. Hawthorne is making dinner tonight.
For joy!
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Apparently we're having stuffed peppers.
Those are sweet, not hot, peppers,
and I want to grow them in my garden this summer.
They're the perfect size.
Mr. Hawthorne sliced off the tops
and cleaned out the seeds before stuffing.
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Apparently, Mr. Hawthorne is Semi-Ho'ing dinner.
Unbeknownst to me,
he tossed in a few extra items in the basket
while we were at Food Lion -
Rice-A-Roni Spanish Rice
and a package of shredded Mexican cheese.
Usually, I'm on top of things in the supermarket,
but somehow these items got past me.
I could have whupped up some excellent Spanish rice
and I'm perfectly capable of grating my own cheese,
thankyouverymuch.
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Mr. Hawthorne stuffed the peppers
with the rice and cheese,
then secured the tops with toothpicks.
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Mr. Hawthorne is going to batter
and deep fry these babies.
At least he didn't Semi-Ho the tempura batter:
3/4 cup cornstarch
3 cups cake flour
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp Kosher salt
Mix 3 parts tempura mix
with 2 parts sparkling water.
And he used club soda.
I'd have to have a side-by-side tasting
to tell the difference.
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I liked these glass beads on my counter top.
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Mr. Hawthorne's fry station -
stuffed peppers,
tempura batter,
hot oil.
I'm going to clean the kitchen tomorrow.
Really I am.
That corner is killing me.
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Just a few stuffed peppers at a time.
You don't want to crowd the oil
and decrease the temperature.
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Drain on paper towels.
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Fried stuffed peppers
and fried sliced pickles.
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What?
You never had fried pickles?
Try 'em!
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Perfectly fried.
Excellent.
Good job, Mr. Hawthorne.
1 comment:
Those do look good and I love fried pickles.
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