Monday, August 15, 2005

"Albondigas Lampreadas"


Ok so it is lunch time and my mom needs some help in the kitchen so what does he have me do? Yes you guessed right the hardest part no one wants to do. SO there I am "Lampreando Albondigas" WHAT! yes "Lamprear" is a cooking term in Mexican cookery which means to do a sort of meringue (just egg no sugar!) so there it is one the LEFT side.
You can coat almost anything with this stuff so we had "Albondigas" which is mash potatoes shaped as an egg or disk shape usually. Then you coat the balls in flour and with the egg meringue (lampreado) then off it goes to the pan to be fried! This is where things get DIFFICULT!

SO to make the story short.... I finally conquered my fear to do this which I always dreaded doing plus my mom does them better "why mess with perfection?"
According to my mom they came out better than hers (RIGHT!) that translates to = Now you know how to do'em therefore you should do them form now on! Bad news that's how I get stuck doing back alley kitchen shores! LOL

TTYL and Comment!

-E

ok it is super hard to fry'em they have to have enough oil then keep turning them at an even rate to get the same color through... messy but finaly got the hang of this "quin·tes·sen·tial" Mexican frying technique.

Finished "albondigas lampreadas" MMM great w/meat, soups, guacamole or rice.
RICE PUDDING, Used Jasmin Rice, coconut milk,cream,milk. Spiced up with bayleaf,cardamom,mastic and lavender sugar.
TCC Tea Party @ TCC -AUG. 02.2005 / Final Plate: Scone with Devonshire Cream +Lemon Curd, Cucumber Sandwich, Strawberry, Salami-Tomato-Mozzarella Cracker, Lemon Cookies, Egg Sandwich, Banana Bread with a blueberry-cream cheese "S".

[TCC Tea Party] WOW so beautiful! This was the final table setting for the "High Tea" Party


[TCC Tea Party] Chef Denise's Scones! Later Devonshire cream and lemon curd where added. :)

[TCC Tea Party] Plates with Cucumber Sandwiches, scone and cookies ready for service.
[TCC Tea Party] Sweet Ending: Strawberry Shortcake HEAVEN! :) mmm

[TCC Tea Party] Sweet Ending: Strawberry Shortcake.
Breakfast and Lunch Table Setting
Dinner Table Setting

Dinner Table Setting as Meal is Served