Friday, April 29, 2011

Mango Curry Shrimp

) I host a lot of nerdy parties, you know the ones, and there is nothing better than coming over to watch all of Avatar the Last Airbender (three day marathon) to get you prepped for quick snack making! This is my favorite quick food to make.

Ingredients:

VH Mango Curry Sauce
Shrimp
Spring Garden Mix OR (separately chosen) Peas, Baby Corn, Water Chestnut, Broccoli, Cauliflower, mushrooms, Peppers, Carrots - pretty much any collection of vegetables you like.
Oil
(Spices I put in, optional)
Coriander
Curry
Cayenne
Nutmeg
Black Pepper

1) Shuck the shells (take off the shells) from the shrimp. 




2) In a skillet or pan, grease it with the oil and put your Spring Garden Mix and Mango Curry Sauce in for 10 mins over medium heat - stir occasionally. 


or


Steam or boil your chosen vegetables until they are the desired texture. Then put them in a pan and add the Mango Curry Sauce. Wait until the sauce starts bubbling, then turn the heat down to Low (1 or 2)




3) Add Shrimp, and any additional spices you want. Wait for 15 mins for the whole thing to simmer and thicken. 
  




4) When you have a bubbling mass of deliciousness, turn the heat off and scoop into a bowl.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Drinks on the House with a Princess Peach

Princess Peach Cocktail Recipe


Ingredients:


1 ounce vodka
1/2 ounce ginger liqueur
3 ounces peach puree or nectar
Crushed ice
1 ounce chilled ginger beer
Peach slices, for garnish (optional)



1) Combine Vodka, Ginger Liqueur, and Peach puree/nectar


2) Gently stir


3) Add crushed Ice. 


4) Slowly pour the Ginger Beer on top


5) Take a long bar spoon sizzle stick and twirl until the drink is foaming. 


6) Decorate with Peaches. 


7) I like to add a sprig of mint. 

Apple Pi Extension - Crust.

Ingredients -

2 cups of Flour
1 teaspoon of Salt
2/3 cup shortening or lard
2 tablespoons refrigerated butter
5 tablespoons cold water (add or subtract for desired texture.)

1) Sift Flour and Salt together
2) Cut your Shortening/Lard and your Butter into the mixture - mix it in until it is a flaky mix. 
3) Sprinkle one tablespoon of water at a time while you continue to cut the mixture. Do this until dough starts to clump together. 
4) Gather Dough into a ball. You can divide this into two, providing a crust for the bottom and top of a pie. 

Simple Apple Pi


Want a fun and easy way to make delicious deserts with a geeky twist? Here is a simple apple pie recipe you can geek up with a simple marking.

Ingredients you will need for your pie:

Double pie crust recipe
5 Large Apples - peeled and sliced
1/2 cup of brown sugar
3 tablespoons of Flour
1 tablespoon of cinnamon,
1/2 tablespoon of nutmeg
pinch of salt
2 tablespoons of butter - refrigerated.
1 egg white

1) Preheat oven to 425'F


2) Lay out 1/2 pastry, rolled out to 1/8th thickness. Then place into your pie pan. Leave extra crust dangling over the edge. Then gently pinch crust to make ruffled edges. 





make sure to pat the dough gently until it is flat against the pie pan!


3) In a separate bowl, place your sliced/diced apples, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and flour - then mix it all together. 




4) Take a spoon and slowly fill up you pie crust with the apple mix. BEFORE you pat down your apples, make sure to cut up your butter into small cubes and spread them evenly around your apple mixture. THEN carefully pat down the apples until they are level with the pie edges. 




5) Top Layer of Filling. 


Now, this is where the fun comes in. Take your crust and roll it out on a cutting board. With a knife, cut out a Pi shape. 




Wet the edges of you bottom crust, then place the top crust on top. gentle press the two crusts together until they stick. 


6) Crack your egg and separate the yolk from the white. Keep the whites, and spread them over the top of the crust. This will give your pie a more golden color. 


7) Bake for 50 mins, in the center of the oven. You can tell it is finished when the pastry is golden colored, and the mix is bubbling up through the pi symbol. 


8) Let your pie cool for 1 hour before eating it - or until it is cool to the touch. 



Candied Bacon ~ Yum

Heres a quick 5 step way to make delicious candied bacon - a great party treat or snack.

Ingredients: 1.5 Pounds of Bacon,
                  1/2 cup of sugar, mixed in with 2 tablespoons of honey

1) Preheat oven to 325' degrees. 


2) Take a cooling rack and put it inside a baking dish. Grease down the rack, or use non-cook spray.




3) Coat each side of bacon with sugary/honey mixture.






4) Place each piece of coated bacon on the rack.


5) Cook for 20 to 30 minutes in the oven, then take out to cool. 






Additional seasoning to add in your sugar mix if you want:

Cayenne pepper, coriander, sesame seeds, chili pepper, black peppercorns, mace or cloves.
A squirt of orange juice, lemon juice, chocolate, sprinkles.

Monday, April 25, 2011

Easter Eggs with a Twist

First, a quick 6 step process to make your hard boiled eggs:

1) Place the desired amount of eggs in an empty pot. If one of the eggs cracks, add a 1/4 tablespoon of vinegar to help react with the protein - hopefully it will plug the cracks.

2) Gently poor in enough COLD water to cover the eggs. If you use cold water you have a better chance of not overcooking the eggs.

3) Add 1/2 spoon of salt

4) Put lid on and bring water to a boil.

5) As soon as water boils, turn off the heat and let the eggs sit - still with the lid on - for 10 - 15 mins.

6) Place the eggs under ice cold water until the eggs are cold to touch. Some people will set them out to cool, but if you are going to be using the eggs primarily for decor, chilling them under cold water is fine too.


Once you have your eggs ready, bring out any felt or crayon or makers you might have, this is where the fun really begins. If you want your eggs to be a different color, buy a packet of food coloring. Have a few shallow bowls on hand so that you can fill them with water and squirt a drop of coloring into the mix. Let your eggs sit in the water for 5 mins.

( A fun note, if you put your dyed eggs in the microwave for 10 secs, they will become glow in the dark :)

Now that you have your colorful eggs, you are ready to go crazy too. Heres a sample from Geeks Are Sexy:


Now, not all egg drawings have to be crazy detailed. If you drew a portal turret you can get away with drawing a red hole in the center of the egg, with a black line circling the egg.



And there you go, one portal turret Easter Egg.

Another one of my favorites is writing out
0110100101101100011011110111011001100101 011110010110111101110101
on your egg, it means 'i love you' in binary. A great gift to give.


  If you are a mario fan like I am, a lot of the fun can be had by recreating the characters egg-style.


I hope I gave everyone some fun ideas! Have a happy Cosmic Jewish Zombie Jesus Day!

Welcome

I have been browsing the web for recipes for a long time now, and it occurs to me that now that I have all these recipes stalked up, it would be a great idea to share with you all of my delicious nerdy food stuffs. As I said, a lot of my recipes I have collected not just from my own experimentation, but also from online, so I will try to find all the links. I hope you enjoy this new blog about

Geeks Eats.