Jalapeño Poppers

Another great (I think) recipe from my online friend Dee. She says they are world famous in Jacksonville, NC. I haven't been able to find jalapeños large enough here in Sweden. I'll have to try them, is there large jalapeños in stores in Logan?

Lots and lots of jalapeños. (Dee uses 50)
2 packages fat free Philadelphia cream cheese (or regular cream cheese)
1 cup low-fat shredded cheddar cheese (or regular cheddar cheese)
1 cup low-fat shredded mozzarella cheese (or regular mozza cheese)
about 1/3 of a bunch of cilantro, finely chopped
2-3 cups corn flakes or fiber one bran cereal, crushed (use food processor)
1 cup egg beaters (or regular eggs)
salt, pepper, garlic salt, cumin, paprika
non-stick cooking spray


Cut the jalapeños in half and use a spoon to scrape the seeds out. I advise wearing a latex glove in your pepper-holding hand. Set the peppers aside.

In a bowl, mix the cream cheese, cheese, and cilantro. It helps if you leave the cream cheese out overnight to soften it. Then, add pepper and garlic salt to taste. Put the mixture into a large plastic bag and cut out one corner to make a piping bag, and then squeeze a goodly sized amount of cheese on each jalapeño half. Use your fingers to mush the cheese mixture into the peppers so that it doesn't fall out when you're coating them.

In a plastic bag, mix the crushed up cereal (get it into the tiniest pieces you can either by crushing it with a rolling pin or using a processor) and 3 tablespoons of cumin and 2 tablespoons of paprika with pinches of salt and pepper. Dip each of the jalapeños into the egg batter, then coat them with the cereal mixture and place on a large baking sheet that has been covered in non-stick spray.

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. When all your peppers are spread out on the tray(s) spritz the tops with more non-stick spray, and then bake for 8 - 10 minutes, until the cereal starts to get a dark golden brown color. Pull out, cool down, and eat - so delicious!!

Our pics from Skottorp in August

Here are the pictures Grandpa took in August.

Visit in Sweden

I've recently discovered Picasa. A very good way of organizing pictures and sharing them. Really recommend it. And did I mention I'm really into all Google things? Translate, Mail, Calender, Notebook, Blogger..

First Blurb Book

Student 2008 IB2A

Söderportskolan, K...

By Emma Hammarsten

Book Preview

So, here it is. I'm just gonna make some more advertising for it. A graduation book. Very simple, but very fun to have, I think. Haven't ordered it yet, but will do soon.

By the way, Amanda, Grandma said she received your book. She's very impressed and now she wants to visit Dalfors too.

Cook book shop

I know I originally dedicated this blog to food and recipes, but lately, it's mostly been other stuff. But here is something food related, at least. I've started a subscription on Tori Ritchie's Tuesday Recipe (which I found when randomly looking at food sites), and in today's email she's mentioning Omnivore Books in San Francisco. I wanna go there! Just cook books. Lots of them. I wish there was a similar place in Sweden.

E-books

I'm thinking of buying an e book reader. Not here in Sweden, of course, but when I come to the States. I'm not really into the Kindle, I think it looks weird and I'm not sure of the keyboard. Is it really necessary? Then I was thinking Sony Reader Touch Edition (because it's a touch screen, and it comes in red) or Reader Daily Edition (because it has a large screen). But I heard that the screens have glare, due to the touch screen. Now, I'm on Barnes & Noble's Nook, I like the idea of two separate screens, and the fact that it has WiFi. Unfortunately, according to several reviews, it has software issues. It laggs. So now I'm back at square one again. Hopefully there will be new readers/new software when I'm gonna buy mine.

Does anyone has experience in the subject? Please share.

By the way, I'm hooked by The Twilight Saga. I'm finished with Twilight and New Moon and waiting impatiently on Eclipse to arrive from my online book store.

dna11

Check this out dna11. Oh, so cool! And oh, so expensive!

Enchiladas

Finally an update!


This is something I cooked weeks ago, but something that isn't published yet.

4 large tortillas
1 onion
2 cloves of garlic
400 g / 14 ounces minced meat
2-3 tablespoons tomato paste
1-2 stock cubes
1 can of kidney beans
2 red peppers
1 can of corn
Spring onion
Hot taco sauce
About 200 g / 7 ounces grated cheese
Cumin, chili powder and Tabasco to taste


Chop and sizzle onion and garlic.

Add the meat and the stock. Then add the tomato paste and the other spices to taste and a drop of water. Let it simmer.

Add the beans.

Chop spring onion and pepper. Put the tortillas in an oven safe casserole.

Pour some taco sauce over and fold the tortillas. Sprinkle with cheese on top.

Gratinate in 225°C / 440°F in 5-8 minutes.

Serve with some more taco sauce, guacamole and a salad.