BAREFOOT BLOGGERS and CEIMB - Double Trouble

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I'm multi-tasking tonight.  Combining two posts into one.  First, Barefoot Bloggers.  This week Kimberly from Indulge and Enjoy chose Spring Green Risotto.  I have to say and I have said it before, I hate cooking risotto, mainly because I am an impatient cook and the only way to make risotto is slow cooking and a lot of stirring.   But if you really want to enjoy risotto, you should try one of Ina Garten's.  This recipe combined a lot of flavors and I would give it an A-Plus for deliciousness.  It called for fennel, leeks, green peas, asparagus, white wine.  I left out the asparagus and added a few mushrooms.  Thank you Kimberly for choosing this!

I served the risotto with my own quick version of Coq Au Vin.  Fried two pieces of bacon, added chicken drumsticks, carrots, red wine, chicken broth, mushrooms, carrots, and a few green onions and cooked for about 30-40 minutes.  Delicious!!


Now for CEiMB.  This week Chaya of Comfy Cook chose Ellie Kreiger's Chocolate Egg Cream.  When I decided to make this, I assumed it would be a pudding of some sort.  Wrong!  It was a drink.  It was very easy to mix up, however, maybe it was just me, but I did not care for it at all.  It tasted like chocolate water to me.  If you want to be adventurous, you could try it.  But I'm sorry - to be honest I cannot recommend this.  Check out Chaya's blog and see how hers turned out! 

Ingredients


•1 tablespoon cocoa powder
•2 1/2 tablespoons sugar
•1 tablespoon boiling water
•1/2 cup lowfat milk, very cold
•1 1/2 cups seltzer water (not club soda)
•1 pretzel rod

Directions
In a small cup, mix together the cocoa powder and sugar. Add the water and stir well until a paste is formed. Set aside.
Put the milk into a tall fountain glass. Slowly add the seltzer water. Stir gently. Drizzle the chocolate syrup in slowly, being careful to disturb the foam as little as possible. Stir gently with a tall spoon. Your drink should be 2-toned, chocolate-brown on the bottom with a white foam on top.

Comments

Leslie said…
I love your twist on the risotto! I had to rework the recipe due to my bad shopping, but it was still great. And I'm with you, the egg cream was not something I'll make again.
May 20, 2010 at 10:47 AM
Joanne said…
I love risotto but like you, can't stand hovering over it the entire time.

As for the CEimB recipe this week, I thought it was watery as well but I'd try it again: less seltzer, more milk and HEAPS more chocolate. Maybe that's not the healthy way to go, just the good way. :)
May 20, 2010 at 1:34 PM
Anonymous said…
I'm with you on the risotto - I like eating it, but I do not like cooking it! I would be happy to let someone else make it for me though :)

I haven't had time to make this week's CEiMB recipe yet but I'm nervous about how it will turn out. I was glad to learn that it doesn't have eggs in it, but it still doesn't seem like something I will enjoy. I do plan to try it this weekend though just to say I've tried.
May 20, 2010 at 9:22 PM
Anonymous said…
I suggest you double the chocolate and try it until it is the right amount for the glass. Maybe, you will like it more.

I loved it but that may be because it is a childhood memory and it did taste as I remembered it.
May 20, 2010 at 11:35 PM
natalia said…
Dearest Peggy, so happy to read you again !! Are you alright ? Hope everything is great down there ! You know my father was great in Pressure Cooker risotto !!! That sure is fuss less !
May 22, 2010 at 9:26 AM
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May 23, 2010 at 5:59 PM
The Blonde Duck said…
I'm curious about that quick coq a vin! It looked good!
May 24, 2010 at 1:29 PM
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