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Chick marshmallow pops tutorial – Handmade Easter craft along – Day four

By on April 15, 2011 in Handmade Easter Craft along, Holidays, Recipes, Tutorial

Wow, how did the day go by so fast.  I made these today even though my day was about 10 hours shorter than I needed it to be.  Marshmallow pops are very quick and they are my favorite last minute thing to take to parties.

 chicks
and ducks
Here is what you will need:
Marshmallows
Yellow candy melts or dye it with food coloring
Flaked coconut
teeny bit of orange fondant
yellow food coloring
lollipop sticks
lollipop bags
 one of my beautiful assistants rolls out our homemade fondant and punches out teenie flower cutouts to use as feet and diamond shapes to use as beaks.
 dip your marshmallows.  I explain how to make marshmallow pops here
 let your candy melts set up for about 10-15 minutes so the chocolate does not drip off the marshmallow.  Put your shredded coconut on a plate and roll the marshmallow to coat it in the coconut.
put some melted candy melts on the back to glue them to your pop
add your feet, beak (fold your teenie fondant diamond cutout in half and stick on face) and eyes and voila you have a chick and duck.  Wrap in lollipop bag and these will definitely keep until Easter.
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Meatless Friday Meal- Cashew Crusted Catfish withTomato Basil Cream

By on April 8, 2011 in Meatless Friday, Moss Flower Farm, our animals, Recipes

After a day like yesterday I needed to reconnect with our land and so we went fishing.  Check out our catch.

 We are not vegetarian (though I understand why many are) so our goal here in growing our own food is also to raise livestock that can feed us.  Our catfish pond provides us with a plentiful supply of homegrown fish.  We know where it came from and what it ate and its lots of fun to fish your own dinner.

This recipe is easy and quick and may inspire you to eat some cat for dinner : )  You could substitute almonds for the cashews if they are less expensive.  This wonderful recipe comes from sheknows.com. If you can only grow a few things around your house, basil should be one of them along with chives.  They both can be grown  anywhere including pots and you will use them all the time.

CASHEW CRUSTED CATFISH WITH TOMATO BASIL CREAM
Makes 2 servings 

Ingredients: 3 tablespoons olive oil 
1/2 cup minced onion 
4 cloves garlic, minced 
2 cups canned crushed tomatoes 
1/4 cup chicken stock or canned broth 
1/4 cup heavy cream 
1/4 cup minced fresh basil leaves 
2 cups ground cashews 
2 teaspoons garlic powder 
1/2 teaspoon dried basil or 1 teaspoon fresh 
1/2 teaspoon black pepper 
2 eggs, beaten 
1/2 cup milk 
2 (4 to 5 ounces each) catfish fillets 
Vegetable oil for frying 

Directions: 1. To prepare the tomato basil sauce, heat olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and saute until translucent. Add crushed tomatoes and chicken stock and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Add cream and return to a boil. Simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in basil and set aside. 

2. To prepare the catfish, mix cashews, garlic powder, basil and black pepper in a shallow dish or on a piece of wax paper. Mix eggs and milk in another shallow dish. Dip catfish fillets in the egg mixture, then dredge in the cashew mixture. Set aside on a wax paper-lined baking sheet. 

3. Pour a 1/2-inch of oil into a large skillet and heat over medium heat. Place the fillets in the hot oil and fry for 5 or 6 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork. Spoon tomato basil sauce onto each serving plate and top with a catfish fillet. Serve immediately. 


Sunday I will be posting the info on the Easter craft along starting on Monday.  Try at least one of the crafts, imagine how much more special your Easter will be when YOU made it.

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