Rob Fahrni

Happy Monk

Tue, 08 May 2012 20:25:54 -0400

Happy Monk

The Life of a Simple Chef: Churro Muffins OR Snickerdoodle Muffins

Sun, 06 May 2012 12:27:41 -0400

The Life of a Simple Chef: Churro Muffins OR Snickerdoodle Muffins:

So, this morning was a great morning! I crafted a new recipe that involves butter, cinnamon, and sugar! Ooooooh yeah! How could you possibly go wrong with those ingredients!? Without further a-due, here are my churro/ snicker doodle muffins!

Ingredeints:

1 13/4 C flour

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

Woodstock’s

Sat, 05 May 2012 00:37:06 -0400

Woodstock’s

Jet over the valley. John S Lens, Kodot XGrizzled Film, No...

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 18:35:56 -0400

Jet over the valley.

John S Lens, Kodot XGrizzled Film, No Flash, Taken with Hipstamatic

I’m now full tilt on Apple Core Labs. Need an iOS developer? I’m available....

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:38:14 -0400

I’m now full tilt on Apple Core Labs. Need an iOS developer? I’m available. forhire@applecorelabs.com

Look! John S Lens, Kodot XGrizzled Film, No Flash, Taken with...

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:43:39 -0400

Look!

John S Lens, Kodot XGrizzled Film, No Flash, Taken with Hipstamatic

Husband and Wife John S Lens, Kodot XGrizzled Film, No Flash,...

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 02:08:55 -0400

Husband and Wife

John S Lens, Kodot XGrizzled Film, No Flash, Taken with Hipstamatic

simplictycooking: Chicken Pot Pie Done My Way Ingredients: 4...

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:48:15 -0400

simplictycooking:

Chicken Pot Pie Done My Way

Ingredients:

4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

2 carrots, peeled & diced to 1/4” cube

4 celery ribs, diced to 1/4” cube

1 yellow onion, diced

1C corn or peas, frozen

2 Tbsp butter

3/4C heavy cream

3/4C milk

2C chicken stock

1-2 Tbsp kosher salt

1/2 tsp white pepper

1/2 tsp onion powder

2 Tbsp Italian seasoning

3 Tbsp flour Splash of white wine

Puff pastry sheets

1 whole egg

Method:

Sauté chicken breast in 1 Tbsp of hot oil over med heat til slightly brown, remove from pan.

Add new oil to pan, sauté all veggies with salt, pepper, onion powder, and italian seasonings (EXCEPT corn/ peas) until part way cooked. About 5-7 mins over med heat.

Melt butter into veggies, and sprinkler flour over melted butter-veg mixture. Stir to make a paste.

Deglaze pan w/ splash of white wine. Cook until wine is nearly gone.

Add room temp milk, cream, and stock to veggies. Add chicken breast back in. Cook until thickens to sauce constancy.

Ladle into individual cups, and spray rim of each cup with pan spray.

Roll puff pastry out and prick with fork to prevent from over puffing.

Place puff pastry over the top of each cup, brush with egg wash, and sprinkle with kosher salt.

Bake @ 425 for 15 mins then drop temperature to 400 for another 10-15 mins.

simplictycooking: Simple Spiced Pumpkin Apple...

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:46:28 -0400

simplictycooking:

Simple Spiced Pumpkin Apple Muffins

Ingredients:

1 stick unsalted butter, softened

2C sugar

4 whole eggs

1 1/2C applesauce (sweet, unsweetened, or cinnamon… It doesn’t matter)

1 1/2C pureed pumpkin (you DO want the spiced one for this! NO plain!)

2 tsp pure vanilla extract

2 tsp ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp ground clove

1/2 tsp fresh ground nutmeg

1 tsp salt

2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp baking powder

3 1/3C all purpose flour

1 large apple, diced into small cubes (I used Fuji, a sweeter apple)

Method:

Cream together butter and sugar until it makes a paste, and scrape down bowl.

Add eggs one at a time, and make sure it is combined well. Scrape down bowl.

Add pumpkin, applesauce, and vanilla extract to butter mixture. Scrape down bowl.

Add all dry ingredients and mix well, but do NOT over mix! It will make the batter tough!

Fold in chopped apples OFF the mixer.

Spray muffin pan with spray to prevent sticking, and fill muffin cups 2/3 of the way full with mixture.

Sprinkle tops of each muffin with regular granulated sugar AND demerara sugar (the bigger grained sugar)

Bake @ 375 for 20-25 mins until center is clean

*Final Thoughts*

As most of you know, I am a HUGE fan of anything “fallish” in flavor, and this recipe is right up my alley! Now, if you want to substitute the apple chunks for raisins, it would be super yummy! I, myself, am a much bigger apple fan and prefer the apple chunks.

Another substituting idea is cut the applesauce and pumpkin to 1C a piece and add 2/3C of apple juice. This adds moisture and flavor to your muffins without making them too dense.

Slather the warm muffins with honey butter, and brew up a piping hot cup of coffee! Perfect for the cloudy afternoon snack, like today here in Yuma, or a simple and easy breakfast for the next day!

Tired Kittie John S Lens, Kodot XGrizzled Film, No Flash, Taken...

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 01:14:01 -0400

Tired Kittie

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"User experience is the world’s oldest profession. It’s what made prostitution a viable..."

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:20:12 -0400

“User experience is the world’s oldest profession. It’s what made prostitution a viable business model.”

- Eric Reiss [hat tip, Ben King]

Celebrating! John S Lens, Ina’s 1969 Film, No Flash, Taken...

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 23:40:06 -0400

Celebrating!

John S Lens, Ina’s 1969 Film, No Flash, Taken with Hipstamatic

Maggie, our little hipster.

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 23:00:31 -0400

Maggie, our little hipster.

My clock

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 20:54:45 -0400

My clock

The Death of Instagram (Taken with Instagram at CygNet Software...

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 18:27:57 -0400

The Death of Instagram (Taken with Instagram at CygNet Software At Railroad Square)

Taylor’s new friend (Taken with instagram)

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 19:16:25 -0400

Taylor’s new friend (Taken with instagram)

Photo

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 18:14:31 -0400

The Original (Taken with instagram)

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:22:09 -0400

The Original (Taken with instagram)

Photo

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 10:57:53 -0400

"The whole web is built on one mistake after another. We have this big pile of accidents."

Sun, 04 Mar 2012 12:12:44 -0500

“The whole web is built on one mistake after another. We have this big pile of accidents.”

- Douglas Crockford in “Coders at Work” (via buzz)