♥| DATE | BREAKFAST | LUNCH | DINNER | |
| MONDAY | 7/6 | CEREAL | SANDWICHES | Tuna Melts |
| TUESDAY | 7/7
| TOAST | LEFTOVERS | Tomato Spaghetti Cups |
| WEDNESDAY | 7/8 | YOGURT | SOUP | Recipe Experiment Night |
| THURSDAY | 7/9 | FRUIT | CHEESE & FRUIT | French Onion Soup |
| FRIDAY | 7/10 | OATMEAL | C.O.R.N. | Polynesian Chicken Pasta Salad |
| SATURDAY | 7/11 | Shirred Eggs | leftovers | Peach Pork Chops & Potatoes |
| SUNDAY | 7/12 | Huevos con Yummy | Chicken Posole | Stuffed Shells |
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| DATE | BREAKFAST | LUNCH | DINNER | |
| MONDAY | 6/29 | CEREAL | SANDWICHES | French Onion Soup |
| TUESDAY | 6/30
| TOAST | LEFTOVERS | Seafood Salad |
| WEDNESDAY | 7/1 | YOGURT | SOUP | SAUTEED POTATOES & ONIONS |
| THURSDAY | 7/2 | FRUIT | CHEESE & FRUIT | JAPANESE CUCUMBER SALAD & CARROT TEMPURA |
| FRIDAY | 7/3 | OATMEAL | C.O.R.N. | POTATOES TAMY |
| SATURDAY | 7/4 | FRENCH TOAST | leftovers | GRILLED SAUSAGE & CORN |
| SUNDAY | 7/5 | SCRAMBLED EGGS & TOAST | Tuna Salad | GRILLED CHICKEN & SALAD |
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♥| Omit | High | Medium | Low | Very Low |
| 90 to 1,150 mcg | 60 to 90 mcg | 30 to 60 mcg | 10 to 30 mcg | 5 to 10 mcg |
| kale | okra | Chinese cabbage | tomato paste | cashew nuts 1 ounce |
| collards | cabbage | lettuce romaine or cos | mixed vegetables | split peas |
| spinach | rhubarb | celery | blackberries | lima beans |
| turnip greens | plums dried stewed | coleslaw | blueberries fresh | squash winter |
| beet greens | cowpeas or blackeye | peas edible pod | cabbage red | prune juice |
| mustard greens | cabbage Savoy | plums dried 5 prunes | mangos 1 fruit | |
| Brussels sprouts | cabbage | artichokes | duck (1/2 cooked) | |
| broccoli | blueberries frozen | grapes red or green | salad dressing Italian 1 tbsp | |
| onions Spring or scallion | pumpkin | cauliflower | salad dressing Russian 1 tbsp | |
| dandelion greens | peas green | carrots | beef stew | |
| parsley 10 sprigs | tuna fish in oil 3 ounces | miso | papaya 1 fruit | |
| spinach noodles | carrot juice | cucumber peeled | oat cereal cooked | |
| asparagus | spaghetti sauce | yellow snap beans | pears | |
| sauerkraut | mung bean sprouts | green snap beans | muffins oat bran | |
| endive | soybeans cooked | vegetable soup | soy milk | |
| lettuce green leaf | kiwi fruit 1 medium | salad dressing French 1 tbsp | peppers sweet red | |
| French fried potatoes 1 large fast food serving | soup split pea | |||
| cauliflower | soup clam chowder | |||
| raspberries | seaweed kelp 2 tbsp | |||
| biscuit with egg & sausage fast food (1) | chickpeas or garbanzo beans cooked | |||
| salad dressing vinegar & oil 1 tbsp | fruit cocktail | |||
| pine nuts | peppers hot chili green | |||
| tomatoes fresh | chives 1 tbsp | |||
| salad dressing blue or Roquefort 1 tbsp | peppers hot chili red | |||
| bread stuffing 1/2 cup | squash summer | |||
| turkey patties breaded battered fried 1 patty | soup vegetarian vegetable | |||
| seeds pumpkin or squash roasted | peaches dried 3 halves | |||
| lettuce iceberg | refried beans | |||
| peppers sweet green | pinto beans | |||
| vegetable juice cocktail | avocado 1 ounce | |||
| potatoes mashed | figs dried (2) | |||
| pickle relish 1 tbsp | red kidney beans | |||
| Asian pear | mayonnaise salad dressing 1 tbsp | |||
| pickles dill (1) | potatoes hash brown | |||
| chestnuts | apricots canned | |||
| plums purple canned | sweet potatoes | |||
| salad dressing thousand island 1 tbsp | tomato juice | |||
| alfalfa seed sprouts | peaches frozen | |||
| fruit leathers 1 ounce | ||||
| raisins | ||||
| chili con carne | ||||
| honeydew melon |
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Like many regional dishes there’s no “one way” to make a Bakewell Tart…er…Pudding, but most of today’s versions fall within one of two types. The first is the “pudding” where a layer of jam is covered by an almondy pastry cream and baked in puff pastry. The second is the “tart” where a rich shortcrust pastry holds jam and an almondy sponge cake-like filling. The version we’re daring you to make is a combination of the two: a sweet almond-flavoured shortcrust pastry, frangipane and jam.
• Rough Durations: Please see individual recipe elements to see how much time you’ll need. You may pull it together in more time or less—it all depends upon your kitchen’s pace. You can complete the tart in an afternoon, or break it up into a couple of days by making the pastry one day in advance.
• Measurements: These recipes were developed using weight and not volume metrics, so for better results, pull out your scales. We’ve done our best with the Metric to Imperial conversions.
• A giant tart, medium tarts or little tartlettes: We’ll leave that to you.
• Mandatory and Optional Elements
Mandatory element 1: Sweet Shortcrust Pastry
Yes, it’s a pie pastry. Don’t look at us like that. It’s sweet and tender and it’s not scary…and we’re encouraging you to do it by hand and put the food processor away (but if you really want to pull out the gadget, go ahead).
Mandatory element 2: Frangipane
We love onomatopoeia of frangipane: it’s rich, sweet and feels slightly luxurious, and can be used in several confections.
Optional element: Home made jam or curd - I used homemade Raspberry Jam.
Makes one 23cm (9” tart)
Prep time: less than 10 minutes (plus time for the individual elements)
Resting time: 15 minutes
Baking time: 30 minutes
Equipment needed: 23cm (9”) tart pan or pie tin (preferably with ridged edges), rolling pin
One sweet shortcrust pastry (recipe follows)
Bench flour
250ml (1cup (8 US fl. oz) jam or curd, warmed for spreadability
One quantity frangipane (recipe follows)
One handful blanched, flaked almonds
Jasmine’s notes:
• If you cannot have nuts, you can try substituting Victoria sponge for the frangipane. It's a pretty popular popular cake, so you shouldn't have any troubles finding one in one of your cookbooks or through a Google search. That said, our dear Natalie at Gluten a Go Go has sourced some recipes and linked to them in the related alt.db thread.
• You can use whichever jam you wish, but if you choose something with a lot of seeds, such as raspberry or blackberry, you should sieve them out.
• The jam quantity can be anywhere from 60ml (1/4 cup) to 250ml (1cup), depending upon how “damp” and strongly flavoured your preserves are. I made it with the lesser quantity of home made strawberry jam, while Annemarie made it with the greater quantity of cherry jam; we both had fabulous results. If in doubt, just split the difference and spread 150ml (2/3cup) on the crust.
Annemarie’s notes:
• The excess shortcrust can be rolled out and cut into cookie-shapes (heck, it’s pretty darned close to a shortbread dough).
Prep time: 15-20 minutes
Resting time: 30 minutes (minimum)
Equipment needed: bowls, box grater, cling film
225g (8oz) all purpose flour
30g (1oz) sugar
2.5ml (½ tsp) salt
110g (4oz) unsalted butter, cold (frozen is better)
2 (2) egg yolks
2.5ml (½ tsp) almond extract (optional)
15-30ml (1-2 Tbsp) cold water
Sift together flour, sugar and salt. Grate butter into the flour mixture, using the large hole-side of a box grater*. Using your finger tips only, and working very quickly, rub the fat into the flour until the mixture resembles bread crumbs. Set aside.
Lightly beat the egg yolks with the almond extract (if using) and quickly mix into the flour mixture. Keep mixing while dribbling in the water, only adding enough to form a cohesive and slightly sticky dough.
Form the dough into a disc, wrap in cling and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes
Jasmine’s notes:
• I make this using vanilla salt and vanilla sugar.
• If you wish, you can substitute the seeds of one vanilla bean, one teaspoon of vanilla paste or one teaspoon of vanilla extract for the almond extract
Prep time: 10-15 minutes
Equipment needed: bowls, hand mixer, rubber spatula
125g (4.5oz) unsalted butter, softened
125g (4.5oz) icing sugar
3 (3) eggs
2.5ml (½ tsp) almond extract
125g (4.5oz) ground almonds
30g (1oz) all purpose flour
Cream butter and sugar together for about a minute or until the mixture is primrose in colour and very fluffy. Scrape down the side of the bowl and add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. The batter may appear to curdle. In the words of Douglas Adams: Don’t panic. Really. It’ll be fine. After all three are in, pour in the almond extract and mix for about another 30 seconds and scrape down the sides again. With the beaters on, spoon in the ground nuts and the flour. Mix well. The mixture will be soft, keep its slightly curdled look (mostly from the almonds) and retain its pallid yellow colour.
Annemarie’s notes:
• Add another five minutes or more if you're grinding your own almonds or if you're mixing by hand (Heaven help you).
Assembling the tart
Place the chilled dough disc on a lightly floured surface. If it's overly cold, you will need to let it become acclimatised for about 15 minutes before you roll it out. Flour the rolling pin and roll the pastry to 5mm (1/4”) thickness, by rolling in one direction only (start from the centre and roll away from you), and turning the disc a quarter turn after each roll. When the pastry is to the desired size and thickness, transfer it to the tart pan, press in and trim the excess dough. Patch any holes, fissures or tears with trimmed bits. Chill in the freezer for 15 minutes.
Preheat oven to 200C/400F.
Remove shell from freezer, spread as even a layer as you can of jam onto the pastry base. Top with frangipane, spreading to cover the entire surface of the tart. Smooth the top and pop into the oven for 30 minutes. Five minutes before the tart is done, the top will be poofy and brownish. Remove from oven and strew flaked almonds on top and return to the heat for the last five minutes of baking.
The finished tart will have a golden crust and the frangipane will be tanned, poofy and a bit spongy-looking. Remove from the oven and cool on the counter. Serve warm, with crème fraîche, whipped cream or custard sauce if you wish. When you slice into the tart, the almond paste will be firm, but slightly squidgy and the crust should be crisp but not tough.
*One of the reasons I joined Daring Kitchen was to learn new things. No matter how much experience you have, there is always something new to learn. This little trick for cutting butter into pastry was an awesome learn!
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