Classic Special Scones from Mary Berry

Classic Special Scones from Mary Berry

Makes 10
2 cups of self rising flour
1 t baking powder
4 T butter
1 T sugar
1 large egg
milk

Preheat the Convection oven to 375 and lightly grease a baking sheet (the instructions say 425 for a non convection oven).

Measure the flour and baking powder into a food processor with the S blade.  Add the butter and pulse until the mixture looks like breadcrumbs.  Add sugar.

Crack the egg into a measuring cup, lightly beat and then make up to 1/2 c of milk and egg mixture.  Pour most of the egg-milk mixture into the food processor, keeping 1 T for later.  Mix until it forms a ball.

Turn onto a lightly floured surface, and knead lightly.  Then roll out to 1/2 inch thickness.  Cut into rounds with a three inch cutter to make 10 scones.

Place scones, well spaced, on tin foil, sprayed with Pam, on a baking sheet.  Brush the tops with the milk-egg mixture.  Bake for 10 minutes.

Remove from oven, place scones and on wire rack and let cool.

Serve with butter, clotted cream and jam.

Everything Bagel Chicken Tenders (from Eating Well)

These are delicious!

Salt and pepper

2 T flour

1 large egg

1/2 panko breadcrumbs

1 T everything bagel seasoning

1 pound chicken tenders

2 T canola oil

Place the flour in a shallow dish. I have this kind of shallow dish from Pampered Chef.

Beat the egg in a second shallow dish.

Mix breadcrumbs and everything bagel seasoning in a third shallow dish.

Season the tenders with salt and pepper on both sides.  Dredge the chicken in the flour, and then the egg, and then roll in the breadcrumbs.

Once all tenders are coated, heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat, and add the chicken.  Cook 3 minutes and then turn.  Cook another 3 minutes, until the chicken is 165F.

Serve

Beef Bulgogi Tacos - Recipe

Last night Naomi filmed me via FaceBook Live making this recipe.  It is another example of a recipe that all four of us like!  From Smitten Kitchen

Filling
1 pound of ground beef (or fake meat like Morningstar Grillers)
1 large garlic clove, minced
one 2 inch piece of garlic, grated
1/4 cup of soy sauce
3 T rice vinegar
2 T brown sugar
1 T Asian Toasted Sesame Oil
Gochujang

Other
2 cups lettuce, shredded
1 T lime juice
1 T Asian Toasted Sesame Oil
Salt
1 scallion, thinly sliced
small flour tortillas
Diced tomatoes
kimchi
chopped cilantro
toasted sesame seeds

Instructions
Heat a large skillet over medium high heat.  Once it is hot, add the beef and break it up.  Cook for 7-10 minutes.  Drain off grease.  Add garlic, ginger, soy sauce, rice vinegar, brown sugar and oil to the pan.  Cook for 2 minutes.  Add gochuhang.

Toss the lettuce, lime juice, sesame oil and scallions in a medium bowl.  Season with salt.

Scoop the beef into a tortilla with a slotted spoon, garnish with salad, tomatoes, kimchi, cilantro and sesame seeds.

Today

Today is Day 8 in seclusion.

Yesterday was a good day.  Mr. Mark worked at CVS unloading the truck.  He said there were more customers since people knew the truck was coming.  He said he had to stop a customer from hoarding the TP.  The sign says three packages per customer, and the customer would keep coming back.  Nothing like having a 17 year old having to enforce the hoarding rules.  Why would anyone need 12 rolls of TP.  Plus other stores have them! 

Yesterday Naomi gave a baking lesson via FaceBook Live.  It was fun.  She can crack an egg better than her older brother.

For dinner, we had delivery from A Perfect Taste!  It was delicious.

Last night we had family movie night:  Miss Congeniality.  It was a good movie choice.  Thanks Adam.

Over and out.

Day 6 - we all survived

Day 6:  I introduced structure to the kids.  They had to pick three academic activities from my list for the day.  It wasn't like I was asking them to dissect a cow's eye.  One of the activities was watch HIDDEN FIGURES, and another one was listen to Spanish TV for 30 minutes.  Of course they had to do a few chores.

Highlights of Day 6:
Teaching Mark how to make baked donuts while live streaming

Watching Rochelle Walensky on NewTV.  Rochelle is someone we know from our community who is an infectious disease doctor at MGH.  What was nice, is that even she was saying WASH YOUR HANDS and don't touch your face.

Taking a nice walk to Newton Highlands and back again with my spouse at 4 PM.

Things to work on for Day 7:
Keep my sense of humor.

Wash my hands.

Be thankful

COVID 19

As the world knows, The United States is at home, reducing the spread of the virus.  No play dates.  No social events.  No band.  No chorus.  No dance.  No school.  No office in Waltham.  No Synagogue.

Day 1:  Friday, March 13 - how appropriate.  Friday the 13th.  Day 1 went well.  Mark then sang at Shabbat Alive that was live streamed through the Temple Emanuel website.  It was so strange to be in a sanctuary that holds 750 people and be the only people there.

Day 2:  Saturday, March 14 - Mark went to work.  He saw other humans.  Naomi made pie for Pi Day.

Day 3:  Sunday, March 15 - Beware the Ides of March

Day 4:  Monday, March 16 - Monitor arrived from work.  Adam is set up in our dining room and I have the back corner of the living room.  We each have a monitor so we are no longer hunching over our laptops.  Mark, a huge sports fan, is flipping through the channels and finds a marble racing contest

Day 5:  Tuesday, March 17 - Mark didn’t like me adding structure to his day so he walked to BC and back again.

The only time Naomi needs to walk behind me while working is when I am on a zoom video call.

In 2015 after the sixth snow day in three weeks I thought I was going to lose my mind.  I take it back. 

We create more compost when eating meals at home.  Four meals three times a day creates more compost and more dishes.

My kids give me no grief about taking a shower in the morning so no one smells all that badly!

Thankful that my company sent a monitor so I am not slumped over a laptop.

Thankful for amazing co-workers and management.

Thankful I don’t have to watch Disney all day or Thomas the Tank Engine.

Day 6:  Wednesday, March 18 - No need to wake up at 4:59 AM to drive Mark to early band.  No early band and his trombone is locked up in the high school.  Hopefully virus free.