Friday, July 22, 2011

Bloom Energy - An Energy Solution for the Future















        Ever heard of Bloom Energy?  I hadn't until recently.  Bloom energy can provide clean energy solutions and can be used to power a home or an entire building.  It's still in it's baby phase, but many major companies like Google, Staples, eBay, Walmart, Coca-cola, The Bank of America and more have all bought Bloom units.  Bloom can save a lot of money over time and eliminate the use of the grid all you need is to invest in the Bloom units themselves.  Bloom isn't currently available to regular customers but who knows maybe soon in the near future everyone will have Bloom!  http://www.bloomenergy.com/

Looking for Something to Cook? Here's a Recipe

        Looking for a new recipe or two?  You're in luck I'm releasing two of my scones recipes from The Stand if you are interested.  Listed BELOW in this post and under the Discontinued Page! 

Here are two recipes officially no longer available.  Recipes were made during year of 2009 for coffee stand.  *Found on Epicurious.com

Chocolate Chip Scones
Preheat-400*
Bake for 20 min.
Scone ingredients
  • 2 c. unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 c. plus 2 T sugar
  • 1 t. baking powder
  • ½ t. baking soda
  • ½ t. salt
  • 6 T (3/4 stick) chilled unsalted butter, diced
  • 1 t. (packed) grated lemon peel – optional
  • ¾  c. miniature semisweet chocolate chips
  • ¾ c. chilled buttermilk
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 1 t. vanilla extract
  1. Butter and flour baking sheet
  2. Sift 2 c. flour, 1/3 c. sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl
  3. Add butter and lemon peel (rub in with your finger tips until butter is the size of rice)
  4. Mix in chocolate chips
  5. Whisk buttermilk, egg yolk and vanilla in small bowl
  6. Add to dry ingredients until dough comes together in small clumps
  7. Gather dough into ball
  8. Press onto lightly floured surface into about 8 in. round
  9. Cut into evenly sized wedges
  10. Transfer to baking sheet
  11. Bake and enjoy!
Cranberry-Orange Scones
Preheat-425*
Bake for about 12 min. or until golden brown 
Scone Recipe
  • 2 c. all purpose flour
  • 1/3 c. sugar 
  • 2 T grated tangerine peel
  • 1 T baking powder
  • ½ t. salt
  • ½ c. chilled unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
  • ½ c. dried cranberries
  • ¼ c. crème fraiche or sour cream
  • 3 T fresh tangerine juice
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 t. unsalted butter melted
  • 2 t. raw sugar*
    1. Line baking sheet with parchment paper
    2. Whisk flour, 1/3 c. sugar, peel, baking powder, and salt in a bowl and blend
    3. Add ½ c. chilled butter
    4. Using your fingertips, rub in until mixture resembles coarse meal
    5. Mix in cranberries
    6. Whisk crème fraiche, tangerine juice, and egg into medium bowl to blend
    7. Gradually add flour to mixture, using a fork to toss until moist clumps form
    8. Knead dough briefly on a lightly floured surface until it becomes smooth
    9. Pat dough into a 8 in. round and cut into even pieces
    10. Transfer to prepared baking sheet
    11. Brush with melted butter sprinkle with sugar
    12. Bake, share and enjoy!