Recipe of the Week- 2/28/10
‘Ello dear listeners,
Can you believe it? February is gone! It seems like just yesterday I was posting the very first ROTW, sniffle sniffle, how time flies when you’re having fun! I mean really? When you’re juggling three classes and a busy baking schedule you can hardly figure out if it’s tomorrow or two days ago! But I digress…
How about those Red Velvet cupcakes? Pretty darn good, eh? We thought so too! We’re going to have a hard time getting Mike to find something better than that!
This week we truly tested our skills at the Baker’s Block, and I’ll tell you how…
Caramel Chocolate Shortbread
Be warned, this recipe is not for beginner cooks! I actually had to make the caramel twice. That’s right, you have to make your own caramel. Which incidentally is not as easy as the recipe makes it out to be! I added points and tips where I felt they were needed, they are indicated by the * symbol. On top of having to make your own caramel, the recipe requires you to temper chocolate, which is difficult as well! Although next to make the caramel it was a breeze! The trick to tempering chocolate is to remove the chocolate from the heat just before it is fully melted, this keep the chocolate that has already melted from burning!
Shortbread:
1/2 cup unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing *cold butter for this part
Scant 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup superfine sugar
Filling:
Scant 1 cup softened butter *make sure this is very soft when you start the caramel, you might even want to melt it a little a head of time.
Generous 1/2 cup superfine sugar
3 tbsp dark (or light) corn syrup
14oz canned sweetened condensed milk
Topping:
8 oz semisweet chocolate, broken into pieces
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9-inch square shallow cake pan and line the bottom with parchment paper.
Place the butter, flour and sugar in a food processor and process until they begin to bind together. Press the mixture into the prepared pan and smooth the top. Bae in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes, or until golden brown.
Meanwhile, make the filling. Place the butter, sugar, corn syrup and condensed milk in a pan and heat gently until the sugar has dissolved *it is important that the butter is soft otherwise the sugar burns. I made that mistake with my first batch! I also would like to stress the word SCANT in the recipe, I’m not entirely sure that that means, but it is important, too much butter and it begins to separate from the rest of the mixture!* Bring mixture to a boil and simmer for 6-8 minutes, stirring constantly, until the mixture becomes very thick. Remove the shortbread from the oven, then pour over the filling and chill in the refrigerator until firm.
To make the topping, melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a pot of gently simmering water. Remove from the heat and let cool slightly, then spread over the filling. Chill in the refrigerator until set. Cut into 12 pieces with a sharp knife and serve
Other than the caramel being a total pain in the butt, this was a very satisfying accomplishment! And they turned out pretty! But what did Mike give this chocolate caramel confection?
4 Mikes!
His thoughts? “It could use a little more chocolate and a little less caramel; the caramel is a little overwhelming. The cookie part is good though.” People who tried it said it was like a Twix bar, but better. Is that even possible? But this one could never be possible without my new cookbook from my friend Julie! It’s called Easy Chocolate. I think it goes without saying that there will be a lot more where that came from!
Break an egg,
Colleen
Playlist: 2/21 – DJ Holly
Hello listeners!
Last week I brought you a music extravaganza – four hours of listening pleasure. If you listened, I graciously thank you again, whether it was the whole set or just a few minutes: you all count! I also brought you the recipe of the week, which has been posted and you can check it out if you scroll down! Show’s on tonight from 8-10pm!
xoxoxoxoox,
DJ Holly
1. Foals – Red Sock Pugie – Antidotes
2. Holiday Shores – Bradley Bear – Columbus’d The Whim
3. Phantom Planet – Turn.Smile.Shift.Repeat. – The Guest
4. Bon Iver – Blood Bank – Blood Bank EP
5. Florence and the Machine – My Boy Builds Coffins – Lungs
6. Rod Stewart – If You Think I’m Sexy – Blondes Have More Fun
7. Justin Timberlake – My Love (Casino Inc. Amazing Disco remix)
8. Sigur Ros – Fljotavik – Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust
9. Phantogram – When I’m Small – Eyelid Movies
10. Interpol – Who Do You Think? – Our Love To Admire
11. Fanfarlo – Comets – Reservoir
12. Modest Mouse vs. Ratatat – Beat #6 vs. The World At Large
13. Yeasayer – Ambling Alp – Odd Blood
14. St. Vincent – Land Mines - Marry Me
15. Andrew Bird – The Naming of Things – & The Mysterious Production of Eggs
16. Beck – Gamma Ray – Modern Guilt
17. Justice – D.A.N.C.E. Part 2 – A Cross The Universe
18. The Killers – On Top – Hot Fuss
19. Joe Dassin – Les Champs-Elysees – The Darjeeling Limited Soundtrack
20. The XX – Stars – XX
21. M83 – We Own The Sky – Saturdays = Youth
22. The Gossip – Listen Up! (MSTRKRFT remix)
23. The Drums – Submarine – Summertime!
24. N.E.R.D. – My Drive Thru feat. Santogold and Julian Casablancas
25. Dr. Dog – Heart It Races (Architecture In Helsinki cover)
26. 1,2,3 – Confetti – Confetti
27. Neon Indian – Deadbeat Summer – Psychic Chasms
28. Local Natives – World News – Gorilla Manor
29. Grizzly Bear – Slow Life feat. Victoria LeGrand
30. Saves The Day – Freakish – Stay What You Are
31. Port O’Brien – My Will Is Good – Threadbare
32. Iron and Wine – Cinder and Smoke – Our Endless Numbered Days
33. Rilo Kiley – Silver Lining – Under The Blacklight
34. Empire of the Sun – We Are The People – Walking On A Dream
35. Hot Hot Heat – Talk To Me, Dance With Me – Make Up The Breakdown
36. Devendra Banhart – Carmencita – Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon
37. Midnight Masses – Walk On Water – Rapture Ready, I Gazed At The Body
38. The Most Serene Republic – Heavens to Purgatory – … And The Ever Expanding Universe
39. Noah and the Whale – Jocasta – Peaceful The World Lays Me Down
40. Mark Ronson – Amy feat. Kenna – Version
41. Now, Now Every Children – Sleep Through Summer – Cars
42. Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head – Iceage Babeland – Glistening Pleasure
43. Calvin Harris – Stars Come Out – Ready for the Weekend
44. Surfer Blood – Twin Peaks – Astrocoast
45. Copeland – The Day I Lost My Voice (The Suitcase Song) – You Are My Sunshine
46. Deerhunter – Agoraphobia – Microcastle
47. Kings of Convenience – Toxic Girl – Quiet Is The New Loud
48. Death Cab For Cutie – Summer Skin – Plans
49. Miike Snow – Song For No One – Miike Snow
50. Franz Ferdinand – Dark of the Matinee – Franz Ferdinand
51. Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin – Think I Wanna Die – Pershing
52. Vampire Weekend – White Sky – Contra
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2/22 Charts
1 BEACH HOUSE Teen Dream (Sub Pop)
2 MR. GNOME Heave Yer Skeleton (El Marko)
3 JEZABELS She’s So Hard (Self-Released)
4 MAXFIELD GAST Eat Your Beats (Militia Hill)
5 LITTLE GIRLS Concepts (Paperbag)
6 WILLOWZ Everyone (Dim Mak-Downtown)
7 WOODPIGEON Die Stadt Muzikanten (Boompa!)
8 ANIMAL COLLECTIVE Campfire Songs (Pawtracks)
9 CFCF Continent (Paper Bag Records)
10 RJD2 The Colossus (RJ’s Electrical Connections)
11 SOFT PACK The Soft Pack (Kemado-Heavenly)
12 TORO Y MOI Causers Of This (Carpark)
13 TITLE TRACKS It Was Easy (Ernest Jenning)
14 DRIVE LIKE MARIA Elmwood
15 GO FIND Everybody Knows It’s Gonna Happen Only Not Tonight (Morr)
16 YEASAYER ODD BLOOD (Secretly Canadian)
17 HOT CHIP One Life Stand (Astralwerks)
18 VAMPIRE WEEKEND Contra (XL)
19 FILMS Oh, Scorpio (Filter US)
20 SPOON Transference (Merge)
21 SURFER BLOOD Astro Coast (Kanine)
22 PORCUPINE The Trouble With You (Blue Worm)
23 LIGHTSPEED CHAMPION Life Is Sweet! Nice To Meet You (Domino)
24 BEARS OF BLUE RIVER The Killer Bee Scare EP
25 CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG IRM (Elektra-Because)
26 PHANTOGRAM Eyelid Movies (Barsuk)
27 BUTTERFLY BONES Pretty Feelings EP
28 FOUR TET There Is Love In You (Domino)
29 JACE EVERETT Red Revelations (Self-Released)
30 FAN DEATH A Coin For The Well EP (Last Gang)
Butch Walker’s ‘No Heart’ has plenty to spare
By Mark Ziemer | The Connector
Georgia native Butch Walker may be the best rock musician you’ve never heard of — at least not as a solo artist. A veteran of the music industry and a producer/collaborator with such acts as Pink, Weezer and All-American Rejects, Walker couldn’t sound further from the more popular names he’s helped reach heights higher than he. A unique amalgamation of folk, rock and indie, Walker has slowly built a small following of cult fans. Now with the release of his fifth solo record, “I Liked You Better When You Had No Heart,” Walker is poised to gain more followers.
2/22/10 – Battle of Genres Week 5 – DJ Matthias
- Tonight was the final night of multiple genres being represented. It’s down to Golden Age Hip-Hop versus Punk. There’s only one week left and your last opportunity to vote. One more Battle of Genres show to let you know the winner.
Here’s an updated bracket and here’s a list of the songs that played:
Golden Age Hip-Hop
Mr. Muhammad – A Tribe Called Quest
Say No Go – De La Soul
Express Yourself – N.W.A.
Fight The Power – Public Enemy
2 Deep – Gang Starr
Straight Out The Jungle – Jungle Brothers
Case of the P.T.A. – Leaders of the New School
Flavor of the Month – Black Sheep
I Know You Got Soul – Eric B. & Rakim
The Steve Martin – EPMD
Protect Ya Neck – Wu-Tang Clan
Peace Is Not The Word To Play – Main Source
Ain’t No Half-Steppin’ – Big Daddy Kane
Keep Risin’ To The Top – Doug E. Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew
How Ya Like Me Now – Kool Moe Dee
Mind Blowin’ – The D.O.C.
Punk
Waiting Room – Fugazi
Born to Kill – The Damned
Let’s Submerge – X-Ray Spex
Take This Job and Shove It – Dead Kennedys
Mirage – Siouxsie and the Banshees
Suburban Home – The Descendents
Rudie Can’t Fail – The Clash
Nervous Breakdown – Black Flag
I Don’t Wanna Go Down To The Basement – Ramones
State of Emergency – Stiff Little Fingers
Telepathic People – The Adicts
California Sun – The Dictators
Venus – Television
I Turned Into A Martian – The Misfits
Four Horsemen – The Clash
Anarchy in the U.K. – Sex Pistols
To vote, leave a comment or contact me otherwise. It’s your last opportunity to vote for either Golden Age Hip-Hop or Punk. Thanks for listening and tune in next week to know which genre reigns supreme of the month and a half long Battle of Genres
DJ Matthias
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