Everything Pickle

Last weekend I went to Dr. Pickle. It's a pickle stand that we go to on Sundays at the Green Market on Fifth Ave. and Second Street near MS. 51. I begged my mom to go. So we stopped to get pickled mushrooms and a lightly pickled pickle. We went because we needed appetizers for a thing we call Sunday dinner and I LOVE pickles!

The second we bought them I ripped the bag open and ate like a pig. He had dill, half sweet and some others that I did not know. We also bought pickled mushrooms that tasted salty and pickley. They were very tart and juicy.

As you can tell, I really really really like Dr. Pickle.

Dr. Pickle also has a website. CLICK HERE!!!!

Pie on a Stick

Over the weekend I went to Steve's Key Lime Pie Shop with my mom Vickie and my friend's family. We rode our bikes to Red Hook and then after had dessert at Steve's on the East River.

The bike ride was like two miles, so we were hungry when we got there. My friend Jonah and I had a key lime pie frozen and dipped in dark chocolate on a stick. It's like a Popsicle that's called a Swingle. It's sour and sweet all at the same time. I had had it before, and really liked it for the second time. Jonah loves sweets like me. By the time he finished, he had chocolate all over his mouth.

His sister Maya had a lime slushy and my sister had a mini key lime pie. They also loved Steve's. The parents took bites of the pies like parents do.

Momma Bread

Today is Mother's Day and my sister planned to make breakfast for our moms. Surprisingly, her soccer team came early to pick her up, so I took over. I made a spinach salad, Irish soda bread, banana pudding with vanilla wafers, and eggs and bacon. This is what you need to make Irish soda bread:

1 tsp. salt

3/4 tsp. baking soda

knife

1 c. raisins or currants, rinsed in hot water and patted dry

baking sheets

2 c. buttermilk

1 tbsp. double-acting baking powder

mixing bowls

wooden skewers

1 tbsp. caraway seed

wire racks

4 c. bread flour

Wooden Skewers

Baking Sheets

Knife

Mixing Bowls

Wire Racks

Knife

Baking sheets

Mixing bowls

1 tbsp. double-acting baking powder

1 c. raisins or currants, rinsed in hot water and patted dry

1 tbsp. caraway seeds

3/4 tsp. baking soda

2 c. buttermilk

4 c. bread flour

1 tsp. salt

here are the steps:

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

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2

Sift together flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda in a large bowl.

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Stir in raisins and caraway seeds.

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4

Add buttermilk and stir mixture until it forms a dough.

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5

Turn dough out onto a well-floured surface. Knead 1 minute.

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6

Divide the dough in half. With floured hands, shape each half into a round loaf.

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7

Place loaves on a lightly greased baking sheet.

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8

Cut an "X" 1/4-inch deep across the top of each loaf with a sharp knife.

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9

Bake the loaves for 45 to 55 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. They should be crusty.

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10

Transfer loaves to a wire rack and let cool.

Now back to me. The meal was the best meal I have ever made. I loved all the seasonings in the eggs, and the soda bread was moist inside. My descriptions probably make your mouth water. Well the dish was really good and I am proud of myself.