You guys, FYI! I made the Pernill today, I added to the blended seasoning mix a little marinated Sun dried tomatoes, cilantro and some red wine and it is just delish!!! A buen tiempo! Wish I could have all of you over for dinner....

Barbara!!!

Ya que lo hiciste , no tienes que rub it in !!!!

malvada !!

I did say; wish I could have you all for dinner.... And I meant it! Mi Casa Su Casa....

Let's just make sure we are not going to talk about those of which we do not speak of.....

DominicanLady:

Arsenio,
Now I'm going to have to go the gym for two weeks non-stop! All thanks to you and your food instigation.... I will make a pernill today......

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DLady:

If you're doing it for muscle conditioning it's one things, but...
I believe you had a picture before instead of the heart in the sand; And the Lady in that still doesn't have to worry about enjoying "una cena con sabor a pueblo".

What would you like for dessert? How about Bizcocho Dominicano?

DOMINICAN "VANILLA CAKE"
Here is a recipe for the Dominican National Cake. It is a local version of "Pound Cake". Typically it is split in half and filled with fresh pineapple jam and then dusted with powdered sugar or covered with Creole Meringue which can be left naturally white or given a quick browning under the flame of broiler or hand torch.


"BIZCOCHO CRIOLLO"
[ DOMINICAN CREOLE VANILLA CAKE ]

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CAKE INGREDIENTS
For 2 Cakes

1 LB. Butter
1 LB. Granulated Sugar
10 Whole eggs
1.5 lbs. Cake Flour
1/2 Oz Baking Powder
1/2 Oz Vanilla extract
1 cup Fresh Orange Juice
Dash of salt
TO PREPARE CAKE

Cream butter and sugar together for about 10 minutes at medium high speed using an electric mixer.
Add eggs 5 at a time to the above mixture and beat each addition for about 1 minute or until well incorporated.
Sift all dry ingredients together and then ADD them to the above wet ingredients. At medium speed, mix and combine for 5 minutes.
Then add the vanilla extract and the orange juice and continue to mix for about 2 more minutes.
Bake in a preheated oven at 400 degrees F. If you have a convection oven bake at 350 degrees F.


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MERINGUE (SUSPIRO) INGREDIENTS

5 oz whites (about 10 eggs)
10 oz powdered sugar
TO PREPARE MERINGUE

Place egg whites and powdered sugar in a very clean, greaseless and dry mixing bowl and at high speed mix for about fifteen minutes or until the whites become a stiff consistency.
NOTE
The normal ratio of egg whites to powdered sugar, BY WEIGHT is 2 parts sugar to 1 part egg white. So, for example, if you have 5 ozs, of egg whites use 10 ozs. of powdered sugar. Medium size eggs should have about 1/2 an oz. of egg white each but it is best to weigh when using this procedure.


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TO SERVE CAKE
Split cake in half and spread with the pineapple filling.
Cover cake with meringue or powdered sugar and serve.


Source:http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/3348/bizcochoc.html

Arsenio,
You had me at Bizcocho..... Yummm!

DominicanLady said:

Arsenio,
You had me at Bizcocho..... Yummm!

DLady:

Bueno, escojes uno de estos dos Bizcochos Dominicanos!

Oro no es....



Have you ever noticed how "our people" can prepare something delicious in the spurt of the moment (sometimes with little money), en cualquier sitio, en la marquesina, un cocinao' en el rio, etc. We're spontaneous like that.
Formamos una picadera dondequiera....