Sunday, November 23, 2008

Jennamarie's Delicious Homemade potstickers with homemade potsticker dough and homemade dipping sauce ( vegetable )

jennamaries fabulous potstickers


For the filling




THE VEGGIES ** None of the fillers are set in stone, I encourage you to be creative!

1 10 oz bag of tri colored cold slaw mix ( shredded purple and white cabbage and carrots)

1 1/2 cups of straw mushrooms

1/4 large white onion

2 garlic cloves


2 celery stalks

2 tablespoons of freshly chopped gingerroot

1 1/2 cups of vegetable broth
THE SEASONING- this is the most important part, make it yummy ! As an italian woman I never really measure anything,

use your eye and your taste buds to determine what amounts will be best for your potstickers.


1 1/2 tsp soy sauce

2 1/2 tbsp beef bullion (powder)

1 1/2 tbsp merlot

2 tsp brown sugar

1 tsp red whine vinager

1 1/2 tbsp sesame seed oil
THE DIPPING SAUCE Mix and match to your liking Start with the sauce. I suggest adding very small amounts of the brown sugar and ginger until you get the right taste . then add just a dabble of sesame seed oil

shredded ginger root
soy sauce
brown sugar
sesame seed oil



The Dough- dont be creative here !
2 cups of flour

1/2 water


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Start with the dough

combine water and flour in large bowl and kneed for 3 minutes ( you know your dough is done when there is not much elasticity left- so your shapes hold well)

cover with a cloth and set aside for 10 min.

Now the filling

finely chop all of your vegetables

pre heat 3/4 cups of vegetable broth until it is almost simmering in a large skillet

add vegetables and simmer on medium high heat, stirring frequently for about 7 minutes


BACK TO THE DOUGH


roll your dough out into a long "snake" roll about 1 inch thick

slice keep it covered, slicing off about 8 3/4 inch balls at a time ( you dont want your dough to get hard! )

ROLL IT OUT

line your surface and your rolling pin with flour and roll out your dough balls. you want the dough as thin as possible but not so thin that it will break when adding the filling. ( to get the dough to form circles, press firmly on your rolling pin in one direction then turn the dough 90degrees and roll it the opposite way)
roll out your potsticker


BACK TO THE FILLING


your filling should be nearly cooked by now , and you should add your seasonings , add each seasoning slowly and stir constantly to ensure that all of the ingredients combine thoroughly... don't be afraid to taste test it along the way! if you wont eat it no one will !


once all the water has been absorbed, Your Filling will start to stick together, turn the burner to low heat for 1 min and then set aside.

potsicker fillingOnce you have rolled out your first batch of pot sticker dough balls, add a tablespoonful of filling to each and gently fold the remaining dough over.















Secure the edges using your finger first then a fork to ensure that that will not open while cooking as shown below
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THE GRAND FINALE - everyone's mouths will be watering by this point !

pre heat a large skillet on med heat and add 2 tbsp of olive oil.

place your potstickers in pan in batches of no more then 10 dumplings. Brown the dumplings for about 9- seconds or until a very light golden brown.


Add the remaining 3/4 cups of vegetable broth to pan, cover and cook for bout 5 min or until the liquid has evaporated. turn heat to medium low and brown for 1-2 more minutes until the bottom is a crisp golden brown.


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jennamaries fabulous potstickers

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Saturday, November 22, 2008

at last! Google contact sync for blackberry - why its bad and how to fix it

Yes they have now done it- contact sync for my blackberry. I was delighted to here the news and immediately updated my phone with the newest version of google sync.

http://blogs.bnet.com/businesstips/images/google-sync-for-blackberry.jpg The problem however, is that the google sync literally destroyed my blackberry address book.
I had none of the contacts that I previously did, Email addresses that were not associated with names and about 200 phone numbers with unknown names.

Though I do rant and rave about how magnificent Gmail is, I am quite disappointed in the contact management system.

This problem does not only exist when syncing your Blackberry with your gmail contacts, but also when importing/export to and from outlook. The duplication detection system in effect is neither effective nor efficient.

PLEASE DON'T LET THIS DISMAY YOU FROM USING GMAIL - as it is by far the best email online !

****Before you try out google contact sync, I suggest backing up your phones contacts by syncing with outlook and exporting all of your contacts to q backup CSV file ( i do this weekly, you should too !)

If you already tried google contact sync for your blackberry, You CAN undo the unfortunate destruction of your precious address book ! (o:

here's how-
( this is assuming that you regularly sync your address book with your outlook or other email software)

1) plug your phone into your computer, go to the blackberry desktop manager.

2) choose synchronize
change options for synchronizing email messages and organizer data

3) select the configuration tab

4) select configure sync; choose the application with your most recently backed up address book.
5) select address book and then click "setup"

6) set the device to sync one way from outlook to device

7) ensure that there is a check mark in the field labeled " replace all existing data in target device"

8) your good to go , now sync your device and your life will be back to normal !!


good luck and let me know if you have any questions !


- Creatively Yours,

JennaMarie Tedesco
The JMT Network
401.617.4659
Info@JennaMarie.net

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Friday, November 21, 2008

Is it a good thing?

i know nothing of how to keep them, but i am peculiarly adroit when it comes to manifesting such passion that they will forever long for me

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Google Docs Easy Web Form !

I have already uninstalled most microsoft office programs from my computer because of google docs, and now, I just founf out that docs is even better !
Google now allows you to create simple web forms and embed them on your website. The data collected is then added to a spreadsheet in google docs.

GMAIL INTRODUCES THEMES !

Just when we thought that gmail couldnt possibly get any better , it does, with 30 stylish themes to choose from , gmails new "appearal" is sure to please any user !
I dont even know why anyone uses anything other then gmail !
<3 <3 <3 i love gmail

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Is Carson Daly on drugs ?

The first image pre TV/ fame: not exactly sure how he got from radio to TV, he pretty uninteresting, not too handsome and not  all funny- maybe he gives good head ? None the less- he seems to get healthier in the second pic, pre talk show. and now, gosh it must be either hard cocaine usage, severe annorexia or terrible reviews that got him looking like this ..
maybe a mix  of all three, please remind tell me how the hell he is still on air!?!?!? . 

Monday, November 17, 2008

How to be my best friend

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Why I hate MTV

MTV has become a truly incompetent source of moral and social education. From the mind numbing repetitious "love" songs that vex me by the time the first first is over- to the grossly monotonous and blatantly imbecilic reality TV shows and unengaged so-called-hip-hop that glorifies uninhibited violence and makes listeners long to emulate this glamorous lifestyle that they have no means to afford. Worse still, is that the "lessons" they preach speak nothing of ambition and precept no sense of promising goals I um utterly disgusted

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

The JMT Network

My website, redesigned and delicious...
I worked herd on this, tell me what you think
Creatively Yours,
JennaMarie

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