The Delectable Orange Milk Drink Extravaganza with Alex 😃: Orange You Glad It's Not Lemon?

Welcome back to Alex giving up on other things and just making drinks. Today we're going to make the orange milk drink, one I've been looking forward to mainly because the author says, "If you like the way milk sherbet tastes, you'll like this and the following drink" (Pinkwater 46). She had me at sherbet. Anyhow we're going to need:

1/2 cup orange juice

3/4 cup ice cold milk

That and our favorite equipment of a bowl, mixer, and measuring utensils:

I also had Donald Duck orange juice

So first, the book calls for us to throw it all into the mixing bowl surprisingly and I feel you guys can just picture an orangey milk so I didn't capture the moment. Next we need to mix that good-good until it's nice and fluffy. Milk and OJ can only get so fluffy by themselves so the process went over pretty quick. Then bam!That's all. This is why I love these drinks from the book because while I'm not the most successful with making an amazing one, they're made quite quick. Some things this has taught me is man, I can get down on a mixer and mix some stuff up which I feel is a great skill. That and I was innovative and took off the foam from the top of the drink and it was a lot better. This drink was really just a milk that tasted a little more orangey for fun but it was pretty bomb. I'm glad this one fulfilled what little I believed in it. Anyhow, my last drink is going to be another thick shake and I hope we can finish this off strong. See ya next time fellers!

Dad approved this one

Question: Do you like sherbet, especially the green, pink, and orange stuff you buy by the quart.

Pinkwater, Jill. The Natural Snack Cookbook: 151 Good Things to Eat. New York: Four Winds,   
    1975. Print.

The best and quickest sandwich to make!

   I'M BACK. And you know what that means! I don't know what that means... but anyways, NEW SCENARIO; Imagine yourself in the weekend savoring for something good, something with meat on it, something with bread on it, something with cheese on it. If you're thinking pizza, you are WRONG. Do you know how long it takes to make a good quality pizza? LIKE ONE HOUR! You could do so much in one hour, AND YOU WANT TO WASTE IT ON MAKING PIZZA!? No, I'm talking about making a sandwich.

   I may not be a good cook, but making and eating this sandwich sure makes me feel like one. I have learned so much from this cook book, but the thing that really surprised me was the amount of time it took to make. This sandwich is called the "Pressed Roast Turkey, Pesto, and Provolone Sandwiches". This sandwich has the juicy flavor of the chicken or turkey (your choice), cheese and all "Sandwiched with an herbaceous pesto"(39). The best thing about this meal is that it only takes 20 minutes total!

Pressed Roast Turkey, Pesto, and Provolone Sandwiches

Ingredients-This is for 2 sandwiches:

- 4 slices of bread

- 3 teaspoons of basil pesto

- Olive oil

- Either handful of turkey slices or handful of chicken pieces

- Any kind of cheese

- Pan

- Chopping board

- Tong

- Cooking brush

1.) Lay out the bread on a good surface

2.) On only 2 slices, put 1.5 teaspoons of the basil pesto on one slice and the rest on the other

3.) Sprinkle the cheese or top the cheese on all 4 slices of bread

4.) Put chicken or turkey on the same side as the pesto and sprinkle more cheese on top of those pieces.

5.) Combine each slice with one another 

6.) Using the brush, dip it into olive oil and brush all the outer layers of each sandwich

7.) Get the pan and put it on top of the stove and turn it on to medium heat (no oil!)

8.) After a little heated, use the tong and put the sandwiches in the pan

9.) After 5 minutes, use the tong to flip the sides

10.) After 5 more minutes take out the sandwiches and let them cool. After a minute or so... enjoy!

I may have cooked this for an extra minute or two, but yours will look more stussier than this!

   This is now going to be one of my favorite sandwiches now and according to Emeril, he says that the "Best bread for these sandwiches are ciabatta bread"(39). He says that it is much better with that because it brings in a more Italian taste but in my opinion, it is good with any bread! Emeril also says that Tomato Soup with this sandwich makes it more of a stronger meal (39). I really do like this sandwich because it brings in so much flavor and the time is also very limited in the kitchen!

Is making things more quickly mean that it is better quality?

Lagasse, Emeril. Emeril 20-40-60: Fresh Food Fast. Comp. Steven Freeman. New York: HarperStudio, 2009. Print.