I decided to try Lincoln bagels so I headed over to Bagels and Joe for some breakfast
The selection of bagels is large; they also serve quiche. Witty tells me that if you arrive early---earlier than I usually venture out---you can snag a bagel fresh out of the oven.
My bagel with cream cheese was tasty and delicious. Bagels come in several styles. Bagel Joe's bagels are more of the bready variety, less chewy. I took home a half dozen to put in the freezer for some at-home bagel treats.
I made candied ginger a few years ago. It's not something I would do every day but I had a lot of fun doing it. I recently acquired a pressure cooker and it inspired an interesting idea to me: why not make candied ginger in the pressure cooker? It should be very soft and flavorful. Here is the result. I peeled two large ginger roots, cut them into small cubes, and put them in the pressure cooker with heavily sugared water. The traditional method first boils the ginger in plain water to soften it and then again in sugar water to candy it. The resulting candy was very tender but still with the characteristic ginger texture. It was also sweet without being overpowering. The traditional method leaves a lot of sugar crystallized around the ginger. The pressure cooker gives a much more subtle result. The ginger stays moist even after it cools but you can dry it in the oven at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes. That inspired me to dip it in chocolate. While I was in the b...
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