Star Trek Calaman Sherry Mocktail...Many Versions

Thanks to Neelix (Ethan Phillips with William J. Birnes) and their Star Trek Cookbook (https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/star-trek-cookbook-ethan-phillips/1104309366), I have some great recipes to try.

Calaman Sherry
Here’s a blush-colored drink that should look like pink champagne. Strawberry Kiwi is again your base drink of choice, lightened with Martinelli’s sparkling apple cider, which also provides effervescence, or straight club soda if you don’t want it too sweet. Serve in a tall, long-stemmed champagne glass so you can watch the bubbles rise.
Phillips, Ethan. Star Trek Cookbook (p. 223). Pocket Books/Star Trek. Kindle Edition.

Calaman Sherry Mocktail…Many Versions
(Adapted from: Star Trek Cookbook)

I made several adaptations to this mocktail. "You adapt," as the Star Trek Voyager crew would say. The ability to adapt is a good quality in Star Trek crew and fans, right?

I used a 4oz champagne glass.

There are more pink beverages available besides Strawberry-Kiwi than I realized, for example: pink grapefruit, cranberry, passion fruit, and more, so I choose a few.


Version 1


Ingredients:

1 Commuter Mug with lid
1 Fancy glass
1 baggie
about 6 ices cubes
4 oz del Valle nectar mixto guayaba naranja
2 oz Club Soda


Process:

Put ice cubes in the baggie.
Pound them on the kitchen counter with something hard like a cutting board to make ice chips.
Add the chips to the commuter mug.
Add juice and club soda.
Add lid and close.
Shake a bit.
Strain/pour liquid from mug spout into fancy glass.
Enjoy!

(Made with de Valle nectar mixto guayaba naranja https://jugosdelvalle.com.mx/portafolio/#del-valle/producto-519%20)

This mocktail smells mysterious and wonderful. It has lovely pink color and tastes great!


#GERD-friendly



Version 2


Ingredients:

1 Commuter Mug with lid
1 Fancy glass
1 baggie
about 6 ices cubes
5 oz Penafiel toronjada w/mineral water
1 oz carbonated apple juice


Process:

Put ice cubes in the baggie.
Pound them on the kitchen counter with something hard like a cutting board to make ice chips.
Add the chips to the commuter mug.
Add juices.
Add lid and close.
Shake a bit.
Strain/pour liquid from mug spout into fancy glass.

(Made with: Penafiel toronjada w/mineral water https://www.drpeppersnapplegroup.com/brands/penafiel)

This mocktail smells like pink grapefruit. It has a nice pinkish color. Tastes great!


Not GERD-Friendly

In addition, I got cranberry juice, too. I could make many different versions of Calaman Sherry!

Note: I think the lighting in my apartment is not strong enough to show the bubbles in my mocktails.

Microwave: Chicken Meatballs or Hairy Risian Bird Eggs

 March 9, 2019 is National Meatball Day!

This is an adaptation of an adaptation.

In the past, I made ground beef meatballs using guidance from the recipes below.

Now, I switched to ground chicken and made the recipe more #GERD-friendly.

Several of my recipes turn out looking alien. This is one.


Microwave Chicken Meatballs or Hairy Risian Bird Eggs
(Adapted from: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/The-Best-Meatballs/ and http://www.cookingnook.com/recipe/meatballs-recipe/)
 

Makes about 30 mini-meatballs.

Ingredients:

1.5 - 2 Lbs ground chicken
1 egg
2 Tspns garlic powder
1 TBspn onion powder
1 TBspn dry parsley, crushed
1/2 Cup parmesan cheese
1 Tspn dry oregano
5 dashes hot pepper sauce (Optional)
1 TBspn imitation bacon bits
18 saltine crackers, crushed or commercial bread crumbs
Ground black pepper to taste
Milk, if need to moisten


Process:

I realize that there is a difference between 1.5 - 2 Lbs of ground chicken. So, adjust use of spices accordingly as you wish.

Add ground chicken to a large bowl.
Add egg and spices.
Add crackers or about 3 TBspns of Bread Crumbs or more if needed
Stir, mix and mash ingredients together thoroughly.

 On a cutting board or other prep surface, sprinkle some bread crumbs.
Roll approximately a tablespoon or more in palms to create a ball.
Roll ball in a bit of bread crumbs to help the meatball stay together.
Use a microwave casserole dish with a cover.
Line the bottom of a microwave container with meatballs.
Add lid.
Microwave on high for 2 minutes.
Remove balls, place on plate to cool.

Create next batch and microwave to cook.
Continue making balls and cooking until mixture has been used.

While they came out tasty, I had no crushed the crackers sufficiently.

So, they look a bit odd and would probably fit right into the Star Trek Cookbook as a recipe, maybe called “Hairy Risian Bird Eggs." (https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/star-trek-cookbook-ethan-phillips/1104309366)


#GERD-friendly
Updated 7/11/19

DIY Thousand Islands Dressing

There are a lot of recipe/cooking websites out there.

But, one website always comes to my rescue, Simply Recipes, https://www.simplyrecipes.com/

This time, when I ran out of Thousand Islands Dressing, I wondered if I could make it myself. With the help of Simply Recipes, I did.


DIY Thousand Islands Dressing
(Adapted from: https://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/thousand_island_dressing/)


Ingredients:

1 Cup Mayonnaise
1 TBspn onion powder
2 TBspns Ketchup
2 TBspns Pickle Relish
1 Capful of lime juice concentrate
1 Tspn Paprika
s/p to taste


Process:

Now, as I began, I realized I had a bit more than a cupful of mayonnaise left in the jar, so I just used the jar and its contents and mixed in the rest of the ingredients. Also, I did not add any ground black pepper or salt. I feel many processed foods already have salt in them.

Then, I stirred the mixture well.

It was tasty.

Thousand Islands dressing reminds me of my mom. One of her favorite meals was a Rueben Sandwich. I modified the idea of a Reuben and make a Turkey Rueben Toast Topping. I add shredded cheese on top of the toast, top it with a slice of Turkey lunch meat, then add a scoop of sauerkraut and add a spoonful of my DIY Thousand Islands dressing!!!

It's the little things that make me happy. It makes me proud, I can make Thousand Islands Dressing!!! and I can barely boil water.