 <br><br><br>8 large ( about 4 pounds) Jonagold or Golden Delicious apples<br>1 lemon<br><br>½ cup sugar plus 1 tablespoon for the tart top<br><br>1 vanilla bean, split in half<br><br>1 basic pie<br><br>3 tablespoons melted butter<br><br>½ cup hot apricot glaze<br><br>Peel, halve, and core the apples and rub the the halves with the lemon. <br><br><br>Making Filling:<br> Cut one and half of the apple halves into 1/3-inch cubes and put them in the pan with the lemon juice. Add the ½ cup sugar, the vanilla bean, and water. Cook medium heat for about 15-20 minutes until the apples soften and all the liquid relaeaw evaporates. Let cool.<br><br>Making 1 pound 8 ounces dough( to line one 11-inch pie pan):<br> 1 cup cake flour<br><br>1 cup all-purpose flour<br><br>½ teaspoon salt<br><br>¾ cup cold butter, cut into 1/3-inch cubes<br><br>7 tablespoons water or heavy cream, or 2 eggs( lightly beaten)<br><br>2 tablespoons additional liquid, or 1 egg white, if dough is too dry<br><br><br>In a food processor: combine both flours and the salt in a food processor and process for 15 seconds, add the butter and liquid ( or eggs), process for 30 seconds or 10 to 30 seconds more, until the dough clumps together or clings to the sides of the food processor. Wrap the dought in plastic wrap and refrigerate for about 10-15minutes.<br><br>Roll the dough into a round 2 inches large than the nonstick pie pan. Press the dough into the edges of the pan. ( Wrap the pan with plastic and refrigerate)Halve and core the apples, and rub the halves with lemon. Slice the 6 and ½ the apples as thin as you can.<br><br><br>Making apple topping<br><br> Halve and core the apples, and rub the halves with lemon. Slice the 6 and ½ the apples as thin as you can.<br> Preheat the overn to 375F. <br><br>Spread the cooked apple mixture in the dough pan.<br><br>Arrange the apple slices around the outside of the tart so that each slice covers the indentation where the core was removed of the slice beneath it.<br><br>Make another ring of apple slices inside.<br><br>Brush apples with melted butter, sprinke with 1 tablespoon granulated sugar.<br><br>Bake for about 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until golden brown. <br>Brush with the hot apricot glaze.<br><br><br>做11英寸的苹果派（准备时间2-3小时，烘烤时间1小时15分钟）<br><br>8个大苹果Jonagold or Golden Delicious<br><br>1个柠檬的汁<br><br>½杯的糖和1大勺糖粉（用于撒在苹果派上）<br><br>1根香草豆（分成半）<br><br>1个11英寸的派皮<br><br>3大勺融化的黄油<br><br>½杯热杏子果酱<br><br><br><img src=http://i46.tinypic.com/212c0a8.jpg border= 0 >)
Makes10-11-inchtart(preparingtime2-3hours,baking1hour15minutes)
8large(about4pounds)JonagoldorGoldenDeliciousapples
1lemon
½cupsugarplus1tablespoonforthetarttop
1vanillabean,splitinhalf
1basicpie
3tablespoonsmeltedbutter
½cuphotapricotglaze
Peel,halve,andcoretheapplesandrubthethehalveswiththelemon.
MakingFilling:
Cutoneandhalfoftheapplehalvesi...[
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2boxesbabybellamushrooms(sliced)
1tablespoonbutter
2clovesgarlic,finelychopped
3tablespoonchoppedfreshparsley
1tablespoontamari
¼cupwater
１． Choppedgarlicletitsetforabout5-10minute.
２． Cleanthemushroomsbywippingwithadampclothorpapertowels.
３． Slicethemushrooms
４． Heatbutterwithmediumfryingpan,stirinthegarlicabout30seconds,thenturnuptohighheat...[
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1、 gumpaste搓成圆球。
2、 铁丝用钳子夹一个弯钩。
3、 把铁丝插进小球里，放一边晾干。
4、 用daisy雏菊的切花压出花型，一朵花要5层花瓣。
5、 用细棍子把花瓣擀开，不要擀中心，再用圆头压出花褶。
6、 放在圆底的模子里晾干。
7、 用刷子沾点蛋清在花瓣中心，铁丝从中间穿过，第一层花瓣要把圆球包住。剩下的花瓣也一样，等干了一层层粘上去。[
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1cup grahamcracker(ordigestivebiscuit)crumbs（oradd1tbspgroundcinnamon)
2tbspbutter(melt)
900g/21b/4cups/4boxescreamcheese
200gsuperfinesugar(1/2cuporganicblueagave)
gratedrindoflemon
45ml/3tbspfreshlemonjuice
5ml/1tspvanillaextract
4eggs,atroomtemperature
1杯graham饼干屑或者消化饼干（如果喜欢，还可以加1大勺肉桂粉）
2大勺黄油（融化）
900g/21b/4杯/4...[
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儿子到美国1年半，现在上七年级，下面的手工作品都是在国内从没有接触过的，所以很多比较粗糙。我觉得中美的教育真的有很大的不同。中国是书本的知识多，对于孩子打好基础还是很重要的；美国的动手能力多，也让孩子们发挥自己的想象力。
下面的是在Dad的帮助下完成的一些木工作品。
这是儿子第一件木工活，给他自己做的小板凳。我试着坐了一次，只能放下[
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21cmringmould(8inches)
Egg:5
Cakeflour:100g
Sugar(foreggyolk):40g
Sugar(foreggwhite):60g
Salt:alittle
Bakingpowder:4/5teaspoon
Creamoftartar:188;teaspoon
Vegitableoil:65ml
Water(orfreshorangejuice):65ml
Vanillaextract:1teaspoon
Lemonjuice:1teaspoon
Bakingtime:325F/35-40minutes
1:preheattheovento160c/325F.
2:Beattheeggwhiteswithanelectr...[
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书上的资料
材料与工具:
线：灰色毛线，帽子用６０克，围巾用１７０克．
针：14号,11号棒针.
成品尺寸:
帽子头围53厘米,深24.5厘米.围巾宽20厘米,长145厘米.
编织密度:
花样编织14针x19行=10x10厘米.
编织要点:
帽子用单罗纹起针法,织单罗纹,换织花样,32行不加减针.下面的14行如图分散2针并1针,最后一次抽拢.缝合.
围巾用单罗纹起针,编织6行单罗文,[
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方烤盘10inch
1个菠萝(切大拇指厚的片）
8个蛋把蛋黄和蛋清分开
A.1/2条黄油butter、
2tablespoon糖浆molasses
B.8个蛋黄、
1/2杯枫糖maplesyrup、
柠檬皮少许、
1teaspoon肉桂粉（书上没有这个，但我觉得加了好吃）
2tabespoon植物油或者融化的butter、
C.1又1/2杯面粉（unble...[
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这款帽子好看是在它的蓬松褶边，简单但也有点复古的味道。
因为我用的线太细了，打出来的帽子没有书上的好看，所以就直接给书上的材料说明。
完成的尺寸：52cm的帽子适合56cm的头围。
线：4号（我用的是1号，太细）
针:U.S.5号(3.75cm)1个16''(40cm)长的环针;4根同号的短针.
如果用不同的线和不同的针就要自己调整,我自己的经验是先织10针,量量有多长,然后再[
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天冷了，给儿子做这个厚厚的窗帘，用的是warmwindow的材料。第一次做Romanshade，我也是边学边做。网站上有做法：warmwindow
我先用它家介绍的胶带粘过，可是不牢靠，还是用缝纫机扎的线结实。
里面是棉花的挂毯。面子布用了一yard,后面的布用1又1/4yard.
裁了一节做成口袋。
旧灯罩是纸糊的，坏了，把两个一大一小的铁圈留下来。
用棉线钩了这个灯罩。[
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