COMMANDER’S PALACE CREOLE BREAD PUDDING SOUFFLÉ w/ whiskey cream sauce. We lived in the Garden District of NOLA for several years. This C.P. dessert was a favorite! Ingredients: – Unsalted butter, for pan & ramekins – 1 1/2 cups sugar – 1 tsp ground cinnamon – Pinch – freshly ground nutmeg – 3 medium whole […]
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Sep
Sep
Pasta Primavera – Our garden has been a delight this season, harvest is almost over! – For the veggies on top, we just seasoned and sautéed some squash and zucchini from our garden along with a whole diced onion (in olive oil). We cooked the twisted “fusilli” noodles in some very salty water until al […]
27
Sep
Sep
VEGETARIAN SQUASH STROGANOFF—Country-style recipe, for a pot-luck supper.—We recently made this dish, what a pleasure! And I must say, it was even better the second day, with the sauce (warmed to just above room temp.) served over noodles! The sauce had more thickness. This dish is adapted from a meat dish in a church cookbook […]
27
Sep
Sep
ROASTED ROOT VEGETABLES – Flavorful veggies at their best, as the natural sugars are accentuated by the roasting, and the crunch of raw veggies is replaced by soft, creamy bites. We seasoned each of these differently – CARROTS – have a clover honey, olive oil, melted butter, Chinese chili paste, lemon juice, and cardamom coating […]
27
Sep
Sep
This Classic Southern Country Dinner is made up of Ham Steak, Corn on the Cob, Fresh Green Beans, Yellow Squash, Cauliflower, Tomatoes, Spicy & Sweet Baked Carrots, and Unsweet Iced Tea! The ham steak came ready to eat, we sauteed the beans in some bacon drippings, the corn was boiled, the carrots cooked with hot […]
27
Sep
Sep
Oeufs means “Eggs” and Brouilles means “Scrambled” in French. These eggs are easy to make and will elevate any meal up a notch. Creamy and moist, they are served with toasted bread slices drizzled with olive oil. We cooked our oeufs garnished with several chopped green onions in the egg mixture. Treat yourself to this […]
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Sep
Sep
(Photograph of “Fall Leaf” by Sharon Duffield) Why is autumn called FALL in the United States and Canada? The answer is so simple and logical… but amazingly most of us don’t know the answer. Fall, of course, is the time of year when leaves naturally detach from the branches of deciduous trees–during the transition from […]
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Jul
Jul
HOME-MADE ICE CREAM (A small batch made for two people.) When growing up, homemade ice cream happened only about 10 times during those 18 years. We had a hand crank ice cream maker which used crushed ice and salt around the central tube, to freeze the custard. – With ARTSandFOOD’s simple method you can make […]
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Jul
Jul
Summer means readily available vegetables at the grocery, the farmers’ market, or your garden! . Our thought yesterday was if a spinach quiche is good, why not make a garden salad quiche?!? . With that goal in mind, we gathered together some fresh basil, rosemary, thyme, green onion stems, chives, lots of arugula leaves, mint […]