Photo courtesy of 750g GRATIN DAUPHINOISE French Scalloped Potatoes are a classic French dish that is usually made without cheese. It is the starch from the potatoes, plus the cream and milk, which give the dish a cheesy taste, while the leek and garlic gently infuse their flavors, also. Of course, you can add some […]
Category Archives: FOOD: What’s For Dinner?
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How to Make a Gin Martini RECIPE: Combine 2 ozs of GIN WITH 1 oz of DRY VERMOUTH Into a MIXING GLASS, filled with ice. STIR or SHAKE for about 30 seconds. THEN Strain into a CHILLED MARTINI GLASS. Garnish with a LEMON TWIST or an OLIVE ON A TOOTHPICK.
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Making Crepes is so easy; yet, crepes turn a meal into a masterpiece! We should make them on weeknights with chicken, shrimp, or your favorite meat, and add a sauce inside and out! In crepes, there are flour, eggs, milk, melted butter, salt, and water, that’s it. = Instant Romance! SAVORY CREPES The challenge in […]
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This Fresh Salad takes just a bit of prep time, but even the usual suspects feel different in this dish. First, use hearty arugula as your greens. Next, squeeze the juicy gel out of your tomatoes, leaving only the firm pulp, then cut into decent-sized chunks. Next, cut an English cucumber into 2″ tubes — […]
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Salmon en Croute Recipe: First rinse and pat dry 12 – 16 ounces of a salmon center cut fillet (Place fillet skin side down in a large hot skillet, after 30-45 seconds of cooking take it out, put on a cutting board, and removed the skin) – or use your favorite method for removing the […]
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The Mushroom Gravy As the saying goes…start by making a roux! Two strips of bacon are cooked, leaving oil in the pan. 1 average-sized onion, diced 8 ounces of sliced fresh mushrooms 1 splash of good red wine 1 splash of homemade chicken stock 1/4 cup cream 1 cup of all-purpose flour 2 knobs of […]
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CHICKEN THIGHS cooked in a savory red wine and onion sauce. This chicken is oh so good! We started with fresh bone-in chicken thighs. We placed five individual thighs in a skillet to brown (cooking 8 minutes per side). Removing the thighs from the heat, we then cooked two strips of bacon (which we cut […]
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The Least Appreciated Perfect Food: Homemade Chicken Broth. Once you have roasted your chicken, eaten all of the best bits, you are left with bones and Some meat still clinging to the hard to reach parts. These bones, along with some cut-up carrots, cut onions, chopped bell peppers, and chopped celery, all go into a […]
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We roast a whole chicken once a week or so. It delivers what is quickly becoming my favorite meal. It is also the easiest meal to cook. We buy an organic chicken (small birds). We rinse it, dry it well, and place it on a roasting pan with paper towels under it to absorb the […]
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When the days get chilly, this simple and tasty dinner is a matter of using the greens you have, not specifically spinach! We could not tell the difference. We also used less bacon, supporting the protein by substituting some diced ham. Purists give us some slack. If you want to construct the salad using only […]