I missed the first Foodie Friday, but I am happy to be participating in the second one. Thank you Michael for hosting Foodie Fridays at Designs by Gollum. Before leaving for work this morning I put a chicken stew on to simmer. All that need to be done when I got home was to make…
Month: February 2009
How to Spoil Dinner
Yeast Raised Donuts It’s easy. Just eat a couple of warm glazed donuts an hour before dinner. Home Cookin Chapter: Recipes From Thibeault’s Table Yeast-Raised Glazed Doughnuts============================= Yeast-Raised Glazed Doughnuts From the King Arthur Flour All-Purpose Baking 1/2 teaspoon of salt1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg1/4 cup (1 3/4 ounces) sugar2 1/4 teaspoons instant yeast3 cups (12…
More Bagels
I love my days off when I can bake and just generally play in the kitchen. Bagels with Smoked Salmon and Cream Cheese I baked Bagels again yesterday. Last weeks batch was long gone. We had smoked salmon and cream cheese on bagels for lunch yesterday and this morning. (Using a photo I already had)…
Winging It….
Wings and homemade potato chips. Very simple. Rubbed with a mixture of fresh garlic, butter,salt, pepper and lots of hot cayenne pepper. Roasted in a 450 oven turning once. At the last minute I decided I wanted a sauce/dip but not a BBQ sauce so I mixed up a little chili garlic sauce with more…
An Excuse to Drink Sangria
Not that I actually need an excuse………… But it went great with the Pork Chili Verde over homemade flour tortillas, with Mexican rice, and homemade Salsa and guacamole that we had for dinner. Picture isn’t great but it really did taste good if I do say so myself. Home Cookin Chapter: Recipes From Thibeault’s Table…
Last Night and this morning
Monday Night Dinner I took a small pork tenderloin out of the freezer late yesterday afternoon thinking that I might make breaded pork tenderloin with mushroom sauce. But instead I rubbed it with garlic and lots of fresh ground black pepper and roasted it for about 15 minutes in a hot oven. We had fried…
Sunday Morning
Baked a batch of Jacques Torres Chocolate Chip Cookies. Still have lots of dough left for tomorrow. Then I put a half a turkey in the oven to roast before leaving for work. I had pre-salted this turkey on Friday night. Although we just had hot chicken sandwiches for dinner earlier this week, I offered…
Friday and Saturday Night Dinners
Chicken Fried Rice with Shanghai Bok Choy I had a craving for Chicken Fried Rice so I cooked a pot of rice Friday morning before going to work. And I thinly sliced up a couple of boneless chicken breasts while they were still frozen. Easier to slice thin that way. When I got home from…
More Squares and Bars
O’Henry Bars With or Without Chocolate Home Cookin Chapter: Recipes From Thibeault’s Table O’Henry Bars============Source: One of Patty’s recipes 18 Graham wafers1 cup brown sugar1/2 cup butter1/2 cup milk1 cup graham wafer crumbs1 cup shredded coconut1/2 cup chopped walnuts/pecans Icing 2 tablespoons butter (softened)1 1/2 cup icing sugar1/2 teaspoon vanilla2 to 3 tablespoons milk Light…
Not sure where they got this name but
……….there is nothing silly about these sweet toffee squares. Silly Toffee Squares Home Cookin Chapter: Recipes From Thibeault’s Table Silly Toffee Squares====================Source: Patty Base 1/2 cup flour3/4 cup rice krispies cereal1/4 tsp baking sodapinch salt1/3 cup packed brown sugar1/3 cup butter melted Toffee Layer 1 can sweetened condensed milk1/2 c butter1/2 c firmly packed brown…
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