Served early. On Friday. I had Friday off work so I decided to bake our ham on Good Friday instead of Easter Sunday. I’m a purist when it comes to ham. I don’t like glazes of any kind. Usually I buy a bone in ham, but this one was a boneless one from my favourite…
Month: April 2009
Easter – Homemade Chocolate Cream Filled Eggs
I made Monique’s Chocolate Cream Filled Eggs yesterday. Please check out Monique’s blog La Table De Nana for the recipe. And while you are there spend a little time looking around. You won’t find a more beautiful blog. The recipe calls for 1/2 a can of Condensed Milk. And what was I going to do…
Sausage Gravy with Buttermilk Biscuits
Another “Diner” meal. Southern Style! I love biscuits and sausage gravy and have eaten it often for breakfast in restaurants throughout the US. But it isn’t something that you will find on a menu in Canada. So when I get a craving for it I have to make it myself. Basic Outline. Again, I don’t…
Chicken Parmesan with a Side of Pasta
This is another meal that can be put together in less than an hour after getting home from work. First thing I did was put the water on to boil for the pasta and the sauce on to simmer. Basically just a marinara sauce; olive oil, garlic, tomatoes, fresh basil, salt and pepper. While the…
Breakfast of Scrambled Eggs and Cornbread
Moe put a request in this morning for cornbread. Used my vintage Griswold corn stick pan and then the extra batter went into muffin tins. I made him scrambled eggs with chives and some sauted cherry tomatoes with basil to serve with the corn sticks. Home Cookin Chapter: Recipes From Thibeault’s Table Cornbread Muffins=================I have…
Rack of Lamb and Perogies
Perogies are not what I would normally serve as a side with Rack of Lamb. I didn’t hear any complaints from Moe though. Monday, on my way back from getting physio on my neck (I put it out on Saturday) I stopped at my favourite butcher, the Cowichan Valley Meat Market. This meat market is…
Perogies – Recipe and Pictorial
I had a craving for homemade Perogies This is one of those recipes where exact measurements aren’t that important. Just adjust to suit your own taste. Perogies Dough 3 cups flour1 eggteaspoon salt1/4 cup sour creamwater Place ingredients in food processor pulse to mix. Add a little water and process until dough comes together. Should…
Ham, Cheddar and Chive Buttermilk Biscuits
Another biscuit breakfast. Moe requested ham or bacon biscuits. I had some Canadian Back Bacon on hand so that is what I used. I fried the Back Bacon first and I let it cool before adding to the mix. I used my basic Country/Buttermilk Biscuit recipe.
Greek Salad Follow up
I thought I would share with you some options on preparing a Greek Salad. This is the basic recipe. Home Cookin Chapter: Recipes From Thibeault’s Table Greek Salad===========A Greek Salad is the easiest of salads to make. It is one of the few salads that I actually like. It is comprised of Tomatoes, Onions, Green…
How to Cook Perfect Rice
Perfect separate grains of rice Home Cookin Chapter: Recipes From Thibeault’s TablePerfect Rice Every Time=======================If you want perfect rice every time, this is the method to use. I’ve been following this practice for over 30 years. Bring a large pot of water to boil, as you would if you were cooking pasta. Salt the water…
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