Dinner last night. Peppercorn Steak with a cream sauce seasoned with blue cheese. This is another one of those quick to put together dinners. New York Strip steaks, well trimmed and presalted for at least a couple of hours. Rubbed with fresh garlic and coated in crushed peppercorns. I used a mix of green, black…
Month: December 2009
New Year’s Eve Appetizers
A few suggestions for appetizers to serve New Years Eve and New Years Day. Some of my tried and true favourites. Thibeault’s Table – Recipe Collection – Appetizers Escargot In Mini Toast Cups Escargot In Mini Toast Cups===========================Source: Elegant Entertaining Cookbook – M. Sable 1 loaf of white bread1/4 cup melted butter1 can escargot (36…
Scallion Pancakes
I’ve been thinking of making Scallion Pancakes ever since I first saw them on Foodgawker and Tastespotting. Tonight was the night. I decided to use the recipe from Big, Bold, and Beautiful because her pancakes looked the best. And they didn’t disappoint. They were flaky and delicious. I mixed up my own dipping sauce…
Leftover Christmas Turkey
Christmas Turkey There were five of us for Christmas dinner. Moe, Matt and I and our neighbour Clif and his son Chris. I roasted an 18 pound turkey(pre-salted and roasted at 500°F) so there was lots leftover. The turkey was cooked in less than 2 1/2 hours. While cleaning up after dinner I cut up…
Christmas Eve Tortiere
MERRY CHRISTMAS French Canadian Tortiere. This is our traditional Christmas Eve dinner. The sides may vary but the pie is always the same. Moe would be happy with just the Tortiere but Matthew and I want mashed potatoes and gravy with ours. For the past 7 years or so my friend Sharon (Chase from…
Spicy Chicken Cakes
Dinner tonight was Spicy Chicken Cakes. One of those dishes that Moe and I both like but I haven’t made them in a while. Linda (Doucanoe) shared this recipe on the Gardenweb’s Cooking Forum a few years ago. The original recipe calls for a Horseradish Aioli. As much as I love horseradish, I find…
Sunday Morning Sweet Treat
Moe requested scones this morning. And since scones are a favourite of mine I was happy to oblige. Rather than roll them out I made drop scones. Same recipe but with a tad more cream. Tossed in a few raspberries. Scones – Print Recipe 2 1/4 cups flour1/2 cup sugar2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder1/2 teaspoon…
High Heat Roasting
Back to work after three days off. I took a small boneless rib roast out of the freezer for dinner. After it thawed Moe salted it. Seasoned with fresh garlic and lots of coarse ground black pepper, it was started on a hot grill to sear and then finished off in a 500°F oven. It…
Angel Hair Pasta with Lobster
I didn’t get nearly as much done as I had wanted on my days off this week. It snowed Monday and Tuesday wasn’t much better. So that left Wednesday. It was only raining so I headed down to Victoria to finish up my Christmas shopping. On the way home I stopped at the market thinking…
Pork Wellington with Mushroom Sauce
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