We celebrated Moe’s birthday on Tuesday. For dinner I made Cioppino (Link to Recipe) with Dungeness Crab,  local Spot Prawns, Clams and Halibut. With grilled, garlic olive oil brushed baguette. Served with a bottle of Mumm Champagne. And for dessert we had a Strawberry Meringue Roulade. (Link to Recipe) It is a tradition to always have…

We ate big this morning  so for dinner I just made soup. French Onion Soup topped with Swiss Gruyere Cheese. French Onion Soup ================= 3 to 4 large white onions sliced 1/4 cup butter 1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme salt pepper 6 to 8 cups combination of  chicken and beef broth 1 tablespoon flour Port…

I’m not an early breakfast fan, but I love eating between 9:30 and 10:00.  Which works on my days off. So this morning I grilled burgers and we shared them on a platter board  with homemade potato chips. We like our burgers differently. I’m a No Cheese, and No Mustard person.  Just give me sliced…

Better late than never. I usually make my first rhubarb pie of the season early April. This year, thanks to a snowy February and colder temperatures the rhubarb was slow growing. Early this week, I made two batches of a quick puff pastry. Basically just used one cup of butter in three cups of flour …

I saw these little Applecakes on eGullet  recently and  just had to make them. They are called Modern Applecakes  The recipe is from: A Game of Thrones : A Feast of Ice and Fire  by: Chelsea Monroe-Cassel and  Sariann Lehrer The recipe calls for making eight in a jumbo muffin tin. I made them in…