I had a dough still in the fridge that was now six days old so needed to get it baked. It is going to be hot here today so I wanted to get baking done early so rather than bake a few baguettes, I baked two focaccia. Both topped with cherry tomatoes, Kalamata olives and…

I had bought the Schwartz’s Montreal Smoked Meat and was craving a sandwich on Rye. So, I baked a couple of loaves. One boule and one in a loaf pan as requested by Matt. SOURDOUGH RYE BREAD Small Preferment(Made using just a couple of tablespoons of discard left in thebottom of the jarand fed with…

Pork makes the best gravy. Served with mashed potatoes, squash and steamed green beans.

Getting a head start on dinner. Veal T-Bone/Porterhouse steaks ready for the grill. Garlic, Rosemary and mixed peppercorns. Bistecca alla Fiorentina style. Served rare with a Tomato and Kalamat olive, Garlic and Basil Salsa.

Moe’s birthday dinner. I used Jacque Pepin’s Steak Au Poivre recipe. I substituted beef tenderloin for the NY steak he uses in the recipe. Served with fresh local asparagus, Parisienne potatoes, mushrooms and sautéed cherry tomatoes. And as is traditional, we always have something with strawberries for dessert on Moe’s birthday. Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake.

I bought a smoker two years ago and have only used a few times. Decided since I wasn’t working today, I would do two things, a whole double chicken breast and wings. The wings became dinner along with my Caesar Salad that I have been making for 46 years. Moe loves this salad. Homemade dressing…

A quick and easy “Tapa” night. Moe is still working on organizing my cookbooks. And my goal is to make a new recipe or at least try, to make a new recipe each week, pulled from one of my cookbooks. Both of these recipes came out of “tapas” by Susanna Tee. Matt made the Spanish…

I had a craving for butter tarts. It had been a while since I baked a batch. I adjusted my regular recipe and then doubled it. Butter Tarts 1 cup melted butter1 cup firmly packed brown sugar1 cup real maple syrup2 eggs1 tablespoon vanillapinch salt Mix all of the ingredients together in a large glass…

Moe has been cataloging all my cookbooks, and organizing them for me. My intention is to make at least one new recipe a week, out of a different cookbook. Not sure how well I will execute my intention, but I started with dinner tonight. Many of the cookbooks I have acquired over the last few…

350g bread flour350g whole wheat flour100g of mini starter8g of salt1/2 g of yeast (optional)300g of water, plus the water that the seedssoaked in. Combination of seeds.black sesamepoppyseedsBrown flax seedspumpkin seeds7 grain mixrolled oats Mix the seeds with water to cover at least 6 hours prior to makingthe dough. Mix the flours, starter, salt and…