Tacos

 Tacos. With seasoned ground sirloin, salsa, and  homemade corn tortillas. I saved the leftover corn tortillas for breakfast. And the taco meat and served it with scrambled eggs with refried beans. Corn Tortilla Pictorial Recipe for Taco Beef.

Wontons

Homemade Wontons Easy to make and freeze well. Pork Filling. Served in a spicy chili broth. Wontons Edited June 2012  Wonton  or dumpling wrappers Filling1 pound finely ground pork1 1/2  piece ginger grated or minced2 to 3 cloves of garlic4 chopped green onion1/4 cup chopped cilantro1 egg, beaten2 teaspoons Shaoxing wine2 teaspoons sesame oilsaltwhite or…

Bake Day………..

Or maybe Bake Week would be better  since I made two batches of dough and will bake both over the week. Early Monday morning I fed two sourdough starters,  one with white flour and one with rye. And I made both a biga and a levain. This is what they looked like by late afternoon….

Goulash with Spaetzle

One morning recently, before leaving for work,   I put a pot of Goulash on to simmer. Once home from work, I just has to cook the Spaetzle And the vegetables And then dinner was ready to serve. Hungarian Goulash 2 pounds Stewing Beef, Hip or chuck2 onions, chopped3 cloves of garlic2 tablespoons Sweet or Hot…

Pasta Puttanesca with Gorgonzola Garlic Bread

This is our favourite garlic bread. Lots of butter and garlic and Gorgonzola cheese to put it over the top. Served with Pasta Puttanesca.One of the easiest pastas to make. Pasta Puttanesca This is one of those sauces that you don’t really need an exact recipe for. Made to personal taste. olive oil5 or 6…

Catch Up Post

A few of our recent meals. Moe’s favourite Caesar Salad.I’ve been making this Caesar Salad for him for 35 years. Recipe With a Grilled Tenderloin Filet Parisienne Potatoes and Steamed Green Beans. Slow Roasted Prime Rib Bones with individual Potato Gratins.Recipe Roasted a small turkey breast.  Sides mashed potatoes and mashed rutabaga. Leftover turkey breastHot…

Curry Dinner

I had a craving for a curry dinner. Decided to make Curry Chicken, Aloo Gobi, Rice Pilaf and homemade Chapati. Not a very pretty dinner, but very tasty. I would prefer Naan, but it is impossible to make Naan at home and have it taste like it just came out of a Tandoori Oven. Chapati…

Valentine’s Day Dinner

I decided, rather late afternoon on Thursday, that I would make pizza for our Valentine’s Day dinner. So, Thursday afternoon I started a batch of dough. Half the dough went into the fridge to be used to make the pizza and with the other half I made three rustic baguettes. The last baguette came out…

More Sourdough Bread

On Monday, I fed my sourdough starter and made  a sourdough biga and a sourdough levain. The Biga went into Monday’s Bagels  and the Levain into a bread dough. The dough went into the fridge Monday and  was left there until early Wednesday morning. Took the dough out of the fridge and left it on…

Sourdough Bagels

These bagels are Moe’s favourite. Using my regular bagel recipe, I turned them into Sourdough Bagels. Gave Moe the option of a Prime Rib dinner or bagels with smoked salmon and cream cheese. The bagels won. Bagels are easy to make. Check out my  Bagel Pictorial NOTE:  I now make this recipe by hand using…