I was up early this morning and decided I was going to bake something before leaving for work. Did a search on Foodgawker and found an appealilng photo of a Lighter Airy Pound Cake. The photo and recipe were posted on Eat My Cake blog. The original recipe which makes two cakes was posted by…
Sole in a Cream Sauce with Mushroons and Baby Shrimp
Fish again tonight. Sole served in a cream sauce with mushrooms and hand-peeled baby shrimp. This was a very easy dinner to put together. Dinner was served in less than 45 minutes after I got home from work. A simple Bechamel sauce seasoned with garlic, salt, pepper and just a little fresh grated Parmesan. The…
Homemade Pasta
Before leaving for work this morning I used the food processor to knead up a batch of pasta dough. The dough went into the fridge to rest for the day and about 4:00 PM I called Moe and had him take it out so that it could come to room temperature and be ready to…
Breakfast Crepes
I made this breakfast for Moe this morning. Crepes filled with scrambled eggs and bacon. The eggs were seasoned with fresh chives. Crepes are easier and much quicker to make than pancakes. Sauted cherry tomatoes on the side. Crepes======3 eggs1 cup milk1/2 cup water1 cup floursalt3 tablespoons butter melted OPTIONAL: For sweet crepes add a…
Rigatoni with Italian sausage
A very simple pasta sauce. Can be prepared from start to finish in about 45 minutes. The sausage are par boiled first. This firms up the sausage making it easy to remove the casing and to slice. Italian Sausage with Tomato Basil Sauce=======================================For Two2 Italian SausageOlive oil1 to 2 cloves of Garlic1 Can of Quality…
Baked Omelettes
I had some fresh Chorizo sausage that I needed to do something with. I remembered seeing a baked omelet on Ry’s Blog – Sotto Il Monte Vineyards that looked soooooo good and then flipping through an Italian cookbook – Elodia Rigante’s Italian Immigrant Cooking I found another baked omelet (Fritatta). So I decided a baked…
Prawn Etouffee
Cajun was on the menu last night. I made this to share with our neighbours. Neither Clif or Barb had ever had Etouffee before and both loved it. In fact Clif declared it one of the best meals I’ve cooked for him. Although the original recipe calls for crawfish, they are hard to find…
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Deep Fried Battered Prawns
We drove down to Victoria today to have lunch with our son and his girlfriend. It was Matt’s 28th birthday. I’m so happy that we live close enough to be able to see Matt as often as we want. I had intended to make an Asian style dinner with prawns and rice etc.. but didn’t…
Chicken Souvlaki and Greek Salad
We had dinner with our neighbours – Clif and Barb – last night. This dinner of Chicken Souvlaki served with rice and a Greek salad is one of the easiest and quickest dinners to put together after a long day at work. Served with a Tzatziki Sauce The chicken breasts are cubed and seasoned with…
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