Antipasto Platter Genoa Salami and Capocollo Melon and Prosciutto  drizzled with olive oil and fresh ground pepper Grilled vegetables. Zucchini, Mushrooms, peppers and eggplant. Grilled pizza dough brushed with olive oil and fresh  rosemary.

It is strawberry season. Strawberry Shortcake For the Shortcakes I use my traditional   Scone recipe made with heavy cream. Scones 2 1/4 cups flour 1/2 cup sugar 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 6 Tbsp. cold butter 1 cup heavy cream   (Option: Substitute Buttermilk  and add 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda) 3/4 cup…

Edited to add recipe in Imperial  See end of Post. Artisan Bread made by hand using the Stretch and Fold Method.     750g flour (High Protein/Bread Flour) 525g water (70% hydration) 4g yeast  22g salt     The flour and water are mixed together by hand,  and then covered and given a 20 to…

Hand-mixed a 1500g batch of dough on Monday. After the last stretch and fold the dough was divided into three containers and refrigerated. Early Tuesday morning I took one of the containers out of the fridge and left it on the counter for over two hours. Baked three baguettes and one little round. One of…

Not sure why, but I had a craving for Coq au Vin. I prefer it cooked with  white wine rather than red. So I found a recipe on BBC Food Recipes and I used  it with just a couple of minor changes, mostly in method, not ingredients.   Coq au VinSource:  BBC Food Recipes1.5kg/3-1/4lb chicken, jointed (I…

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…