Buttermilk Fried Chicken

This dinner was so simple that we were eating 45 minutes after I got home from work. More “diner food”. Buttermilk Fried Chicken, Onion rings, mashed potatoes with chicken gravy and peas.Cut two large boneless chicken breasts in strips and rub with fresh garlic. TIP: Rub a garlic clove on a microplane. Easiest way to…

Oxtails

We had Oxtails tonight for dinner. Slow cooked until the meat was melt in the mouth tender. And oh so rich. No real recipe. Just a general outline. Home Cookin Chapter: Recipes From Thibeault’s Table Oxtails=======Brown oxtails in small batches so that they brown and don’t steam. Remove meat from pan and add chopped onions.,…

Buttermilk Biscuits

I’m not sure which I like best. Sweet Scones or Savory Buttermilk biscuits. You can adjust them both to suit your own taste. With scones you can add your favourite fruit and with biscuits you can leave them plain or add different herbs and cheeses. This morning I went with buttermilk biscuits adding fresh chives…

Osso Bucco

Tonight we had Osso Bucco with Gremolata served over Polenta. I use chicken broth with minced garlic as the liquid for the polenta. Butter and Parmesan cheese are added at the end. Sauted Rapini on the side. Home Cookin Chapter: Recipes From Thibeault’s Table Osso Bucco========== Based on Roasted Veal Shanks from Lidia’s Italian Table…

Dinner and Dessert

Dinner was very simple to put together. Spaghetti with Bolognese Sauce. And the sauce was already made. Just had to take it out of the freezer. Home Cookin Chapter: Recipes From Thibeault’s Table Bolognese Sauce=============== My recipe. (updated February 27th, 2004) Olive oil1 1/2 pounds lean ground steak or use 1/2 lean beef and 1/2…

Meat and Potatoes

Okay, I confess, I’m a meat and potatoes kind of girl. Although if you have been reading my blog, you would have already figured that one out. Before leaving for work this morning I took a couple of pork chops out of the freezer. I had considered grilling them, but instead I breaded them and…

Chinese and Chocolate

The Ultimate Chocolate Cake Or maybe I should title this Chocolate and Chinese since Moe had two pieces of chocolate cake before dinner. Around 4:00 pm. I waited until after 7:30 to serve dinner so he would be hungry again. You can find the recipe for Anna Olson’s Ultimate Chocolate Cake here. I found a…

Moe’s Breakfast

Woke up to snow. Very annoying. Had planned to go into Victoria this morning for a little shopping, but after looking at the web cam on the highway through the Malahat we decided to have a lazy morning instead. Made a big breakfast. Pancakes and Bacon (with black pepper). This is my favourite pancake recipe….

Later than I expected………..

Potato Leek Soup (I like black pepper) ……….getting home from work. I had planned on making a bacon and tomato leek quiche for dinner last night. But I was about an hour late getting home from work and decided it was too late to start from scratch. By the time I made the pastry and…