What a pleasant surprise this little recipe has been. Cook the thick cut bacon. Dip in pancake mix that should be ready on the side. Place back in pan and cook and turn over. If the pan gets dry, add a bit of butter. When both sides are cooked and Read more…
Salmon Patties Per Moi: One can of red Salmon. Drain and take the out bone, Toss in bowl and flake with fork. Separately, beat two eggs and add to the flaky salmon. Mix. Add breadcrumbs until the mix holds pattie shape, about half a cup. Heat 1.4 inch oil. Fry Read more…
Day 17 of Lockdown. It’s Sunday. For me, all days are happy days. But Sunday is Sunday, you can drink wine before noon. I ran out the first week after my lockdown. So here, for breakfast, I indulged myself with: Home Made Whipped Cream: 1 cup heavy cream, 1 teaspoon Read more…
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon olive oil / 2 garlic cloves, minced, / 1 can ( 14.5 ounces ) no salt added diced tomatoes, undrained / 3 cans (14.5 ounces each ) vegetable broth / 2 teaspoons Italian Seasoning / 1 package ( 9 ounces refrigerated cheese tortellini / 4 cups fresh Read more…
Menu: Garlic and butter mashed potato. Rotisserie chicken, Fresh spinach salad, Home made vinaigrette. What to do? Microwave the potato about 5 minutes. Mash it or put it through a ricer, if you have one. Add butter, powdered garlic or fresh, salt and pepper. Mix, It’s ready. The chicken is Read more…
The British tradition of High Tea began in the mid 1700’s as an afternoon meal usually served between 3 and 4 o’clock. Initially, it was a meal for working men, taken standing up or sitting on tall stools, thus ‘high’. Tea with cakes, scones, even cheese on toast would have Read more…
The Papaya tree is growing in the wrong place!!! Inside the aviary. I cut it down and it grew like mad. So, who am I to argue with a tree that wants to feed me. So there it is, growing through the ceiling of the aviary. Maybe the Macaws would Read more…
Peanut Butter Cookies: 1 cup peanut butter / 1 cup sugar / 1 large egg / mix the above with a fork. / Refrigerate 1 hour to chill. / Mold into marble size balls. / Put on lightly greased cookie sheet ( at this point you may use a fork Read more…
Banana Bread: 2 cups flour / 1 cup sugar / 1/2 cup shortening / 3 very ripe mashed bananas / 1/2 cup walnuts / 2 eggs / 1 tablespoon baking powder melted in drops of hot water. / Mix / Bake at 350 degrees during 45 minutes. Enjoy!
Chocolate Whipped Cream: 1 cup heavy cream / 1 teaspoon vanilla / 2 and 1/2 tablespoons white sugar / 2 and 1/2 unsweetened cocoa. Kitchen aid for 3 minutes. You’ll never imagine how wonderful this is. Enjoy!
Making Heavy Cream: Mix: 3/4 cup milk / 1/4 cup melted butter! Please note that this will not whip, just replace your need for liquid heavy cream. Enjoy!
3 cups fresh basil leaves / 1 cup chopped walnuts / 3 cloves of garlic / 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese / 1 cup olive oil / salt and pepper. Chop together in food processor. Serve mixed with hot pasta. Enjoy!
Ready in five minutes. No cooking. Godiva sells white chocolate and dark chocolate pudding for about $2.00 that little box. 2 cups very cold milk, mix for two minutes and serve. The whipped cream could be chocolate or regular. It is delicious. ! Enjoy
It gets it’s color from the paprika. Here we go: 1 large onion chopped / 1 bar of butter / 1 teaspoon of garlic / a tablespoon of dill weed / 1 tablespoon of parsley / 1/2 tablespoon of bay leaf /Mix together and saute. ADD ; 1 can cream Read more…
Pardon my messy kitchen, but I’m told that is part of my charm? Nice warm chicken soup with many, many dry and fresh herbs loaded with Avocado will fix any drama in your life. Enjoy.
Mozzarella Panini: Italian Bread/ 2 tomatoes / Basil / 12 ounces Mozzarella / 12 ounces Prosciutto Prosciutto and Gouda Panini: Crusty bread / 3 ounces Prosciutto / 4 slices of red onion / 2 slices tomato / 2 ounces shredded fontina. These recipes came with the Panini Press you see Read more…
The Basic Unit : 1 tablespoon mustard / 2 tablespoons ketchup / 2 tablespoons sugar / hot sauce / Soy Sauce / Mix. Enjoy
The secret to this classic is long, slow cooking of the onions to allow their natural sugars to caramelize; this gives the soup its characteristic depth of flavor and mahogany color. Heat in a soup pot over medium heat until the butter is melted: 2 tablespoons of butter / 2 Read more…
Make a paste of fresh garlic, salt, pepper and oregano mixed into olive oil. After washing and patting dry poke the ham with a knife the width of your index finger. Poke the ham deep and stuff each opening with the paste. All around, Don’t be shy. Rub the left Read more…
These cookies will make you famous every you serve them. Mix: 4 sticks room temperature butter / 1 and 1/5 cups sugar / 3 cups all purpose flour, half cup at a time. Add by hand: 2 cups shredded sweetened coconut / 1/2 cup pecans, chopped / 1 cup sesame Read more…