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The recipe of the day is roasted Rhubarb Cobbler and burnt pork ends Today’s note comes from the Denver Post 2021-04-28. ‘What I had learned from my parents’ from Bill St. John – caught my eye. I guess that is the spark for writing. What […]
Trader Joe has stalks of Brussel Sprouts. Love it!. the card says roast it on the stalk.. taking roasted vegies to the next.
This year, I am going into high school. This is a very exciting time for me, even though we are confined to virtual learning in the midst of this pandemic.
This summer, as an introduction to the school, several summer courses were offered. One of which was the Great High School Baking Show. In this course, over the Internet, the participants would be showcasing their favorite meals to cook according to the guidelines given at the beginning of the week.
The first assignment was chocolate and fruit. My personal favorite fruit is strawberries… and what could ever make strawberries any better? Chocolate.
This week I made a milk and white chocolate trellis stand with homemade strawberry truffles, and chocolate dipped tuxedo strawberries. Mmm… it was delicious!
At home the Brunch adds light to a quiet Sunday. Todays fancy is Black Berry Blitzes, apple wood smoked breakfast sausage and crust less quiche.
The only resolution I have is to have a better year. 2020 hindsight it is easy to look back. Bringing in the New Year the top 10 from RMNews food stories is a good summary of the year. The TOP 5 are listed. The story […]
Roasted vegies for Christmas dinner this year is raised up a notch from Trader joe’s. TJ’s thought is to roast the whole stalk. A simple idea became a fun part of the stay safe at home holiday celebration. Sprouts are salt, peppered, maple syrup and olive oiled. they served up as a delightful bit of charr sweet and a new tradition..
The tradition started early in my academic carrier – where my mentors and teachers spread good cheer. As we look forward to 2021′ we just need a few positive traditions to set us in our path forward.
Aunty Drucilla’s Christmas dinner of Roast Beef and Yorkshire pudding is the benchmark of ‘Scotland Stay’ celebrate in place COVID Christmas dinners. 5 veggies and mashed potatoes. An accompaniment to the queens speech and a forward looking – better in 2021. Aunty we look forward […]
This Thanksgiving is far different from any other we have and probably ever will experience. Though, what better excuse for good food?! This year, I made one of my favorite dishes of all time: Scalloped Potatoes. Everything from the cream, to the butter, and especially the cheese covering the slices of potatoes makes my stomach grumble.
For lack of a handy recipe, I indulged in the “All Recipes Creamy Au Gratin Potatoes.” This recipe worked quite nicely for what I needed it for! I separated all of my ingredients into their specified sizes first, then I heated the oven, and next I started on the Bechamel Sauce. This recipe gave the perfect amount of everything for the Bechamel. Though, the first thing that I would critique just by looking at the website is the utensil used. They specify that a whisk should be used to envelope the ingredients together, though from my experience a wooden spoon works much more efficiently. Instead of scratching (with metal on metal) a whisk on the metal saucepan, a wooden spoon perfectly mixes the sauce.
My second recommendation or critique would be to add more layers of the potatoes and onion in the casserole dish. All Recipes suggests 2 layers – but I fit about 5!
This recipe hit the mark for a perfect Thanksgiving Dish – a I definitely served myself a heaping helping of it! 🙂
Thank you! 🙂 Until next time – Culinary Daughter
The New York times. Wednesday February 28th, 2018 has a writeup on Row 7 Seed Company promotes and “sells seeds for new vegetable and grain varieties that might otherwise never find an audience“. Excellent. Flavors just getting started. Perhaps it is prepped and ready for […]