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CategoriesAppetizers Baking
Savory Bread as a Starter
Finger Food is Bread I’m buying the idea that this bread could be an hors d’oevres, like homemade potato chips we were offered as a passed around appetizer on the first trip we made to France as snow sculptors. I was a mere translator, not an artist, but all of
CategoriesTastings
Wheat Bread Local
CategoriesTastings Vegetables
Curry for 2021
Make rice New method: weigh 250 g of water for 100 g of California white basmati rice. Bring to a boil. Medium heat for 10 minutes (use timer) then turn off and let sit without opening lid for at least 10 minutes. Curry Chop a green pepper and onion, lightly
Chocolaty Cake
Ingredients: 5 oz baking chocolate (Caillebaut) 1/2 cup mild olive oil 90 g fine organic sugar 2 eggs extra egg whites 5 oz baking chocolate (Caillebaut) 1/2 cup mild olive oil 150 g pastry flour (Sonora White) sifted 2 g. chopped chocolate or chips Melt chocolate in oil, slowly. Preheat
CategoriesComparisons Menus
Tuna, Ahi and Fine
Menu for Fresh Ahi Tuna Tuna is breaded with a fine mixture of panko flakes, salt, pepper, wasabe powder, and fried quickly – 2 minutes a side – in a hot pan and a film of olive oil. But of course, this is the last step of this meal. Sear
Cassoulet
Assemble the cooked chicken, beans and sausage meatballs into the casserole. Cover with bread crumbs and a decorative spray of duck fat. Cook in moderate oven until warm, then crank up the heat to brown the top Serve ensuring that everyone gets a share of the bone-in meat. When
CategoriesAppetizers Meats Tastings
Sausage Rolls
Sausage Rolls for the New Year Sausage Rolls have been the go-to appetizer for Steuart’s family for New Years Eve Parties since he was a child, and that was a long time ago. Finger food, plenty of umami and not too heavy thanks to their petite size. The idea of
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Chicken Pot Pie
Whole grain pie crust with a vegetable, purple potato and chicken filling Pie crust was made with whole wheat flour and the addition of ground flax seed. A straight short crust put in the fridge to cool. While the vegetables were cut and put into the unlined pan to measure