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These were some scrumptious cupcakes for sale at a farmer's market on the Thames in Richmond, near London, recently. We bought a few and they were heavenly, especially that caramel-topped one on the far right.
Some savoy cabbage, bacon, and roasted apples, sauteed in a cider reduction.
I pan-seared scallops to serve on top of the cidery cabbage. Great recipe.
This is a photo from a cookbook, which I sent to a friend in London this morning, along with the recipe for these cookies that I make every year. The dough has chopped cherries, brandy, and orange zest in it. While warm, you dip them in a brandy-milk glaze. Then decorate. They are so easy and pretty, too. The trouble is they taste so good I have a hard time keeping away from them !
Some savoy cabbage, bacon, and roasted apples, sauteed in a cider reduction.
I pan-seared scallops to serve on top of the cidery cabbage. Great recipe.
This is a photo from a cookbook, which I sent to a friend in London this morning, along with the recipe for these cookies that I make every year. The dough has chopped cherries, brandy, and orange zest in it. While warm, you dip them in a brandy-milk glaze. Then decorate. They are so easy and pretty, too. The trouble is they taste so good I have a hard time keeping away from them !
I was in a junk food mood last night and made these potato chips. They are from russet potatoes that I fried until pretty dark and really crunchy, tossed with garlic parsely butter. Not exactly healthy eats! Oh well. 
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/28539958@N00/3080800333/" title="usc garlic chips by liamsaunt, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3023/308 ... ae3da4.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="usc garlic chips"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/28539958@N00/3080800333/" title="usc garlic chips by liamsaunt, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3023/308 ... ae3da4.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="usc garlic chips"></a>
It's like looking in your soup and finding a whole different alphabet.
but they look good!
I have been looking at a lot of recipes, cooking blogs, etc. lately looking for some new ideas this holiday season. And maybe it is just me but I gotta say if I see one more pomegranate seed on top of whatever I'm going to scream. OK maybe not scream but I'm over the seeds!
Ok I'm done with that now!
I have been looking at a lot of recipes, cooking blogs, etc. lately looking for some new ideas this holiday season. And maybe it is just me but I gotta say if I see one more pomegranate seed on top of whatever I'm going to scream. OK maybe not scream but I'm over the seeds!
Ok I'm done with that now!
They were good. I could post a picture of the steak bomb I made to go with it but I don't want to give anyone a virtual heart attack.
Is it too early to start talking about Christmas/holiday menus? I'm being pressured to make rack of lamb this year, and I'm not feeling it. That's not really a special meal to me (not the least because I won't eat it. ). Maybe if I did a crown roast of lamb...but I have never made one before.
Ha ha!! Me too! I took John food shopping with me last weekend and he came wandering over with a box of pre-hulled pomegranate seeds. I said to him, what the heck do you think I am going to make with those?? All he could come up with was a salad topping. No more pomegranate!!mbw1024 wrote:And maybe it is just me but I gotta say if I see one more pomegranate seed on top of whatever I'm going to scream. OK maybe not scream but I'm over the seeds!
Ok I'm done with that now!
Is it too early to start talking about Christmas/holiday menus? I'm being pressured to make rack of lamb this year, and I'm not feeling it. That's not really a special meal to me (not the least because I won't eat it.
). Maybe if I did a crown roast of lamb...but I have never made one before.It's like looking in your soup and finding a whole different alphabet.
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sailorgirl
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No food porn .. but a nod to my non cooking hubby (he even doesn't grill, I know we have to check to see if he has the Y chromosome). I opened the front door last night and was greeted with a wonderful aroma. A cook book was out on the counter and he was preparing the entire meal. I must say it was wonderful. Pan seared pork chops with parmesan chesse topping, couscous ( alright it was from the box) and a lovely green salad. I gave him lost of prasie and hopefully he will feel more confident to take over some of the cooking chores.
How nice for you! Charlie willl grill but rare he takes over the entire meal from beginning to end. I keep telling him what a good idea that would besailorgirl wrote:No food porn .. but a nod to my non cooking hubby (he even doesn't grill, I know we have to check to see if he has the Y chromosome). I opened the front door last night and was greeted with a wonderful aroma. A cook book was out on the counter and he was preparing the entire meal. I must say it was wonderful. Pan seared pork chops with parmesan chesse topping, couscous ( alright it was from the box) and a lovely green salad. I gave him lost of prasie and hopefully he will feel more confident to take over some of the cooking chores.
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sailorgirl
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Keep working on him. Adam gets home about 2 hours before me so I would love it if he would feel like he could do more of this. I'm starting to hate having to hit the kitchen just after I get in the door. Unless we eat early we can't get to the gym at a reasonable hour. I'm going to try something my Mom did when she went back to work during my H.S. years. She would leave the fixings and a recipe out with instructions and had me prepare it all. Its how I learned to cook.
baaaaa.. yuk.
At Christmas, I end up just cooking food I don't eat (don't eat the tenderloin, don't eat ham). In the past, I *have* made a shrimp and scallop gratin with artichokes and cheese that is extremely delicious, but it's so rich I feel sick after eating it, and it's probably 1000 calories per ounce, so I haven't made it in a while.
At Christmas, I end up just cooking food I don't eat (don't eat the tenderloin, don't eat ham). In the past, I *have* made a shrimp and scallop gratin with artichokes and cheese that is extremely delicious, but it's so rich I feel sick after eating it, and it's probably 1000 calories per ounce, so I haven't made it in a while.
I would love to have rack of Lamb for Christmas dinner, but I'm the only one that would eat it - no one else likes lamb, so we go with a rib roast.
Don loves to grill and his idea of an end to end meal includes a bag of chips and dip for appetizer, store bought salads (macaroni, potato, cole slaw) and ice cream for dessert. Now, I don't complain and don't mind the store bought, except it does a number on my fat and cholesterol intake.
Sailorgirl - that's exactly how I learned to cook. Mom worked so I had to get dinner started. Most of my friends who had stay at home mom's didn't learn to cook until after they got married (some still haven't quite learned (LOL).
Don loves to grill and his idea of an end to end meal includes a bag of chips and dip for appetizer, store bought salads (macaroni, potato, cole slaw) and ice cream for dessert. Now, I don't complain and don't mind the store bought, except it does a number on my fat and cholesterol intake.
Sailorgirl - that's exactly how I learned to cook. Mom worked so I had to get dinner started. Most of my friends who had stay at home mom's didn't learn to cook until after they got married (some still haven't quite learned (LOL).
janet
My mom and my grandma taught me how to cook. I have been fortunate to spend hours with them in the kitchen. I like to think I'm good at it, and then I see what all y'all are doing in the kitchen.
My family just has me pick up a Honeybaked Ham on the way home for Christmas and they just heat it up. They're not very adventurous. I try not to cook anything too exotic for them.
I have decided to pull together a holiday gathering this weekend. Just simple appetizers, but no idea yet what I want to do. I am thinking meatballs in some type of sauce, but do I really want to roll out meatballs?!?
My family just has me pick up a Honeybaked Ham on the way home for Christmas and they just heat it up. They're not very adventurous. I try not to cook anything too exotic for them.
I have decided to pull together a holiday gathering this weekend. Just simple appetizers, but no idea yet what I want to do. I am thinking meatballs in some type of sauce, but do I really want to roll out meatballs?!?
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silverheels
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