This is an old recipe. I have tried many but like this one because of the prunes. It is rich and flavorful. INGREDIENTS 1/3 cup whole milk 1 cup fine fresh bread crumbs (from 2 slices firm white sandwich bread) 1 medium onion, finely chopped 3 garlic cloves, minced 1 medium celery rib, finely chopped 1 medium carrot, finely chopped…
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Panzanella – Tuscan Bread Salad from Blue Apron
This is really good and Henry accidently made it even better when he added the pork sauce to the salad. It was so good I had to make it again from scratch. I made it with a meatloaf recipe I like instead of the pork. I used the meatloaf drippings to saute the veggies and give it flavor but any…
Sausage and Egg Casserole with Sun-dried Tomatoes and Mozzerella
This always turns out delicious! I even overcooked it last time and it was still amazing. We had the Cairns over for coffee and liege waffles and I made this to go with it. I couldn’t get sweet Italian sausage the night before so I used Jimmy Dean regular breakfast sausage that comes in the one pound tube and it…
Gobi Manchurian
This is such a cool recipe! It took me a while to find out how to make it and this recipe nails it. I have well documented photos because I always want to remember this recipe. It comes from Saveur Magazine. I first tasted this at an Indian/Chinese restaurant in Washington DC and loved it! It is not that hard…
Tres Leches de Ron con Chocolate
INGREDIENTS For the cake: Butter, for coating the pans 3/4 cup water 2 teaspoons instant coffee crystals 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, preferably Dutch process 1 3/4 cups cake flour, plus more for dusting the pans 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon plus 1 pinch fine salt 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar 5 large egg yolks…
Roasted Beet Marcona Almond Salad
INGREDIENTS 2 1/2 pounds medium red or golden beets, scrubbed and trimmed 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon unsalted butter 2 tablespoons sugar 1 tablespoon light corn syrup Salt Pinch of cayenne pepper 1 cup marcona almonds (I used Trader Joes with rosemary, so good!) 1/2 cup fresh tangerine juice 2 tablespoons sherry vinegar 1 tablespoon…
Roasted Zucchini with Tomato, Garlic and Herbs de Provence
This came from an old “Cooking Club”. Cindy Pereira made this and I really like the cool shape and simple preparation and great flavors. I included it in a few past Thanksgiving meals and resurrected it this last Thanksgiving. Directions: Take each zucchini and slice through 3 or 4 times without cutting the stem. Insert a sliver of sliced garlic…
Mushroom Cups East
This is an old old recipe I made at least 20 years ago and it seemed retro back then! I made these to share with our friends Mark and Anne in Laguna. We enjoyed ourselves outside last September around their firepit in their lush backyard with pomegranate gin and tonics and other yummy hors d’oeuvres. It was a fun night…
Henry’s doughnut twists with maple dipping sauce
I have no idea of the recipe Henry used here but he tackled another ambitious project after seeing something on YouTube. Here are the photos at least of the doughnuts he made.
French’s Bakery Carmelized Onion Cheese Poppyseed Rolls
I cheated on Thanksgiving and bought Bridgeford frozen bread dough rolls. I love homemade rolls for a special meal but it seems like the kitchen is covered in flour along with the rest of the mess when you sit down to eat and it bugs me. The frozen ones just sat on the counter all day and turned out pretty…