Scalloped Mushroom Potatoes contain layers of slices of potatoes and onions and mushrooms baked in a cream mixture. My family will tell you that I always manage to find a place to add mushrooms to our daily evening meal. This … Continue reading
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The key to Flatbread with Caramelized Onions and Cheese is the caramelizing of the onions. The word caramelize describes what happens when the natural sugars are drawn out through long slow cooking. Vegetables with a high natural sugar content, such … Continue reading
Grammy’s Meat Pie was made to celebrate the Christmas season. A French Canadian tradition, Tourtierre was always part of the Reveillon on Christmas Eve after Midnight mass, but it was also served when friends came to call. Last season’s chili … Continue reading
Saute de Boeuf aux Piments Verts is the Cordon Bleu Cookery School Recipe for Beef Stew with Green Peppercorn Sauce. The Demi-glace Sauce is flavoured with minced shallots that are strained out to finish the sauce. Flaming the meat will … Continue reading
Saucy Brussel Sprouts are perfectly cooked brussels that are topped with a buttery mustard, onion and red wine sauce. For a creamier looking sauce, use regular cooking onions. For a red sauce, use red cooking onions. … Continue reading
Beef Ragout is a baked stew in which the beef is layered alternately with vegetables…..carrots, onions, garlic, and mushrooms and topped with a tomato Worcestershire sauce mixture. We had a lot of company over Thanksgiving weekend. The first night I … Continue reading
As the farmer’s market starts to showcase the root vegetables (beets, potatoes, carrots, parsnips), you cannot help but think of hardy soups and stews. Grilled Tomato Basil Soup has a soft smokey flavour that is enhanced with the addition of … Continue reading
Seven Layer Dinner is an easy to prepare entree that combines meat, vegetables and starch in one dish. This is one dish that you can vary to suit your tastes…..convert it to Six Layer Dinner, by removing the mushroom layer. … Continue reading
Grammy’s Chinese Style Chicken involves browning flour covered chicken, stir frying fresh vegetables and then cooking the mixture in orange juice with Soya Sauce. I first had this dish as a teenager. I was working as a playground supervisor that … Continue reading