Dorie gives a choice of hanger, skirt or flank steak. I had a flank steak in the freezer, so that was my choice. The marinade has an Asian flare; Thai red curry paste, ginger, garlic, soy sauce, oil, lime and cilantro. We substituted basil for the cilantro since we have a cilantro hater in the…
Basta Pasta Potato Salad
This was the weirdest potato salad recipe I have come across in quite some time; seasoned with pickles, capers, wasabi, orange, and saffron oh my. I had been waiting for the right time to make this recipe as I needed guests to eat it, my son doesn’t like potato salad and my husband dislikes mayonnaise….
Caramel-Apple Crisp
Fall baking season has begun and I am looking forward to it. I took Dorie’s advice and purchased a variety of apples; Fuji, Gala and Granny Smith. I made the crumble a day in advance which made for easy assembly. The caramel sauce was to-die-for and will definitely be seeing a scoop of vanilla ice…
Java Mads
Dorie gave us a choice to make mini mads with a mini muffin tin or full-size madeleines, I went with the latter. My husband does not care for madeleines much so he was not looking forward to them but guess what he declared these his favorite out of all the madeleines I have made. My…
Lemon-Fennel Chicken In A Pot
I put my husband in charge of this one, he is good at savory cooking. We purchased a whole chicken from Trader Joe’s and it was a little less than 4 pounds. My husband was concerned about the 450 degree heat for 90 minutes and he was right. He decreased the cooking time due to…
Scones Pudding
We were suppose to have leftover scones to make this one but my hubby ate all the scones on the first go around. I happily made another batch as they are easy to put together. I made them a day in advance and let them sit out over night, viola stale scones. Bread pudding is…
Berry Flognarde
“A flognarde (flow-nyard) is a custardy French dessert of fruit baked in a batter that most resembles the mix you would use to make crepes.” I used blueberries to make my flognarde. I had previously made a cherry clafoutis (a tart of fruit, typically cherries, baked in a sweet batter) and I am not sure…
Butter-Poached Corn with Egg Noodles
Corn and pasta is not a combination I have had before and summer is a great time to try it. Corn is still in full swing and the ears I bought were sweet. I bought egg wide noodles but Dorie’s photo looks like fettuccini. I served my dish with a dollop of sour cream, my…
Tomato Tart
Summer is in full swing so tomatoes are plentiful. My husband found these beautiful heirloom tomatoes. I followed the directions for one 9 inch tart. My tomatoes were so big that I only needed 2. This tart was delicious. Definitely a make again recipe. To see what others thought head over to Tuesdays with Dorie.
Buttermilk Scones
Scones are beloved with my family, I try and make them once a month or so. I have a recipe similar to this but it has more sugar and uses heavy cream or sour cream. I have not made scones with buttermilk before. I added the “playing around” ingredient of dried fruit and raisins are…
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