Quick Pumpkin Ravioli
This was our second side dish for New Year’s Eve dinner, along side the lobster ravioli. Boiling ravioli made from wonton skins can make a mess if any of the ravioli didn’t seal well,...
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Beef Wellington with Chestnut Duxelles
Most of the family dislikes mushrooms, so when we decided to make Beef Wellington for our New Years Eve dinner, I found a substitution for the mushroom duxelles that surrounds the beef inside the...
Crockpot Brisket in BBQ Sauce, take #3
Lorraine wanted me to cook another brisket for our pre-Memorial Day dinner, but wanted me to do something different than the last 2 times. I hunted through many recipes, but couldn’t find anything that...
Canelés de Bordeaux
Canelés are a French dessert, essentially a cross between baked custard and a cake. It’s a light dessert and is not overly sweet — a nice end to a hearty meal. This recipe requires...
Paprika Pork with Fried Shallots
Today’s recipes are stream of thought. Lorraine wanted pork tenderloin, so I quick defrosted a package in room temperature water in the sink. With just us, I cook 1 tenderloin that night and the...
King Arthur Banana Bread
I got this recipe from the King Arthur Flour site. We had one overripe banana on the counter and several others that were very ripe. I decided to make banana bread. Patrick has been...
Crockpot Brisket in BBQ Sauce, take #2
The recipe for the first time I cooked brisket is here: Crockpot Brisket in BBQ Sauce Patrick is coming for dinner today so I convinced Lorraine that we should do brisket again (this took...
Crockpot Brisket in BBQ Sauce
I have never cooked a brisket before now. Nope, I have no idea why. It just was not on the agenda. That deficiency has been fixed. I purchased a brisket and searched for a...
Grilled Shrimp & Scallops Wrapped in Prosciutto
I saw jumbo shrimp and sea scallops at Costco this morning. The fish that Lorraine asked me to buy didn’t get bought. I spotted prosciutto … and that told me what I was making!...
Bleu Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms
Lorraine asked me to get fish from Costco this morning. When I arrived, the seafood bar was there — it’s typically open only for special occasions. Apparently the Superbowl is special enough. Instead of...
Baked Lobster Ravioli in Lemon Butter Limoncello Cream Sauce
I like doing surf-n-turf on Christmas Eve. Lobster seemed like the thing to do … but since we were making Beef Wellington (heavy portion), lobster tail seemed like it would be too much. Eric...
New York Style Pizza Crust
I’ve been dissatisfied with my pizza crust recipe — it tastes great, but generally rises too much and just does not spread in the pan. I spotted this recipe and decided to give it...
Whiskey Marinated Pork Tenderloin
I whipped this recipe up for dinner tonight — Lorraine liked it enough that she asked me to record it. Recently I read some recipes for pork tenderloin that involved marinating it in various...
Griddler Fried Chicken
I haven’t posted a new recipe in a LONG time … but I haven’t done anything I considered original in a long time. If I don’t think something is of interest, I don’t bother...