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Saturday, March 16, 2013
Italian Poutine
It was a little naughty, but what can you do? |
Regular white potatoes, cut up home-fries style.
Frying in a mixture of vegetable oil, olive oil, and leftover bacon fat.
Golden brown potatoes - crispy on the outside, and buttery soft on the inside.
Covered with a nice layer of cheddar cheese. Only thing left is to douse the whole thing in some nice homemade tomato sauce...
10/10 would make again. |
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Homemade Fettuccine w/ Sausage & Grilled Veggies
What a beautiful meal! |
Preparing to make some noodles. Pasta dough is simple, and whole wheat flour is actually available here!
Dough made into a ball, and ready to hurry up and wait.
Rolled out; looks good; let's make this happen!
Noodlized!
Some nice fresh veggies for roasting - I love the combination of colors, and look forward to the combination of flavors (don't forget to sprinkle some salt on your zucchinis well before grilling to draw out the extra moisture).
Grillin' up a storm!
Noodles are cooked and ready to go...
Veggies and sausages are all grilled up...
A lovely dinner for two. |
Labels:
cooking,
cooking homemade pasta,
fettuccine,
food,
grilled sausages,
grilled vegetables,
homemade fettuccine,
homemade food,
homemade pasta
Location:
Almonte, Mississippi Mills, ON, Canada
Friday, December 28, 2012
Vichyssoise (leek and potato soup)
This was a beautiful pot of soup. Shared with friends...verdict: creamy! |
Nice lookin' potatoes.
Chopped up and soaking in cold water.
A big bunch of leeks - sometimes I get lucky in Korea and score some useful ingredients for a good price. I think these were around $1.40.
Close-up...
Onions and garlic - I wanted to make my own broth, because my neighbor is a vegetarian, so I didn't use chicken stock, as most people do when they make vichyssoise.
Leeks all chopped up and ready to go. I use a lot of the green parts as well; though the soup doesn't look as white, they add a great deal of flavor, and I don't feel guilty for wasting food.
On the way to a nice broth - browning onions and garlic in a big mess of melted butter.
The finished product. I missed a few steps with the camera, but you can use your imagination to fill in the details. |
Thursday, December 27, 2012
Christmas Dinner, Gangnam Style!
The finished product! Not a great photo - I apologize - there was a lot of confusion with all the guests and whatnot. Dinner was delicious, and everyone felt fat and happy by the end of the night. |
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Chicken and Veggie Enchiladas
Happy Thanksgiving!! |
I made enchiladas for my neighbor's Thanksgiving party. She is a vegetarian, so some of them only had zucchini and mushrooms in them.
These I sauteed, with a little taco seasoning sprinkled on the zucchini, which I left pretty firm, so the veggie ones would have some texture inside.
Of course, I had to respect the meat-eaters at the party (and have something for myself to eat), so I made some with chicken too.
The secret to good chicken enchiladas is pulling the chicken apart with two forks while it's frying. You just keep flipping it over and pulling off as much as you can of the cooked meat.
This technique gives you a pile of stringy chicken that really accepts flavor well - in this case, I used taco spice mix.
The strands of chicken are also a lot easier to work with when it comes time to roll them.
All of the ingredients, ready to be made into enchiladas.
Chicken enchilada in the process of being rolled.
Inside the veggie version.
All rolled and ready to go in the oven.
Lookin' golden brown!
Look at those beauties! Almost a shame I covered 'em in sauce and cheese. |
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