Tapas around the world

I have been really bad about blogging lately. My hesitation is that I want to post recipes with photos, but I do hate our crappy little Nikon so I procrastinate. My dear friend Barb gave me the boot last night and suggested that I post my creations anyway, so here I go (thanks Barbie!).
We haven’t [...]

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Savory French Toast

Savory French Toast (adapted from the LCBO magazine)
Serves 2 large portions or 4 small portions

1 Large egg
1/4 cup egg white
2 tbsp milk
1 tsp honey
4 slices bread
2 tbsp Dijon mustard
2 slices ham
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
4 oz goats cheese
2 tbsp butter
maple syrup

Lightly Whisk egg, egg white, honey and milk. Set aside.
Spread 1 tbsp each of Dijon [...]

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Fred’s Not Here Jalopeño Corn Bread

This recipe cuts in half very nicely.
Makes about 20 Corn shaped corn breads.

1  1/4 medium ground corn meal
1 1/4 all  purpose flour
1/2 cup granulated sugar (I used Splenda as I was making these for my diabetic father-in-law)
1 1/4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups milk
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2  cup diced jalopenos (if you like thnings [...]

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Adult Grilled Cheese & Quick Kitchen Sink Salsa

Several years ago, our good friends Barb and Kevin came up to the Upper Deck for a long weekend (pre nupitals and kids) and Barb made this delicious Grilled Cheese Lunch from Cottage Life Magazine. Now I don’t have the exact recipe, but it’s not rocket science so I wing it and I’ve been making [...]

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Matar Paneer

I was blog surfing a couple of weeks ago and came across this recipe from An Indian Kitchen in France. It is SOOOO good and not nearly as bad for you as the restaurant variety. I made the paneer exactly as Chandra’s recipe, but I admit I made a few modifications to the gravy recipe. [...]

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Cinnamon Buns

For breakfast for Mr. Doran, I made Cinnamon Buns, something I haven’t made for years (for obvious reasons). I found this recipe in one of my old favourite cookbooks, Fanny Farmer. I just cut the recipe directly in half, and of course, I frosted them with a simple icing sugar frosting! The recipe below states [...]

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Jim Laheys No Knead Pizza Dough – Popeye Pizza

We are now officially addicted to Jim Lahey’s no knead recipes. JT is the executioner of all of these recipes. Of course I am jealous, he has taken away my role as chief cook in the relationship, now I am the executive chef, sometimes overseeing, mostly just on the board, giving advice when asked. We [...]

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Easy Naan Bread

Naan Bread (adapted from several recipes)
This recipe is only good fresh from the oven…but if you need to reheat them, try steaming them to get the chewy texture back!

1 tsp sugar
1 tsp yeast
1/3 cup warm water
1 ½ cups all purpose flour
1 tbsp olive oil
1/3 cup natural yogurt at room temperature
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
2 [...]

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Ok, I lied, THIS is the best EVER no knead bread recipe

No Knead Bread Revisited (video)
JT has really taken this on as his own, and I haven’t made bread since he did. I have to admit, I am a bit jealous since I am the one who loves to do this stuff…but he seems to really enjoy it, and he is great at it. Go JT [...]

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The Best (Jerry, the best) no knead bread

We’ve been baking the no knead bread since we discovered how easy it is… in fact, it is JT who is baking the bread these days…he loves it and is very good at it! Check out this helpful video.

3 cups flour
1/4 tsp yeast
1 1/2 tsp salt
2 cups warm water

Mix dry ingredients together.
Pour water into [...]

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