Monthly Archives: June 2012

Parfait (x2)! Tante Marie’s French Dressing and Jardinière

Posted on June 15, 2012 by terry

To make up (at least a bit) for my week of anchovy horrors and kinda over-spiced chicken paprikas; I am bringing back one of my favorite salad dressings: an updated  version of Catalina French. But this time I’ve added some … Continue reading →

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Fried Rice

Posted on June 14, 2012 by terry

Let us review my missteps so far this week: 1) ANCHOVIES!!!! – I shan’t make THAT error again. 2) Spanish smoked hot paprika IS, indeed, HOT – but a little crème fraîche worked a treat at taming that particular beast. … Continue reading →

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Chicken Paprikas

Posted on June 13, 2012 by terry

I’ve made Chicken Paprika before, and it was as big a hit as it was fairly simple to toss together… but the canned tomato soup bit always kinda nagged at me. Didn’t stop me from making it, just kinda picked, … Continue reading →

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Savory Shortcrust Pastry

Posted on June 12, 2012 by terry

Let us forget about the filling – Gentleman’s Relish and Dijon with a few herbs and some good Parmesan – we’ve already established that I do NOT, in fact, care for anchovies. I DO, however, REALLY like this shortcrust recipe … Continue reading →

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Gentleman’s Relish

Posted on June 11, 2012 by terry

I am beginning to believe that I just do NOT care for anchovies. Worcestershire sauce excepted, of course. We came across these kinda cunning looking white Italian anchovies packed in white wine with garlic and parsley on a trip to … Continue reading →

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Parfait! THE Marinade for Lamb Chops

Posted on June 8, 2012 by terry

“What do you mean he don’t eat no meat? … Aunt Voula: Oh, that’s okay. I make lamb” ~My Big Fat Greek Wedding, 2002. Well; I would not offer a vegetarian dinner guest these nicely marinated lamb chops in place … Continue reading →

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Chicken Salad with Allioli

Posted on June 7, 2012 by terry

So, I had some of that garlic-laden (but wicked tasty) batch of Allioli leftover, and, good as it was, the whole raw-egg thing had me fretting about keeping it for too, too long in the fridge, and then fretting even … Continue reading →

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Dates with Almonds and Bacon

Posted on June 6, 2012 by terry

Rich’s mom loves the rumaki recipe I got from my friend Jenny – marinated water chestnuts wrapped in bacon and baked – and they are quite tasty. In fact, she keeps some stashed in her freezer as an emergency treat … Continue reading →

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Spiced Shrimp Salad

Posted on June 5, 2012 by terry

I wanted to make a shrimp cocktail. I had found a recipe for an old-school British version, which called for serving the shrimp in a (very) basic mayonnaise, ketchup, Worcestershire, and Tabasco sauce dressing on top of some shredded lettuce … Continue reading →

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Cumin and Roasted Red Pepper Allioli

Posted on June 4, 2012 by terry

Last week we got together in downtown Indianapolis with Rich’s family at this really cool tapas restaurant, and most everyone was really taken with the cumin allioli. Rich’s mom liked it so much that I told her we would try … Continue reading →

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