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[Feb. 10th, 2007|11:19 am] |
Today I woke up craving a moist thick chewy brownie, but I reasoned with myself. It was breakfast time after all. So I tried to find a browine pancake recipe without luck. I finally settled on plain old pancakes.
Pancakes to me are home. Well not entirely, but they represent quite a bit of what home is to me. On Sunday morning my father would bring out the red mixing bowl and make Betty Crocker Pancakes from an ancient and falling apart cookbook. The pages are yellow and more than flour has been spilt on it over the years. I'd wake up to the smell of sausages or Bacon and wander downstairs. Dad always let me "help" cook. I remember beating eggs and learning how to add just the right amount of milk and he paitiently explained his reasoning behind it. Even though he's an engineer he was never exact in measuring.
So now when I start mixing up Pancakes with my newer Betty crocker cookbook and a white mixing bowl, I think of home.
Betty Crocker's Pancakes
1 egg
1C Flour
1 Tbsp sugar
2 Tbsp oil
1 Tbsp Baking powder
pinch of salt
3/4 C milk
Whisk together for a thin batter. Pour 1/4 C on a hot griddle or frying pan (medium). Serve with fruit or maple syrup or bacon or sausage.
Home you can eat!
Bryn |
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| Peckish Evenings and Sorrentino's |
[Jan. 30th, 2007|07:29 pm] |
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Tonight on the bus ride home from school I thought about what I wanted for supper. I mentally went through my list of "regulars". I didn't feel like any of them, but I was so hungry. All that came up in my mind was chocolate baked goods. I sighed at my indecision and went to look in the fridge and freezer. There hidden in my freezer was a foil wrapped loaf pan. My eyes glazed over as I viewed the Holy Grail of freezer foods. This wasn't your Grandma's hamburger casserole, it was something I painstakingly put together after Christmas dinner slightly drunk off the copious amounts of wine consumed at the aforementioned dinner. A Turkey Pot Pie.
Not the pastry version of a pot pie. I have no idea where this got its origins. My mother has made this sacred dish for as long as I can remember. I remember fighting with my brother over the last scoop and licking my plate clean. It's the ultimate comfort food and it never leaves anyone disappointed.
Turkey Pot Pie
After all the guests have unbuttoned their trousers and the leftovers are secure in the kitchen this is when you strike.
It a freezer/oven safe crock or foil pan layer turkey two-three layers deep. Take the veggies (corn, peas, carrots) and scatter a layer over the turkey. Pile a thick and generous layer of mashed potatoes (Sweet potatoes are acceptable). Drizzle with gravy. Top with stuffing and cover with foil and freeze.
To reheat: Thaw and bake in a 325F oven for 30 min or from frozen 1.5 hours.
For a friend of mine's birthday we had supper at the Downtown Sorrentino's. I checked the menu on the website before heading out so I knew what to expect. I'm a picky eater and I like to be prepared. Nothing is worse than opening a menu and seeing no possible choices. While there I enjoyed a couple glasses of Shiraz and Duo of Duck.
The menu describes it as "Pan-seared duck breast with a green peppercorn glaze, and duck confit with a sour cherry reduction."
The duck confit was alright. The breast was very good. But the sour cherry reduction wasn't sour, it was salty and too sweet. The purple yam was good, but it was a little too sweet and the beets tasted too sugary sweet. The flavour balance was just not there. Amazing service though. Even though they didn't forget to remind us that we were just twenty something college students.
The friends I sat next to were very funny though and the evening ended with Jack Daniels and some questionable dancing on my part.
Till next time!
Bryn
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| The Milestone Grill |
[Jan. 21st, 2007|11:09 pm] |
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So my Mother was in Edmonton tonight, so we went to supper after shopping for a bit. We went to the Milestone Grill in South Edmonton Common. I had only eaten cookies and coffee today so I was excited. I'd never been there before, but my mom had. I was so impressed by the menu. It's a good menu really varied and interesting. I got the most interesting twist on an old classic. Kobe beef Meatloaf with shitake mushroom au jus, garlic mashed potatoes, savoury bread pudding and Fried onions.
When it came out I was very impressed with the large serving. I don't even have that much meatloaf when I make my chili sauce laden one. It was gorgeous. I tried the bread pudding first. It wasn't very warm, but it was tasty, a little dry. The Meatloaf was nice and soft and yummy, but a little salty. The mashed potatoes were very good and my mom raved about the fried onions and she's not a huge fan.
Overall I was impressed. I need to go there again sometime.
Bryn |
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