Damn, I Can Do This! – Teaching you to Entertain Exceptionally

Arroz Con Pollo, the most flavourable dish

As I am sure you are all aware that Don is the “Chef of Chefs” and this dish is beyond anything. Arroz Con Pollo has always been my favourite Mexican dish and boy oh boy did he do it up right. This is now on our list for ‘do agains’. 2 cups uncooked instant rice…

Scallops and Shrimp Seafood Pasta

When a friend of our daughter (and us) came for a visit, Don put this together. Word of caution: you better love garlic. 1 lb. scallops kosher salt 12 oz. really good quality wide noodles 3 tbsp. olive oil 12 large raw shrimp, fresh or frozen, peeled and deveined 3-4 cloves minced garlic Italian flat…

Meats

Demi Glace (Au Jus)

Last week Don made the individual Beef Wellington (on site) and this is the Demi Glace that he made to go with it. In a word: YUM! 4 tbsp. butter 2 tbsp. flour 1/4 cup red wine 2 1/2 cups beef broth, separated 1 tbsp. Worchestershire sauce pinch of salt and pepper (to taste) 1…

Dinners

Seared Scallops with Fresh Corn and Truffle Oil

The other night, for a birthday dinner for Kelly (#2 by the way) Don made this dish. Let me tell you from the start, you could just sit down and eat the corn sauce, it is that great. but it takes all of it to really be special. 1 tbsp. butter 2 ears of whole…

Dinners

Squash Carbonara Recipe

This is a very yummy dinner to serve your family and friends. For those eating a gluten free diet, this is one more to add to your list. 2 large Spaghetti squash 1 tbsp. olive oil 3/4 cup crisp cooked bacon bits 2 cloves minced garlic 1/2 cup sugar snap peas, cut in 1″ widths…

Dinners

Trout With Butter Garlic Mushrooms

I will start off by saying we forgot to take a picture because we ate this dish all up and then declared “hey, we didn’t take a picture”. Sorrrrry! It is delish. 1 lb. mushrooms 4 cloves garlic 5 sprigs of fresh thyme 4 – 6 oz. skin on Trout fillets pinch of salt…

Breakfasts

Crepes That Taste Like Apple Pie

The other day Don said he wanted to make something special for Sunday Breakfast. Yippee!!! says me. This is what we had. The batter for the crepes comes from a very old entry by Martha Stewart. The rest is Don’s invention. This recipe is made in 3 major steps. Please read through first then go…

Breakfasts

Sunday Stuffed French Toast

I keep telling people that it sure sucks to live here but when you have a super cook like Don, I just can’t help myself. Here is the fantasy meal we had yesterday. 4 slices of Brioche bread (day old) and must be Brioche to work. 8 oz. whipped cream cheese 3/4 cup plus 1…

Breakfasts

Breakfast Puff Pastry Blossoms

This is what you can do when you have left over puff pastry. Yesterday I made my Pastry Straws for our company coming for a glass of wine and a visit. This was not happening when Covid hit and was a real pleasure. But – we had half of the pastry left over and it…

Dinners

Teriyaki Trout Burgers

Oh my goodness! You gotta love these treats. This recipe is for 4 burgers, so if you have more mouths to feed, simply adjust the recipe. 4 x 6 oz. Trout fillets 1 tbsp. kosher salt 1 tbsp. brown sugar 1 cup teriyaki sauce (we use Edo of Japan’s Teriyaki sauce) 1/2 tsp. sesame oil…

Dinners

Hamburger Helper – New Way, Homemade

When my daughter was very young, and I was a single Mom on a limited wage, this was an alternative to meal I used from time to time. but it came in a box. Don made his own version and it is yummy. You want to have an easy, quick meal to serve, go for…

Dinners

Potatoes – Greek Style

We all have tried a zillion recipes for potatoes. I bet you haven’t tried this one. Don did these up when we had Souvlakis (from Costco yet) the other night. OMG! These are so yummy, we made him go out and buy more potatoes to make more and then we will remember to take pictures….