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| Irish Soda Bread - Happy St. Patrick's Day |
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| Irish Stew - simmered in dark ale |
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| If there is a better way to start the day I don't know what it is! |
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| Cranberry lemon scones .. so yummy I had to eat two! |
Whats for dinner?.. two perfectly roasted
free range organic chickens. Delicious!
Soup du Jour
Quick Tomato Soup with Pesto & Feta.
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium onion, halved & thinly sliced.
1 clove of garlic, crushed.
2 tablespoons of tomato paste.
2 tablespoons of all-purpose flour.
2 cups chicken or vegetable stock..(vegetable stock best).
1 28 oz. can diced tomatoes.
1/2 teaspoon of sugar.
3 tablespoons store bought pesto.
Salt & pepper to taste.
1 cup of feta cheese. (can use crumbled goat cheese or grated Asiago).
Pour the oil into a medium sized pot and set over medium heat. Add the onion & garlic,
and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in the tomato paste and flour and cook for 1-2 minutes more.
While stirring, slowly pour in the stock. Mix in the diced tomatoes and sugar. Bring the soup to a simmer,
and cook at a simmer for 10 minutes. Puree the mixture in a food processor or with a hand-held immersion blender.
Return the soup to a simmer and mix in the pesto. Season with salt and pepper. Ladle the soup into bowls., and sprinkle with the cheese (and more pesto) and serve.
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| Christmas Party Cupcakes |
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| Brussels Sprouts Harvest |
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| Late season raspberries in my daughters hands - lovely |
Apple Crisp:
Use a 8 x 8 glass baking dish; oven set to 350 degrees F
5 cups (about 6-7) peeled, cored, sliced apples (McIntosh, Jonathan, Granny Smith or a mixture)
3/4 cup light brown sugar
3/4 cup Quick Quaker oats
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 cup cold butter
Place the prepared apples in the baking dish. Stir in 1/4 cup of the brown sugar.
For the topping: combine remaing brown sugar, oats, flour, cinnamon and nutmeg. Cut in butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle the topping over the apples.
Bake for 30-35 minutes till golden brown on top and apples tender crisp. Serve with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream. Or, if you are weird like us - sharp cheddar cheese.
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| Chopping the apples |
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| The crumble topping |
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| Assembled and ready for the oven |
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| Ready to eat |
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| The cook (Meghann) in the apron she made for me when she was in daycare |
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| Drying hot peppers |
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| Meghann's yummy fajitas |
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| Summer Afternoon Snack |
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| Barefoot Contessa's Coconut Cake |
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| Meghann's Valentine Cookies |
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| Barefoot Contessa's Savoury Pinwheels |
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| Ontario Strawberries |
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| French Toast and Bacon - Ultimate Comfort Breakfast |
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| Rhubarb Crisp |
