Waffles

Purchased Case a Belgium Waffle maker for Christmas. Waffle overdose. Seriously.

Red Chard Mac & Cheese

We were having a hard time with the cheeses on this one. I wanted some panache so I purchased Gruyere and Fontina. This is a lovely two person job. Case and I have got it down. We made this for Christmas and just made it again today. Yeah...that good. No measurements here. It can be adapted to however much you want it to be.

Red Chard Mac and Cheese

Pasta
Gruyere & Fontina Cheese
Onion
Garlic
Red Chard (also called Swiss Chard)
Bread Crumbs
Butter
Flour



Melt butter with onion until translucent. Add garlic. Add flour & make roux. Add milk, thicken. Add cheeses (save a handful).

While that is going on de-rib the chard and boil it for a minute (until softened), remove from water and add noodles to same water. Slice the chard up.

When the pasta is done add it to the cheese. In a pan make one layer of Pasta/Cheese one layer of all of the Chard and one layer of Pasta/Cheese on top of that. For the bread crumb, mix shredded cheese and bread crumb and sprinkle even layer. Bake until browned.

More Turkey Pot Pie

I realize I have posted this numerous times, but we just can't get enough of it. Leeks + cream of chicken + carrots + celery + frozen peas + left over thanksgiving turkey. Need I say more?

Caramelized Pear Tart

Grr, it has been too long since last post. (For me) Waaaaay back in Thanksgiving I made a Caramelized Vanilla & Cinnamon Pear Tart. So very yummy. I toned down the cinnamon and added almond extract. Initially purchase and thaw puff pastry. Place one sheet on the bottom of your pan and re-freeze. If you're doing this the day before keep it covered.

Than, you take butter and melt it down with vanilla bean, cinnamon stick and cloves. Add sugar (which is supposed to melt, but never has for me) and than caramelize the pears for longer than you think you should.

The filling has the same ingredients except for a little flour, and an egg. Once you're ready and the oven is preheated add the filling to puff pastry and place pears round side up. You are supposed to peal the pear but Casey's and mine's sake there was no need. A month later for a Christmas Potluck dinner I did peel them for appearances sake.

This recipe stolen from Bon Appetite.

pasta bowls

Turkey Stroganoff and Creamy Saffron Chicken. There was a little too much meat in the stroganoff in my opinion. I was trying to use the leftovers from turkey burgers but maybe I should have saved some. The Saffron pasta is so so so so good. White wine, broth, heavy cream, reduced in caramelized onions. Add some saffron and some browned chicken. My kind of meal. And check our new pasta bowls!!

plan b

Sweet Rosemary Yogurt Bread with (not in picture) lavender glaze. Taken straight from Bon Vivant. My glaze looks nothing like hers. oops.

Anatomy of a cheap person photography set up. Potatoes as paper weights. Whatever works right?

I've made these once before. They are freakin amazing. Prosciutto and Artichoke Involtini. What is involtini you ask? Good question. As the plural form of involtino it a thin slice of meat wrapped around a stuffing and cooked. (eep, didn't do that) but close enough! Stolen from here

candy?

Tried to make some candied orange peels. As usual I tried to combine recipes to come up with something I wanted. It usually works but this time not so much. This was supposed to be for a pot luck, maybe I will try something else.

i heart advocado

yup, can't get enough of it. Some very simple fajitas. Some medium cheddar. Oh I can't even go on, it's too much. It has mushrooms, so clearly this is my fajita. I don't believe the peppers and onion were marinated in anything. So simple. So good. I Love Food.