Eating Dinner With My Family

I like this sandwich. Heck I loved it. Is is an OMG? No, but it is a very tasty way to have an easy dinner.  The inside out grilled cheese is a better way to cook the sandwich, (and a better sandwich too) but the fillings were good. Grilled Gruyère and Sweet Onion Sandwiches 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 1 large onion, halved and thinly sliced crosswise (4 cups) Salt and freshly ground pepper Eight 1/2-inch-thick slices of whole-grain bread Dijon mustard 8 ounces imported Gruyère cheese, thinly sliced 2 half-sour pickles, thinly sliced lengthwise In a deep skillet, melt 1 tablespoon of the butter in the oil. Add the onion, cover and cook over high heat, stirring once or twice, until softened, about 5 minutes. Uncover and cook over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until the onion is very tender and caramelized, about 25 minutes longer. Add water to the skillet as necessary, 1/4 cup at a time, to prevent the ...

While not bad, we aren't keeping this. I still am posting it for posterity.  Teriyaki Salmon with Pickled Vegetables and Sesame Seeds For the salmon: 1/4 cup soy sauce 1 tablespoon sugar 2 tablespoons mirin 1 tablespoon dry sherry 4 (4 1/2 oz) salmon fillets 2 teaspoons black sesame seeds For the vegetables: 1/2 cup rice vinegar 1 tablespoon superfine sugar 1/2 cucumber, halved and seeded 2 small carrots, peeled 4 radishes, trimmed and cut into wafer-thin slices 1/3 daikon radish, peeled 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon pickled ginger (plus whatever liquid clings to it) 1/4 cup microgreens   For the salmon, mix the soy sauce, sugar, mirin, and sherry and stir to dissolve the sugar. Put the fish in the marinade, turn to coat, cover, and put in the refrigerator to marinate for 30 minutes. To make the vegetables, heat the vinegar and stir in the sugar until it dissolves. Set aside to cool. (Or, if you are in a hurry, y...

School is out and I decided to make a labor intensive breakfast I don't usually have the time or inclination to do. I opted for homemade waffles. (No mixes!). Turns out they aren't that hard to make and in the time I had before I was planning to wake them up, I made whipped cream and a strawberry syrup and waffles became a Waffle Bar.   I put out the traditional maple syrup, honey and softened butter as well as fresh blueberries.  It was fun to make each quarter of out waffles in to new and different combinations.   The strawberry syrup was a big hit. (Totally made it up and it was almost all fruit.) Basic Waffle 4 3/4 ounces all-purpose flour, approximately 1 cup 4 3/4 ounces whole-wheat flour, approximately 1 cup 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons sugar 3 whole eggs, beaten 2 ounces unsalted butter, melted 16 ounces buttermilk, room temperature Vegetable spray, for waffle iron Preheat waffle...

While we thought this was pretty good, (my husband went back for seconds) I don't think I'm keeping it in my files. We have so many amazing recipes and we just have become a little exclusive with what we keep. It's easy and fast so don't shy away from it on our account.      Chicken Sausage, Kale, and Mushroom One Pot Pasta {25 Minute Meal} 2 tablespoons butter 1 cup panko bread crumbs 3/4 teaspoon dried poultry seasoning blend 1/4 teaspoon granulated onion 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt 1/8 teaspoon granulated garlic 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided 12 ounces chicken sausage links (chicken apple or chicken sage sausages are good here), cut into 1/2-inch thick coins 12 ounces sliced shiitake mushrooms 2 small yellow cooking onions, trimmed of both ends, peeled, halved, and thinly sliced 4 1/2 cups chicken stock 1 pound shaped dry pasta (*See Notes) 4 cups chopped kale leaves (stems and center spines removed) 3 cups halved fresh cherry to...

I wanted an easy dinner and thought a fancified grilled cheese sounded like just the thing. When I saw a website called grilled cheese academy.com I figured I would try one of those.  I opted to try the Cheshire.  It was pretty good but really hard to eat! The Cheshire 4 tablespoons mayonnaise 1 clove garlic, minced 8 slices French-style country bread 4 slices Wisconsin Edam cheese 1 head Bibb lettuce 2 beefsteak tomatoes, sliced 2 ripe Hass avocados, sliced 8 slices bacon 4 eggs 4 slices Wisconsin Cheddar cheese 6 tablespoons butter, at room temperature Mix mayonnaise with garlic. Spread 1 tablespoon of the mixture on each of 4 slices of bread. Top each with 1 slice Edam, a few leaves of lettuce, a slice or two of the tomato, and 1/4 of the avocado slices. Set aside. Fry bacon in cast-iron or nonstick skillet until crisp; remove to plate lined with paper towels and drain and pat dry. Remove all but 1-2 tablespoons bacon fat from skillet. Crack eggs into s...

I know I have been neglecting the blog.  Partly, I've lost momentum on new recipes, partly, it's because I have had a proper job for the last 8 months, and partly because I just don't want the extra fuss at dinner time.  If I do make a new recipe, I'll post it here, but I'm not shooting for more than one a week.  I also want to re do the look and organization of the blog. We will see how much I actually get done ;).  In the mean time we had this pizza tonight.  I think I liked it best, but everyone enjoyed it. Bacon-and-Egg Pizza   6 ounces thick-sliced bacon, cut crosswise into 1/3-inch lardons 4 large eggs 1 tablespoon heavy cream Kosher salt 2 tablespoons unsalted butter All-purpose flour, for dusting 1 pound pizza dough 1/3 cup crème fraîche 3 ounces Brie, thinly sliced (with rind, if desired) 2 ounces fresh mozzarella, shredded Snipped chives, for garnish 1. Set a pizza stone in the oven and preheat the oven to 50...

Well the husband is a raving lunatic about this dish!  Best I've ever had, fish dish, meal ever!!  This is it the recipe to end all recipes.  Well at least according to him it is.  My husband was in charge of the grocery shopping.  He was shopping for the roast sea bass we had last night, and when there was no sea bass, he asked about substitutions, to which the internet replied and I filtered down to tilapia or snapper.  We had some tilapia so I didn't think he bought snapper and when I cooked last night, I used the tilapia never seeing the snapper.  Well now I had these lovely snapper fillets and no plan.  A quick pinterest and food and wine search turned up this dish.  It was a happy accident because as you read above my husband really lost his head over this dish! Its a little fussy to make, but still quick and if everyone you serve this to likes it a quarter as much as my husband, you will find yourself drowning in accolades. Sna...