Pre-Spring Feedin's

1). Best Omlette Ever (Promise)

-Make sure you add a bit of milk to the egg and beat it until it is foamy then let it SIT for a minute or two before you cook it so that it stays nice and fluffy.
-Put lots of butter in the pan and push the egg into the centre of the pan with a spatula so that the uncooked egg keeps running to the pan along the edge.
-When it's just about done (no more runny egg around the edges), put fresh basil, sundried tomato and brie on it.
-Fold it over and let it sit for a minute to finish cooking before serving–DELISH!


2). Burratta Salad

So burratta is the queen of all cheeses. Swear. Its a big ball of mozzarella that you cut into and BAM! It's still literally buttery, creamy on the inside. And it oozes out like a river of love when you cut into it.
Put it on a bunch of greens with lots of fresh basil (I also added some sliced shallots and red peppers) and a drizzle of good balsamic vinegar. That's all it needs. Really
Enjoy!

3). Potato Pancakes and Seared Scallops on Fresh Veggie Salsa

-Grate potato into a bowl and squeeze out extra juices. Add a bit of salt to draw out more juices, let sit for a few minutes and repeat.
-Add some flour an egg or two, garlic and salt and pepper until it comes together when you make it into a ball.
-Fry in a pan FLAT (or it won't cook through) on medium heat until nicely browned.
-Top with sour cream, yoghurt or apple sauce.

-Fry up shelled peas, corn sliced off the cob, diced carrots and herb of your choice (I did thyme) and salt and pepper in a bunch of butter.
-While frying, turn skillet to medium high and add lots more butter once hot.
-Place scallops on the pan and sear for 2 minutes a side, adding salt and pepper as they sear.
-Serve up on top of salsa with a slice or two of lemon. YUM!

4). Best Appetizers Ever
That's all.

Delicious, simple juice

So I found one of my favourite juice recipes today.

chunk of ginger (I like lots)
1/2 cantaloupe
2 bosc pears

Juice in that order.
Refreshing and slightly sweet, cut by an added zip from the ginger!
Mmm!

Best quiche combination

Caramelized onions,
Roasted red peppers
Goat cheese,
Dill,
Fingerling potatoes.

Try it.

Catch Up

So its been a while. Apprently it seems difficult for me to put things online. Or maybe I feel a bit silly because I don't have actual recipes–I just huck a bunch of stuff together. Unless I am following a recipe. In which case I suppose I'm just too lazy to post it online. Or else I'm a bit against the seeming pat-on-the-back involved in blogging... In any case, catching up on the last few months delicious food (as I still photograph it for some reason...)

1.The tastiest grilled cheese ever.
6yr old Balderson white cheddar,
sundried tomatoes, and
fresh basil on
carraway seed rye.

Make it like a regular grilled cheese (butter the toast, stick er in the pan) but then layer cheese, goodness, more cheese THEN put the second piece of bread on.

*note: make sure the cheese is nice and gooey before flipping or all the goodness will fall out when trying to flip it

2.Simon's fancy feast of shrimp cocktail appetizer,
Macallan 10yr cask strength whisky,
Roasted portobello mushroom stuffed with thyme goat cheese
Roasted fingerling potatoes, and
Mixed green and herb salad with my secret dressing :)
(maybe one day I'll post it)

3.Us being fancy dinner of:
Seared scallops with lemon juice,
Homemade gluten-free cornbread (to be doused in garlic butter)
Smoked gouda,
Simon's borscht.

More to come...