Otherwise known as a strata. This recipe only slightly modified to one found in Cook’s Illustrated.
serves 6 to 8, heartily
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
10 slices white sandwich bread
12 oz cheddar cheese, shredded
8 large eggs
3 cups whole milk
1 small onion, grated
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
2 teaspoon dry mustard
½ teaspoon hot sauce
1. Grease the bottom [...]
For sauce
1 cup crème fraîche
1 tablespoon chopped canned chipotle chiles in adobo
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
For shrimp crab cakes
1/4 teaspoon crumbled saffron threads
1/4 cup water
1 tablespoon olive oil plus additional for brushing
1/2 cup diced (1/8-inch) onion
1/4 cup diced (1/8-inch) carrot
1/4 cup diced (1/8-inch) celery
2 large eggs
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon black [...]
Ingredients
2 oz tequila (reposado)
1 oz fresh squeezed lime juice
1/2 oz Cointreau
2 tbls sugar
Ice
Sea salt (light & fluffy) (optional)
Directions
Measure out tequila, lime juice, and Cointreau. Add to shaker. Mix in sugar and stir to dissolve. Add ice and shake well. Strain over salt-rimmed glass filled with fresh ice. Discard the bruised, distressed ice from the shaker.
Enjoy!
Notes
I [...]
Ingredients:
2/3 cup orange zest
2 cups water
2 cups white sugar
2/3 cup orange juice
1 tablespoon lemon juice
3 cups cranberries
2 tablespoons brandy
Directions:
In a small pan over medium heat, combine the orange zest and water. Cover and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Drain, reserving zest and 1/3 cup liquid.
To the reserved [...]
I absolutely love this time of year when everything comes out with a pumpkin-flavored variation. Pumpkin lattes, pumpkin gellato, pumkin pie blizzards from Dairy Queen, even pumpkin-stuffed tortellini.
Obviously, I love pumpkin. However, it’s not actually the pumpkin flavor that most of us enjoy, but the delicate blend of spices that come together to bring that [...]
After raving about my fish tacos for months, I finally had a chance to share them to much acclaim with a few of my coworkers this Saturday at a movie day. This is such an easy dish that people absolutely love. I have to share it…
Ingredients
Salsa
2 ripe mangoes, peeled and diced
1 ripe avocado, peeled and [...]
Sometimes you want a quick meal that doesn’t come out of the freezer or isn’t placed between two slices of bread. Such was the case last night when I wanted to cook myself something to eat, but was already very hungry and didn’t want it to take a half-hour. Rummaging through my cupboard, I came [...]
I LOVE oysters, as does Jade.
Luckily a number of our friends do as well because Jade and I bought over 100 of them on Saturday. I know, I know… you’re probably thinking, “Jesus, that’s a lot of oysters!” Well, they were on sale! What was an oyster lover supposed to do?
Throw a party, that’s what!
Mostly [...]
It’d been a long while since I cooked something entirely new that I’d never before attempted, so last night as I left the office and the first pangs of hunger begun to be felt I got that familiar hankering to venture out and do something new. Walking toward the bus stop I pulled up CHOW.com, [...]
Friday Night’s Meal:
Pesto Broccoli & Chicken Pasta Salad
Take…
1/2 pound rigatoni pasta
5 ounces fresh broccoli florets
2 tablespoons and 2 teaspoons olive oil
2 teaspoons minced garlic
2 tablespoons pesto
2/3 cup chopped Roma tomatoes
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
11 ounces boneless chicken breast halves, cubed
ground black pepper to taste
Then:
In a large pot with boiling salted water cook rigatoni pasta until [...]