Recipes

Recipes

Quick access to the recipes that I love and use.

Overnight Strata

A well loved family favourite, especially around the holidays. Can't remember where mom found it, but variations are delicious -- swap ham for sausage or smoked salmon, or do chunks instead of slices for bread/cheese/meat/etc.

Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp butter, softened
  • 12 slices egg bread
  • 3 tbsp dijon mustard
  • 6 oz ham, chicken or turkey, sliced
  • 6 oz cheese, sliced
  • 1 tomato, thinly sliced
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • pepper, to taste
  • (optional) parsley

Directions

  1. Butter one side of each slice of bread. Spread other side with mustard. On mustard side of six slices, evenly divide ham, cheese and tomato. Cover with slice of bread, buttered side out. Cut sandwiches in half, diagonally.
  2. Arrange sandwiches, cut side down and overlapping, in greased 7x11" baking dish. Whisk together eggs, milk and pepper. Pour over sandwiches. Cover and refridgerate for up to 12 hours. Bake in 375F oven for about 30 min or until crisp and golden. Garnish with parsley.

Makes enough for 4-6 portions.

March 08, 2023, at 12:26 PMerika

Salad Soup

The concept of a "detox" seems ridiculous when it tends to just end up a potentially sugar-filled smoothie. Since I'd rather take my sugar in cake and cookie form, and find salads cold these days, turning it into a relatively healthy soup seems like a decent alternative. Not a bad result from the couple times I've tried it.

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion
  • 1-3 tbsp chopped garlic (1-3 cloves)
  • (optional) mixed vegetables, eg. celery, carrots, leeks, cucumbers, etc.
  • 1 large container mixed salad greens (eg. 50/50 spinach and red lettuce)
  • 1 tbsp rosemary
  • salt & pepper to taste
  • 2 L water
  • 1.5 cups milk

Directions

  1. Saute in olive oil the onion, garlic, and any vegetables that do well with sauteing (eg. celery, leeks)
  2. Toss in vegetables, salad greens, rosemary, salt & pepper, and water
  3. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 20-45 min
  4. Add milk, again bring to a boil and simmer for 20 min
  5. Puree

Makes enough for 6-8 portions.

May 16, 2022, at 01:49 PMerika

Welsh Cakes

Delicious cookies from the british isles which don't taste too sweet. Recipe from Gran.

Ingredients

  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup shortening
  • 1 cup currants, washed and drained
  • 2 eggs
  • enough milk to have 3/4 cup liquid including eggs

Directions

  1. Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and sugar.
  2. Cut in shortening and currants.
  3. Beat eggs and add enough milk to have 3/4 cup liquid.
  4. Add to flour mixture. Chill for 2 hours (optional). Roll into 1/4" thickness, cut into circles. Grill like pancakes

Makes enough for 2 dozen.

December 05, 2019, at 09:59 PMerika

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