Recipes

For afternoon tea…..my first attempt of a ‘ Fusion ‘ Scandinavian/Japanese Smorrebrod ( open-face sandwich ):
Slightly toasted Rye Bread, Smoked Salmon and Dill Cream Cheese , North Atlantic Sweet Shrimps, Soy and Mirin Marinated Ikura, Japanese Mayo, decorated with Home-Grown Organic Parsley
Funky, exotic, interesting and surprisingly delish!…..though a touch too Reading More May Cause Envy…  

If you can patient for 30 minutes, you can thaw shrimp or thinner fish fillets. Place in a bowl under cold running water and you’ll have thawed seafood in 30 minutes or less. Dry and proceed. I don’t think that batter or crumbs would properly adhere to frozen seafood.

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can you crumb(bread) or batter shrimp, fish or seafood that is still frozen for deep frying or do you have to defrost it first.

i always want crumbed or battered seafood but i can’t buy fresh and it was takes too long to defrost properly when i want to eat it Reading More May Cause Envy…  

Hard butter pie crust
I make pies with lard all the time. They turn out flaky tender delicious. This butter crust turned out hard and the bottom crust was difficult to cut. The ingredients were kept cold the dough was not overworked. I carefully watched the addition of Reading More May Cause Envy…  

Let’s use this thread to share concise weekly dinner menus for each week in October. It’s helpful if you can include your location and how many people you are feeding. Links to recipes are always appreciated, and sources help.

Will you drive out for “leaf peeping” with a picnic in the Reading More May Cause Envy…  

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It’s always fun when a perennial bridesmaid becomes a bride, and this month that has happened. The Book of Greens, by Jenn Lewis, will be our Cookbook of the Month (COTM). I’ll put up a main thread on October 1st with links to reporting threads. I’m looking forward to trying Reading More May Cause Envy…  

I am a serious cookbook junkie that needs to minimize. I tend to eat paleo-ish, meaning more meat, produce and healthy fats. I love Mediterranean, Mexican, Chinese/Thai, Indian and Southern (eg Virginia Willis). Also enjoy Milk Street, ATK, Barefoot Contessa. If you were creating your fantasy cookbook library with Reading More May Cause Envy…  

As we head into winter and (I hope and pray) the Delta variant becomes less of a threat, I hope to have people over for a meal once in a while. I often serve a heavy one dish main such as Baked Ziti, Chicken Pot Pie, or Beef Stroganoff Reading More May Cause Envy…