Corn beef brisket simmered for 8 hours. It was so tender. The carrots, potatoes and cabbage were simmered in the same pot after the corned beef was removed. They absorbed the flavor of the broth. A very good dinner.
Chicken Tacos with Guacamole
Sushi Dinner
Brigitte Bardot Sleeping on the Steam Heater
Baked Chicken with Herb and Butter Stuffed Under the Skin
Sausage Making
Some of Our Phalaenopsis Are Blooming
Sushi Dinner
Gifts Fom Paris
Relatives came for a visit during the holidays and brought great French cheese and charcuterie. We enjoyed it one afternoon with a nice bottle of Vouvery.
Borscht
Borscht is beef and vegetable soup we typically make during the winter. We start by browning chuck steak pieces and then add our own home made beef stock, puréed garden grown tomatoes and then carrots, cabbage, onions, celery and finally roasted beets. It's served with a table spoon of sour cream in the bowl and crusty bread
Roasted Duck Dinner
Roasted duck dinner with duck gravy (deglaze the roaster with a little water, make a blonde roux with the duck fat and mix together with milk, salt and black pepper - yum! ), mushrooms, steamed asparagus and salad.
Making Stock for Our Winter Soups
Roasted bones, celery, onions and carrots simmered for 3-4 hours.
Thanksgiving Dinner
Thanksgiving dinner with our friends
Temaki Sushi Dinner
"Crab" salad, cucumber and mango temaki and marinated fresh tuna over rice
Fig, Provolone and Prosciutto Appetizer for Dinner Guests
Roasted Squash Soup
Roasted squash soup with chilled roasted beet and goat cheese salad and a crunchy baguette
Coq Au Riesling
A French classic Coq a Vin, in France is often made with white wine and the most common rendition comes from Alsace and features the local white wine, Riesling.
Grilled Chicken
Charcoal grilled chicken, grilled corn on the cob with parmasan cheese, mango, tomato, and cucumber salad and beans and rice.
Salad with Figs
Dinner
Chicken legs and thighs marinated in our own special jerk chicken recipe (orange and lime juice, fresh habanero, serrano and jalapeño peppers, spices, etc..), cooked indirectly over charcoal, beans and rice and tomato salad from the garden
