Turbot is a fish that has made its way into the culinary spotlight, in Canada, thanks to some very prominent Quebec restaurants. For home cooking, its most important qualities are plentiful. One turbot fillet is double the size of a sole fillet. Next, is the cost. Though it’s double the size of a sole fillet,…
Eagar Roast Drumsticks & Potatoe Herb Bake
One of the first recipes I learned to make as a new bride was roast chicken. When your just starting out you learn to make dinner from cheaper cuts of meat. The best chicken to use for roasting chicken thighs or drumsticks. The cheapest cuts at the market when buying chicken. You want the skin…
Shrimp Caesar Salad
Caesar Salad is delicious. The favorite of many. There are different recipes resulting in sauces that are beautifully creamy or tangy with vinigar and oil. Garlic mainly shapes the base of the flavor, often sitting times vary from an hour to 3 or 4, depending on the desired intensity. Creating the air of garlic, lemon…
Julia’s Reine de Saba [Queen of Sheba] with Kahlúa
Some of the greatest man made creations were stumbled upon by mistake. For instance the creator of Coca-Cola stumbled upon his recipe for the brew while actually trying to find a cure for headaches. Stumbling across this recipe was not as glamorous but the result was certainly on the same level as that iconic taste….
Peel Asparagus?
Peel a vegetable with seemingly no skin? It seems unnecessary. But Julia Child claims this French method is the best way to prepare your asparagus at home. We’re encouraged to peel the outside ‘skin’ exposing the moist flesh beneath. Made much easier with peelers today then the paring knife used in the picture provided. Cut…
Julia’s Foolproof Hollandaise Sauce in a Blender
Yes you read that right, hollandaise sauce in a blender. Many people think of Julia Child recipes to be difficult. To many steps resulting in a misstep that ends in ruin. But these are the people who don’t actually read her books. They search the index or table of content and quickly find the recipe…
Julia’s Acclaimed Boeuf Bourguinon [beef stewed in red wine]
With a cold snap comes flannel pjs, warm socks and stew. There is a fire warming my living room and the oven warming my kitchen, the smell of boeuf bourguinon drifted throughout the house this afternoon. Armed with my Julia Child bible. Research formed from Gordon Ramsey, and the Barefoot contessa. I felt confident I…
Jamie Oliver’s Ultimate Chocolate & Raspberry Tart
Even typing that title makes me smile. It tastes just as decadent as it sounds. A chocolate crust topped with a double cream chocolate filling. The smell of my kitchen began with the toasting of the chocolate crust. The recipe was fairly easy to put mix together. Once I converted it from metric measurements. The…
The Chipper Chicken
I started out planning last night’s dinners as most inevitable do. I had defrost my main ingredient, chicken breast. From there I go in search of a recipe. Something I can put together with the ingredients I know I have on hand. After scouring my cookbooks to no avail. I turn to pinterest to save…
Half Naked Cookies n’ Cream Cake
Browsing Pinterest is one of my favorite things. I can spend hours searching for my hearts desires. It is really boards of my muses. One gave me the idea for this blog. I have hundreds of recipes in my kitchen concoctions board. It was one of the first boards I created. Once I started exploring…
Julia’s Boeuf à la Mode [beef braised in red wine]
With a beautiful roast beef in my freezer and Friday approaching I decide I’m going to start with beef braised in red wine. I had all but one of the ingredients. Also red wine has been a hot topic recently in the Culinary world. Your finding it in desserts, hot chocolates pretty much everything we…
Eagar Kitchen Concoctions 