The long weekend begs for a large comforting homecooked meal. It’s often turkey, roast beef, or lamb. Over the Easter long weekend a leg of lamb is traditional. Often having to be preorder in preparation ahead of time from your grocers butcher. I feel that cookery should be fun. Easy and at a reasonable price…
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Eagar Drumstick Coq au Vin
Coq au Vin sounds exotic and forbidden. But simply put it is chicken stewed in red wine, with mushrooms and onions, if you prefer. The best cuts for stewing are always the cheapest. Wheather for chicken, pork or beef. Dark meat with the bones still in, skin still on, gives a beautifully moist, flavorful, coq…
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….
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…
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…
French Bread
I started my journey with commitment, the day I decided to make bread. People had laughed at me when I told them with so much angst. They’d chuckle at how few ingredients there were. The fact the some recipes required little to no kneading. Not to mention a machine I could purchase to ensure its…
Eagar Kitchen Concoctions 