Tag Archives: Recipes

Béarnaise Sauce Prep © 2011 . All rights reserved.

Painless Béarnaise

“Just the mention of Béarnaise Sauce is enough to evoke the memory of culinary shame and frustration in many home chefs. The velvety egg-emulsion, based on the French Mother Sauce Hollandaise, has driven even experienced kitchen hands to distraction. We have … Continue reading

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Chloe’s Cinnamon Buns

My ever talented friend Chloe has a step-by-step recipe for homemade cinnamon buns up on her website. It is complete with photographs and whimsical drawings about the whole process. I encourage you all to check out her stuff here. [image … Continue reading

Prep for Roasted Asparagus Bisque © 2011 . All rights reserved.

New Years Eve Dinner

[click images for larger view] While I enjoyed preparing a meal for a few dear folks this New Years Eve, I was laid pretty low by a migraine just as I was grilling the steaks. I could not even eat … Continue reading

Mayhaw Jelly on English Muffin © 2010 . All rights reserved.

The Queen of All the Jellies

[click image for larger view] “The damp banks along shallow, serpentine Lake Saint Joseph in Tensas Parish are spiked equally with ancient cypress and mayhaw trees. It was from these bowed branches that my grandmother gathered the salmon roe colored … Continue reading