Cathie Cooks
Recipes I love
Friday, June 9, 2023
Blueberry Lemon Muffin Cakes
Friday, April 21, 2023
Absolutely Excellent Sour Cream Banana Bread
Variations: Leigh Anne says it is possible to use melted butter instead of oil, and Greek Yoghurt for the sour cream. Mel says its OK to substitute buttermilk for the sour cream, and says you can use up to 50% whole wheat flour. To reduce the oil and sugar, she uses applesauce for up to half of the oil, and she decreases the sugar to ¾ cup (especially if using very ripe bananas). She often doubles the recipe to make two loaves (which is what I did yesterday, too) because it freezes great.
Additions: The ladies say you can add a cup of chopped walnuts, or a cup chocolate chips plus a tsp of cinnamon with the flour.
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
It's Pie Day!
Thursday, February 23, 2023
Winner Winner Chicken Dinner! (Part Two - Chicken Casseroles)
*Cajun seasoning substitute: combine 1 Tbsp chili powder, 1 tsp dried thyme and ½ tsp cayenne pepper.
Winner Winner Chicken Dinner! (Part One - Chicken Pieces)
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Serving cucumbers
Sunday, February 12, 2023
Three Madame Benoit recipes
Friday, February 10, 2023
Recipe roundup
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Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Porcupine Meat Balls
Porcupine Meatballs
Porcupine
Meatballs using already-cooked rice
Sauces for porcupine meatballs
The meatballs should be about half-covered with sauce when you put them into the oven. If they get too dry while they are cooking, just add a little water.
Tomato Sauce: Use 1-2 cans tomato soup, or equivalent amount of tomato juice or canned tomatoes. Or combine 1 can tomato soup with 1 cup vegetable juice or tomato sauce. For seasoning, add ½ tsp garlic powder, ½ tsp Italian seasoning, salt and pepper to taste.
Mushroom Soup
Sauce: Combine 1 can mushroom soup, 1
cup beef broth, ½ cup milk, ½ cup sour cream and ½ tsp garlic powder. Mix
together until smooth.
Monday, February 6, 2023
My Prime Rib and Yorkshire Pudding
Here is my basic Prime Rib recipe (which I learned to cook thanks to Mark Bittman)
The Yorkshire recipe is based on my old 5th edition Joy of Cooking that my mother gave me when I married. I now make Yorkshire without beef fat so my vegetarian son can also enjoy it. I learned how to make gravy from watching my mother make it, but as I recall it was Ina Garten who recommends adding soy sauce and mustard to gravy for more flavour.
Prime Rib
Mix 2 Tbsp Dijon mustard, 1 Tbsp horseradish, garlic salt
and pepper. Rub on the top of a prime rib roast. Sprinkle sides with lemon pepper and salt. Place roast fat-up on rack in roasting pan (for a smaller roast, keep the roast upright by proping it between two baking potatoes, or by inserting large skewers to hold the meat in the pan.) Roast at
450 for 20 minutes then at 325-350 until done (20 minutes per pound, approx. 1
½ -2 hours in all for a 4-lb roast ) When done, place on platter and wrap in foil for 20 -30 minutes to rest, while you make the gravy and the Yorkshire pudding. (PS, You can also
use this rub on a pork roast.)
Meat temperature reference: Rare: 120 Medium
130
Well-done 140
Yorkshire
(6 large) Whisk vigorously 1 cup flour, 1 cup milk, 2-3 eggs, ½ tsp salt and pepper. Rest batter in fridge for 10 minutes. Using a large muffin pan, place a tsp of butter in each muffin cup. When oven is preheated, heat the muffin pan in oven for a few minutes until butter is melted and is smoking hot. Working quickly, fill each muffin cup 2/3 full of batter (use a soup ladle). Return pan to oven and bake at 425 for 20 minutes. Finish at 350 for up to 10 minutes. (Alternately, you can use beef fat instead of butter, or you can use a 9 X 12 pan).
Gravy
Gravy needs proportionately about 2 Tbsp fat, 2 Tbsp flour and 2 cups liquid.
While the roast is resting, heat the remaining fat in the roasting pan, adding extra butter if necessary to make at least 2 Tbsp of fat. When hot, sprinkle in at least 2 Tbsp flour and stir. Let the roux cook for a minute until the flour is incorporated and browning. Slowly add approx 2 cups beef broth and stir constantly to incorporate the roux and the gravy is bubbly and thick. If too thin, sprinkle a little more flour into the pan; if too thick, add a little more stock or water. Flavour the gravy with a tsp each of soy sauce, Dijon mustard, Worchestshire sauce and/or Kitchen Bouquet. Strain the gravy into a 2-cup measure and keep warm. When roast has rested, before the meat is sliced, you can also tilt the platter over the gravy to add the meat juices into the gravy.