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Dejah, First halibut of the season, I  seasoned with just salt and pepper, seared on one side and then finished in a hot oven.   You would have been okay adding a little Parmesan to the crumbs.  I use fresh bread crumbs rather than panko to bread halibut, seasoned with Parmesan and lemon zest.   Cooked the same way, browned and then finished in the oven (if the piece is thick).

 

Your halibut looks perfectly cooked.  So moist.  

 

Greek Style Chicken.

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That is a thing of rare beauty, Ann_T. And I bet it tasted as good as it looks.

 

Absolutely beautiful Ann

 Thanks Liuzhou and Scubadoo.

 

SobaAddict,  What a pretty salad photo.  And a perfectly cooked egg.

 

Bruce, that soup looks delicious.  Wish I was having that for lunch.

 

Last night's dinner.

 

winged a stir fry - chicken with black bean sauce and Udon noodles.

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Pizza for dinner.   Sourdough Crust.  Dough made yesterday and given an extra day in the fridge.

 

 

Topped with  local fresh Mozzarella di Bufala, pepperoni and sauteed mushrooms.

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Sourdough White.  Started late afternoon with a biga.  Out of the oven just before 10:00 PM.

 

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Thanks Dejah.  Aloo Gobi is an all time favourite.   I've never had Aloo Methi.  It really looks good.  So does that cumin beef.

 

Robirdstx,  that soup looks like a bowl of comfort. 

 

Norm, I like the sides you served with the chicken.

 

Grilled a large Porterhouse Steak tonight. We split it.  Moe got the strip.

 

 

The tenderloin was mine.

 

 

Served with grilled veggies.

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Rotuts,  thanks for the suggestion.  I love the idea of making a hash with stuffing/dressing.

 

Steamed eggs for breakfast. 

 

 

 

Moe's.  He likes his soft.  (five minutes ) Homemade Sourdough Rye toast fingers.

 

Mine.  I like mine hard.  (eight minutes).

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We finally had our first halibut of the season.   LOVE halibut.

 

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Using up the last of the corned brisket.

 

Corned Beef Hash with poached eggs.

 

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Simple dinner tonight. 

Baked sourdough rye today just for corned beef sandwiches.  

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Tyler, that pumpernickel looks great. 

 

  Baked sourdough rye this morning.  Needed it to make corned beef sandwiches.

 

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Steve, that pork roast looks incredible.

 

Kim, the rolls certainly look good.  As does that chocolate cake.

 

Our St. Patrick's Day dinner.

 

I don't like boiled corned beef so I do our corned brisket in the oven. 

 

 

Coated in lots of black pepper and wrapped in foil.

 

Slow roasted at 250°F for almost six hours.

 

Individual Colcannon with caramelized onions.

 

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BBQ Pulled Pork on a Toasted Onion Roll with Onion, Dill Pickle and Deli Mustard

I would eat this for breakfast.   That is one of the best pictures of a Pulled Pork Sandwich EVER.

 

Paul, Your halibut cake looks delicious. Nice crust.

 

I stopped on the way home from work yesterday at  Cowichan Bay Seafood to pick up fresh halibut.  The first of the season.  Unfortunately, I hadn't called ahead and they were sold out.  So I picked up some Pacific Dover Sole and handpicked baby shrimp.   Both favourites of Moe's. 

 

Made a salad with the baby shrimp

 

Sole was drizzled with browned butter and lemon.

 

I wanted halibut so I felt deprived. 

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Thanks Diana.

Your cinnamon rolls look so perfect.  Great photo.

 

 

I fed my sourdough starters on Wednesday.  They hadn't been fed for 9 days.  One was fed with a combination of white and rye and the other with just white.  Both had almost doubled within three hours.  I used two ounces of the leftover starter to make a Biga. The Biga had more than doubled by early evening so I kneaded up a batch of bread dough and after the first rise it went into the fridge overnight.  This was a pure wild yeast sourdough.  Without the addition of commercial yeast.

 

Taken out about 3:00 PM and allowed to come to room temperature before shaping into two baguettes and one Boule. 

The bread came out of the oven late, and was left loosely covered with a tea towel overnight.

 

Sliced this morning and toasted for breakfast.

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Thanks Max.

 

Anna, your method for cooking fish, is one I will try.  Moe loves Petrale sole.  This would be a very easy and quick meal on a work night.  I've been buying asparagus from Mexico the last couple of weeks and it has been surprising good.

 

MM, those potatoes look wonderful.  

 

Last night's dinner.

 

 

Roasted a turkey breast.

 

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I need to start making Moe breakfasts like  Huiray's and Sobaaddict. 

 

Moe's breakfast.

 

Breakfast Burger with sauteed mushrooms and poached eggs. 

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Robirdstx, nice plating. That is a dinner that Moe would love.

 

Homemade pasta. 

 

Cappelletti , which I froze.

 

and

 

Tortelloni that I cooked for dinner.

 

  Filled with chicken and spinach. 

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Roasted chicken breasts with a side of pasta.

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I've never thought of doing a steak and mushroom pizza, but I must say that looks very appealing.   And so does that chicken. Great colour.

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Ann_T, your photos always make me hungry.  The Gougere is just a beautiful thing. 

Thanks Scubadoo.

 

Patrick, it is early here on the west coast, but my mouth is watering for your citrus marinated chicken.  

 

Friday night's dinner.

 

A quick and easy dinner.   Small sterling silver top sirloin roast, presalted the day before and roasted at 500°F.  Dinner was ready in less than an hour after I got home from work.

 

Last night's dinner.  Another easy meal.

 

Grilled Pork Chops.

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Howard, I would probably not increase the yeast.  One teaspoon should be sufficient.

 

~Ann

[Help! Forgot to refrigerate my biga in time]

Howard, when I make a biga, whether it is made with 2 ounces of sour dough starter or with 1/2 teaspoon of yeast, I leave it out on the counter over night and then make the bread in the morning.  It should be fine.   How much yeast is called for in the rest of the recipe?

 

~Ann

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Paul, Lucky you.  Spot prawns are my favourite. Short season, only about six weeks,  and the season doesn't  open here until mid May. Something to look forward to.

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.  Great meals on this page. Love the different takes on Caesar salads.     We are having roast beef for dinner, but now I am craving chicken.  Either Bruce's Country fried, Basquecook's roast chicken or Robirdstx's breaded chicken with garlic sauce.  

 

 

 

Last night's dinner.

 

Vittorio's Salad with

 

 

With Greek Ribs.

 

This pizza was actually lunch. I was baking bread and decided to make a pizza with some of the dough.

 

Made a Gougere Wednesday night.

 

It ended up being dinner.

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I've been using the same method for years.  Loaves that are going to be frozen, are wrapped first in paper towels and then they go into freezer bags. Loaves that are not frozen are usually eaten within 24 to 36 hours.

 

~Ann

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Shelby  I've never had fried pheasant livers, but if they are anything like chicken livers I know that I would love them.

 

 

Spanish Tapa - Gambas al Ajillo - Garlic Shrimp as a main course.  With homemade bread for sopping up the wonderful garlic sauce.