Okanagancook

The steak and latkes look so good...I wouldn’t know which to taste first! Well done. some excellent meals everyone...very inspiring.

I cooked a goose once and after much deliberation about how to cook it I made the breasts as appetizers so they could be cooked to the appropriate temperature. The rest of the bird was made into a ragu. I think we had six dinners.

Just DH and myself so we are going to try and score some fresh oysters and depending on the type have them raw or Rockafellas. Main will be duck. My thought was duck breast because that will be easier clean up compared to what DH wants...Nigellas twice cooked duck. It is first roasted over water for two hours then refrigerated over night. It is roasted regular style in a hot oven for an hour to crispen the skin and make a mess in the oven. Champagne and pinot Noir

My belated FIL’s salt and lemon BBQ chicken. I mean, as long as the skin is crisp. It’s good chicken,! What made this Chicken special was the love and attention that went into it... Only Made at the cottage on a hot summer day. fresh local chicken...about 3 lb birds. Purchased as a surprise for weekend BBQ. Squeals of anticipation greeted the bird. real charcoal fire, prepared just so. chicken is grilled with constant attention and brushed with lemon, oil and salt sauce. Beers are enjoyed watching the chicken/griller dance to achieve perfect doneness internally with crispy skin. it was always juicy and crispy...I have attempted many times but never the same. Sigh Heinz’s Salt and Lemon Chicken. 🥰

The venison looks beautifully cooked. Perfect accompaniments. yum😁

Some like to use baking soda as a scrubbing agent. I have not tried it.

She is also likely challenged to drink sufficient fluids for overall heath. So I wouldn’t worry about making the soups too thick. Easy for her to eat is paramount. And if she is still getting treatment her tolerance will vary. What ever she drinks should have some nutritional value to help meet her needs. For example juice instead of water. I am sure she must have access to Clinical Dieitian who can help with that concept. I am sure she is grateful for your help.

Henry was so close!

The 24 hrs ensures tender meat, sorry, did not see this until now. How was it?

Leftovers from the Slow Roasted Pork Belly: nachos!

Nigella's "Slow Roasted Pork Belly" (recipe available on line). Everything else on the plate was irrelevant! Wow, that skin.

It's a sad day in Paradise. Here is a picture of my garden a couple of weeks ago. It looks the same now. The other picture is what it normally looks like. I have not been able to look after it due to medical issues and DH is not really interested....so, here is what we have. The weeds are so big it was hard to find any carrots growing in there. Amazing how well they grow even without regular watering. I have a local gardener booked to come and do an assessment and to lend assistance with these tired old beds. The weeds need to be removed and the soil dug out and new rich soil put back. The beds are 16 years old. We have added compost, etc. over the years but it is tired soil as our crops have been declining. I want this done soon because it is getting to garlic planting time. I can at least get those in the ground. Looking forward to a nice garden in 2021...I am confident it will happen.

Sous vide pork chop: 133F x two hours and vegetable lasagna. The lasagna was delicious. A Marcella Hazan recipe..the baking instructions sucked but once I realized that it was successfully baked...something like 18 layers with three different kinds of veggies. Leftovers heated up in the CSO on bake steam really well.....but it was a large beast...feeling much like a ham and two people.

I would do an Italian themed dinner which should deal with the protein component restrictions you mentioned. Risotto, ravioli, hand made pasta...various shapes...fresh basil, good ricotta, Etc. Lots of vegetable dishes to choose from.

Snap! I made almost an identical dinner last night. I mixed my egg and seasonings (oyster sauce, soy sauce and sesame oil) with the rice. I didn’t have enough rice so made a small bundle of cut up vermicelli noodles to add to the dish. I added blanched carrot cubes, a few shrimp and chicken cubes. Served with stir fried garden spinach.😃

If you want to make pancakes then I would grate it onto a cookie sheet and spread it out. Freeze and then you can scrape it off the sheet and put it in a bag to be used in various quantities.

I would have lost interest by now...water in a pot on the stove....sorry..must be the wine talking 🤪

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Congrats. That is a milestone. Good grief. Well done and by the time we are 50 yrs I hope to produce meals as spectacular as yours. I would encourage everyone to visit to your website with all your fabulous recipes and food.🥰

Exactly! This could morph into a subject on its own...but if a restaurant is going to alter a ‘classic’ dish then that needs to be documented in the menu so you can decide if you want it.

Not spicy! I bought some piripiri peppers and steeped them in oil for a couple of months in a dark cupboard. This is brushed on the roasting chicken...well, at least this is the traditional method for piri piri Chicken. Wow, that is hot. Yours should have some heat don’t you think. Why call it piri piri chicken if it isn’t a tad on the spicy side. this is a pet peeve...something called what it is not...a frequent Chopped criticism of dishes.

If your phyllo dough is a little dry, it makes it more difficult to pull the sheets apart. Keep them under a damp towel until ready to use then work quickly taking out only a few sheets at a time. Perhaps cut the dough into the sizes you want before trying to peel them apart...easier to deal with.

Call them and tell them you are done with all the tails being sent! Sheesh. Not acceptable.

That’s an idea...Filo pastry stuffing!

After putting number 8 and 9 zucchini in the fridge I wondered aloud “ can one make a breakfast zucchini crisp?”