We spent President’s Day weekend in Washington, D.C. visiting a long lost relative and some friends. After a spring like day sight seeing, we were looking for a fun yet sophisticated place for dinner. Unlike most of our road trips, we arrived in D.C. with no culinary plans and were extremely happy to find […]
Sauces, Glazes, Chutneys & Vinaigrettes
Monkey Gland Sauce with Beef Tenderloin
Monkey Gland sauce may sound a little odd, but if you visit South Africa then you will see it on most steak house menus. Often served with flavorful exotic game, it also goes incredibly well with beef steak. To the squeamish, the name may be a little ‘ewwww’, but just read on, once you […]
Sweet Piccalilli
Piccalilli is a traditional and curiously British condiment that was probably influenced by the British who lived and traveled to the Indian continent. Having been exposed to spicy chutneys and curries, they, on return to the British isles, looked to recreate some of the exotic flavors. Piccalilli contains cauliflower and usually a […]
Poached Salmon & Caviar Salad With Potato, French Beans and Honey Mustard Dressing
Having some trim left over from our previous salmon dish, (http://charlottejulienne.blogspot.com/2012/01/pan-seared-salmon-with-champagne-sauce.html) we decided to use it to make a fresh and vibrant salad. As it turned out, this was the perfect dish for the unseasonably warm weather we have been experiencing here in New England this January. First we made a very […]
Pan Seared Salmon with a Champagne Sauce
We spent last weekend installing new shelving for our numerous boxes of cook books. As we were unpacking the boxes, we could not help but skim the pages of some of our favorites. In Rick Stein’s Complete Seafood we stumbled upon a fabulous sauce called champagne and chive sauce. This is our version inspired from […]
Cranberry Orange Pomegranate Sauce for Cheesecake
When we think of winter fruits we think of cranberries and pomegranates. We like to use them in salads and sauces throughout the winter months. When we were asked to bring a dessert to Christmas dinner we knew we would be including them in our plan. We began by washing […]
Beet Fluid Gel
As we mentioned in an earlier blog, we wanted the beet to be the star of the show in our You Can’t Stop the Beet dessert. Our final beet component of this dessert was a beet fluid gel. While this was used to add yet another texture to this dish, it also added lovely color […]
Quince Jelly from a Yorkshire Garden
In the Garden in Yorkshire there are some Asian Quince growing along the garden railings. They were planted for their decorative flowers and we did not think that the fruit could be consumed. Then I stumbled on an article in the BBC Gardening Magazine that said the fruit is edible. So we decided to […]