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Easy Appetizers

June 1, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

I entertained twice this weekend and while I cooked a fair bit, I was a bit too busy to take pictures of everything! Both nights I wanted some easy appetizers and used a few items from Jacques Pepin More Fast Food My Way, including the idea of this simple appetizer with sliced radishes (from my [...]

Church’s / KFC’s Fried and Oven-Baked Chicken

May 25, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

My daughter asked if I’d make up some fried chicken tonight as she and her friends wanted to do a “party” at lunch and have everyone bring something to eat together like a picnic.  This is a cross of two popular restaurant versions of friend chicken. The seasonings are a Kentucky Fried Chicken lookalike and [...]

Vegetarian Panini with Cheese, Tomato, Red Onion and Arugula

May 21, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

Forgot to take a picture alas, but this is well worth making.  I was looking for a quick dinner, something warm, and thought a panini would do. I made this on sliced sourdough, not any special bread. Inside was: Dijon mustard Tomato, a few slices Fontina cheese, sliced Red onion, a few slices Pepperoncini, sliced [...]

Shrimp Coconut Curry

May 18, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

I usually make this curry with chicken but felt like some shrimp last night and had some in the freezer that needed using up. (I just did a freezer inventory so am trying to make sure I use up what needs using!)  I use whatever vegetables I have around. Last night was some yellow and [...]

Pork Scallopini with Mushroom Sauce from Jacques Pepin

May 18, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

Another good recipe from Fast Food My Way by Jacques Pepin. You can browse through a lot of great video clips here and print off the recipes for many of the dishes. I’ve been watching this series through my Netflix subscription, not available on demand alas. But well worth watching–and I’m not a big cooking [...]

Stir-Fried Chicken and Leeks

May 14, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

This was mild and good, soothing even.  It’s not spicy at all, so if you’re looking for spicy Chinese you’ll need to doctor this up or find a new recipe.  Prep all the veggies and chicken first, so you can just zip through the cooking part. Start the rice first, of course, then prep. 2 [...]

Making Hot and Sour Soup at Home

May 13, 2010 by Ellen · 1 Comment 

I was making a simple stirfry of chicken and leeks for dinner and thought a small bowl of hot and sour soup would be good. I had no tofu but did have some dried shitake mushrooms and everything else I needed, including some fresh chicken broth from the roast chicken with mustard I made the [...]

Roast Split Chicken with Mustard Sauce

May 10, 2010 by Ellen · 1 Comment 

I had done a variation of this mustard-coated butterflied chicken a while back, not following Pepin’s recipe exactly but using another blogger’s version of it as inspiration, then butterflying the chicken and roasting it according to Pam Anderson’s suggestions. Having watched Pepin butterfly the chicken on the video made things much easier!  You can watch [...]

Small Berry Custards from Jacques Pepin

May 10, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

This is a fantastic dessert from Jacques Pepin More Fast Food My Way, which is available on video or in book form.   You can explore lots of the recipes and videos on his PBS site, which is very cool. In fact, he has the recipe for the Small Berry Custards posted here so I won’t [...]

Smoked Salmon on Crispy Pitas

May 10, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

I copped this from Jacques Pepin More Fast Food My Way, which is available on video or in book form.  I bought the book and am now watching the videos through Netflix (not via on-demand, alas).  You can explore lots of the recipes and videos on his PBS site, which is very cool. I made [...]

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