Month: November 2023

French Onion Soup Since I don’t normally stock wine at Casa del Vlahos, I’m making today’s soup with …. red wine vinegar and a bit of sugar to balance out the acidity. I’m sure I’ll do something fun with the other half of the baguette, and that will involve lots of roast garlic, butter, some… Continue reading 2023-11-27

Bacon Weave Mayo Chaffles Cups to metric … US cup = 240 ml Standard US cup = 236.59 ml Imperial cup = 284.13 ml Metric cup = 250 ml Seriously?

      Makes 1 double pie crust (top and bottom, 9" pie plate)  

 

Roasted Garlic : trim the tip of a bulb of garlic, drizzle with EVOO & salt, wrap in foil, bake in a muffin tray at 400 for 30-40 minutes. Skordalia Pita 

  Greek garlic & mashed potato dip

Easy Paneer Pulao – sexy recipe card TBA cube the paneer, sprinkle with water, and toss so it’s a little damp 1/4 tsp red chili powder 1/2 tsp garam masala 1/4 tsp salt pinch turmeric 1 tbsp flour 3/4 tsp minced (and crushed) ginger&garlic 1 1/2 tbsp oil, toss together This gets pan fried 10… Continue reading 2023-11-17

Puff pastry and cherry dessert – recipe TBA 4 tbsp corn starch 2/3 cup sugar 2 tbsp lemon juice 1/2 cup water 6 cup cherries (approx 2.5 pounds). 1 lb puff pastry

1 lb flour (approx 3.5 cups) 2 cups water 1 tbsp yeast 3 tbsp sugar 2 tbsp good olive oil bunch of savoury things (rosemary, garlic, onions, olives, jalapenos, cheeses, etc etc etc) Stir everything together, thin layer of oil, cover, let rest/rise in a draft-free warm area until it at least doubles in size.… Continue reading 2023-11-13

bread stuff: 3 parts. No-knead recipe, autolyse, regular kneaded dough. Basic no-knead recipe: 1 lb flour (bread is better, AP works fine), approx 3 3/4 cup 1 pack (2 1/4 tsp) instant yeast 1 3/4 tsp salt (10 g) 1 1/2 cups warm water (120F) (360 g) Thoroughly stir the dry ingredients together. Keep stirring,… Continue reading 2023-11-09