Recipes

[VaBelle35]

Good morning

The much needed rain will be here today through Friday.  Of course, it will be too much rain with flooding and basically staying indoors.  I have a doctor appointment tomorrow, but other than that, I have no place to be and lots to do inside.

I am going to run out and get supplies this morning for cleaning and cooking.  I skipped a whole section of my shopping list the other day.  :/

[ChiliPepper]

Good Morning Kitchenettes!!!!!!!!

Happy, Happy Wonderful Wednesday!!!!

[momtochloe]

Good morning @ChiliPepper, good morning @VaBelle35, good morning Kitchenettes! . . .

[RespectLife]

@novamc1

Thanks for the tarragon chix salad recipe!  I just know that will be delicious!

I have never seen Tarragon Vinegar though. I went to 3 stores last week to try and find Sherry Vinegar for DiAnne's BBQ Pot Salad and came up empty.

If I strike out again...can you suggest a replacement?

I am trying to eat the freezer again...which is chicken-less!  I can't wait to git me some fat old birds to try roasting w/ tarragon!!

It is definitely a delightful, aromatic herb...I know I will find many uses for...unlike the Tumeric which is laughing at me on the spice rack!  LOL

Thanks!!!

[RespectLife]

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@momtochloe wrote:

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@ChiliPepper wrote:

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@novamc1 wrote:

Here's the recipe for Tarragon Chicken Salad Dressing:

 TARRAGON CHICKEN SALAD
 

@novamc1

I made this last time you posted the recipe & it was delicious (ketchup/catsup & all - hee hee hee)!!!

Thank you for re-posting it!!!

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@ChiliPepper

@novamc1

BEST CHICKEN SALAD RECIPE EVER . . .

Love it!  Great on toast or mixed into greens . . . delish, yum!

eta:  it still frosts my cookies with all the grief novamc took over that recipe as it was so delicious!

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I must have missed that 'kafuffle' !

Why...is it sacralige to use ketchup?  My family LOVES it...family joke is that DH and kids would put it on everything...including cereal!  (LOL...they never did that but everyone joked about it)

My son actually received bottles of ketchup as high school grad joke gifts!

The kids have moved on to BBQ as their condiment of choice now...but DH pulls that ketchup out for quite a bit still!

[RespectLife]

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@Writer with Flair wrote:

Dear Novamc,

     Thanks so much for reminding me about Tarragon.  That chicken salad sounds delicious.  I really like the flavor and scent of Tarragon.

     When I first got married, I had an old Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook that had a recipe for Shrimp de Jonghe that used Tarragon.  I could not find the BHAG version, but this one looks close to it.  I thought you might like to have it.  It tastes and smells delicious.

Shrimp de Jonghe – Chicago Style (From deJonghe restaurant-Chicago 1947)

2 lbs. large shrimp (about 30), shelled and deveined   4 large garlic cloves   2 teaspoon salt   2 teaspoon finely chopped tarragon or crumbled dry tarragon   1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh parsley

Pinch of grated nutmeg   2 shallots, finely minced   1 tablespoon minced onion   1-1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) unsalted butter, softened, plus an additional 1/2 stick   ¼ cup virgin olive oil + drizzle of olive oil   1 cup fine dry bread crumbs

½ cup panko   3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Directions

1. Cook shrimp in a 4-quart pot of boiling salted water for about 1 minutes. Drain shrimp in a colander, then immediately transfer to a large bowl of ice water to stop the cooking process.
   2. Preheat oven to 350°F.
   3. Mash garlic to a paste with 1/4 teaspoon salt using a mortar and pestle (or mince and mash garlic with salt using a large knife), then stir together with fresh and dried herbs, shallot, onion, 1-1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) butter, olive oil, 1 cup bread crumbs , nutmeg, mace, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
   4. Melt remaining 1/2 stick butter and stir together with 1/2 cup panko, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper to make topping.
   5. Arrange 3 shrimp as a pinwheel trio with tail extended in a buttered, flameproof gratin dish or other wide shallow ceramic baking dish. Cover with herbed breadcrumb mixture, then sprinkle with topping. Drizzle with olive oil. Bake in of oven until golden, about 8 minutes. Turn on broiler to medium broil and broil until crumbs are golden brown, about 2 minutes. Rotate dishes as necessary. Remain alert to avoid burning tops.

Serving Information

Serve hot from the broiler.

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@Writer with Flair

That was me looking for tarragon ideas!  This sounds delicious!

Thank you so much!

[RespectLife]

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@Writer with Flair wrote:

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@novamc1 wrote:

@momtochloe

Awww.......don't let anything "frost your toast".  My phrase for the same reaction has always been "burn my toast".  LOL!! 

Actually, I thought the negative reaction from more than one poster was kind of amusing.  (I've been around the internet and discussion groups full of naysayers, grumps and sarcastic comedians since the late 1980s.)

The tarragon recipe reaction can't compare to the reaction when I posted a recipe (eaten up completely  multiple times by members of my old real estate office at holiday parties) which contained broccoli, among many other vegetables..  Someone just felt the need to tell me how much she despised broccoli.  You gotta laff at these things.  Anyone making any recipe can leave out the ketchup, leave out the broccoli, eat at McDonald's or post their own recipes. 

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Novamc,

     Where I grew up, we use the expression, "toast my grits," when people irk us.   I guess every region has their own version.

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@Writer with Flair

@momtochloe

@novamc1

Mom's was:

"Well, doesn't that just jar your mother-in-law's preserves!"

I never quite 'got' it...but when irked, I throw it out there sometimes!  LOL

[RespectLife]

@momtochloe

Work was just nuts yesty...I truly hate doing Municipal Jobs (City of N. Falls)

The paperwork and politics are ridiculous!  Today may be crazy too!

OH  YES, there IS soup for me!

Thanks for that link!  You know me and soup!  I was hoping for some really different ideas and I found a couple...

Asiago Bisque

Chix Pot Pie Soup

Chix Cordon Bleu Soup

Brie & Cheddar Apple Beer Soup with crumble topping

were the standouts of new & different for me!

The links were indeed a pill to load/navigate.

If anyone is interested in the above recipes...I have them already copied.

DH is going to be at your house this weeked, so I am making:

Mushroom Barley Soup w/ Mini Meatballs!  YUMMY to my tummy!

I get frozen mini...truly mini...meatballs at the Italian market so easy peasy!

I prefer my own meatballs but when they are so tiny, like for Italian Wedding Soup, it is silly to make from scratch!

HUGS FOR THE SOUP LINK!!!!

[RespectLife]

@ChiliPepper

Two BEAUTIFUL new Nordic Bundts

K305691

K305685

A ghost mold

K305683

and a HIDEOUS (IMHO, LOL)

SKULL mold!  K305703

All about $35ish....I know you will find them elsewhere for $8!  LOL

Just wanted to show ya.....

[ChiliPepper]

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@RespectLife wrote:

I have never seen Tarragon Vinegar though. I went to 3 stores last week to try and find Sherry Vinegar for DiAnne's BBQ Pot Salad and came up empty.

 @novamc1

@RespectLife

I got mine at a WM (Super Center).