Posted by Billie-Jean | Dec 7th, 2009

The Perfect Chicken Salad Sandwich

Ingredients 3 cooked chicken breasts, chopped 1 or stalks celery, chopped- about 3/4 cup 2 green onions, chopped 1/2 cup seedless grapes, halved 3/4 cup dried cranberries 3/4 cup salad dressing, such as Miracle Whip- or here is a trick, just add 1 tsp of icing sugar to regular mayonnaise.  That is exactly what Miracle Whip is. 1 Tbs celery seeds 1 teaspoon each- paprika and season with  salt Coarsely ground black...

Posted by Billie-Jean | Dec 6th, 2009

Best Belgian Waffle Recipe

The best way to make a Belgium waffle is to use yeast. Yeast will make Belgian waffles fluffy, soft and yummy.  Yeast is where many North American attempts at the Brussels/Belgian waffle fall down: the yeast raising changes the chemistry of the batter, producing a more tender crumb in the finished waffle than baking-powder raising can. The yeast and the beaten egg whites which are folded into the batter work...

Posted by Billie-Jean | Dec 5th, 2009

California Shrimp Pizza-Earl’s style

I decided I wanted to try and re-create the Earl’s California Shrimp Pizza.  I am not kidding you, this was amazing and tasted almost identical.  It was also extremely easy.  Try it out-Here is the recipe: California Shrimp Pizza (print recipe) Ingredients 10 inch pizza-dough 2 Tbs pesto(store-bought or make your own) 1-1/2 Cup uncooked shrimp, thawed and peeled 1/4 Cup sundried tomatoes,...

Posted by Billie-Jean | Dec 3rd, 2009

Smoked Salmon Pasta

Ingredients 2 Tbs butter 1 small onion (or 4 shallots) 1/2 cup of finely chopped red pepper 2 garlic cloves (minced) 3/4 cup of chopped smoked salmon (I often use the smoked salmon tips in the fish section.  You can also substitute the salmon for any type of fish) 1/2 cup of whipping cream 1/2 cup milk 1 Tbs fresh tyme or 1/2 tsp dried Salt and pepper to taste 1/4 cup parmesean cheese 2 cups of penne pasta (but...

Posted by Billie-Jean | Dec 3rd, 2009

The Butcher, the baker and the massive chain of grocery stores…

“A butcher is someone who prepares various cuts of meat and other related goods for sale. Many butchers sell their goods in specialized stores, although in the Western world today most meat is sold through supermarkets.” When the grocery store was introduced in the early 20th century, it seemed there was no hope for the art of buchery.  We forget that there was a time when the butcher was the only place...