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October 18th, 2024 at 01:40 am

Canadian Butter Tarts

Butter Tarts: This Gooey Dessert Has Captured the Heart of Canadians

Butter tarts have an all-butter crust and a satisfyingly gooey filling of brown sugar, butter, and eggs, and are beloved by Canadians everywhere. By Molly Allen Serious Eats Updated September 18, 2024

Notes: An excellent choice for Holiday Dessert or Sunday Snacks. Butter Tarts freeze well and so can be made ahead and then just defrosted “on the day”

Variation: Dust the crust with Pecan Flour before filling and add chopped Pecans to the filling.

https://www.seriouseats.com/butter-tart-recipe-8711439

Ingredients:
pie crust your own or store bought
white vinegar
unsalted butter
dark brown sugar
large eggs
vanilla extract
kosher salt
Variation:
Pecan Flour
Chopped Pecan Pieces

October 12th, 2024 at 01:24 am

My Take: American Goulash

Chef John’s American Goulash was invented to stretch a small amount of beef into enough food for a not-so-small family..”

Small Family? Steps 1 & 2, divide into meal size for your family & freeze up to 2 months. .

By John Mitzewich
Allrecipes Updated on November 25, 2023

Instead of
Soy Sauce: 1.5 TBL Maggi’s Seasoning + 1 TBL Olde Thompson Umani Blend.
Chicken Broth: Beef Broth.
Cheddar Cheese: 1 Cup Sour Cream (Step 5)

Other Changes
Only ONE Teaspoon Kosher Salt

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/275489/chef-johns-american-goulash

Ingredients List: Amazon are affilates – Atlantic Spice is not.
(respecting copyright mean referring to full recipe on All Recipes)
Links are for the brands I prefer.
olive oil
ground beef
onion, diced
garlic, minced
bay leaves
paprika
Italian seasoning
kosher salt
ground black pepper
cayenne pepper
chicken broth
marinara sauce
diced tomatoes
water
soy sauce
Sub Maggie’s check locally for better pricing)
plus Olde Thompson Umani Blend
elbow macaroni
Italian parsley fresh
Cheddar cheese (or Sour Cream)

April 10th, 2024 at 12:48 pm

Tiplet: WhenIsTheSeason?

FC-Wednesday WHEN Is The Season?
While web wandering to compare instructions for freezing cucumbers, I came across a “new to me” site what offers information on when produce is “in season” with the very helpful format of giving it state by state. https://www.whenistheseason

I do not really care for “cooked” fruit and vegetables – but still often want the flavor – I have been relearning the craft of preparing food to be used later.

www.bupperts.com

For fresh, Buppert’s/Doran’s Chance, Our favorite local farmer does offer bulk when their fruit and other produce is in season.

Another “nice thing” about Buppert’s is that they also support other small Food Crafters like a bakery and locally grown / made condiments and of course my annual spring basket treat during their early opening weeks.

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April 5th, 2024 at 09:01 am

Maggi’s Seasoning is my Soy Sauce Sub!

WIP1 2024-02-15 If you are among those who have adverse (mild to major) reaction to Soy products, AND you like Asian foods – you need to find a substitute. In my case it was either give up Asian inspired dishes or devote the effort to working out a suitable replacement to avoid unpleasant consequences. Who knew the most palatable (to us) was already in my pantry.

The primary difference between Maggi’s Seasoning2 and most if not all brands of Soy Sauce is their basic ingredient(s):
Maggi’s Liquid Seasoning is made from wheat and glutamic acids. Soy Sauce is Soy Beans and as part of looking up things for this article, the second ingredient is usually “wheat” possibly a concern for some.

Maggi’s flavor is considered to be a bit more complex, as well as slightly thicker (although that is irrelevant when used as an ingredient. From a flavor standpoint, both add great umani.3 )

When used as an additive to “one dish meals” like stews, chilis, and such it adds that something something that is much missed when it is not there.

When used as a condiment or dipping sauce, some may want to add a tiny bit sweetener or other added seasoning. Sorry to be vague, but having not found one I really like, not ready to recommend. “Straight from the bottle works for us as a Soy Sauce substitute.

If you want more details on the history and uses of Maggi’s I do suggest reading Jennifer McGaven’s recently updated TheSpruceEats article entitled “What Is Maggi Seasoning?”4 So much so that when working on this update, every article I found referenced it “in a good way”.

Among the pleasant surprises related to was Maggi’s Seasoning much lower Sodium rating of 400mg per tablespoon – as compared with Kikoman and various store brands of 920mg Sodium per tablespoon.

The big surprise (to me but then gluten is not my issue) was that pretty much every brand of Soy Sauce also contain wheat.

As with many things Amazon, if you use some of the links herein are affiliate, I may earn a commission which does not effect the price you pay (although looking thru the listing just might) often the best price is found in your local stupid market

Bottom Line: Maggi’s Seasoning,
used as a Soy Sauce sub with a 1:1 ration works for us,
your palate may prefer something stronger.
And, in most cases half the sodium.

Last but not least, this mostly started because I needed a “Fried Rice Solution” one more test to be sure it does, in fact, duplicate as expected and I will share.

Last Updated 2024-03-29

  1. WIP = Work In Progress ↩︎
  2. Maggi’s Liquid Seasoning is NOT GLUTEN FREE ↩︎
  3. Umami the word is currently rather trendy but has been around the culinary world for a very long time. It has been described as savory and is characteristic of broths and cooked meats ↩︎
  4. What Is Maggi Seasoning? ↩︎
March 31st, 2024 at 01:46 am

Risi e bisi – Italy’s Answer To Fried Rice

Risi e Bisi, Italian Rice and Peas

A classic Italian comfort food of rice with peas and chunks of ham
An excellent recipe to use left over Holiday Ham.

One of the reason’s I prefer to double if not triple basic rice is to freeze meal sized portions that can be used as the base for Risi e Bisi (and of course “Asian Fried Rice”) either as side of an Entree

Arborio Rice especially lends itself to Risotto, Spanish, Tex-Mex, and Mexican recipes. Although most such dishes call for use of Chicken, we prefer Beef stock.

Simply Recipes often has affiliate links, so caveat lechtor.
https://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/risi_e_bisi_italian_rice_and_peas

You will need:
Arborio or other risotto rice
extra virgin olive oil
shallots, minced
cloves garlic, minced
diced prosciutto or other dry ham
beef, vegetable or chicken stock
water
fresh or frozen peas
parsley, chopped
grated Parmesan cheese

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