crumb top apple pie

dessert

trying different camera cannon powershot A80

Tomato Beef with Red Peppers and Brocolli

One of my favorite recipes modified from “Tomato Beef and Green Peppers” from Chinese Cookery by Rose Chen and Michele Morris

6 week raisin bran muffin mix

mix this recipe up and have a six week supply of raisin bran muffin mix to bake muffins as needed.

This is lighter than a full bran muffin mix

ovencam: muffins baking

coolin' off

garden, eggplant

with the cool weather we had several weeks ago and now that it’s warmer, the eggplant seedlings that were in the garden started to come alive. Hopefully the pleasant weather will continue long enough to harvest the eggplant. The tomatoes have about finished and I have cut them back, the tomato harvest was not as good as previous years as there was tomato blight going around. Also I should start the seedings sooner and I have to make a warmer green house style enclosure indoors this winter.

food shopping, august-september

PAN SEARED NEW YORK STRIP STYLE MOOSE STEAKS

PAN SEARED NEW YORK STRIP STYLE MOOSE STEAKS WITH BLACK GRAPE REDUCTION

SERVED WITH BAKED POTATO AND BLANCHED BROCCOLI FLORETS WITH PARMESAN CHEESE

• Moose Steaks
• Black Grapes
• Onion
• Garlic
• Broccoli Florets
• Parmesan Cheese
• Salt (fresh ground sea salt if available)
• Pepper (fresh ground if possible)
• Olive Oil
• Balsamic Vinegar
• Vermouth, or Wine
• Butter, non salted

Select the moose steaks

Crust with Sea Salt and Pepper

Prepare Ingredients

Microwave a good size potato for about 10 minutes then wrap in foil

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boil water and blanch the broccoli for about 3-5 minutes

Over high heat with olive oil sear the moose steaks with weight,

only a couple of minutes per side for medium rare

Remove seared moose steaks to a platter

To the pan, de glaze with vermouth, add olives, onion and garlic
season lightly add olive oil and a splash of Balsamic Vinegar, sauté slightly

Add the grapes and crush

cook to a boil then simmer , add more liquids to taste, simmer, reduce, adjust seasonings to taste

strain the broccoli

plate it up !
Butter the potato, grate cheese for broccoli Garnish the steaks with the reduction sauce and top with the chopped onions, olives, garlic and grapes

thanks to Chuck Vasi for the moose meat, I can brag I have it flown in, (my mother just happened to be on the same flight) for this meal.

I plan on posting the pictures of the actual moose hunt in a later posting.
The final result

serve with a frosted mug of beer

tomatoes

maybe they got a late start, growing none the less.

lemonade

Slice several washed lemons and place in a small sauce pan. Cover with water. Bring to a boil and let simmer for a while. Remove from heat and let cool. Either strain or process though a mill to remove skins, seeds etc., you may want to keep the pulp in the lemon juice. You can save this lemon juice as is and refrigerate. Measure an amount of lemon juice and in place in a sauce pan with an equal amount of granulated sugar. Bring to a boil and stir insuring sugar is dissolved. Let cool. Store lemon syrup in fridge. To make lemonade pour a small amount of syrup into a glass, add cold water and ice. Stir. Adjust the syrup/water mixture to taste. For hard lemonade add vodka, whiskey, etc. Better than fructose based lemonade. This can also be done with other fruits such as raspberries, limes etc. You can blend syrups with club soda or tonic, quinine water for a fresh sugar based refreshing drink..

smoked chicken sandwich

smoked chicken breast on home made bread, side of parm reggiano and black seedless grapes.

recommended drink: hard lemonade

ran the smoker tonight, a moonlight finish, whole brined and rubbed chicken ,3 hrs smoked on vertical roaster, oak and hickory wood pellets added to charcoal. also smoked a small amount of salmon.

green beans

some green beans from the garden