This is a basic Bechamel recipe. It uses both milk and broth for a slightly lighter sauce. Many variations are possible. A pan sauce would start with sauted shallots or onions. Some sauces will replace the flour roux with a slurry of 1TBSP corn starch and 2TBSP broth, added after the other liquids are simmering. … Read more
I love the flavor of lamb. Gene hates it. This creates problems when it comes time to plan menus. I found a recipe for something called Mongolian Lamb on RecipeTinEats and it looked promising since we both like Mongolian beef. It turns out that this is basically a dish that’s popular in Australia and has … Read more
I see in the news that Kelsey Grammar and Paramount have plans for a Frasier revival. There isn’t a lot of detail available about where this is going, except that it appears that most of the regulars on the original Frasier are not available for the new revival. Of course, the series Frasier itself was … Read more
Meatloaf can be a tired, boring dish. Or, with some imagination, it can be a fresh, tasty dish. Sometimes tired and boring isn’t bad, especially since that usually includes easy. But add a couple of spices, and it’s still easy but you’ve add new and interesting. This recipe adds coriander and fennel, giving conventional meatloaf … Read more
I usually make chocolate chip cookies based on oatmeal cookies. But I like sugar cookies, and I like shortbread, and stumbled across this recipe that combines those two and adds chocolate chips. They’re awesome! I found this recipe on Let’s Dish , but modified it a bit to use Mini M&Ms and added almond extract. … Read more
I don’t know about you, but I need to start my day with caffeine kicking in before reality does. When I retired, I lost access to super-good coffee at work. That left me experimenting to find an alternative, and to musing about coffee in general. I know what you’re thinking. Coffee is bad for you, … Read more
When you walk into a room, you inhale memories. Some places harbor distinctive scents. Coffee houses. Libraries. Hospitals. Some scents linger in memories of times past. Jasmine and juniper with sensuous nights. Lilies and carnations with funerals. Popcorn and peanuts with circus clowns. Odors go directly from nose to brain. In fact, they go to … Read more