HAPPY MOUTH — March 2007

HAPPY MOUTH — March 2007

This evening, a group of us met for our monthly Happy Mouth outing. It was Tracy’s month to pick, and she selected VINYL in downtown Cincinnati. The supper club had dined at the physical space previously when it was The Diner, also Tracy’s pick. After the less-than-stellar…

RECIPE 14: One Dish Beef Stroganoff

RECIPE 14: One Dish Beef Stroganoff

                      -= Exported from BigOven =-                        One Dish Beef Stroganoff Very easy to make and little washing up! Recipe By: Serving Size: 4 Cuisine: Eastern European Main Ingredient: Beef Categories: Quick, Fry, Easy, Main Dish -= Ingredients =- 3/4 pound boneless beef sirloin steak…

RECIPE 15: Banoffee Pie

RECIPE 15: Banoffee Pie

                        -= Exported from BigOven =-                              Banoffee Pie This pie, an easy take on toffee with bananas (hence the name), made its debut at The Hungry Monk, a pub in England, in 1972. Toffee can be chilled up to 2 days (cover after…

Reading: Roasting in Hell's Kitchen

Reading: Roasting in Hell's Kitchen

I found ROASTING IN HELL’S KITCHEN: TEMPER TANTRUMS, F WORDS, AND THE PURSUIT OF PERFECTION while looking for HUMBLE PIE, also by Gordon Ramsay. I believe that the two books are very close if not identical, just named differently for different countries. Ramsay’s book seems like a…

HAPPY MOUTH — April 2007

HAPPY MOUTH — April 2007

This evening, the members of the Happy Mouth Supper Club met at Jay’s selection — the Brown Dog Cafe in Blue Ash (a suburb of Cincinnati). I’d previously worked at an event with Chef Shawn McCoy but had not had the chance to eat at the…

RECIPE 16: Asparagus and Mushroom Salad with Shaved Parmesan

RECIPE 16: Asparagus and Mushroom Salad with Shaved Parmesan

                      -= Exported from BigOven =-           Asparagus and Mushroom Salad with Shaved Parmesan Recipe By: From THE BEST OF GOURMET, 1996. Page 190. Serving Size: 8 Cuisine: Main Ingredient: Categories: Gourmet Magazine, Easy, Sauces, Salads -= Ingredients =- 1 pound Asparagus Medium To Thick…

RECIPE 17: Porcini Mushroom Tartlets

RECIPE 17: Porcini Mushroom Tartlets

                      -= Exported from BigOven =-                       Porcini Mushroom Tartlets Serve with frisee & herb salad. Recipe By: Serving Size: 4 Cuisine: Main Ingredient: Categories: Food & Wine Magazine, Appetizers -= Ingredients =- 1 cup Walnuts 10 ounces Puff Pastry Dough All-Butter ; Thawed &…