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Chez Dining Room: Early American Meets Hodgepodge

Sunday June 13, 2010

The American Colonial period dates from about 1620 to the end of the American Revolution. Popular furniture styles included the familiar designs of Jacobean, Queen Anne, and Chippendale. Most commonly, Colonial American furniture is based pretty extensively on the Jacobean style of English furniture.

Welsh Rabbit with Broiled Tomatoes, Colonial Tavern Style

Sunday June 13, 2010

Welsh rabbit, or rarebit, has no bunny rabbit in it. Rabbit is an old name for Old English Cheddar cheese, produced near the Welsh border, that was melted and poured over toast, and well, the name just stuck. It is…

Spring is Here Says the Pie Maker-Baker

Sunday June 6, 2010

I spied the first field-grown rhubarb in the produce section the other day and that means local grown rhubarb will be showing up at the farmer’s market as well. What a treat for the seasonal pie maker. If I don’t have time, I will make a crisp, even a small one for two.

Dolores’ Rhubarb Strawberry Crumb Pie in a Skillet Crust

Sunday June 6, 2010

Makes 9 1/2- to 10-inch deep-dish pie

Ingredients

For the Crust:

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

1 cup sugar

3/4 cup butter

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For the Fruit Filling:

1 1/2 pounds fresh rhubarb stalks, trimmed of leaves and sliced crosswise 1/4 inch thick (about 4 cup)

2…

Peggy’s Rhubarb Crisp

Sunday June 6, 2010

Serves 10 to 12

Ingredients

Cinnamon-Walnut Topping:

1 1/4 cups chopped walnuts

2 sticks (8 ounces) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature

1/2 cup (packed) dark or light brown sugar

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

1/8 teaspoon salt

Rhubarb…

Professional Quality Mixers Have a Place in Our Kitchens

Monday May 31, 2010

You've come a long way baby/remember when electric mixers looked like this?
Home bakers usually all have a portable hand mixer in their equipment pantry; it is an essential tool since it makes the task of beating mixtures a snap. …

Chez Dining Room: The London Private Club

Sunday May 23, 2010

One of the characteristics of the London dining scene is the existence of the private restaurant club culture. The lunch and supper club—small, intimate, nourishing—is a long held tradition. The first clubs were in the 17^th century, an offshoot of the…

Mint and Lemon Crusted Rack of Lamb with Mascarpone Creamed Spinach

Sunday May 23, 2010

Rack of lamb might be an extravagance, but it is also one of the easiest lamb dishes to prepare. You will look like a master chef serving it. Topping the rack with a crust is a classic preparation for this…

Let’s Make A Little Beef Stew

Sunday May 16, 2010

Stews used to be relegated to winter cooking, but with the crock pot, I realized that a good stew is all-season comfort food. Stews are a great lunch as well as supper, too. Put on a batch of rice in…

Baby Beef Stew Classico

Sunday May 16, 2010

I thought I better put one other one-serving down-home-style, nothing fancy, lottsa veggies, mom’s beef stew in the NYMSC for Two book since I use the 1 1/2 quart slow cooker so often. I cut my own stew meat from…

Not Your Mother's Cookbooks

Chez Dining Room: Early American Meets Hodgepodge

Welsh Rabbit with Broiled Tomatoes, Colonial Tavern Style

Spring is Here Says the Pie Maker-Baker

Dolores’ Rhubarb Strawberry Crumb Pie in a Skillet Crust

Makes 9 1/2- to 10-inch deep-dish pie

Ingredients

For the Crust:

For the Fruit Filling:

Peggy’s Rhubarb Crisp

Ingredients

Cinnamon-Walnut Topping:

Rhubarb…

Professional Quality Mixers Have a Place in Our Kitchens

Chez Dining Room: The London Private Club

Mint and Lemon Crusted Rack of Lamb with Mascarpone Creamed Spinach

Let’s Make A Little Beef Stew

Baby Beef Stew Classico

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