Hope you are going to have a great Turkey Day! Just a few teaser photos from prep day in the kitchen. Above...all the fixin's for our dressing-good bread, onion, celery, apple, chestnuts, herbs, salt and pepper, stock; ready to be baked tomorrow. And I hope we can stay out of this until tomorrow...
Chef Dennis's amethyst topping bubbling away-cranberries, blueberries, sugar, lemon, cornstarch. Topping for cheesecake tomorrow. The green beans are washed and prepped; the butternut squash is peeled and cubed; and the potatoes are washed and cubed-soaking in water until tomorrow. Oh, and of course, Tom the turkey is all ready to go! And finally, maybe most importantly to ensure a well rested and energetic cook tomorrow...reservations at the local tapas place for dinner tonight! What are you prepping today? Happy times in the kitchen!
It's been a while since I made homemade dough of any kind. I was making fresh bread every week for a while but events this year have had me away from home a lot, so no dough making for me recently. It was therefore easy to pick the recipe from my Secret Recipe Club assignment this month!
Here's a recipe for a tasty, quick meal. I always keep some frozen shrimp in the freezer. They can be defrosted quickly in a bowl of room temperature water. Of course, if you have access to freshly caught shrimp, use those. This quick to prepare curry is a little crunchy, a little creamy, with lots of intense flavor, but mild heat. You can up the heat factor if you're a "hottie".
