Elegant Luncheon
Croques Monsieurs
Using a shallow grill pan, a heavy plate and a lid, croques monsieurs are easily made on the cooker or stove-top. Sandwiches are flipped when the cheese on the bottom is soft. Continue cooking, with the lid on top. I do not bother to replace the heavy plate after the croques monsieurs are turned. Thinly-sliced [...]
Elegant Vegetable Soup with Miso
I used the poaching-liquid from a batch of chicken-breasts, a tablespoon of miso, home-grown beets, parsley, poblano peppers, carrots, celery and a packet of shirataki noodles made from soy to make this health-promoting soup. Following the example of French chefs through the ages, I did not let the liquid from poaching chicken go to waste. [...]
M-J’s Elegant Green-Pea Soup
See Elegant Survival for M-J’s Original RecipePotage aux Petits Pois Printanière
Elegant Cornish Pasties
M-J de Mesterton’s Cornish Pasties OCTOBER 3, 2009 Home-Gardens Yield lots of Turnips, onions and potatoes in Autumn: Use Them the Traditional Cornish Way for a Nutritious, Easy-to-Serve, Elegant Luncheon tags: Cornish Pasty Recipe, Elegant Meat Dishes, How to Make Cornish Pasties, M-J de Mesterton Original, M-J de Mesterton’s Cornish Pasties, Pasty, Pasty of the Copper [...]
M-J’s Elegant Autumn Potato Salad
M-J’s Elegant Autumn Potato Salad Like the potato salad that my Swedish grandmother used to make for me, this dish relies upon some bacon, vinegar, and an onion. Peel, quarter and boil eight medium sized potatoes, or ten small ones. Salt the boiling water. Alternatively, add some Maggi or Knorr chicken bouillon powder.Boil the potato [...]
Elegant Cabbage Salad
M-J’s ELEGANT CABBAGE SALAD Click for larger view. Elegant, Delicious Simplicity with Traditional Cabbage Cabbage is a cruciferous vegetable, thus its consumption is believed to help prevent cancer. Slice cabbage as finely as possible, rinse it under very hot water, spin it dry, then dress it with oil, vinegar, and the seasonings of your choice. [...]
Elegant Cabbage Salad
ELEGANT CABBAGE SALAD Click for larger view. Elegant, Delicious Simplicity with Traditional Cabbage Cabbage is a cruciferous vegetable, thus its consumption is believed to help prevent cancer. Slice cabbage as finely as possible, rinse it under very hot water, spin it dry, then dress it with oil, vinegar, and the seasonings of your choice. Your [...]
