Salmon en Croute with Prosciutto and Pea Puree

March 12, 2012 by Monica in Cooking Club, Dinner, Entertaining, Gutsy Cooks Club

I get so happy when I try something totally out of the ordinary, new to me and out of the box and it works.

Actually it not only just works – but, it exceeds all of my expectations.

Then there is totally a happy dance in my kitchen (and my tummy!)

Case in point – this week’s choice for our Gutsy Cooks club.

I could have gone totally safe with the Creamy Pot Roast Chicken – no brainer. Or totally walk the yeast path again with the Brown Mushroom Tortano – I wasn’t feeling the mushroom elements. But, I have always wanted to try making Salmon wrapped in something, and puff pastry seemed to be the best wrapping vessel – so it was going to be the Salmon en Croute all along –another one off the bucket list!

Easy, peasy.

GCC: Fish in Caper Lemon Sauce

March 04, 2012 by Monica in Cooking Club, Dinner, Gutsy Cooks Club, Main Courses, Quick Meal, Seafood

Saturday was a lazy day around these parts. In the morning we set out to the art festival and after sucking up a bit of Florida sunshine we returned home to do what I love doing best.

Partaking in a lazy Saturday.

Yep, I sat on the couch and relished on the fact that I did not have to did not want to do anything at all.

That apple pie I promised Tom? Nah, it could wait.

That cornmeal cake bookmarked? Nah, it could wait.

GCC: Croissant

February 28, 2012 by Monica in Baking, Cooking Club, Gutsy Cooks Club, Lesson

I have had the croissants on my kitchen bucket list for a bit now. It’s one of those recipes that scared me; mostly because it seems like it is so hard to do, but, when you do get to them, you realize that is not that they are hard, it’s that they are TIME CONSUMING. Two totally different things.

Two days for these to be done.

TWO.DAYS!

And believe me; I looked all over the Internet for a short cut.

No dice. Nada, Zip. Croissant making HAS NO short cut. They take time, period.

A lot of time. And a lot of waiting.

Oh.my.god – THE.WAITING!