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I finally cooked a PERFECT beef tenderloin. Let it sit out for 3 hours at room temp and then dried it really really well. Covered it with soft unsalted butter and tons of Montreal steak seasoning. Roasted it in a well heated 450 degree oven to EXACTLY 140 temp (might have been 138 -- constantly checking with my digital thermometer). Let it set for a solid 20 minutes and it was a perfect medium rare. Sliced it, covered with foil and saved all the accumulated juices which I quickly microwaved and poured over the meat right before serving.
Also tried a couple of new items at Trader Joes -- REALLY REALLY pleased with their chocolate pecan pie bar. Shaped like a strudel -- very fudgy yet had a pecan pie taste and good crust. I sliced it and served it on a tray with their Lemon Viennese Tart -- also quite good but on the tart side which I liked. Added the Trader Joe's dark chocolate salted carmels to the tray and it was a big success. Also had some Breyers strawberry ice cream in case anybody needed that!
We made Peking duck for the first time! We actually had a duck hanging in our walk-in closet with a fan drying it out for several hours. It worked - the skin got really crispy and was delicious. We had dim sum to go with it, with all the dough made from scratch - soup dumplings, shumai, potstickers, pork buns. And it was all orchestrated by hubby and our adult kids. I had nothing to do with it and basically sat around with my feet up drinking wine all day. But I did have clean-up duty. It was delicious and fun, but probably a one-off.
Oops - just realized this was a recipe thread, and I don't really have a recipe. Well, the fan worked!
My sister is a gluten-free vegetarian, and I don't like the traditional Christmas breakfast casserole that my mom makes that everyone else loves. I usually make something else for my sister and I to eat--this year was a roasted red pepper and goat cheese quiche with a hash brown crust that turned out amazing. It might be my new favorite thing.
My sister is a gluten-free vegetarian, and I don't like the traditional Christmas breakfast casserole that my mom makes that everyone else loves. I usually make something else for my sister and I to eat--this year was a roasted red pepper and goat cheese quiche with a hash brown crust that turned out amazing. It might be my new favorite thing.
Not even that--the Giant Eagle version of the Prantl's torte (it's bigger and cheaper and I didn't have to go to Shadyside to get one ) It's a good cake, but the family went crazy for it.
The Bishop's Bread that Lodestar posted in the recipes forum was a big success. I do think I may have misread the recipe and added a lot more chocolate than it called for.
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The Bishop's Bread that Lodestar posted in the recipes forum was a big success. I do think I may have misread the recipe and added a lot more chocolate than it called for.
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