In Case You Missed It
Sorry for the radio silence – it has been a bit of a whacko weekend. It’s been a bit of a crazy weekend. There was the reopening of Catch on Thursday night – the space has been completely redesigned and made more fun, casual and approachable. Wine lists are – get this – on iPads! – they had an app made especially for the restaurant, so you can click on region, grape, terroir – see the bottle and learn about the wine, even, before you make your selection. Brilliant, no?
(Speaking of wine and Catch, I have some Free Stuff for you! If you’re in Calgary, or planning a visit, they donated two glasses of bubbly and a half dozen fresh oysters!)
Saturday morning I taught a workshop on what to do with the bounty of your community garden, and then there was a birthday party, and then that evening I cooked for 80 at an Art for the Senses event at the Glenbow. The food had to tie in to the movies whose costumes were on display for Cut! Costume and the Cinema (a great exhibit!) which meant a great deal of eighteenth century British-inspired finger food. Eels in gelée, anyone?
On the menu: Cornish pasties w homemade ketchup (any of the eighteenth century British films!), chorizo and potato Spanish tortilla bites (Goya’s Ghost), crostini with goat cheese and apple-rum chutney (Pirates of the Caribbean, in which the only food scenes involve rum or Johnny Depp eating apples), crostini w ham, manchego, and fig jam (Goya’s Ghost), crostini w hunter’s pate (Sense & Sensibility), mini scones with poached plums and Devonshire cream (Gosford Park, Mrs Dalloway), mini pavlova with lemon curd, berries and cream (Defiance, the White Countess), Earl Grey truffles (again, any number of British films) and dark chocolate chunk cookies sprinkled with fleur de sel and baked on a stick, for which there was no movie connection, but I figured no one would complain.
So because there hasn’t been much in the way of proper (homemade) dinners, I thought I’d catch you up on a few things you may have missed, like bananas Foster, wrapped in crepes (see photo, way up at the tippy-top). Breakfast of champions. Or at least of Very Happy People.
There was a warm loaf of Sour Cream Cheese Bread – one of those quick stir-together recipes that make a perfect accompaniment to a warm bowl of soup, stew or chili. Also? Best potpourri ever.
It went well with that batch of Ham and Black Bean Soup we made in the slow cooker. Best reason to roast a ham, possibly. Also delicious with lentils, and great use of dry beans.
I found a formula for gluten-free soy sauce to use in a recipe. Super easy, and helpful.
And for dessert, cupcakes. Coconut Cream Cupcakes, because why should such an awesome flavour be limited to pie? And Vanilla Sprinkle-Dip Cupcakes, because sometimes they’re just a vehicle for sprinkles anyway. Why not dive right in?
September 27 2011 12:42 pm | Family Kitchen
Theresa on 27 Sep 2011 at 1:24 pm #
Did you make the Devonshire Cream Julie? Do you have the recipe for it?
JulieVR on 27 Sep 2011 at 1:52 pm #
Theresa – no, I cheated and picked up a teeny jar of Devonshire cream!
Nurse Jenn on 27 Sep 2011 at 9:01 pm #
I would love to try the loaf. The smell of a cheesy type bun is one of my favourites. Yum!!
the other Al on 27 Sep 2011 at 9:49 pm #
OMFG! you cooked, prepared, served all that! OMFG!
I am in ahhhhh
I didn’t even have the energy to get dinner made tonight…
Jennifer Jo on 28 Sep 2011 at 5:13 am #
I like these “in case you missed it” posts. Lots of ideas in one big gulp.
theresa on 28 Sep 2011 at 9:07 am #
Julie,
That’s not cheating…. it’s time management! I can’t find it in Red Deer. That might be a Good Thing.
Robyn in Mountain (Ontario that is) on 28 Sep 2011 at 9:43 am #
Thanks, Julie! I’ve already downloaded the recipe for the bananas foster, yummy! But, I’m going to ignore the optional note beside the rum — what’s bananas foster without rum? Going back to the Family Kitchen for the rest of them. Thanks again!
Donna on 29 Sep 2011 at 3:55 pm #
Wow – I miss a few days – and there are great recipes
i must try.
What to do first…..
Only Here for the Food » Blog Archive » Food Notes for October 3, 2011 on 04 Oct 2011 at 12:09 am #
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