Mushroom Risotto

So, I am not going to go into the risotto method here. It is a little time consuming and lengthy for a single blog entry. If you want to attempt this dish read up on risotto first. Heres what you need,

Risotto

Mushrooms

Vegetables

Butter

Parmesan cheese

Cream cheese

Truffle Oil

Begin by heating your risotto in a cold pan with a little heavy cream. When that is working saute up all of your vegetables and mushrooms in a hot pan with oil and butter. Set the veg aside for a moment. Now add parmesan, butter, cream cheese, and truffle oil to the risotto. When the parmesan is melted season with salt and pepper and give it a taste. Adjust the seasoning to taste. Now add the vegetable mix to the rice and give it a toss or two. Plate it and garnish. Your done.

Crab Cakes

There are many different methods for these. I am not going to go into all of them. Here is a fairly simple one I enjoy. You will need,

Crab meat

Bell pepper

Onion

Old Bay seasoning

Dijon mustard

Tabasco

Lemon juice

Mayonaise

Bread crumbs

To begin put your crab in a bowl. Dice and saute all of your onions and peppers. Let these cool then add to the crab. Add your mayo and bread crumbs as a binder. Add your lemon juice, tabsaco, and dijon mustard. Add old bay, and salt and pepper to taste. You may need to add more bread crumbs. Test one cake to see if it will hold together. Do this by attempting to sear it in a hot pan. You will know pretty fast if it is going to hold or not. Serve on a bed of greens or however you prefer.

Strawberry Bread Pudding

This desert is a great way to use up stale bread. I enjoy this recipe very much, itas colourful and oh so tasty. Here is what you need,

Old bread

Strawberrys (or other berries)

Whip cream

Berry Liqure

To begin blend up a buch of berries. You want enough berry sauce to saturate all of your bread, so use your judgement on this one. Cut your bread into large cubes. Line the inside of a mold with plastic rap. Fill the mold with bread and add your berry sauce. When it is full up cover and place a weight on it and refrigerate for 12 hours. Slice and serve with berry sauce and whipped cream. Some more berries is nice to.

Duck Rice with Polish Sausage

Word to my sous chef on this one, you know who you are. We had some duck stock to utilize, and polish sausage, as well as some rice. Out of need to use product, this dish was born. A very flavourful and yet at home style rice dish, something great for a cold day. Here's what you need,

Rice

Duck or other poultry stock

Vegetables

Cream

Butter

Polish or other sausage

To begin cook your rice. If you are unfamiliar how to do that i'll tell you an easy method now. Bring the same volume of water to a boil as the amount of rice you want to use. So for one cup rice, one cup water. When the water is boiling add your rice, turn the pot off and cover. Let it sit until the rice is done. This is a pretty awesome method for some nice fluffy and yet not over-done rice. So, now you have your rice. Next grill or saute up your sausage. After that saute up your vegetables. Next combine your rice with some pultry stock, butter, and cream, and heat it up. Season with salt and pepper. Some parmesan cheese is nice too but not needed. Now combine your rice mix with your vegetables and sausage and you are good to go. Simple easy and good.