Flounder over Kale

Sauteed Flounder over Kale with a Buerre Blanc

I just couldn't go the weekend without putting up something.. so here is a little light lunch. Actually its very light. More like a snack. But it was oh so tasty. Especially with the Buerre Blanc. First time making that and it is definitely added that the rotation. But it should have been the whole time right?

Ingredients

-Flounder
-Kale
-Beurre Blanc
-Garlic

Creation

First gotta get that Beurre Blanc going. Onions, white wine, and vinegar reducing. Then finish with heavy cream and butter. Yeah its that easy.

Salt and pepper the flounder and get that in a pan. It'll be real quick. Barely long enough to get a sear. Flounder can be quite thin.

All that is left is the kale lightly sauteed so it still has some crunch. Obviously add the salt and pepper. I actually flavored the oil with the garlic. And boom.. that is...

Chicken and Beans

Chicken and Green Beans

This is an old 'what can I make with these things' type recipe back when I was setting off the fire alarm every month. New to fresh green beans, I didn't know what I was getting into. Now rice and green beans are in most of my dishes. Also before I knew how to take a picture...

Ingredients

-Chicken Breast
-Green Beans
-Half 'n Half

Creation
This is definitely a more Italian-style dish, due to the simplicity and leaving the integrity of the ingredients. Nothing but a salt and pepper sear on the chicken completely cooked on stove to make it really crunchy.

Boiled green beans with a little salt and lemon pepper. Very quick to make sure they still have a bite and the sauce. What I call White Sauce. Its a butterless reduction to maximize the whiteness. Plate and serve.

Simple, Tasty, and..

Orange Beef

Orange Beef over Rice

So... beef. Not my first, second or third choice when it comes to meat. I don't know. Just never really cared for red meat so much. So I figured its about time I make something with it. I always wanted to make orange beef. So here we go.

Ingredients

-Beef
-Rice
-Onions
-Green Onions
-Ginger
-Garlic
-Orange Juice
-Soy Sauce
-Cider Vinegar
-Sesame Oil
-Cornstarch

Creation

Sear beef in Sesame Oil and set aside. Don't cook all the way through.

Begin sauteing all the veggies in left over juices and then deglaze with vinegar and orange juice. Let that reduce to about half and then add some soy sauce and a cornstarch paste.

Once syrupy, add beef, heat through and you are done. Yes this is pretty much add everything, reduce, re-add meat, serve.

Of course there is this deal with the rice. Which it should be served over and of course this is a...

Chicken and Rice

Chicken and Rice the Brisket Way

Chicken and rice fit together like beef and potatoes. I always have three kinds of rice on-hand: Jasmine, Basmati and Arborio. Then there are the white long grain and what nots, but those are what I use the most. Yep, so how did I change up the classic chicken and rice? Well.. actually didn't do much change except braised the chicken in black sauce and made the rice a little sticky so it will look good. :-)

Ingredients

-Boneless Chicken Thighs
-Rice
-Black Sauce

Creation

Only three ingredients (Besides salt and pepper)?! Well there is a lot in the black sauce and that won't be getting divulged. Plus, everyone spices rice their one way. You know you do.

So braising. Yep. Means both dry and wet cooking. So, first sear chicken then let it finish in a bit of black sauce. Just let the sauce reduce until it can't anymore.

Chicken will be done and juicy. Dark meat. Yeah. Don't have to have the sauce in the final dish. It would overwhelm everything and then it wouldn't be a...

Lemon-Lime Pie

Lemon-Lie Pie

So this began as a lemon meringue... until I realized I didn't have enough lemon juice, but I found some lime juice. So yeah, being the resourceful one I rebounded. Then, it turns out meringue and I don't mix... so. This is what I was able to bring forth. Obviously this will be revisited very soon.


(Note: After it was done. Half the pit was gone... ridic.)

Ingredients

-Lemon
-Lime
-Eggs
-Sugar
-Other stuff.. like pie shells... figured this was self explanatory.

Creation

So first time making this thing. It starts off with a simple syrup that is then thickened with cornstarch. The juice of the lemons/limes is mixed with egg yolks and then added.

Attempt to make meringues. I got nothing here. Nope. I can make frothy egg whites though. Fold some of it into the filling and pour the filling into the pie crust.

Oh yeah. Pre-bake that.

Top with the remaining... white stuff. Put in oven for till browned. Apparently this yummy pie was...