Quickstep’s Panini – Rosemary, Thyme Sous Vide Chicken on Rye Bread with Cream Cheese, Garden Fresh Arugula and Peach Chutney

June 12, 2012 richardmcgary 5 Comments

When we made the sous vide chicken last week there was one boneless chicken breast remaining. They were huge, weighing 14 oz each! Quickstep, being a young man, has never missed a meal nor has he met a meal he didn’t like so he had no problem with a 14 oz. chicken breast and all the trappings. Here is Quickstep engaged in his favorite activity.

He hates it when I do this to him but I just can’t help myself. 🙂 He has his hands full so he can’t grab the camera. 😮 But I digress.

Baby Lady and I split one of the chicken breasts and it was still a lot of food for us lesser mortals. This left one beautifully cooked, moist breast in the refrigerator for another day. Today was that “another day” and was Quickstep’s leftover day. It’s also summertime so the meal had to fit the season and boy was it good. Continue reading Quickstep’s Panini – Rosemary, Thyme Sous Vide Chicken on Rye Bread with Cream Cheese, Garden Fresh Arugula and Peach Chutney →

Entrees, Seafood

Grilled Swordfish with Orange Ginger Swiss Chard

June 11, 2012 richardmcgary 7 Comments

What a beautiful weekend it was. Sunny skies, still not over 100 F (yet, but it’s coming). We’re out of the drought (at least for now). The lawn is green. The backyard is lush and the swiss chard is growing like a weed. It was a perfect lazy Sunday for grilling and fixin some of that delicious homegrown swiss chard. Continue reading Grilled Swordfish with Orange Ginger Swiss Chard →

Entrees, Pasta, Seafood

Linguini with Mushrooms and Clams

June 10, 2012 richardmcgary 8 Comments

Baby Lady loves mussels. I like them a lot but what I really love is clams. Cooked right they are tender, succulent, incredibly juicy and delicately delightful. Continue reading Linguini with Mushrooms and Clams →

Desserts

Creme Anglaise Cherry Ice Cream with Chocolate Ancho Cherry Sauce

June 9, 2012 richardmcgary 4 Comments

Cherry Vanilla Ice Cream with Chocolate Cherry Sauce - Delish! — © 2012 REMCooks.com

Does this make you hungry yet? Surely, you left room for dessert. Here is a wonderful dessert perfect for summertime, although more ice cream is eaten during the winter months. Go figure. Continue reading Creme Anglaise Cherry Ice Cream with Chocolate Ancho Cherry Sauce →

Jellies, Jams & Pickles

Bread & Butter Pickles

June 8, 2012 richardmcgary 2 Comments

Summertime is pickling time. Right now the local farmers markets are full of melons, cucumbers, lettuce and greens, tomatoes, beans, squashes. The list goes on and on. Because summertime brings us an abundance of the freshest produce of the year, this is the time to put up some of the beautiful bounty for later in the year. Also, I simply like pickles. I like all kinds of pickles and I’m not alone. Did you know that In the United States alone, over 5,000,0000 pounds of pickles are devoured annually? That’s just shy of ten pounds of pickles, per person, every year. Continue reading Bread & Butter Pickles →

Entrees, Poultry

Chicken Sous Vide with Sun Dried Tomato, Roasted Poblano & Mint Chutney

June 7, 2012 richardmcgary 2 Comments

Success! I hate failure, especially in the kitchen. It’s even worse when you see all these reviews telling you a child could do what you failed at. If you can’t tell, the octopus eraser has bothered me ever since I fixed that dreadful meal and I refuse to be beaten by some technical process or a machine. So, determined to learn the process of sous vide with protein, back to the drawing board I went but this time with a little more manageable meat, chicken. As you will see, the result was outstanding. Continue reading Chicken Sous Vide with Sun Dried Tomato, Roasted Poblano & Mint Chutney →