Roger's View of the World, Love and Seafood Gumbo!
Seize the Day! Put no trust in the morrow! — Horace
Shortbread is an amazingly simple recipe and with very few tweaks you can make almost anything else… it is all so very yummy. As a child my first and favorite cookie was called Russian Teacakes… but they came by many names such as Mexican Wedding Cakes and Sandies. Shortbread is a more buttery alternative and i have merged it with some of the things in my favorite cookie…
Now, a little coffee and it’s perfect!
My daughter Karen and her friend Monica were invited to a mutual friends home for Easter and they wanted to bring something extraordinary… something a man would like…. who — unfortunately — couldn’t enjoy chocolate. Karen thought it would be fun to combine her two favorite desserts: Baklava and Cheesecake!
It sounded a bit over-the-top to me, but the more I think about it, the more I think it sounds insanely interesting and delicious… it makes me wonder how I might make one?
Congratulations Monika and Karen for daring to try something fun, wonderful and from what I hear… it was a BIG hit!
Roger
I think it is no secret that our daughter Karla has made many of the wonderful drawings that appear on our various blogs in our family… they are always charming and wonderful!
Today is a day of remembrance, celebration, dying eggs and munching a few chocolate bunnies!
Happy Easter to all.
Roger
Something about being on a ‘Jenny Craig”… for years… that gives me a hankering for something that walks, flies or swims. I have found it easiest to keep my sanity… and my diet… when I indulge in a thoughtful way.
Now, don’t those oysters look… ah… dietetic? 😉
Most people who know me realize that I am seldom impressed with on-line recipes as they leave too many good things out… or take unnecessary and unwanted shortcuts. However, Tyler Florence has done a nice job with his Beef Wellington… and I love his version of a Green Peppercorn Sauce.
Here is my link to a few of the pictures in the process… it was delicious!
Bon Appetite!
Roger
PS. the biggest change I made is to use 12 ounces of Prociuto … instead of 6 ounces.