Madness! February 24, 2011.
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Mad for Mad Men? Dinner with Don? Or an excuse for Diva K to wear a frilly apron and pearls? Either way, our February menu was inspired by those icons of style, Betty & Don Draper.
Perfect Potatoes Au Gratinadapted from The Pioneer Woman Cooks note that the "perfect" refers to the recipe more than to my execution of it... Ingredients:
Instructions: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Smear softened butter all over the bottom of a baking dish. Slice potatoes, then cut slices into fourths. In a separate bowl, whisk together cream, milk, flour, minced garlic, salt, and plenty of freshly ground black pepper. Place 1/3 of the potatoes in the bottom of the baking dish. Pour 1/3 of the cream mixture over the potatoes. Repeat this two more times, ending with the cream mixture. Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Remove foil and bake for 20 minutes, or until potatoes are golden brown and really bubbling. Add grated cheese to the top of the potatoes and bake for 10 more minutes, until cheese is melted and bubbly. Allow to stand for a few minutes before serving. Serves 8. |
Paula Deen Pot Roast
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ngredients
House Seasoning:
- 1 (3-pound) boneless chuck roast
- 1 1/2 teaspoons House seasoning, recipe follows
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 onion, thinly sliced
- 3 bay leaves
- 3 or 4 beef bouillon cubes, crushed
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 (10 3/4-ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
- 1/2 cup or more Chardonnay
House Seasoning:
- 1 cup salt
- 1/4 cup black pepper
- 1/4 cup garlic powder
Cocktails!
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Whiskey Sour
2 oz whiskey
1/2 oz lemon juice
1/2 tsp sugar
lemon wedge, cherry
Put all ingredients in mixing glass. Shake with ice cubes. Strain into highball glass. Add lemon slice and maraschino cherry to garninsh.
Sidecar
3/4 oz brandy
3/4 oz Cointreau
1/2 oz lemon juice
Put all ingredients in mixing glass. Shake with ice cubes and strain into highball glass.
2 oz whiskey
1/2 oz lemon juice
1/2 tsp sugar
lemon wedge, cherry
Put all ingredients in mixing glass. Shake with ice cubes. Strain into highball glass. Add lemon slice and maraschino cherry to garninsh.
Sidecar
3/4 oz brandy
3/4 oz Cointreau
1/2 oz lemon juice
Put all ingredients in mixing glass. Shake with ice cubes and strain into highball glass.