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Recap of May 28th cooking thread
Bread* 8 Quick Banana muffins or cake
Bread* 10 Banana Bread-Betty Crocker
Bread* 12 The Best Banana Bread
Bread* 13 Banana Bread
Bread* 15 Extra Moist Banana Nut Bread
Bread* 53 Banan Bread
Dessert* 5 Cream Soda Float
Dessert* 7 Wintertime Fruit Salad
Dessert* 14 Banana ice cream
Dessert* 19 SNICKER SALAD
Dessert* 39 Quick Coffee Cake
Dessert* 83 Spice Cake
Meal* 7 Italian Stir Fry Noodles
Meal* 17 My aunt’s beer brisket.
Meal* 26 PUERCO PIBIL-Mexican slow-roasted Pork
Meal* 27 Upside down Artichoke Chicken pizza
Meal* 43 GLOP (don’t ask)
Meal* 46 delux glop
Meal* 48 Chili Sauce
Meal* 56 Fannie Farmer’s Classic Baked Macaroni and Cheese
Meal* 62 Brisket
Meal* 67 Chinese 5 spice meatballs
Meal* 68 Gloppy Mac and Cheese
Meal* 101 Beef Chili
Meal* 110 Mexican Lasagna
Meal* 115 MACARONI AND CHEESE
Meal* 125 Slow-Cooked German Short Ribs
Side* 36 Bread and Butter Pickles
Side* 38 Dressing for Pickled Cabbage Salad
Side* 41 Salad Dressing
Side* 77 Potatos au gratin
Side* 85 Black Beans & Rice
Soup* 16 Albondigas (Mexican meatball) Soup
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2726416/posts?page=131#131
Merlot Mushroom Ragout
1 lb assorted mushrooms (see note)
1 TBSP good olive oil
1 medium white onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped (or 3 tsps minced garlic in oil)
salt and pepper to taste
1 cup good Merlot
Chop mushrooms roughly. Heat large saute pan or large skillet on medium-high, then coat the pan with olive oil.
Add mushrooms and saute until their liquid is released, roughly 5 minutes. Salt and pepper the mushrooms to your liking. Add onion and garlic, stir well, and saute another 5 minutes or until onion is soft.
Slowly add the Merlot, stir, and then continue the saute until mixture is reduced by 2/3rds or 3/4ths.
Serve as a side dish, or as a garnish for any meat or vegetable dish.
Note: you absolutely can use plain old white mushrooms, but the flavour will be MUCH more intense if you put shiitake, oyster and/or portabella mushrooms into the mix.
(Did you hear about the produce guy who was SO dumb that he didn't know shiitake from Shinola?)
Bon appetit!
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