I continue to frustrate myself with my impatience in the kitchen. It’s so hard to force myself to get all my prep work done before I start cooking even when I know that everything is going to turn out better if I do.
Yesterday I made grilled cheese, tomato soup, for Amon and chicken salad for me with a tossed salad for us to share and I did a decent job with the prep work. The true test is going to be this weekend’s semi-annual brunch party. I have no doubt that things are going to get hectic Thursday, Friday, and Saturday morning.. I’m going to be helping Amon out in the kitchen quite a bit as we throw together the different recipes leading up to brunch kick-off.
The recipes we have on tap so far include:
-Onion and cheese quiche, one of Amon’s new favorites. This recipe calls for three very, very, slowly caramelized onions mixed with cream and eggs and a handful of your favorite cheese. The recipe calls for Gruyere, which I think we’ll stick with this year.
-Sausage Pie, Mike’s new favorite. I promise myself I will limit this dish to being served/eaten only on holidays, so far I’ve succeeded. The recipe calls for a pastry crust on bottom with a layer of browned sausage, apples cooked down with brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and a splash of apple cider, a layer of cheddar cheese, and then a topping of crumbled pastry crust mashed together with brown sugar. It is the most wonderful combination of savory and sweet that I’ve ever had the pleasure to try. Major thanks to the Krist family for allowing us to use this recipe.
-Banana bread, one of Amon’s recipes. I’m not really sure what all she puts in this one, but I have yet to try a banana bread I didn’t like.
-Cinnamon Scones, Amon’s been waiting to make this one correctly for several brunches but couldn’t find cinnamon chips she thought would work. This year we got them, so it’s back on the list.
-Breads and Spreads, the low maintenance brunch food. We’ll be picking up several freshly baked baguettes from Whole Foods and cutting them, thinly and on the bias, to be served with a variety of spreads including lemon curd, Nutella, and various jams.
-Drinks will include coffee off course, as well as apple cider, orange juice, milk, and mimosas. Delicious, delicious, Mimosas.
