M-J's Elegant Cuisine

by the Author of Elegant Survival

Archive for the category “Elegant Food”

11 Jan 2011

>The Beautiful Radish

A most health-promoting vegetable, the refreshing, piquant radish is eaten in France (often at breakfast) with soft butter as a dip. The nutritious radish is a well-known liver-tonic.
©M-J de Mesterton

Posted in Common Knowledge, Elegant Food, Elegant Radish, Elegant Vegetable, Nutritious Radish, Photo of Radishes Beautiful Culinary Photo

02 Dec 2010

Elegant Home-Made Hamburgers

Elegant Home-Made Hamburger Buns and Green Chile Burgers

See Elegant Cook for M-J’s Elegant Hamburger Bun Recipe

A zesty and refreshing sauce for this home-made burger consists of chopped green chiles, shredded lettuce, mayonnaise and chopped dill pickles.

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Posted in Baking, Baking Bread, Baking Day, Bread, Bread Dough, Bun Recipe, Buns for Sliders, Elegant Bread, Elegant Entertaining, Elegant Food, Elegant Hamburger, Elegant hamburger Buns and tagged Elegant bread, Elegant Buns, Elegant Hamburgers, Elenagt hamburger Buns, Green Chile Burger, Home-Made Hamburger Buns

27 Nov 2010

>Elegant Salad Design

Posted in Composed Salad, Elegant Dining, Elegant Entertaining, Elegant Food, Elegant Salad, Elegant Salad Design, How to Make Elegant Salad, refined foods

29 Jul 2010

M-J’s Elegant Greek Salad

An Elegant Luncheon or Dinner Salad, with Lettuce, Cucumber, Feta Cheese, Olive Oil, Vinegar, and Olives or Capers

M-J’s Elegant Greek Salad:

An elegant luncheon dish eaten alone or accompanied by bread, or a robust addition to your dinner.

Photo by M-J de Mesterton at 12:12 PM July 29th, 2010 Links to this post Labels: Cilantro, Coriander Leaves, Capers, Cucumbers, Elegant Salad, Feta Cheese, Greek Food, Greek Salad, Lettuce, Olive Oil, Olives, Tomato, Vinegar, Pepper

Posted in Composed Salad, Cookery, Cucumber, Cuisine de Compagne, Dinner Party Salad, Easter Dinner, Elegant Cuisine, Elegant Entertaining, Elegant Food, Elegant Home Cooking, Elegant Salad, Elegant Serving, Elegant Vegetables, European Salad, Greek Salad, Salad Composition and tagged Cilantro, Coriander, Coriandre Leaves, cucumbers, Cypriot Salad, Cyprus Village Salad, Elegant Salad, Feta Cheese, Greek Food, Greek Salad, Lettuce, Olive Oil, Olives, Salad Horiatiki, Tomato, Village Salad, Vinegar

16 Jul 2010

Elegant Home-Made Tortilla Chips

MAKE YOUR OWN ELEGANT TORTILLA CHIPS Posted at 12:16 PM on November 27, 2009

Elegant Home-Made Tortilla Chips, a Southwest Delicacy MAKE YOUR OWN ELEGANT TORTILLA CHIPS You don’t have to throw out your tortillas if they are past their prime. Make them into tortilla chips, which will be very popular with your family and guests, as they are pleasingly different from those bought in the store. Take a stack of tortillas and dust between the layers with salt, pressing it into them. Then, pressing into it with a large knife, cut the stack of tortillas into quarters. Lower a handful-at-a-time of the uncooked chips into bubbling hot oil. For this light and crispy batch, I used a combination of soy oil, which is now sold as “vegetable oil”, and lard. Peanut or corn oil are also good for deep-frying tortillas. Deep-Frying Santa Fe Tortillas for Southwest-Style Cocktail Party Snacks

When the chips themselves have developed bubbles and are slightly brown, it’s time to remove them from the pot with a runsible or slotted spoon. Drain them on paper towels, and dust with more salt if desired. The cooking oil may be strained, refrigerated and re-used for French fries, yams or potato chips. My recipe for Elegant Guacamole goes very well with these tortilla chips. So do sour cream or crème fraîche, and a mixture of sliced jalapeños with melted Cheddar cheese, baked on top of the chips for a few minutes in a hot oven.

©M-J de Mesterton 2009

M-J de Mesterton’s Elegant Guacamole Dip: Find the Recipe on Elegant Cuisine and Elegant Cook.

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15 Jul 2010

M-J’s Low-Carb Lemon-Coconut Pudding

Low-Carb Lemon-Coconut Pudding
Ingredients: instant sugar-free lemon pudding mix, made with coconut milk and unsweetened almond milk instead of the cow’s milk recommended on the box, with the addition of some sugar-substitute and a few drops of vanilla. Of course, you could use the sugared variety of instant pudding.
©M-J de Mesterton 2010