M-J's Elegant Meatloaf
Posted on May 12, 2012 at 9:20 AM |
Lining an Oven-Proof Baking Dish with Bacon



Meatloaf can be elegant!

Eggs Vienna
Posted on March 24, 2012 at 8:30 PM |
M-J's Roast Beef Salad
Posted on October 10, 2011 at 5:40 PM |
Elegant Salad Dressing: Ranch Style
Posted on August 24, 2011 at 1:10 PM |
For an elegant salad design, dress the lettuce first and then decorate with tomatoes and peppers (capsicums).
I make a tradional western ranch-style dressing with the following ingredients, and never from an over-priced packaged mix:
Mayonnaise
Buttermilk
Sour Cream
Parsley
Onion Powder
a dash or two of D.L. Jardine's Texas Five-Star Ranch Rub (or Lawry's Seasoning Salt)
A squeeze of lemon and a bit of freshly-ground green or white peppercorn
©M-J de Mesterton
Easy Baked Alaska
Posted on April 24, 2011 at 12:02 PM |
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Fill a hollowed-out pound-cake with ice cream, preferably vanilla. Trim the top (see left) so that it is thin at its bottom, and place it on top of the ice cream. Prepare regular meringue with egg-whites and sugar. Frost the ice-cream-filled cake with it and bake the assembled dessert in a medium-hot oven until lightly browned.
Bring your Baked Alaska to table while the meringue is still hot. Place the platter on a heat-proof pad or trivet. Cut this elegant dessert into sections and serve it as soon as possible so that the ice-cream filling will be cold and the meringue coating remains warm.
©M-J de Mesterton
NEW: M-J's Elegant Cuisine
Posted on November 30, 2010 at 9:29 AM |
has frequent entries about elegant dessert recipes, slow-cooking, elegant main dishes, cooking instruction, and beautiful culinary photography.
M-J's Elegant Cocktail Burgers
Posted on May 23, 2010 at 9:46 AM |
M-J's Elegant Low-Carb Burger Canapés
Posted on May 21, 2010 at 9:39 AM
Toast rounds made with whole-grain bread, topped with malt vinegar mayonnaise and Worcestershire-flavoured hamburger patties make a low-carbohydrate, low glycemic-index canapé or luncheon dish. Flatten slices of whole-grain bread with a rolling pin. Cut out round pieces from their middles--I use a water chestnut can. Brush the rounds of bread with melted butter and bake until lightly toasted. Following my recipe for mayonnaise, use malt vinegar for the acid component. Mix ground beef with Worcestershire sauce and freshly ground black pepper. Flatten the meat mixture and cut out round pieces the same size as the toast rounds. Fry or grill the burgers until they do not emit pink juice (this is a neat cocktail burger that everyone can eat, not a recipe for steak tartare). Set the hamburger patties to drain on a plate. Spread mayonnaise on the circular pieces of toast. Assemble the burgers just before serving them. Do not top the burgers with more toast. Classic canapés have toast as a base. These elegant, simple low-carb burgers are easy to eat by hand or with a knife and fork. Men love them!
Photo and Recipe Copyright M-J de Mesterton 2010
Low-Carb, Sugar-Free Parfait
Posted on February 18, 2010 at 10:04 AM |
See "Elegant Vegetarian and Spa" for M-J's original recipe, an easy-to-make, delicious dessert for low-carbohydrate dieters.
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