Month: April 2015

DCA Plant Sale and Tea

DCA Plant Sale and Tea

Plant Sale and Tea – Friday, May 8th, 2015 Click here to go to registration page  This might be one of my favorite days of the year.  My wonderful greenhouse group works hard all your growing beautiful plants which are sold to raise money for the […]

Zarzuela a la Catalana – Catalan Fish Stew

Zarzuela a la Catalana – Catalan Fish Stew

This recipe,  together with the lentils recipe, was suggested by my sister in law, Avril, who has spent many years living in Spain.   I thought it might be a little exotic for Darien but it proved to be the star of the show at the […]

Crème Brulee

Crème Brulee

Ingredients 4 cups heavy cream Splash of vanilla 8 egg yolks ½ cup sugar Sugar to brûlée Method Preheat oven to 300F Scald heavy cream. Beat egg yolks with sugar and vanilla. Slowly mix the hot cream into the yolk mixture, whisking all the time. […]

Absolutely Fabulous Oven Roasted Salmon with Parsley Crust

Absolutely Fabulous Oven Roasted Salmon with Parsley Crust

This recipe for salmon is such a crowd pleaser and is so easy.  I give quantities here for a whole salmon as it makes such an impressive centerpiece if you are feeding a crowd of people, but it should work just as well for individual […]