Recipes by B Innes (Page 4)

Baked Stuffed Clams by B Innes

These make a great appetizer, or serving a couple they make a nice dinner, and occasionally to make them truly elegant I top them with Hollandaise sauce for a decadent treat. You can get fresh clams and open them yourself and save the shells to reuse, or use large scallop shells which are easier to find, or even place in ramekins,…

Date Filled Oatmeal Cookies by B Innes

Leek and Potato Soup with Ham by B Innes

One of the benefits to making a baked ham in the winter is all the great secondary dishes you can make with the leftover ham, for those chilly nights here in south Florida. Leek and potato soup with ham is one of those warm comfort food dinners, served with Scottish Scones ( ) and butter and jam makes a very filling meal.

Steak Pizzaiola by B Innes

Steak Pizzaiola is another of those generic recipes that vary greatly in ingredients with no real definitive recipe as a base. Originally it was a recipe for cheaper cuts of meat to be braised in a tomato base sauce. "Pizzailoa" translates to Pizza style, with most of the recipes having tomatoes and peppers and then any number of…

Shirred Eggs by B Innes

In this homogenized world everything seems to be grouped together and made to be the same. While both eggs shirred and eggs en cocotte are baked, that is the only similarity. Shirred eggs are baked in a lower dish very similar to a small graten dish. Eggs en cocotte are baked in ramekins in a water bath, it's subtle difference…

Potatoes Anna by B Innes

Escoffier's recipe for Potatoes Anna was quite simple, layer thinly sliced potatoes covered with butter and bake. I have seen a number of recipes on line calling an adaptation of the recipe with cheese, Potatoes Anna with cheese, which is actually called Potatoes Voisin. A little salt and pepper and a sprinkling of parsley added…

Mollet Eggs Florentine by B Innes

A Mollet Egg is one that is cooked not quite hard. It lies inbetween a soft boiled egg and one cooked hard. The whites are well set and the yolk is still partly runny. A Mollet Egg Florentine is an egg cooked not quite hard served with spinach. One of my past times is to go through very old cook books and I found one"The…

Teriyaki Steak by B Innes

Teriyaki steak is not a throw together meal. it does take a little forethought and time to prepare, but the results are usually spectacular. A well thought out marinade, done not too long, a properly cooked steak, and a delicious glaze all combine to transform an ordinary steak into a truly great meal. It works particularly well…

Rigatoni with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce by B Innes

A great pasta sauce for those extra peppers

Cauliflower and Pasta by B Innes

A tasty, filling easy to prepare dinner.