Sunday Dinner Recipes Idea - Memorial Day Weekend

byMichaelMBA

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7 years ago

Sunday is my day for being with family and friends, cooking, eating heartily, and drinking dark coffee, fine wine, and strong beer. Telling tall tales. And laughing at all the cleverness.
Here we are cooking breakfast and dinner for a typical Sunday… healthy comfort food with some excellent weekend food recipes for you to keep.

Get Ready..... Set..... Go!

When you begin, first set out all ingredients to warm up to room temperature. This makes them easier to work with, and it’s easier for the foods to blend together. Meanwhile, review the preparation steps of each recipe to see what needs to be prepared ahead – chop veg, make stock, marinate meats, etc.

Note: all ingredients are organic, non-GMO, whole grains, no nitrates, grass-fed, etc.

Now you’re ready for the heat, the sizzle, the aromas floating throughout the house, the tastings… ah, this is the way to COOK!

Healthy Breakfast – Maple Nut Pancakes

Walking into my kitchen on a Sunday morning is just the best feeling for me. Another whole day of promise of adventure.

First things first – Cafe au Lait. Chickory Coffee in the cupboard and milk in the fridge. And voila, we begin! The aroma foretells a gift of ambrosia. 1/2 C coffee, 1/2 C hot milk. And my kitchen comes magically alive yet again. Ooohhh, electric.

Whipping up Maple Nut Pancakes is always a joy for me. Ever since a little kid, I’ve loved the taste of maple and black walnuts.

Remember Walnut Crush candy bars? Loved them. My Grandma had several black walnut trees planted along the street. We children were assigned to pick them up, husk them, crack them and pry out the nutmeats. The aroma was intense, our hands were stained that black-green, and the results were worth it. Mom and Grandma made cookies, rolls, and cakes with them that I still experience in my memory.

Maple Nut Pancakes

Ingredients

• 2/3 C Wheat Flour
• 1 T Baking Powder
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 1/3 C Coconut Flour
• 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
• 3 T Maple Syrup
• 2 Eggs
• 1 C Coconut Milk
• 1/4 C Coconut Oil, melted (melts at 76 degrees)
• 1 tsp Vanilla
• 1/2 C Black Walnuts

Procedure

1. Sift the dry (top 5) ingredients into a large glass bowl.
2. Whisk the Eggs in another glass bowl, then whisk in the Maple Syrup.
3. Whisk in Coconut Milk and Coconut Oil, then stir in the Vanilla.
4. Add liquid mix to dry mix and combine gently with a spatula just until moist.
5. Gently fold in the Black Walnuts.
6. Let it rest for about 10 minutes, while the cast iron skillet/griddle warms up – It sizzles when you dash water on it.
7. With a 1/3 C measuring cup, scoop up some batter and pat it down on the hot surface. Cook until bubbles form on the top and the bottom is brown (3 minutes?). Flip and cook until the bottom is browned (2 minutes?).
8. Serve 2 with Butter, Maple Syrup, and a Fried Egg with a strip of Fried Bacon…. and another cup of Cafe au Lait.

Results: The intense walnut with the sweet maple and smoky bacon tastes and soft, crunchy, and chewy textures of this warm healthy breakfast are so satisfying to me. The magic is delivered again.

Healthy Sunday Dinner

You can never have enough comfort food recipes. What’s better than this healthy Sunday dinner of Deviled Eggs, Steak au Poive, Mushrooms Sauteed in Butter, and Salad of Olives, Green Onions, and Blue Cheese on a warm Sunday afternoon?

Deviled Eggs

Ingredients

• 6 fresh eggs
• 1 1/2 T Hot Pepper Sauce
• Pinch salt
• 1/4 C Mayonnaise
• Black Pepper to taste

Procedure

1. Place eggs in a 2 qt sauce pan, cover with water, bring to a boil, then turn off heat.
2. After eggs sit in hot water for 10 minutes, leave them in the pan near the sink. Pour cold tap water into a glass bowl.
3. Drop a hot egg into cold water for 1 minute. Remove egg, crush and remove the shell, then rinse it and set it on a tray.
4. Repeat with the other eggs. Then slice them in half on the long equator (top to bottom).
5. Gently remove the yolks and put them into a small glass bowl. Smash them fine, no lumps. Add all ingredients and stir.
6. Drop teaspoons of yolk mixture into each egg white. Chill.

Mushrooms and Garlic, Sauteed in Butter

Ingredients – per person

• 4-6 oz fresh Baby Bella, sliced
• 1 T Garlic, chopped
• 2 T Butter
• Black Pepper to taste, freshly ground
• Salt to Taste
• 1/4 tsp Thyme

Procedure

1. Heat a saucepan on Medium, then add the butter and melt.
2. Add the Mushrooms and saute until they start to soften and there is liquid in the pan.
3. Turn heat to Low, add the garlic, thyme, salt and pepper, and simmer covered until mushrooms are done (check after 10 minutes). There still may be liquid in the pan. Let the Mushrooms simmer covered until they reabsorb the liquid. Stir occasionally.

Steak au Poive – Easiest and very tasty recipe

Weekend Food Recipes – Steak au Poive

Ingredients – per person

• 1 10 oz Rib Eye Steak
• Freshly ground black pepper to taste
• Pink Himalayan Salt
• 1 tsp Butter
• 1 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
• Green Olives
• Blue Cheese
• 1 strip Smoky Bacon
• 3 Green Onions, tops and end trimmed

Procedure

1. Dry each steak. Cover both sides with freshly ground black pepper. Let sit for 1/2 hour or so.
2. Heat a Cast Iron Skillet on Med-High. Sprinkle salt in the Skillet and heat it a bit.
3. Sear Steak for 1 minute per side, then turn down to Med and cook, coverd, until done to personal preference.
4. When done spread each Steak with Butter, drizzle Worcestershire on top.
5. Let the Steak rest on a warm platter covered with foil in a low oven for 10 minutes.
6. Meanwhile, cook the Bacon on Med-High.
7. Serve Steak with Mushrooms, Bacon, Green Onions, Green Olives, Blue Cheese, Deviled Eggs (if there are any left), and a hefty Red Wine.

Enjoy this weekend with your family.

Remember the ones who came before us, and appreciate those who served and those who gave their lives for our country.