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Sour Cream Apple Pie

From The Silver Palate Cookbook. 

What a fabulous pie. 

I decided to make individual pies instead of one large one. That way I can freeze them and we'll always have a tasty dessert on hand. 

Yummy...wanna make some? 

Paté you say?

I can't think of any time of the day that paté wouldn't be wonderful. That being said, I seem to especially enjoy paté as an evening snack <with a nice glass of red of course>

 

This beautiful snack was made with chicken livers leftover from the night before. 

I had a terrible craving for fried chicken livers. I lightly coated them in flour and fried them in butter, yes, butter. Paula Dean and PW would be proud of me. 

But, what to do with leftover fried chicken livers? well...make paté what else. 

I used my favorite paté recipe from The Silver Palate Cookbook.

I weighed the leftover chicken livers and adjusted the recipe accordingly. Of course I skipped the how to cook the livers portion and proceeded from there; though I think I might have accidentally added a little more Cognac. 

 

 Trust me, I ate a heck of a lot more than that. 

 

And that's that 

 

Choucroute Garnie

I'm starting to look for some good winter meals so of course I went to my, go to cook book, The Silver Palate Cookbook for some wonderful recipes. Bingo! I wasn't disappointed. 

 

An Alsacian braise of pork, sausage, apple and sauerkraut, Oh Yeah baby!

Let's get cookin' 

Pecan Squares

These are like tiny pecan pies-chewy, gooey and thick with pecans.

Another Silver Palate Cookbook hit. 

Bet you can't eat just one. 

Lentil and Walnut Salad

Lovely lentils dressed with a delightfull vinaigrette then topped with scallions and nuts. Another Silver Palate cookbook winner. 

 

Want an easy and crowd pleasing dish? you have to try this. 

Tarte Saint-Germain

A wonderful leek and Gruyère cheese tarte from the Silver Palate Cookbook. 

 

A creamy leek filled tarte with cheesy goodness. 

First we'll make a Pâte Brisée so grab your butter and heavy cream, we have some pounds to put on. 

 

Three Pepper Sauté with Spaghetti

When I made the Three Pepper Sauté the other day, I mentioned serving it with some spaghetti with oil and garlic. The spaghetti with oil and garlic is a Silver Palate recipe and one I've been using for years.

 

Here's the basic run down, it's so easy. I put the Silver Palate recipe at the end of the post. 

Bechamel Sauce

This recipe is from The Silver Palate Cookbook. It's so easy and so delicious I have a hard time not eating it, as is, by the spoonful. 

 

But this time I put it on a poached egg that was perched on top of bacon and a multi grain English Muffin. 

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Moist soft cookies with crunchy edges; the greatest chocolate chip cookies I've ever eaten, and they are from one of my favorite cookbooks ever, The Silver Palate Cookbook. 

 

Hmmm...butter, sugar, chocolate. Let's get baking

Spaghetti with Oil and Garlic

Another great Silver Palate Cookbook recipe.

This is one of my favorite go to recipes when I'm tired, hungry and want an easy meal. 

 

Just a few simple ingredients and we are off to a great pasta dish.