Classical French

For one of my class I had to create a dish using classical french style and flavors. I made a pan seared chicken breast with sauteed asparagus, glazed parsnips and carrots and a buerre blanc sauce. It turned out great!

Smoked Gouda Chicken

Whole Foods has a great pasta salad. It is a smoked mozzarella pasta salad with spinach and roasted red peppers. I took this idea and turned it into an entree. I made a smoked Gouda orzo pasta base, sauteed off some spinach and pan seared my chicken. I made a roasted red pepper coulis to accompany the dish. I feel it came out nicely. The flavors meshed well and you could pick up all the flavors. I'm sorry for the fuzzy picture.

Puff Pastry makes everything better!

I had an idea to make beef stew one day. I really like the components of beef stew but something about stews and soups reminds me of being sick. I took the vegetable components of the beef stew and put them in puff pastry. The pastry sat on a bed of mashed potatoes and was served with a mushroom sauce. It all was topped with a horseradish sour cream and chopped parsley. They turned out delicious!