Menu: Jalapeno Veggie Chowder and Potato Patties

This is a quick and easy casual meal and quite filling. Chowders tend to be heavy and puff pastry is buttery- yummy

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Out of order

I’ll be posting some menus first and the recipes later. As I add the recipes I will be going back and updating the links.  Thanks for your patience!

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Dinner menu

We recently had a sit down dinner at home. The menu was the following:

Appetizer:

Welsh Leek and Celery soup with dinner rolls and roasted garlic butter

Entree:

Whole ginger fish with pasta, carrots, peas, corn and hush-puppies

Marinated quail on a bed of sauteed zucchini

Caesar salad

Dessert:

Bread pudding

Fruit: rambutans and custard apples

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Roasted Garlic

Roasted garlic is a great addition to many (ANY) dish. The simplest way is to make it yourself.

1. Take as many bulbs of garlic as you need. Chop off the top and drizzle a spoon of olive oil on top of each. 

2. Wrap in aluminum foil and bake in the oven for 45-60 min [...]

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Welsh Leek and Celery Soup

I came across this recipe on an online recipe group some 8 years ago. It is now a family favorite and has been passed around several times.
Servings: 4-6
Cooking Time: Prep Time: 25 minutes, Cook Time: 90 minutes

1 pound Leeks
4 Tablespoons Butter
2 stalks Celery, diced
1 large Onion, diced [...]

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Dinner rolls

I first found this recipe with the instruction manual of our bread-machine. It’s much loved by all every time I have made it. The recipe has been modified for traditional baking.

1/2 cup milk
1/3 cup water
2 eggs
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup sugar
2 tsp salt
4 cups [...]

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