Cooking With Ina

It was a busy weekend . . . 

But we did manage to cook

some

with Ina

Friday, Epiphany,  I fixed Beef Bourguignon

from "Paris"

It is yummy!

I've made it many times before

It is my "go to" recipe for Beef Boutguignon

Now, however, here (in a small town in Kansas) I cannot find the onions in the freezer section,

but rather in the produce section, so you have to peel all those little suckers!

But this beef stew is worth it!

Saturday, we spent the day in the city for a family Christmas

Dinner was "snacks" when we got home

Because we had a large lunch

Saturday night, I fixed two dishes for a Potluck Brunch at church

the next day

I knew that entrees would be covered

I knew that bread in the form of biscuits or muffins would be covered

And I knew that fruit would be covered

So I chose side dishes

Roasted cherry tomatoes

from "Parties"

I've made these many times as well.   In fact, I made them before I found the

recipe in an Ina cookbook

Loved the fact that they could be served at room temperature

And they are such good intense tomato morsels

A good thing to do with grocery store (winter) tomatoes

It makes them edible

and

Roasted Mustard Potatoes

from "At Home"

I've roasted potatoes -- lots!

But I never used this recipe

And they are amazing

The mustard flavor takes the potatoes from good to outstanding

And out of 5 pounds I brought home a big spoonful -- and that's all

(and there was another crockpot of potatoes there as well)

I made them Saturday night

Then put them in a crockpot on Sunday morning and turned on high for about an hour

And then turned them to low while we were in church.

They were not as crispy as they were on Saturday night

But they really held up well

(And obviously, were eaten!)

I think they will be great with a plain chop or steak

And yes, I plan to make them again

I'm sorry that I've not made them before!