Gharnu Gourmet

Dec  10, 2011, Saturday Dinner Party at Kathy's WHAT: toasted sour dough bread [or baguette or crackers] Brie log mix of mushrooms - porcini, button, cremini, chanterelles, shiitake balsamic vinegar 1/4 cup veg. broth olive oil garlic thyme rosemary parsly, salt, pepper lemon juice truffel oil toasted pecans HOW: Mushrooms: heat olive oil in large skillet quarter all mushrooms and add to the skillet on low, mid heat  mushroom will release some liquid but after a while it will absorb it and start to get caramelized [about 20 mins] add rosemary, thyme, chopped garlic, lemon juice, balsamic vinegar and veg. broth and let mushroom hydrate and absorb that flavors and caramelized some more. add salt and pepper to test remove from heat, add pecans and parsly and add little truffel oil Brie: take the log of brie and cut the top rind  add mushroom mix on top and bake for about 8-10 minutes or until the cheese is melting once done, add more p

Dec  10, 2011, Saturday Dinner Party at Kathy's WHAT: garbanzo beans onion garlic salt, cumin powder, chili powder, turmeric powder, black pepper lemon juice feta cheese mint cilantro sweet red peppers pomegranate oil HOW: heat some oil in skillet and add cumin, chili powder and turmeric and toast it for 1 min add onion and sauté till transparent, add garlic and saute till garlic looses its row smell add drained and washed garbanzo beans and cook for 5 minutes add salt, pepper and lemon juice and remove from heat and let it cool add mint, cilantro, feta, red peppers and pomegranate seeds