Yesterday - company coming on the 7:15 PM train.

Hmmm very hot think we'll have a do-it-yourself chefs salad buffet.

Got almost all I need - no turkey. Aha I've got some boneless skinless
chicken breasts.

1 large sauté pan 3/4 full of water
1/2 onion in slices
2 carrot halved
2 ribs celery

salt, peppercorns, a sprinkle of poultry seasoning

(OK it's almost a court bouillon)

Simmer for a few minutes.

Slice each breast in half to form thin cutlets.

Poach in the simmering liquid (Don't boil)

When cooked, drain, plate & cool.

slice into strips.

I surprised myself the flavor was outstanding.

OH yes Salad Buffet:
Mixed greens
Hard boiled egg quarters
strips of Ham , chicken (above), & salami (too hot to do bacon)
Blue cheese crumbles + Jarlsberg & American strips
Marinated artichoke hearts, olives - heated sourdough baguette slices & REAL
butter.
Several dressings

Dimitri

On Aug 24, 7:54*pm, "Dimitri" > wrote:
> Yesterday - company coming on the 7:15 PM train.
>
> Hmmm very hot think we'll have a do-it-yourself chefs salad buffet.
>
> Got almost all I need - no turkey. *Aha I've got some boneless skinless
> chicken breasts.
>
> 1 large sauté pan 3/4 full of water
> 1/2 onion in slices
> 2 carrot halved
> 2 ribs celery
>
> salt, peppercorns, a sprinkle of poultry seasoning
>
> (OK it's almost a court bouillon)
>
> Simmer for a few minutes.
>
> Slice each breast in half to form thin cutlets.
>
> Poach in the simmering liquid (Don't boil)
>
> When cooked, drain, plate & cool.
>
> slice into strips.
>
> I surprised myself the flavor was outstanding.
>
> OH yes Salad Buffet:
> Mixed greens
> Hard boiled egg quarters
> strips of Ham , chicken (above), & salami (too hot to do bacon)

Heresy! Bacon is one of the basic food groups.

I've got an old (ca. 1975) electric hot plate that I take outside
when I've got something that I don't want to cook indoors.
Of course, it hardly ever gets above 90/90 (temp/R.H.) here.

It's mighty useful in the winter when I want to make onion
soup and don't want to stink up the house with the
caramelizing onions. (Yes, we've got a good vent in
the kitchen, but there's just something weird about the
airflow in our house. Cooking smells go right to the
bedrooms.) Usually I do this between Christmas and
New Year's; we're almost guaranteed a mild (> 20 F)
day for it.

Sounds like a great salad, though. I think I'll offer
a chef's salad to DH one of these evenings.

Cindy Hamilton

"Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
...
On Aug 24, 7:54 pm, "Dimitri" > wrote:
> Yesterday - company coming on the 7:15 PM train.
>
> Hmmm very hot think we'll have a do-it-yourself chefs salad buffet.
>
> Got almost all I need - no turkey. Aha I've got some boneless skinless
> chicken breasts.
>
> 1 large sauté pan 3/4 full of water
> 1/2 onion in slices
> 2 carrot halved
> 2 ribs celery
>
> salt, peppercorns, a sprinkle of poultry seasoning
>
> (OK it's almost a court bouillon)
>
> Simmer for a few minutes.
>
> Slice each breast in half to form thin cutlets.
>
> Poach in the simmering liquid (Don't boil)
>
> When cooked, drain, plate & cool.
>
> slice into strips.
>
> I surprised myself the flavor was outstanding.
>
> OH yes Salad Buffet:
> Mixed greens
> Hard boiled egg quarters
> strips of Ham , chicken (above), & salami (too hot to do bacon)

Heresy! Bacon is one of the basic food groups.

I've got an old (ca. 1975) electric hot plate that I take outside
when I've got something that I don't want to cook indoors.
Of course, it hardly ever gets above 90/90 (temp/R.H.) here.

It's mighty useful in the winter when I want to make onion
soup and don't want to stink up the house with the
caramelizing onions. (Yes, we've got a good vent in
the kitchen, but there's just something weird about the
airflow in our house. Cooking smells go right to the
bedrooms.) Usually I do this between Christmas and
New Year's; we're almost guaranteed a mild (> 20 F)
day for it.

Interesting idea D UH I could have used the Electric Fry pan

Dimitri

On Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:54:17 -0700, "Dimitri" >
wrote:

>Yesterday - company coming on the 7:15 PM train.
>
>Hmmm very hot think we'll have a do-it-yourself chefs salad buffet.
>

Sounds yummy.

koko
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On Aug 24, 6:54*pm, "Dimitri" > wrote:
> Yesterday - company coming on the 7:15 PM train.
>
> Hmmm very hot think we'll have a do-it-yourself chefs salad buffet.
>
> Got almost all I need - no turkey. *Aha I've got some boneless skinless
> chicken breasts.
>
> 1 large sauté pan 3/4 full of water
> 1/2 onion in slices
> 2 carrot halved
> 2 ribs celery
>
> salt, peppercorns, a sprinkle of poultry seasoning
>
> (OK it's almost a court bouillon)
>

Mirepoix....

N.

Gota luv anything with bacon. A fresh salad is a great meal.


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"Nancy2" > wrote in message
...
On Aug 24, 6:54 pm, "Dimitri" > wrote:
> Yesterday - company coming on the 7:15 PM train.
>
> Hmmm very hot think we'll have a do-it-yourself chefs salad buffet.
>
> Got almost all I need - no turkey. Aha I've got some boneless skinless
> chicken breasts.
>
> 1 large sauté pan 3/4 full of water
> 1/2 onion in slices
> 2 carrot halved
> 2 ribs celery
>
> salt, peppercorns, a sprinkle of poultry seasoning
>
> (OK it's almost a court bouillon)
>

Mirepoix....

N.

Basically but simmered not sautéed,

Dimitri