Gourmet Culinaire and Cuisine

There are so many choices for the most important meal of the day but when it comes down to it, these are my top 5 favorite breakfast recipes. Although they are numbered, they are in no special favorite order.I just love these breakfast recipes.1) Potato Pancakes.This breakfast recipe is a really great comfort food. With the potato flavor, its taste is just satisfying. There are so many options and depending on how I feel, there are just so many things I can do with it. If I am in the mood for something sweet, I would add some apple sauce or syrup.However, if I am looking for a more savory dish, I would add some sour cream or cream of mushroom soup as the topping. Even without anything on the side, potato pancakes make for a nice starter in the morning.2) Hashbrown CasseroleI love hashbrown casserole because it combines all .. more»

Let me start by saying that le melon (pronounced meh-lon) is similar to cantaloupe. In France this fruit is smaller, more compact and concentrated version of cantaloupe. It juicy, sweet and very refreshing during the hot, humid, heavy heated days of French summer.Melon is easy to serve: slice open, remove seeds, serve. But you can do more than serve it au naturel. While sweet and juicy, it can be accompanied with either sweet or savory additions. Here are a few most common ways to serve it in France. Mind you the French serve this fruit as a first course, not as an accompaniment to the main course like sometimes seen on the American dinner table.Also, you don't really see melon for breakfast (again very American). Sometimes you find some sliced up in a fruit salad for dessert, but honestly, I wouldn't say that you'd find a lot of it in .. more»

Lavender was popular among the pre-Christian Greeks and Romans as a scent for baths and soaps. During the Dark Ages when people forgot to wash for about 500 years, lavender moved into obscurity, but Tudor England revived its use in the late Renaissance period.Medicinally, lavender has a soothing effect on the nerves. Bathing in lavender water is said to relieve palsy and hysterics. The water is also used as a gargle for sore throats and hoarseness. One recipe says to add 2 ounces of refined lavender essence to 1 1/2 cups of good brandy. That'll relieve a sore anything!Lavender balm is traditional for sore joints and toothaches, and is used as an antiseptic for wounds. If you make your own tea blends, lavender is a necessity in any combination involving chamomile. In fact, lavender is a very popular mainstay in dozens of herbal tea blends.The dried leaves and flowers are .. more»

Smoked Salmon Appetizer Recipes are great to use for holidays or any other parties you may be hosting. They are easy to eat and can be used in cocktail parties. This is because they can be eaten as finger foods that allow people to mingle as they eat them.There are various types of Smoked Salmon appetizer recipes. There is the Lox smoked salmon, smoked cheese pie, Smoked Puff Pastry, and Pickled smoked salmon. When thinking of using salmons in your starter dish, you have a variety to choose from. If you are a great lover of salmons, then you can interchange these recopies to avoid the monotony of serving one type of starter snack. You may not even notice that you are always having salmons for a first course meal.The Lox Appetizer Recipes can be made into an elegant serving for a festive season. This can happen when you combine .. more»