My Heart-Felt Graditude

I am extremely thankful for the 20,000 supporters who have stopped by my blog since I started blogging in February, 2008. I have learned a lot during my campaigning from the 2008 and the 2012 elections.

• Shake hands and kiss babies:  I had always gotten the two confused.  A female supporter was pleased when I kissed her hand.  She became irate when I shook her baby.
• People like to eat:  Two of my top ten page views have come from Grandma Oudda’s recipes.  People like strawberries and sausage (but not in the same recipe).  They also like pot pie and cheesecake.
• People are afraid to debate a “nobody”:  And they will do whatever it takes to make sure you remain a nobody.
• Canadians are good people:  What the Canadian government has done to the United States is often done against the will of the fine Canadian People.  I can’t blame Canadians for not wanting William Shattner or Celine Dion in their country.
• You can remain devoted to Vanna White without being a Vanna White Supremacist.

As the 2012 campaign continues, I am sure that I will learn a lot more things.  Many things I have learned have been from supporters like you.  I am thankful for your support and stuff.

Strawberry Stroganoff

Ingredients

This is Grandma Oudda’s World Famous recipe.  It won a blue ribbon at the Baia Mare Fair in Baia Mare, Romania.  It was also featured in the popular Croatian magazine, Kuhanje pošta. Strawberry Stroganoff is a popular delicacy in rural farmlands in Eastern Europe.  Enjoy the recipe!

Strawberry Stroganoff

• 6 Tbsp butter
• 1 pound of hand-picked strawberries sliced into quarters
• 1/3 cup chopped shallots (can substitute onions)
• 1/2 pound cremini mushrooms, sliced
• Salt to taste
• Pepper to taste
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon of dry tarragon or 2 teaspoons of chopped fresh tarragon
• 1 cup of sour cream at room temperature

Method

Fresh strawberries are ideal, but Strawberry Quik can be used in a worst-case scenerio. Picture from McLauchlan’s of Boxted.

1 Melt 3 Tbsp of butter in a large skillet on medium heat. Increase the heat to high/med-high and add the strawberries. You want to cook the strawberries quickly, browning on each side, so the temp needs to be high enough to brown the strawberries, but not so high as to burn the butter. You may need to work in batches. While cooking thestrawberries, sprinkle with some salt and pepper. When both sides are browned, remove the strawberries to a bowl and set aside.

2 In the same pan, reduce the heat to medium and add the shallots. Cook the shallots for a minute or two, allowing them to soak up any strawberry juices. Remove the shallots to the same bowl as the strawberries and set aside.

From Elise.com’s Beef Stroganoff recipe.

From Elise.com’s Beef Stroganoff recipe.

3 In the same pan, melt another 3 Tbsp of butter. Increase heat to medium high and add the mushrooms. Cook, stirring occasionally for about 4 minutes. While cooking, sprinkle the nutmeg and the tarragon on the mushrooms.

4 Reduce the heat to low and add the sour cream to the mushrooms. You may want to add a tablespoon or two of water to thin the sauce (or not). Mix in the sour cream thoroughly. Do not let it come to a simmer or boil or the sour cream will curdle. Stir in the strawberries and shallots. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Serve immediately over egg noodles, fettucine, potatoes, or rice. (Potatoes, rice, and wheat-free pasta are wheat-free options.)

Serves 4.

If you like this recipe, you will love my Sausage Parfait , Limburger Cheesecake, and my Breakfast Pot Pie recipes.