I have so many cookbooks. I love them! My mother also has this same favorite thing. So we decide that we would each cook a recipe from one of our many many cookbooks, every other week. That way, we are doing a cookbook a week between the two of us.
We made a special Christmas dinner on Friday night, while my parents were here, because we missed the big Christmas Eve dinner. For the first time, in 49 year, I wasn’t with my family on Christmas because of COVID-19. My husband and I both had it and I had it severely. We thought it was best that we stayed home. WORST DECEMBER EVER! Mom makes a prime rib, but we couldn’t find one, so we went for a beef tenderloin, as she has never cooked one before. Our REDO menu was Beef Tenderloin, Mashed Potatoes, Roasted Vegetables (brussels, asparagus and broccoli), Spinach Balls and a wedge salad that we really didn’t need.
When you make an expensive cut of meat, beef tenderloin, you really want to cook it correctly. Not surprising that I chose Ina Garten, Barefoot Contessa, Foolproof. These are truly “recipes you can trust”! Her slow-roasted filet of beef was exactly what we were looking for. You will NOT be disappointed! The only thing I did differently, was used thyme instead of tarragon because that is what I had. I did not make her, from scratch basil parmesan mayo, I just made horseradish mayo to go with it.
There were many recipes out there, that did the high cooking temperature for a shorter amount of time, but this was VERY tender and melt in your mouth delicious!!! Make sure you follow the directions to get the meat to room temperature before cooking…makes a difference.
Unfortunately, we were all starving so I didn’t get a picture after it was cooked.
Some of the other recipes that I want to try out of this cookbook is the italian seafood salad (lunch section); carmalized bacon (cocktail section); and balsamic-roasted brussels sprouts (vegetable section). There are so many good looking recipes in this book. The other think I love, is that she also adds special tips and menus. This book has 12 Foolproof tips for table setting!!! Love a good table setting and Ian is the Queen.
I just got her new book and I can’t wait to read it! See you next week with Mom’s entry from one of her cookbooks. Hope you enjoyed!
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