Lobster Rolls and Fries

Lobster rolls are one of my all time favourites. There are many takes on how lobster rolls should be made. This is the recipe that I use to make my rolls. It is important to use top split hot dog rolls. Just butter them up and grill them until they are golden brown. I usually just use a frying pan to do this. The addition of fennel is somewhat different. It adds a nice little crunch and a very pleasant flavour.

As far as the fries be sure to always double fry your fries. For the first fry, I fry at low temperature for about 10 minutes. I then put them in the fridge for a few hours. The second fry is at high temperature for about 3-4 minutes or until they are golden brown. I use russet potatoes which I cut by hand. I leave the skin on for more flavour. Give these a try. I guarantee you will like them.

Lobster Rolls


1 tablespoon butter, softened
top split hot dog rolls
4 lettuce leaves
1 1/2 pounds cooked and cubed lobster meat
½ cup mayonnaise
1 teaspoon fresh lime juice
1 dash hot pepper sauce
2 green onions, chopped
1 stalk celery, finely chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
1 pinch of fresh chives
½ cup chopped fennel

Instructions:

Remove lobster meat

Combine mayonnaise, mustard, green onions, celery, lime juice, hot sauce, and chives. Stir in olive oil and season with salt and pepper.

Combine lobster meat and fennel and toss with enough mayonnaise to moisten.

Place lettuce leaves in the rolls and heap with lobster mixture.

Meat Lover

Well my new charcoal BBQ makes simply wonderful steaks. This is a man size steak I had last night with some fried mushrooms, onions, and zucchini fresh out of the garden. Although the charcoal BBQ takes a little more time, the taste can't be beat. The other key to making great steaks is to marinate them in olive oil over night. Nothing else. Remove from the fridge and let them come to room temperature before throwing them on the grill. The final touch is to dust them with sprinkles of your favourite seasoned salt. Steak perfection every time.

Summer Pasta

Seemed like a good night for summer pasta. I have all kinds of zucchini in the garden so I made up a linguine pasta with zucchini, tomatoes, mushrooms, basil, thyme, and garlic. This is a great summer time pasta.

Clam Pizza

Well this was my first attempt at a seafood pizza. The crust was great. Super thin and crispy. But I am not sure about the whole seafood thing on pizza. I love seafood. I love seafood pasta. But somehow it just does not make it on pizza. This kind of reminded me of my attempt at poutine pizza. I love poutine but it just does not go with pizza. Anyhow here are a couple of pics.

Perch Rolls

It was a beautiful summer day here. Seemed like a perfect day for perch rolls, fries, and a Stella. It's lift off weekend here and we were treated to about 15 hot air balloons going directly over the house.

Coleslaw for Hot Dogs or Pulled Pork

Here is the recipe for the coleslaw for hot dogs or pulled pork. It is quite tasty.

1 head cabbage, shredded


1 large carrot, shredded

2 to 3 tablespoons minced onions

1/3 cup granulated sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon pepper

1/4 cup milk

1/2 cup mayonnaise

1/4 cup buttermilk

1 1/2 tablespoons white vinegar

2 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice



Shred cabbage and carrots and place in a very large bowl. A food processor works well for this. Mix in onions.



Stir together the rest of the ingredients until smooth and toss with the cabbage mixture. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for several hours before serving.

Slaw Dogs

Maple Leaf Top Dogs with homemade coleslaw. These were really good. BBQ,d on the charcoal grill with just a nice char, served on super fresh buns with my homemade coleslaw, a little salt and pepper. And of course an ice cold Stella. Even hot dogs can take on gourmet status every now and then.