Welcome to Week 55 of Mmm Mondays, where we turn Monday woes into Monday whoas!
As you can see, Mmm Mondays has made some changes. Besides a new fresh look, there will be a monthly spotlight post titled Mmm Makers. Here you will find highlights of all the fantastic content-creators that make Mmm Mondays so delicious.
As well, you can now find a gallery reel of the site header images in the sidebar, and soon, you’ll find an area for recommended reads, and products and services designed for your pleasure!
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Jan ’22 Mmm Maker
MrsK
MrsK is the creator of Mmm Mondays and the first in the Mmm Maker spotlight (I know it’s odd to write about yourself, but I had to start somewhere…). Want to know more about her and what makes her say Mmm?
Week 55’s Recommended Read
The Lost Apothecary- Sarah Penner
This Multi-Genre work of fiction will have something for everyone. Mystery and suspense meet historical fiction in this story about Nella, a woman who stumbles across a lost apothecary and discovers that its secrets may be more than simply location. Gripping, thrilling, and well written.
Week 55 Recipe
Chicken Oscar
Chicken Oscar is an American take on the Swedish dish: Veal Oscar (named after King Oscar 1897), but Oscar now plainly means: seafood topped. I always have this as a birthday dinner and have yet to be disappointed.
Chicken Oscar
Ingredients
Oscar
- 4 Chicken Breasts boneless/skinless
- 1 cup crabmeat fresh/canned
- 12 jumbo prawns de-veined and cooked until pink throughout (approx 5 minutes)
- 12 asparagus spears woody ends cut off and cooked to desired tenderness
Hollandaise Sauce
- 1/4 cup heavy cream (double cream in UK)
- 2 large egg yolks
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted (clarified by removing fat layer from top, may need to add a few extra tablespoons to reach 1/4 cup)
- salt and pepper freshly ground
Instructions
- Season Chicken with salt and pepper and place of hot grill/lined griddle, cooking until juices run clear.
- Heat crab, cook shrimp and asparagus, keep warm and set aside
Hollandaise Sauce
- Fill sauce pan with water. Set bowl (glass or steel) over pan, without bottom touching water. Bring water to a simmer.
- Add cream, egg yolks, lemon juice, mustard and cayenne pepper to bowl. Whisk well.
- Cook mixture, whisking constantly, until thick enough to cover back of spoon.
- Reduce heat to low, then drizzle clarified butter into mixture, whisking vigorously.
- Remove from heat, season with salt and pepper to taste. Cover to keep warm.
Assembly
- Drizzle a small amount of Hollandaise sauce on plate and place chicken breast center.
- Top with 1/4 cup crab meat, 3 jumbo shrimp and 3 asparagus spears.
- Coat generously (or as desired) with hollandaise sauce.
- Serves with baby potatoes or rice pilaf.
- Enjoy!
Last Week’s Link-up’s
Last week had 13 scrumptious posts, with Hootch and Boobs, a Cocksucker, and A First Time. We also got a glimpse of A Young Widow’s Desire, welcomed a New Year, and enjoyed some Breakfast Time fun. You can read all those Mmm’s and more here.
This Week
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What makes you say Mmm?
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I like the new look of the site MrsK. Have a great Sunday!
Also, I just noticed the header for this post. Thank you!