Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Interesting approach to beef stew. Brown LOTS of onions in a lot of fat, add stew beef and a little salt and a LOT of paprika, and let it cook, covered, over low(!) heat. It stews in the beef’s juices. After an hour, add water or beef stock (if needed) and some potato and a [...]
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When I mentioned in a conversation recently that parsnip chips are one of the greatest things evar, I was asked if they could be baked instead of being fried. I was skeptical, but agreed to give it a go, since I had parsnips in stock. I sliced them thin on the mandolin, coated with some [...]
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Friday, November 11, 2005
Today I went marketing and picked up a number of ingredients with potential. Then, when Laurie told me at the last minute that we would have a guest over for dinner, I was able to say, “No problem, we have plenty.” * Fred’s Marinated Steak from Schaub’s (baked and still good!) * Chanterelle mushroom sauce [...]
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Tuesday, November 8, 2005
All this time calling myself a foodie and I didn’t even know that branzino is the same fish as loup de mer, though I knew the former was Corvina sea bass. Any day where you learn something is not wasted. It’s 9:30AM and I’ve learned something – time to go waste the rest of the [...]
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Tonight’s dinner – mealplan at ‘s: Rosemary Olive Oil Bread, dipping oils/vinegars Soft goat cheese with (a) cranberry and (b) sun-dried tomato Grilled asparagus Vegan tofurkey sausages Cluizel chocolate Tofutti Cuties pseudo-ice cream Accompanied by: A pleasant small-production Verdicchio di Castelli di Jesi Strange contrast of real and fake. Also interesting to see how Vegans [...]
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Thursday, November 3, 2005
Dinner tonight, just and me. No photo – we were in a rush to get to fencing class. Baby eggplants with spicy smoked sausage, lime/chili Indian pickle, and spices.
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Wednesday, November 2, 2005
No photo of this meal. Mealplan meal with Laurie, Meng, Jason, and Robrt. Grilled corn on the cob Grilled meats: strip steak with dry rub, ground lamb kebabs Salad of cucumber, cherry tomato, and onion with sesame oil, soy, mirin, and cayenne Cheese platter (Morbier, Saint Andre, Roaring 40s, Cheddar, Feta) Fruit, cookies Wine: 2001 [...]
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Tuesday, November 1, 2005
Chorizo and minced leeks, sautéed Persian cucumber and feta salad à la grecque Blanched asparagus with olive oil and sel gris I’ve got sausage, I’ve got salad I’ve got my leeks, who could asparagus anything more?
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