monavano Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Leftover Pastitsio with arugula braised with red wine vinegar, chicken stock, nutmeg, golden raisins and feta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Soupe au pistou à la mode de Sète. Cranberry beans, summer squash, squid and ink crozets Oooooooooh. Soup pot envy. That's beautiful. I love the handles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Tonight, a garden and farmer's market dinner. Smoked eggplant salad from Sahni's Classic Indian Vegetarian and Grain Cooking Yellow squash, one tiny eggplant, and onions sautéed in the pan after the spices for the salad were cooked A "French cantaloupe" from the Mt. Vernon market Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flavortown Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Pan roasted pork loin with bacon-sage pan sauce. Butternut squash risotto with mascarpone, fried sage, bacon, and toasted pumpkin seeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Last night Hummus and pita Pita sandwiches with leftover chicken, garbanzo beans, tomatoes, and paprika, with red pepper-caper sauce and yogurt Baked eggplant Tonight Whole grain bread Leftover chicken Mashed potatoes Broccoli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMango Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Farm Share: Team India Jehovah-Jireh chicken leg quarters slow-cooked all day with Garam Masala/salt/pepper rub, curry leaves, Muir Glen diced tomatoes, chicken stock. Jasmine rice cooked in chicken stock with Indian black sesame seeds (fuzzy logic rice cooker is a boon for workday cooking). Farm share sweet potatoes pressure-cooked with candied ginger, ground cardamom, salt, and more chicken stock. Key theme we all know but sometimes forget: homemade chicken stock is your very best friend in the whole wide culinary world! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monavano Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 NY Strip steak on the grill (Safeway Rancher's Reserve) Baked yams with a pat of butter and salt Creamed corn with cilantro and lime (Ad Hoc) Oven roasted asparagus with evoo and Parmesan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraB Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Grilled wild Alaskan King Salmon from River Falls Seafood Grilled heirloom tomatoes from Bending Bridge Farm Sauteed kale with garlic from Bending Bridge Farm Bending Bridge Farm is at the Bethesda Central Farm Market on Sunday mornings. It is probably my favorite produce vendor there. They aggregate produce from several farms and the variety and quality is really good. No fruit, just vegetables, and lots of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted September 23, 2010 Share Posted September 23, 2010 Salad (avocado, cremini mushroom, mesclun, Rosa tomatoes); vinaigrette Focaccia shell from Costco topped with sauteed creminis, green and black olives, roasted red bell pepper, Parmesan and grated fresh mozzarella Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Blume Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 Yeah, it really is one of those days, isn't it? Salad of arugula, lonza, slivers of fennel and figs w shaved Parmesan and fig-sherry vinaigrette. Seeded bread Red wine Concord grapes (Just remembered I have marcona almonds which would have been perfect for the salad ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monavano Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 Stuffed cabbage made with ground chicken, in a sweet and sour tomato sauce with yellow raisins. Smashed Yukon Golds. Iceberg lettuce garden salad with sour cream dressing. Off to The Dairy Godmother for butter pecan ice cream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leleboo Posted September 26, 2010 Share Posted September 26, 2010 Seared moulard duck breast in a sauce of cherries and tawny port Mashed organic small Yukon golds with chives and roasted garlic Steamed haricots verts with lemon zest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted September 26, 2010 Share Posted September 26, 2010 Friday night: Whole grain bread and butter Chicken stew with rice, chickpeas, and potatoes Last night: Flap meat fajitas Grill-roasted red and green bell peppers and onions Flour tortillas Green chile-tomato salsa Guacamole Sour cream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xochitl10 Posted September 26, 2010 Share Posted September 26, 2010 White bean spread with Italian bread Oil-cured black olives Penne with Marcella's roasted peppers and basil sauce Spinach salad with crumbled Gorgonzola, red pears, walnuts, and balsamic vinaigrette Blueberry pie from Bel Air Bakery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillvalley Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 I had planned on making grilled cheese made with comte to go with the tomato soup I made today but I realized I didn't have any bread so instead I made eggs in purgatory with a ton of cheese which turned into poached eggs in really cheesy tomato soup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 Squash blossom quesadillas Seared Scallops with Chanterelles and Parsnip-Pear Purée Buttered Bird Egg beans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanCole42 Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 Seared moulard duck breast in a sauce of cherries and tawny port Mashed organic small Yukon golds with chives and roasted garlic Steamed haricots verts with lemon zest Christ. Potato soup! Potatoes (that I picked myself after a hayride at Great Country Farms across the street from Bluemont Vineyards) Leeks The last of my homemade pancetta (waaaaaaaaa) Very old cheddar Vino Cream Homemade sourdough for soppin'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 Inspired by 101 cookbooks and the kitchen trifecta of being able to use a cookbook I have, cut herbs from the overgrown garden, and empty a few things from the larder: slow-simmered fava bean soup with mint and pasilla chile from Rick Bayless' Mexican Kitchen. I did substitute silk beans for favas, but I gave it a whirl with the immersion blender to get the texture right. Heidi Swanson on 101 Cookbooks wrote, "Easily one of the best, most interesting soups I've cooked in years." I agree. This recipe is a fantastic combination of wonderful flavors, and is unlike anything I've eaten before. It will not be the last time. Paired with margaritas, just because. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraB Posted September 27, 2010 Share Posted September 27, 2010 Sauteed boneless chicken breasts with lemon-basil sauce Broiled tomato halves Sauteed red chard with garlic Green beans with lemon-parsley sauce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted September 28, 2010 Share Posted September 28, 2010 Yesterday was busy, and dinner was a mix of leftovers/premade food: Guacamole and tortilla chips Triscuits with Red Hawk cheese Whole grain bread Beef Barley Vegetable Soup with Bird Egg beans Leftover skillet chicken with rice, chickpeas, broccoli, and potatoes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Blume Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 Inspired by 101 cookbooks and the kitchen trifecta of being able to use a cookbook I have, cut herbs from the overgrown garden, and empty a few things from the larder: slow-simmered fava bean soup with mint and pasilla chile from Rick Bayless' Mexican Kitchen. This looks wonderful--thanks for inspiration. I am pretty sure I can find hulled, dried fava beans nearby (I shelled them once before and never will again). ************* Last night after a trip to Trader Joe's, made Israeli couscous for the first time. Avoided up to now since it resembles tapioca which I've hated ever since Girl Scout camp. Chicken stock and lemon rind. Fresh mint folded in at end. Good--though this is one of the few non-bargains at the store; didn't notice that the $2 package contains only 8 oz. and you really do need half of it for a single serving. Served under an eggplant plus what's around ragout (white onion, tomato seconds, chili and bell peppers, yellow pole beans, garlic, savory, opal basil...) w lots of creamy, golden feta from Keswick Dairy. Raspberries, honey and Greek-style yogurt for dessert because I am a dairy fiend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 Guacamole and tortilla chips Arugula salad with lemon vinaigrette, toasted walnuts and apple Leftover squash blossom quesadilla Leftover fajita beef and vegetables It seemed a bit excessive to have tortillas for the fajita fillings in addition to quesadilla, so I omitted the tortillas. The salad I made on on a whim, thinking the flavors would go well together. I'd had the arugula in the refrigerator for more than two weeks but didn't have to discard much when I picked through it to see if it was salvageable for a salad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 It's perfect weather for firing up the oven. If these aren't the last of the crookneck squash from the garden, there will only be one or two more. The vines are succumbing to powdery mildew, and a tropical storm is coming. Summer squash tart. From the bottom up, homemade puff pastry, a thin layer of Dijon mustard, chêvre whizzed about in a food processor with some onion, herbs from the garden, and a bit of hot sauce, squash tossed with olive oil, salt, and pepper. The tiniest French cantaloupes in history. These volunteered in the garden this year, and I wish there had been more. The drought made for really intense flavor. Plum crisp, made in individual ramekins and liquored up with homemade damson gin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Blume Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 eggs in purgatory with a ton of cheese which turned into poached eggs in really cheesy tomato soup. Overlooked--this sounds great, too! Zora, Vitamix and knees, thou and thine are sorely missed here! In your honor, not a whole one, but still: Eco-Friendly French-cut chicken breast, quickly braised w slivers of lemon and rosemary under the skin. Creamy spaghetti squash gratin w shitake and purple scallions Green salad w roasted beets I agree w Mario Batali most of the time when he says he covets thighs and chicken breasts ought to be thrown to the dogs. However, every once in a while succulent, white meat with a pan sauce sounds good and when there is a little, tiny "leg" attached... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monavano Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 Potato Leek Soup with shredded cheese- used up leeks from the FM 2 weeks ago, and Yukon Golds that were sprouting. Chicken stock, fresh thyme and a bit of chorizo. Catch-All Cacciatore-this is what I tend to make when I need to use up a bunch of vegetables. Onions, a couple types of tomatoes, mushrooms, bell peppers, frying pepper, hot cherry pepper, a bag of spinach, tomato sauce and cubed breast meat from a Costco roasted chicken. Served over whole grain pasta. Ginger snaps from the $1 store and tea with lemon and honey for my head cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Wednesday: Beef barley vegetable soup Sicilian Tart with Chard, Feta, Pine Nuts, and Currants Thursday: Leftover green salad Leftover Sicilian Tart with Chard, Feta, Pine Nuts, and Currants Last night: Arugula salad with toasted walnuts, apple, and lemon vinaigrette Pita bread Sweet and sour chicken over medium grain white rice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsDiPesto Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 Tonight: A Canadian duck breast I scored for 3 bucks at Giant, salted, peppered, seared in a skillet with olive oil, shallots fried in the fat, a roux made with the fat fried shallots leading to a sauce with champagne mustard and some leftover Italian red, with brown rice and Stouffer's spinach souffle (yes, Stouffers, I was also repairing some wall art the cats had contributed.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 Stouffer's spinach souffle (yes, Stouffers, I was also repairing some wall art the cats had contributed.) That and Stouffer's macaroni and cheese are two frozen items I often keep on hand, though I don't think I have either currently. Sometimes I like to use the souffle to stuff mushrooms. Last night: Leftover beef barley vegetable soup Leftover Sicilian Tart with Chard, Feta, Pine Nuts, and Currants Corn on the cob Cauliflower with cheese sauce Maple roasted vanilla pears with vanilla ginger gelato Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanCole42 Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 Dan's umamiest chili Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xochitl10 Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 White bean, kale, and Italian sausage soup Rosemary focaccia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leleboo Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 An incredibly loosely-interpreted ragù napoletano: soffritto, ground turkey, canned San Marzano tomatoes and tomato paste, Chianti, a bit of chicken stock, simmer, reduce, serve with pappardelle and pass parmigiano reggiano to grate at the table. My father-in-law would smell this* and call it Sunday gravy, and tell me all about his mother's. I think it passed muster, and boy did the house smell good. *No, he wouldn't. He, somewhat tragically for a man with an incredible palate and love of food, lost his sense of smell, long before I ever met him. Still, he'd see it on the stove, call up the sense memory of the aroma, and go to town with the stories. He's a wonderful guy. He also likes to gift booze. I think I'll keep him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pool Boy Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 corn 'pesto' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Mushroom and artichoke paella. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Palladin bread from Marvelous Market with Red Hawk cheese (Cowgirl Creamery), aged white cheddar cheese (Cabot), radishes, butter & Balinese Kechil coarse sea salt; cashews Butter lettuce salad with tomatoes, avocado, cucumber and nicoise olives; Ranch dressing Leftover beef barley vegetable soup Leftover Sicilian tart (the last of!) Baked parsnip puree with aged cheddar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monavano Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Grilled flank steak Oven-roasted cauliflower, spritz of lemon before serving Green beans with chorizo Salad with local Roma tomatoes and buttermilk gorgonzola dressing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 american baby steps. baby lettuce salad with blue cheese dressing ham steak with maple-mustard-shallot glaze mashed potatoes frozen peas banana pudding with 'nilla wafer crumble 2007 Kirkland Washington State syrah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Monday night: Palladin bread and soy spread Beans and greens* soup with ham Butter lettuce salad with tomatoes, avocado, cucumber and nicoise olives; vinaigrette Last night: Toasted Palladin bread with soy spread Butter lettuce salad with tomatoes, avocado, cucumber and nicoise olives; vinaigrette Pork chops** with caramelized pears Steamed green beans Applesauce *Rebosero beans from Rancho Gordo and a mix of Mizuna mustard greens and Swiss chard **Pan-seared and finished in the oven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Counteracting stress with complicated meals. Sweet potato cakes with a mushroom/cream ragout from the LA Times. Served with a baby arugula and butter lettuce salad dressed with a walnut oil, sherry vinaigrette. The greens are from the garden. Plum cake "tatin" from the Barefoot Contessa. Edited because I forgot the wine. Fortunately, I didn't forget it on the table tonight. Il Tarocco Chianti Classico 2006. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Last night: Leftover beef barley vegetable soup Baked chicken drumsticks marinated in buttermilk Leftover cauliflower and cheese sauce with bacon over pappardelle, topped with toasted pepitas and grated Parmesan Tonight: Deviled eggs Squid and wheatberries in spicy tomato sauce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chocolatechipkt Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Chicken piccatta (minus the capers, which seem to have disappeared from the cabinet) angel hair pasta green salad w/apples, avocados, cranberries etc grapes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 A radish-themed light dinner after a too heavy lunch. French breakfast radishes with butter and salt. I'd never done radishes this way, and they were shockingly good. Crostini with radish leaf "pesto." Radish leaves, a few leaves of arugula that needed picking, olive oil, S&P and Parmesan. Strawberries. Completely non-local, out of season, and really good. They were the only fruit at Costco today that actually smelled like fruit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 Leftover beans and greens soup Pineapple chunks Pastel de Choclo The Pastel de Choclo is a Chilean ground beef casserole with a corn batter topping. I found the recipe online while searching for something to make with a pound of ground beef and a bunch of hard-boiled eggs.* I also added currants and some (not too many) capers. This was really good, like a shepherd's pie, only made with beef and eggs and corn batter . The recipe yielded too much corn batter for my casserole dish, so I made a mini cornbread/cake out of the excess in a very small foil pie plate. Haven't tried that yet. *I discovered two dozen eggs in the downstairs refrigerator that had a sell-by date that passed a month ago, so I checked to make sure none of them floated and hard-boiled all of them. Now I'm trying to find ways to use them. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 braised "bird's egg"/borlotti beans with eco-friendly bacon La Quercia prosciutto chile olives cherry tomatoes manchego "risotto" with apple-smoked chicken and roasted eggplant (recipe method a la Lydia Bastianich--stock added all at once) chocolate "dump-it" cake (delicious!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 Mesclun salad with hard-boiled egg, olives, and tomato slices; vinaigrette Leftover squid and wheatberries Cauliflower and bacon gratin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraB Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 Grilled Alaskan halibut, marinated in: garlic, ginger, cilantro, sugar, soy sauce, rice wine, toasted sesame oil, salt, pepper Sauteed Kale in EVOO and garlic Steamed Broccoli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captcourt Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 Brined (lemons, garlic, peppercorns, rosemary, thyme, bay leaves, and one small hot pepper from this week's CSA batch) and roasted chicken CSA sweet potatoes Buttered green beans Pearmund riesling, which actually went pretty well with the food Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captcourt Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 Dan's umamiest chili I'm a little late picking up on this, but is this recipe available? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 gratin of ham, potatoes and peas in bechamel puree of roasted kabocha squash (not a lot of textural contrast, but tasty nonetheless) chocolate cake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 Toasted homemade white bread with butter Mesclun salad with avocado, tomato, and vinaigrette Leftover chicken drumsticks Cheddar and grits souffle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraB Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 Brined, then grilled jumbo shrimp in a garlic and sundried tomato sauce + parsley, cilantnro, hot red pepper flakes, EVOO Grilled asparagus: yes, they're out of season, breaking with my Locavore ethic Sauteed red chard in EVOO & garlic Meals this week are spartan. Getting read to go on vacation next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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