leleboo Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 seared salmon in a white wine, dill, parsley, mustard sauce sautéed green beans and mushrooms with garlic really good baguette all started off with parmesan/gruyère gougères. i think they were good insofar as when i turned around, they were mostly gone. beer supplied by the incomparable durwoodx (there was wine, too) i think by the time dinner was started, i'd worked 20 of the past 24 hours. i haven't really slept. still, dinner was awesome, fun, and awesomely fun. and kinda pretty damn tasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 roasted tomato soup baguette toast slow roasted salmon filet with remoulade sauce spinach with young ginger, garlic and shallots chocolate cake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 Nachos (appetizer) Salad plate (mesclun, egg salad, tomatoes) Corn pudding Leftover Chilean ground beef casserole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monavano Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 Pizza in the oven I made dough and Mr. MV discovered our propane tank empty. Never the less, it was delightful with buffalo mozzarella and basil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenticket Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 Picked up some shelled black-eyed peas at the Courthouse market on Saturday and made a soup, supplemented with some Swiss chard from the back yard (the one and only thing I grew this summer). Served it with corn bread, made with blue cornmeal from the Millwood, VA mill, and EcoFriendly turkey sausage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraB Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 Slow-roasted whole chicken Sauteed kale with garlic Steamed brussel sprouts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chocolatechipkt Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Pumpkin stuffed with everything good, based on the recipe from Dorie Greenspan's new cookbook. This included cheese, bread, bacon, scallions, walnuts ... yum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Radishes with butter and salt Salad of baby arugula, butter lettuce, Fuji apple, pecans, and chêvre dressed with a walnut oil and sherry vinaigrette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leleboo Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Radishes with butter and salt Love this. My French "mother" set these out several times for us for when we'd get home from lycée, and I still have no more preferred afternoon snack or amuse with aperitifs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 eco-friendly Italian sausage, pepper and onion sandwiches on Marvy Market baguette comice pear and Belgian almond thin cookies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Tuesday night: Mesclun salad with tomato and green olives; vinaigrette Braised pork chop with wheatberries Leftover Cheddar and grits souffle Last night Egg salad sandwiches on mini-baguette Beef stew with carrots, potatoes, and turnips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 Love this. My French "mother" set these out several times for us for when we'd get home from lycée, and I still have no more preferred afternoon snack or amuse with aperitifs. I'd read about the combination for years, but never tried it. Then I planted the French radishes with the white tips. Delicious. Now I just have to figure out the perfect planting schedule to keep a constant supply of radishes on hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Last night: Tex-Mex baked ravioli “nachos” Chicken with mushroom and jalapeno sauce Tonight: Guacamole, bean dip, and tortilla chips Red leaf lettuce salad with tomato, avocado, and bell pepper Garlic bread Steak with mushroom and jalapeno sauce Baked potatoes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 last night: cauliflower gratin with sauce mornay TJ's par-baked ficelle, hot out of the oven 2009 Church Creek (VA Eastern Shore) steel chardonnay (delicious!) tonight: mixed charcoal grill: eco-friendly lamb leg chops, marinated 3 days in yogurt and aromatics, Stachowski merguez sausage carrots glazed with butter, honey, young ginger and cumin braised Tuscan Kale with balsamic vinegar cucumber with yogurt, mint and shallots basmati rice TJ's mint chip ice cream sandwiches 2005 Flavium crianza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flavortown Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Cauliflower Pasta: spaghetti, roasted cauliflower, cauliflower puree, extra virgin, anchovies, garlic, toasted pine nuts, bread crumbs, crushed red pepper, parm, lemon juice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMango Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Weird but good...chicken slow-cooked most of the day with coconut milk, red curry paste (jarred--blasphemy!), lemongrass, garlic, Thai red chilies, farm share eggplant and sweet potato, and garnished with farm share Thai basil. Had some fish sauce in there to meet the "why not" quotient, but it all needed a hell of a salt bump to bring it up to tasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Cutting the baby greens before the deluge: Salad of arugula, butterhead "Buttercrunch" lettuce, red romaine "Rouge d'hiver" lettuce, Fuji apple, pecans, chêvre, a sprinkling of Spring Gap Mountain Creamery West Virginia raw milk blue cheese, all dressed with a walnut oil, sherry vinaigrette. If you are into blue cheese, really into blue cheese, give this one a try. It is not for the fainthearted: rich, salty, sharp, creamy, earthy, mushroomy, and very umami. When I smelled it, I actually thought, "bacon." In a few years, I have a feeling their blue will be enough to make me drop to my knees and weep. It mixed well with the sharpness of the arugula and the nuts, but I did cut it with the chêvre so it didn't overwhelm. I have quiche plans for it. Leeks and mushrooms, maybe. 2006 Parducci Petite Sirah. Que sirah, sirah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Blume Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 Tonight: Last of the season's sungold tomatoes, roasted and tossed w spinach spaghetti, basil and parmesan. Salad of roasted Romanesco, heavily rinsed gigante beans, parsley, parmesan & preserved lemon drizzled w olive oil. 2006 Parducci Petite Sirah. Que sirah, sirah. Just discovered I'm allergic to teff, so tomorrow's wat never will be served with injera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 Just discovered I'm allergic to teff, so tomorrow's wat never will be served with injera. wat never? well, hardly ever... isn't injera made with teff flour? tonight's dinner: eco-friendly chicken livers with onions, crimini mushrooms, bacon and balsamic pan reduction sauce garlic mashed potatoes zucchini with garlic 2005 Burgogne Richard Manier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyjoan Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 FINALLY back in the kitchen, if only for a couple of days (a brief break between Chicago and my sister's upcoming wedding)... Last night's dinner was Crispy Ginger-Lime Chicken with couscous and peas, from Martha Stewart's Fresh Flavor Fast cookbook. The skin got nice and crispy, as promised, but next time I'll go heavier on the ginger-lime. As usual, I made way too much couscous - so yay for leftovers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 Last night: Red leaf lettuce salad with hard-boiled eggs, chicken, tomato, bacon, and croutons; Ranch dressing Pasta casserole: Sirloin chunks, shiitake mushroom cream sauce, cavatappi, and Parmigiano Reggiano The casserole was thrown together from various odds and ends and came out really well. Cavatappi is a great pasta shape for this type of thing. It held the sauce really well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanCole42 Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Did a couple of sandwiches last week: Homemade sourdough grilled with butter, NY strip, carmelized onions in confit jelly, herbed shiitake mushrooms, baby spinach, dijon mustard, truffle oil, and St. Pete's special beer-dipped blue cheese... broiled until melted and toasty... And homemade sourdough, chicken confit, roasted red pepper, basil vinaigrette, fresh mozzarella... (no photo) Today we've moved past sandwiches to tilapia en papillote w/ roasted cauliflower puree. This was my first time making any sort of cauliflower puree - it was AWESOME. Definitely going to be a go-to side! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrXmus Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 SWMBO made Chicken Fricassee from this month's Cook's Illustrated. She has a knack of never making a recipe according to the directions, so she halved the amount of chicken and mushrooms and kept the sauce amount the same. It was served over rice and was perfect for the two of us. I'd highly recommend it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monavano Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Sweet little poulet from EF, herb-rubbed and roasted in the oven. Served with pan juice. Mashed potatoes with buttermilk and herbed bovre cheese from Keswick Creamery. Rapini. Previously for dinner (and lunch and even breakfast) I made broth for pho, inspired by fresh ginger from Next Step. Served with thin slices of a beef filet that had been in my freezer for way too long, herbs, sprouts and lots of noodles, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leleboo Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 SWMBO made Chicken Fricassee from this month's Cook's Illustrated. Sweet little poulet from EF, herb-rubbed and roasted in the oven. Served with pan juice. Wow, it was chicken night! Cut-up organic SmartChicken (what I could get my hands on) rubbed with herb butter and roasted, served over rosemary croutons Garlicky sautéed spinach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 last night: merguez meatballs (made with eco-friendly ground lamb) minted yogurt dipping sauce tzatziki basmati rice honey-cumin-ginger glazed carrots braised kale (last two were leftovers) TJ's mini mint chip ice cream sandwich last of the 2005 Maniere burgogne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Triscuits and Red hawk cheese Garlic bread Leftover cheesy grits Leftover baked chicken breast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyjoan Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Last night - Roasted pork tenderloin Sauteed apples (Gala) and leeks with honey and red wine vinegar Wheat dinner rolls "Six buck chuck" - a surprisingly good Sauv blanc from Trader Joe's, a whopping $5.99 per bottle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legant Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Aperol Sunset Roasted chicken thigh w/ a spicy peanut sauce (peanut butter, tamari, water, ginger, garlic and Sriracha) Caesar salad 2009 Cono Sur Viiognier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chocolatechipkt Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Spaghetti and meatballs ... and cantaloupe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 a chicken stock-making day dinner: stock-based soup of ham, fresh cranberry beans previously cooked with bacon, diced potato and barley green salad with tomato and avocado baguette toast HD vanilla with TJ's "caramel sauce with fleur de sel" (why didn't they just call it what it is--dulce de leche?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweaked Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Plantain Quesadillas Zucchini with roasted poblano, corn, onions, and crema (from Rick Bayless Authentic Mexican) Rice pilaf with corn, roasted poblano, and queso fresco (also from Authentic Mexican) Guac Both of the Bayless recipes were really good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monavano Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Leftover Mexican vegetable soup (lots of butternut squash) Salad with roasted corn and feta Greek shrimp and scallops over rice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 Roasted chicken Porcini tagliatelle with butter Buttered (frozen) peas Warm chocolate ravioli with vanilla ginger gelato and fresh mint The tagliatelle and ravioli were from the Canales stand in Eastern Market that sells fresh pasta. Both were excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Blume Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 ODE TO MY SOUP Lentilles du Puy Mais certainment, oui Comme vous êtes ma Raison d'être. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 ODE TO MY SOUP Lentilles du Puy Mais certainment, oui Comme vous êtes ma Raison d'être. Yesterday I watched an old episode of Julia Child's show on the cooking channel, where she featured lentils. She made a pureed lentil "pottage" and a faux cassoulet with braised and browned meats baked on a base of lentils. The ones she used were the ordinary flat, brown ones that wreak havoc with my gut, but she made passing reference to other, fancier, expensive varieties, presumably including lentilles du Puy, which I find more digestible. Julia's such fun to watch, bumbling about, fumbling for words. And she sits at the table and serves the food, but doesn't taste it and swoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monavano Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 Yesterday I watched an old episode of Julia Child's show on the cooking channel, where she featured lentils. She made a pureed lentil "pottage" and a faux cassoulet with braised and browned meats baked on a base of lentils. The ones she used were the ordinary flat, brown ones that wreak havoc with my gut, but she made passing reference to other, fancier, expensive varieties, presumably including lentilles du Puy, which I find more digestible. Julia's such fun to watch, bumbling about, fumbling for words. And she sits at the table and serves the food, but doesn't taste it and swoon. I enjoyed that episode yesterday too, and appreciate that Julia's show wraps up without an ode to Meg Ryan in Katz's Deli (anachronistically incorrect, but). It's just civilized, and Sarah Moulton emmulates that format. Much of The Cooking Channel's other programming is more well, like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Blume Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 Yesterday I watched an old episode of Julia Child's show on the cooking channel, where she featured lentils. She made a pureed lentil "pottage" and a faux cassoulet with braised and browned meats baked on a base of lentils. The ones she used were the ordinary flat, brown ones that wreak havoc with my gut, but she made passing reference to other, fancier, expensive varieties, presumably including lentilles du Puy, which I find more digestible. It's this sort of thing that makes me stray willingly from the straight and narrow path of locavorism*. The French variety is so much more of a pleasure to eat that I am puzzled as to why Americans aren't growing them, too, although perhaps they are. Love what happens to them in a soup after a night and a day in the fridge. *My chestnuts, leek, garlic, thyme and bacon were all from nearby farms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 No lentils tonight. What channel are you all watching that has old episodes of Julia? Tomato paella and a mixed greens salad dressed with a walnut oil, sherry vinaigrette. The tomatoes and salad greens were from the garden, and if this mild weather keeps up, the tomatoes will keep coming. Bring on the mild weather! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyjoan Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 My sister's wedding has been more of a family reunion type of event, and for the past three nights, we've cooked dinner for 13, 30, and 60 people, respectively. Wednesday - spaghetti and my homemade marinara sauce, with garlic bread and salad (dressed with a simple balsamic vinaigrette) Thursday - roasted chicken and gravy, roasted root veg (carrots, sweet potatoes, and butternut squash), and salad (with homemade buttermilk chive dressing) Friday - burgers and dogs on the grill, with homemade cucumber salad and pasta salads There have also been homemade blueberry muffins for breakfast and homemade carrot cake and brownies for dessert - yeesh! We're all pretty tired from cooking, though - thank goodness tonight's main event is catered! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwertyy Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Semi-homemade, movie-watching dinner in an attempt to clean out the larder in advance of my move:* Homemade pita chips dipped in jarred tomato sauce cooked down with sauteed Cibola Farms sweet Italian sausage *Why do I bother with this? It's not like the movers aren't going to pack my food and take it the seven blocks to my new apartment. And it's not like my first priority is going to be restocking my pantry that first week as I unpack and buy furniture, so the more food I use, the less I have, making it likely that I'll end up living off delivery. But, somehow, I still feel compelled... (and it was yummy anyhow) PS--Congrats, Betty Joan! It's amazing that you've put that all together, and--as someone who travels a lot for weddings--I know the effort that goes toward homecooking is very much appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 J's been out of town with the car... friday night: Italian farro penne with fresh tomato and eco-friendly hot-It sausage sauce sat night: soup of fresh cranberry beans, bacon, leeks, ham and sweet potato in homemade chicken broth chocolate sponge cake with ganache frosting (modified Amanda Hesser recipe) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 We took advantage of the good weather to do some more grilling. I don't know how much we'll do during the winter months. The primary protein for the meal was the steak. The other meats were mostly designed to be leftovers for upcoming meals. Grilled baguette slices rubbed with garlic and drizzled with evoo Grilled porterhouse steak Grilled pork tenderloin Grilled lamb merguez sausages Baked sweet potatoes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monavano Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 We had my in-laws over and enjoyed an antipasto platter of Fontina, Prosciutto, pear compote, olives, Marcona almonds, cranberry cheese, Cambazola, Dijon mustard, water crackers and crostini (ANKB). Dinner was rigatoni with meatballs which included Stachowski Merguez, rabe and a Romaine salad with Romas. Dessert-a selection of tarts and mini-treats from WF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 in honor of an unexpected visit from my daughter, who is veggie-ing again: guacamolé and chips pico de gallo red chile enchiladas: chicken and/or cheese rajas de poblanos arroz amarillo refried beans (Herdez) pear/frangipane tart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 Roasted figs wrapped in prosciutto Leftover porterhouse steak Potato leek soup Roasted yellow beets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weezy Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 A slice from the Cibola Farms pork roast I cooked over the weekend, reheated, and turnip greens cooked with bacon, red pepper flakes, raisins, garlic & onions. Wish I had more of the greens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Blume Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 Welcome, Weezy! Last night: Civet of mallard duck w leftover polenta. Salad of mixed greens w pomegranate seeds, chopped walnuts and feta. Tonight: Strozzapreti w green beans cut the same size and pesto made from last week's basil. Contributing to the starchy, white food theme: chilled rice pudding heaped w what were probably the last red raspberries I'll buy outdoors this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 requested: a big salad, something spicy, vegetarian baby lettuce salad with roasted beet, ripe field tomato, and goat cheese, lemon vinaigrette Turkish spiced roasted kabocha squash puree (a variant on the traditional carrot puree) with dukkah (ground toasted almonds, coconut and spices) on top, spread on socca (chickpea crepes--I made fresh chickpea flour with my Vitamix grain mill, using dried cps) roasted asparagus caponata (made a few days ago) cucumbers in yogurt with zataar hummus and pita chips 2009 Les Amis de la Bouissiere gigondas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraB Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 requested: a big salad, something spicy, vegetarian baby lettuce salad with roasted beet, ripe field tomato, and goat cheese, lemon vinaigrette Turkish spiced roasted kabocha squash puree (a variant on the traditional carrot puree) with dukkah (ground toasted almonds, coconut and spices) on top, spread on socca (chickpea crepes--I made fresh chickpea flour with my Vitamix grain mill, using dried cps) roasted asparagus caponata (made a few days ago) cucumbers in yogurt with zataar hummus and pita chips 2009 Les Amis de la Bouissiere gigondas Wow, another great meal from Zora. Zora, I'm curious where you purchase Kabocha Squash. I have a couple of recipes I'd like to make, but haven't yet seen Kabocha. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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