Anna Blume Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Frijoles demi-refritos/quasi sopa w sour cream Riso verde Greens At this time of year Spring Valley Farm sells baskets of young chard mixed w other greens including an Asian variety that has distinctive yellow flowers. Tried them for the first time. When overcooked (or crowded in pan), the mixture turns into mush, alas. Still tasty. But it's unbelievably good and gorgeous when lightly stir-fried on high heat with spring onions and garlic. Probably amazing w Asian flavors instead of olive oil and red chili flakes. The beans are the last of my supply of those grown by Farm at Sunnyside, originally cooked w aromatics that included a chipotle in adobo sauce. Only mashed some after cooking onions and garlic in a bit of lard, then added the broth reserved from original stint stovetop and more intact beans to cook down until there's only a little, thick liquid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monavano Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Strawberry Balsamic Syrup Over Buttermilk Ice Cream...Dessert! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Three young men from UNC, two recent graduates and a junior, dropped by to visit my daughter while one of them worked on getting a visa to go to China. They arrived at midnight and were going to stay over last night and then move on to a brother's apartment in Alexandria, but decided to hang out for another night--tonight. Two of the three of them are extremely skinny. They all guzzle espresso. For dinner, I fed them (and us): guacamole and chips black bean soup with pico de gallo and sour cream cedar-planked salmon new potatoes with dill butter (little teeny potos the size of olives, found at Harris Teeter) haricots verts with roasted garlic and lemon 2006 Kirkland Alexander Valley Cabernet 2005 Kirkland Rutherford Cabernet pear tart with blackberry coulis and whipped cream yet another espresso Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Blume Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Gorgeous, m! * * * French breakfast radishes on top of 2 slivers of baguette that were spread w mashed avocado, lime squeezed over the latter which was then sprinkled w fleur de sel Thin slices of fennel pollen salami (1 oz.) Wedge of St. Pat (Cowgirl Creamery) Thin slice of Humbolt Fog Nicoise olives Roasted asparagus, also sprinkled w fleur de sel 1/4 glass of wine :sad: Couple more radishes Two warmed lengths of baguette, split 3 blackberries 2 raw almonds 2 dark-chocolate covered raisins I love cooking. Had forgotten, though, how good such a simple meal can be. Lperry's recent post about a salad inspired by Orangette inspired me to glance at Chocolate & Zucchini where a photograph of the first item on my list seemed just the thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Lperry's recent post about a salad inspired by Orangette inspired me to glance at Chocolate & Zucchini where a photograph of the first item on my list seemed just the thing. I've got that blog bookmarked as well. I tend to go in cycles of blog reading, and I'm in one right now. There's something about a photograph that is more inspiring to me than a description. I've got those same French radishes in the garden, and I'm impatiently waiting for them to get big enough to eat. In the meantime, and back on topic, I dined alone last night so I ate all the tiny containers of leftovers out of the fridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Last night: cup of chilled rhubarb soup with creme fraiche pork and tofu stir-fry with peppers, onions, asparagus, and soba noodles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 last night: chopped iceberg salad with radishes, bacon, tomatoes and blue cheese dressing charcoal grilled rib-eye barley-corn pilaf with roasted poblano, cilantro and lime zest B&J's Karamel Sutra ice cream 2005 Murphy-Good Liar's Dice zinfandel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ol_ironstomach Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 Grilled rack of lamb (rosemary + lemon) Braised fennel with orange zest Campari and soda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 The fifteen minute prep time dinner: Falafel wraps with arugula and cress from the garden (first harvest ), homemade turnip pickles, leftover tahini sauce, and some really nice sheep's milk feta from Trader Joe's. Pineapple, meyer lemon, and vanilla sorbet pulled from the freezer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 Wednesday: Salad of frisee, red leaf lettuce, tomato, cucumber, and homemade croutons; bottled ranch Cheddar-chile bread Red chicken posole Leftover baked tostadas with sweet potato and black beans Last night: More chedddar-chile bread Leftover salad Leftover chicken and rice pilaf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 last night: Aperol Sunsets baby romaine and mache salad with avocado, orange segments and orange vinaigrette lasagna bolognese* with mozzarella di bufala and homemade ricotta apricot tart with blackberry coulis and vanilla creme fraiche 2001 ESJ Bassetti Vyd syrah (funk on the nose that didn't completely blow off until two hours after we'd finished dinner) *bolognese sauce was made with chicken sausage and ground buffalo due to my daughter's return to meat eating while still eschewing pork. Instead of finishing the sauce with milk or cream, I used the whey from ricotta-making. Verdict: delicious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 Y'all're makin me crazy. I have so many inspirations from these recent posts (strawberry balsamic! radishes and avocados!) I can't wait to start cooking again. Wednesday: a bottle of magnesium citrate and two bisacodyl tablets Thursday: black cherry jello (about half a cup) Friday forecast = white rice, plain Saturday forecast = real vegetables! Sunday forecast = meat!!!! Monday forecast - cheese!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 mojo pork and chicken rice pilaf sauteed sorrel and radish greens roasted spring onions (I hope you're feeling better, porcupine.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgetownFoodie Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 2-Courses of Indulgence Pan-Seared *Rib Eye Three-Ways with Spicy Diced Hashbrown Sake Deglaze NewTree 73% Dark Chocolate Pancake with Rasp-Blueberries Compote Homemade Cara Cara Orange Peel Tea *From Chef Robert Wiedmaier's Butcher's Block Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Pizza with roasted vegetables, arugula pesto, and feta cheese. Cooked on the grill and whisked inside moments before the storm hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 hamburger stroganoff: ground beef, minced onions, fresh mushrooms, garlic, paprika, beef broth, sour cream egg noodles green salad strawberry shortcake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 salad of lettuce, tomato, cucumber, feta, and kalamata olives, with a vinaigrette christopsomos bread* roasted leg of lamb with rosemary and thyme baked eggplant *a variation on the Artos Greek Celebration Bread in Peter Reinhart's The Bread Baker's Apprentice, with toasted walnuts, dried cranberries, raisins, and spices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Blume Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Rhubarb bellinis Maro crostini Breakfast radishes on herbed fleur de selled butter Softshell crabs on crossed strips of bacon w mustard creme fraiche and more maro and teeny tiny golden beets (Left the pea vines behind at market after purchase) Croaker coated w tiny basil leaves and flowers, en papillote, stuffed w sorrel, miso-butter paste and spring red onions Sorrel purée Tiny new potatoes, steamed, then rolled in bacon fat and roasted Cherry clafouti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Cherry clafouti I made cherry clafouti tonight, too! We ate it after artichokes with vinaigrette and charcoal grilled burgers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 It's difficult to follow those dinners with mine, a second try at pupusas. I was dining alone and figured I'd experiment on myself instead of Mr. lperry. I still can't get the knack of making them in my hand, so I cheated with the last one and pressed out each side separately. At least it all tasted good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monavano Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Dinner for in-laws last night was Spanish themed. Salad with endive, radicchio, Spanish olives, feta, marcona almonds and orange segments with a citrus (juice from supremed oranges) vinaigrette. Paella* with shrimp, kielbasa (couldn't find chorizo), chicken thighs and mussels. I used a comination of chicken stock, clam juice** and water (along with the juice of tomatoes and mussels) to cook the rice. The photo shows the paella in a 6-quart braiser--I should hav invited the neighbors. Dessert was buttermilk ice cream and berry reduction pictured above. *paella recipe adapted from from Tyler Florence's Ultimate Paella, and Epicurious Seafood Paella. ** I had NO idea clam juice has so much sodium. I ended up using only about 1/3 of what one recipe called for (I subbed water and just guestimated on the total liquid amount for the amount of rice I used-turned out ok). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 margaritas made with really good blanco tequila (Herencia Mexicana) and Cointreau chopped iceberg salad with bacon, tomatoes and buttermilk/blue cheese dressing pan-fried buttermilk dipped chicken legs creamed Florida corn supermarket biscuits with sourwood honey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Homemade ciabatta with EVOO for dipping Baked chicken breasts Bicolor corn on the cob (FL) Mashed potatoes with bacon and morels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 feeding my husband's family--table outside for 9 Aperol Sunsets chilled fresh pea soup with Greek yogurt and mint grilled Afghan bread 2008 Tegerseerhof zweigelt rosé charcoal grilled butterflied leg of Eco-Friendly lamb (grilled spiced portobellos with goat cheese for the veggie nieces) barley-corn-fava succotash marinated lentils roasted apricots grilled asparagus 2001 Ogier syrah rhubarb compote with creme fraiche and Dutch almond cookies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Blume Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 feeding my husband's family--table outside for 9Round One!Did Post-Veggie dig into rosy meat in front of veggie cousins? * * * Spanish frittata (Red Apron's chorizo, fried potatoes, savory, chives and spring onions) Stir-fry of mixed greens, flowers and green garlic Strawberries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 leftover leg of lamb over mustard greens with mushrooms, garlic, onion, tomato, and black beans ciabatta and evoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 family dinner al fresco #2 Boodles and Fever Tree G&Ts roasted medjool dates stuffed with homemade lavender chevre camembert and crackers green salad with mache, avocado, orange segments, shaved fennel and pine nuts, lemon vinaigrette applewood smoked, herb-brined pork chops South Carolina mustard bbq sauce black-eyed pea cakes (entree for the veggies) slow cooked collards with Maldon smoked salt stone ground grits with cheese 2003 Pike&Joyce Adelaide Hills pinot noir pineapple upside-down cake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwertyy Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Salad with endive, radicchio, Spanish olives, feta, marcona almonds and orange segments with a citrus (juice from supremed oranges) vinaigrette. I've had something similar at Jaleo. That is one heckuva tasty salad! (And a great photo too! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 MIL's 92nd birthday dinner for 10 rum and Ting with lime and mint white bean soup with creme fraiche, fennel fronds and chive blossom grilled striata 2008 Las Perdices viognier cedar planked Irish salmon with dill-chive butter ratatouille with choice of garnishes: capers, kalamata olives, grated pecorino, basil, parsley, lemon new potatoes choice of 2008 Muga rosé or 2005 Dom. Richard Maniere Burgogne raspberry mousse chocolate cake from Praline prosecco of unknown origin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 (I'm starting to take some photos, but I have no idea if I'm doing this correctly at all.) Crockpot: smoked turkey legs, Rancho Gordo mayacoba beans, and baby collards from Gardener's Gourmet. After the long cooking, the turkey was falling off the bone, so I deboned and shredded/tore it for serving. Red Hatch chile from the pot for garnish. We started with a simple guacamole and chips. ( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 simple supper for two: oven roasted Eco-Friendly chicken, served with the rustic bread on which it rested in the roasting pan room temp orzo salad with parmesan, pecorino, olives, roasted peppers, capers, basil and green garlic, dressed with olive oil and lemon 2006 Macon Loche Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 I hope I'm not being too self-indulgent with my exploration of photos, but this is the salad we had last night: tat-soi from Gardener's Gourmet, radishes, campari tomatoes, cucumber, green bell pepper, feta, and speck. The wooden bowl was my mother's "special" salad bowl, which is now quite battered from my overuse of it. The silver tongs belonged to my grandmother, I think; my aunt sent them to me a few years ago to use. They are also getting to be worse for wear. And this is the baked rigatoni we had with it (ground pork loin, tomato sauce seasoned with fennel and cinnamon, among other things, topped with mozzarella and Parmesan). (Thanks to KMango for the help with uploading photos. Changing browsers did it.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMango Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 (Thanks to KMango for the help with uploading photos. Changing browsers did it.) Glad to hear it. And see it--YUM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laniloa Posted May 25, 2009 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Lobster roll. De-lish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 last night: on grilled Bonaparte sandwich-sized baguettes: charcoal-grilled Eco-Friendly fresh chorizo sofrito of onion, roasted red pepper and tomato pecorino basil chiffonade Sierra Nevada Summerfest lager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 I'm going to get bored with the photography soon, I promise . Last night we had lamb tacos. Flour tortillas, sliced leg of lamb, vidalia onion, garlic, parsley, anaheim pepper, roasted Hatch red chilies, and refried black beans. Served on a bed of baby greens. Sour cream added at the table, along with fresh peach habanero salsa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Whole wheat fusilli with edamame in an arugula pesto sauce. Mixed green salad with radishes and carrots. The arugula and radishes came out of the garden! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demetrius Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Grilled pork chops with Dizzy Dust rub, and a wet dipping sauce consisting of: spiced rum, apple jelly, brown sugar, chilli flakes, molasses and apple cider vinegar. Mashed sweet potatoes. All in all a great success, but would have been better had I taken off the grill five minutes sooner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwertyy Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Bruschetta with buffalo mozzarella and tomatoes mashed with fresh thyme, grated onion and garlic, red wine vinegar, sea salt, and a dab of tomato paste Cherries (I know it's too early in the season, but I couldn't resist... they're so preeeeeettyyyy...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkduggins Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Curried carrots and lentils Basmati rice Sugar-free strawberry Jell-O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Leftover tat-soi salad Last of the leg of lamb Roasted potatoes Roasted asparagus Oh, how I love roasted potatoes. I needed comfort food tonight and ate more than my share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillvalley Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Roasted asparagus Salad of fresh greens, fresh savory, cucumbers and sopressetta Crab Cake (all of the above from Penn Quarter Market) Fever Tree gingerale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronsinger Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Had some bacon fat leftover from making BLT's last weekend [for a ride out to Skyline Drive]. Had some chicken marinating in BBQ sauce. Fried up the chicken, coated in panko, in the bacon fat. Yummy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 whole wheat spaghetti* with bolognese sauce made with Eco-Friendly hot Italian sausage and TJ's ground beef oven roasted asparagus B&J's vanilla ice cream with homemade chocolate sauce 2007 Santa Cristina sangiovese *all I had in the pantry. Predictably, Jonathan didn't care for it. I found the pasta to be a neutral vehicle for the intensely flavored sauce, which had slow cooked for hours yesterday, but he's a super-taster and has strong likes and dislikes. He ate it anyway, but I'm not a big fan of having people eat my food begrudgingly, especially after I'd put so much work into cooking the sauce. I'll be sure that I have DeCecco on hand next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Blume Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Vegetable soup w mushrooms and greens Strawberries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 whole wheat spaghetti* *all I had in the pantry. Predictably, Jonathan didn't care for it. I found the pasta to be a neutral vehicle for the intensely flavored sauce, which had slow cooked for hours yesterday, but he's a super-taster and has strong likes and dislikes. He ate it anyway, but I'm not a big fan of having people eat my food begrudgingly, especially after I'd put so much work into cooking the sauce. I'll be sure that I have DeCecco on hand next time. You know, the whole wheat pasta thing is interesting. I'm a super-taster, but I like the nuttiness of whole grains, especially with bitter greens. I am one of those weird people who can taste the bitterness, but I like it. Too much brown rice and mustard greens as a child, perhaps. Getting to the point, and in response to Anna Blume's comment, what I like about the better brands of whole wheat pasta is that the texture is very close to that of white pasta, and more importantly, Mr. lperry can eat it without going to sleep immediately after the meal. White pasta puts him in some sort of carb coma, and whole wheat does not. I've even sneaked it in on him just to be as scientific as I could. The only one that's been rejected so far is Harris Teeter brand, and I was with him on that one. Poor texture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Getting to the point, and in response to Anna Blume's comment, what I like about the better brands of whole wheat pasta is that the texture is very close to that of white pasta, and more importantly, Mr. lperry can eat it without going to sleep immediately after the meal. White pasta puts him in some sort of carb coma, and whole wheat does not. I've even sneaked it in on him just to be as scientific as I could. The only one that's been rejected so far is Harris Teeter brand, and I was with him on that one. Poor texture.The brand I have is Ronzoni, which I like. I bought it after watching an episode of America's Test Kitchen, where they did a blind tasting of a bunch of different brands of whole grain pasta and the unanimous favorite was Ronzoni. It's one of the cheaper ones, too. I usually cook that one for me, and DeCecco for him, but unbeknown to me, I didn't have any DeCecco in the house--and, I admit, I didn't feel like a trip to the store when the pasta water was already boiling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 After an utterly crap week: hot dogs with chili & onions frozen shoestring fries baby carrots with blue cheese dip ice cream And wine. Lots and lots of wine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanCole42 Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 I'm going to get bored with the photography soon, I promise .Why would you stop? Please don't! I think posts with photos are much more interesting (and appetizing!!!).Broiled mahi mahi and avocado fritter with lime dill vinaigrette and chilis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 Baked halibut Bicolor corn on the cob English peas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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