February 15, 201115 yr need better bread, Shelly, need better bread. I realized that right about the time we were about to eat. I will not make that mistake again. Edited February 15, 201115 yr by shellylh
February 15, 201115 yr You could have faxed her some, bakerman. Listen to this man (and fix your damn fax)! Edited February 15, 201115 yr by shellylh
February 16, 201115 yr Last week's major cooking project was twelve quarts of spicey Moroccan lentil soup with mint and sumac. Cooked half the lentils in vegetable broth with S&P, ginger, saffron, cayenne, flaked pepper, hot mustard, tumeric, nutmeg, cinnamon and other stuff in my pressure cooker and then pureed it with the immersion blender. Started the other half with a whole seed cumin tadke in EVOO, then minced garlic, cooked crumbled bacon, chopped onions, carrots, celery (with beautiful folliage), green pepper, drained diced tomatoes and tomato paste. Deglazed the pan with chicken stock before adding the pureed cooked lentils and the soaked raw lentils and more chicken stock. My big advance this cooking season has been to do the long simmer on soups and sauces dutch oven style in a 300F oven. The soup, with sour cream and fresh cilantro garnish and fresh Ukranian rye bread on the side was really good. Did I mention the obligatory glass of cab? Today, I'm working on a rolled pork roast. Heading up to prepare the marinade/glaze and get it all rubbed in. Then brown and braise in my big oval french oven to juicy fall-apart succulentness. To be served with oven roasted root vegetables (russet potatoes, parsnips, carrots, turnips) in EVOO and rosemary. Maybe some steamed, dressed pea pods. And another glass of you-know-what. Beer braised rolled pork roast with herbed/spiced mustard marinade with savory cranberry chutney, oven roasted root vegetables with rosemary and a glass of cab. Edited February 17, 201115 yr by Old Pa
February 16, 201115 yr Beans on toast. Sad ass dinner for one while wife is playing tennis. But I LIKE beans on toast - so why am I bitching?
February 22, 201115 yr made some seafood chowder with shrimp and mussels last night came out a bit watery but still very yummy
February 27, 201115 yr Spicey white turkey chili with whole cream finished with fresh chopped cilantro and sour cream. Homemade corn bread. Glass of cab. Before that was sherried beef stew. Edited March 4, 201115 yr by Old Pa
February 27, 201115 yr Spicey white turkey chili with whole cream finished with fresh chopped cilantro and sour cream. Homemade corn bread. Glass of cab. I like the way you cook. Can I come visit for a few weeks? Those meals look awesome.
February 27, 201115 yr I like the way you cook. Can I come visit for a few weeks? Those meals look awesome. Thanks. Are you housebroken? Do you shovel a lot of snow? Those are what's important this year.
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