No, not that. This (version 1). So Scott called, and asked if I would like to make a batch of bacon. Scott and Lenny procured the pork belly, and we had a small curing rubbing party on Wednesday night. Basic cure is half and half salt and brown sugar. Then, we personalized it with seasonings. …
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Not Bad For A Monday
Yet another TJ product meal. Simply seasoned swordfish on the grill: Grilled Bread: Cabbage Salad (dressing: ponzu, toasted sesame oil, tamari, peanut garnish): Fin
Don’t Bring No Ketchup Here
Happy Fathers Day! And here is the master recipe (conveniently on the back of the of the requisite celery salt): Your ingredients, in no particular order (see above for assembly): Must be flourescent green relish: Gotta be yellow mustard. No dijon here: Check out Maryann’s buns: And the finished product. No drug tests tomorrow:
Pork tacos
I made a 5lb pork shoulder, roasting (low and slow – 300F), and then pulled the pork with forks (pre-pulling below): But we had no appropriate bread, so we we used the corn tortillas from the carne asada the previous night. Carnitas tacos ala Mexicana (onion and cilantro): A close up of that porky goodness:
Steak Tacos
Made with TJ Marinated carne asada.
Yummy Monday
Sometimes simple is best. Like, Monday after work is not the time to try something ambitious. What could be better than buttered noodles with langostino? Trader Joe’s all around (including the salad) – Egg Papperdelle pasta with the aforementioned langostino, in butter flavored with sage leaves from Mom’s herb garden. A little salt and pepper …
BaconFest 2014
Its been a while since BaconFest 2013. Anticipation ran high! Lenny’s homemade bacon (smoked that very morning): The full table spread: Scott’s bacon sliders (a secret mixture of ground pork and bacon – no beef here): Bacon wrapped dates: Pig noses back for an encore: Amy’s orzo with bacon …
Entries for BaconFest 2014
Here are my entries for Baconfest 2014. Candied bacon with cayenne: Bacon brittle. The secret is to line the pan with parchment paper: Rumaki (bacon wrapped marinated chicken livers and water chestnuts):
Salmon Dinner
Yummy Friday salmon dinner. (Note: If this was for Ella, it would be Salmon-Ella): Salmon with Penzeys Sunny Paris, microwave poached in white wine: Garlic Bread, broiled: Gorgonzola salad (Gorgonzola dressing, withh added Trader Joes crumbled Gorgonzola):
Birthday (Present) Dinner
So I made dinner tonight, using items received for my birthday. From David, I got a really cool non-stick Le Creuset pan. It was used to great effect! Karen went to Paulina Market, and got me lamb/gyros sausages and Spätzle. I came up with an asparagus recipe I have had kicking around in the hollow …