When Karen and I made a trip to D.C., David introduced us to Taylor Gourmet. I had this sandwich there. This article reminded me of that sandwich, so I gave it a shot. Jewel had a semolina sesame loaf (La Brea Bakery). I made broccoli di rabe, I had pulled pork in the freezer, so …
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The Week of Soup
I was searching for meal ideas, and Maryann wanted beef vegetable soup. I had already found a soup recipe I wanted to try, and offered to postpone it. Maryann suggested “Why not both?” I replied that it would be a Week of Soup. And so, here we are. So, on Sunday I made Beef Vegetable …
Hopping John
After reading this article, I was interested in what real Red Peas and Carolina Gold Rice tasted like. Apparently the last time I Hoppin’ John, it was with more modern, less than authentic ingredients. I found the heritage items on Amazon, and since it was easy to order them, I did. Here is what they …
Shrimp Etouffée
Saw this on Karen’s favorite sites, the kitchn. I love Shrimp Etouffée, and this recipe looked pretty good. Actually, it was REALLY good. Took me to Heaven (in my mind). No reason that this could not be made with chicken, andouille, Tasso ham – or all of them. When Heaven on Seven combined it all, …
Silver Lining of Jury Duty
So, I got called for jury duty — again. At least it was at Skokie, and I was not chosen for a jury. I found a Chinese restaurant, Lao Sze Chuan, and stopped for lunch. I had this dish, Dry Chili Chicken. It was totally awesome. Here’s the before: And what was left when I …
Mouse House
On the way back from Rachel Spangler’s wedding, we wanted to stop and get some Wisconsin cheese (at least some properly squeaky curds). We stopped at the Mouse House. We needed some lunch. I had the hard salami. Mom just had their special brick cheese. Of course, we got some curds, smoked string cheese (awesome) …
Bacon Fest 2015
Scott and Amy graciously hosted yet another fine Bacon Fest. Here is a selection of the delightful items we indulged in: The ever popular classic, Candied Bacon: Rumaki: Crostini with goat cheese (Janet): Thea made these: Lenny made two different kinds of bacon: honey and bourbon: Amy made these bacon pot stickers: We made this …
Chickpea flour pancakes
They are more dense and savory than regular flour pancakes. I just had butter on hand to put on them, but they might be good with some of Trader Joe’s Mango Chutney or Tzatziki sauce.
Whipped butter in a tiny jar
All I want in life is whipped butter. There’s something about it’s wonderful fluffiness that makes it superior to regular butter. Here is a picture from breakfast with Leah at Mindy’s Hot Chocolate. The Mexican hot chocolate (with cinnamon and cayenne) was perfect. Not too sweet or rich. The food was delicious and fresh and …
Brocolli di Rabe With Sausage and Polenta
We had some Hot Italian Sausage from Paulina Market. So, I devised the following. First, browned up the sausages. Made polenta, using Bob’s Red Mill. Added butter and Parmesan. Cooked Brocolli di Rabe by blanching, and them cooking in olive oil, sausage drippings, red pepper and garlic. Deglazed with some white wine for good measure. …
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