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 …
Category Archives: Meals
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 …
Mississippi Pot Roast
While going through my RSS food related links, I came across this article for Mississippi Pot Roast from the New York Times. Since it was a remake of a “classic”, and the NYT version looked like too much work, I went looking for the original. There are a bunch of them out there, each different …
So, what do we have around the house?
I had two leftover andouille sausages left over from the Mardi Gras étouffée I made earlier. I was discussing with David about how he could add potatoes to his brussels sprouts recipe (canned diced would be nice – it rhymes), and thought why not. I took canned potatoes and the two links of sausage. Since …
Louisiana Style Greens and Sausage
So on our weekly trips to Trader Joe’s, I’ve periodically seen the packages of Southern Greens Blend, and wanted to try it. So, today was the day. Ingredients Since I used Polish Sausage from Slotkowski’s, I felt like we were lacking the Louisiana angle. So I added some Cajun Seasoning. Fun family note: I have …
Steak Salad
So, The Internet Meme (patent pending) was reading the Chicago Tribune food section, saw a recipe for Steak Salad, and promptly saved the article in “a safe place”. So I found this recipe for Steak Salad, and made it. I did omit two tablespoons of vinegar, since it seemed disproportionate, but otherwise made the recipe. …
Perlo
I was reading Deadspin, and came across this recipe for something called Perlo. Kind of like my Chich-n-rice, but no green olives or capers. And, the vegetable is prepared separately. Chicken, all browned up: Sausage. I used Ditka’s Hot Polish Sausage from Vienna. Because I had some in the freezer. All browned up. The finished product. …
Ricotta and Lemon Zest Ravioli
Here is one Mom made, but I pitched in. Butter, olive oil, arugula and pine nuts.
Pesto Salmon
Here is a simple weeknight dinner that came out well. I reused the pesto we made on Father’s Day.
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 …