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. …
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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 …
Heaven – It’s Been A While
When David and Tony were here, we took a trip downtown, which included a trip to Heaven on Seven for breakfast (not lunch, since the gumbo was not ready 🙁 ) I reacquainted myself with an old friend, Shrimp and Cheese Grits. Still, totally awesome. On the way out, I thought we should have …
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) …
Fathers Day 2015
Karen stopped by for Fathers Day, and we teamed up to make dinner. Here is the final result. We made the pesto from Mom’s basil and some parsley. It was delightful, but would have been better if David was here. Fourth of July, so close…
Linguine with Green Olive Sauce
I saw this recipe from bon appetit on my RSS feed, and thought it looked pretty interesting. Mixed up and ready to go. Action shot of Mom tossing the arugula salad that accompanied it: Plated up with arugula salad: It was pretty good, and I would make it again, although I would simplify it. I …
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 …