Made Greek /Cypriot-style braised goat with quince, cinnamon, white wine and bay leaf tonight. It was okay. Will try a tagine or curry next time .
A go-to, household favorite: pan-roasted chicken thighs (ala diavolo) and garden greens. There will be some brandied fruit for dessert.
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Roasted oyster mushrooms, brussels sprouts and carrots in herb sauce. There was more, but it wasn’t as pretty.
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Dinner tonight; salad with cukes, baby greens and red and green peppers, dressed with Creamy Caesar. Roasted spaghetti squash with hot Italian sausage, peppers, Monastery sauce from last year, with Parmesan and Mizithra cheeses. Still using cucumbers, peppers, garlic and tomatoes from the garden. Tasty it was.
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Woke up with it snowing , And the power was out .
Here comes winter .
Power came back on and the snow left .
Great northern bean soup with ham . The parmigiana rinds took it over the top. Cheers .
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I was inspired by @chiel ’s delicious looking tacos last month and made some cheese and chorizo tacos.
And also some beans.
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I went into a bit of a cooking frenzy today trying to make as many things as people had requested or love before I leave in a day and a half. Time has flown.
Made lamb korma for biryani tomorrow, pav bhaji for dinner this weekend (after I leave, because one kid who loves it is down sick with something unknown – having tested negative for everything known, and the other kid prefers many other things), a stack of parathas to freeze because both kids love them so much (and homemade are so much better and better for them), my mom’s fish curry for dinner tonight (also vegetable curry with the same masala), my dad’s chicken soup made vegetarian for the sick kid, and roasted cauliflower to accompany tonight’s dinner. PHEW. It was only a couple of hours actually, but I’m TIRED!
Dinner for the adults was curry (fish or vegetable) and rice, with roasted cauliflower. One kid had parathas, simple (sweet) dal, “instant” paneer matar (using Rao’s), and roasted cauliflower. The sick kid had some soup with soft vegetables and rice, same as his lunch.
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This afternoon, I had a snack of steamed barbecued chicken buns while I worked on “History of Food” for a lecture next week. The section I’m currently on is our connectedness through stuffed doughs around the world. Made me hungry! I thought this would be an easy presentation to design but instead I’ve found there to be so many focal points that I don’t know what to include and what to omit. But I love dumplings, so there will be dumplings.
I was dining solo tonight, and recovering from a late Halloween and a day off from the regular job that was anything but due to hours at the computer researching. I made Spanish Chicken-Rice and since I was by myself, there are loads of leftovers. No pics. Bombay G & T to drink followed by a Bombay rocks.
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How cool! Those look great.
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Thanksgiving will be a non-event this year as step mom is going to visit my sister and incredibly obnoxious/rude/gross/gun loving/bordering on violent BIL. Brother/SIL have no idea what they are doing (typical) but are probably having friends to their house (who weren’t all that great last year) so it will be DH and I on our own. Will probably do a turkey breast (better get that ordered) and the usual suspects. Too early yet for XMAS planning but I hope to have the family at our house.
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I think every family has one of those… In my youth, when I lived in the vicinity of my mother and father, I stopped going to Thanksgiving for the same reason.
I went down to truck stop (just off the highway) for Thanksgiving dinner. They put on a HUGE spread for the “Over the Road” truckers who couldn’t make it home. I heard so many GREAT stories from those guys. I really had a lot of fun, enjoyed myself and got a fantastic meal at a reasonable price.
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Orange is SO not my color, but it was the primary color of tonight’s meal:
A cheeseburger seasoned with Penzeys Quebec Beef Spice mix with the orange slice of Kraft American cheese on top of an orange-ish toasted Brioche roll with orange Fritos alongside.
The ketchup on the bottom bun was red.
The wine in the glass was pale golden yellow.
The tummy was relatively happy.
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Looks like a Harvest Moon Burger.
Andrea Nguyen 's Umami Garlic Noodles (subbing bok choy and pea pods) https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1020091-umami-garlic-noodles-with-mustard-greens
I cut the noodles in half, but left everything else the same and just divided it between the two of us. Eating a giant plate of vegetables with a little carbs was just what the doctor ordered!
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This was actually lunch but putting it here, our dinner will be takeout Teriyaki & tempura & not that photogenic. Pictured is a Cubano sandwich made from leftover pork loin roasted on Sunday. Made on sourdough French bread, yellow mustard, a tad bit of Mayo, pork, Black Forest Ham, Jarslberg cheese, thinly sliced dill pickle. A classic and delicious sandwich, to be sure.
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A labor of love!
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The kiddo and I made one of his favorites, spaghetti and meatballs, together tonight. He enjoyed it but was disappointed it’s not our other angel hair dish with raw tomatoes, garlic, basil and olive oil. Mueller’s whole wheat angel hair was surprisingly decent.
The meatballs were tender and tasty. I put too much tomato paste in the sauce, so it was fine but could have been better. Running out of fresh veg so salad was celery and fennel with Meyer lemon oo and white wine vinegar.
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