It’s not exactly cooking but I’ve never tried making my own before.
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Tyvm for sharing your first time with us all @BossaNova ! They look awesome.
I too have recently tried something new. Up until this week I had never made a fresh peach pie. I found some local peaches at a farmer’s market recently and I decided to dive in. Unfortunately, this was the result.
Fortunately appearances can be deceiving as this is one of the best peach pies I’ve ever eaten. OMG! I didn’t even have enough peaches for the crust. The only rational explanation is that it is all in the fruit.
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I think that looks delicious!! Good for you! I don’t make doughs. For anything. You’re brave!
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Sometimes you have breakfast for dinner, sometimes you have lardon infused coq au vin in July. With a chilled Pinot to wash it down.
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Dinner outside tonight, which is out of the ordinary since we usually just drink outside and then come in to eat.
The parmesan-spinach gnocchi was one of the best things I’ve ever made. Rather than explain the process, here is the recipe. Only difference is I browned them in butter before working on the creamy cheese sauce with freshly shaved parmesan. It gave a layer of crunch to this rich side. They completely overshadowed the main, which was chicken stuffed with asparagus and Provolone. A very cheesy night!
To drink: a special martini I had at a bar in New Brunswick, NJ right before COVID started, consisting of gin, Lillet, and orange peel. For gin, I used the last of my Gin Lane 1751 Old Tom Gin, which is sweeter than London Dry, and meshes well with the Lillet. I had three. I think.
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Mrs. P made a delicious grilled shrimp salad. Details and pictures in the main WFD thread below.
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Attempting to use every damn zucchini my daughter made me plant, and has yet to take any to her apartment. Half-assed minestrone, frittata and a parmigiana mishap on moving from loaf pan to plate. Minestrone needs work, parm while ugly was tasty. Frittata was very good.
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Ha, this reminds me of that saying that you never leave your doors unlocked in the summer because someone will leave you a bag of zucchini 
I like doing cold zoodle salads, like this https://themodernproper.com/thai-zoodle-salad
My mom makes a delicious chocolate zucchini cake with cream cheese frosting.
Yeah, I keep meaning to buy one of those zoodle doohickeys. Thanks for reminding me.
I was going to chime in and say that my OXO zoodle maker has been in use lately; a quick blanch in a little veg or chicken stock in a frying pan, then some pesto, and voila!
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Throwing in towel today
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looks incredible…wow!!
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Chicken Gordon Ramsey Blue. His recipe and a royal PITA! Followed down the ridiculous amount of fresh Italian parsley and not bad but waaaay too much work.
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Mrs. P made crispy pan seared red snapper filet (from Local 130 Seafood), and soft shell crab. Details and pictures in the main WFD thread below.
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That gravy looks decadent!
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With this heat I haven’t been doing much cooking and when my grill ran out of gas without a backup I wish I hadn’t cooked tonight. Anywho a horseradish crusted ribeye with baked tater, asparagus, cotc and a little bernaise. Salmon (sockeye which I’ve only recently discovered and honestly is very good) with garlic, lemon, butter, Dijon mustard and fresh dill for the ladies.
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That ribeye looks great!
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My wife was so sick of us running out of propane even though we had a spare tank(since I never exchanged the single one when it was empty) she demanded we get a natural gas connection when we got a new grill last year. It was a great decision as there’s nothing worse than running out in the middle of cooking.
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Mrs. P made a healthy roasted cauliflower steak for dinner.
Details and pictures in the main WFD thread below.
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