What's Cooking? (New Jersey)

Tonight, in honor of Chef Floyd Cardoz, I decided I need something Indian-spiced. Neither of his cookbooks had what I was looking for, so I turned to the web, and found a Madhur Jaffrey recipe on Epicurious - Royal Chicken Cooked in Yogurt.

I bloomed the spices as I learned from Floyd, then browned chicken thighs, and it took all of a few minutes before those wonderful aromas filled my kitchen! Pretty tasty, too… :grin: #RIP, Chef.

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A fitting tribute

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Beets!

Tallarin

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Not too early, is it? What day is it anyway?

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F’ no it’s not too early!!! Enjoy my friend have one…hell have 3 for me!!!

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Pretty sure it’s June 79th.

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Yes sir! A beautiful day for day drinking. And staying home, except to get more vodka!

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Honey Jalapeno Cornbread. Lots of jalapenos. I thought it made the cornbread moister and balanced out the honey. My wife took three bites, dove for her milk, and yelled, “Why are you trying to kill me?”

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Prime skirt steaks from Monmouth Meats ready to go in the cast iron pan.


Meanwhile the wife decided she wanted to bake a bread so she made rosemary focaccia.

It isn’t bad, and hey, we’re all trying to make different things. For instance today for lunch I took some sliced turkey we had, heated up a can of gravy, and made open-faced sandwiches. It wasn’t bad, or so I thought. When I was finished I didn’t clean up, thinking my favorite cat, Sideways Boy, would love this. The little boy loves the gravy that comes with his wet cat food so I thought this would be a treat. He sniffed at it and then ran off quickly, leaving me to wonder just how good that “human” gravy was…

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Mixed it up today
Brie with Candied Jalapeno, Shrimp Cocktail, Feta Garlic spread, Muffuletta spread, Caper Deviled Eggs

Candied Jalapeno was great! First time trying that one.



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Stu still getting it done. $18.99 a pound prime ribeye from Monmouth Meats with some scallops fired up on the grill. A nice Saturday on lockdown.

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How did you order? Did you go in or did you call it in)

Walked right in, but I was one of only three customers in the store. Most people seemed to have called orders in and we’re getting curbside pickup.

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Looks fantastic

Our first attempt at homemade pizza. Michelle made the the dough and the sauce and I sliced the pepperoni to even out the workload.

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Does that mean Michelle gets to enjoy 2/3 of that great looking pie?

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Nice pop on those babies!

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Well it’s looks good but how did it taste???

I like the look, and taste, of the small curled-up pepperoni. Nice. That is the way Tony’s in Morris Plains used to make it. Seems like that is hard to find.
Sop up the grease pools, or did you enjoy the full flavor?

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Nice. Once you see how not totally difficult it is it’s hard to go back to regular joints around here.
Next level. Try it on the grill

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