We went to our favorite pizza (Neapolitan-style) place in Berlin - run by Italian punks. I have half of my “Saporita”: salsiccia, provolone piccante & radicchio pizza left, my man a third of his “Golosa”: speck, spicy salami, zucchini, peppers. All drizzled with chili oil.
Looking forward to a midnight snack or breakfast - they’d both be great topped with a fried egg or two smile:
Sunday brunch we tried a place in the neighborhood that I had not been overly impressed with in the past they seem to have improved the food and portion sizes - a reuben is always one of my favorites
I also discovered that my rather meh cold sesame noodles benefit greatly from the addition of kimchi and a quick stir-fry so that is what is for dinner tonight
That looks absolutely wonderful… what’s in the glass?
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Beer from the tap I got from my regular pub. I brought it home in my own 1 litre bottle, that was on thursday. It has little gas and low alcohol. Beer is from Spain: http://www.laugarbrewery.com/beers/hop-shock/
Hummus bil lahme with a salad. The salad covered up the the hummus but I like to mix it together anyway. All that was missing were pine nuts and darn I swore I had them in the pantry.
Late home from work. Really NOT the night I should have roasted a whole chicken breast, but it needed to be cooked, so…
Seasoned with salt, pepper, and Penzeys Tuscan Sunset seasoning mix. Into the oven to roast until done. Side dish was sauteed zucchini, radishes, and sweet peppers, tossed with salt, a garlic-herb seasoning mix and some dried orange zest.
Wine. Because. I don’t really need a because, but because anyway.
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So i LOVE your writing style! Really impressed by how articulate yet non-patronizing and descriptive your reviews are. And now i’m desperate for some pupusas… and those chubby tortillas. Ok and the yucca fries.
Although I don’t get to SF but once or twice a year my parents are there about ince a month or so- and ever since i started passing on recommendations i have found from that “other” board now they ask me if i have read about spots they need to try on their next trip. And for starters i know they would have never found and will totally love that Balumpie (sp?) pupusa spot!
All i could think about for dinner was cucumbers and more dill! I found this recipe for chilled cucumber yogurt dill soup the other day which was an easy throw it in the blender and done thing. (I left out the tarragon since i’m not the biggest fan of it fresh) While that was chilling in the freezer i had my “first course” of cucumber slices with a smear of mild white miso- an appetizer i love at japanese restaurants yet feel silly ordering out.
The chilled soup got more dill on top of my bowl and a dibble of the good olive oil with lots of black pepper.
I bought some very lackluster Premio chicken sausage patties at Costco and after eating a couple in patty form, I decided we’d never get through them if we had to eat them that way (entirely bland except for an overwhelming amount of fennel seeds). So I broke them up in a skillet with a ton of garlic and sauteed them until cooked through, then added a can of San Marzanos and cooked it all down into a thick sauce/stew. A bowlful of that with plenty of parmesan and a salad - that’s dinner!
Had TJ’s artichoke parmesan raviolis served with a quick tomato sauce, a few turkey meatballs, and caesar salad. The most work was making a quick caesar dressing.
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Sometimes we have 2 separate things. Pork belly with Chinese chives for my partner and albacore tuna ceviche for me. We were putting everything together at the same time. Didn’t take long and that’s all the time I had today anyhow.
After Japan I never wanted to eat tuna again unless it’s in Japan again. Albacore is on sale this week and I caved.
WFD: CSF Monkfish fillets from the F/V Sea Force One.
~ Caldeirada. Basically a Spanish version of the Portuguese fish stew. Potatoes quartered; onion quartered; bay leaves; olive oil; garlic; pimentón; white wine vinegar; monkfish sliced into chunks and salted.
The potatoes, onions, bay leaves, and fish are cooked together in water till tender. A simple ajada, sauce, is then made with olive oil, garlic, pimenton, vinegar, and some of the potato-fish broth. Fish and potatoes are placed in bowls with brothy sauce ladled over. Minced parsley will garnish. Crusty bread.