Found a recipe in my mom’s old recipe box (she died 12 years ago at 91) for “First Night Thai Shrimp and Noodles” apparently a camping recipe - no idea why my mom had it. If she ever camped it was when she was a teenager 
Cook the shrimp any way you choose - I made a stock from the shells and added a little fish sauce and sesame oil and poached the shrimp. Sauce of soy sauce, rice vinegar, garlic and peanut butter. Original recipe calls for pasta and broccoli. I made rice noodles, thin sliced Napa cabbage, carrots, cukes, cilantro and jalapeño and made summer rolls. Pretty good! My teenage rolling skills kicked in by roll 3
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There used to be a great Portuguese restaurant in Northern Liberties, Koo Zee Doo.
Maybe this is worth checking out?
https://maps.app.goo.gl/whKPayHPWJZMc5d47?g_st=com.google.maps.preview.copy
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You grow beans in NYC?
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Koi Zee Doo was all that. I haven’t been to the one you tagged
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First visit to Spotted Duck https://www.spottedduckpg.com/ in Pacific Grove - a relatively new restaurant (~ one year old) on Lighthouse Avenue. Good “New American” cuisine with the duck dishes not surprising with this name some of the highlights. The deconstructed black forest cake was an interesting approach but not sure if it really worked that well.
Swank Farms heirloom tomatoes, burrata, cabernet onions, truffle vinaigrette
Duck meatballs, toasted pine nuts, grana padano, eggplant puree, charred tomato sauce
Warm mixed olives, garlic, lemon zest, bay leaves
Potato herb gnocchi, braised lamb shoulder, sundried tomatoes, braised greens, romano cheese, cabernet rosemary jus
Skillet seared duck breast, creamy white corn polenta, braised rainbow chard, duck jus, stone fruit compote
Black forest cake, cabernet cherries, whipped mascarpone, candied pistachios
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No, upstate. In the city I grow tomatoes, peppers, various greens and herbs
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I peel pearl onions once a year for our Thanksgiving curried pearl onions. I do blanch and I think it does help the skins slip off but you run the risk of losing quite a bit of the outer layers. Anyway, it is a PITA but worth it for those curried onions. But maybe I’ll try frozen this year!
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Yum!
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Curried onions, did I miss something?
They are really good. We usually up the spices.
Baked Curried Onions
Ingredients
● 1 lb. pearl onions (or 2 medium onions, peeled, sliced, and parboiled)
● 3 tablespoons butter
● 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
● ½ cup beef stock (or 1/4 cup chicken broth)
● 1/2 cup milk
● 1/2 teaspoon curry powder
● 1/2 teaspoon salt
● 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (or paprika)
● 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
● 1/4 cup (1 ounce) grated (or shredded) sharp Cheddar cheese
Preparation
- Parboil: Place onions in boiling water 3 to 5 minutes. Drain, Cut off root and stem of each onion. Slip off skins.
- Place onion slices in a lightly greased 1-quart casserole, and set aside. 3. Melt butter in a heavy saucepan over low heat; add flour, stirring until smooth. Cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. \
- Gradually add stock and milk; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened and bubbly.
- Add salt, pepper, curry powder, paprika, and cheese; stir until cheese melts. 6. Spoon mixture over sliced onions.
- Bake, covered, at 350° for 45 minutes until onions are tender.
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Tonight’s dinner was a hamburger casserole and rice. I didn’t realize I had so little casserole left 
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Caesar salad with homemade croutons and roasted salmon. This used up the last of the sourdough from the weekend and some salmon from the freezer before next week’s fish subscription arrives!
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Beef lahmajun using TJ’s handmade whole wheat tortillas as the base. (I omitted the canned tomatoes and just added half a seeded, chopped tomato. I also added ground cumin, Aleppo and Urfa chilies, and coriander plus some pomegranate molasses as per other recipes I saw.) Topped with parsley, garden tomatoes, hot green chilies, and a squeeze of lemon juice. Simple salad with cucumbers, tomatoes, and feta on the side.
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A quick meat loaf for dinner (and sandwiches!).
A 1/2 lb each of ground pork and beef, an egg, Worcestershire sauce, s/p, dried thyme, and Panko crumbs. Baked in a small loaf pan, drained the fat once, and added some Plum Ketchup on the top for the last 15 minutes.
Mashed potatoes with a small butter pond and a mini double butterfall, with peas, carrots and corn alongside.
And Finnegan enjoying the empty paper recycling basket.
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Finnegan is so cute!!
Great pic!!
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Pan-roasted Kurobuta pork chops with Japanese 7-spice and peach preserves. Garden slaw with a homemade carrot-ginger dressing.
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Second day at school for my PIC, first job interview for me at a casual restaurant / bar to pick up 2-3 shifts a week. Looks like I may be able to start after my show back home next weekend 
Finally made it to Mighty Bread Co. to grab a loaf of their famous sourdough. They have a nice little courtyard on the side of their shop where peeps were hanging out and munching on delectable looking sandwiches. Might have to swing by there for lunch sometime. Picked up antibiotics at the local CVS to hopefully shuddup my terrible toof for the foreseeable future. I swear the right side of my body can just F right off 
Dinner was at another place on my ever-expanding Philly Eatz list: a Mexican Cantina popular for its tequila and mezcal selection. We each had a margarita (Don Julio for him, Mezcal for me with a nice spicy tajin rim),
then we moved on to Modelos. We shared the esquite (nice),
the aguachile mixto with (bay) scallops and small bits of shrimp with a very nice kick,
cochinitas tacos,
and carnitas tacos.
These were the first corn tortillas I liked maybe ever, and they weren’t skimping on the meat. That said, I’ve had more flavorful pork tacos in Central PA, and the habanero escabeche they came with could’ve just as well been tomato sauce. When we inquired whether there was any hot sauce in the house our server said “no.” The busser who took our plates said the opposite and offered to get some… but of course by that time our plates were empty 
In any event, a decent enough place if one is in the hood, but def not worth returning.
I’m beginning to doubt the reliability of the infatuation site for Philly 
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Looks fantastic.
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