I wanna live at your house.
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Milk Street is Kimball’s offshoot of his t.v. show of the same name, which he started after he left America’s Test Kitchen, et al. i liked the magazine but i dislike that they’re constantly squeezing their customers for more money. But Milk Street is his attempt at incorporating more “ethnic” and diverse flavors and recipes into his cooking.
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I got that one in the mail the other day, and enjoyed it way more than I expected. I haven’t heard the podcast, but I’ve seen the show on PBS.
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Ah! Thanks for the backstory. I liked this magazine. Nice to have a bit of a story with the recipe. It inspired me to make this, hummus and roast a whole cauliflower.
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Me too! I picked up chickpeas today to try hummus soon.
That is one yummy lookin’ sandwich.
How’s the little one feeling today?
The sauce on your chicken boobie looks great.
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I finally made the black dal I’ve been craving for years. Damn, it was good. I’m sad I didn’t triple the batch. Really not a lot of effort and I put it all into the Crock-Pot for 8+ hours. It condensed and thickened. Delicious!!! I’ll probably make it again next week. My husband had triples!!!
I also made an Indian shrimp thing with tomatoes and onions. Thumbs up. Sides of brown basmati and sauteed kale and spinach with more onions and store bought naan.
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Wow - good job! Looks so vibrant and healthy! 
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I had a really really really really REALLY good day.
A good long visit with Mom, then antiquing with my sister at Eclectic Collection in West Bridgewater, MA afterwards, where they were having a sale. WOOT! Found a small antique wooden trencher at a very good price.
But then I made the mistake of trying to go to Macy’s in Burlington this afternoon to return some winter gloves I had bought for Mom that didn’t fit her small hands. What the HELL was I thinking on a holiday weekend? 
Holy crap. THIS is why I despise malls with the heat of 1,000 suns. But I somehow survived and was in and out in 20 minutes.
Dinner was a bone-in pork chop liberally seasoned with Penzeys Tsardust seasoning mix, pan-seared in olive oil and finished in the oven with some leftover Apple-Cider BBQ Sauce.
Sides were roasted baby potatoes seasoned with olive oil, s/p, Herbs de Provence, and paprika, and steamed green beans. And wine.
It was a really really really good day. 
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I think someone asked on this thread what was good to watch on Netflix these days; I can’t remember if I responded, but we have watched some great stuff. Please re-post if you’re still needing any recs.
BTW, for dinner we are having Chicken Piccata with pasta and a salad. I may post a pic later, not quite done yet.
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Everything on your plate looks delicious!
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Sounds like a wonderful day. The trencher is really nice. What will you use it for? I’d put things in it on the coffee table: chestnuts, hearts, stones, etc.
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Thank you! I am so jazzed I finally made that dal! Ha!
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Good! You hella deserve one!
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Tonight we had friends over for a Mexican themed dinner. We started with crudite (jicama, red pepper, snap peas and cucumbers); tortilla chips w/a few salsas and spicy guac; mini crab cakes with Mexican aioli (essentially a tartar sauce doctored with cilantro, cumin, fresh lime, garlic and cayenne); Mexican caesar salad (dressing was made like a traditional caesar but also had Greek yogurt, cotija cheese in addition to the regular stuff); halibut with a roasted chili sauce (made from a blend of dried and rehydrated guajillo, california and cascabel chiles); arroz verde (brown rice made with a blend of spinach, cilantro, onion, garlic,c chicken stock); asparagus.
Desserts were Supernatural brownies and some mini pumpkin cheesecakes with gingersnap crusts I had made the other day for another event.
Margaritas in two flavors: fresh squeezed blood orange/tangerine; strawberry/cucumber basil. Both were excellent.
Everything turned out well. forgot to take pics. Visiting guests and their one had a good time.
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Something that Finnegan won’t undecorate. 
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I am kind of speechless. That trencher is something I might well have killed for a decade or so ago. I only restrain myself now because unlike Mother Hubbard, my cupboard is far from bare. But were it so…
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Son brought three elves over for dinner tonight. And just as many tastes and preferences.
-> pork roast, mashed, stuffing (cause he likes it), gravy, applesauce, carrots,
Main plate pleased 3/4 of them, but ice cream and sauce sent them away without grumbles.
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