Last night, lamb riblets marinated in zhoug, extra garlic, evoo and lemon juice at seester’s. Mashed potatoes with TPSTOB, evidenced by yellow. Plus half-and-half. Nary a green in sight.
And a delicious $4.99 Muscadet from TJs!
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mentaiko spaghetti! was only lucky enough to have tried this for the first time a couple of months ago, take-out.
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This pound cake was the best I’ve ever made. A few adjustments on this recipe:
My changes:
- Preheated oven to 350° (not 375°)
- Cut back sugar to 3/4 cup
- Added 1 tsp. double-strength vanilla
- Used 1/4 tsp of baking soda (instead of a pinch)
- Added scant 1/4 tsp of salt
- Baked for 50 min before testing first time. Put back in for another 7 min.
- Let rest for 15 min in loaf pan on top of stove, then turned out onto wire rack to cool.
And the leaves are still about 1-1/2 to 2 weeks away from full color up in the Bethel area. Although my sister thinks the colors will be muted since they haven’t had a lot of rain this summer.
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:::making googly eyes 
at that rib eye::::
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I think the last fish I caught was a freshwater sunfish in a small pond behind my high school in the :::cough, cough::: mid-70s. So yeah. Not a fisherwoman. LOL
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Halal cart chicken tonight, Loosely based on SE’s recipe. I put extra turmeric (cuz i ADORE the stuff) and cumin in the rice, and doubled the marinade (lemon juice, garlic, coriander, s&p) so i could cook it down and concentrate it with the chicken on the final simmer. I used bone in, skin on thighs, and cut the meat into chunks off the bone after it was seared. Kept the skin on the pieces. Yum! As good as I remember it from a Manhattan cart. Used only a pinch of sugar in the white sauce (mayo/yogurt/lemon juice/white vinegar/s&p/parsley). Harissa at the table. Pita from a local guy at the FM. Winner winner chicken dinner… (it was time to bring that back, wasn’t it?)
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We had an awesome dinner indoors with some friends at Il Nido in Englishtown, NJ. It was our first time dining out with someone in over 7 months. We enjoyed orata, Bison steak, beet salad, beef carpaccio, wagyu meatballs, scallop crudo with crispy sunchokes, flourless chocolate cake, and fantastic wine among other things. It was just nice to dine with other human beings.
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Looks delicious!
This made me laugh, because my palate is sensitive to extra or undercooked turmeric 
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After my bagel adventures this morning, I sorted tomatoes as my Sunday afternoon activity before a weekly zoom with friends.
Dinner was takeout chinese from the place around the corner which - coincidentally and fortuitously - does nyc-style “bad” (not really) chinese.
Chicken corn soup, young chow fried rice, lamb with scallions and ginger, beef with broccoli, cashew chicken, string beans with garlic. Vegetarians had a whole separate meal of pan fried noodles, kung pao tofu, broccoli in white garlic sauce, and more string beans. Oh, the cluster family was over - we didn’t eat all that just ourselves 
Gratuitous shot of my new (but short lived) pet homemade bagel.
Oh, the neighbors brought over some soup and challah on Friday that I ate just before dinner, and was delighted to discover there were matzo balls in the mix!
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thank you!
i’ve heard it causes a reaction in some people. fortunately, i don’t have that problem! i usually triple the amount in recipes.
this was definitely well cooked - sauteed in butter before the rice was added to coat and toast, then stock added.
Oh I didn’t mean an allergic reaction - I take it by the heaped spoonful at the first hint of a cold. Just flavor-wise.
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ooh, i just looked up a recipe for lamb with ginger and scallions.
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For dinner tonight I made a potato and leek kugel and had a piece with sour cream, pickled cucumbers, and a glass of wine. Followed a recipe from Modern Jewish Cooking by Leah Konig.
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Very nice.
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Believe it or not, I love Italian Ports and especially Sardinian …
This Port was silken velvet ! Truly a wonderful cordial … It was slighted chilled and quite amazing …
Thanks and have a great week ahead.
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