oh be still my heart! this looks fantastic, and certainly more than quite edible!
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When a photo gets this kind of reaction, I remember one of my favorite cartoons. Two dogs are sitting in front of a computer. One says to the other, “Online, no one knows you’re a dog.”
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Yes this does look familiar. It needs a name, olivini? appetini?
Dinner was roasted pork tenderloin with KC Masterpiece bbq sauce, yam fritters and broccoli salad.
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Friend’s recipe for sweet & sour brisket was fantastic. i was craving mashed so accompanied with those instead of the potatoes that get braised with the beef. Brisket turned out super tender, didn’t dry out at all, despite my accidentally leaving the stove on low instead of off for an hour after it was done braising! I trimmed the brisket (purchased from the Italian butcher we found in Occidental)), but I’d actually leave more fat on next time, as i really adore bites with fat - so much more delicious and rich to me. We loved how the carrots stayed intact and still had bite to them, even through the long cooking time.
Brisket: https://goodhealthgourmet.com/sweet-sour-beef-brisket/
mashed potatoes had TPSTOB and also a little Fromager d’Affinois because i hadn’t reached my daily fat quota. Salad was leftover from BF’s take-out pizza the other night, with Marie’s BC dressing.
oops, added pics now.
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Take out from a local mom and pop kinda comfort food place, chicken kabob! Side of perfectly average yellow rice. Delicious!
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Oh what a few days it has been. Very stressed. Very tired. Not sleeping well. Little desire to cook. Back to back event nights at the museum on Friday-Saturday after full days of work. That meant pizza one night and Chinese the next (delivered there for our staff). Dream right? Not exactly. I discovered Redd’s Hard Cider which was delicious and very fall appropriate.
Did get around to cooking last night. A double batch of my famous chicken cutlets (so there would be leftovers), mashed potatoes, and steamed asparagus.
Leftovers were tonight on a sub with roasted red peppers, fresh mozz, tomato, and balsamic glaze.
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That looks fab! And, fascinating, I am by Glendale CA, land of the kabob shops - and they plate way differently. Molded rice? They have no time for molded rice. We get mounds o’ rice : )
Thanks to our kind friends at Yelp, here’s a pic.
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A nice bowl of steamers. I rarely pass them up when I see them at the Greenmarket. Green goddess potato and string bean salad (a leftover). And corn ( a leftover that I didn’t even make! it came with delivered crab boil).
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You’re definitely no slouch! But don’t cut yourself short. 
I’m guessing that’s a version of potatoes in the first picture: what’s in the second and last picture?
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1st Photo: Patatas bravas with a side dip of Salsa Brava on side in separate dish – Salsa Brava is a Piménton de La Vera, Extremadura Smoked Paprika Thick Salsa and I had asked for the salsa on the side in a separate bowl. So i was waiting for it.
2nd Photo: Are a fresh ravioli served with “a yolk of an ecological egg” on top. And local cèps / mushroom salsita.
3rd: A Spanish Flan Custard.
The last 2 fotos: Assorted autumn veggies: red bell, aubergine, zucchine (courgette), rosemary herb … and carrot … they were oven roasted and drizzled with Tarragona Green Evoo. Quite nice and light.
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Okay; I guessed most of that right, but what kind of egg? Is that a big pasta or a really tiny egg?
This is the Salsa Brava I was waiting for.
This is the photographs, which can be deceiving in size. The ravioli were not extremely big and the yolks of the egg were, ecological small & sprinkled very lightly with a shaved truffle…
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The weather is FINALLY starting to cool off around here! Was craving something hearty and fall-ish tonight, so improvised a chicken thigh braise (lots of onions, sage, lemon thyme, white vermouth and cream) over a celeriac-fennel purée with roasted garlic. Husband was initially suspicious of the purée but admitted that it complemented the chicken perfectly (then had seconds and licked his plate clean). Photo doesn’t do it justice!
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Back at the helm tonight after a night or two of dining out/taking in. Got some beautiful double cut Kansas City boneless pork chops prepared Italiano! The last of the peppers from the garden with some onions,(jarred) tomato sauce, tossed with mini rigatoni all topped with some fresh mozzarella! That’s a good fall meal. I need a nap now!
(side note: I don’t buy jarred sauce very often but I was surprised by how scarce it was, very few selections and 90% sold out? Don’t know if it’s supply chain or my market is behind on restocking. Just found it curious)
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Day 3 of 3 days off. I didn’t check Email today. I’ll see how much of a mistake that was when I go in tomorrow. 
Had a late dinner because I decided to bake.
Dinner was a mash-up of a couple of recipes for Moroccan Beef and Sweet Potato Stew with Chickpeas.
1-1/4 lbs. of sirloin steak strips were cut up and browned in olive oil in a stockpot/Dutch oven, then removed. Added a medium chopped onion and sauteed, then added 5 garlic cloves and did a quick saute for about 30-45 seconds.
Dry spices of cardamom, cinnamon, cumin, ginger, and turmeric (to my taste) were added to the onion mixture and it was all mixed in well. The beef was added back in, along with 1-1/2 of two 15 oz. cans of diced tomatoes and their juices, and 1-1/2 cups of beef stock. Stirred it all together, added a half stick of cinnamon, brought it to a low boil, then turned it down to simmer, covered, for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. I tipped the lid a bit to allow the liquid to reduce and thicken.
I added 1 large peeled sweet potato, cut into chunks, and simmered for another half hour, at which time I added 1 can of drained chickpeas/ garbanzo beans and about 1/2 cup of dried Turkish apricots, and let it go for another 15 minutes.
After plating, I minced up a couple of mint leaves for the top, and put some green peas alongside for color.
Wine. And it was all good on this chilly late October day.
Dessert will be Smitten Kitchen’s Big Apple Crumb Cake. It looks good but I haven’t tried it yet.
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Evening HO’s. It’s been a long road but I’m back, repairing
my mojo.
Dinner was pastrami nachos.
My best,
Rooster.
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Welcome back @Rooster! We missed you!
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