Bay Area - there is an excellent German butcher who is doing most of the stuff they sell in-house
Dittmers - https://www.dittmers.com/
But there are other good German butchers in different parts of the US (but still missing good German bakeries and bread in the US) - where do you live ?
I’m in Asheville, NC. No German food or butchers worth a visit here, unfortunately.
dinner last night at my sister’s was Epicurious’ halibut in garlic cream with fennel. Holy hell, this was delicious. i added leek because i had it. Fish poaches in garlic cream with fennel. I overcooked the fish a tad, but it didn’t matter. lemon chopped into tiny bits (with rind)/fennel fronds and olive oil goes over the top to cut through the fatty cream (hah!) i also made buttery smashed taters with thyme, paprika and garlic, which we could’ve done without. Prosecco with.
I made beef with barley stew (adapted from Melissa Clark) for dinner. FIL said it was the best soup he’s ever eaten, so I’m basking in that compliment.
This combo sounds divine!
I waffled on WWGTBFD, but I finally decided on chicken pot pie.
2 carrots, chopped and sauteed with…
1/4 large onion, chopped
Peas and corn, defrosted
Leftover roast chicken was chopped and added to the veg.
Leftover roast chicken gravy, mixed with a sploosh of heavy cream, dried thyme and s/p was added to the whole shebang. All was stirred together, with…
A large handful of baby potatoes, steamed snd quartered.
Put everything into a couple of medium and small foil pans, covered with pie crust, brushed with an egg wash, and baked for about 30 minutes at 375°F.
Let it all settle for about 10 minutes, and dinner. With wine.
One of my favorites.
A couple of dinners - green chicken curry, chicken stir fry with eggplant and assorted vegetables, brown basmati rice on Friday. Last night was rib eyes, baked potato and salads with blue cheese. Ate 1/3 of my steak, had a portion on a thin bagel this am for breakfast & the final piece will become a steak salad for lunch tomorrow. The steaks were good.
Meant to add, I like adding frozen peas to a salad, and let thaw for a few minutes, because it helps chill the greens even more, and also adds a bit of protein too, especially if you’re eating a meatless dinner.
Your steak looks perfect. I’m quite sure I would not have been able to stop at a third.
That’s impressive!
Thank you, but I was actually quite full with the salad and potato! The breakfast sandwich with a portion of the steak and melted gruyere was pretty dang good & think my steak craving has been satisfied for awhile.
Still in progress but using my new toy; a Yummly thermometer you can put in the oven, on reverse seared New York strips.
Husband’s is going for medium; remove at 125.
Expert mode!
The sear part.
And done ( med rare with the tooth pick)
The tooth picked mid rare
We enjoyed another outstanding dinner at The Circle Restaurant in Fredon, NJ including roasted Maine lobster with herbed compound butter, the most flavorful sautéed escarole, and chili crisp; butternut squash gnocchi with oyster mushroom, crispy garlic, and sage; the creamiest burrata with quince jam, hazelnuts, and arugula on excellent charred bread. You had to mix everything together to get the perfect bite. It all went great with an excellent cabernet and priorat.
BF made chili - his first! I’m not a fan of chili, especially with beans in it, but i loved his. He used two types of Rancho Gordo beans (midnight blacks and Domingo rojos), ground beef, and then kind of winged it after reading a few different recipes. It wasn’t super hot, but tasted great. He also made cornbread muffins to go with.
I spent the afternoon making @small_h’s recommended Sarson Ka Saag from Food52. I ended up accidentally buying a bit less than the amt. of spinach called for (6 oz less) but otherwise followed the recipe almost exactly (i used a combo of yellow & black mustard seeds). Just got done blending and will freeze three portions of saag, and will fry and mix in the paneer when I serve this - probably not until next Sunday, as I want to make a couple of other Indian dishes to go with. It’s already delicious, and I can’t wait to try it next week! Thanks @small_h !
Looks beautiful!
I have issues with portion control so would very likely eat more of the steak than would be good for me.
thanks!
I’m thinking of making aloo gobi with, and masoor dal, but am also tempted to make a fish vindaloo, too… see if the BF will eat that. we’ll see.
Gorgeous pot pie . Wow .
That looks phenomenal mc and I have bookmarked it for the next time I get my hands on some halibut. The recipe calls for what seems to me to be an unholy amount of salt. Did you follow it or salt to taste? Maybe all that cream requires that much salt?
