Bonus with the ultra-freshness of the scallops, bonus on not cooking, and bonus on no cleanup. And I hope he recovers quickly!l (and you don’t get it!)
P S. Stay away from Nauset Beach. A toothy chomping machine is in the local waters.
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4 slices of Quiche ( ham, spinach, broccoli, and potato-sweet potato), seeded bread, a blueberry tart, a coffee éclair from my favourite French café (Le Conciliabule in Toronto) , a homegrown tomato and homemade coleslaw tonight.
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Yeah - just don’t get in the water if there are seals. It’s not even safe for us on the bayside…but the sharks aren’t as dangerous as the traffic on Rte. 6 through Eastham.
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I got pickled today. Bloody Maria with a garnish of pickled things.
A pickletini rocks for the cook. I don’t recommend it if you like gin. Actually I don’t recommend vermouth if you like gin. I should have made a gin rocks with a pickle garnish.
Seared hot dog on a toasted French sandwich roll, pickle relish, onion and mustard. Potaro salad with hard boiled egg, cornichons, red onion, red pepper, parsley, mayo, sour cream, mustard dressing.
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Went out to dinner Fri. night with a friend to a place i’m reviewing with excellent small plates, one of which was English Pea falafel, which were outstanding. I described them to the BF when I got home, and he found a recipe online using dried split peas, which we had. His first time making them and they turned out excellent - super fluffy inside, extra crispy outside. slathered with his delish hummus and tzatziki. I made tabouli from a mix but added a ton of fresh mint/parsley/scallions, and kalamata olives.
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i love gin but i love me some vermouth too… pickle-tini - pickle brine and gin - so, a dirty martini essentially?
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gorgeous plate of food! that chicken is so enticing.
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now THAT is a perfect summer meal.
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That beautiful Bloody Maria is practically a health food salad!
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I’ll have that, please and thank you.
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Yes, it was a little vermouth and a little pickle brine. It needed more gin or less pickle brine. Or maybe no vermouth.
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WOW there are few things I don’t have in my arsenal - Milo powder, pandan leaves, the Thai oyster sauce (mine is Lee Kum Kee i think), and the Thai thin soy sauce/black soy. i have Japanese/Chinese versions of those. what is milo powder? google says a chocolate powdered drink! Pandan i bet I can find.
but it looks so great I’m going to have to either make do with what I have or find those items!
I’ve made the Pok Pok wings before but nothing else of Andy Ricker’s. We LOVED them, even after trying the originals in Portland.
thanks for posting the recipe!
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Note to @gcaggiano - i didn’t get to make your BF’s Japanese curry cutlets this week! soon…
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We enjoyed another excellent dinner at Fiorentini in Rutherford, NJ with some friends that we met on Instagram. We enjoyed Buffalo mozzarella with compressed watermelon, roasted heirloom tomato, pickled shallots, and black garlic; scallops; lobster risotto; handmade parmigiano rose; wagyu steak tartar; squid ink tagliolini uni cacio e pepe; grouper; charcuterie board; pizza rustica; vegan key lime pie, and the most incredible crispy cannoli. We had some excellent red wines not pictured.
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We got absolutely obliterated at my job today. The crowds did not stop. I’d rank today the second busiest day in my life of food service.
There were leftover chicken cutlets from last night. Put one on a seeded roll with a nice plump tomato, mayo, salt, and pepper. Done. Chips on the side. An Old Fashioned to drink.
No pics tonight.
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Zucchini “cake” - the filling was a mixture of briefly cooked, shredded zucchini, basmati rice, mint, garlic. Served with a tomato salsa made with sautéed red onions, cashews, curry powder, lime zest and juice.
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I actually just used Lee Kum Kee oyster sauce and I think just Kikkoman soy sauce in place of the Thai soy sauces as well, probably don’t have to get the Thai brands for those. Pandan I got at a local Asian grocery store in the freezer section or refrigerated section (forget which but I remember keeping it in the freezer) and I think some places will have the fresh leaves for sale as well. And yeah Milo is a malted chocolate drink powder. I found a jar in a local Mexican market.
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Last night’s dinner was stuffed baby eggplant, loosely following a Greek recipe. It calls for baby eggplant, which just happened to be what I got in my CSA box. The recipe is called “little shoes”. On the side was a simple pilaf from this month’s COTM, flavored with fresh dill and preserved lemon.
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