A lemony fish chowder with halibut, salmon, and veg.
Loosely based on an Epicurious recipe, I started out with a bit of chopped bacon, used a variety of fresh veggies, went short on the cream, and thickened everything with a spoonful of potato flour at the end.
This was excellent – tasty, fresh and bright. Quite different from the standard New England style, and equally as good.
Served with a few croutons from the remains of a loaf of homemade bread.
Leeks, peas, carrots, green beans, potatoes and chives from the garden.
I’m celebrating. I have my property back . Raking , cleaning , using the chain saw , weed eater, loving it . The renter is gone . Cabin is in bad shape. I’ll polish it better than ever .
Starting with a yellow fin crudo with capers and lemon.
Cheers .
We enjoyed another fabulous dinner at The Farmer’s Daughter, with some friends, in Newton, NJ, including salmon; outstanding crispy crab cake with sweet potato fritter and maple mustard drizzle; crispy pork schnitzel with braised red cabbage and homemade spaetzle; wild mushroom tartare; cider braised chicken thighs; pumpkin mascarpone ravioli; and grilled trout; It all went great with an excellent Malbec, cabernet, and petite syrah.
Tonight’s dinner will be a Mexican Quiche. I’ll heat it up at halftime. I kind of got the idea from @Stefsteves who mentioned that quiche is a good “catch all” for emptying the crisper drawer. So when I saw beef chorizo on clearance at the grocery store, I grabbed it. I had some Mexican cheese in the freezer, along with the leftover crust (from my first quiche) and half a bag of chopped broccoli. I browned an onion with the chorizo and it all went into the mix.
Recipe from the same book as the Chana Pulao last week, and another good outcome, so I’m reading through everything I had flagged in there!
Very simple, and absolutely delicious – lots of caramelized onions, a few spices and aromatics, and a long, slow cook (made faster in the pressure cooker in my case).
I also baked a loaf of bread specifically to eat with this: not my best loaf, but better than the alternative.
Short rib rendang. Unfortunately I couldn’t find Makrut lime leaves at Hmart today, but they came through with lemongrass, beautiful fresh galangal and everything else I needed. Steamed broccoli and overcooked brown rice on the side. Cooking rice properly is my nemesis! Still a fabulous meal.
It’s one of the first things I learned how to make; it was a recipe on the back of whatever chile oil my mom used to buy when I was young. Peanut butter, soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, chile oil, and enough hot water (I used the pasta cooking water) to bring it all together. Lots of childhood comfort food vibes off this for me!
Another autumn meal, patterned after a recipe in Nigel Slater’s cookbook “EAT”:
A small center cut pork loin seasoned with olive oil and Vermont Trade Winds’ “Vermont Maple Rub” (lots of pepper in this blend; I love it!) with rough-cut apples, onions, and red and orange bell peppers in the roasting pan, tossed with olive oil. Trader Joe’s Robust Dark maple syrup drizzled over all halfway through, with a bit of white wine added to the pan as the syrup began to caramelize for a “sauce”.
Orzo cooked in pork stock and water, and roasted Brussels sprouts tossed with olive oil, s/p, and drizzled with a balsamic glaze near the end.
Wine.
And more of last night’s gingerbread cake for dessert.
