In Kaye's Kitchen: This week in the kitchen

Monday, October 19, 2015

This week in the kitchen

Monday/19-Oct-15: This was clear-out-the-fridge night, preparation for leaving on Thursday. For dinner we had lots of orzo, accompanied by:

Green Bean Salad (ClassicItal, p557). A really nice, simple way to do green beans. Should be done at the last minute or so that the beans can be kept warm till serving.
Zucchini with Tomato and Basil (ClassicItal, p534). A bit of clock-time, but easy to do and not demanding. Having no parsley, I sprinkled in some dried Italian herbs. Good stuff.
Roasted Eggplant with Peppers and Cucumber (ClassicItal, p55). I've made this a number of times. It's still good.

Tuesday/20-Oct-15: Lunch was a take-off on Medaglioni de Melazane—Aubergine Medallions (VegCarlu, p202). No tomato purée, wrong cheese, still good. Chopped up some tomatoes (seeded, of course) and cooked till soft, then stirred in the last of the basil we brought along. Sauté slices of eggplant. Top with (pesto, not), tomato sauce, cheddar slices, and some grated Parmesan. Into the oven till the cheese was melted.

Had a super dinner out. Fixed menu, first time we've seen that in Italy. Soup, pasta, two mains (lamb and chicken), and dessert. Good and not all that expensive.

Wednesday/21-Oct-15: For lunch, I started out to make an egg and zucchini thing from VegCarlu, but it turned into a clear-out-the-fridge scramble-up. Red onion, the end of a salami, a bit of red bell pepper, the last zucchini, two little tomatoes, topped with eggs. Yum. Hope we have room for dinner tonight.

Nice dinner out at our favorite restaurant in Radicondoli.

Thursday/22-Oct-15: Checked out. Drove to Pisa to see the Leaning Tower and the Duomo. Then to Lucca. Walked 11,000+ steps today. Feet are tired. Lovely dinner out.

Friday/23-Oct-15: Walked almost 10,000 steps. Whew. Another nice dinner out.

Saturday/24-Oct-15: Drove all the way to the Vercors without an overnight stop.

Sunday/25-Oct-15: Day in the Vercors.

Progress on goals
This week: #1 BACKLOG: no; #2 UNUSED: no; #3 GRAINS: no; #4 VEG/FISH: 1
This month: #5 PASTA: no; #6 BREAD: no; #7 FotW: no for September/October

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CookAlongs

I'm active at only the first of these cookalongs right now.

Cookbook Countdown
Co-hosted by Joyce of Kitchen Flavours and Emily of Emily's Cooking Foray, this is a group of cookbook collectors who want to make more use their cookbooks. Each month we select one of our books and cook as much as possible for that book.

I Heart Cooking Clubs - Nigel Slater
For six months, we cooked along with Nigel Slater, one of my favorite cookbook authors. I cooked most weeks, but didn't necessarily make a separate post.

I Heart Cooking Clubs - Yotam Ottolenghi
For six months, we cooked with Yotam Ottlenghi. I have only one of his books, but there are many on-line recipes to be found.

I Heart Cooking Clubs - Madhur Jaffrey
For six months, we cooked Madhur Jaffrey recipes, with weekly themes to leading the way. I joined in since Jaffrey's cookbooks were already some of my most frequently used.

Cook Your Books
Hosted by Joyce at Kitchen Flavors, this is a chance to post cookbook selections once a month. I'm aiming to expand my culinary vocabulary by cooking from seldom or never used cookbooks, old and new.

Cook the Books
Lead by Rachel (of The Crispy Cook), Deb (of Kahakai Kitchen), and Jo (of Food Junkie not Junk Food), every two months we read a food-related book and cook a meal inspired by that book. Nice idea, but I haven't been participating much in this one lately.

Cookbook Sundays
Previously led by Sue at Couscous and Consciousness, this group, where I was posting a recipe from a seldom or never used cookbook each week, is looking for a new leader.

Cooking Italy
Lead by Angela Roberts of Spinach Tiger, we made a lot of good things from Marcella Hazan's Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking.

Monday, October 19, 2015

This week in the kitchen

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