Monday/13-Jan-20: Dinner was Spicy Sausage, Spinach, and Mushroom Gnocchi (web). This was simple to make and very tasty, a kind of comfort food. Also the last of my Italian sausage, so that's on the list to make again. I made a salad but neither of us felt like eating it — into the fridge with it for tomorrow. Three chocolates each for dessert.
Tuesday/14-Jan-20: Dinner was Raspberry-Balsamic Glazed Chicken (MC, web, CL/jan98). This is really yummy; I've made it a number or times, but not in quite a while. The raspberry preserves were not seedless, but I won't tell if you don't. Served with trio rice, and fêves that I impulse-bought last week — the first of the season. Then we had the salad left from yesterday. Then we had three chocolates.
Wednesday/15-Jan-20: Dinner was a half recipe of Panang Curry Red Lentil Soup (web). This was easy and very tasty. It did want a bit more salt at the table. Served over brown rice. Then a half recipe of Asian Cucumber and Carrot Salad (web). This was a spiralized creation, quite tasty. I'm not really a spiralizer fan; it's fun, but wastes so much veg. We finished with, yes, three chocolates each. One more night of these, unless they're still on sale.
Thursday/16-Jan-20: Shopping today.
Dinner was James Beard's Swordfish-Olive Pasta (Tenth, p263, also BeardPasta, p101). I thought this was good; Ed thought there were too many olives, even though I cut back the amount a bit. Oh well. Then a salad. Then the last of the chocolates. And there were no more of them on sale at Leclerc. Too bad for us.
Friday/17-Jan-20: I cooked up some chicken sausage today for tomorrow's meal. And started some Cabbage Kimchee (WofE, p379) for a meal early next week; unfortunately there was no Chinese cabbage to be had, so this is regular white cabbage.
Dinner was, very vaguely, a halfish recipe of Double Corn Cakes with Black Beans (VT, web). Having no access to pre-cooked polenta, which I probably wouldn't buy anyhow, I meant to make polenta earlier in the day and put it aside to cool for grilling. But that didn't happen so we just had the bean mixture over slightly cooled polenta. Instead of corn, I used hominy from the freezer. This was okay, but nothing special. Some mini Häagen-Dasz ice cream cups for dessert.
Yogurt on overnight.
Saturday/18-Jan-20: Finished the kimchee this morning. Now it will ripen for several days.
Early meal today. There was a halfish recipe of One-Pot Cream Orzo with Chicken Sausage (web). This was pretty good. It might be even better with broccoli rather than zuke. And crème fraîche or even pyramid cheese instead of cream. But good. I have some extra sausages for lunch in the next days. Then a salad. Then some of the other on-sale chocolates I bought.
Sunday/19-Jan-20: Spent some time today going through my pending "bird" recipes stack. Managed to toss a few. This is hard work; there really are too many good things to make.
I forgot to defrost for tonight's dinner, so we had pizza instead. Instead I made Chipotle Apple Pecan Cake (BH&G/sep05, web). Pretty good it is. (I used sucre de canne for all; reduced sugar in cake to 1-1/4cup.) Also the pizza.
Progress on goals
This week: #1 VEG/FISH: 3; #2 BACKLOG: no
This month: #3 GUESTS: no
This year: #4 SHORT: no; #5 LONG: no
On-going: #6 READ; #7 RECYCLE; #8 NEW
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Monday, January 13, 2020
Monday, September 16, 2019
This week in the kitchen
Monday/16-Sep-19: Dinner was West Indies Salmon Cake (web), using up two of my three cans of salmon. (Why don't they have canned salmon in France?) These were yummy. I made four patties from the whole recipe and froze two for another meal. Then some Caribbean Rice and Beans, loosely following this recipe. I used half a can of borlotti beans and froze the rest. No coconut milk, but chicken stock from a cube. Pretty good, though. Served with Carrot-and-Ginger Quickie Pickle and some of the haberno sauce that I made a while ago. Some ice cream for dessert.
Tuesday/17-Sep-19: Shopping today. Early because it's an odd week.
Dinner was Papillote de Cabillaud au Curry (VPG; web), with lieu noir instead of cod. (The web version is titled Papillote de Cabillaud au Curry et au Citron. I see that the web version calls for fennel seeds, rather than anise seeds; this would probably be better.) This was okay, but nothing special. Served with Lemon-Roasted Potatoes with Bay Leaves (VegHarv, p231), that I made last week and is going to be a favorite. And Zucchini La Ponche (VegHarv, p217), also excellent. I’ve looked at this recipe a couple of times and then switched to the Zucchini Carpaccio recipe on p214. There was just enough balsamic vinegar to make it tasty without being overwhelming. Now I've got two raw zucchini recipes. Some store-bought custards for dessert. We ate well.
Yogurt on overnight.
Wednesday/18-Sep-19: Dinner out for Cath, with Rosemary and Phillipe.
Thursday/19-Sep-19: Last dinner with Cath tonight. We had Chicken Diane (MC), an old favorite I haven't made in a while. Served with short-grain brown rice and some steamed broccoli and cauliflower. Then some St Felicien. Then some small slices of Lemon-Blueberry Cake from the tea shop in Montemboeuf. We're full.
Friday/20-Sep-19: Cath left for Carlisle today, a good friend moving away permanently.
Dinner was Shrimp and Zucchini Orzo (web). It called for sambal, which I thought I’d get at Grand Frais this week, but Grand Frais has changed their selection so they no longer carry a lot of my staples. Like sambal. Instead of that, I used my (not-so-)Fiery Haberno Sauce, which was tasty. For afters, we finished the St Felicien.
Yogurt on overnight.
Saturday/21-Sep-19: For our starter we had Salmon-Dill Salad with Pasta (BeardPasta, p191; cookbooker), sort of. For two, I used 3oz of pasta (mini-shells), with 90g of smoked salmon bits (from the freezer), 2tbl each of mayo and yogurt, and some chopped dill. Served with some leaves of sucrine (mini romaines). For our main, there was some magret tournedos that I bought at a marché des producteurs this summer. Those served with a pan sauce of marsala and black cherry jam. Served with some little boiled potatoes and some haricots verts with shiitakes and shalllots. We were full.
Soaked hominy overnight.
Sunday/22-Sep-19: Cooked up hominy using chicken stock for the liquid.
Dinner was Pernil de Chancho a la Chilena—Braised Fresh Ham with Chili Sauce (TLLatin, p58). I had 1.25kg rouelle, so made about a two-thirds recipe of the meat, but all of the sauce. The chiles we get here are pretty wimpy, so I didn't deseed them. The sauce was simple, but quite tasty. Served with hominy.
Meant to make an avocado-tomato salad, but the avocados I bought this week were already bad, so I just chopped some tomatoes from the potager with cilantro and served over lettuce. Some mini ice creams for dessert.
Progress on goals
This week: #1 BACKLOG: no; #2 VEG/FISH: 3; #3 COOKBOOK: n/a
Cookbooks of the month: none
This month: #4 PASTA: no; #5 BREAD: no; #6 GUESTS: yes
This year: #7 PROJECT: no
Tuesday/17-Sep-19: Shopping today. Early because it's an odd week.
Dinner was Papillote de Cabillaud au Curry (VPG; web), with lieu noir instead of cod. (The web version is titled Papillote de Cabillaud au Curry et au Citron. I see that the web version calls for fennel seeds, rather than anise seeds; this would probably be better.) This was okay, but nothing special. Served with Lemon-Roasted Potatoes with Bay Leaves (VegHarv, p231), that I made last week and is going to be a favorite. And Zucchini La Ponche (VegHarv, p217), also excellent. I’ve looked at this recipe a couple of times and then switched to the Zucchini Carpaccio recipe on p214. There was just enough balsamic vinegar to make it tasty without being overwhelming. Now I've got two raw zucchini recipes. Some store-bought custards for dessert. We ate well.
Yogurt on overnight.
Wednesday/18-Sep-19: Dinner out for Cath, with Rosemary and Phillipe.
Thursday/19-Sep-19: Last dinner with Cath tonight. We had Chicken Diane (MC), an old favorite I haven't made in a while. Served with short-grain brown rice and some steamed broccoli and cauliflower. Then some St Felicien. Then some small slices of Lemon-Blueberry Cake from the tea shop in Montemboeuf. We're full.
Friday/20-Sep-19: Cath left for Carlisle today, a good friend moving away permanently.
Dinner was Shrimp and Zucchini Orzo (web). It called for sambal, which I thought I’d get at Grand Frais this week, but Grand Frais has changed their selection so they no longer carry a lot of my staples. Like sambal. Instead of that, I used my (not-so-)Fiery Haberno Sauce, which was tasty. For afters, we finished the St Felicien.
Yogurt on overnight.
Saturday/21-Sep-19: For our starter we had Salmon-Dill Salad with Pasta (BeardPasta, p191; cookbooker), sort of. For two, I used 3oz of pasta (mini-shells), with 90g of smoked salmon bits (from the freezer), 2tbl each of mayo and yogurt, and some chopped dill. Served with some leaves of sucrine (mini romaines). For our main, there was some magret tournedos that I bought at a marché des producteurs this summer. Those served with a pan sauce of marsala and black cherry jam. Served with some little boiled potatoes and some haricots verts with shiitakes and shalllots. We were full.
Soaked hominy overnight.
Sunday/22-Sep-19: Cooked up hominy using chicken stock for the liquid.
Dinner was Pernil de Chancho a la Chilena—Braised Fresh Ham with Chili Sauce (TLLatin, p58). I had 1.25kg rouelle, so made about a two-thirds recipe of the meat, but all of the sauce. The chiles we get here are pretty wimpy, so I didn't deseed them. The sauce was simple, but quite tasty. Served with hominy.
Meant to make an avocado-tomato salad, but the avocados I bought this week were already bad, so I just chopped some tomatoes from the potager with cilantro and served over lettuce. Some mini ice creams for dessert.
Progress on goals
This week: #1 BACKLOG: no; #2 VEG/FISH: 3; #3 COOKBOOK: n/a
Cookbooks of the month: none
This month: #4 PASTA: no; #5 BREAD: no; #6 GUESTS: yes
This year: #7 PROJECT: no
Monday, May 30, 2016
This week in the kitchen
Monday/30-May-16: Embroidered some chili today, more or less following my old tried-and-true recipe. Accompanied by Cayenne Cornbread (BigGerman, p182) and guacamole.
Yogurt on overnight.
Tuesday/31-May-16: Used an overripe banana to make Banana Mousse (MC) from an old recipe. Not very mousse-like (my homemade yogurt is not very thick right now), but still tasty.
Dinner was Thai Peanut Curry Noodles (web), which is supposed to serve four. Maybe as a side. We ate all of it as a main course. Used fresh peas instead of edamame, which isn't available, and I don't like all that much anyhow. Cleared out my backlog of broccoli stems. It could have used even more of the pasta water, but it might be that my organic peanut butter is a bit drier than what they used. Tasty enough, and probably healthy. Even followed by the Banana Mousse.
Wednesday/1-Jun-16: I woke up this morning thinking it was Thursday and wondering why I hadn't done some of my usual Wednesday things. Been in a muddle all day.
We had our main meal early, since Ed went off to an evening choir practice. We had Chicken with Bacon Mustard Sauce (web), easy, tasty, and a definite Keeper. Used lardons instead of bacon; probably better for that. Served with trio rice and steamed broccoli topped with a bit of garlic, olive oil, and lemon juice.
Thursday/2-Jun-16: Ed's choir didn't meet this afternoon, so had our main meal early, then took the opportunity to head for a movie in the early evening.
Our meal was Fettuccine with Zucchini (BeardPasta, p81; cookbooker). Had intended to make fresh pasta for this, but am glad I didn't since the sauce would have been too much. It was quite good and would be better in the summer when you're getting the veggies (zucchini, bell peppers, tomatoes) straight from the garden. Served over dried tagliatelle. Made a salad but it seemed like too much. Plus we were out of time.
Off to the movie. At a theatre we haven't been to before. And haven't been to yet, since we didn't find it. Turns out it's not really in the commune where it's advertised to be. Came home, watched a DVD, and ironed. We lead such an exciting life.
Friday/3-Jun-16: Off plan today. We had our main meal, all leftovers, before we went shopping. That was the rest of the pasta salad with artichokes and shrimp, followed by the salad we didn't eat yesterday. We were full.
Late at the store, which was jam-packed with people. Note to self: Late Friday afternoon is not a good time to shop. Last week there was lots of rhubarb; this week none. What happened? It surely can't be out of season already.
Saturday/4-Jun-16: Early meal today so we could go to a play in the evening. We had Visburgertjes (web), more or less. I used cod and lieu noir for the fish, and cilantro instead of parsley. And I inadvertently used ketjap manis instead of vissaus. Oops. They were good anyhow. Served with rice and Hong Kong-Style Broccoli and Baby Corn (HotWok, p158), which was pretty good.
Sunday/5-Jun-16: It's stopped raining for a while, so we bbq'd some lamb merguez from the freezer for dinner. As sides there were steamed asparagus with lemon-butter and Lemon Roasted Sweet Potatoes (Screamingly, p140), which I've made before and is a really good (and easy) way to do sweet potatoes. For dessert there was, more or less, Feuilleté à la Mangue et aux Pommes (web; VPG), using up some apples and some frozen mango slices. Funny propotions—I used only part of the apples and mangos required. Used some squares of pâte feuilleté, since the whole piece I get is usually circular, not to be cut into squares. Pretty good, and two let for tomorrow night.
Corn stickers. When Ed and I got together, we each brought a set (6 or 8?) of the regular sort of yellow plastic handles for corn on the cob. We moved with eight; not sure if we gave some away as we moved. We're now down to six, since two have split at the metal pegs in the last few months. I'm wondering if we should get more or not. Six is fine for the two of us, and maybe some company. Is six enough to have or not?
Progress on goals
This week: #1 BACKLOG: no; #2 VEG/FISH: 4
This month: #3 PASTA: no for May, no for June; #4 BREAD: no for May, no for June; #5 FotW: yes for half-May/June
Yogurt on overnight.
Tuesday/31-May-16: Used an overripe banana to make Banana Mousse (MC) from an old recipe. Not very mousse-like (my homemade yogurt is not very thick right now), but still tasty.
Dinner was Thai Peanut Curry Noodles (web), which is supposed to serve four. Maybe as a side. We ate all of it as a main course. Used fresh peas instead of edamame, which isn't available, and I don't like all that much anyhow. Cleared out my backlog of broccoli stems. It could have used even more of the pasta water, but it might be that my organic peanut butter is a bit drier than what they used. Tasty enough, and probably healthy. Even followed by the Banana Mousse.
Wednesday/1-Jun-16: I woke up this morning thinking it was Thursday and wondering why I hadn't done some of my usual Wednesday things. Been in a muddle all day.
We had our main meal early, since Ed went off to an evening choir practice. We had Chicken with Bacon Mustard Sauce (web), easy, tasty, and a definite Keeper. Used lardons instead of bacon; probably better for that. Served with trio rice and steamed broccoli topped with a bit of garlic, olive oil, and lemon juice.
Thursday/2-Jun-16: Ed's choir didn't meet this afternoon, so had our main meal early, then took the opportunity to head for a movie in the early evening.
Our meal was Fettuccine with Zucchini (BeardPasta, p81; cookbooker). Had intended to make fresh pasta for this, but am glad I didn't since the sauce would have been too much. It was quite good and would be better in the summer when you're getting the veggies (zucchini, bell peppers, tomatoes) straight from the garden. Served over dried tagliatelle. Made a salad but it seemed like too much. Plus we were out of time.
Off to the movie. At a theatre we haven't been to before. And haven't been to yet, since we didn't find it. Turns out it's not really in the commune where it's advertised to be. Came home, watched a DVD, and ironed. We lead such an exciting life.
Friday/3-Jun-16: Off plan today. We had our main meal, all leftovers, before we went shopping. That was the rest of the pasta salad with artichokes and shrimp, followed by the salad we didn't eat yesterday. We were full.
Late at the store, which was jam-packed with people. Note to self: Late Friday afternoon is not a good time to shop. Last week there was lots of rhubarb; this week none. What happened? It surely can't be out of season already.
Saturday/4-Jun-16: Early meal today so we could go to a play in the evening. We had Visburgertjes (web), more or less. I used cod and lieu noir for the fish, and cilantro instead of parsley. And I inadvertently used ketjap manis instead of vissaus. Oops. They were good anyhow. Served with rice and Hong Kong-Style Broccoli and Baby Corn (HotWok, p158), which was pretty good.
Sunday/5-Jun-16: It's stopped raining for a while, so we bbq'd some lamb merguez from the freezer for dinner. As sides there were steamed asparagus with lemon-butter and Lemon Roasted Sweet Potatoes (Screamingly, p140), which I've made before and is a really good (and easy) way to do sweet potatoes. For dessert there was, more or less, Feuilleté à la Mangue et aux Pommes (web; VPG), using up some apples and some frozen mango slices. Funny propotions—I used only part of the apples and mangos required. Used some squares of pâte feuilleté, since the whole piece I get is usually circular, not to be cut into squares. Pretty good, and two let for tomorrow night.
Corn stickers. When Ed and I got together, we each brought a set (6 or 8?) of the regular sort of yellow plastic handles for corn on the cob. We moved with eight; not sure if we gave some away as we moved. We're now down to six, since two have split at the metal pegs in the last few months. I'm wondering if we should get more or not. Six is fine for the two of us, and maybe some company. Is six enough to have or not?
Progress on goals
This week: #1 BACKLOG: no; #2 VEG/FISH: 4
This month: #3 PASTA: no for May, no for June; #4 BREAD: no for May, no for June; #5 FotW: yes for half-May/June
Monday, May 9, 2016
This week in the kitchen
Monday/9-May-16: I hadn't fully realized exactly how long the meal I planned for tonight would take to make, so I changed the plan. Instead I cooked lots of veggies to use up bits in the fridge. There was Noodles with Cabbage (BeardPasta, p88). I used some nettle fusilli, which was fine in flavor, but wrong in shape. (Tagliatelle would be nice, or maybe crozets, or spaetzle.) This was pretty good, either as a main or a side. I roasted some asparagus. I made some Baked Parmesan Zucchini (web), very loosely based on the web recipe. I had some panko leftover from something; added Parmesan, Italian herbs, and garlic powder to that. Put the olive oil in one dish, tossed the zuke sticks in that, rolled them in the panko mix, then baked. Pretty good way to do zukes. Mini mags for dessert.
Yogurt on overnight.
Tuesday/10-May-16: Dinner was Pie's Succulent Pork Chops (MC) with corn and the cob and steamed broccoli. That was it. In the afternoon, I was supposed to work on the beef roll thing for Thursday's dinner, but didn't feel like it. Hope I'll have some energy after tomorrow's outing.
Wednesday/11-May-16: I had my main meal at a hanging basket workshop today. Sandwich for dinner. Ed had leftovers for dinner.
Started the Beef Roll from TLBrit for tomorrow's dinner.
Thursday/12-May-16: I shopped today while Ed was at choir practice. For dinner we had slices of the beef roll, along with some cole slaw (carrots and cabbage from a sack, with with the dressing from Mama's Garlic Coleslaw) and some Authentic French Bread (Magic, p22) from the bread maker. Some Brillat-Savarin for after, an impulse buy at Intermarché.
Found out the house next door has been sold. Will be final in July. A French graphic artist from Bordeaux. Ed has spoken with him he thinks.
Yogurt on overnight.
Friday/13-May-16: Started Grapefruit Marmalade (TLBrit, p6) today, using a red grapefruit since that's what was at the store. Started a big pot of chicken stock. Will finish it off tomorrow.
For dinner tonight, I had the choice of a "sophisticated" salmon dish, or an Indian-style fish. Indian won. With Madhur Jaffrey's help we had a yummy dinner: Grilled Fish Steaks (Q&E, p60) with cod, New Potatoes with Cumin (Q&E, p91), and Spinach with Ginger and Green Chilies (Q&E, p94). The first two are old favorites, although this may have been the first time I've actually used new potatoes. The spinach is new, I think. Don't tell Madhur that I used frozen spinach and red chilies (which is all the freezer holds). Nevertheless, it was quite acceptable. More Brillat-Savarin for afters.
Saturday/14-May-16: Simmered the chicken stock again today and didn't get around to freezing it. Finished the (Red) Grapefruit Marmalade today.
Dinner out for a Cath's birthday. Gave her the larger part of the Red Grapefruit Marmalade. Nothing further happened in the kitchen.
Sunday/15-May-16: Cath reported that she liked the marmalade, yay! (I didn't.)
Simmered the chicken stock again today and didn't get around to freezing it. Tomorrow!
Dinner was an easy, quick one: a half dose of Spicy Thai Noodles (web). Quite good, maybe a tad too sweet. And too much sauce too. Used all the add-ins. Tasty stuff. Then, as a complete contrast, more of the Brillat-Savarin for afters.
Progress on goals
This week: #1 BACKLOG: no; #2 VEG/FISH: 3
This month: #3 PASTA: no; #4 BREAD: no; #5 FotW: yes for April/May
Yogurt on overnight.
Tuesday/10-May-16: Dinner was Pie's Succulent Pork Chops (MC) with corn and the cob and steamed broccoli. That was it. In the afternoon, I was supposed to work on the beef roll thing for Thursday's dinner, but didn't feel like it. Hope I'll have some energy after tomorrow's outing.
Wednesday/11-May-16: I had my main meal at a hanging basket workshop today. Sandwich for dinner. Ed had leftovers for dinner.
Started the Beef Roll from TLBrit for tomorrow's dinner.
Thursday/12-May-16: I shopped today while Ed was at choir practice. For dinner we had slices of the beef roll, along with some cole slaw (carrots and cabbage from a sack, with with the dressing from Mama's Garlic Coleslaw) and some Authentic French Bread (Magic, p22) from the bread maker. Some Brillat-Savarin for after, an impulse buy at Intermarché.
Found out the house next door has been sold. Will be final in July. A French graphic artist from Bordeaux. Ed has spoken with him he thinks.
Yogurt on overnight.
Friday/13-May-16: Started Grapefruit Marmalade (TLBrit, p6) today, using a red grapefruit since that's what was at the store. Started a big pot of chicken stock. Will finish it off tomorrow.
For dinner tonight, I had the choice of a "sophisticated" salmon dish, or an Indian-style fish. Indian won. With Madhur Jaffrey's help we had a yummy dinner: Grilled Fish Steaks (Q&E, p60) with cod, New Potatoes with Cumin (Q&E, p91), and Spinach with Ginger and Green Chilies (Q&E, p94). The first two are old favorites, although this may have been the first time I've actually used new potatoes. The spinach is new, I think. Don't tell Madhur that I used frozen spinach and red chilies (which is all the freezer holds). Nevertheless, it was quite acceptable. More Brillat-Savarin for afters.
Saturday/14-May-16: Simmered the chicken stock again today and didn't get around to freezing it. Finished the (Red) Grapefruit Marmalade today.
Dinner out for a Cath's birthday. Gave her the larger part of the Red Grapefruit Marmalade. Nothing further happened in the kitchen.
Sunday/15-May-16: Cath reported that she liked the marmalade, yay! (I didn't.)
Simmered the chicken stock again today and didn't get around to freezing it. Tomorrow!
Dinner was an easy, quick one: a half dose of Spicy Thai Noodles (web). Quite good, maybe a tad too sweet. And too much sauce too. Used all the add-ins. Tasty stuff. Then, as a complete contrast, more of the Brillat-Savarin for afters.
Progress on goals
This week: #1 BACKLOG: no; #2 VEG/FISH: 3
This month: #3 PASTA: no; #4 BREAD: no; #5 FotW: yes for April/May
Monday, January 18, 2016
This week in the kitchen
Monday/18-Jan-16: Pizza tonight. Bottom up: pyramid goat cheese, pizza sauce from jarred roasted bell pepper, grilled eggplant, grilled zucchini, grilled mushrooms, grilled broccoli, chopped black olives, capers, mozzarella. It was good.
Yogurt on overnight.
Tuesday/19-Jan-16: Dinner out tonight. Nothing happened in the kitchen.
Wednesday/20-Jan-16: Shopping today. At one end of the cooler with desserts, I noticed some lumps of ready-made bread dough, for loafs, pizza, etc. Full of chemicals. Does anybody actually buy these things?
Dinner was some cod, dipped in seasoned flour and sautéed, with Lemon-Caper Pan Sauce (HowTo, p167), some orzo, and some steamed snijbonen. For dessert there were some store-bought chocolate puddings. Easy, nice.
Thursday/21-Jan-16: Used my last bit of frozen chicken stock to make some improvised broccoli soup for lunch. I really need to get making some more stock now.
Dinner was Pork Chops in Mustard Sauce (MC). Served with smashed potatoes and Cold Beetroot with Cream (Pomiane, p180). All good stuff. No dessert.
Haven't found a trace of our kitchen mouse. Wondering where she's gotten off to.
Yogurt on overnight.
Friday/22-Jan-16: An easy day today. Leftover enchiladas and rice for dinner, with a new batch of guacamole. C'est tout.
Still not sign of our kitchen mouse. A puzzle.
Saturday/23-Jan-16: We have an overabundance of red onions, since I seem to have bought them two weeks in a row when that wasn't needed. So I made a jar of Kaye's Pickled Red Onions (MC), using some very strong white vinegar diluted with cider vinegar. We'll see how they turn out.
Dinner was Chèvre-Tomato Pasta (BeardPasta, p150; cookbooker), which is based on Light Tomato Sauce (BeardPasta, p73; cookbooker) with some chèvre and Tabasco added. Although there was way too much sauce, it was still tasty. Served with a salad, using some of the dressing from Thursday's beets.
Sunday/24-Jan-16: Leftover pizza for dinner. Nothing else happened in the kitchen.
Had the intention to work on the recipe backlog today, but didn't get to it. The dining table was such a mess that clearing and sorting that took a lot of time.
Ed's got the wall behind the sink tiled. What remains are the bits left of the stove and at the end of the peninsula. However E's worried if we got enough of the trim tiles. He thinks they will be hard to cut and we may not have enough extras. Fingers crossed.
Yogurt on overnight.
Progress on goals
This week: #1 BACKLOG: no; #2 VEG/FISH: 4
This month: #3 PASTA: yes; #4 BREAD: no; #5 FotW: no for Jan/Feb
Yogurt on overnight.
Tuesday/19-Jan-16: Dinner out tonight. Nothing happened in the kitchen.
Wednesday/20-Jan-16: Shopping today. At one end of the cooler with desserts, I noticed some lumps of ready-made bread dough, for loafs, pizza, etc. Full of chemicals. Does anybody actually buy these things?
Dinner was some cod, dipped in seasoned flour and sautéed, with Lemon-Caper Pan Sauce (HowTo, p167), some orzo, and some steamed snijbonen. For dessert there were some store-bought chocolate puddings. Easy, nice.
Thursday/21-Jan-16: Used my last bit of frozen chicken stock to make some improvised broccoli soup for lunch. I really need to get making some more stock now.
Dinner was Pork Chops in Mustard Sauce (MC). Served with smashed potatoes and Cold Beetroot with Cream (Pomiane, p180). All good stuff. No dessert.
Haven't found a trace of our kitchen mouse. Wondering where she's gotten off to.
Yogurt on overnight.
Friday/22-Jan-16: An easy day today. Leftover enchiladas and rice for dinner, with a new batch of guacamole. C'est tout.
Still not sign of our kitchen mouse. A puzzle.
Saturday/23-Jan-16: We have an overabundance of red onions, since I seem to have bought them two weeks in a row when that wasn't needed. So I made a jar of Kaye's Pickled Red Onions (MC), using some very strong white vinegar diluted with cider vinegar. We'll see how they turn out.
Dinner was Chèvre-Tomato Pasta (BeardPasta, p150; cookbooker), which is based on Light Tomato Sauce (BeardPasta, p73; cookbooker) with some chèvre and Tabasco added. Although there was way too much sauce, it was still tasty. Served with a salad, using some of the dressing from Thursday's beets.
Sunday/24-Jan-16: Leftover pizza for dinner. Nothing else happened in the kitchen.
Had the intention to work on the recipe backlog today, but didn't get to it. The dining table was such a mess that clearing and sorting that took a lot of time.
Ed's got the wall behind the sink tiled. What remains are the bits left of the stove and at the end of the peninsula. However E's worried if we got enough of the trim tiles. He thinks they will be hard to cut and we may not have enough extras. Fingers crossed.
Yogurt on overnight.
Progress on goals
This week: #1 BACKLOG: no; #2 VEG/FISH: 4
This month: #3 PASTA: yes; #4 BREAD: no; #5 FotW: no for Jan/Feb
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