Supper

[maison rustique]

There is a local group of food-minded folks here that is an informal group--some are just people who like to eat, some love to cook, some own restaurants, etc. I've made a number of friends via the group and one of my friends hosted a brunch yesterday. I didn't take any photos, but am stealing a few from a friend's FB page.  I was delighted to see that the host made and served a rice salad that I concocted that is loosely based on a dish that was served at a restaurant in Costa Mesa many years ago. I'd forgotten that I shared the recipe with her a few years ago.

Edited June 3, 2024 by maison rustique
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[small h]

Even the Tompkins Square Greenmarket is fantastic now! Half-shell clams, carrots & French breakfast radishes with herb sauce, and a warm salad of clams, squid, favas (which I do not find hard to prep at all), scallions and parsley.

Edited June 3, 2024 by small h

[StephanieL]

Leftover lobster noodles from an epic Chinese banquet.

[Diancecht]

chicken with olives and raisins (from my tel aviv table by limor chen, page 141); green beans braised in tomato sauce; peach clafoutis.

@bloviatrix you might like that cookbook. this is the second or third recipe i’ve made and it’s a keeper.

[small h]

Another stab at bok choy with glazed shiitakes, 'cause it went very well last time. And blowfish tails marinated in ponzu, garlic & Sichuan peppercorns and oven-grilled.

Some nice cheeses, and also some nice strawberries.

[bloviatrix]

@Diancecht - that book happens to be on my library queue. Looking forward to going through it.

[maison rustique]

Warm weather means light suppers. Simple salad with crispy pepperoni on top (I added shredded parm after the photo) and a sage-thyme croissant from my neighbors' baker daughter.

[small h]

I made (not enough) linguine, now that I have mostly figured out pasta again. And bought 00 flour. And found the semolina. With favas, shallots, shrimp, ricotta and mint. Added the mint too early, which is why it is not a pretty color.

 

[StephanieL]

Despite the hot weather, N still decided to cook (with the oven, yet).  She made a frittata with prosciutto, potatoes, and basils, using eggs from someone's backyard coop that she got in exchange for iris cuttings.

[maison rustique]

No photo because I was starving, but I had a meatloaf sandwich with s/p, plenty of mayo and sharp cheddar. Potato chips. Pinot grigio because that's what was open in the fridge. Delicious. Meatloaf sandwiches might be my very favorite food.

[small h]

This is a very nice kale sort-of caesar salad, as I am trying to make a dent in the balcony kale.

This LOOKS pretty good, this squid with green sauce that I have made 1000 times and it's always come out fine. But not this time! The squid steamed instead of searing or roasting. The scallions, meanwhile, remained practically raw. It's possible that I always dry the squid, but not this time. It's also possible that I always use the cast iron, but not this time. In any case, bleah. It was bleah.

[Diancecht]

chicken shawarma pita sandwich with cilantro, cabbage salad, pickled red onions, amba mayonnaise and hot sauce, from sababa by adeena sussman, pages 229-230. we ended up buying the amba sauce at samiramis but it might be worth it attempting a homemade version if we can source some unripe mangoes somewhere.

blueberry cobbler with heavy cream, from chez panisse desserts by lindsey remolif shere, page 120

[maison rustique]

Incredibly hot and humid yesterday. My sis brought me some pulled pork so I topped a salad with some pork, almonds, parm and brioche croutons. Lemon vinaigrette. 

[bloviatrix]

@Diancecht - love that book!

[StephanieL]

Another "big bowl" dinner: RG Good Mother Stallards, barley, four kinds of (cooked) mushrooms, shallots, arugula, parsley, and a light dressing.  Meyer lemon posset for dessert.

Edited June 11, 2024 by StephanieL

[Sneakeater]

I cannot begin to tell you how I covet that Meyer lemon posset.

[small h]

A little Copper River salmon, and a salad with balcony Little Gem, the last of the favas, some shelled peas, radishes, fried shallots, mint/parsley dressing, and shaved parm.

 

[maison rustique]

Not quite the thing for hot weather, but I made a mock posole verde to use up some stuff that was lingering.

 

[Diancecht]

i’ve been on vacation for the past two weeks and go back to the salt mines next monday. this is almost civilized….i should do it more often.

anyway, tonight was whole wheat pasta with sausage, mint and tomato; roasted zucchini with pesto; and italian fruit salad for dessert.

[Diancecht]

no filter on those pictures; the condimento was really that intense looking 

[Sneakeater]

That fruit salad is RED. 

[MitchW]

Nice day at the greenmarket yesterday.

Peas (fresh shelling), pancetta, Parmigiano, pasta.  With an endive salad.

[small h]

Peas for everyone!

[small h]

And from the night before last, blowfish tails with ponzu-adjacent sauce, roasted gai lan and shiitakes. I don’t know why I bought such enormous shiitakes. They’re like something out of Sleeper.

[Wilfrid]

Supper last night, 11pm thanks to travel: low carb tortilla chips with a blue cheese dip followed by Livarot and a slice of bread.