Supper

[MitchW]

Balls of chicken (which are a royal pain inn the ass to make), with pasta and tomato sauce. As our dear, departed Sneakeater would say...RRRRRAAAAAMMMMMMMPPPPPPPPS are in the balls.

Edited April 22, 2025 by MitchW

[Diancecht]

saturday 

meatballs in tomato sauce; braised greens (spinach, watercress) with boiled potatoes, dressed with lemon juice and extra-virgin olive oil

we spent $330/€300 on 12 500 ml bottles of olive oil from a friend’s grove in puglia. that was in november 2024. can’t wait to see what it’s gonna cost this year 😬 

[Diancecht]

sunday

baked salmon. roasted vegetables (carrots, spring onions, zucchini). boiled potatoes. italian fruit salad - this is just cut up mixed fruit tossed with lemon juice and splenda.

[small h]

Roasted rabe, mashed potatoes with scallion, and a wee skate wing with sage butter (my sage is growing again, so I have to get rid of all the sage butter I have in the freezer).

[MitchW]

Dinner last night:

At Cafe Katja, as it is spargel season.  Spargel, boiled potatoes, and Bauernschinken Ham.  Plenty good

[Wilfrid]

Current Francie menu: 

• WHITE ASPARAGUS

  vin jaune, spring vegetables, agridoux

[StephanieL]

We have some asparagus in our garden.  It's all N's, since I'm not a fan.

[maison rustique]

The Celtics game was coming on at 6 pm, so it was fast food for me.

 

[StephanieL]

Clams and mussels in white wine with sauteed peppers, tomatoes, and Spanish chorizo.  Baguette on the side.

[small h]

Baked whiting, Spanish style. Roasted broccolini, maybe Italian style? Parm is involved.

[StephanieL]

--Chicken thighs marinated in Nando's lemon-pepper sauce and grilled

--South African-style curried rice salad: (brown) basmati rice, lots of curry powder, red onion, red pepper, raisins, canned peaches, and cilantro

Edited April 28, 2025 by StephanieL

[MitchW]

Fairly large scallops, Carolina gold rice, avocado, tomato (Campari), cucumber.  Pan jus.

[maison rustique]

A couple of weeks ago NYT had a recipe for Lemony Turmeric Potato Soup. I thought it sounded interesting. I had a couple of potatoes and some cream that needed to get used immediately, so I played off that recipe and made a version with cream. Very rich, but absolutely delicious. I will definitely make it again, with or without cream.

[maison rustique]

Salad of lettuce mix, bacon, tomatoes, onion, avocado, blue cheese and the Amish tomato bacon dressing I got recently. With toasted buttered Cristal bread. 

[backyardchef]

Last Night's Abeez....

[small h]

Inspirational, as I'm about to make sourdough discard pizza dough.

[MitchW]

There is actually some medium-rare rib eye cap hiding under the mushroom/shallot/mustard sauce, but it's hard to see.  Green beans sautéed in ramp butter. Yukon golds.

[relbbaddoof]

8 hours ago, backyardchef said:

Last Night's Abeez....

Is cooking pizza at a 45-degree angle all the rage now?

[backyardchef]

Do it and post the results. Be the trendsetter we all believe you are. 

[StephanieL]

Roasted carrots with cumin, topped with a Middle Eastern-spiced ground beef mixture, halved cherry tomatoes, and garlic-tahini sauce.

[Wilfrid]

Fun with crispy morcilla on carrot pedestals. Reminder of many years ago, Richard Neat at Pied a Terre in London presenting a huge plate of tiny bits of pig head and feet, each balanced on a different vegetable pedestal with a different touch of sauce. Like a museum.

This was less ambitious. 🤣

[small h]

Sourdough discard pizza. Next time I might try broiling instead of baking, but no complaints! Basil from the balcony. Also lettuce and oregano from the balcony. The balcony is booming!

[backyardchef]

2 of my favorite discard recipes: pizzas and waffles. The best frozen waffles for quick breakfasts. Recently, I have been par baking my pizzas before topping and not using the broiler. Curious to see how your next ones come out. Having the fresh herbs to snip on from your own garden is one of the true joys of making treasure out of 'trash' with discard. 

[small h]

I parbaked this one, following the King Arthur instructions.

My favorite discard recipes are crackers and biscuits. And I'm going to give sourdough pasta a try.

My balcony garden is one of the great joys of my existence. It's in early stages now, but I am optimistic about the season.

[StephanieL]

When N was still making sourdough regularly, my favorite use of discard was KAF's triple-chocolate sourdough waffles.