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[small h]

  

10 minutes ago, Wilfrid said:

I really think my wife and I hacked vast quantities of knotweed out of our Bridgeport garden

You almost definitely did, and it's been choking out native plants all over the place, including along the stream bed at our upstate place. I don't think my little pickling project is going to move the needle, but there are some experimental treatments that might be successful in the future.

Edited May 24 by small h

[small h]

Now that Colbert has ended, I can stop yelling at the screen every time he conducts the Colbert Questionnaire and asks people what the best sandwich is. The best sandwich is a tuna melt. 

[MitchW]

Two recent dinners:

Bone-in chicken thigh, sautéed with onions, garlic, white wine. Finished with lemon juice, lemon zest and parsley.  Served with sautéed fresh corn, zucchini, and scallions.

Penne col Sugo di Funghi Coltivati. One of the first pastas I cooked out of an early Marcella book, Marcella's Italian Kitchen.

This involves sautéing onions, garlic, and mushrooms in butter and olive oil, then adding white wine, anchovies and some diced tomatoes. It won't be saucy and then uses a fair amount of the pasta water to make a "sugo" before drizzling with a little more olive oil.  A lovely mixed salad on the side.  Wanted to drink a pinot noir with ths, but then realized I didn't have one at the right serving temp, so I opened a Grüner instead.

[Wilfrid]

On 5/24/2026 at 6:29 PM, small h said:

  

You almost definitely did, and it's been choking out native plants all over the place, including along the stream bed at our upstate place. I don't think my little pickling project is going to move the needle, but there are some experimental treatments that might be successful in the future.

My ex reports that she knew what it was called, but had no idea you could eat it. I remember it was a real menace, growing fast everywhere.

[small h]

1 hour ago, Wilfrid said:

I remember it was a real menace, growing fast everywhere.

There used to be a nice variety of plants along the stream bed, including blackberries and raspberries. Now, just knotweed, as far as the eye can see.

[StephanieL]

Basic dinner for the cooler weather we've been having this week: beef stew with carrots and homegrown parsnips, mashed potatoes, and steamed broccoli.

[Wilfrid]

Goat stew. Boneless meat, shallots, garlic, red wine, beef stock.

[StephanieL]

Berliner sausage sandwiches on ciabatta, with long-cooked onions and peppers. Butter lettuce on the side.

[small h]

Cool food, hot night, go Knicks! Soba with chilled dashi. 
 

[Wilfrid]

I ate more goat stew and we are winning. 🏀

[Wilfrid]

Maybe I have to eat goat stew for the next two games. 🧙‍♂️

[small h]

If that's what it's gonna take, you best not let us down.

[StephanieL]

RG Black Calypsos cooked with herbs and good olive oil, sauteed greens from our garden plus scallions, pre-sliced speck, and a baguette to make open-faced sandwiches/smorrebrod.

[StephanieL]

The weather has been warm the last couple of days, so I asked N if we could have a grain salad for summer.  She mixed together barley, pickled onions, cherry tomatoes, red pepper, cucumber, tinned smoked herring, jammy hard-boiled eggs, and a dressing that I don't know the ingredients of.  Served over a combination of arugula and butter lettuce.  Ice cream for dessert.

[small h]

Squid ink risotto with tomato, saffron and ramp butter. Despite having a difficult time extracting the squid ink, and the dish’s weird color, I am happy.

Scallop aguachile on (most of, it had issues) an avocado wedge. 

[StephanieL]

Braised chicken Basque-style--lots of pepper and onion and a hit of Pimente d'Espelette powder.  Couscous on the side to soak up the sauce.

[maison rustique]

Cold plate last night. My sister's pea salad and Italian Macaroni Salad, one of their home-grown tomatoes with a few drops of evoo and fresh oregano grown by a friend. And a very generous portion of Olive My Pickle Horseradish Dill pickle. And finishing the bottle of wine from Friday night.

[small h]

I had a little time on my hands today yesterday. (The days are running together.)

Edited July 7 by small h

[StephanieL]

What are the top and bottom dishes?

[small h]

9 hours ago, StephanieL said:

What are the top and bottom dishes?

Potato salad with horseradish and dill, and a tuna melt.

[StephanieL]

N bought frozen shredded potatoes and made seasoned hash brown waffles, which we had with lettuce, sliced radish & cucumber, creme fraiche, and smoked salmon.