So...whats for dinner?
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Last night I took two packages of pork out of the freezer, one labeled Ribs and the other Roast. I didn't expect the package of ribs to be enough for a meal so I was thinking I would cook both of them in the Crock pot today. Instead we'll have two pork meals. The ribs are simmering toward the tender stage. DH will finish them on the grill with barbecue sauce. I cut the roast into chunks and cooked the chunks in the Crock pot, once again following the pork carnitas recipe that calls for a squeezed orange, fresh lime juice, onion chunks, cumin, dry oregano, bay leaves and s & p. I am reducing the juice to a cup of sauce and will add it to the cooked chunks. We'll have the pork carnitas with tortillas tomorrow night and black beans and avocado. Probably sautéed onion and colored peppers for dh.
Tonight's sides will be roasted sweet potato chunks and cabbage slaw.
Hsant, glad you had some "me" time to relax and enjoy yourself. The food was artfully presented.
ChiSandy, I find your discussion of Jewish food very interesting. It's all totally unfamiliar to me.
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Below is a very interesting link from the Washington Post about 'ethnic' food. Which once was called 'foreign' food but now those foods have gone mainstream. It's kind of long but talks about how our "meat & potatoes" palates have caused some corruption in the current "ethnic" foods in the US (like over the top curry). And how we refuse to recognize that 'ethnic' food - done well - might be as good or better than what was originally foreign food - French & Italian & German - and to pay for it accordingly. It also mentions a book that sounds worthwhile by Krishnendu Ray called "The Ethnic Restaurater"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/04/22/the-great-ethnic-food-lie/
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wow lots going on! Special, glad your daughter is ok.
Susan i hope that the electric is the last glitch in your renovation.
Carole ill bet your Mom becomes a killer bingo plsyer! LOL.
Hsant and Chisandy, (and i think i saw Lacey mention matzo), (and queenmomcat knew about horseradish) enjoy your Passover. I have some relatives and friends who went to Seders yesterday. One og them was dreading it because her relatives use the Manischivitz wine. My neighbor's daughter also just got married and his family invited my neighbor to her first Seder, so i was interested and read up again since it has been over 20 years since i attended one. We also once hosted a meal based on the Seder when i attended a very progressive Catholic church years ago as a way of exploring the roots of the church. i did laugh though, when we picked up the meat, it was wrapped in bacon LOL. We decided we'd cook it anyway as we didnt actually have any Jewish friends attending. Although we picked off the bacon before cooking it, as it just didnt seem quite right.
Bedo, you sound very busy, but also happy. And, if you stink, i dont think they would have asked you to go on stage with the musicians.
Supper was porato and sausage fry. I haven't been shopping for the week yet and thats about all that was left in the fridge. The sausage had been there awhile. Hope it was actually still before expiration date. LOL. Ooops.
To all much love
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First off. Special, I'm glad your DD is OK. I hope the soreness, and annoyance, quickly goes away.
I must be getting old. I get home, work a bit on the Jeeps, shower, read a bit and fall asleep. I have been reading, but more lurking lately.
All the CJ Jeeps (a 1950 and a 1964) are fully operational. They didn't break down, just some long term preventative maintenance..brakes and a rusty gas tank and a fuel slowly degrading from rust particles in the gas. It's been a couple of decades for the brakes and not much less time for the fuel system, so I guess I can "forgive" the Jeeps.Dinner tonight was a zucchini pasta dish that Sharon made. Very good and there's enough for tomorrow as well. For tomorrow morning, I going to make some sourdough waffles...or pancakes...there isn't too much difference in the batter recipes. That is unless DD asks for Aebleskiver.
I'm not Jewish and am not terribly familiar with the food requirements/traditions. The exception is Iranian Jewish food. Mickey met a girl, Karmella, in college. Karmella and her family were Jewish, they were from Iran and her dad was an officer in the Shah's Army. After 1979, this wasn't a good set of things to have on a resume there and in 1980, they arrived in Phoenix with basically nothing. That whole family loved to cook and they would have us over for dinner (and we would have them over for dinner too). I guess that's were I found out about Middle Eastern food.
While I can't call it pure "ethnic food", it is still an interesting experience to eat in Bisbee, Arizona. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, Bisbee was arguably as rich as St. Louis and San Francisco--gold, silver, copper, lead mining--and people from all over the world came there to make their fortunes. Within 20-30 miles of Bisbee, the mountains and climate combine to make it possible to grow just about anything. In that distance, one can chose low desert to grasslands to an almost rain forest environment and then onto an alpine like forest.
Hsant and Red, I completely understand the "alone time". I would like more than I get, And, Hsant, no, the pictures didn't gross me out... :-) It looks good.
Minus, I can't imagine not being able to drive. I will do the same thing with a tortilla..butter and eat..and love it. Unfortunately, my favorite apples (Jazz) are always about $3 a pound, but I buy them anyway. As for the driving in flooded places....it sounds like Arizona does not have a monopoly on not so smart drivers.
Carole, where you're at, does the mint try to "take over the world"? I planted some here in the shade of an orange tree...and it's a good thing I want the mint. :-)
Auntie, since all the resorts have been built on the beaches, it's not easy to find a place to camp out on the beach. Between that, and the violence, it's not the nice experience it used to be.
Susan, how come an additional electrical inspection is needed?
And finally, hi to everyone I missed. I'd better get to bed before I fall asleep on the couch.
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Bedo, wish I’d logged in earlier today (had issues with my router and then my new credit card arrived...with a different expiry date and CVV code. Spent all afternoon visiting different creditors’ and subscription services’ websites to update the info; then it was time to get ready for Seder).
Temple Seder was less well attended than in years past. There were more pieces of afikomen hidden than there were kids to find it. Gefilte fish was, instead of individual quenelles, slices of a loaf--but it was very finely textured and surprisingly light & fluffy, though a tad sweet for my tastes. Matzo balls were excellent, consomme clear enough to read through. Main course was herb-roasted chicken, new potatoes and baby carrots with dried cranberries--the carrots were nearly raw, but I don’t mind them that way. Desserts were macaroons (coconut & almond); chocolate, orange and honey cakes; and chocolate covered cookies with sprinkles. (Hard to believe they were Pesadich, but they were). Unlike at the Fri. oneg Shabbat, the decaf tonight was brewed strong enough to actually taste good. (I think the only houses of worship where I’ve been served regular coffee were Unitarian Universalist....almost a reason to join....).
The wines weren’t bad. Both were Baron Herzog from Sonoma: a chardonnay and a rosé of pinot grigio. "Wait a minute,” you must be saying, “aren’t rosés made from red grapes and isn’t pinot grigio a white wine?” Before I helped out one year with the crush at a MI winery, I’d have thought so too. But we were crushing pinot grigio.......which is a PINK grape! Most vintners separate the skins from the juice immediately (which is also how “white” brut champagne can be made from pinot noir grapes), but Herzog let the juice sit on the skins awhile before draining it off. The result was a rosé that wasn’t as bone-dry as a Provençal, Spanish or Italian, but neither was it sweet like a (ugh) white zinfandel. Worked pretty well with the chicken! Last night, with matzo ball soup, “shmura” (“guarded” handmade ultra-thin) matzo, and gefilte fish I had a brut methode champenoise sparkler (equal parts pinot noir & chardonnay) from the Galilee. Very dry, lively bubbles but high acidity. Ironically, it’d have gone best with oysters!
This morning I made matzo brei, which is basically matzo softened in hot water, dipped in French toast batter, and fried on a griddle. Tried to open a fresh Mason jar of White Kitty Farm maple syrup (from the grove of a friend in OH), but the lid wouldn’t budge and I didn’t want to risk an LE flareup. So I had sugar-free maple syrup instead, which wasn’t as bad as I remembered.
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Minus, interesting article. I didn't relate to the discussion of Indian food because we have no Indian restaurants on the north shore. There probably are some in New Orleans. Thai food has become popular and there are four or five Thai restaurants. Interesting that Americans expect "ethnic" food to be cheap. That is true of Mexican and Chinese, which are really Tex-Mex and American Chinese. I can find something to eat at the Tex-Mex places but very little at the Chinese places (especially the ubiquitous buffets to be found in every town in America.)
I wonder if the ordinary Japanese citizen in Japan eats food like that in the pictures Hsant posted. That is part of the food discussion, too, the difference between what the people with money eat and what the ordinary people eat.
The pork ribs last night were very tasty. The cabbage slaw and roasted sweet potato chunks were completely satisfactory, too. Thank you, SpecialK, for the tip to peel the sweet potatoes. I was also careful not to cook them too long. Our meal was definitely in the "ordinary people" category!
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Sort of eclectic dinner tonight: we ordered out for Thai/Japanese: sashimi, salmon-skin & cucumber salad, shu mai, & spring rolls (Bob ate the latter two because he’s not Jewish and doesn’t have to avoid non-matzo flour products). I made matzo ball soup to start, and we also had gefilte fish. Of course, I put wasabi on mine--the horseradish was just too mild.
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I am so far behind! The fam has been out of town/busy/working so I have not been cooking that much - in the last few days have had chicken and pinto bean tostadas, a couple of NY strip steaks and Caesar salads, breakfast this weekend of scrambled eggs with goat cheese, thick cut bacon, making burgers tonight on Hawaiian rolls with the leftover bacon and BBQ sauce, might do some thick cut homemade fries.
carole - glad the peeling worked for the sweet potatoes! I really like them either wedged in fries or cubed and roasted. I love bingo! We always played annually for pottery, crystal or silver in the officers' wives' groups I was involved with in the military. DS was a volunteer firefighter starting his senior year of high school and his station raised funds with a huge weekly bingo game - all hands had to be on deck to help!
hsant - thanks for the compliment and love the sushi pics! The fam pic was taken at a wedding in Austria - I am sure that added some classy ambiance, except that if you look closely DS has a drink in his hand, lol! You, me, Minus, chick flick, Ruffles and Ranch - let's do it, I am totally in! Can you dad tolerate hot cereal? Might be a soft food that is fortified and can provide some nutrition and be easily swallowed. My mom had some swallowing difficulty after a series of small strokes, she had a specially weighted milk product, that could work too.
To all who worried about DD - she is doing fine - took the Flexiril and ibuprofen for a couple of days, but discontinued due to no need.
susan - when is the p'nut due? Also, enjoyed the Bahn Mi convo - one of my faves and I like to try new ones when I have the opportunity. Did you get the final addtional inspection for the electrical? I bet you are relieved to be done with such a stressful, but ultimately satisfying, project! Everything looked beautiful in the pics.
lacey - I am guilty of "momming" everyone - my kids coined that term! If you would like, I can add you to the list, lol! I have the advantage of being a licensed insurance agent - one of my seemingly disconnected collection of jobs/skills, lol! That makes navigating insurance issues slightly easier for me. Note that I said slightly.
joyce - driving in FL is challenging! The drivers themselves are challenged, and FL is mecca for PI lawyers, it is a bit of a nightmare. I have advised every friend with teenagers to get them off their insurance policies and get them their own - even if it is more expensive - the minute they turn 18, and to get vehicles out of the parent's name to minimize any financial vulnerability. Also, everyone in FL should carry uninsured motorist coverage as about 25% of the drivers on the road are uninsured, partially due to the cost of insurance. When we moved here in 2006 from Virginia our premiums doubled, I was paying $800 a month for 4 drivers/cars, which is ridiculous. DD in FL currently pays double what her brother pays in VA.
minus - your poor grandfather and family - that is just terrible for both them and the pregnant woman who hit him, what a day of mixed emotions for her, oh my. My DH was on "alert" as I was in labor with my first. They don't do this anymore but back in the day aircrews had to live next to the nuclear equipped B-52s for a week at a time, with 24/7/365 coverage. He went on alert six hours after my labor started so he drove to the squadron and got on the alert bus, and then I drove myself to the hospital between contractions. Fortunately it was 6am and the hospital was on base, but it was -35F with wind-chill and icy - not good conditions for driving or walking from the parking lot when one cannot see their feet! I was in labor for a really long time and our son was not born until the next night after 10pm - by C-section (I never do ANYTHING the easy way), with the entire alert crew in attendance out in the hallway since they had to travel as a unit. Not sure what DH would have done if the claxon blew during the delivery - he would have had to rip off the scrubs and run out! Fortunately that didn't happen! Also, I sympathize with the not driving thing - didn't drive for 3 months while in a non-weight bearing cast for a broken ankle while having two teenagers, one with only a driving permit - and didn't drive from Nov. 1 to Feb 1 after BC diagnosis due to the five surgeries that preceded chemo. DD ferried me around to the various post-ops and appts. It is a pain, can't imagine getting through that without her help, so I feel for ya and glad you are making headway - just be careful!
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the P'nut is due on May 8th. Last Monday, they were prepared to try to invert the child which creates a high risk for labor and/or c-section, but the P'nut was already flipped. Spent last night with the "kids" celebrating their birthdays. He was born on the 22nd; she on the 23rd. They were breathing a sigh of relief that neither of them would need to share a birthday with their new addition. She looks so much more comfortable now that baby is in the correct position. No more pressing against her ribs, and blocking her lungs. She was able to eat a normal amount of food again!
My daughter preferred that we go out to dinner. She didn't want the "stress" of seeing me create a birthday celebration dinner. They chose the local Legals which has a more interesting menu than most of their restaurants. It was a lovely evening. Her salmon was cooked perfectly, and strangely, she was so happy to see that they now offer mashed potatoes as one of the included side dishes. I got an appetizer tuna sashimi with a seaweed salad, and the two men both had a cup of clam chowder and a clam pizza. None of us felt we needed dessert.
I found the six boxes of baby stuff in the attic and we are ready here in Somerville. 30 cloth diapers, a number of soft onesies some with legs, quilts, sheets, and the wonderful mobile that Mr. 02143 bought for his daughter in 1986. In another box were both my childhood china sets and the girl's. The final box had a ton of tiny hangers! All of this stuff is expensive, so we were delighted to find them. And the miracle is, these things have been moved approximately 17 times, and they smell fresh and wonderful! The kids bought fresh and new diapers at the local spot called, yes really, The Diaper Lab. To celebrate Earth Day they were offering a 15% discount on everything. The crib is assembled. Clothing has all been pre-washed. The only thing left to do is pack her hospital bag.
I am not as far along. To make room in the guest room for the P'nut, I have to move all my books to another floor. But that means dealing with the bookcases that the kids left up there, and reconfiguring them, then moving the existing cabinets to the house in Arlington, and then, and only then, can I set up the crib and baby box. Getting ready for them to move in three years ago was a huge job. Removing into my own spaces now is also hard work.
*susan*
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susan - yay for a May p'nut! I have two different friends whose children share birthdays - crazy, right? I would imagine that all the moving to different places, and then kids moving in and then out is a ton of work! Being a military spouse for such a long time I have done the same - and it allowed me to have opportunities to ask myself - do I really need this? It usually didn't work, because I decided that I did need whatever the thing was - but if I had lived in the same place for a long time I am sure things would have been worse, lol! I am sure you are beyond excited and want things to be ready, but don't get too tired! You have an impressive amount of energy, but I worry! See, I am "momming" you too!
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Special, why yes you are, and you are good at it unlike my maternal unit! Her only help has been telling me at least 6 times to make sure that Lauren has pad to protect her new furniture post delivery. I might mention, she never suggested any of this to me!
Oh yes. Electric inspection was short and sweet and successful. We have a Certificate of Occupancy. The project is done! Last thread to tie up is paying the final bill, but first the Great Sergio has to give us one with all the receipts. Dinner tonight is some lamb shank stew from the magic freezer, polenta, and a zucchini-tomato gratin. Next? The bathroom in our house. We are pretty sure there are lots of leaks and that the subfloor is compromised. I can't believe I might have to live with more construction but having the bathroom crash to the first floor doesn't seem like a good idea either.
*susan*
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We did birthdays as well this past wknd...my DH and son. Son came from Ohio with his fiancé and future MIL, not only for birthdays but to do some wedding finalization. We tasted food to decide the wedding menu and wine selections for the bar. Decided on a beef wrapped around some stuffing with a beef gravy, a lemon chicken, roasted potatoes, fire roasted veges, green salad with various dressings and penne with marinara. It was all very good and the chef came out at the end and asked if we wanted to change any of the seasonings on any of the food we tried. Then we decided flowers and centerpieces. My girlfriend is a florist and is doing this pro bono...although we will compensate her against her wishes. Also final decisions on cake. This is all so difficult since they live in Ohio and are getting married here in NY
I am tired from all the company for 4 days, and now we have to finish up all the leftovers from their visit...lots of grilled chicken and salads as well as leftovers from eating out.
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Wow, Carrie, you had busy and productive weekend! Sounds like a wedding menu that covers many bases for food preferences....always a challenge these days! I would be happy to have leftovers to enjoy while "recovering". And how nice to have a friend do the flowers...adds some extra love to the occasion!
Sounds like it was a really nice BD celebration, Susan. Glad the inspections are completed successfully.
I did end up making whole wheat crust pizza this past weekend....it was fine, but I have to admit, I favor the less healthy traditional white flour pizza crust. Maybe I need a taste bud adjustment!
Sunday I made a big pot of kale/bean soup which I've been eating with big 'ol salads for dinner...adding assorted other food items for DH.
Today I saw on TV that it is National Pretzel Day. Hmmm, if I accomplish any of my "must do" tasks, maybe I'll make some pretzels. Tho I really don't need those tempting carbs hanging around....
DH reminded me to take pix of the pizzas, so here they are:
I so love taking food pix!
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I’m spending the next five days down in the SW suburbs--aka the Land of Lousy Pizza--because I’m bringing my pal in for her BMX and then taking care of her once she’s released until her next-door neighbor can take over. It’s Passover anyway, so I might as well just go back to low-carb (bringing one piece of well-cushioned matzo in my suitcase so I can have my mandated daily nibble).
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Dinner tonight is the same as last night, lol! Cheeseburgers with grilled onions and BBQ sauce on Hawaiian rolls, broccoli salad and baked potato salad. Later I am making a sour cream coffee cake and raspberry cream cheese braid for DH to take in for Admin Pros day, then we are going out for lunch with his office. The repeat dinner is working out well as today has been a closet reorganization day. DD moved back home a year ago and her "I will just be here a couple of months" doesn't seem to be happening so I am bringing the rest of her clothes in from the garage, which already contains her boat, some furniture, and a whole bunch of other stuff!
lacey - yummy pizza food porn pics!
susan - glad to be of service on the momming! I am available anytime! It is funny how parents are different with our children than they were with us, right? I got some interesting pushback from my MIL on baby feeding - first she was peeved that I would not let her take my newborn son overnight (in my house, they came to "help") because I was breastfeeding. She wanted me to pump so she could have him overnight so we could ostensibly have a "good night's sleep" but if I was breastfeeding that wasn't going to happen anyway - besides which, I didn't even have a pump! Then she wanted me to put cereal in his bottle immediately in an effort to get him to sleep through the night - he was two weeks old! I was like, um - he can't digest it yet, and what two week old sleeps through the night? I got the response that she did it with all of hers and they did just fine, and she is a nurse and my FIL is a doc and they know how things should be done. Eeesh. I don't think she has forgotten my disobedience, ha! She is an example of too much advice! My mom was wise enough to offer no counsel at all and let me figure it out on my own, in my own way, lol! I have faith that you know your daughter and will offer the right advice at the right time, and all of you will surround the p'nut with boatloads of love!
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Pizza out at one of the local restaurants, to benefit a local library. Hey, pizza and libraries....what's not to like, for me?
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In my present state of "queasiness," I admire you all the more, Susan. Food has been at the bottom of my list of important things since Sunday night, when I succumbed to the stomach virus that has been running rampant through the nursing home where my poor mother is residing. My sister and I kept going to visit her after my mother became ill, confident (I guess?) that we were healthy and had good resistance. My sister got the virus and said she was "sick as a dog" and was overcome with pity for the elderly people in the nursing home. Then Sunday night I got sick. Last night dh was violently ill.
The only cooking around here has been chicken broth on Monday and beef noodle soup yesterday.
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Oh Carol - so sorry you caught the bug. Hope it doesn't last too long.
The best laid plans... Even when I sort of plan meals before I go to the store, somehow everything changes. I froze the pork chops planned for brandy cream sauce after the neighbor called Sunday & said "pizza". I hadn't had a pizza since the first of the year, so I jumped at the chance. We go to a place called Fuzzy's where George H.W. Bush used to go when he was in Houston & younger. I order a #1 - two slices w/my choice of toppings & a large salad. By the time I finish the salad, I'm full. Two huge pizza slices left over. Yum.
Also in the fridge - a batch of cold boiled shrimp, fresh raspberries & huge quantities of salad makings. I'm sure some will get thrown away, but it will not be the shrimp or the berries.
Tomorrow I go for another set of X-rays on my arm. I've been practicing driving short distances so I plan to drive myself to the med center. It's 30-45 minutes but I'll go by the back roads. Fingers crossed that I'll get the darn sling off, but I can tell I have a long way to go. Can't walk my fingers up the wall again above my head. Ugh. Then I'll pick up my friend who is having her eyes dilated & we'll eat lunch while her eyes recover so she can drive the hour back to her house. The tentative plan is Fish Tacos.
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ohhh Carole....that stinks! One of our employees had it for 3 days, and last night DH came home not feeling well, running a fever. No cooking here either. Me and the Clorox wipes are having a bonding day!
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Carole, I am so sorry to hear that you are ill, and this sounds like that norovirus that is all the rage right now. And your DH too? There is nothing better than broth soups during times like this.
Minus, your magic fridge has quite a few offerings! Next week, around Tuesday I will be able to enjoy tomato sauce again, and pizza will be on the menu for sure! I am crossing my fingers that the sling can go into a drawer and that the drive doesn't irritate your arm more.
Queen, pizza and libraries are not two words that are often in the same sentence, but I think it should be more common. What a great idea.
lacey, I have tried and tried, but I can not warm up to whole wheat pizza dough. And it isn't as though I hate whole wheat. It is just the wrong flavor for pizza; kind of sweet and nutty with a touch of grit.
Dinner tonight is simple burgers [I made some rolls this afternoon] and my favorite vinegar cole slaw. I suspect that Mr. 02143 will have a few potato chips nearby and it is just possible that a few will make their way to his mouth! Tomorrow night is our splurge night at Sarma. I really hope that my feet feel well enough tomorrow so that we can walk.
*susan*
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Just going to be wistful for a moment here. A project manager that I particularly like at one of my clients is about to have a baby. She and my kid have due dates within 2 weeks of each other, and even have met to discuss sharing a nanny. Anyhow, I suggested that she consider organizing meals to be delivered for the first month following the baby's arrival. She chose MealTrain. I followed her invitation link and when I selected a date, I was asked to sign in. My dashboard had only one person in the list: Michelle Hall. I just can't bring myself to delete. Instead, I have just added my new person. Just nice to remember these people who have meant so much to me.
*susan*
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I too have wonderful memories of Michelle. She was such a vibrant person and added so much to this thread and all our lives. Joyce - thanks for the picture.
Susan & Lacey - I don't like whole wheat pizza dough either. But then I don't like any whole wheat pasta. Oh well, since I don't eat either very often & do eat lots of other whole wheat things, I'm not going to fret.
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I have not deleted Michelle's cell number from my phone either - I had it for when we met for lunch here in Tampa. When I scroll through my contacts I see it and smile - I miss her!
Edited to add - carole so sorry about the tummy bug, and carberry's DH too! No fun! I agree about the broth - it is perfect when the tummy is on the fritz!
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Carole, I hope that nasty stomach bug is passing quickly. And yes, I can imagine how awful it must be for the residents and staff of the assisted living facility to have to deal with that! A true scourge for all!
Minus I hope the arm appointment trip goes uneventfully well. And maybe once the caste is off you can get those range of motion exercises worked out more easily.
Special, your MIL memory reminded me of my mother's insistence (fortunately not my MIL's!) on trying rice cereal in a bottle for my non-sleeping three week old. On top of that, she was dying to spend solo time with him, so we went to the movies one afternoon to accommodate that wish. When we returned, he was vomiting ORANGE JUICE!!! Can you just imagine the foodstuffs we were plied with during our infancies! But I guess we lived....;)
Joyce, thanks for posting that lovely, joyful pic of "our Michelle". One special lady!
Tonight DH grilled two turkey breast tenderloins that I rubbed with the same seasonings I used with last weekend's grilled steak. The little packet is empty now and I wish I could recall which seasonings I'd mixed into that. For sides we had grilled balsamic marinated brussels sprouts as well as a combo of grilled carrots, onions, and zucchini, with the same marinade. Made a huger than usual salad of mixed greens, etc., since DS2 was going to stop in for dinner while picking up the pooch. He scarfed down the healthy food immediately! He did say that the fish selections he had in Grand Cayman were wonderful.
Tomorrow we will eat dinner near the TD Garden (Celtic's venue) before heading in to what will most likely be their last home game. I need to go to this to say "thank you" to this young hard working team of players, who with very medium talent, gave us a very exciting season. My other purpose is to get a free green Celts' shirt, which were given out at the other two playoff games....fingers crossed that some business is willing to spring for those tomorrow, too. The stadium looks so cool with all the fans in bright green!
Nance, thought of you today as a very orderly line of chickadees took turns enjoying their baths in one of our smaller backyard birdbaths. Such feather flapping joy! We no longer see our baby bunnies, and I suspect that the neighborhood cats who have been camping out next to our shed (under which the bunnies were residing) have a lot to do with that.
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I still have Michelle's blogspot page bookmarked and look at it every now and again....and I still think of Apple.
Dinner tonight--nothing. DD is at work, while Sharon and I "raided" the local Walmart for lemonade and similar drinks for her high school's National Honor Society induction.
Noro virus is no fun under any circumstances.....In a nursing home, it has got to positively scary.
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eric- we had a nothing dinner tonight too! DH came home late, wasn't hungry, but was tired. We had a big lunch together with his admin staff for their appreciation day, so we were still full!
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Minus, have you tried the Bionature whole wheat spaghetti that America's Test Kitchen top-rated? I was even able to cook it to a reasonable facsimile of al dente. But I'm with you on whole wheat pizza crust. (No way that can make a decent Sicilian or Neapolitan pizza--just not enough gluten because the bran shards cut the protein strands).
Bob joined me in the hospital cafeteria for dinner--BBQ pork with vegan beans and coleslaw. Much later back at the Oak Lawn Hilton, we shared a late night plate of the hotel's daily special chicken & waffles from room service: I'd always wanted to try chicken & waffles, but I don't think this was what it's supposed to be: cornmeal-crusted wings with two small dense & heavy (and NOT crisp) waffles that were like hockey pucks. (Sad, because the rest of their food is pretty darn good for a suburban business-oriented hotel). This is God's way of telling me to go back to low-carb. Okay--but first, dinner with Bob tomorrow night at Cooper's Hawk Winery.
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Sandy - glad your friend came through surgery OK. Thanks for the recommend for Bionature. I'll look for it to try.
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We had a truly marvelous meal at Sarma tonight. Sarma is supposed to be a Turkish inspired small plates restaurant, but they play in the Moroccan pool a lot. This woman LOVES harissa. We ordered 5 items tonight, and didn't elect to buy any of the "walk around" dishes. Our first plate was the fava pate which was totally different than I expected. It was a firm pate with an herb salad of fresh dill, parsley, mint and arugula on top. On the side were four endive leaves with blanched fave beans and there were exactly 5 capers for acidity. I was surprised by this dish; not at all what I expected, but by the third bite I was hooked. The dish did need a bit more acidity. I think just a bit of lemon would have done the trick. We took portions of the pate, nestled them into the endive leaf and munched away.
Next came the Shrimp. The menu calls it "moroccan fried shrimp charred cabbage slaw, pickled carrots, pistachio." I am allergic to shrimp so this was all about Mr. 02143. But, he insisted that I had to have some of the slaw. OMG!!! This was like crack it was so good. Never found a pickled carrot in the dish, but the slaw had an amazing dressing of [perhaps] harissa, tahini or maybe sesame oil, and something else that I couldn't identify. The shrimp were, I am told, cooked perfectly and the coating was crispy and delicious. The serving was huge for a small plates place. The first miscalculation of our ordering.
Next, the "cauliflower fatte black garlic tahini, green chickpea stew, pine nuts" arrived, and at this point, I was in heaven. Roasted and fresh stewed chickpeas, the most amazing flavors from the black garlic tahini and these lovely cauliflower florets that had been blanched and then grilled. Again, the serving size was larger than usual.
While we were enjoying the cauliflower the lamb tantuni with ramps, horseradish, bibb lettuce and hot pepper pickles arrived. Again, it was a veggie wrap. The horseradish was in a labneh, instead of ramps there were pickled something. The lamb was delicious and the hot peppers, both yellow and red were delicious if used sparingly. Again, we piled the fillings onto a vegetable and munched away.
The last item to arrive was the "broccoli cherry tomato + garlic confit, lentils, spicy peanut dukkah " and to be honest, neither of us liked this even a little bit. The broccoli was charred but not cooked. The lentils were whole black dal that just weren't cooked either. The tomatoes with garlic confit was lovely, but we just didn't eat this.
Our waiter was very good tonight, timing our plates so that they were not all on the table at the same time. Water was refreshed regularly. And, when he saw that we didn't eat the broccoli, nor did we want to take it home, he took it off of the bill. He got that amount as an addition to the standard tip. We are going to this restaurant enough these days that the wait staff is recognizing us. We want them to remember us fondly.
Next reservation is June 2nd. A little farther out than I would like but it is almost graduation season here in Boston and restaurants like this one become mob scenes. Best to stay home.
*susan*
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Excellent meal description, Susan. This restaurant sounds like it is "right down your alley." Not sure where that saying came from but it is a part of the vocabulary in these parts.
My stomach is now able to tolerate morning coffee and my energy level is somewhat normal after recovering from the intestinal virus. I am planning to venture out and play golf. DH is now in the recovery phase.
I am in the minority of those who enjoy whole wheat pizza crust but I didn't eat pizza in Italy years ago when dh and I trekked across the country en route to Greece, true Innocents Abroad. So when I eat my favorite pizza, which is my own home-made, I'm not comparing it to some ideal pizza. The first pizza I ate was made at home from a kit. Was it Chef Boyardee? We loved it. I can eat the pizza that America loves, slathered with red sauce and heaped with toppings covered with melted cheese, but I don't ever hunger for it. I prefer to skip the sauce, brush on olive oil and top with roasted or fresh tomatoes and favorite toppings like olives, sprinkle with good grated cheese. DH likes the red sauce and is happy with America's pizza especially if the toppings include onions.
Nance and Red and Carrie, how are the dads? Eric, how is your mother? I visited my mother yesterday at the nursing home, where the virus has died down, and she is doing well. I pushed her down to the salon where she had her hair shampooed and set. Then we went to bingo and she won one game. Again she was humoring me by going. I will be thrilled if she ever goes to bingo by herself. She prefers the quiet of her own room and playing spades on her I-Pad. Not surprisingly she has earned a reputation with the nurses and CNA's of being good-natured.
One day soon my interest in food will return and I will probably gain back these lbs. lost by suffering!
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