Wednesday, January 27, 2016

30160126 leftovers

The fried chicken meal at Endolyne Joe's is so huge there was a whole dinner to take with.

Monday, January 25, 2016

Saturday, January 23, 2016

20160123 braised short ribs

Short ribs braised in red wine, with polenta. Super Tuscan.

20160122 pizza night

Pepperoni for Jacob
Mushroom, Italian fontina, caramelized onion for adults

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

20160120 kale salad with tofu and pears

Rabbit food!  Pan seared tofu, red cabbage,  balsamic vinaigrette, red pears. 

Monday, January 18, 2016

20160118 Peel and Press

Impromptu dinner out with Aunty Chloe and Stella. Water heaters are dumb.

Sunday, January 17, 2016

20160117 - ratatouille

Non fancy style, more rustic.
Dessert - lemon meringue pie. Pie crust and I do not get along, which means I need to practice.

Saturday, January 16, 2016

20160116 - turkey chowder

Dinner up at the House on the Cliff, much discussion regarding the next wine dinner
Ideas include Paella,  Cajun, Festival of Baby Animals, etc.

20160115 pizza night!

Pepperoni, mine with added jalapeños

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

20160112 penne with zucchini

Penne with zucchini in a ricotta cream sauce with a touch of saffron.
Fess parker viognier

Saturday, January 9, 2016

20160109 eggplant parmigiano

Cooks illustrated recipe, modified a touch. Cut the eggplant into planks instead of rings, to be more lasagna like.
Allegrini Valpolicella

20160108 - pizza

Ian's homemade pizza- this one with pepperoni and sausage.

Thursday, January 7, 2016

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

20160106 - pork chop with radicchio salad

Pan seared pork chop,  radicchio salad with roasted red potatoes and green beans,  red wine vinaigrette.
Beverage - Saumur (chenin blanc ). Nice tropical fruit nose,  light acidity,  pear abs melon,  no oak. A little stomped on by the bitterness of the radicchio.

20160105- tacos!

It's Tuesday!

Monday, January 4, 2016

20150104- jambalaya

Zatarains mix,  Bavarian Meats andouille sausage. A useful fallback. Was supposed to have been ravioli, but we lacked garlic and the correct sort of tomatoes.

Saturday, January 2, 2016

20150102 - Mac and cheese with ham, carrots, and peas

Repurposing some leftovers.  Unrelated,  the fridge smells like a truffle from yesterday's leftovers.

Friday, January 1, 2016

20160101 - Hare Royale

The Robuchon recipe for Hare Royale, inspired by the Montreal episode of No Reservations.
Glazed carrots and Ridiculous potatoes, so named for the ridiculous amounts of butter and cream.
2009 Thierry Allemand Cornas, decanted