Well this was a bit of work: five parts - all were easy except the spring rolls which I have never made before:
Roasted Mushrooms
Braised Bok Choy
Pan Roasted Duck
Orange Sauce
Chicken Spring Rolls
I could have left the spring rolls off (as the recipe suggested) and would have still had a satisfying meal. I found it in my Girl and the Goat cookbook and thought that I would just buy the spring rolls but, at the last minute decided to try my hand at making them since it was only the two of us. It was a mess and I had the heat too high so they started to burn and one fell apart in the pan and blah, blah, blah. Now I know better how it should go and look forward to trying them again - with a simple side.
The other mistake, I think, was that the recipe called for a cup of fresh orange juice. I squeezed about 7/8 of a cup and added a bit of lime juice to top it off. I thought that the sauce was too acidulous. Maybe it is anyway. I'll have to try that again too.
For a year or so Basil had no idea what we did every night at the dinner table until we thought of giving him pizza bones - big mistake! After that he was a true chow hound. This blog is dedicated to him.
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Friday, February 15, 2013
My sister was asking about a salad that I made relatively recently. Huh? Who? Me?
It started me thinking that I like to move on - for better or worse - and that there is some good stuff that I have left behind. And then (as the Rufus song goes):
"there's those other things
which for several reasons we won't mention
everything about them is a little bit stranger
a little bit harder
a little bit deadly"
everything about them is a little bit stranger
a little bit harder
a little bit deadly"
All of these dishes I have picked up from some place or another, however, I rarely follow a recipe per se (I'm too lazy and too cheap).
Starters
Mussels in mayonnaise (Julia Child)
Figs, prosciutto, balsamic glaze
Roasted vegetable soup
Parker's split pea soup
Salads
Spinach, basil, pine nuts
Panzanella
Edamame, mint
Watermelon, onion
Avocado, grapefruit
Mains
Polenta, sausage casserole
Fennel, shrimp risotto
Shell, sausage, spinach, beans
Spaghetti, anchovies, walnuts
Mains
Chicken thighs stuffed with sausage, tomatoes, fennel, red onion
Milk braised chicken
Rocket sauce. salmon
Four hour ribs
Roast chicken
Pork loin, ginger / scallion sauce
Shrimp, chorizo sauce
Duck, orange sauce
Pizzas
Fig, prosciutto, gorgonzola
Salmon, dill, goat cheese
Mushrooms, white cheeses, mint
Spicy shrimp, tomato sauce
Desserts
Cheeetos brittle
Chocolate terrine, sea salt, Thai basil ice cream
Chocolate mousse
Ina's pecan squares
Ina's brownies
Buttermilk lime ice cream
Lime mousse
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