what we had for dessert

We had this for dessert last night, minus the cocoa powder and ice cream, and used homemade coffee liqueur instead of Kahlua. Yum!

what we had for dinner

Leigh's turn at the Meal Wheel:
home grown green salad
stuffed acorn squash (green lentils, mixed greens, apple, ricotta, onion, parmesan, etc)

Last night, at Paul's:
really delicious mustard greens, roasted sweet potato, bread and cheese

what we had for dinner

Alex's jambalaya:

Sausage and lots of spice!

what we had for dinner

Or rather, "what the Godfrey boys had for dinner"

They know how to cook the quesadillas (leftover sausage, onion, garlic, cheese, spices)

what we had for dinner

Wrapping up week 1 of the Meal Wheel:

greens gratin (onion, mixed greens, cheese, egg and milk)

arugula salad with radish and parmesan, orange dijon vinaigrette

roasted winter squashes

(by Leigh)

what we had for dinner

Day two of the meal wheel; another success!

Mark's linguine verde with salad, bread.

Whole wheat linguine, mushrooms, asparagus, parsley, cheese.

what we had for dinner

Let this post also be titled, "The Meal Wheel at Work."

As Mark said, Alex set the bar pretty high tonight with his shrimp gumbo (from River Road Recipes, "the textbook of Louisiana cuisine").

Shrimp gumbo, bread, wine.

what we had for dinner: snowed-in edition

Monday:
beef shoulder roast
leftover collard greens
mashed jerusalem artichokes with green onion and parmesan

Tuesday:
mac and cheese (the best recipe)
sautéed baby mustard greens
leftover beef
unsuccessful stir-fried kohlrabi

Wednesday:
leftover mac and cheese
kohlrabi soup (added uneaten kohlrabi to veggie broth and pureed)

what we had for dinner

Oct 28:

One of these things is not like the others.

what we had for dinner

Cocktail: lemongrass ginger tequila, Sweet Lee orange, orange bitters, soda

Leftover salad
Turkey matzo ball soup (this matzo ball recipe with turkey fat and seltzer, plus parsley, cooked in the broth, not in salted water, with turkey, carrot and celery)

Chewy chocolate ginger cookies (from Martha Stewart, made with half butter and half coconut oil, 1/2 c wheat flour in place of all-purpose, only about 4 oz chocolate, no fresh ginger, 1/3 c light brown sugar instead of 1/2 c dark, a little black pepper and salt, and, instead of molasses, sorghum syrup bought from a young man outside the Alabama State Sacred Harp Musical Convention, "from Sand Mountain, where we live").

what we had for dinner

pork and greens hot pot:

leftover grilled pork butt
collards
mizuna
dashi with apple juice, soju, soy sauce

rice to finish

what we had for dinner

(or rather, what I had for dinner)

spicy corn soup with salsa verde

simmer:
1 pint corn (my uncle's garden)
~1 c chicken broth (Better than Bouillon)

saute in olive oil, then add to corn:
1/2 small onion
1 clove garlic
dash jalapeno

sprinkle:
curry powder (YDFM)
black pepper

immersion blend
add milk

drizzle with green salsa (Bell Street Burritos)

what we had for dinner

monday:

Fried rice with leftover chinese foods thrown in.  Delicious!  I recently read that the trick is to cook everything separately.  I'm a convert.

what we had for dinner

old world huevos rancheros:
flour tortillas
fried eggs
leftover cassoulet reheated with bell pepper, onion, tomato, citrus mojo, oregano, balsamic vinegar
sautéed swiss chard
topped with asiago

what we had for dinner

a kind of carbonara: winter squash gnocchi with bacon, fried sage, asiago cheese, poached egg, fresh sorrel.

I just can't say no to something with egg on top.
If you do not know sorrel, I recommend you get acquainted.  It's lemony!

what we had for dinner

Saturday, April 10:
pork bellies and steamed buns with homemade kimchi, etc.
brined roasted pork
seared scallops
shrimp scampi
sauteed greens
roasted delicata squash
steamed rice (mixture of black and sushi rice)
strawberries and mango with lime

Sunday, April 11:
leftovers of the above (except the pork belly which I ate all by myself)
fried rice with egg and green garlic
homemade ice cream (chocolate almond and coffee liqueur flavors)
kale chips (tear into pieces, toss with olive oil, salt and pepper, bake at 300 for about 20 min)
baked squash seeds
dishes from friends: chips and dips, chocolate cream pie, homegrown lettuce salad

The fried rice was the best.

what we had for dinner

Benton's country ham with red eye mayo (from the Momofuku cookbook)

parsnip pancakes (from Not Eating Out in New York)

leftover salad

what we had for dinner

what we had for dinner

cassoulet! with leftover goose and andouille
salad
bread
cookies

OMG cassoulet is so good.

what we had for dinner

garlic roasted mushrooms

roast goose (from Nature's Harmony Farm) with gravy
roasted red cabbage (from our CSA)
root and other vegetables roasted in goose fat (potatoes, parsnips, turnips, kohlrabi, mostly from our CSA)

oatmeal chocolate chip cookies (by Christa)