Thanksgiving

Yes, in February.

Herb-roasted turkey with apple cider gravy (EPI)
Cornbread dressing with chestnuts (WS)
Rutabaga and carrot puree (EPI)
Adina's salad
Roasted brussel sprouts and cauliflower

Forgot to make sure turkey was not pre-brined.
Omitted cherries in stuffing and used apple chicken sausage (Amy's). Chinese grocery carried peeled cooked chestnuts!!!

Raisin Rye Bread

King Arthur Flour website

Comfort food

Rigatoni with eggplant and pine nuts crunch (Bon Appetit Mar 11)
Clay pot miso chicken (EPI)
Zucchini bread (Essential NYT)

Chicken: skipped the wood ear of course. Added daikon, parsnip, carrots. Huge portion. Need 2 pots. This is a Momofuku recipe. Next time maybe grill the chicken first to char skin.

Hi, Bye

Thai pineapple fried rice (WS)
Soy Vey grilled salmon
Adina's salad

Honey whole wheat

From sack of Gold Medal whole wheat flour

Wisconsin wild mushrooms

Wild mushroom risotto (EPI)

Perfection.

Roast beef

Roast New York strip loin with garlic-herb crust (EPI)

Pulled out at 128, should have waited until 130 even 133.

Back from WI

We loooooove Grand Geneva resort!

福建米粉 (the same book as the wonton recipe)
Blueberry cream cheese braid (Fresh Loaf)
Green minestrone (NY Times Jewish)

Added curry powder to the noodles for more flavor
The braid suffered from poor braiding but otherwise tasted great. Next time start with the end with the V. It is also important not to cut the leaves too close to the bottom, nor too far.

新年到!

Sweet and sour fish (lemon sole) (HK)
八宝辣酱 (Shanghainese cookbook)
狮子head (ditto)

Semi potluck shabbat

Classic carrot cake (WS)
Wild and Brown rice pilaf with butternut squash and dried cranberries (EPI)

Carrot cake was amazing! This is IT!!! This is the recipe for me!!!!! Yeah! Frosted sides with ground up candied pecans from Whole Foods. I'm brilliant.

Pilaf also amazing because of the Zojirushi! Only used brown. No squash, forgot the cranberries, went easy on the curry. It was still really really good. Must make again!

Chinese mother

Happy New Year!

Fried rice with scallions, leeks, shallots, minced beef and eggs.

B-b-b-bli-bli-b-bli-zzzzard!!!

Adam is really done with my 'exotic' experimentations this past week, even though he has refrained from saying anything. This is because he is the Best Husband Ever.

Chicken (thighs) with forty cloves of garlic (Joy)
Plain rice
Broccoli

The Braid