Sorry to say, but this site has been so depressing for a few days. I thought I'd ask an average, everyday question....to make us all feel a little more normal today.
I made Eggplant Lasagna, and my BIL and SIL are coming for dinner. They leave for Cali tomorrow to see their beautiful grand daughter.
Sorry, sometimes we just need some REGULAR conversation.......or at least THIS caregiver does.
Hake seasoning with olive oil, fresh marjoram, mint, cayenne pepper, topped with thinly sliced tomatoes
Asparagus tossed in olive oil and lemon zest
Sweet potato slices tossed in olive oil, maple syrup, with a little ground cloves
And pickled beets and radishes passed (separately) at the table.
I love it when things can all cook together for the same length of time.
I've never prepared hake before. We all liked it.
sharynmarie, my favorite way to cook brussel sprouts is to roast them until they start caramelizing. No parboiling needed. I love them tossed in a kalbi sauce before roasting. Oh my!
I make a pork tenderloin with salt, pepper, fennel seed, celery seed, and minced garlic. Broil it. It is great with a green salad and Brussels sprouts. The Brussels sprouts are first boiled until fender crisp,then I saute them in olive oil and a little buter and minced garlic to caramelize the outer leaves. If cholesterol is not an issue for you, fry some bacon and crumble it in with the Brussels sprouts.
I ended up making a beef and cheese casserole tonight. It takes just like a lasagna. I substitute ricotta cheese for the cottage cheese. I also use angus beef. This is so gooey and comforting. YUM!
Beef and Cheddar Casserole:
Ingredients
1-1/4 pound Ground Chuck
1 can 15-ounces Tomato Sauce
1/2 teaspoon Salt
Freshly Ground Black Pepper
8 ounces, weight Egg Noodles
1/2 cup Sour Cream
1-1/4 cup Small Curd Cottage Cheese (or ricotta)
1/2 cup Sliced Green Onions (less To Taste) (or more)
1 cup Grated Sharp Cheddar Cheese
Preparation Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Brown ground chuck in a large skillet. Drain fat, then add tomato sauce. 1/2 teaspoon salt and plenty of freshly ground black pepper. Stir, then simmer while you prepare the other ingredients.
Cook egg noodles until al dente. Drain and set aside.
In a medium bowl, combine sour cream and cottage cheese. Add plenty of freshly ground black pepper. Add to noodles and stir. Add green onions and stir.
To assemble, add half of the noodles to a baking dish. Top with half the meat mixture, then sprinkle on half the grated cheddar. Repeat with noodles, meat, then a final layer of cheese. Bake for 20-30 minutes, or until all cheese is melted.
Some french bread is good with this.
But for tonight, leftover oriental noodle stir-fry and maybe we'll snack on the little hunk of homemade bread from the weekend. And, maybe also a beer. :-)
And I loves me some sausage. I did some sausage and cheese stuffed jalapeno's once. Delicious. :) Just don't attempt to get the seeds out of them with your bare hands. Ouch! That jalapeno oil will burn like a fire that can't be put out. Lesson learned. lol
she liked sausage - cheese bread in loaf style. id slice it and shed make french toast with it. i didnt eat any of that crap. i ate choc ice cream out of the gallon bucket. i have discriminating tastes too..
Fried veggies are always good to me. :) And ranch is pretty much good on everything!
I used to make this shrimp chowder for my mom all the time. It had half and half in it, onions, potatoes, shrimp...I don't remember what else. I took a basic recipe and modified it some and it turned out really well, a little hot and spicy. My mom had me making that soup once a week for awhile. Maybe I'll have to try and make it again soon. :)
Tonight for dinner...I don't know. Maybe something simple. Like bacon and eggs with chives and cheese. Some fresh made bread sounds good...
my mom was spoiled on chowder style soups based in sour cream. one time a customer sent me home with a pint jar of homemade split pea " soup " for mom. jake and i laughed uproariously at the briny swill all the way home. i handed it to mom , still in the jar. she tasted a sip and straight armed it right back to me. thats what i thought. briny swill..
the cheddar, cauliflower fritters with ranch sound like a fine ambrosia wine. i believe ambrosia just means the essence of everything good. my family usedta do a lot of dumpster diving to feed a couple of pigs. once we found two 60 lb cases of giant prawn. i know, tainted seafood can be dangerous thats why we ate em before they became tainted. i made shrimp chowder for weeks but the boys preferred the shrimp deep fried in fritter batter. good fritter batter requires a stale beer. its the rising agent. im practicing sober-ishness right now but there are still a couple of flat beers in the fridge. habit i guess..
I bought a cauliflower and I think tomorrow I'm going to do battered and fried cheddar cauliflower fritters with ranch dressing. YUM! My boys don't like cauliflower, thank God! More for me! :)