liamsaunt
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Happy Anniversary Shelby!
I have New Year's Day figured out. I am doing a ham, and a turkey roulade for the folks who don't eat ham. Sides are potatoes au gratin, sweet potato puree with pecans (yes, two kinds of potatoes, but the people eating ham want sweet potatoes and the people eating turkey do not), brussels sprouts and spinach.
I have not figured out New Year's Eve yet haha! I have some friends coming over and am trying to come up with something easy. Maybe pizza, maybe spaghetti and meatballs. I had originally planned fish stew but the kids won't eat that and one guest is allergic to mussels. Hmmm...hopefully inspiration strikes soon!
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Last night I cooked a heritage turkey that my husband ordered from D'Artagnan. It was my first time cooking a heritage bird. The flavor is much stronger than a typical bird, and there is much less meat too. There were five of us dining, and there is only a very small ziplock of meat left. Typically I would get at least three meals from a turkey. We all liked the heritage bird very much. Well, except for my niece who
complained that there was not enough meat on the legs haha. I am going to make some sort of soup out of the carcass and leftover gravy this afternoon.
Served with mashed potatoes, green beans, and these maple roasted acorn squash wedges
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Yesterday I made Eric Ripert's recipe for roasted capon stuffed with mushrooms and truffles. It was very tasty. Served with mashed potatoes, shredded brussels sprouts, and whisky-glazed carrots. Leftovers were made into a bunch of stock that will be made into a chicken stew or soup for after the football game this afternoon.
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Here are some photos from my group dinner on Sunday. The house salad. I like to make this because my nephew always takes at least two bowls and his vegetable intake is somewhat limited these days
And a platter of fried chicken
No photos from the last few days because I got whomped with a stomach bug. There is something about this time of year, I always seem to get sick with something or another! So annoying. I am better now, and have some interesting meals coming up this week since I am off work until January 5.
No cooking today, as I am going to my husband's family for Christmas eve, and they do not do home cooked food at gatherings, it is catering only for them. This used to annoy me, but now I just make sure to bring along a nice bottle of wine and enjoy the company :-) I am doing a prime rib roast for my family tomorrow.
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A rustic stew of sausage, onions, garlic, kale, white beans and cherry tomatoes.with some parmesan cheese. Comfort food on a cold and rainy night.
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1 hour ago, rotuts said:
liamsaunt
Id like to hear more about your fish share.
Ive been a member in the past of a CSA but not for fish. does the fish come from a market place or directly fro fishermen ?
Sure. This is the CSF I belong to:
http://www.capeannfreshcatch.org/about-cafc/
It is a great program. The fish comes right from the boats to the share, they portion it out and deliver it in coolers on ice to the pick up location. You buy shares in eight-week increments. You can opt in for a 1 lb, 2 lb, or whole fish share. They also offer kosher shares. If there is a storm that prevents the boats from going out, the share credits you a week towards the next share period. Also, if you know you are going to be out of town for some of the share weeks, you can let them know when you sign up for the share and then you only have to pay for the weeks you select. The fish has been consistently excellent, much better than anything you can get in the stores around here. I enjoy the variety and the weekly puzzle of what to do with the catch. I am making Faroe Island salmon from the share tonight.
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More fish last night. We got scallops in our fish share this week. I cooked the lightly and served in a hollowed out baguette with some garlic-herb butter. Fast and easy.
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Yesterday's fish share was dabs. I made it in a white wine-lemon-butter-parsley sauce, with some crispy potatoes and asparagus. The fish was very sweet and tasty.
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Lettuce wraps on Thursday night. One of my favorite super fast dinners.
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Reposting Monday's dinner that got lost in the reboot of the upgrade: fish tacos made with haddock from my fish share. My husband got an email from them yesterday saying that next week in addition to the usual 2 pounds of white fish we get, we will be getting a pound of Faroe Island salmon and a pound of scallops. It will be a fish heavy week!
Tuesday I made banh mi to try and use up the rest of the daikon-carrot pickle I made a couple of weeks ago. Still have some left.
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BonVivant, that halibut looks delectable
The other night I made a pork tenderloin for the first time. I don't make pork often, and when I do, I typically cook bone in chops or a roast. I wrapped it in prosciutto before roasting. It got a little more cooked that I was aiming for. My meat thermometer's battery is dead at the moment. Served with a sage wine butter, smashed potatoes and shredded brussel sprouts. I really like shredded brussel sprouts, so fast and easy to make.
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Kim Shook, that looks really good. Nice idea for a big gathering.
Poached eggs on toast with maldon salt
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Curry chicken and grapes on baguette
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More scallops last night, this time seared and served on linguini with a creamy arugula-basil pesto.
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I have dry-brined a chicken for three days in a fridge on a wire rack with a plate underneath and it was fine. Not too salty at all. It made for a very tasty chicken. I would do it this way all the time if I had the foresight to prepare. I usually don't though.
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A brown plate but very tasty. Scallop rolls with smoked paprika mayonnaise and herbed parmesan fries.
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Brie, apples, arugula, and dijon mustard on a baguette. Not really breakfast food but it is what I felt like eating.
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liamsaunt, that looks wonderful! What's the pink sauce?
It is mayonnaise with sriracha and garlic added.
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Panko crusted monkfish sandwich with banh mi style stuff on it. I like the flavor of monkfish but man getting that membrane off is a chore.
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Yesterday was my husband's birthday. I made roasted racks of lamb, wild mushroom risotto, chicken with a mushroom-wine sauce for the non-lamb eaters, roasted broccoli, sautéed potatoes for the people who want starch and won't eat mushrooms, and whiskey-glazed carrots. No pictures, I have not figured out how to easily do photos with a big multi-generational group around.
Monday night I wanted to use up the leftovers from the weekend dinners plus there is Monday night football, so sandwiches seemed appropriate. Here is a lamb sandwich with arugula, peppers, onions, and mushrooms, grainy mustard and provolone cheese.
Similar sandwich but with chicken sausage for me (I don't eat red meat)
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Breakfast for dinner. This was my niece's plate. The adults did not have fruit or waffles, instead we had roasted asparagus and brioche toast.
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Fettuccine with black truffles and parmesan cream sauce. The other half of the truffle is buried in some arborio rice for a mushroom risotto I am making tomorrow. The truffle was a bit of a splurge but it is my husband's birthday weekend. I served this with a salad of bitter greens. Forgot to take a picture of the salad.
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Noodles with duck, spinach, scallions, shiitake mushrooms and soy sauce egg in spicy broth
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WOW BKEats you have been eating well! Very nice, all of it.
Seared salmon on brown rice with stir fried vegetables in a ginger-garlic broth.
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Dinner 2015 (Part 7)
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Dinner tonight. I attempted homemade sushi for the first time for my 14 year old niece. I got the tuna from the sushi counter at our local Wegmans. It was a bit tricky at first (the saddest aka first roll is in the back somewhat blurred by my camera haha)
She ate the whole plate other than the two she graciously allowed my sister and husband to sample. And then asked what was for dinner! She is going to be an expensive date someday.
Adults had salmon burgers with ginger-lime aioli and soy glaze. Apparently this recipe won some burger contest a while back. It was good but I prefer my usual salmon burger with lemon-dill aioli.