HungryChris

Falafel and tahini sauce. HC

This is Deb's Christmas present for her daughter. It was just delivered minutes ago. Click and wait. You have to love it! HC

Fraid so Shelby.

The phrase "You can never go back." does not apply to everything. You knew this was coming. HC

Shake and bake country style pork ribs, leftover scalloped potatoes and some beet greens. I put the beet greens on my plate because that's the only plate they would end up on. HC

Slices of marinated mushrooms hiding under melted fontina cheese topped with marinated roasted beets with small sides of more mushrooms, pickled asparagus, pickled turnips and a local DIPA, Hobbit Juice. HC

Soup and salad last night. Turkey soup and Greek salad. HC

Not sure which I like more, the look or the description! HC

I will put it on RecipeGullet in the near future. My problem is that I have been doing this for so long that I go by feel and not by measuring cup. The next time I do it, I will break it down into exact quantities. It does produce a marinated mushroom that I have come to love and cannot go without. HC

Button mushrooms are on sale this week at Aldi. I am halfway through the last 2 quart batch of marinated mushrooms and decided it was time to make a back-up jar. Here is a pot with 4 pounds in the mild vinegar brine on the stove. Here is the back-up 2 quart jar cooling on the deck rail next to some turkey soup I made earlier in the day. HC

Falafel, marinated zucchini, cold leftover broccoli rabe and tahini sauce. The was intended to be a pocket sandwich, but this particularly perturbing pita proved pocketless, so I soldered on with a knife and fork. HC

Spaghetti with Deb's meat sauce. My first attempt at homemade French baguettes served as garlic bread and a favorite basic red. HC

Fresh baked haddock, broccoli rabe and boiled potatoes. HC

@heidih It's just a matter of laying the thin slices out in a pattern over medium heat in a fry pan. Then I season with garlic powder, smoked paprika and tajin and hit them with freshly grated parmesan to kind of hold the whole thing together. The first flip is the hard part, trying to keep them together, then add the same seasoning to the other side, flip one more time after a few minutes and it's done. HC

Crispy scrapple with fresh salsa and a sautéed asparagus and fontina cheese toastie. HC

Calamari, cole slaw and fries. HC

Today, Oracle, the sage, moved in with Rosemary at their winter residence. HC

The eggs at Aldi (@ 46 cent a dozen) are far fresher than those at Walmart based both on the use by date as well as the way they lay down on their side when put in water to boil. Orange juice is good quality and almost always cheaper. I can get a six pack of chicken wings for less than $2 pp. At Walmart I would have to buy a great big package and pay another dollar a pound for it. Plus, at least where I live the overall experience is much better at Aldi. The bar codes for scanning items are on many sides of the products so even though the belt may be full in front of you, it is emptied into the cart and moved out of the way in a heartbeat. There are some things I go to Walmart for, but Aldi is a much sharper run operation that gives them a competitive margin at a lower price on many, many things. HC

Mighty tasty looking! HC

Really don't know what to call this sandwich on Parisian bread with kimchi, mortadella and Swiss, cooked like a Panini. Francoaisianstein Panini? The next time I make it, and I will, I will dice the kimchi. The flavor was excellent, but it was a bit of a chore to eat. HC

I think yesterdays IP 3 minute steam, fast release and just as quickly discarded hockey pucks played a big roll in my attitude this morning. HC

Poached eggs on toast, fresh salsa, scrapple and a zucchini "pancake". I have tried the IP and SV poached eggs, and have convinced myself that sometimes there is no substitute for the old school large fry pan filled with water and a little vinegar method for making poached eggs. HC

Meatloaf, cubanelle peppers and garlic pizza. HC

I just invited Rosemary inside for the winter. HC

Chourico stuffed littleneck clams from the freezer, scallops wrapped in bacon, roasted asparagus and some surprisingly good leftover Greek salad. HC