Ann_T

I wasn't working today and it cooled off enough that I decided I was going to cook something special that I haven't made in a couple of years. Julia Child's Sauté de boeuf à la Bourguignonne, with some minor adjustments. Beef tenderloin filets in a wine sauce with mushrooms and pearl onions. Or in this case small Cipollini onions because I couldn't find pearls. Much easier to peel than the pearl onions.

Forgot to post the egg salad sandwich I made for Moe the other morning when I baked the focaccia.

I won't be making bread over the next few days, or roasting. But it won't stop me from making foods that some consider "winter" foods. I love a hot soup even on a really hot day.

We are finally having the hot weather that I love. It is in the high 80's. We had to turn on the air conditioning yesterday. I've never let the weather interfere with what I feel like eating. I've had a craving for chicken stew and dumplings and since I'm working today, I decided to make it this morning and Moe could have it for breakfast and I'll take it for lunch. Moe told me today, that if he had to eat only one meal for the rest of his life, it would be my chicken stew.

I had a dough still in the fridge that was now six days old so needed to get it baked. It is going to be hot here today so I wanted to get baking done early so rather than bake a few baguettes, I baked two focaccia. Both topped with cherry tomatoes, Kalamata olives and rosemary sprigs. Drizzled with garlic infused olive oil. I'm working today so dinner is going to be something simple like a antipasto platter served with the focaccia.

Burgers and fries for breakfast.

Your daughter's pastry box is really something. I think I would start with that peach croissant. Roasted a small rack of pork. Just two bones.

I kind of felt cheated too. But I knew that neither of us was going to be hungry enough for the Yorkshires.

Roast beef dinner tonight. Sterling Silver Medallion cut Top Sirloin roast. Skipped the Yorkshire puddings tonight and just kept it simple with mashed potatoes, au jus, and buttered peas. And extra hot horseradish

Last night's dinner. Veal T-Bone steaks ready for the grill. Everything tonight was cooked on the grill. Potatoes, peppers and zucchini and served with an Italian "salsa" with tomatoes, Kalamata olives, garlic, fresh basil, salt and pepper and a squeeze of lemon.

Dessert was postponed until tonight. Making Chocolate Shortcakes with strawberries.

Moe's birthday dinner. I used Jacque Pepin's Steak Au Poivre recipe. I substituted beef tenderloin for the NY steak he uses in the recipe . Served with fresh local asparagus, Parisienne potatoes, mushrooms and sauted cherry tomatoes.

Celebrating Moe's 84th birthday today. Starting with his request for breakfast. Soft "Steamed" eggs with buttered toast fingers.

We had halibut fish and chips for a late lunch. I knew we wouldn't want dinner so I decided instead to bake Butter Tarts. Dessert for dinner.

@Honkman, that Fugazetta, looks amazing. Saturday night night dinner = A quick and easy "Tapa" night. Moe is still working on organizing my cookbooks. And my goal is to make a new recipe or at least try, to make a new recipe each week, pulled from one of my cookbooks. Both of these recipes came out of "tapas" by Susanna Tee. Matt made the Spanish Tortilla so I just added a couple of other tapas. Dinner was ready in less than 30 minutes after I got home from work. Garlic mushrooms and Chorizo and fried bread with garlic, parsley and paprika. I bought a smoker two years ago and have only used a few times. Decided since I wasn't working yesterday I would do two things, a whole double chicken breast and wings. The wings were finished first. Served with m Caesar salad that I have been making for 46 years. Moe loves this salad. Homemade dressing make with a coddled egg and homemade croutons.