Dante

Cheese board- Lazy Lady Sweet Emotions, Sweet Rowan Farmstead Red Line, Giselle, Drunken Goat, Sugarbush cheddar, plus serrano ham, and home made pickles. With mango mam'oul cookies for dessert.

My first attempt at making sous vide burgers- used the Ernest Hemingway burger recipe and finished them on the Foreman grill on a bed of onions. We got long rolls as there were concerns about structural integrity but the burgers held together perfectly. Side of herbed potato salad (made by the local food co-op's commissary kitchen, not by me)

the beef based one.

Quesadillas with chorizo, poblanos, and mushrooms. Side of steamed corn sprinkled with shawarma seasoning.

My first attempt at making a lomito sandwich. Fries on the side

Basically a cut of beef slow cooked until it disintegrates

Burritos filled with carrots roasted with rose harissa, garlic, and za'atar, with raw cucumbers and cherry tomatoes with tahini, with hummus spread on the tortillas. Side of sauteed collards.

Mac-n-cheese with za'atar and feta added

Singapore Noodles

Beef debris sandwich with tomato cream gravy, sides of mashed potatoes and roasted brussels sprouts.

Soppressata and mortadella sandwich with arugula, red onion, banana peppers, and cream cheese/olive spread on toasted roll with tater tots and sliced pears on the side.

Seitan with lemongrass, onion, and red bell peppers over noodles

Chicken Big Mamou over campanelle

Chili over baked potatoes with sour cream

Fried chicken sandwich with arugula, gorgonzola sauce, and home-made pickles

Roast chickpea and broccoli burritos with steamed corn (with butter, smoked paprika, and nutritional yeast) on the side

Easter dinner- ham slow-cooked in root beer, sides of steamed broccolini and marinated oven-roasted carrots

Skillet pizza with beetaroni on top

Just scrambled eggs with a splash of tamari and some nutritional yeast mixed in.

Pasta with home made chicken nuggets, with garlicky gravy

Breakfast- made with leftovers from two meals. Pancakes, sausage with cream/pepper gravy, powerhouse eggs, and seasoned potato wedges

Elena Ruz sandwich with fries and fry sauce

My first attempt at making a medfouna (basically a Moroccan calzone)

Hemingway Burger/Onion burger hybrid with bacon, using beer braised onions. Onion rings on the side

Yes, jackfruit as the pulled pork substitute. With Dr Pepper, broth,Worcestershire, soy sauce, and onion, cooked on the stovetop and then finished under the broiler, tossing around and putting back under the broiler several times to get a good char and integrate it in to the uncharred parts. The hearts of palm were canned, marinated a bit in pickle brine and soy sauce. The breading was cornstarch and rice four,with the spice blend mixed in. Deep fried. Very good crunch on the breading, but still perfectly tender inside.