Margaret Pilgrim

Planned on some kind of wok + rice treatment of a couple of scraps of pork, husband asked if I could just schnitzel it. So... Pork, mini-Yukons, beet greens. Above plate was mine. Potato simply smashed, truffle oil and salt. Husband blanketed his three potatoes with white pork gravy. Different strokes...

Tonight, chard's kissing cousin, beet greens. Stemmed and heavy vein removed. Garlic/EVOO, garlic removed, greens wilted.

Stupid question: I don't stock "whole meal" which I take to be whole wheat flour, since I seldom use it and wind up tossing it out periodically. I do have masa, rye, grilled corn flour, garbanza flour and probably a few more suspects. Acknowledging the lack of gluten in most of these, can I substitute any for part of the whole meal flour and make up the difference with "strong" white flour?

Could not agree more! Husband somehow enjoyed their grey mystery meat. I would go along with him and have a baked potato or ersatz chili, depending on the offerings. This fish sandwich was a huge surprise, and a big step up from McDo...damning by faint praise.

I try to take the extra time to let them marinate with a mirepoix of carrots, celery and onion with a good slug ( half bottle? ) of red wine overnight. Then drain and dry, keeping the liquid, sear then return marinade and solids. Braise until fork tender.

Peppers and fresh cheese, blood orange EVOO Squigglies with clams and squid ink

@blue_dolphin, those look FABULOUS! Thanks so much. These are going to happen!

Yellow pepper and potato soup Previously known at dinner as I LOVE my Bamix immersion blender

Porc au caramel

chileheadmike got it right. NO CHEESE! Decent bun, actually acceptable fish, lettuce and I didn't mind the tartar sauce. Maybe I just couldn't taste it under that godawful Cheese Whiz. I know, what was I thinking! Jettisoned the top half of bun since it was inundated with it, and scraped most off the fish. Ate it Danish sandwich style. I would order this again...WITHOUT the cheese. Was huge, by the way. Next time will order one and split. Today, they were 2/$6.

Crepes with sugar and lemon are an elegant dinner party dessert. If you are feeling over the top, serve with a dollop of lemon curd...and a drizzle of softly whipped cream

I don't have either one.

French toast, maple syrup and SPAM

Banh Xeo, recognizable but not up to city snuff. i winged the crepe batter recipe, had to sub powdered coconut milk for canned, etc, etc. But anything with fish sauce, cilantro and mint can't be bad...

Avocado with pico de gallo Resurrected mac and cheese from a couple of nights ago.

So what i'm hearing is "it is what it is" and, like Popeye and Cage aux Folies, "I yam what I yam."

I would trust Aroma Tea in San Francisco.

The chants of my youth stick with me: "Question authority."

While I agree that long unvetted compilations are a turn-off, I am equally annoyed by short lists that feature only today's trendiest ideas, as determined by some talking head on a magazine show. I am looking for the "who'd a ever thought of this" idea or a forgotten classic.

Same house for 40 years; no issue with beans. ETask, does this hominy become tender for you?

No. Explanation just posted on Dried Hominy thread.

I bought a pound of famous beanman's dried hominy for around $8. I cooked up half it, and cooked it and cooked it and cooked it, giving up after 3 or so hours. It was very "toothsome", dense and tough. We tossed it and the remainder half bag, $4 worth. But since we love hominy, at least the kind in the can we were brought up on, I fell under the spell of a stall at our flea market that sells all things Mexican. Bought another pound for $2. Soaked a third of it overnight. Simmered it for over 3 hours. Sauted it up this morning and topped it with easy over eggs. Still dense and tough, but edible. What am I doing wrong, or this extraordinary "chewiness" characteristic of dried hominy? This morning while "chewing my breakfast", I started lusting for an Instant Pot, or else a can opener.

Easy overs on top of "real" hominy (another story) accompanied by SPAM, for Anna.

Tomato and goat cheese dressed with pico de gallo and Salvadorian sour cream Peppers, potatoes, onions, sausage

Thai chicken salad And a cup of hot 3 veg soup from this weekend.