Maison Rustique

Not pretty, but tasty. Baked potato with chili and cheese.

Had a lovely day yesterday with my sis & BIL who came in from Topeka to help me with some moving chores. We got a lot done and went to a new to us place that is only about a mile from my new house. I did not take pix and technically it was lunch, but it was my only meal yesterday so am putting it here. There is a Viet Plaza where an old strip mall used to be. Many places have changed since it first started about 10 years or so ago, but Broken Rice has been there for a while now. It is bright, clean and service is attentive. My BIL and I both had sliced pork banh mi. It was voted best banh mi in the KC metro area. My sis had sliced pork woven noodles. We shared an appetizer platter. It was all delicious. The baguette was wonderful. I've not had one that good in years. They bake them in-house. Best part is, I have half my sandwich left. I'd thought I'd eat it last night, but I was still too full, so I'll have it today.

Baked potato with spinach, bacon, green onion and sour cream.

@blue_dolphin, thanks! I just saved that recipe!

Thanks, @Shel_B. Yes, I suspect it will be more of an occasional use thing for me when I have guests. For example, if my sis and BIL spend the night and should happen to get up in the morning before I do, it is infinitely easier for them to pop in a capsule and make a cup rather than have to put the kettle on to heat water, grind the coffee beans, get the pot ready, etc. I may even house this downstairs where the guest room will be.

Costco has this Nespresso on sale for $139. I've not owned a Nespresso. My sis and BIL have one (a Vertuo but not this one) and really like it. I'd already decided not to take My Ninja Coffee Whatever with me when I move. I is too big. I only drink 1 1/2 cups of coffee a day and I like it strong. I'd figured I'd just use my old Melitta pour-pver but this caught my eye. More for being able to offer guests an espresso if they'd like it. It has a small footprint which is appealing, too. Any thoughts?

Should anyone I know invite me for one of these I already know I can't make it. I have to wash my hair that night.

I don't even know where to post this. These videos are just precious and they even have recipes! I could watch them all day, but the electrician is going to be here in a while, so better not. Moolala and Pip Feed The Forest

Maybe a Q-tip? I hate them, too. Not always, but when I want a tight seal on the pan, it is a nuisance. I can't seem to find any that aren't like this anymore.

I always think you are brave doing this alone anyway, but doing it in winter? I do not think I'd have the courage to do that. Especially with all the bad weather going through the country lately. Do you have an ultimate destination?

Got dumplings at Costco last week and made a quickie cold weather soup tonight.

Any recipes online (incl. NYT), I save as pdf files on my PC. Much easier to have everything in one place instead of having to go to various online sites to find a recipe. Super simple and I have folders set up for Meats, Sides, etc.

With the weather so crappy (More snow and temps headed to below zero), I am ignoring all the healthy food I bought to cook. Threw together a handful of biscuits and pulled sausage gravy out of the freezer. Just needed comfort food.

@gulfporter, I can't imagine any place in the continental US allowing that to happen with animals being allowed in the dining area. They'd be shut down immediately by the health department. Especially with the prevalence of bird flu. But those edamame brought back a memory of having what looks like the same when we were at a business dinner somewhere and I can't recall where it was. Might have been a Roy's restaurant when he still had US locations. They were so addictive!!

When I get those huge sandwiches, I usually take 3/4 of the stuff off, eat the sandwich and have fixings for another 3 sandwiches.

I've been here at eG for a couple of decades and still get overwhelmed! Welcome!!

I'd been wondering about freezing sauerkraut and see in the article @liuzhou provided that it says yes. Anyone tried it? I don't want to end up with a bag of mush, although if that happened, I'd likely just mix it into mashed potatoes.

Those sound delicious but have never seen them at Aldi's US.

The last of the Sukhi's Butter Chicken I got at Costco a while back--had to use it or freeze it and freezer is full. Added some asparagus and a few grape tomatoes. I have leftovers for lunch today.

Leftover piece of pizza and small salad. Was delicious and plenty for me. Included a Pic of the best way to reheat pizza. Stove top! Can't stand nuked pizza and oven dries it out too much. I did drizzle with a bit of pesto oil since it was a bit dry first round. Helped!

Yeah, I think Smithfield's owns most of the pork producers here in the midwest now, too.

Search for small pie or tart pans on Amazon. There are bunches of them. And send me some of those little pies when you make them, please. 😉

@Smithy, those photos are after I added toppings. If you look at their photo on the box, actual toppings it came with were about half of what they showed.

I did it again. Shatto Home Delivery milkman had a new Italian pizza that I needed to try. It arrived today and no room in the freezer meant I had to cook it tonight. The toppings were skimpy. I couldn't see much sauce or cheese. I added onion and capers and tons of cheese. It was actually pretty good but no sauce to speak of. I will try either an oil based dipping sauce or open the jar of pizza sauce I have in the pantry when I have the leftovers. And I noticed for the first time that my oven seems to be cooking very unevenly. I'd worry about it more if I wasn't moving "soon" where my new oven awaits.

It was a Caesar Salad kit that I added bacon and a ton of parmesan cheese to. Was tasty!