Dinner! 2005

[Daniel]

Tonight I made Marcella's Milk Braised Pork Chop Roast..Braised only in milk for like 6 hours..

Internal temp of 155.. Recognize..

I said recognize..

Served along side Marcella's Baked Asparagus and Shrimp Potato thing .. I added fresh Sardine meat too... Fantastic..

Italian sure,I felt buttermilk biscuits were in order, however..

After dinner we had a parsley salad.. With shallots soaked in sherry vinegar three different raw milk cheeses, two blue.. Also capers, anchovies, and some awesome olive oil.. Served with 20 yr old tawny..

Homemade apple sorbet from Marcella's Book..

Also made crepes following her recipe.. Added an orange marscapone with white chocolate chunks.. Crepe was outrageous..

Edited November 2, 2005 by Daniel (log)

[Jason Perlow]

I love that hazy look, daniel. Its kind of like that effect they use on original episodes of Star Trek when they do a close up on one of Kirk's babes.

[rooftop1000]

Country fried chicken cutlets kinda like chicken fried chicken (sorry)

Made some sausage white gravy with a fresh sage breakfast sausage from the Reading Terminal Market served over lumpy mashed potatoes with buttered corn. It made me happy

tracey

[Daniel]

I love that hazy look, daniel. Its kind of like that effect they use on original episodes of Star Trek when they do a close up on one of Kirk's babes.

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That haze be a thin film of grease on my lens.. I wish it were that calculated.. Its what crepes look like in heaven..

Edited November 2, 2005 by Daniel (log)

[little ms foodie]

for the chili cookoff.. spicy red pork chili topped with scallions, cheddar, jack, bacon and sour cream. Garlic toasts on the side. Pacifico in the glass.

[Daniel]

LMF,

Gorgeous, simply gorgeous.. What is Pacifico by the way? Bacon on chili, of course there is.. Did you shoot the sour cream from a bag, or was it just perfect like that..

Edited November 2, 2005 by Daniel (log)

[little ms foodie]

LMF,

Gorgeous, simply gorgeous.. What is Pacifico by the way?  Bacon on chili, of course there is..  Did you shoot the sour cream from a bag, or was it just perfect like that..

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Thanks Daniel, Pacifico is mexican lager from the west coast, very light. We drink ours with a lime in it. It's my favorite mexican beer.

No piping bag, just my husband's fancy spoon scoop!

[racheld]

If the crepes in Heaven are better than those, then Escoffier and Careme have banded together, set aside their differences, and opened a little restaurant with comfortable chairs, cheerful waitstaff, soothing decor, and Daniel's recipe.

[dockhl]

After dinner we had a parsley salad

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MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM.............

parsley salad.

I thought I was the only one .......

Gorgeous, Daniel.

[Daniel]

Yeh, parsley salad is very good.. Take some parsley flat and curley, some strong shallots soaked in vinagar, capers, mint, anchovies, and whatever else you want.... Its like having your tongue skinny dip in a cold lake.. I have served it with duck,veal, cheese, on a serano aged gouda sandwich, or with fried quail and poached eggs... Its all just terrific..

Edited November 2, 2005 by Daniel (log)

[MobyP]

Really great chop, Daniel.

[curlywurlyfi]

My parents are in town this week, so I rounded up four of my dearest oldest friends to come for supper with them.

Lemon + coriander olives to start with, with a glass of (slightly underwhelming) Capel Vale Riesling. I had meant to serve Jacquesson champagne but completely forgot! All the more for me, since it's still in the fridge.

Then, osso buco. Fantastic veal shin from Lidgates, baked long + slow in a dash of white wine, strong chicken stock + tomatoes, and gremolata sprinkled over at the last minute. Plain white rice (I find risotto milanese too rich with the marrow) + steamed green beans. My Mum made the rice - even with Uncle Ben's mine comes out in a globby mass. Yay for mums. With this, a magnum of Chateau Soleil St Emilion 1998, which Dad had brought with him from Malta. Don't you love the EU?

Then, cheeses, with galetti (Maltese water biscuits): Colston Basset stilton; Flower Marie; Vignotte; and Seriously Strong supermarket cheddar, which my parents love and can't get in Malta. And Dow's port.

Next, apple + blackberry crumble. I had picked the blackberries on my friends' farm in Devon, and used brown sugar + porridge oats in the crumble topping. With single cream. I had leftovers of this for breakfast.

Finally, to the sitting room, for coffee + Black Label + Thorntons continentals.

I had this email from Chris this morning:

"...despite many stairs* what a top evening last night. Have your parents been in an oxygen bubble for the last 15 years? Not only do they look younger than I remember but your Ma I'm sure has been through a complete makeover. They were on cracking form and so was the assembled company. Only one complaint - your father's refilling technique. I feel minging this morning so thanks to him for that."

* I live in a fourth floor walk-up + Chris currently is on crutches

[Jake]

Mmmm, pork chops in a maple (syrup, I presume ), mustard, and horseradish marinade sounds really good!  Is that a new idea or a tried & true?  Looking forward to hearing how it turns out...

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It was indeed maple syrup based. It is definitely a tried and true recipe, Susan. One I came up with a few years ago at the cottage 'cause I had pork, and I had maple syrup, horseradish and dijon in the fridge, and not much else!! It is super easy and the horseradish and dijon cut the sweetness of the syrup. If I'm not using freshly made I prefer to use extra hot horseradish and a really good tangy dijon. I find most pork chops these days need the flavour additions. No pictures last night as dinner wasn't served till after 10. Chops were served with brussel sprouts with carmelized onion and sweet potato fries with lots of cumin. Cold beer on the side.

[racheld]

curlyfi (if I may be so familiar on first posting)

What a super evening!!! Fun parents visiting, good friends who find you worth the climb, wonderful food and wine, and a superb quick-e thank you in the bargain. What a lovely life you lead.

And it does add to the charm that the good stuff comes in magnums.

[BCinBC]

LMFoodie: The chili with the dollop of sour cream glistening on top, and the slightly blurred background Pacifico giving a come-hither look... That photo may be the definition of Food Porn.

And Daniel: The sliced chops are a close second. Awesome!

[Chufi]

with the addition of roasted peppers and panfried chorizo, the leftovers from yesterdays salad of roast cauliflower and chickpeas turned into this:

I also made some 'Daniel-inspired' parsleysalad.. parsley with shallots that were cooked down in red wine vinegar, with some capers and only a very little oliveoil

and a traditional Dutch dish, mashed potatoes with hardboiled eggs, with melted vinegar-butter. Very rich, very good

and these for dessert:

Dutch almond pastries

[Megan Blocker]

and a traditional Dutch dish, mashed potatoes with hardboiled eggs, with melted vinegar-butter. Very rich, very good 

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Wowza - that is a crazy dish. Nice work, Klary!

[Daniel]

Wasnt too hungry so I made a quick bite.. After eating this, I am afraid I have awoken my appetite.. Most likely more photos to come..

Made a mushroom and onion crepe.. Added a little whiskey,cream, and some raw milk gouda type cheese.. Simple and good..

[Megan Blocker]

The pics aren't so good tonight...I inherited some lovely furniture (and cookware) over the weekend (my grandparents have sold their CT house), and I'm adjusting to the new photo-taking conditions. Additionally, I cooked dinner and ate it while listening to a friend relate the story of her very bad day.

But, even though the photos are so-so, the food was great! I had a very rare (I like it barely dead) rib-eye steak with parsnip, leek and potato mash. I was feeling green-veggie deprived, so I also had a tomato, onion and cucumber salad.

Dessert was a pear roasted with a bit of butter, cinnamon and sugar, topped with more cinnamon, sweetened mascarpone and sesame seeds.

[Daniel]

Wow that steak was rare bear,nice.. Mashed sounded great as did the dessert...

[purplewiz]

Tonight, green chile stew on a tortilla with cheese, sour cream, and cilantro, details over on the chili cookoff thread:

Side dish with a tossed salad.

Marcia.

[purplewiz]

Made a mushroom and onion crepe.. Added a little whiskey,cream, and some raw milk gouda type cheese.. Simple and good..

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That's really beautiful, and I'll bet it tasted as good as it looked!

Marcia.

[Mooshmouse]

It's a cold and rainy night, so comfort food was in order. A family cooking session produced spaghettini with bolognese sauce and a few added 'goodies' courtesy of my 4-year-old who chopped up a whole whack of mushrooms and orange and yellow peppers as his contribution to the mise en place... not to mention the fact that he volunteered to wash the dishes.

No photos this evening. We were waaaaaaay too hungry.

[little ms foodie]

Meagan how would you know to put sesame on pears?? that sounds so great!! I would never think of that.

After a few celebratory drinks (my husband had his last day at his old job) we came home and made the ultimate (for us) quick meal.

Frittata with chanterelles and gruyere and salad with hot bacon mustard dressing

served with a Silverlake Chardonnay reserve, 2001

Edited November 3, 2005 by little ms foodie (log)

[Megan Blocker]

Yeah, Daniel, I like it raw. I had steak tartare for lunch yesterday, and this was just a few steps beyond. I actually really like it anywhere from very rare to medium rare - but I was hungry tonight and just couldn't wait. The mash was delicious - lots of flavor. I'm really liking parsnips these days.

Wendy, I can't take credit for the sesame seeds idea - I actually pinched it from a recipe I saw in Gourmet last year...but theirs didn't have the marscapone - the sesame and the cheese together are soooo good, though. The pear is just an excuse!

Gorgeous frittatta - and oooozy cheese. And congrats to Mr. Foodie on his new job!

Edited November 3, 2005 by Megan Blocker (log)