Lunch 2020

[shain]

Chickpeas salad with Roquefort, basil, mint, rosemary, pepper, olive oil.

The smallest of our modest potato harvest. Baked  and filled with cheddar, pepper and rosemary.

 

 

[BonVivant]

Asparagus and potato soup with Jersey cow's milk.

 

Jersey cow's milk thickened with chia seeds

 

Shaved raw asparagus

 

Prawn roe on the side for me

Edited May 3, 2020 by BonVivant (log)

[Kim Shook]

While out yesterday, we picked up lunch at Pop’s Dogs & Ma’s Burgers (a tiny little place - you walk in and there is a counter across the entire place in front of you - a cash register in the middle and 3 stools on either end:

Mr. Kim’s burger was slightly overcooked, but otherwise perfect – great griddle char.  They had run out of hot dog buns, so my dog was wrapped up in a piece of white bread:

I loved it – reminded me of self-made after school snacks as a little kid.  For some reason, we always had hot dogs, but almost never had buns!

 

 

 

[Shelby]

Ronnie simmered some Broadbent's ham for a while yesterday and then put it through the grinder.  He wanted ham salad.  Hard boiled eggs, mayo, pepper, sweet dill relish, onion and celery chopped very small in the food processor.

 

 

 

[blue_dolphin]

45 minutes ago, Shelby said:

Ronnie simmered some Broadbent's ham for a while yesterday and then put it through the grinder.  He wanted ham salad.  Hard boiled eggs, mayo, pepper, sweet dill relish, onion and celery chopped very small in the food processor.

 

My first thought was, "Ouch, that's kind of a waste of a special ham!"  

My second thought was, "...or the best ham salad ever!" 🙃

[kayb]

I have a recipe that calls for half City ham, half country ham. Good stuff.

[Shelby]

Just now, blue_dolphin said:

 

My first thought was, "Ouch, that's kind of a waste of a special ham!"  

My second thought was, "...or the best ham salad ever!" 🙃

It's really good.  I just had some on a saltine.  

[Kim Shook]

@kayb & @Shelby -  I need both of those recipes, please.  I believe I have a little chunk of Edward's in the freezer outside.  And we have crackers still from Christmas Eve!

Edited May 3, 2020 by Kim Shook (log)

[kayb]

@Kim Shook, here you go. I cut it in half, or maybe a bit less.

[Shelby]

22 minutes ago, Kim Shook said:

@kayb & @Shelby -  I need both of those recipes, please.  I believe I have a little chunk of Edward's in the freezer outside.  And we have crackers still from Christmas Eve!

 

We used Broadbent's ends of ham.  Ronnie cut most of the fat off of each piece.  Put in a pot, cover with water and lid.  Simmer for 2 hours.  Then he put it through the grinder.....food processor would probably work too.  Then I put one onion and a few celery stalks in the food processor and chopped until small.  Add that plus mayo, mustard, black pepper, hard boiled eggs (2), a splash of LA hot sauce and some garlic powder.  Oh and I used my sweet dill relish....the sweet balances the salty IMO.

[Kim Shook]

@kayb – thanks so much for the link.  It’s funny that its from The Shack.  We have had that on our “must go” list for a while now and have a new nephew-in-law that is from Staunton who would LOVE to go with us.  And Staunton is only about an hour and a half from us! 

 

@Shelby – thank you, too!  Completely different to the one that Kay posted, but sounds delicious.  Question, though – what is the reason for simmering the ham?  Is it because of saltiness?  Because Edwards (what we buy) isn’t terribly salty.  I’ve never had to de-salt it.  Just curious. 

[Duvel]

Quick & easy - Okonomiyaki ...

 

[BKEats]

Made a simple pretzel... it was flour, yeast, brown sugar, salt and then boil and bake, cover in butter... 

 

 

 

it was really good.. served with a bellota ham, comte and mustard.

 

Made a few different shapes,  i like just a pretzel stick shape... 

 

 

 

 

 

 

House smell fantastic.. i was happy to have done it. 

 

Oh no, i forgot to have a beer!

 

 

Edited May 4, 2020 by BKEats (log)

[Shelby]

15 hours ago, Kim Shook said:

@kayb – thanks so much for the link.  It’s funny that its from The Shack.  We have had that on our “must go” list for a while now and have a new nephew-in-law that is from Staunton who would LOVE to go with us.  And Staunton is only about an hour and a half from us! 

 

@Shelby – thank you, too!  Completely different to the one that Kay posted, but sounds delicious.  Question, though – what is the reason for simmering the ham?  Is it because of saltiness?  Because Edwards (what we buy) isn’t terribly salty.  I’ve never had to de-salt it.  Just curious. 

Just to make it more tender......guess we could have tried grinding it without doing that, but then what would keep Ronnie occupied for those 2 hours lol.

[rotuts]

@Duvel 

 

i have no idea what 

 

Okonomiyaki

 

is

 

Ill google it later 

 

but it looks tasty 

 

so Im pleased you can still do Tasty .

 

w  Dortmunder Union Dark Beer

 

Im not a Beer Guy

 

but a million years ago

 

I has a DRB  on a plate to Europe

 

I liked it 

 

and that was that !

[heidih]

3 hours ago, Duvel said:

Quick & easy - Okonomiyaki ...

 

 

Comfort food. I don't recall - do you have a bonito shaving box?

[Duvel]

Just now, heidih said:

 

Comfort food. I don't recall - do you have a bonito shaving box?

I shamelessly admit that I have two 😉

[heidih]

1 minute ago, Duvel said:

I shamelessly admit that I have two 😉

 

Why am I not surprised!

[shain]

Hand made pasta with artichoke, butter, lemon zest and a little juice, pecorino romano, a touch of dill.

 

 

[blue_dolphin]

Beans on toast, cassoulet-style

David Lebovitz recently shared this recipe for Cassoulet Toast on his blog.  It's from Susan Spungen's new cookbook, Open Kitchen: Inspired Food for Casual Gatherings.  Luckily, there was no actual gathering here because I nibbled away half of the confit duck leg meant for 4 servings while I was taking the meat off the bones. 

[robirdstx]

 

Nothing fancy ~ leftover flour tortilla, bacon and shredded cheese ~ wrapped in a paper towel and heated in the microwave oven. Hit the spot!

 

Edited May 5, 2020 by robirdstx (log)

[Kim Shook]

Ham, mortadella, and cheese toast with Dijon and Havarti (I thought of fig jam a little too late). 

[Margaret Pilgrim]

Homemade tomato soup with truffled popcorn, this menu by special request.

 

"We ate the whole thing..."

[heidih]

22 minutes ago, Margaret Pilgrim said:

Homemade tomato soup with truffled popcorn, this menu by special request.

 

 I should have put that in the COVid19 comfort topic - popcorn and tomato soup.

[shain]

Falafel, lacouch bread, tahini, yogurt, schug, pickles, tomatoes.

 

 

I'm not a huge fan of "falafel sandwich" (where the falafel is placed in a bread with the veggies and sauces). It's OK, but I much prefer my falafel served as a side dish / appetizer (or only dish, as I did today).