JeffreyW’s yummy zucchini and summer squash A bit delayed this weekend. No real excuse, except life, as usual, was a little hectic. Today I went for my first ride in at least a year. Had to test out my bike after the crew that was here to replace my furnace and add energy upgrades, also …
Food
Sunday Gravy (Open Thread)
Sauce is always better the next day, so I made tomorrow’s gravy today: It’s made with 4 28-oz cans of San Marzano tomatoes, half a can of tomato paste, 2 cups of tomato juice, 5 cloves of garlic, 6 basil leaves, a pinch or two of red pepper flakes, some crushed fennel seed, a few …
Summer Menu: June Week Three
All this week’s photos are from JeffreyW’s library This week, at the bottom of the menus is a list of substitutions and ideas, save that for future weeks. As we finish up June, there are more grilling recipes and a couple of quick and simple meals for those busy days when being in the kitchen …
Summer Menu Series: June Week Two
These two were absolutely no help with this project yesterday.Wednesday is Tomato-Pasta Salad Sorry for the delay on the recipe exchange, as you can see above, I had a big project yesterday. That’s my sectional, assembly required. Nothing major, but damn putting the very fitted fabric on the very firm cushions was a workout. Continuing …
Something New For Summer: Weekly Menus
Hi everyone – I’m going to try and keep this up for the summer. I thought it was time to get back to some fun, everyday things. Hit the comments with any questions, share your weekend menu and anything else that makes you happy. The menus and shopping lists are PDFs, so you’ll have to …
UPDATED: Fancy Grub + Lost Dog (Open Thread)
Had breakfast at a place we’ve wanted to try forever, but it was always too crowded until today. I had the shrimp and grits: So good! The shrimp were on the shrimpy side but fresh, well-seasoned and not overdone. They’d cut the grits up into wedges and fried them as if they were polenta (which …
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Butter Lamb (Open Thread)
Well, this year’s butter lamb* was a bit more…bovine than I intended: I considered some reconstructive surgery, but my husband said it’s FINE, and in a few hours, it’ll be hacked to bits and consumed on pieces of rye bread anyway, so quit obsessing! (He was right.) This is our first Easter without the kiddo …