- A batch of soboro, which is now frozen and awaiting consumption for lunch. I still use the meatloaf mix from the supermarket when I make this, but I'm contemplating using all-beef if/when I decide to start grinding my own.
- 2 dozen pan-fried chicken burgers, also frozen for future lunches. I wonder how these would come out if I ground up the chicken thighs, rather than putting them through the food processor.
- A Middle-Eastern feast for Stephanie and my parents - ezme salata, baba ganoush (thanks to Deborah Madison), baked falafel and tahini sauce. Needless to say, a fantastic and filling meal. I'm so happy Stephanie has discovered the joys of falafel - she's got a whole new world of culinary exploration open to her now.
- 3 dozen pumpkin cookies with brown butter icing - thanks to my mother for letting me borrow her pastry bag and 3/8" round tip. Ironically enough, she asked me what I wanted to Hannukah this year...pastry/decorating tools would be interesting, but I'm not that into baking anyway. These cookies were ridiculous - earthy and spicy (but not too sweet) cookies, combined with a rich and nutty icing - there were only 6 left this morning (thanks to my parents, Stephanie and I, as well as Brian and Jenny)...and those didn't even last too long.
- Bacon - I thought it would be very apropos to cook and eat bacon while watching the NYC Marathon...I don't really know why. I know a lot of people who were running it today, and I thought it would be funny to post on Facebook that I was eating bacon while they were off being insane.
- Asian-style braised short ribs - I *always* forget that after the ribs are done braising, that I have to degrease the liquid (my least favorite step in any recipe), then reduce over 1 quart of cooking liquid down to 1 cup. Honestly, I cheat and use cornstarch, because I don't want to wait to eat my delicious short ribs. Even though I forgot the orange juices at the end, it was still rather tasty (even for an Emeril recipe)
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Weekend of Cooking
Here's a list of everything that I prepared over this weekend:
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I've made those cookies before - they are amazing.
I cooked up some Quinoa for breakfasts, made homemade pizza, a frittata and homemade scones...
Yesterday morning I ate whole wheat bagel with nutella.
then....wait for it. It's exciting. For the next 5 hours I ate:
a GU chocolate flavor
a GU espresso flavor
another GU espresso flavor
then. I treated myself to a GU vanilla/orange.
Dessert was a dirty bruised apple.
(ok ok, afterwards I went to Plataforma Churrasacaria, on 49th and ate more meat than can explain)
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