Tonights menu

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

My blood sugar dropped before I went shopping so I walked out of whole foods with:

turkey meatloaf
tiny container of curry chicken salad, potato salad
red pepper jelly
brie
4 yr gouda
a wad of parm-regg
some weird chev i can't pronunce
a soda
mixed olives from the bar

My husband asked if I was stoned. 
It really looked like I could have been from my selection.

cheese and olives were good though, specially with the jelly.
the other stuff sucked bad.

Hahaha! That sounds like me when I go to the store hungry.

[LMNO]

I didn't do the pot roast yesterday, so I'm doing it today.

Starting with about a 3-lb roast, I salted and peppered it, then dredged it in flour and browned both sides in a cast-iron skillet and plenty of oil. Chopped an onion and put it in the bottom of a small dutch oven, poured in some wine and a bit of broth, added sprigs of parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme. (Yes, they really are perfect accompaniments for roast beef; there's a reason they're traditional!) stuck the roast in, covered it, and it's in the oven at 300 for three hours. Easiest recipe ever! Garlic mashed potatoes and roasted broccoli forthwith.

That sounds pretty fantastic.

I had a 5-course chef's menu, of which two and a half courses were good, and a $150 bottle of wine, which kind of freaked me out.

Luckily, daddy paid.

[Adios]

Due to the heat I will be preparing salads for dinner. Sliced grilled chicken and some nice cheese on top.

It's too damn hot to grill out or eat a heavy meal.

[Juana]

I dressed up all the boxed soup I had yesterday with garlic, chilli oil, and some herbs and I'm going to eat that! So red pepper soup and French bread] crackers for teh dinners.

[Jasper]

More pizza tonight.  Because, even though I spent hours making pizza after pizza last night, 18 in all, our fridge is still dominated with unused toppings.

Sigmatic,
on the bullet train to fat city.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I went to FBF's house and we made penne with garlic, tomatoes, basil, oregano, sausage, goat cheese, and spinach. I wanted to put in an avocado but they weren't ripe.

[Jasper]

Note:  Pizza dough made with session lager is interestingly flaky crusted.

[Rumckle]

Just lager, or did you use a mix of lager and water?

[Jasper]

Just lager.

And a heap of molasses.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Red curry chicken.

[Juana]

Tacos!

[Jasper]

Some kind of mystery dish with fresh picked morel mushrooms in it.

I feel like an Iron Chef judge.

[Adios]

No food. Sex and sleep.   

[East Coast Hustle]

Same, I think the only meat I've eaten in the past week is bacon.

fixed for brevity.

[East Coast Hustle]

Note:  Pizza dough made with session lager is interestingly flaky crusted.

Session is possibly the only thing I miss about PDX. Well, Session and the food cart cluster on Hawthorne.

For lunch today, I'm having beer.

For dinner today, I will be having beer.