Given that I was feeling better yesterday I showered and dressed with the intent of leaving the house. Then I realized that I didn’t want to be out in the cold, didn’t want to deal with traffic, nor did I want to go out just to spend money.
So I stayed home.
Wordle: four, my starter was LANCE
Instead of cooking a recipe from a book last night, I cooked one from a website — Stick of Butter Chicken. It was really good, but made far too much for a singleton. If/When I make this again I will cut the recipe in half.
Lunch and dinner will be made up of meals (leftovers) currently living in my refrigerator.
Because I couldn’t find a recipe for French Toast in any of the five cookbooks I had nearby, this might I made waffles for breakfast from the waffle recipe found in “When Southern Women Cook” by America’s Test Kitchen.
Wordle: four, my starter was ASTIR
I had a good morning volunteering with Trees Atlanta on Saturday morning and was surprised when I crashed for an hour’s sleep after eating lunch upon my return home. Yesterday started with me waking up fighting a cold, sneezing and a runny nose, thus ruining my day.
I’ve started reading another book, “The Last Thing He Told Me” by Laura Dave. The odd thing about this is that I am experiencing extreme Déjà vu, as if I’ve read this previously. I know there was a movie (tv movie?) made from the book, but I don’t recall watching it, and there is no record of me reading this previously, so I don’t know why it resonates.
I had initially intended to make “Ham and Bean Soup” from “‘I Love My Instant Pot’ Affordable Meals” by Aileen Clark tonight, but because I soaked my beans overnight on Saturday night, I went ahead and made it for dinner last night. Though quite tasty, the soup was a little too salty because of the stock cubes I used for the chicken stock.
Wordle: ???, my starter was NAKED. I can’t solve it!
I’m busy getting nothing done.
Wordle: six, my starter was INSET
Excellent lunch with beer with ITP-Reader Barb at Schoolhouse yesterday.
I wanted to make “Ham and Bean Soup” from “‘I Love My Instant Pot’ Affordable Meals” by Aileen Clark last night. However, I’m having a hard time finding a bone-in ham steak for the recipe. I meant to stop into the Nam Dae Mun Asian Market on my way home from Schoolhouse yesterday, but didn’t do so.
It’s been awhile since I mentioned a brewery closure, and this one happened sometime last summer but I just found out about it. Ironmonger Brewing in Cobb County has closed. I drove past its location yesterday, and remembered to look it up when I saw the coaster I have from there while I was starting a new jigsaw puzzle.
Wordle: three, my starter was COUPE
Once again I hit it out of the park with my dinner, this time “Drunken Noodles with Chicken” from “The Complete Cooking for Two” by America’s Test Kitchen. If/When I make this dish again I will include thinly sliced onions as well as mushrooms to the concoction. As an added bonus, the Asian greens that I included into my concoction was harvested from Wee Little Farm just prior to cooking.
While I love researching and cooking meals, I’m a little less enamored with having to do all of the cleanup as well. It would be nice to have someone with whom I could share the chores. Last night was one of the few times I wish that I could use my ancient dishwasher.
This morning’s breakfast was avocado toast, not because I’m a hipster millennial, but rather because I forgot to eat the avocado with my lunch of nachos yesterday.
Wordle: five, my starter was VOCAL
I made “Hoisin-Glazed Baby Back Ribs” from “Milk Street Instant Pot” by Christopher Kimball for dinner on Friday. Unfortunately there was a bit of a cock up because the recipe didn’t specify a cup of water in the ingredients list, and I missed this addition in the directions. The end result was fantastic, but boy howdy did this preparation make a hell of a mess, made even worse when the liquid left over in the Instant Pot bowl spilled everywhere as I tried to clean it out. I will be doing this again in the near future, trying a different sauce, or maybe a dry rub?
Saturday’s dinner was “Chicken and Smoked Sausage Gumbo” from “Louisiana Real & Rustic” by Emeril Lagasse. As I mentioned Friday it’s been decades since I made this, and the four hours it took to cook Saturday’s dinner reminded me why. Holy crap did I do a fantastic job! My dish was also improved with the addition of frozen WLF okra.
I had intended to make a soup for dinner last night, but decided to eat leftovers instead.
Tonight’s recipe will be “Drunken Noodles with Chicken” from “The Complete Cooking for Two” by America’s Test Kitchen.
And a happy birthday to ITP-Reader Bob!
Wordle: three, my starter was CRASH. Repeat after me: “The solution was in my list of starter words”…
Because I didn’t do a road trip yesterday, though I did get my bike ride, I was home for dinner. Instead of eating leftovers I made another Barbsagna using up a lot of pantry staples. I also did something out of character, opening a bottle of red wine and had some with dinner.
Talk of muffuletta earlier in the week has gotten me in the mood for New Orleans fare. I’m researching gumbo, and tomorrow will be my first gumbo creation in about 25 years.
Wordle: two, my starter was ENTRY
Continuing this week’s inadvertent “Project Week” theme, I will introduce another project which has gotten underway; this one is an art project… I have long been fascinated by inscriptions in books, as well as the words which are written on postcards. I have accumulated a small collection of both – books and postcards- and am trying to figure out how to photograph the items with their words transcribed.
As of publication I’m using the last of our “unseasonably” warm January weather (at least for now) to go out for a road trip / long bike ride. I am waffling on this however.
Wordle: three, my starter was RISKY
