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Monthly Archives: September 2007
this is how it felt tonight and how sad it was. I always hate long sad good-byes and I wish there was a way to make it all better! Why, let’s eat, everything feels better with food! L.’s mother made a few more of his favorites tonight, sweet peas with chorizo, salted cod fish croquettes with peppers and of course wine! I love the salted cod fish croquettes as much as L. does, a definite must learn to make for our home!
ps…. was not local but we will be hitting the local trail more faithfully starting tomorrow!
L. loves this dish called “favish” – I am sure I have spelled it wrong – and can not wait until he is back home to have his mother make it for him, I make it but not like Moms! I have to admit, hers is very good – old country style. Reminds me of a dish my great grandmother, grandmother and great aunts use to make, a basque bean dish that they made using red beans. Lucky, for us both we have had it while she is visiting, got to love moms!
Also, known as baccalá, bacalao, bacalhau, and morue. Cooked with potatoes and served with eggs, olives and spicy peppers. L.’s mom made this special treat for us for dinner …. as always it was Very good unfortunately, not very local though.
L.’s mother started cooking up a storm for us early in the day & some of the good news most of it was local and /or organic, so we were able to keep up with the challenge. As her cooking always is, it was very delicious. L. was very happy (7 chicken legs later)to have a home cooked meal that reminded him of home – having his family next to him made he even more happy – this in turn made me happy. (we are all a bunch of happies now).
We started with a rice based soup which we added bits of chicken as well as a squeeze of lemon. Very light and refreshing. Reminded me of a dish my grandmother and great-grandmother made, but with rice and garlic – we usually got it when we were not feeling well. The main course was a baked chicken dish with potatoes (I love these guys) and chorizo – spiced with peppers, wine and tomato.
We have decided to take part in the Eat Local Challenge. I do not believe I realized how hard it was going to be, when I talked L. into it, until I actually signed up for it – eeks!! I say this next statement in a few deep breaths; I hope we don’t fail, I hope we live up to my expectations as well as the local challenges and ….I can not believe I committed to this without shopping first. It was be a challenge as well as we have family in town for a week and a half, which will require some eating out but we will be trying to have them over for our “local cooking” as much as possible as well! Anyhow, tonight I had to go with what we had in the house, which I am proud to say was “organic”, not sure how local even though I did purchase at Wholefoods. Regardless, we are committed to giving this challenge our best!
Tonight, I sauteed bok choy with some shallots, garlic, some hot peppers (from our garden) and Portbellas. Light, yummy and somewhat (a very little) local!
I use to make this all the time; but, it has been awhile, such awhile that I forgot the recipe, so I had to wing it. I put layers of Italian eggplant, zucchini, sweet Italian peppers, shallots and garlic and heirloom tomatoes in a roasting pan. Each layer I sprinkled with herbs de Provence and drizzled with olive oil and then baked long and slow. It was delicious and L. gobbled it up. Dessert was more of that wonderful vanilla ice cream with Scharffenberger Ganache on top – L. hate it so fast we never got a photo and our Ratatouille photo came out blurred … but it was good!
Went to the Ferry Plaza today, with my little friends, M., E., & M. and we played the game, “pick out something new, exciting and fun for me to cook for L. for dinner. They found Sea Beans! Sea Beans are also known as Glassworts. They are crunchy and salty – the kidlets LOVED them! So we picked up a 1/2 pint of Sea Beans!
Dinner was left over Portabella Stroganoff, sauteed Sea Beans, and a wonderful Heirloom Tomato Salad with shaved Parmesan.
For dessert I served what I had hoped to bring to the Festa Al Fresco but it was not ready … Vanilla Ice Cream using my favorite recipe by David of The Perfect Scoop (a must for any ice cream lover)& we topped it with Roasted Strawberries! Can you say, “Heaven”??? These roasted little morsels are to die for – caramelly (is that a word), lightly sweet and ever so yummy!!!
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