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Ever since I discovered the cooking Blog, Under The Tuscan Gun, I have had Parmigiana of some sort on my mind. Lenny loves eggplant parmigiana, I love them all. After all, who does not love gooey cheese and tomato sauce? Since we are doing a big ride on Saturday (today, which was tomorrow when we ate this) we also wanted to load up on carbs, so …. that is where the kind of comes in.
I took a chicken breast, thinly sliced it and then cooked it with some olive oil and chili peppers. It was ultra moist and juicy because we like to use organic or free ranging chickens. Then I cheated …. I added a jar of premade Italian tomato sauce, Parmesan cheese and cooked pasta (we like little ears), tossed it all together, put it into a baking dish and baked until bubbly. We served it with a big loaf of garlic bread. Even though I did not take the time to make my sauce and I used premade garlic bread, the meal was still really great; well, you could really tell that the bread was premade, not so great. The pasta dish tasted like Chicken Parmigiana which is what I was after!
Next time … we will be making the eggplant parmigiana.
Saturday night, I will tell you how we are going “local”!
We had plans to spin tonight, after all, we are doing a big ride on Saturday; but, then we realized that the debates were on. So, it became a rest night. After, doing a little pre-debate yoga, I decided to tackle the pork that I had defrosted. We don’t eat a lot of pork and every time we do eat it, Lenny always says, “I really love Pork Tenderloin, you never make it”. And, I reply, “I will, someday”. ….. then I forget, shame on me! The big questions was, what to do with this other white meat??!
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First day of October, this is the day I consider the “real” first day of fall and it definitely felt like fall. The air was crisp as the evening cooled down … not to mention the fog rolled in! We were feeling exhausted and hungry when we got home from the office and decided it would be a good night to stay in, pour a glass of wine and make dinner. Just get cozy. Cozy for us equals food home cooked French food.
We made a French onion soup and a Frissee salad with poached eggs. I did take some fennel, thinly sliced it and carmalized it with the onions for the base of the soup. The fennel gave it a slightly sweet taste, it was really refreshing and a nice surprise. I found my original recipe for Frisee salad, it is a Alice Water’s one and it is by far the best we have ever made. Not only very easy but the flavors are fantastic! After eating the Frissee salad with the crispy bacon and warm poached eggs, flavored with a slightly garlicky and dijon dressing, I decided this was definitely my favorite salad. I probably could eat it almost everyday and this is coming from the girl who really is not a “big egg” fan. If you think about it, it really is a meal, you don’t need anything else but a warm piece of bread and a nice glass of wine!
Thursdays dinner will include the “other white meat” as well as a write up on what we are doing this month! Come dine with us later.
I have missed the past couple TWD challenges due to busy work schedules; but, when I saw that Mari over at Mevrouw was hosting, I knew I could not miss this one. As well, Creme Brulee is a favorite around our house as well as when we go camping!
I normally use a different recipe (one from the restaurant Fringle in San Francisco), which requires some extra time as well as baking it in a Bain Marie. This recipe was the complete opposite – hardly any extra work at all and you bake it at a very low heat with no Bain Marie.
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I was scouring my favorite food blogs looking for some inspiration for the weekly menu planning around here, when I stumbled upon a dish that Meeta, over at What’s For Lunch Honey, made recently. I knew instantly that it would be a hit around our house as we both LOVE eggplant (Aubergine) and we are trying to eat Veggie as often as we can. As well, I needed a great dish for all the tomatoes that we have growing as well as something for the GYO event, which yours truly is hosting! (wink wink)
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I really enjoy making a nice dinner on Sundays, whether it is for a group of friends or just the two of us; it is a nice way to end a week and start a new one. We decided that it would be nice to have French food for dinner. We love French food, not your foo foo French food; but, rustic pheasant French food, what you would find at your grandmother’s house in the deep of the Loire Valley sort of French food. Don’t get me wrong, it is nice to occasionally have the foo foo sort as well; but, nothing some comfort on a crispy fall night then comfortable rustic French food.
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over another Daring Baker Challenge. Our hosts this month, are Shel of Musings from the Fish Bowl and Natalie of Gluten A Go Go and they vegan and/or gluten-free lavash crackers from Peter Reinhart’s The Bread Baker’s Apprentice. I had big plans to get very creative with this months challenge; but, then last night while having a glass of wine, listening to the debate, hanging out with my man and twittering, I realized (thanks to Susan) that the challenge was due today! EEEKKSS!
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I have to thank Fanny for hosting this fun event. Who does not love sugar and cupcakes! Fanny, over at Foodbeam is hosting this months SHF. If you have not heard of Fanny or Foodbeam, you really should rush over there (after reading this post – wink wink). She is delightful and her pastries will have you drooling over your keyboard in no time! This is my first time par-taking in SHF, usually I am too busy and/or there are two many sweets laying around from my other baking groups. This time, I knew I had to make the time as the topic is dear to my heart!
I have always held a special place in my heart for cupcakes. They are cute! Delicate! Soft and fluffy! And ever so sweet! Most of all, it reminds me of my grandfather, as he use to call me cupcake! I don’t have many memories of him, unfortunately he passed away while I was young. But, I do remember the smell of his pipe on him. To this day, I can smell that sweet smell of tabacco (burnt sugary/vanilla smell) a mile away. As well I remember being small, looking up at him, a smile across his face and him calling me “cupcake”. He use to be a conductor on the train and I loved going down to the tracks, waiting for the train to pull into town, so I could wave to him and have him wave back! I really wish, I could have had more time to really get to know him, to continue smelling the smell of his sweet pipe and to make many many cupcakes for him. This post is dedicated to him!
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