This #rollerDerby road trip brought to you by the large amount of maki & musubi that I made yesterday. Featuring Omni's fake fake meat (their Spam substitute) and also their lion's mane mushroom steaks w/ asparagus, all of it sauteed in a home-brew teriyaki glaze. DAMN I'm good
Also snacking on some fresh baby carrots, white turnips, French radishes just picked by Friends Farm - their first CSA pick-up just happened to be Tuesday.
#amCooking #wasCooking #WinterSolstice2024 #WinterSolstice
...huh. Well! Sorry for the end of the food-blogging, but, er, things kind of got away from me.
The gumbo, featuring chicken, andouille, and crawfish, was a HIT.
The egg nog was finished communally, with party guests taking turns whipping the egg whites together with the cream until a plausibly "fluffy" state was achieved.
The last minute "Shit! Not enough vegetarian options!" red beans & rice was appreciated...
(cont'd)
Ah-ha-ha! The culmination of tonight's efforts...
1. hotdish https://wandering.shop/@NicoleJLeBoeuf/113183876836702053
2. beets in my salad https://wandering.shop/@NicoleJLeBoeuf/113183893282052296
The beets are soft (not crunchy) but firm (not mushy), and slightly sweet with the light vinaigrette treatment. A little more oil and vinegar would make it perfect.
The hotdish, which took about 6 min. high broil to crisp the topping, is hearty and tasty. Possibly could have used more cheese and less salt. I'll know for next time!
#amCooking something vaguely hotdish adjacent 'cause I have frozen tater tots in the freezer (where else) and I'm ready to use 'em up. 2 tbl salted butter buncha minced celery and onion start 'em getting soft over medium heat. Then add 2 tbl flour. crumble in a handful dried shitake. Break up 1 lb ground pork, mix it all up in the pan, cook until pork is well browned Add 1.5 C milk or so (I didn't measure) and 1 tbl Better Than Bouillon / Mushroom variety. This'll be the base.
Day 2: Leftovers from this tagine with #InstantPot mushroom risotto, of which there will also be leftovers - https://www.pressurecookrecipes.com/instant-pot-mushroom-risotto/
y'all I am on a ROLL
This is an #amCooking that's really a #wasCooking -
I managed to do this chicken tagine recipe https://www.onceuponachef.com/recipes/moroccan-chicken-tagine.html and accompany it with five-spice stir-fried veggies ON A FRIDAY AFTERNOON that never works, have you seen my Friday mornings?
And the aforementioned audiobook kept me company during clean up.
Now I am full and happy and proud of myself but also kinda sleepy because big satisfying meal + Friday afternoon.
#amCooking this recipe for Gongura Biryani: https://gulfnews.com/food/cooking-cuisines/guntur-gongura-biryani-a-recipe-from-andhra-pradesh-1.1647006361014
Actually it's more like #wasCooking and now #amEating and wow. Worth following each step as written.
Also worth the multiple trips to India's Grocery in North Boulder, whose proprietor is always happy to help me find what I need and to recommend the best of whatever (he has OPINIONS), and I really do think he deserves some credit for how well this dish came out.
Now to find A LOT of containers for leftovers.
Nicole J. LeBoeuf (she/her)
