Good evening all,
Sounds like we all had a good day and a good start to the New Year.
It is cold and miserable here. High today was about 48 but we had such fierce winds they said it felt more like it was in the 30s with the wind chill. It will be just as cold if not colder tonight and tomorrow night. Re-covered my plants and had to duct tape the covers to the pots to keep them on in these winds! Good news is we will warm up and dry up by the end of the week. Just have 2 days of this to put up with.
Sean...Beautiful English Breakfast. That's fit for Downton Abbey!
Margaret...lemon, ginger, pear jam sounds like something I would be most interested in!
Would you please post the recipe for me if you don't mind?
My favorite tea, that I drink almost daily, is a lemon-ginger flavor. I also just love pears cooked (not raw) especially with ginger and other Asian flavors. It sounds interesting.
Sally...Yes, you are right. You probably are warmer and drier than we are right now. Winters here were always weird. Either we are super dry, arid, cold and frigid or we are warmer and it rains a lot. No happy medium. It has been forever since I've seen fog. I know it is dangerous to drive in but I still think it is cool. I'd love to see it again. Last time was when I was in London. That was a long, long time ago.
Ann....Glad you made some good meatloaf. YUM! Always a winner meal.
That sounds good and I just may have to make some soon.
Good for you for making some 'grab-n-go' meals for later days. I love having them on hand for busy days or just when I am running short on time, idea, or ingredients.
Amanda...Beef stew, Oh big yum! I love it and need to make more for the freezer so I can have for later days.
Sounds like easy meals and Asian inspired were the choices for today. YUM! We had Chinese food. It was most excellent. Menu was Asian style BBQed pork spare ribs, steamed broccoli, won-ton-soup and the appetizer was pan fried pork and vegetable filled mini dumplings.
Appetizers were 6 mini won-tons pan fried. I made a soy sauce with ginger, lime, cilantro, scallion, sesame seed and chili to be used as a dipping sauce. We had this about 45 minutes before dinner.
Since I had home made chicken stock on hand (from former deli chicken) decided to use that. Also had leftover Shiitake mushrooms and onions from the omelet the other day. Tossed that in a pan with some garlic, baby bok choy and grated carrot. Sautéed a bit before adding to the stock and some extra water. Let boil a minute or so and then reduced to a simmer. Added the mini dumplings and let cook about 7 minutes or so before serving up with more cilantro, soy sauce and sliced green onions. ,
The ribs were exceptional. Just as good as any Chinese restaurant. The husband outdid himself on these!
Big yum and just enough. Some left over for tomorrow.
Sides were the soup of course and some steamed broccoli with a sprinkling of cayenne and coriander. Very good and lovely side. The crisp greenness was a nice contrast. I opted for a nice glass of crisp white. My newest favorite the Ménage et Trois "Limelight". Complimented the Asian flavors well.
This was a lot fancier than what we had yesterday and definitely most excellent. It was also a great way to have 'pork, cabbage and some form of noodles' for the New Years!
Like this 'version' a whole lot better than the traditional Eastern European fare I grew up on , I must admit. Still made me feel good I could squeeze in a tradition but give it a new twist.
Hope all have a good night and good eats.
AG
