Saturday six

[elaine]

STill putting away the huge amounts of food from our New Year dinner. Today dealt with chicken from soup, made a few matza balls from leftover batter, got the turkey carved down to a carcass.

Now to decide - soup or chew off the bones!!

Went to meet my 3&4 yr. old grandsons at their favorite park and played with them for a few hours.

Back to my son's with them to find him baking challah. While it was rising he finished leek

patties which were delicious with chopped tomato

and red pepper on the side.

Home and later snacked on some turkey bones and

grapes.

It has been an eating holiday for sure.

 

[michael-in-phoenix]

I get so worked up over the coming holidays (in a good way). Not only is it...

...a wonderful spiritual time and a time to be with loved ones, but the cooking and feasting is so fun!

Cooking is lots of work, no doubt, but it is a labor of love in our house. I'm really looking forward to this holiday season.

Michael

 

[heather_in_sf]

Sunday Six

I spent my morning reading the program from the opera last night, still have beautiful Puccini running through my head! Turandot.

Had leftover salmon chowder for lunch and it's just really terrific stuff!

Dinner tonight, blue cornmeal and bacon waffles! I found stoneground cornmeal at my favorite stall at the farmers market. It's staying in the freezer until I can use it up as it's very perishable.

Watched a great movie with Burt Lancaster, The Crimson Pirate, and let the cat snooze on my lap. Sundays are quite nice, aren't they?

I'm planning my meals for the rest of the week usig my CSA vegetables. Celery soup, roasted cauliflower and cheese sauce, something with chard and arugula (any ideas?).

 

[dawnnys]

Weekend Six

Yesterday I was at a local Freihoffer outlet - home-style bakery items - dozens of types of bread, all good. The woman ahead of me bought $50 worth of stuff, so was awarded a $5-off ticket for her next visit. Saying she never shops there (or almost never!), she handed it to me and so it covered all of my entire order.

Twice now, the squirrels have gotten into cornbread English muffins that I bought from there (in garage), so I'm thinking maybe I won't ever get to try them! Looks like another trip out there later on this week.

At the farmer's market I bought figs and kale. 'Hope I can use it before it turns yellow. It's something I don't think to make very often.

It poured all weekend, so I didn't get to do some outdoor work that I needed to do. Oh well.

Tonight just the two of us went out for Sunday lunch/dinner - just Cracker Barrel - and on the way to pay, were told our check was comp'ed (by who?). Hmmm... makes you wonder... "Do we have too-casual clothes on, or is someone just being particularly nice?!". 'Not sure who or why, but I've heard of people doing random acts like this... 'will have to do something similar in the near future.

Making scalloped potatoes with ham tomorrow. That's it - not much of an exciting cooking weekend. Still have a lot of apples, so maybe something along the lines of sauerkraut, apples, and pork for another night. Fall is in the air, and I feel like making comfort food.