What's on the menu this evening?

[allybear]

I hear you.... and I understand!
I like all the ingredients in beef stew (beef, potatoes, carrots, potatoes,etc.), but I can't stand stew.

I agree - not with meatloaf, which I like, but with stew...ugh, give me the ingredients separately anytime!

[JavyVazquezIsSick]

Roasted French artichokes and a white cannelloni bean soup with chorizo and tomato, and onions.

Never made artichokes before, so cleaning them was an adventure.

[RUNYYFan]

I hit the farmer's market at Von Thun's here in South Brunswick hard today.

Just finished a great meal of Veal Saltimbocca with fresh prosciutto, mozzarella & baby spinach. The side was sauteed zucchini in extra virgin olive oil. Fresh leafy green lettuce with Jersey Tomatoes and cucumbers.

The wine was a newer vintage of Reserve de la Saurine Vin de Pays Du Gard.

For dessert, Vanilla ice cream with fresh Jersey Blueberries.

And for those wondering, they are not Jersey Tomatoes just because they grown in NJ. If you are interested, you can check out this website for more info: http://njfarmfresh.rutgers.edu/JerseyTomato.html

[xenadanielle]

^^^ Your posts/tweets always make me hungry!

I finally pruned back a couple of my basil plants which were taking over my container herb garden. I made a basil/garlic butter along with a honey/thyme butter. I also steeped another few handfuls of basil leaves in boiling water and made a skin toner with witch hazel. I had a little basil water and honey left over so I mixed *them* together with some sugar and will use as a scrub in the shower. Then...I froze a few leftover basil bunches. With my next pruning I will make a batch of pesto...I would've today but have no pine nuts.

I'm kind of disappointed in my tomatoes right now....none seem to be getting very big and some blossoms have not set. What I've picked and eaten have been delicious though. I have high hopes for my pineapple and supersonics which are starting to flower.

[krystl]

Danielle, I bought a huge bunch of basil with the roots still on that I keep in a vase. I'm not going to cook with all of it, so I'm interested in those natural skin recipes. What are the amounts of basil and boiling water for the skin toner? And also the honey and water for the scrub?

[Jersey Yankee]

Brad! Were you on vacation? Chicken dumplings...yummy!

Sorta. I wasn't cooking much. Now I've gotta make some chicken & beef ribs w/rice & veggies.

[krystl]

Pepper steak and brown rice tonight. It smells so good, I can't wait to eat!

[wexy]

Hummus with stuffed grape leaves as an appetizer followed by lamb chops in a sesame ginger marinade with couscous on the side.

[RUNYYFan]

Hummus with stuffed grape leaves as an appetizer followed by lamb chops in a sesame ginger marinade with couscous on the side.

That sounds great! You just gave me an idea for this year's first tailgate. I was already doing rack of lamb, but the appetizer is great addition.


Tonight, I'm doing London Broil with corn on the cob and a tossed salad. I'm not sure what the wine is going to be, though.

[RYMASTER or Ryan_Yankees]

Cream of crab soup.

[DrNick]

Eggplant Parm

[Superunknown]

Earlier this evening I tried Gruyere cheese for the first time. I really liked it! I'm thinking of using it in a casserole tomorrow with some ham and spinach.

[Trish]

Last night I made chickent with a fresh rosemary/wine/cream sauce over orzo. It was sooo good. I'm having it again for lunch right now!

[JavyVazquezIsSick]

Cream of crab soup.

The Crabs Claw in Lavallette has some really nice crab soup, fatty as hell, but very lovely.

I got to make me a bisque soon.

[Gringaloca]

Just got back from a long weekend in the Keys. Hubs went out last night & caught a crapload of snapper...yellowtail & reds.

Not my favorite meal, but I'm guessing we'll be having fish tonight...possibly tomorrow night, too.

[xenadanielle]

Danielle, I bought a huge bunch of basil with the roots still on that I keep in a vase. I'm not going to cook with all of it, so I'm interested in those natural skin recipes. What are the amounts of basil and boiling water for the skin toner? And also the honey and water for the scrub?

Ooh just seeing this Karen. Really, I winged it based on a few random things I had read on the web, at least for the toner. Here is one site that is the most family-friendly and has other ideas. One of the sites was for witches or something.

http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/food/...-basil-428195/

The scrub I completely made up! But a woman whose videos I watch on youtube has made similar scrubs/masques before with honey, lemon, brown sugar. Actually...I may get some jojoba oil or similar from the health food store to add to the scrub. It exfoliated but is not emollient at all.

For the toner, I had a bottle of witch hazel with just a smidgen left in it, so I added the basil-water to that and am keeping it in the fridge. I've used it once and it smells nice and all but I really have no idea if it's doing anything special to my skin yet. I literally threw two handfuls of basil into a pot of boiling water and voilà

[JavyVazquezIsSick]

Duck Confit.

So now I need to go find copious amounts of duck fat somewhere. Why can't I have normal cravings like a cheeseburger or some ice cream?

[xenadanielle]

Oh, chefs of NYYFans!

What kind of food processors do you use? I am looking to buy one soon. Like, today. With a 20% off Bed Bath & Beyond coupon.

I see Kitchen Aid, Cuisinart, and Braun get good reviews. Thoughts? I have never owned one before.

On a related whiny note: this is where the whole being single and never having a bridal shower or whatever sucks. I always have to buy my own stuff...

[Trish]

Oh, chefs of NYYFans!

What kind of food processors do you use? I am looking to buy one soon. Like, today. With a 20% off Bed Bath & Beyond coupon.

I see Kitchen Aid, Cuisinart, and Braun get good reviews. Thoughts? I have never owned one before.

On a related whiny note: this is where the whole being single and never having a bridal shower or whatever sucks. I always have to buy my own stuff...

I have a Cuisinart that I love, and a smaller KitchenAid that I've had for a while that I like a lot too.

And hell, my bridal shower was so long ago that I've re-bought everything I have right now anyway

[xenadanielle]

I have a Cuisinart that I love, and a smaller KitchenAid that I've had for a while that I like a lot too.

And hell, my bridal shower was so long ago that I've re-bought everything I have right now anyway

Thanks Trish. Do you know what size the Cuisinart is? I'm not sure if I should get a really big one or not.

Yeah, I know my complaint isn't really valid. It's just that my mom sometimes beeyatches at me about all of her friends' daughters' bridal/baby showers she's gone to--and given very nice gifts for--over the years so she feels I've been gypped. Or she thinks I should at least have had some kind of housewarming party so people could help me outfit the kitchen etc. So I'm just seeing her point....

[Trish]

Thanks Trish. Do you know what size the Cuisinart is? I'm not sure if I should get a really big one or not.

Yeah, I know my complaint isn't really valid. It's just that my mom sometimes beeyatches at me about all of her friends' daughters' bridal/baby showers she's gone to--and given very nice gifts for--over the years so she feels I've been gypped. Or she thinks I should at least have had some kind of housewarming party so people could help me outfit the kitchen etc. So I'm just seeing her point....

Yeah I see the point too, when I go to some of those showers. Thing is, I didn't get very many extravagant gifts for mine. Either my family/friends are cheap, or I don't rate

Edit: not sure of the size of the Cuisinart. I'll check when I get home. It's a good sized one...I wanted it for pie crust and that sort of thing. My KitchenAid bowl isn't big enough. I use it mostly for chopping vegetables.

[xenadanielle]

I still have not taken my new food processor out of its box.

I will just be foraging tonight. The bf is in the city for the second time this week to dismantle/move that #7 train tunnel-boring thing by the Javits Center.

I am also going to make some banana bread. I have a couple of yucky brown bananas. I'm trying another recipe that uses cream cheese.

[krystl]

I still have not taken my new food processor out of its box.

I will just be foraging tonight. The bf is in the city for the second time this week to dismantle/move that #7 train tunnel-boring thing by the Javits Center.

I am also going to make some banana bread. I have a couple of yucky brown bananas. I'm trying another recipe that uses cream cheese.

Mmm, nana bread.
I have a really good, simple recipe. But I rarely have bananas because they usually get eaten pretty quick when I buy them.

[krystl]

I made chicken breasts in the oven. I just marinated them in some Italian dressing and sprinkled some pepper and chopped scallions on them and baked them.
And I made a sliced zucchini/onion dish that I sauteed in olive oil.

Hubby was working on his bike, so dinner was delayed for an hour. The chicken was a little dried out, but still tasty.

[xenadanielle]

Sooo....

I've been blabbing in here about all the basil I have. My sage plant has gone a little nuts too (as is the Greek oregano)...but when I went online to look up uses for too much sage the suggestions are sort of interesting:

• Make bundles to "smudge" (Native American ritual thing).
• Make tea--it has medicinal uses for, uh, various female things.
• Use it to brush teeth.
• Also some normal stuff: use in stuffing, for roast pork/chicken, deep fry the leaves for garnish etc.

I was going to use it to make chicken saltimbocca tonight but now the bf is back in the city for that tunnel boring machine thing again...

The banana bread came out great. Super moist.

[krystl]

A friend of mine needed to get out of the house last night to clear her head, so she called me and we ended up at a place on the water, with a view of the TZ bridge in Tarrytown, called Striped Bass (it's in the Tarrytown Boat Club, which my parents used to belong to when we had a boat way back when). When I was a kid, the place was pretty much just a burger joint as I remember.

We had a soup sampler each (3 different kinds of soup in little espresso cups). The soups were lobster bisque, corn chowder with lump crab and clam chowder. Then we ordered a couple of appetizers to share. We had spinach and artichoke dip with tortilla chips, shrimp quesadillas (which looked and tasted more like potato knishes, weird!) and baked clams. The soups were my favorite.

Oh, and we shared a pitcher of sangria.

[Trish]

A friend of mine needed to get out of the house last night to clear her head, so she called me and we ended up at a place on the water, with a view of the TZ bridge in Tarrytown, called Striped Bass (it's in the Tarrytown Boat Club, which my parents used to belong to when we had a boat way back when). When I was a kid, the place was pretty much just a burger joint as I remember.

We had a soup sampler each (3 different kinds of soup in little espresso cups). The soups were lobster bisque, corn chowder with lump crab and clam chowder. Then we ordered a couple of appetizers to share. We had spinach and artichoke dip with tortilla chips, shrimp quesadillas (which looked and tasted more like potato knishes, weird!) and baked clams. The soups were my favorite.

Oh, and we shared a pitcher of sangria.

Oh yum~ Next time I need to clear my head, I'm comin up there!!!

[krystl]

Oh yum~ Next time I need to clear my head, I'm comin up there!!!

Anytime. I took a pic of the bridge all lit up, from my phone. I have to upload it to the computer. Hopefully, it came out good.

[xenadanielle]

A friend of mine needed to get out of the house last night to clear her head, so she called me and we ended up at a place on the water, with a view of the TZ bridge in Tarrytown, called Striped Bass (it's in the Tarrytown Boat Club, which my parents used to belong to when we had a boat way back when). When I was a kid, the place was pretty much just a burger joint as I remember.

We had a soup sampler each (3 different kinds of soup in little espresso cups). The soups were lobster bisque, corn chowder with lump crab and clam chowder. Then we ordered a couple of appetizers to share. We had spinach and artichoke dip with tortilla chips, shrimp quesadillas (which looked and tasted more like potato knishes, weird!) and baked clams. The soups were my favorite.

Oh, and we shared a pitcher of sangria.

Ooh I like the soup sampler idea!!! Yum....soup.

We are going over to my parents' later. It's my Dad's and the bf's birthday, so we are having clams casino and other apps, lobster, corn on the cob, and salads, and flan for dessert. I can't decide if I want to make guacamole or not, or if I should bring over my other banana bread (which I froze). We're also bringing an Edible Arrangement I ordered that looks like a birthday cake.

[cubhater]

Oh, chefs of NYYFans!

What kind of food processors do you use? I am looking to buy one soon. Like, today. With a 20% off Bed Bath & Beyond coupon.

I see Kitchen Aid, Cuisinart, and Braun get good reviews. Thoughts? I have never owned one before.

On a related whiny note: this is where the whole being single and never having a bridal shower or whatever sucks. I always have to buy my own stuff...

Black and Decker. I've had it about seven years and it's still going strong.

[allybear]

Going to a party today/tonight and there is going to be a ton of food, so I'll be eating everything!

[JavyVazquezIsSick]

I just spent the last 45 minutes tweezing the hair from duck legs. There has got to be a better way.

[Sharona1975]

Burn it off. A little alcohol, a little fire, woosh. You can also melt some paraffin in a pot of hot water, dip the duck, cool, dip, cool then peel the wax off. The hair comes with it. A whole new spin on waxing your legs.

[JavyVazquezIsSick]

Burn it off. A little alcohol, a little fire, woosh. You can also melt some paraffin in a pot of hot water, dip the duck, cool, dip, cool then peel the wax off. The hair comes with it. A whole new spin on waxing your legs.

Well they weren't exactly feathers. All the feathers were removed. They were like little quills or something, left over from ones that didn't pull off perfectly. I don't think I could of burnt them off.

I definitely didn't get them all in 2 of the legs I did. Hope this doesn't ruin my confit.

[4bronxbombers]

A friend of mine needed to get out of the house last night to clear her head, so she called me and we ended up at a place on the water, with a view of the TZ bridge in Tarrytown, called Striped Bass (it's in the Tarrytown Boat Club, which my parents used to belong to when we had a boat way back when). When I was a kid, the place was pretty much just a burger joint as I remember.

We had a soup sampler each (3 different kinds of soup in little espresso cups). The soups were lobster bisque, corn chowder with lump crab and clam chowder. Then we ordered a couple of appetizers to share. We had spinach and artichoke dip with tortilla chips, shrimp quesadillas (which looked and tasted more like potato knishes, weird!) and baked clams. The soups were my favorite.

Oh, and we shared a pitcher of sangria.

That sounds great Karen. I hope your pic came out too.

I'm going to Tarry Lodge in Port Chester Tuesday night. I cannot wait for that damn dessert (that I'm not sharing this time)

[allybear]

That sounds great Karen. I hope your pic came out too.

I'm going to Tarry Lodge in Port Chester Tuesday night. I cannot wait for that damn dessert (that I'm not sharing this time)

The hard part for me is always remembering not to eat so much dinner that I have room for dessert!

In the meantime, I wrote out menus for the next week and a half and threw them out, so I have to look at what I bought and try to figure this out. Wish me luck!

[4bronxbombers]

The hard part for me is always remembering not to eat so much dinner that I have room for dessert!

In the meantime, I wrote out menus for the next week and a half and threw them out, so I have to look at what I bought and try to figure this out. Wish me luck!

Same here!!

lol on the menus you threw out. Good luck!

[allybear]

Same here!!

lol on the menus you threw out. Good luck!

Thanks! I remember three effing dinners and I cannot go to the supermarket between now and the 18th - too too much to do.

[krystl]

That sounds great Karen. I hope your pic came out too.

I'm going to Tarry Lodge in Port Chester Tuesday night. I cannot wait for that damn dessert (that I'm not sharing this time)

The pic at night with the lights on the bridge didn't come out good, but the one I took earlier is cool.

[4bronxbombers]

The pic at night with the lights on the bridge didn't come out good, but the one I took earlier is cool.

Wow, that is very pretty.

[krystl]

Wow, that is very pretty.

Yeah, it is. I used to love hanging out there when we had our boat years ago. My sister and I used to go there with a couple of friends and just hang out on the boat when we were teenagers.

[allybear]

The pic at night with the lights on the bridge didn't come out good, but the one I took earlier is cool.

Oooh, that's pretty!

[Mr Coffee]

Nice action shot

[krystl]

Nice action shot

[4bronxbombers]

Tarry Lodge in Port Chester tonight! I can't wait! (esp for the scrumptious little dessert).

[krystl]

Tarry Lodge in Port Chester tonight! I can't wait! (esp for the scrumptious little dessert).

Yay! Have some for me.

[fredgmuggs]

Ice cream!!!!

[Trish]

Ice cream!!!!

Chew it good.

[xenadanielle]

Last night: pork loin, farm stand corn, pasta salad.

Tonight: who knows, but I spotted a couple of ribeyes in the fridge this AM.

On a related note, has anyone been to this Pop Tart place in Times Square?

And then there’s the Pop-Tarts Sushi, three kinds of Pop-Tarts minced and then wrapped in a fruit roll-up. “We did an internal tasting here at the building, and it was the winner,” said Etienne Patout, senior director at the Pop-Tarts brand, part of the Kellogg Company

[allybear]

Last night: pork loin, farm stand corn, pasta salad.

Tonight: who knows, but I spotted a couple of ribeyes in the fridge this AM.

On a related note, has anyone been to this Pop Tart place in Times Square?

Not yet. Maybe when people come in for the family reunion this weekend, they'll want to go check it out. I used to like the Hershey's store when Reese's was a Harvick sponsor because they had lots of his stuff.

I feel like carp today, so it may be soup for dinner. I hope I have some.