Sunday, January 30, 2011
January 30, 2011
Had mixed results with dinner today. I make some wheat berries sauteed with onion, garlic and preserved lemon that turned out pretty good. I cooked the wheat berries in the crock pot and they got a little overcooked. I also had to drain and rinse them which probably removed some of the nutrients. This was my first time cooking wheat berries so I guess it wasn't too bad after all. I roasted a chicken with a herbed butter under the skin. I checked it with a thermometer and it registered 165 but the breast was not cooked through. I cut it up and put it back in the over for 15 minutes which cooked it through. I think the next time I cook chicken I'm going to butterfly it and cook it under bricks. I also made some boiled parsley potatoes with butter. I hate when recipes do not turn out. I guess those are learning experiences.
Saturday, January 29, 2011
January 29, 2011
This has been a rather uneventful week. Except for throwing my back out and staying home from work on Friday. Did not due much cooking this week. I did make some Ham, green beans and potatoes one night and some chicken enchiladas but that is it.
Tina is off scrap-booking all weekend so I am left to my own devices. I am not doing much as my chiropractor told me to rest this weekend. I did get to see him on Friday afternoon and have to go back on Monday morning.
I am trying to decide what to make for Sunday as I know Tina will be hungry when she gets home. I am thinking about a nice roast chicken with maybe a whole grain and vegetable side dish. I will have to look for recipes tonight.
I did make some sausage gravy on toast for breakfast today which always make me feel better.
Tina is off scrap-booking all weekend so I am left to my own devices. I am not doing much as my chiropractor told me to rest this weekend. I did get to see him on Friday afternoon and have to go back on Monday morning.
I am trying to decide what to make for Sunday as I know Tina will be hungry when she gets home. I am thinking about a nice roast chicken with maybe a whole grain and vegetable side dish. I will have to look for recipes tonight.
I did make some sausage gravy on toast for breakfast today which always make me feel better.
Mitaka Restaurant
I had the opportunity of going to Mitaka Restaurant at 560 S 29th St
Harrisburg, PA 17104 for dinner on Friday. Actually, we were originally going to Sakana on Linglestowun Road, but they did not open until 5:00. We arrived early, around 4:30, and were the only one's there. They advertise Sushi and Dim Sum and the sushi menu is very extensive. The Dim Sum, which is ordered from the menu, not selected from carts, is limited. I believe they have the carts on weekends but I forgot to ask.
I ordered the roast pork steamed buns(3) along with the seaweed salad, both of which were very good. I also ordered Manhattan Roll which has eel, cucumber & avocado topped with thinly sliced eel and tokiko along with Hamachi(yellowtail) & Masago(smelt roe) sushi. My bill was $38.00 which I thought reasonable. I found everything to be well prepared and tasty. I will certainly go back there again.
Harrisburg, PA 17104 for dinner on Friday. Actually, we were originally going to Sakana on Linglestowun Road, but they did not open until 5:00. We arrived early, around 4:30, and were the only one's there. They advertise Sushi and Dim Sum and the sushi menu is very extensive. The Dim Sum, which is ordered from the menu, not selected from carts, is limited. I believe they have the carts on weekends but I forgot to ask.
I ordered the roast pork steamed buns(3) along with the seaweed salad, both of which were very good. I also ordered Manhattan Roll which has eel, cucumber & avocado topped with thinly sliced eel and tokiko along with Hamachi(yellowtail) & Masago(smelt roe) sushi. My bill was $38.00 which I thought reasonable. I found everything to be well prepared and tasty. I will certainly go back there again.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
January 23, 2011
As I added yesterday, the stew needed more salt, probably to 2 teaspoons.
Made the Breakfast Sausage today using Alton Brown's Breakfast Sausage. Tina would like it without the thyme but I like it the way it is.
I will leave it in the refrigerator until tomorrow night then package it up and freeze it.
Made the Breakfast Sausage today using Alton Brown's Breakfast Sausage. Tina would like it without the thyme but I like it the way it is.
I will leave it in the refrigerator until tomorrow night then package it up and freeze it.
January 22, 2011
Back from Costco's about 12 pounds of pork shoulder, it's sausage time.
My first batch was Mexican Chorizo. I looked on the web for recipes and found one at Homemade Chorizo Sausage by Patrice Knezevic. I followed the recipe but my gut told me to reduce the salt but I ignored it. I should know better by now. The sausage turned out to be too salty. Not bad enough to ruin it but, when I use the sausage, I will have to reduce the added salt. I also ground it twice, first using the coarse plate and then the fine one. I rolled it into 1/2 pound packages and froze them.
I also cut up enough to make Alton Brown's Breakfast sausage but that I will make tomorrow.
I bought a chuck roast at Hummer's on Friday as Tina want's beef stew for Sunday.
I decided to create my own recipe for this. I made it today since stew is usually better made the day before.
Here is the recipe I used I will post corrections or additions if needed
-= Exported from BigOven =-
Beef Stew - Roasted Red Papper
Recipe By:
Serving Size: 4
Cuisine:
Main Ingredient:
-= Ingredients =-
3 pounds Chuck ; cut into 1" cubes
2 meduim Onions ; diced
2 stalks Celery ; diced
4 cloves Garlic ; minced
5 sprigs Parsley ; torn into pieces.
1/2 cup Roasted red peppers ; diced
2 medium Tomatoes ; seeded & diced
1 teaspoon Harissa Paste
1/2 teaspoon Pepper
1 teaspoon Salt
2 each Bay Leaves
32 ounces Beef stock
8 ounces Carrots ; cut into 1" chunks
1 pound Potatoes ; cut into 1" cubes
1/2 pound Frozen peas
-= Instructions =-
Brown beef in batches in oil. I rendered the fat of the chuck but you could use olive oil or bacon fat.
Remove and keep warm
Saute onions & celery until just tender. Add the garlic, red pepper and parsley and cook for another minute or two.
Stir in 1/4 cup wondra flour and stir for a couple of minutes, adding more oil if needed.
Add the stock and bring to a simmer. Add the Harssa and tomatoes.
Put in a crockpot and cook on low for a couple of hours.
Add the remaining vegetables and cook for another hour or so.
Add the peas about 10 minutes before it's time to serve.
** This recipe can be pasted into BigOven without retyping. **
** Easy recipe software. Try it free at: http://www.bigoven.com **
After eating the stew on Sunday, you could probably double the salt to 2 teaspoons.
Made Cheddar Biscuits to round out the meal.
My first batch was Mexican Chorizo. I looked on the web for recipes and found one at Homemade Chorizo Sausage by Patrice Knezevic. I followed the recipe but my gut told me to reduce the salt but I ignored it. I should know better by now. The sausage turned out to be too salty. Not bad enough to ruin it but, when I use the sausage, I will have to reduce the added salt. I also ground it twice, first using the coarse plate and then the fine one. I rolled it into 1/2 pound packages and froze them.
I also cut up enough to make Alton Brown's Breakfast sausage but that I will make tomorrow.
I bought a chuck roast at Hummer's on Friday as Tina want's beef stew for Sunday.
I decided to create my own recipe for this. I made it today since stew is usually better made the day before.
Here is the recipe I used I will post corrections or additions if needed
-= Exported from BigOven =-
Beef Stew - Roasted Red Papper
Recipe By:
Serving Size: 4
Cuisine:
Main Ingredient:
-= Ingredients =-
3 pounds Chuck ; cut into 1" cubes
2 meduim Onions ; diced
2 stalks Celery ; diced
4 cloves Garlic ; minced
5 sprigs Parsley ; torn into pieces.
1/2 cup Roasted red peppers ; diced
2 medium Tomatoes ; seeded & diced
1 teaspoon Harissa Paste
1/2 teaspoon Pepper
1 teaspoon Salt
2 each Bay Leaves
32 ounces Beef stock
8 ounces Carrots ; cut into 1" chunks
1 pound Potatoes ; cut into 1" cubes
1/2 pound Frozen peas
-= Instructions =-
Brown beef in batches in oil. I rendered the fat of the chuck but you could use olive oil or bacon fat.
Remove and keep warm
Saute onions & celery until just tender. Add the garlic, red pepper and parsley and cook for another minute or two.
Stir in 1/4 cup wondra flour and stir for a couple of minutes, adding more oil if needed.
Add the stock and bring to a simmer. Add the Harssa and tomatoes.
Put in a crockpot and cook on low for a couple of hours.
Add the remaining vegetables and cook for another hour or so.
Add the peas about 10 minutes before it's time to serve.
** This recipe can be pasted into BigOven without retyping. **
** Easy recipe software. Try it free at: http://www.bigoven.com **
After eating the stew on Sunday, you could probably double the salt to 2 teaspoons.
Made Cheddar Biscuits to round out the meal.
Friday, January 21, 2011
January 21, 2011
Tonight was pasta with bacon, goat cheese and heavy cream. I sauteed the bacon while the pasta was cooking. I took the bacon out of the pan as sauteed a whole clove of garlic in the bacon fat, removed the bacon, added the drained pasta and some reserved pasta water to keep it from sticking. Then I added some slices of goat cheese and cooked it over medium-low heat until the cheese melted, added more reserved pasta water is it seemed dry. Finished it off with some heavy cream, butter and grated Parmesan cheese. Then sprinkled the bacon back on right before I served it.
Tina thought it could use more cheese, I figure it was good and more cheese might make it better. Maybe some chopped parsley would be good also.
Tina thought it could use more cheese, I figure it was good and more cheese might make it better. Maybe some chopped parsley would be good also.
January 20, 2011
Made some Pork BBQ from some smoked pulled pork I did this past summer.
I made some BBQ sauce that was just OK. I had to put it together pretty fast since I had a church meeting at 6:00. I have to work on a pulled-pork sauce recipe.
Not one of my better attempts.
I made some BBQ sauce that was just OK. I had to put it together pretty fast since I had a church meeting at 6:00. I have to work on a pulled-pork sauce recipe.
Not one of my better attempts.
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