{"id":408,"date":"2009-04-02T10:42:36","date_gmt":"2009-04-02T17:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shannon.users.sonic.net\/blog\/?p=408"},"modified":"2009-04-08T17:59:27","modified_gmt":"2009-04-09T00:59:27","slug":"whats-for-dinner-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/shannon.users.sonic.net\/blog\/?p=408","title":{"rendered":"What’s for Dinner"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week’s dinners were pretty much all successful. The mushroom-barley soup<\/a> is easy, fairly inexpensive, and good enough that we had it again last night; the Tuscan style garlic-rosemary pork roast (Cook’s Illustrated recipe) always comes out well; and to my great delight the pan-fried sand dabs<\/a> (they didn’t have catfish) were fun both to cook and to eat. I’m definitely going to try to work more fish into our menus.<\/p>\n

The prettiest thing I made was this asparagus and gruyere tart<\/a>, from a Martha Stewart recipe:<\/p>\n

\"asparagus<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Greedy little fingers not included in the recipe! The tart with salad made a nice meal, and I think it would also be elegant as the first course at a dinner party.<\/p>\n

This week in our veggie box we got chard, collard greens, asparagus, lettuce, a bunch of green garlic, a bag of Yukon potatoes, and a great frondy bunch of something that I’m embarrassed to admit I have no idea what it might be. Mom! What is this?<\/p>\n

\"mystery<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tonight I plan to make a salad with green goddess dressing (involving anchovies and the green garlic) and pissaladi\u00e8re<\/a> (we like anchovies!). Tomorrow Robin and I will have the potatoes and the mystery greens for lunch: I have some salt pork in the fridge, and I’m working on the theory that any sort of dark leafy green is good when boiled with salt pork and dressed with a little cider vinegar. And for dinner, a Cook’s Illustrated recipe for “Whole Wheat Pasta with Collard Greens, Beans, Pancetta, and Garlic Bread Crumbs” that I’ve made before and liked.<\/p>\n

Saturday night’s dinner needs to be quick and easy since I’m off with friends for the day; I’m thinking the asparagus, roasted, and a couple of steaks. Sunday night I want to try this recipe<\/a> for “false mahshi” with chard, beets, rice and beef.<\/p>\n

Having thus disposed of all the vegetables, I’ll be able to get creative on Monday and Tuesday nights. There’s a couple of recipes I’ve been eying: one for Rustic Farro Soup with Sausage and Mushrooms<\/a>, the other for Braised Squid With Artichokes<\/a>. Squid! I know! Look at me getting all adventurous with the marine life!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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