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When you have a box of spaghetti, some pancetta and eggs and Parmesan, then you have a KILLER dinner in the making. Spaghetti Carbonara! There were other leftovers, but there was the need for something a little more substantial. And there is NOTHING more easy and substantial than this:
Lots and lots of left-over skirt steak becomes... FAJITAS. The kids love them. I dig them too, especially if I make a cilantro, lime and honey mayo to drizzle on top.
One more rainy weekend morning means no tennis, BUT a chance for a larger-than-normal breakfast:
A Fritatta with roasted potatoes, Vidalia onions, ham and swiss cheese... This will mean NO lunch for sure!
An early dinner of Pork cutlets, pounded out and then sauteed in a picatta-esque sauce: lemon, capers, butter, shallot, garlic and white wine.
The updated Advent calendar the kids have been taking turns with every night is a MUCH improved version of the one my sister and I experienced growing up. This one has a chocolate behind every window!
And a picture to illustrate the complete lack of respect our cat has for MY recliner! I mean, how's a guy supposed to blog when the seat is taken by a cat sleeping on his back with outstretched paws??????
You've got to have a very clear idea of what you love and want to re-visit, don't you?
Thanks... that's all I needed. I'm on the plane, ordering from the Salumi-mobile, sitting and contemplating sheer beauty!
There's only so long a man can go without Red Sauce... Braised some short ribs in it tonight, along with some mushrooms over linguine.
Wednesday's dinner was grilled steaks and a very nice arugula salad with Gorgonzola, tomato and a balsamic vinaigrette... but since my camera battery was charging, all I can do is post a picture of the Panko-crusted Haddock I ate last weekend on the Cape! I'll get it together, I really will...
Who knew that chicken could taste THIS good????
And I've got to give him credit - this is an Emeril Lagasse recipe - and it is sensational. Coq Au Vin with Braised Leeks. Holy cow... There is some prep work, but not a ton, just peeling those little onions! And it's all worth every minute you have to spend.
And the seafood theme continues...
I picked some elements that are Northeastern in their origin to cook tonight. Mussels from Prince Edward Island are sweet and subtle. I made fettucine with a fresh tomato, white wine and shallot sauce with fresh parsley and basil. I ate two HUGE bowls. I feel so guilty... and happy... and guilty... and...
I also found Scrod in Miami! Brought in straight from Beantown, it was calling my name from the display. I topped it with herb-butter breadcrumbs and chopped green olives.
Lastly, the side for the fish was roasted acorn squash.
Between the trip to New England last weekend and reminiscing about long-neck beers and fresh shucked oysters in New Orleans during the college days... I've got quite the case of melancholy that only seafood can cure!
So, what are a couple of buddies to do after Saturday morning tennis? Go pick up some Blue Point Oysters and open a couple of beers and have "lunch"! Note the beer steins in honor of Don Albert Sr. from Cerveza Andes! Es Superior!
And when the dads are enjoying something THIS much, you know that the boyz are not far off... Here they are trying their first oysters. Cabezon is looking pretty serious!
The Orichiette Madness is in full swing! Tonight was with a ragu made with San Marzano tomatoes and Italian sausage that had been cooked in redwine, garlic and sweet onions. And that was the LAST box of Orichiette... for now!
