Spaghetti Bolognese (p7 August/September 2011 Cook's Country) (again)
This was very good again, and the bonus this time, we had it with bread, so we were able to sop up the sauce and have that sort of deliciousness. Of course I had forgotten the bread, but Shannon stopped by the store on her way home from dropping off a kitty a the West Des Moines Animal Shelter (the kitty was dropped off at her work).
Pounded Pork Sandwiches
My pork supplies are drastically low, yet I don't have the money to buy the pork I want (at least in the quantity that I would feel justified of adding an order to their delivery to the area). This makes me sad. I didn't even have quite enough to make two sandwiches, Shannon, by her own choosing, had one that was half ham. There is so little left. I bought some ground pork from a new vendor at the market, we'll see how that goes.
Chicken Breasts with Anchovy-Basil Pan Sauce (p66 August 2011 Food & Wine)
I think this turned out pretty well (though the times on the recipe, probably cause of my oven, were off by quite a bit). The recipe went pretty well and even though the pan spent time in the oven, I didn't burn myself (as I do from time to time), so that was good. This past week I watched a show that featured anchovies in many forms (fresh, etc) and it made me want them, and yet, I live in this land locked area where fish is just ok, and good fish is ungodly expensive and because I am a wuss (and have no experience) I am unwilling to catch my own. I have been working though this tube of anchovy paste and it's almost gone and I really think that it adds a nice savory flavor to many things. I've used it in chili and many other things. Anyways, this recipe is pretty good.
Ground Elk Burgers
A simple dinner, using elk that I had bought a bit ago. I do like elk, but I forgot to add a bit of fat to it, so they were nice, thick, and a little dry. Oh well, next time.
Stuffed Peppers with Thai Curry Rice and Mushrooms (p48 August 2011 Food & Wine) with Tomato, Chickpea and Feta Salad (p46 August/September 2011 Fine Cooking)
From time to time, I really hit the note with Chris as far as dinner is concerned. This was clearly one of them. Vegetarian (to meet the food desires of Holly) and quite delicious. I would make both of these again. The remembered seeing the Thai Basil the last time I was at Gateway Market. And luckily for me, it was there again. With the curry spice, there was a nice mild building heat and the mushrooms added some nice savory notes. Just a nice movie night meal over all. Though I am left with some coconut milk that I have to figure out what I want to do with. For the tomato salad I kind of had to add some random spices because I didn't get a chance to run down to All Spice to pick up za'atar. The tomato salad still turned out great.
