Lamb Burgers
I love lamb. I meant to do this for dinner last sunday, but I didn't take out the lamb early enough, it was still very frozen by the time I could've used it, so we had the ham and mashed potatoes again.
Omelette Baguette
I was exhausted Went to work early (like I've been doing), left even later then I have been working (after 7), and just didn't feel like going through the effort. So I simplified. 3 eggs, a dash of soy sauce, some ground pepper, then it was more of a build your own sandwich thing. I did use La Mie petite baguettes and for mine I added some of the pickled peppers bought for the red beans and rice. It worked out and was tasty I should make the real thing sometime, but for now, this worked. I cut off the ends then cut the remaining parts of the baguettes into thirds. Good quick meal.
Green Onion Sausage Pizza (Larry's Mention of it made me want it)
nom nom nom. I used Zachte Boerenkaas from Holland's Family Farms. This was at the suggestion of Brett from The Cheese Shop of Des Moines. This added a nice creamy texture and a flavor that is stronger then mozzarella, but not overpowering. Great suggestion and a great pizza.
New Orleans Red Beans and Rice with Pickled Peppers
Did I make it look like a sundae on purpose? Perhaps, but it worked. It was nice, the rice soaked up the liquid in the bowl and combined together to be a nice balanced flavor. I added a bit more heat with some hot sauce. I'd make this again, and I'd be curious to make it with out using canned beans.
Grilled Ham and Cheese with Strawberry Red Wine Jam
I've been a more beer and whiskey mood lately, so the idea of opening up a bottle of wine to use a couple of tablespoons, just didn't really appeal to me. So I skipped that part. That being said, tit turned out very good. I used some very nice Gruyere, and then got a loaf of bread from La Mie (had to make a run in the middle of the day to get that and a couple of petite baguettes). I wish I could remember what the bread was called, but it was very good as toast and grilled, almost wished I made a sandwich out of it before it turned. Anyways, very simple, and very good, you can mod the recipe down to fit your own needs, I will have to try it again sometime and go after the wine when I'm more curious.
Ham Steak and Mashed Potatoes
There is something just magically about butter, cream and potatoes. You can mash potatoes, but without the butter and cream, it just doesn't taste like it should or have that texture it should. I'm curious if you could do this with some non-cow based substances, but right now I have no reason to try. The ham was ok. I thought about splurging on a Eden Farms ham, or something like that, but just couldn't bring myself to drop $50+ on a whole ham.
