Yesterday I picked up Nathan from the zoo (Insert your own joke here) and we headed for lunch. Our plan was to go to Hotshots before we headed down to the Iowa Craft Beer Festival. However the entire building and all the restaurants on that corner were closed due to some power testing thing or something, even though, according to their facebook page, they should be open on Saturday.
This does not end the bad luck of the day. After the heat of the day, and the Craft Brew intake (quite a bit in the time that we were there) we came back to the house to rest in the air conditioning and re-hydrate, then headed down to Zombie Burger for dinner, with the Matta family and Joseph in tow. Unfortunately, The power in the kitchen and the air conditioning was down, so we were forced to change those plans and headed over to Gateway Market.
Ricotta Omeletts (p44 Bon Appetit June 2013)
Clearly it has been to long since I made omelettes or my non-stick pan is loosing it, or a combination of both. It's probably a combination of both. The second omelette turned out better then the first, but neither were that good looking. Though it still tasted good.
Roasted Strawberry and Buttermilk Ice Cream (From Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream)
Made this the same night I made the omelettes. The un-fully frozen product tastes great. Because of Shannon's cold, I assume, We actually haven't tried it yet. So I'm still looking forward to eating this.
Roasted Chicken (Crooked Gap)
So the general point here was to make it in the simplest method to bring the chicken flavor forward (a little bit of salt, a little bit of pepper. However, as I was preparing the chicken, Shannon called and said she wanted something spicy for dinner, to help clean out her sinuses, so after a bit of though, Tacos were on the menu. I had Shannon pick up a number of things to complete the toppings. To spice up the chicken I used some Jalapeno Chile powder from All Spice, and proceeded to sear and roast it. Worked out well. Good chicken, by not really a fair taste test.
Lamb Brats
Pretty good, had a nice flavor from the lamb and the new (To me) relish. I was happy over all.
Billy Goat Meatballs over Rice (halved)
This has got to be my favorite preparation of goat so far. A nice combination. I skipped the rice and made some mashed potatoes instead, which worked out well too. So if you have any ground goat in the freezer, you should make this. It was really good.
Milk Braised Pork Tenderloin with Spinach and Strawberry Salad
I didn't know quite what to expect here. Never really braised something in milk, but this really turned out quite good. Tender pork, good taste and a nice gravy / sauce on top. We both enjoyed it.
Strawberry-Coconut Lassi (p188 Bon Appetit June 2013)
Mixed this up after a dinner, and it was pretty good. I will make this again. My wife was surprised that it had coconut milk in it (she's not a big fan of coconut) . Simple, quick and delicious.
