Pumpkin Soup with Sage and Ham

This was ok. More liquid than stuff. I think if it had more stuff in it it would probably be better. So more stewish, the soupish I suppose.

West Indian Rice and Beans Recipe

When I arrived home, I didn’t feel like cooking, which was strange since I wasn’t cooking that much this week. So we ordered out. So, Delayed.

Menemen

Simple to put together. I couldn’t find the pepper it called for so I swapped out a jalapeño. That being said I used a grade a onion as part of it. Adds more vegetables and reduces the eggs. Though it still has more eggs then what I should probably eat. I liked the flavor combination and very quick to make.

Vegan Coconut Lentil Soup

Delayed.

Irish Stew, still debating for this or this

I ended up making Soda Bread with pepitas as well. It was a simple recipe and seemed like a good match for the stew. I made it earlier in the day. I started to make the stew about an hour or so later and most of it was just letting it simmer on its own in the oven. I had some mutton from lucky George and just went from there. Did I have the bones? No. But even so it turned out to have that nice rich taste to it. Good to eat while we have a slightly before December lightning storm.

On butter.

While I didn’t make the thanksgiving meal this year, I was asked to make a couple of types of butter. While only citrus butter was asked for, I thought for a couple of things. It was hard to search for, since so many things contain butter. Eventually I found a few things to base off of, but I also rolled with my gut.

I had a couple of thick slices of extra fatty La Quercia prosciutto. I used this to render the fat off of them in a pan. I then chopped off the prosciutto a bit then processed the butter, rendered fat, and prosciutto. I ended up adding a bit of salt, then maybe a bit more, and even then I think I could’ve added another thick slice to to add more prosciutto flavor. It was gentle, in flavor, and was overpowered by strong bread.

I made my standard honey butter.

So on the citrus butter front. I found a recipe (removed the tarragon), added a bit more citrus zest and juice and then mixed it up. This one stood out the most. It was a quite good addition. That being said, going to the Mattas’ and having a nice meal was quite nice, they clearly run a tighter thanksgiving ship then I do. I was glad that I got to try the cornnut stuffing that I heard about.