Journal

2020 - Week 39 Cooking Results

Italian Sausage with White Beans and Kale

I ended up using baby spinach, and half as much as was called for. Even with all that these are quite good and hardy. I, at some point, ran out of Italian sausage from my local pork purveyors and ended up using Graziano for this. It was filling and easy to do.

Supe Me Domate

The previous week was too warm, but this past one was very much in the season of Fall. I suspect if I was able to use rendered chicken fat, it would’ve added to the overall flavor, but that being said it was a simple soup , but tasted pretty good. I added a bit of the habanero sauce to my leftovers over the next day or two.

Meatloaf Reloaded

I have misplaced my probe thermometer. Perhaps I have another place to look, but I ordered a new one. I liked the though that went into this and the mole style of a glaze. I like the use of the pan to form the loaf, but not actually using the pan, so you get better sauced edges. This was really fantastic, easy to follow and other then prop thermometer being missing (probe I found, reader, not so much), it came off real easy. I made some mashed potatoes to go with them, they weren’t my best attempt to be sure (I forgot to buy cream for them), but they were ok.

I’ll have to make this again, it was quite good.

Moroccan-Style Spicy Carrot Dip with Flat Bread

I thought this would make a dinner, I changed my mind. I will make this for a snack sometime.

Egg Sandwich with sausage

Maple Sausage from Lucky George, English muffin from a local bakery, and I fried eggs from Blue Gate. Good things, easy meal.

Extra: Habanero Hot Sauce

I think I had a double problem here. While two carrots is a meaningful reference and large is a reference, when making a sauce, the weight would end up being an easier method to figure out the right ratio. I ended up using twice the number of habaneros (because what else was I going to do with them). I made sure to use my latex gloves when handling the peppers. I have been adding the hot sauce to things and it does have a decent heat, but not as much as I was expecting. I’ll have to try this again, take notes and iterate until I am happy.

Possible: Cranberry Apple Shrub

Couldn’t find sage or fresh cranberries. I suspect sage will be coming in as we get closer to the Thanksgiving season.