mamculuna | (no subject)

I did something I hardly ever do, which was to put in an afternoon cooking just for me and Bill. And the menu sounds like it should take about 15 minutes: bread, soup, salad, wine. But it was more like three hours because I made roasted garlic-potato soup, which takes a few steps (cut up and roast the potatoes, onions, garlic--except don't cut up the garlic of course--then food process everything, then add a little butter-flour-milk roux-like substance), I made the bread (unhealthy multigrain--WW flour, oat bran, wheat bran, oats, corn meal, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, flax seeds--but also milk, butter, egg, sugar, salt), I grew, picked, and washed the arugula (and made anchovy-garlic dressing, involving yet more egg, but at least olive oil), and I brought back the wine from our tasting trip in California at Christmas (a 2008 Preston Winery Carignane, from Dry Creek). All fun to cook (or open), yummy, and pretty deadly. But the recovery starts next week. And the hot oven and simmering soup were great on a cold (for us) day.

On, also butter and local honey for the very nice warm crusty bread.

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Date: 2011-01-23 02:02 am (UTC)

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mmm. sounds lovely. I haven't made bread for so long - one drawback of living on my own is that I'd never get it eaten unless I wanted to become very fat. But I make homemade soup all the time, and in fact am having my own lamb barley soup and some bought crusty bread and cheese for my own supper tonight.

Date: 2011-01-23 03:21 am (UTC)

mamculuna.livejournal.com

Well, getting very fat is why I rarely make bread, too. This is sort of early carnevale, but more calorie-vale. The fast begins soon. Lamb and barley sounds delicious! I think I've made a version of that, and it was yummy, as I'm sure yours is.

Date: 2011-01-23 02:16 am (UTC)

a2zmom.livejournal.com

The entire meal sounds scrumptious.

It was. Cold weather is redeemed by good warm food.

Date: 2011-01-23 11:42 am (UTC)

decemberleaf.livejournal.com

"And the hot oven and simmering soup were great on a cold (for us) day." I can see and feel it now! (This morning here: -2 degrees F.)
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Date: 2011-01-23 02:07 pm (UTC)

Brrrr. Oatmeal weather! Hot chocolate....

Hope you get warmer soon.

Date: 2011-01-23 12:51 pm (UTC)

usedtobeljs

Oh, what a wonderful meal! [applause]

Date: 2011-01-23 02:08 pm (UTC)

We liked it--wish we could share!

Date: 2011-01-23 06:02 pm (UTC)

siro-gravity.livejournal.com

OH YUUUUUM!!! that sounds so good! I think that's a typo up there where it says, "UNhealty".

I would have loved each item on your menu. Including the arugala right out of the garden! Man, arugala is the best thing on the planet, isn't it? Easy and fast to grow and so spicy-good!

Date: 2011-01-23 08:32 pm (UTC)

Nah--butter and eggs and sugar, oh my! But once in a while...

Arugula is definitely a great thing to grow. I sowed radicchio at the same time, and got nada. Maybe I'll try again with inside seeds, but I really like things that you just sow and grow (and then that taste as good as arugula!)