Good Morning all,
Hope all are having a great day. It is nice here and promises to be lovely. Have to go outside and replant one cactus. It fell over in the pot.
Easy job. Just move it to a bigger pot and put the other dirt on something else I planted earlier. House is clean and laundry done. Kitchen just needs tidied up. I made Salisbury steak over garlic cheese toasts with French onion gravy for dinner last night. Came out delicious. Served with side of peas and carrots.
Doesn't look like much but this is so...so...so good! The meat is 85/15 and seasoned with scallion, parsley, garlic, sage, thyme, onion, shallot, salt and pepper. It is floured and seared on both sides and then removed from the pan. Onions with just a teaspoon of sugar are caramelized in the pan with tomato paste and garlic and then deglazed with red wine and beef broth. That cooks down a bit and gets thick and then you just slip the meat back in and let cook a few minutes covered until fork tender and done. Serve over garlic cheese toasts and with a veggie/salad and it makes a wonderful dinner. Served it for company before and got rave reviews. I think I posted the recipe before. Best of all takes less than 30 minutes to prep and about 20 to cook and cooks in 1 pan so it is great for work/week nights.
I also put on a pot roast last night just before bed. Washed, dried and trimmed it earlier in the day as well as seasoned and floured it. I seared it well in EVOO and some butter. Deglazed the pan with a splash of red wine and beef broth and put it in the crock pot with the very last of the mushroom marinara and a small can of diced tomatoes in juice. Put it on right at bed time and let it cook for 7.5 hours on low. So nice to wake up to the aroma of it cooking and the wonderful smell filling the house.
When I got up I just skimmed off any grease/fat and now it is absolutely perfect! Gravy is nice and thick, tomatoes are cooked down and roast is fork tender. Carrots and onions are super tasty in it. This will be a beautiful meal served with potatoes on the side or even over egg noodles. YUM! I'll have some tonight for dinner with salad. Plenty for tomorrow's dinner too and even leftovers.
Jill....Welcome!
Nice of you to join us. And I agree, I love mushroom anything. Adore them. As for the liver I'll pass. Just not an offal/'parts' fan.
Rosie....You're sweet. I'd love to share a stuffed pepper with you anytime!
Come visit and we'll cook up a storm!
J.B. ...That was funny. Goodness, If I took a break from cleaning you'd have to come dig me out from all the dust here in the desert. It is relentless and never stops. Keeps me busy and out of trouble I guess.
Sean...chili looks very good and I'm sure it was quite tasty. I always use dark red kidney beans and black beans in my chili along with onion, green bell pepper, garlic, and once in a while I'll toss in a jalapeño or serrano if I have it. Ingredients are very similar but it is the seasonings used and the quantity that make each person's chili very special. Judging from the picture I'd have to agree with your DO and say it would be "Delicioso!" Save me a bowl please. I just made chili the other day but put it in the freezer for the 'grab-n-go' meals when needed. Now you have me thinking about how yummy it is with good crunchy garlic bread and a nice salad on the side.
Debbie....Shrimp Scampi! YUM!
You have to post a pic if you can. I'd love to drool over it. And yes, we have $5 Friday's here to at our local Safeway where we get our groceries. They are part of Albertson's, Basha's, Food City and Safeway. Do you use any of those stores where you are at? Every now and then we can hit some of the specials and do o.k. on them.
Ann...Lucky you to have a Greek restaurant so close. I am pea green with envy. I'd kill (figurative language) for a good Greek or Indian restaurant in my neighborhood or even a good Chinese one. We have none close by and the only Chinese we have has gone way, way down quality and taste wise. We do have one good Japanese restaurant but the hours are very bizarre. Food is excellent though and the sushi good. We may get some sushi to go this weekend. Husband has been craving it and I always enjoyed it for a 'lighter' meal and nice change up.
Anna...enjoy the time with your son and his visit. Sounds like you need to drag him away from the drag race and persuade him to spend a little time with you 'helping mom' in the kitchen.
Hey, he just may have fun with it and learn a little something and eat a little better during the week. Who knows, maybe he'll be able to surprise you one day when he comes and visits and cook you dinner. Now wouldn't that be nice!
O.K. need to get outside to repot the cactus and then do some small little things around here I have been meaning to get to. Will catch up with you all later. Hope all have a good day.
AG
