Wednesday, 7/6/16

Chicken enchiladas, from the NYT. Well, I finally found another meal that Carter just doesn't like. He finished his, but asked me to never make them for him again. I thought they were OK, and fairly easy to put together with chicken that I had cooked the day before. I also subbed in a can of green enchilada sauce instead of making my own. Homemade would probably been better but there was no denying that this was faster. Also had zucchini and summer squash.

Tuesday, 7/5/16

Late dinner after SULA. We had eggs scrambled with scallions, ricotta and a little cheddar, plus Jason made a loaf of bread. There was also zucchini and summer squash, sauteed with garlic, yellow peppers and onion.

Monday, 7/4/15

Dinner with Jennie and David. We brought a strawberry chiffon cake (SK) that turned out particularly well:

Too tall for the cake carrier.

It was a beautiful summer evening:

Sunday, 7/3/16

Panini style sandwiches made in the waffle iron. I can't believe I waited this long to use the waffle iron this way! I have had it for probably over 20 years. Anyway, some had ham and swiss, and some had leftover homemade ricotta, kale, and roasted red peppers. They came out with beautiful golden crusts and nice melty cheese. Not surprisingly, there was also a salad.

Saturday, 7/2/16

Dinner at Jen and John's. We brought homemade ricotta that turned out particularly well (I didn't over-strain it); roasted red peppers and chick pea fries. The recipe for those came from the back of a local magazine and didn't really work for me. Maybe I shouldn't have doubled the recipe, but it seemed like way too much water and the mixture had to cook forever (I think that was why they were a bit salty). The subsequent fries were very difficult to fry and fragile. Tasty, though. Jen and John supplied bread and cheese (and booze). Dessert was ice cream sundaes with hot fudge and caramel sauces.

Food coma and American Ninja Warrior

Friday, 7/1/16

Carter had requested sloppy joes several weeks ago and I finally got around to making them. I (loosely) used a recipe from Pioneer Woman, but I should have omitted the brown sugar. Otherwise, they tasted pretty much like my (long ago) memory of a sloppy joe. We also had salad yet again, and Jason fried up some french fries.

Thursday, 6/30/16

I actually cooked dinner! Since Carter was out, I made a pasta with mushrooms, lemon, garlic and scallions, from Nigella Larsen. The mushrooms and garlic are thinly sliced and tossed with the lemon and olive oil and left to sit. This "cooks' the mushrooms a bit and then the whole is tossed with hot pasta and parmesan cheese. I didn't have the thyme that the recipe called for, but it was still nice and flavorful. I also served some grilled bratwurst and mustard. Strawberry pie for dessert.