Tuesday, 6/13/23

 Jason made some corn tortillas, and we used some of the leftover pork to make tacos. This was a more fun use for the pork (and disguised it's shortcomings), thanks to all the condiments: pickled onions, feta cheese, avocado and tomatoes. Messy but delicious.

Monday, 6/12/23

 Leftover pizza. Jason was visibly shaken that I used what he considered to be a too thick baking sheet. He would NOT let it go. Sadly, he was right: in my attempt to keep the bottom from burning, it was a bit floppy.

How hard can it be to heat up pizza? Maybe I shouldn't be in charge of it anymore. I am like a failed Goldilocks.

Sunday, 6/11/23

 Pulled pork sandwiches; I did the pork shoulder in the Instant Pot (85 minutes, 10 minutes  natural release----I think 5 more minutes would have been an improvement) and while it was basically fine, I still think the slow cooker or oven is better. Stop trying to make it happen, Lace!

We also made another giant batch of hamantaschen....used up the prune, tried out rhubarb (from the SK cookbook) and more dulce de leche. For a recipe that makes 81 cookies we sure do blow through them quickly. Especially since Carter doesn't seem to be eating them.

Saturday, 6/10/23

 Dinner with Jen, John, Laurie and the new kittens:

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Laurie made a baked brie, and Jason made bread. And then we (I) scrounged uo dinner: hamburgers, asparagus, and a pasta with garlic, Asiago and cherry tomatoes. I made a cake from Food52 that was SO highly rated that it could never live up to its advance hype. Kind of like a chiffon cake with lots of cardamom seeds. I liked it, but it was almost too cardamom-y for me. I would maybe make it again with some of the other suggested flavorings (like maybe an orange-blossom syrup?). I do love a cake that doesn't need softened butter though. Anyway, super fun evening.

Friday, 6/9/23

 Pizza night, debuting a new topping: sausage, pepper and onion. Well, we have probably had that at some point in the past, but nonetheless it was a change of pace. Jason was all tuckered out from a day of babysitting, but he rallied.

Having a fine time at Maple Farms

Thursday, 6/8/23

 I keep planning rice and beans and then not making it. So we just had nachos for dinner (although I did use a can of black beans so that's something).

We have eaten a disturbing number of the hamantaschen.

Wednesday, 6/7/23

Jason won't stop bringing home lettuce from the farm, so I used some of the  leftover gochujang chicken, avocados and cherry tomatoes to make salads for us, using the sauce as a dressing. Pretty good! We also had a loaf of bread to round out the meal.