So...whats for dinner?

Thank you for the excellent food report, Susan! You are very good at this kind of reporting. You must have inherited some of your mother's journalistic talent. I'm glad your dh enjoyed your leftovers. I've seen boar ragu prepared on tv cooking shows. I wonder where the restaurant gets the boar meat. We have wild boars in the woods and swamps and people kill them because they're vicious and can be a nuisance but I haven't heard of anyone eating the meat.

I have never seen a picture of Minus or Susan so I don't know who is who in the picture. I recognize Lacey.

I plan to cook leek potato soup tomorrow using the recipe I've used before, one that Susan recommended. I will add some ham left over from today's heavy noon meal at my mother's house. The weather has cooled off enough to enjoy soup.

I hope Minus has a wonderful vacation.

Carole, I get the warmest feeling about you being home and back at your mother's for Sunday dinner!

And our weather has cooled off enough to REQUIRE soup making! Apologies for not naming photo subjects....Lacey on left, Minus in middle, Susan on right.

Went to Farmer's Market today and loaded up on really big arugula, beautiful spinach, pea tendrils, my favorite lettuce bowl lettuce, scallions, tomatoes and assorted other veggies. Corn was dirt cheap so DH got 14 ears...pretty poor end of season quality, as my father used to say, "cow corn". I have yet to decide if it is even worth trying to make a chowder with. If not, maybe, I'll leave it out for our returned groundhog. Ha! He is so annoying and entitled!!

So I spent the rest of the afternoon sorting and cleaning food stuffs until I developed an annoying headache and sore throat, leading to my deciding we could do take-out pizza tonight and I would just make a salad, which we did.I used some of all my precious greens, some red onion, a shaved carrot and golden raisins, dressed with evoo and white balsamic. Very nice with our take-out margherita pizza. Some chocolate brownie ice cream later in an attempt to soothe my throat. Annoying to catch a virus as soon as Fall starts.

I'm so glad that everyone in the Boston dinner group had a good time. I was on call for Nothing!

Speaking of soup, it's time for soup!

And to stop with the fish, as the fishing is difficult here in the winter, so here...ta da...

Is the World's Best Split Pea Soup

http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/split-pea-soup-with-rosemary

Also made butternut squash soup from a squash from the fall garden and froze it

Made terrariums with DD and Son in Law today.

So sorry I missed everyone.

Minus I hope that your trip is so beautiful that it results in many many memories of a place that is different from where you live.

I love to go to different geographic areas, it is so mind and soul opening.

xo

Thanks Nance! Interesting link, too. Am hoping the corn is happy to wait since I feel so crappy the last thing I feel like doing is dealing with food today. Tho I bet my ailing body would be thankful if I got more of those healthy greens into me. Will try....

Bedo, I think you are the vegan that eats fish, so I have to ask, would some ham be ok added to the split pea soup?

When I went to the hill I n St. Louis I got a couple of prosciutto bones that Maria said her hubby adds to split pea soup.

G I am Not sure redheaded it's kind of a different tasting soup but I know that split pea usually has potatoes and carrots and ham bones in it and it's supposed to be very good

Laurie, I got a kick out of hearing about that sleepover. Brave mommies!!

Lovely photo Susan, and I feel almost embarrassed to say that I am actually headed back there this Wednesday (no, I did not forget my wallet or cell phone!) since DH was dying to go after hearing about our meal and we will be in the general neighborhood to see LaBoheme. While I was busy languishing upstairs trying to manage my head cold this morning, he made a reservation. It sure beats Flemings and some of the trendy newer restaurants in the Theatre District. I will eat a very pared down version of the meal we had Saturday, and am glad to know that I can get a half portion of a special pasta dish if one sounds as good as your wild boar selection was.

I had no intention to cook tonight, but needed to get more greens and protein into me....so made my favorite sauté of two types of kale, onion, red bell pepper, mushrooms, and garlic with poached eggs on top. Oh, and some sprinkled mozzarella cheese melted over the whole thing. Yum! Salad was baby spinach, baby arugula, green onions, chopped pea tendrils (they make their way into all of my salads after buying them at the Farmer's Market), sliced pear and golden raisins with (again) white balsamic and evoo. We both enjoyed that weird little meal...putting it together was the only productive thing I did all day. I washed some extra greens so I can make some smoothies to have on hand for the next few mornings. Better get to it before I fade out....

Laurie, great to see you here! Love the camping overnight story.

Lacey, I feel like a restaurant match-maker who has had a success! Oh I hope that the mackerel is on the menu so Mr. Lacey can enjoy it too.

Colonoscopy prep here for Mr. 02143 so I made him some chicken broth and I ate the rest of the boar ragu. We are making an offer on a property tomorrow. Wish us luck!

*susan*

Nance, you are a good wife! French toast and pizza in the same day! I suspect he is a happy man. Happy Birthday to Uncle Nance! *susan*

Last night we had soup for dinner.

Tonight we are having the rest of the leftover chicken pot pie.

I found wild king salmon at Fresh Market and bought two 8 oz fillets. They're thick in the middle. I'm thinking of doing a baked recipe. Whole wheat panko crumbs with chopped cilantro and parsley bound with a little olive oil. Pressed on top of the fillets, which are supposed to be spread with sweet mustard, whatever that is. I'll use either mayo or grainy mustard or just oil. Very hot oven for 10 to 15 min.

Fresh Market is a zoo on Tuesdays, when the chicken breasts and ground chuck are $2.99 a lb. You have to take a number at the meat and fish counter! I also bought chicken legs, a ribeye steak, and ground chuck. Rao's was on sale for $6.99 and some other items, too. No Rao's Puttanesca, though. I bought a marinara to have on hand. The swiss chard was huge leaves. I didn't buy it.

Sides tonight steamed broccoli (yawn) with a little butter and fresh lemon juice and a salad.

Last night I announced to dh that I planned to let my cooking magazine subscriptions lapse. I immediately found a great recipe for a base potato salad with about 6 variations in Eating Well. Then I opened up Cooking Light and liked the first three recipes, especially one for stuffed cabbage using Savoy cabbage.

Ina Garten just cooked some salmon fillets on her tv show. She seared them for two minutes on the stove top and then popped them into a 450 degree oven for 6 to 8 minutes. They were skinless fillets.

Thanks, Susan. I have a cast iron skillet.

meezers - try some Greek yogurt - easy to get down and has quite a bit of protein, you can add some peanut butter and sprinkle with chocolate chips to improve the taste and make it seem like a treat - also maybe scrambled eggs with some cheese? I hope you feel better soon!

Phew. I would hate to be the person who "ruined" your fresh, wild caught salmon.

Mr. 02143 had his colonoscopy today. After it was all done, and the doctor praised his prep, we headed home, right past Sweet Tomatoes. We are not stupid, and we were hungry, so we stopped and bought a large Pesto Splash pizza. We hardly ate any of it, and packed it up for lunches. We ate at around 2:30, so for dinner I warmed some chicken stock pulled from the freezer and I made a chicken noodle soup. I love the Greek short noodles, and only sautéed some onions and carrots. More than that seemed like too much, so a very simple soup.

Our offer was generous enough. Out of the four offers, we are the one that is in negotiation. Such a difference from the last negotiation. Generous responses. Concerns are addressed, and we are being treated with respect. We are really close to a document everyone can sign. The issues on the table are not about the money! I think we will own the right to buy this property by tomorrow night. Or, there will be a huge offer submitted while the sellers gather information that knocks us off the blocks. If we actually get this property, the renovations will begin. _sigh_

Love seeing Laurie posting again!

*susan*