liamsaunt
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- Oct 12, 2004
I am posting in batches today because the DIS is running slow for me and I don't want to lose all my typing, haha! AND, good thing I remembered to copy this before I posted, because sure enough, I had timed out before I finished typing everything in!
Robin, the Indian market near me has the palm sugar in the hard cylinder form. I have bought palm sugar that is mostly dissolved into a syrup with just bits of the solid sugar in it at Whole Foods also. If you can't find it and need it pm me your address and I can mail you some.
Short ribs...I always braise them in liquid (red wine and beef stock) after browing them. John's favorite recipe is not online, but I can look it up and type it in for you this evening or tomorrow. I have not made any in a while since my oven has been broken since Christmas.
Allison, holy meat cooking! What are you going to do with all of that? Can you refreeze it now that it has been cooked?
Here is a photo of the clam chowder that Laura and I made on Sunday that became Monday's dinner. It was very briny:
last night for dinner I made spicy turkey meatballs and marinara sauce with spaghetti. I adapted a recipe from Ina Garten's latest cookbook (Ina again!) to use the ingredients I had on hand. The meatballs were really excellent! Here is the recipe (this is my adapted recipe, the original is in the book "How Easy is That?")
Spicy Turkey Meatballs
1 1/2 cups fresh breadcrumbs from a baguette, crusts removed
1/3 cup whole milk
1 lb ground turkey meat
6 ounces spicy turkey or chicken sausage (I used al fresco brand roasted garlic chicken sausage), casings removed, ground up or crumbled
1/2 cup grated sharp provolone cheese
1/3 cup minced parsely
1/2 tsp. dried oregano
1 tsp. red pepper flakes
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cracked black pepper
2 tbsp. olive oil
1 egg
Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line baking sheet with parchment paper.
Place the breadcrumbs and milk in a large bowl and pour the milk over. Let stand five minutes. Don't drain off the milk. Add all ingredients through black pepper and mix lightly. Beat the egg with the olive oil and pour over the turkey mix. Blend lightly but thoroughly. Shape into 2" balls and place on baking sheet.
Bake in preheated oven until lightly browned and cooked though, about 35 minutes.
At this point, I added them to my marinara sauce and let them steep for another 15 minutes over low heat.
This is the recipe for my go-to marinara sauce when I am serving spaghetti and meatballs:
Easy Marinara sauce:
One onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped
2 tbsp. olive oil
1 28 ounce can crushed tomatoes
3/4 cup water
1 bay leaf
1/2 tsp. dried oregano
1/2 tsp. dried basil
1/2 tsp dried thyme
1 1/2 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cracked black pepper
Heat the olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook, stirring, until softened, about 5 minutes.
Add all remaining ingredients and bring to a boil. Immediately lower the heat, stir, cover and cook over low heat, partially covered, until the flavors have blended, about one hour.
Remove the bay leaf from the sauce and puree if you like a smooth sauce.
Here is a picture:
Robin, the Indian market near me has the palm sugar in the hard cylinder form. I have bought palm sugar that is mostly dissolved into a syrup with just bits of the solid sugar in it at Whole Foods also. If you can't find it and need it pm me your address and I can mail you some.
Short ribs...I always braise them in liquid (red wine and beef stock) after browing them. John's favorite recipe is not online, but I can look it up and type it in for you this evening or tomorrow. I have not made any in a while since my oven has been broken since Christmas.
Allison, holy meat cooking! What are you going to do with all of that? Can you refreeze it now that it has been cooked?
Here is a photo of the clam chowder that Laura and I made on Sunday that became Monday's dinner. It was very briny:
last night for dinner I made spicy turkey meatballs and marinara sauce with spaghetti. I adapted a recipe from Ina Garten's latest cookbook (Ina again!) to use the ingredients I had on hand. The meatballs were really excellent! Here is the recipe (this is my adapted recipe, the original is in the book "How Easy is That?")
Spicy Turkey Meatballs
1 1/2 cups fresh breadcrumbs from a baguette, crusts removed
1/3 cup whole milk
1 lb ground turkey meat
6 ounces spicy turkey or chicken sausage (I used al fresco brand roasted garlic chicken sausage), casings removed, ground up or crumbled
1/2 cup grated sharp provolone cheese
1/3 cup minced parsely
1/2 tsp. dried oregano
1 tsp. red pepper flakes
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cracked black pepper
2 tbsp. olive oil
1 egg
Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line baking sheet with parchment paper.
Place the breadcrumbs and milk in a large bowl and pour the milk over. Let stand five minutes. Don't drain off the milk. Add all ingredients through black pepper and mix lightly. Beat the egg with the olive oil and pour over the turkey mix. Blend lightly but thoroughly. Shape into 2" balls and place on baking sheet.
Bake in preheated oven until lightly browned and cooked though, about 35 minutes.
At this point, I added them to my marinara sauce and let them steep for another 15 minutes over low heat.
This is the recipe for my go-to marinara sauce when I am serving spaghetti and meatballs:
Easy Marinara sauce:
One onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped
2 tbsp. olive oil
1 28 ounce can crushed tomatoes
3/4 cup water
1 bay leaf
1/2 tsp. dried oregano
1/2 tsp. dried basil
1/2 tsp dried thyme
1 1/2 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cracked black pepper
Heat the olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook, stirring, until softened, about 5 minutes.
Add all remaining ingredients and bring to a boil. Immediately lower the heat, stir, cover and cook over low heat, partially covered, until the flavors have blended, about one hour.
Remove the bay leaf from the sauce and puree if you like a smooth sauce.
Here is a picture:
I thankfully can do it in steps but I would rather not. I am not ready for monthly payments either.
I hope the Dr can find the problem!
Thanks for all your support and well wishes.
I have about 1 1/2 of gray showing, something I just don't do!! I know that will make me happy!
I'm on antibiotics to take care of that inflamation/infection and hopefully this will clear it up. I may have to go to an ENT to follow up, but here's the good news:
