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Week of March 10: Caribbean Week

Posted Sat, 03/16/2013 - 08:56 by Jon

Sun - Jerk Chicken with Macaroni Pie and Pepper Slaw
Mon - Leftover Jerk Chicken w/ Rice and Peas
Tues - Salad w/ Shrimp and Mango
Wed - Jamaican coconut soup w/ Rice and Peas
Thus - Macaroni Pie
Fri - Leftovers

Food and Drink Gadget roundup

Posted Wed, 03/06/2013 - 11:12 by Jon

Hacking home carbonators: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/27/dining/hacking-home-soda-makin... "to make herb-infused sparkling wine, newfangled sangria, heady cocktails and nonalcoholic — but intoxicatingly delicious — sodas."

A good, egg-whites-and-everything, sour recipe: http://goodbooze.wordpress.com/2013/03/01/the-friday-tipple-sequ...

Wine pairing chart: http://visual.ly/wine-pairing-chart?utm_source=visually_embed

Sous-vide without the machine: http://lifehacker.com/5984614/how-to-sous+vide-without-a-sous+vi...

Menu for Week of March 1

Posted Sat, 03/02/2013 - 17:20 by Jon

Yet another week in our very difficult world of combing through our recipes to take photos of everything for the recently-refurbished Recipes Box - this week, we're doing Italian:

Pan-seared salmon with Quick Tomato Olive "Salsa"

Meat Lasagna with Caesar Salad

Pizza

Menu for the week of Feb 24

Posted Sat, 03/02/2013 - 17:13 by Jon

This week we wanted tasty, and easy to prepare ahead of time, so we went with a levantine theme:

Lamb Tagine with Apricot couscous

Brick Chicken with Zereshk Polo

Fattoush Salad with fried chickpeas

Menu for the week of Feb 10

Posted Sun, 02/10/2013 - 16:45 by Jon

A busy week, in the culinary-options world. Audrey's traveling, so no need to go crazy on valentine's themed meals, and we've just done a lot of Chinese and Asian themed weeks, so the Chinese New Year is out as a theme as well. That leaves simply Mardi Gras:

Saturday - Baked Oysters with Bacon and Leeks

Bizarre Foods Roundup

Posted Sat, 02/09/2013 - 16:09 by Jon

Fish bone salt: http://www.chow.com/videos/show/all/128462/why-you-should-turn-f...

I know you like cheese, so I put a grilled cheese in your cheese: http://dudefoods.com/cheese-grilled-cheese-sandwich/

Smoky, salty chocolate cookies: http://doriegreenspan.com/2013/02/smoky-chocolate-crackers-the-b...

DIY creme fraiche: http://www.bluekaleroad.com/2013/01/chocolate-espresso-souffles-...

DIY Cocktailing Goes to far? (link roundup)

Posted Thu, 01/31/2013 - 09:57 by Jon

DIY bitters: http://www.dashbitters.com/

DIY Gin: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/12/dining/a-kit-to-make-your-own-... , http://www.notmartha.org/archives/2010/05/24/diy-gin/ , http://drinks.seriouseats.com/2012/06/diy-vs-buy-how-to-make-gin..., http://www.jeffreymorgenthaler.com/2007/how-to-make-your-own-gin... ,

Menu for the week of Jan 20

Posted Sat, 01/19/2013 - 10:49 by Jon

Sat: Tacos with salsas and pickled corn, with Gallo Pinto and a side radish salad

Sun: Breakfast - leftover gallo pinto with platanos, queso. Dinner - (hold-overs from last week's Thai menu, Somdam salad with fried-tofu spring roll, bean sprouts, radish, mango, cilantro)

Mon: Breakfast - Cachapas, Dinner - Empanadas

Tues: Mexican salad

Wed: Leftover empanadas with side salad