7.12.2011

Cookery

I started the blog as a diary that I couldn't lose under the couch.  And then I got readers.  And then I started writing for my reader's benefit.  That became too much pressure.  So I stopped blogging. I'm guessing that all my readers have lost interest and drifted away.

So here, just for my own record-keeping, here are some summerish dishes/menus to help me make yummy but no-too-fussy dinners this summer.

Sides

  • rosemary polenta Barefoot Contessa: Family Style p 130
  • scalloped potatoes: Andy can make.
  • loaded salads
  • pesto
  • roast sweet potatoes
  • white beans with rosemary and olive oil
  • roasted leeks
  • roasted corn salad Pioneer Woman Cooks p 26
  • Corn Fritters
  • Lentil Salad Recipes from a Greek Island p74
  • Pea and Almond Salad Alice Bay p 81
  • Potatoes Romanoff Alice Bay p 95
  • Glazed Carrots
  • Cucumber Yogurt Soup
  • Summer Beet Soup Turtleback Farm Inn Cookbook p 60
  • Panzanella (use up dry old bread) A Flavor of Tuscany  p 20
 Breads
  • Tortillas -- use up the mix that you have.
  • Biscuits
 Mains
  • Piperade 50 Ways With Vegetables p 70
  • Potato and Zucchini Roast 50 Ways With Vegetables p 72
  • zucchini ratatouille
  • gazpacho Linda McCartney's Home Cooking p 55
  • fritattas
  • meat pie
  • grilled chicken Caesar salad
  • supper onion pie How to be a Domestic Goddess p 85
  • zucchini and chickpea filo pie   How to be a Domestic Goddess p 93
  • mustard pork chops Nigella Express p 11
  • real mac and cheese
  • rib-eye steak with whiskey (or red wine) cream sauce Pioneer Woman Cooks p 166
  • chicken clove enchilada (Christy's recipe, my recipe book)
  • Penne with Prawns Pioneer Woman Cooks p 166
  • Eggplant with Bechamel -- Mollie Katzen?  look up
  • Quiche Alice Bay p 110
  • Stuffed Vegies Recipes from a Greek Island p 68
  • Stuffed Cabbage Recipes from a Greek Island p 68
  • Chicken Bake
  • Shrimp and Scallop Fettuccine Alice Bay p 107
  • Halibut baked in Mayo and Tomato
Desserts
  • key lime pie: recipe book
  • trifle
  • bread pudding
  • semolina cake Recipes from a Greek Island p 68


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3 much appreciated comments:

Susan said...

I'm still here!

audible said...

I still check in, too. We'll be back in America briefly this summer. I will be cooking some of your recipes for sure.

marina said...

Mmmmm... Scalloped Potatoes. My Favorite. Way to go Andy!

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