Day 081 LocalrootZ Project (March 22, 2010)

Breakfast

2 Eggs Sunny Side-Up

over Spelt Bread

w/ Saurkraut

Lunch

Smith's Farm Plain Yogurt

w/ honey

Dinner

Wild Mushroom & Tempeh Salad

Dessert

Truffles

(mmm handmade & brought by our friend)

Garlic & Wakame Seaweed with Sunflower Oil

The mushroom stock reducing to a sauce...

the finished dish

Monday has come once again and our new "Monday Friend Dinner" is in its second week.  This week we invited our painter friend Tanja.   She provided wonderful company and even brought some home made truffles for a special treat.  It was a bit challenging to come up with a meal based on the fact that she is vegan as well as having an allergy to gluten... no wheat or dairy !  Oh no... Mushrooms are always the best answer for an alternative.  The dinner was good, not great... I should have gone heavier on the mushrooms and less on the tempeh.  But its a learning curve and all in all it was a satisfying meal, just not the take yur breateh away kind of meal i always strive to prepare !

Transportation Today

Work Commute : 18 miles Bicycle

Day 074 LocalrootZ Project (March 15, 2010)

Breakfast

Gala Apple

Lunch

Plain Smith Farm Yogurt

w/ raw honey

Dinner

Baked Haddock & Wild Mushroom Seafood Stuffing

w/ Roasted Yukon Gold

and Honey Glazed Carrots

Dessert
Baked Apples and Oats
w/ Honey Ice Cream

a loaf of mother oven spelt bread to start the stuffing

A jar of soaked Chanterelle, Wood Ear & Black Trumpet Mushrooms

Butter simmering leeks, stuttgarter onions and garlic ready for the mushroom stock

Strained mushrooms with broth added to the simmer pot

Mushrooms and clams go in the food processor (our dinner guests are not mushroom fans so Ill hide em this time) 

 

Puree and add to the simmer pot... then add the loaf of mother oven bread that got toasted in the oven

Layer haddock fillets and cover with seafood stuffing

prepare sides roasted yukon golds, honey roasted baby mokums & purple haze carrots

 

Dinner is served !

 

 So Cassi and I made a decision that since Monday usually ends up being our premium dinner night, that we spend the most time preparing... maybe we should start bringing friends over to enjoy the fruits of our labor.  Today was the start of this idea and we opted to invite our newly engaged friends  Becky and Doug over.  They are always great company and Doug being a wine expert always pleasantly surprises us with plentiful bottles from his cellar !  Tonight was a perfect meal that made Cassi and I realize how much we love sharing our table with other people.  We capped of the night with a sweet white dessert wine that accompanied a not so delectable dessert... it tasted fine but the batch ended up being a little soupy compared to our usual cream textured ice cream... oh well not every ice cream batch can turn out stellar !

Transportation Today

Work Commute : 18 miles Bicycle