msmofet
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i haven't a clue as of yet. i hope i can sleep. as silly as this sounds i get cooking inspiration in my dreams!! i am thinking new england clam chowder.
ahaaaaaaaaaa it is 9:30AM here and i have to have a game plan early for dinner of 4 people ie do i need to defrost, pre-prep, start or shop in advance of meal.I'm just barely awake. Dinner is very far away.
that sounds like a learning experience and interesting fun meals!! your planned dishes sound so good!! take some pictures of all the food. i would love to see them.I've got friends coming over for a combined meal, and the theme is Spanish tapas. I'm fixing 1.) Fried Garlic bread and Charizo Sausage, 2.) Crostini brushed with olive oil and sweetened truffel infused basalmic vinegar, and 3.) chopped dates and almonds on a whole wheat cracker spread with cream cheese. My friends are bringing two types of empanadas. We get together nearly every Thursday evening for a theme dinner, and we'll occasionally invite other friends as well. Some of our themes, beyond the usual "seafood" kind of thing, has been "Great Britain Pre-600 a.d.", "Pre-Columbus America", "Stadium and Ball Park Food", "Chinese Peasant", and "Emperor Nero's Table." It often makes us do some research into that era or theme, and puts some human interest into where we were then and where we are now in a culinary sense.
i think i may change the way i do the steak. i'm thinking of doing it under the broiler. olive oil and season and broil one side and after the flip dress other side with olive oil and seasoned, broiled till almost done then sprinkled with bread crumbs and dry oregano and broiled till crumbs brown and steak is done.i am running over my meal for today in my minds eye and i swear my minds nose can smell it!! LOL
cream of clam soup better known as new england clam chowder, chuck steak grilled on my stop top CI grill pan and green 7 lettuce salad with my homemade house dressing.
Either the leftover ribs from last night (they were so good!) or salisbury steak covered in onion gravy. Sides will be whatever I can find at the farmers' market today.