Decided to make a pan of lasagna for dinner tonight. And trying my hand again at making the Dutch oven bread.
When this first started, I bought a pan of lasagna from a caterer in the area. It was great in that I divided up the leftovers and froze them. It was nice not having to think about what we were going to serve that night.
The caterer really upped the price on the lasagna so I made my own. It’s not like I don’t have the time.
Last night I grilled hamburgers, they were so good.
I believe the kids are making Chankonabe for us — can’t wait! They bought lots of yummy ingredients and seem to be enjoying each other’s company and ours.
@mom60, my go to babka recipe is this one - https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1018045-chocolate-babka. It’s delicious but very time consuming and there are many messy steps! I find it to be well worth it, but YMMV. There is also the Chocolate Krantz cake by Ottolenghi - a variation on a theme, which is also very delicious!
I’m making retried beans w/ Mexican blend cheese enchiladas. I’ll serve it with sour cream and salsa. Unfortunately I’m out of guac.
Salad and canned sweet corn (the only canned veggie I ever eat.)
For you chocolate babka lovers, if you’re ever in Philly, try the babka at Essen Bakery, or any of their baked goods. Really decadent and delicious.
Thanks @runnersmom I will look into those recipes. I have several Ottolengli cookbooks and a subscription to The NY Times food site. I have a recipe from Wise Sons deli in San Francisco that I salivated over when I read their cookbook. I’ve not tasted their babka but I liked that it has a streusel topping.
@doschicos I’be never been to Philly. I live in California but I long for the days when we will be able to travel and explore new places again.
Temps here are scheduled to hit 100 on Saturday, 102 on Sunday. We’re going to be completely housebound very soon. I detest heat.
ETA: Sorry, forgot to mention what we’re cooking. Looks like gazpacho and cold cucumber soup are in the forecast.
@ChoatieMom Are you and your husband hoping to escape the heat this summer up north if possible?
Have any of you seen the Seinfeld babka episode? Classic.
My D brought home an Allison Roman cookbook (Nothing Fancy). We’ve made several of her recipes in the last few days. One big hit with all of us was:
https://www.bhg.com/recipe/sticky-roasted-carrots-with-citrus/
We had it with left-over pot roast last night.
This was the first summer in our 21 years here that we had planned to vacate, but we’ve cancelled our plans. We will not be traveling anywhere until there is effective medical treatment/vaccine.
@Bromfield2: Thanks for that recipe. Carrots are my absolute favorite. We’ll definitely try that one.
Thx. I’m going to try it, too. And I have most of the ingredients. Think it will still be very tasty even without some.
I saw a video called “One pan pork chops in mushroom and garlic gravy” on Youtube, so I am trying it out tonight. I don’t have a good record with pork chops, but I’m trying to vary my menus.
Wow, are you in Arizona???
You guys will get to test the hypothesis about hot weather and coronavirus.
A couple of comments:
I have a really good pork chop recipe in the instant pot if anyone is interested and the meat comes out so tender. Chicken can also be subbed in. Includes a nice sauce with it. So saucy pork chops or chicken!
NYT Cooking was mentioned. It’s really worth the $40/year subscription to me. BUT I believe they are offering many more free recipes during COVID. If you don’t have a subscription you might want to do some searching to see what is available. I also LOVE the app and keeping my own “Recipe Box” on there.
I’m doing a big lasagna tomorrow. Tonight we celebrated hump day with take out from a new restaurant that specializes in fish and chips. Though of course we had to take out, its beautiful and right on the river side. Unfortunately for them they were open for ONE DAY before the state closed down restaurants. Was glad to support them!
@Nrdsb4, yes we are in AZ. Sigh.
@mom60 My sister just made this Cinnamon Babka, but there’s a chocolate “schmear” version at the bottom of the recipe:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/recipes/old-fashioned-cinnamon-babka/15225/?tid=ss_mail
We’re missing Indian food, so tonight we made Dosa with Cashew Potatoes, curried cauliflower and yellow lentils with coconut milk. I love Indian food.
Not sure how it works, but I follow NYT Cooking on Instagram and you can get the recipes featured there by clicking on the link. I assume it’s not everything you can access via the app but I’ve found some great recipes there.