Breafast

Soy Boy Breakfast Links
(w/ Cholula hot sauce)

Brownberry Wheat Toast

Club Soda

* ahh, back to reality -- the patties and english muffins were too much a shock for my body to take ;)

Dinner

Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Yukon Gold Potatoes

Cavolfiore Soffocato
(Saffron "Smothered" Cauliflower, Saveur)

Stir-Fried Seitan [Chicken] with Tamarind Glaze*
(Jean-Georges Vongerichten "Cooking at Home..." p.95)


*usually when it calls for Chicken, I use Tofu, but Seitan works better here with the tamarind glaze...

Breakfast

Yves Breakfast Patties
(w/ Cholula hot sauce)

English Muffin

Club Soda

Dinner

Ratatouille
(from Saveur #29, Sep/Oct 1998)

Gratin D'epinards Aux Oignons
(Braised Swiss Chard [Spinach] and Onions in Cream Sauce from Julia Child "Mastering The Art Of French Cooking" Vol. 2, p. 360)

French Bread

Dinner

Tofu [Chicken] Marsala
(from Cook's Illustrated)

Grilled Radicchio
(Marinated in Olive Oil )

Grilled Artichoke
(Marinated in Lemon and Olive Oil )

Italian Bread

One of the perks of my job as webmaster for the cooking school is that I get to meet some interesting folks that I might not normally, holed-up here in my little webmaster bunker, errr office. Case in point, last night I got meet and hang out a little with Alton Brown as he dutifully signed a giant merchandise pile of his signature salt-cellars. The school apparently got some of the last originals in the warehouse, and he signed most of them under the lid in record time ("So, when do these show up on eBay again?" I joked). He also signed copies of his new book "I'm Just Here For The Food" Alton said, "I don't like the dust jacket much, but the hardcover looks good, more like a textbook"

His publishers (Stewart Tabori & Chang) set up a little book tour between the shooting his show "Good Eats". Alton says they shoot three times a year and that they just finished season 6.1 and will start on 6.2 when he gets back.

He graciously signed all the books and salt-cellars proffered to him and took pictures with the class after his demonstration on how to make souffles.

And little known fact about Alton -- he's a blogger too.

Dinner

Grilled Soy Cheese Sandwich

Potato Chips

Rice and Beans


* went to cooking class tonight with Alton Brown, more details later...

Lunch

Pizza Munchees

Club Soda

* we had to run to the grocery store at lunch today,so it was a quick meal. Picked up some interesting stuff today, which you'll see this week...

Dinner

Gemelli Pasta
(w/ Coppola's Puttenesca Sauce)

Italian Bread

* after a Chinese food inducing nap (see lunch) -- it was all I could do (to keep waiting for you) to make dinner before watching the X-Files.

Lunch

Vegetable Lo Mein*

Green Bean in Garlic

Barbequed Eggplant

Steamed Rice

Water

* Mother's Day Lunch at the Evergreen Buffet...

Dinner

Stir Fry
(Tofu, Carrots, Celery, Red Pepper, Daikon, Oyster and Portobello Mushrooms, Leeks, Scallions)

Wilted Arugula in Soy Sauce

Basmati Rice

Lunch

Hoisin Barbequed Tofu Sandwiches

Fried Rice and Bean Cakes

Club Soda

Dinner

Papaya Salad

Basmati Rice and Calypso Beans in Coconut Milk

Hoisin Barbequed Seitan

Lunch

Spanish Pardina Lentils

Tofu, Potato, Leek and Parsnip Fry*

Club Soda

*Made this for the kids last night, as I didn't think they would enjoy the curried version of last night's meal.

Breakfast

Soy Boy Breakfast Links (x4)
(w/ Cholula)

Brownberry Wheat Toast (x2)

Club Soda

Dinner

Curry Braised Tofu
(Daniel Orr, "Real Food" p.61)

Spanish Pardina Lentils

Leeks, Parsnips and Potato in Parchment
(from Western Reserve School Of Cooking)

Basmati Rice

Lunch

Roasted Tofu Sandwiches
(w/ olives, onions, garlic and Jerusalem Artichokes)

Roasted Potatoes

Club Soda

Breakfast

Yves Breakfast Patties
(w/ Cholula)

English Muffin

Club Soda

Dinner

Roasted Tofu [Chicken] with Green Olives, Lemon, Garlic and Jerusalem Artichokes
(Martha Stewart April 2002)

Roasted Potatoes

Broad Beans*


* The Broad Beans were abfab, little salt and pepper and good to go.

Lunch

Eggplant Parmesan Sandwiches
(w/ onion, soy cheese and red sauce)

Club Soda

Breakfast

Soy Boy Breakfast Links
(w/ Cholula)

English Muffins (x2)

Club Soda

Dinner

Eggplant Parmesan over Spaghetti

Braised Baby Artichokes and Shiitake Mushrooms

Toasted Bread

Lunch

Enchiladas (the last ones, finally)

Bean Burrito

Corn

Green Rice

Club Soda

Breakfast

Soy Boy Breakfast Links (x4)

English Muffins (x2)*

Club Soda

* Alert the media -- I've had something different for breakfast! ;)

Dinner

Enchiladas (three kinds)

Bean Burrito

Quesadilla

Green Rice

Corn
(w/ Chipotle Butter)

Breakfast

Soy Boy Breakfast Links (x4)

Brownberry Wheat Toast

Club Soda

Cinco de Mayo

A post so large it took a day to upload...

Burrito Station:

Black Beans
Tomato, Lettuce, Scallions
Flour Shells (Manny's)
Soy Sour Cream
Hot Sauce (Cholula, etc)
Rajas

Cold Buffet:

Catcus Salsa
Guacamole
Salsa (Green, Red, Hot)
Chips

Hot Buffet:

Green Rice
Red Enchiladas
Green Enchiladas
Potato & Soyrizo Enchiladas
Tortilla Lasagna
Vegetables in Banana Leaf
Corn in Chipotle Butter Sauce

Dessert

Chocolate Olive Oil Cake
Almond Polenta Cake
Spice Cookies
Watermelon


needless to say, we're just going to eat leftovers for the rest of the day...

Dinner

Garlic Bread*
(from Angie's Bakery at the Westside Market)

Radishes

*not really dinner tonight, sort of noshing while we're prepping and cooking stuff for the party tomorrow...

Lunch

Falafel Sandwich
(w/ hummus and tabouli on a pita)

*went to Judy's Oasis at the Cleveland Westside Market today, while picking up stuff for the big Cinco de Mayo blowout tomorrow...

Breakfast

Soy Boy Breakfast Links (x4)

Brownberry Wheat Toast (x2)

Club Soda