Dinner

Tibetan Crisp-Fried Noodles and Vegetables

Soundtrack

Bryan Ferry - As Time Goes By

Dinner 8/29

Tofu [Chicken] Marsala

Spinach Affogati

Red Cabbage Agrigento Style
(braised in Red Wine Vinegar w/ Black Oil-Packed Olives)

Soundtrack

SynFest CD-r

Dinner 8/28

Roasted Potatoes,Carrots and Garlic

Braised Haricot Verts

French Onion Soup
(Julia, Vol. 1)

Soundtrack

Julie London - Around Midnight

Dinner

Caramelized Leeks and Yellow Tomato Soup

Zucchini w/ Sun-dried Tomatoes

Boiled Red Potatoes w/ Rosemary

Ciabatta Bread

Soundtrack

Julie London - Julie is My Name Vol. 1 / Vol. 2

Dinner (8/26)

Stir-Fry
(Eggplant, Tofu, Carrot, Celery, Jalapeño, Ginger, Garlic)

Refried Jasmine Rice

Soundtrack

Julie London - One of those two LP's on one CD that came out a few years ago, don't remember which one, but a later-era one...

Dinner 8/25

Tibetan Crisp-Fried Noodles with Vegetables
(Food and Wine 10/91 p.79)*

Water


* yes, 10/91. In filing all of our food mags in the new library, we often get sidetracked and tonight's dinner was a result...

Dinner

Eggplant Packets
(stuffed w/ basil, soy cheese and tomato served with a balsamic vinegar and sundried tomato vinaigrette)

Sweet and Sour Baby Onions

Steamed Broccoli

Porcini Soup

Wine

Coturri Sangiovese (California /1999)

Soundtrack

Frankie Laine - A Cottage For Sale

Movie

Return To Me -- David Duchovny and Minnie Driver... Better than I expected, there were only a couple of moments when it was "spot the Mulder tic." But I'm not sure what was more distracting, Minnie's Chicago accent or Carrol O'Connor's Irish one

Dinner

Spanish Style Seitan Stew
(Sherry, Paprika, Garlic, Onion, Soyrizo, White Beans and Seitan)

Harcot Verts

Soundtrack

WKHR

Movie

Birthday Girl -- A decent movie, but it's like you were distracted by Nicole Kidman playing the role. She's too big a star to be in these kinds of movies anymore. And as a "bonus" (I'm not sure to who), she sings with Robbie Williams. I had to explain to Liz who he was -- sorry Robbie, in this country people just don't "get" you. Nothing personal.

Dinner (from 8/22)

Black Pepper Seitan [Chicken] Curry
(from Food and Wine)

Jasmine Rice

Spicy Corn
(from Jean-Georges Vongerichten's "At Home...")

Soundtrack

Thunder and lightning and a ton of rain -- which is why I'm posting this now...

Dinner

Seitan Bourguignon

Ratatouille

Boiled Potatoes w/ Parsley

Braised Leeks

Glazed Carrots

Soundtrack

Edith Piaf - The Very Best Of

Movie

Star Trek - Insurrection (somehow missed watching this the first time around, familiar plot elements are at play here, although the Data/Riker and Troi/Riker bits were fun...)

Dinner

Tomato and Jalapeno Salsa

Red Enchillads

Soundtrack

Swallows in my backyard peeping about something...

Dinner

Gemelli Pasta w/ Yellow and Red Tomatos, Yellow Squash and Basil

Green Beans

Garlic Bread

Soundtrack

WKHR

Dinner

Sushi Rice Salad
(cucumber stuffed with sushi rice w/ a wasabi vinaigrette)

Asian Gazpacho
(from Ming Tsai "Blue Ginger" p.21)

Roasted Tofu, Potatoes, Garlic and Olives in Lemon

Soundtrack

WKHR

Dinner

Turmeric Potatoes

Curried Greens and Eggplant

Seitan [Chicken] and Tomato

Briyani (Rice w/Saffron, Pistachio and Currants)

Wine

Coturri Sangiovese (California/1999)

Soundtrack

Julie London - My Name is Julie Vol. 1 and 2

Dinner

Shredded Seitan [Pork] and Zucchini

Basmati Rice

Soundtrack

Julie London - Best Of

Dinner

Cappellini Pomodoro
(w/ Oyster and Shiitake Mushrooms)

Wilted Kale in Cream Sauce

Soundtrack

WKHR

Dinner

Barbecue Tofu
(added a little hoisin to the BBQ sauce)

Roasted Yukon Potatoes
(w/ rosemary)

Grilled Corn

Soundtrack

WKHR 91.5

Yet Another Update

OK, vacation's over, finished moving furniture, painting and putting boxes and boxes of books into the library. Still a bunch more work to do (magazines and moving paintings) but all in all, a productive "vacation"...

In bloggy matters, I'm dropping the breakfast thing as most of you know it's some kind of combination of bread, Soy Boy Breakfast Links and hot sauce with club soda. I get bored typing it, and you get bored reading it ;) Same with lunch, as it's mostly leftovers from the night before...

So for now, it'll be just dinner and we'll see how that works out...

Vacation Redux

Well, vacation time is winding down, regular postings will return on Monday...

Vaction Update

My wife's idea of vacation is to move couches around and then paint the TV room...

Vacation update

Had a tomato and jalapeno stuffed quesadilla with guacamole and sour cream. Other than a bowl of Chocolate Glace Ice Cream, it's too damn hot to think about eating anything else...

Vacation Alert

Postings may be sporadic over the next week as we're on vacation. Which explains why there was nothing yesterday, and this might be it for today as well...

Update

Had a cookout w/ Courage Burgers and some fresh from the fields sweet corn...


Movie

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back - I've liked all of Kevin Smith's movies since Clerks, so of course I liked this one as well... (and nice to see Dante and Randal again).
-signed Magnolia Fan

Dinner

Bush's Vegetarian Baked Beads
(actually they're Vegan)

Yves Tofu Pups

Soundtrack

WKHR

Movie

Billy Elliot -- English chick movie ;)