Brasucade

While staying with family in the south of France, we took advantage of unseasonably warm weather to do some barbecuing. We cook on vine cuttings at home, but this was true brasucade with lamb, steak, and merguez sausage from the local butcher.

I’ll be home soon with a new menu. Thankfully I did a little planning before I left, so I have some granola and lasagna waiting for me in the freezer for breakfast and lunch. As for dinner, we’ll see!

Notre Ardoise: New Years Eve and January 1st

This New Years Eve was our second annual Star Wars Movie Marathon. This year we actually got through all 6 movies and managed to scramble some tasty treats in between.

Episode 1: Egg sandwich on everything bagel
Episode 2: Alsatian pizza (tarte flambe)
Episode 3: oysters and smoked salmon with crusty bread
Episode 4: crispy kale chips with lemon yogurt dip
Episode 5: filet mignon (we split a small piece), steamed asparagus, small salad
Episode 6: French chocolate cookies from Christmas

Next year we want to do specific food and wine pairings for each movie. Suggestions?

On New Years Day we put away ornaments, and Rufus was very helpful keeping the ornament box warm.

 

 

Here’s the menu for the week:

Sunday Jan 1: black-eyed peas, collard greens, cornbread
Monday Jan 2: tuna steak, asparagus, salad
Tuesday Jan 3: prosciutto, fig, black olive pizza and salad
Wednesday Jan 4: potato latkes, collard greens
Thursday Jan 5: Clean out the fridge night

On Friday we’re off on a trip, and hopefully I’ll be able to post a few food photos from the road!

Notre ardoise: December 11, 2011

Here is a picture of the fig and persimmon salad from last week. Notice the new white plates (gift from my in-laws)! They make food look so attractive I am re-inspired to take pictures. Now I just need to finish cooking during daylight so the pictures look good!

I never got around to writing the ardoise this week. Here is what we had this week:

Sunday, December 11: Pizza and salad

Monday, December 12: Omlette with sausage and spinach

Tuesday, December 13: Broccoli and chickpeas with tahini sauce

Wednesday, December 14: Turkey burger with tzatziki sauce, cucumber, and red onion

Thursday, December 15: I get to have dinner by myself, so its mac and cheese with spinach!

Notre Adroise: December 3, 2011

The cassoulet was light on the meat, heavy on the veggies.

The persimmon and fig salad is an idea from Peter and Lily – to make it a main course I will add nuts and some arugula. Hopefully it will be filling enough!

Not sure what pasta night will be – maybe pasta in a cream sauce. Depends which veggies are left at the end of the week.

Notre Ardoise: November 26, 2011

Happy belated Thanksgiving!

This was the menu at our house:

Smoked salmon
Herb-rolled goat cheese

Roast turkey
Gravy
Cranberry sauce
Sage stuffing
Mashed potatoes
Green beans almandine
Asparagus in vinaigrette

Our guests brought ile flottante and pecan pie.

We ended up with a larger turkey than what we ordered, so you will notice a certain theme with the menu this week:

Notre Ardoise: November 11, 2011

We joined a winter CSA – Belle Meade Farm. Once a month they deliver a few veggies and some meat. This month’s delivery had some veal, which went into our stew last night.

Notre Ardoise: October catch up!

Sunday October 23rd: pork dumplings with sauteed cabbage leaves

Monday October 24th: black bean tacos

Tuesday October 25th: roasted pumpkin risotto

Wednesday October 26th: pizza

Thursday October 27th: broccoli rabe raviolis

 Sunday November 6th: pumpkin ravioli

Monday November 7th: lamb, roasted sweet potato, sauteed kale

Tuesday November 8th: swiss chard quiche

Wednesday November 9th: pasta in marinara sauce

Notre Ardoise: October 15, 2011

Here is last week:

And here is this week:

 

 

Notre Ardoise: September 24, 2011

I’m a little behind on ardoises! The September 24th menu has been on the fridge for a while:

 

The following week’s menu never made it up to the board, but this is what we ate:

Sat, Oct 1: kadu (afghan lamb and pumpkin dish)

Sun, Oct 2: shepherd’s pie (with buffalo)

Mon, Oct 3: pasta with tomato sauce and lots of herbs

Tue, Oct 4: roasted acorn squash with a cous cous pilaf (walnuts, scallions, herbs)

Wed, Oct 5: take-out Pete’s Apizza

Thu, Oct 6: hearty salad

Then on Friday we went to Philadelphia and ate out at a Chinese restaurant (I can’t remember the name, and we probably won’t go back). Saturday breakfast at the Dutch Eating Place, afternoon snack at Fare, and dinner at La Viola. Sunday brunch was at Sabrina’s Cafe, and then dinner back home was another pasta with tomato sauce and herbs. Pasta this time was fresh spinach fettucine from Superior Pasta Company.

Notre Ardoise: September 17th, 2011