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Angelo wrote: What's for diner today?

Had to pick my wife up from the airport, so my daughter and I just went by Panera. Didn't cook, so it was nice to have a night off.

E

I thought I'd share with you the pasta sauce we ate for lunch today with orecchiette. It was an invention of mine, if you can say so, and something you can whip up in ten minutes tops. Of course I don't need to tell you that this concoction met with the unconditional approval of my AR partner, also known as the man of my dreams....

Just heat some EVOO  in a pan with a clove of garlic (I split mine in two, but you can use it whole too), then add some diced bacon and sliced black olives (the most that the sauce flavourful you can find), and sauté over high heat, adding a splash of white wine. Then add a can of diced tomatoes and cook for about 10 minutes. Season with red pepper flakes - you shouldn't need to add any salt. Serve hot with any pasta shapes, and if you can find grated Pecorino (i.e. hard sheep's milk cheese), it suits the sauce even better than Parmesan.

Tonight we're having stewed rabbit with cherry tomatoes, black olives and capers. I'm also planning on making a lentil stew one of those days, and a zucchini frittata.

Tonight's dinner at the Art Rock team mansion features turkey shanks braised in red wine with tomatoes, dried porcini mushrooms, bacon and fresh rosemary, roast potatoes with EVOO and rosemary, and a salad of mixed leaves, sweetcorn and cherry tomatoes with Gorgonzola dressing. Today's lunch featured an oven-baked frittata made with sautéed zucchini slices, four eggs and a tablespoonful of grated Parmesan cheese. In the next few days we are planning such delicious things as spaghetti with clams, risotto with radicchio and sausages. Ah, I forgot the wonderful lentil and spinach soup I made yesterday evening... I'll keep you posted very gladly!

Ghost Rider wrote: Tonight's dinner at the Art Rock team mansion features turkey shanks braised in red wine with tomatoes, dried porcini mushrooms, bacon and fresh rosemary, roast potatoes with EVOO and rosemary, and a salad of mixed leaves, sweetcorn and cherry tomatoes with Gorgonzola dressing. Today's lunch featured an oven-baked frittata made with sautéed zucchini slices, four eggs and a tablespoonful of grated Parmesan cheese. In the next few days we are planning such delicious things as spaghetti with clams, risotto with radicchio and sausages. Ah, I forgot the wonderful lentil and spinach soup I made yesterday evening... I'll keep you posted very gladly!

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Ghost Rider wrote: I thought I'd share with you the pasta sauce we ate for lunch today with orecchiette. It was an invention of mine, if you can say so, and something you can whip up in ten minutes tops. Of course I don't need to tell you that this concoction met with the unconditional approval of my AR partner, also known as the man of my dreams....Just heat some EVOO  in a pan with a clove of garlic (I split mine in two, but you can use it whole too), then add some diced bacon and sliced black olives (the most that the sauce flavourful you can find), and sauté over high heat, adding a splash of white wine. Then add a can of diced tomatoes and cook for about 10 minutes. Season with red pepper flakes - you shouldn't need to add any salt. Serve hot with any pasta shapes, and if you can find grated Pecorino (i.e. hard sheep's milk cheese), it suits the sauce even better than Parmesan. Tonight we're having stewed rabbit with cherry tomatoes, black olives and capers. I'm also planning on making a lentil stew one of those days, and a zucchini frittata.

Man, that lentil stew sounds good! I told myself I was going to make more stews and soups with lentils this past winter and I never did. Of course, when you're married to somebody with the tastebuds of a 4 year old, it's hard to get too wild.

E

E-Dub wrote: NaturalScience wrote: I love Panera!   The frontega chicken sandwich is my favorite. I had that with a broth based soup and it was really good. It's good if you don't want to eat too heavy. It beats the crap out of Subway, that's for sure. E

E-Dub wrote: NaturalScience wrote: I love Panera!   The frontega chicken sandwich is my favorite. E

Mine too!  My wife has to yell at me to get something different every now and then.

Back on track, Angelo:  tonight was shrimp scampi, started by sauteeing onion and garlic in EVOO (E is sorry he introduced this term to the thread ), then added the shrimp, butter and white wine, fresh parsley, and red pepper flakes.  Add to spaghetti and voila, one of my favorite dinners during Lent.

Angelo wrote: Panera? Subway? What the.... I thought this was a thread for prog chefs, not for prog sandwich buyers... Today I made Jambalaya (with extra saucage since I didn't have chicken) and string beans. Yummie...

I'm sure to cook something this weekend. I spent all evening putting together this new shelving unit I got for my discs; so, we ordered a pizza.

I'll probably make inside out cheeseburgers on Sunday. Ironically, that's an idea I got from Rachel Ray. I still think she's the antichrist, but I do owe her for the burgers.

NS, I do see her Joker-like smile every time I see the letters "EVOO". It's burned in my brain.

E

well an update on the AR prog chef(s?) hahhaha.  This morning the better half made a great all-american breakfast of pancakes which were heavenly.  She loved IHOP when visiting here hahha.  For lunch... a great homemade pizza..not the crap we get served stateside but meatless and sauceless. With great fresh veggies and cheese. Absolutely delicious. Tonight...  the bad boy takes command.  I wanted to make Tacos, but endured another culture shock when I found during a visit to a chain grocery store, no taco seasoning, no cheddar cheese, no sour cream....  so I will reveal my true nature as a Prog Chef and whip up a half Mex half Italian Taco dinner for her tonight.  The results... hmmm..  but as always with me I guess... will be never be boring. 

Edited by micky - March 24 2007 at 12:31