On Facebook, my mother-in-law posted a recipe to a praline cake which
sounded good to me, so this is my attempt at a menu which leads up to it:


Tomato-Onion Salad with Peanut Dressing
Butter Beans
Greens with Smoked Sausage
Fried Catfish
Hush Puppies

Jalapeño Fresh Cheese with Pickled Peach and Country Ham

Praline Cake
Coffee-Kahlúa Ice Cream


Bob

On Tue, 30 Jul 2013 07:48:21 -0700, "Bob Terwilliger"
> wrote:

>On Facebook, my mother-in-law posted a recipe to a praline cake which
>sounded good to me, so this is my attempt at a menu which leads up to it:
>
>
>Tomato-Onion Salad with Peanut Dressing
>Butter Beans
>Greens with Smoked Sausage
>Fried Catfish
>Hush Puppies
>
>Jalapeño Fresh Cheese with Pickled Peach and Country Ham
>
>Praline Cake
>Coffee-Kahlúa Ice Cream
>
>
>Bob

Would love the recipe for the tomato-onion salad.

Tomato and onion is my match made in heaven and I love peanut
dressing/sauce.

Gago gado is one of my most favourite things.

JB

On Tue, 30 Jul 2013 07:48:21 -0700, "Bob Terwilliger"
> wrote:

> On Facebook, my mother-in-law posted a recipe to a praline cake which
> sounded good to me, so this is my attempt at a menu which leads up to it:
>
>
> Tomato-Onion Salad with Peanut Dressing
> Butter Beans
> Greens with Smoked Sausage
> Fried Catfish
> Hush Puppies
>
> Jalapeño Fresh Cheese with Pickled Peach and Country Ham
>
> Praline Cake
> Coffee-Kahlúa Ice Cream
>
Sounds good, how did the cake turn out?

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

JB wrote:

>> Tomato-Onion Salad with Peanut Dressing
>
> Would love the recipe for the tomato-onion salad.

I minced a large Walla-Walla onion and thinly sliced two heirloom tomatoes.
(Two different varieties which I bought at the farmers' market this
morning.) The tomato slices were arranged on a plate and the onions were
evenly distributed over them. The dressing is modified from the Moosewood
Thai Salad dressing:

6 Tbs good peanut butter
1 cup boiling water
4 Tbs cider vinegar
1 Tbs sugar or honey
1 to 1 1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 teaspoons freshly-ground black pepper (I used cubeb pepper.)
3 to 4 medium cloves garlic, minced
crushed red pepper or cayenne, to taste
2 tsp lemon or lime juice

Place the peanut butter in a small bowl. Whisk in the water, and beat well
until combined. Stir in remaining ingredients.

Dress salad about an hour before serving. (There should be lots of dressing
left over.)

Just before serving, cut basil and/or mint into chiffonade and sprinkle
evenly over top.


Bob

Bob Terwilliger wrote:
> On Facebook, my mother-in-law posted a recipe to a praline cake which
> sounded good to me, so this is my attempt at a menu which leads up to
> it:
>
> Tomato-Onion Salad with Peanut Dressing
> Butter Beans
> Greens with Smoked Sausage
> Fried Catfish
> Hush Puppies
>
> Jalapeño Fresh Cheese with Pickled Peach and Country Ham
>
> Praline Cake
> Coffee-Kahlúa Ice Cream
>
>
> Bob

Three different meals here. Husband had the kale with bacon, scalloped
potatoes with ham and a few leftover breakfast sausages.

Daughter had leftover Tofurkey pizza and a tossed salad with various
vegetables and kidney beans. No dressing.

I had a whole wheat flatbread pita topped with hummus, Kalamata olives,
white onion, tomato and walnuts.

On Tue, 30 Jul 2013 09:45:49 -0700, "Bob Terwilliger"
> wrote:

>JB wrote:
>
>>> Tomato-Onion Salad with Peanut Dressing
>>
>> Would love the recipe for the tomato-onion salad.
>
>I minced a large Walla-Walla onion and thinly sliced two heirloom tomatoes.
>(Two different varieties which I bought at the farmers' market this
>morning.) The tomato slices were arranged on a plate and the onions were
>evenly distributed over them. The dressing is modified from the Moosewood
>Thai Salad dressing:
>
>6 Tbs good peanut butter
>1 cup boiling water
>4 Tbs cider vinegar
>1 Tbs sugar or honey
>1 to 1 1/2 tsp salt
>1 1/2 teaspoons freshly-ground black pepper (I used cubeb pepper.)
>3 to 4 medium cloves garlic, minced
>crushed red pepper or cayenne, to taste
>2 tsp lemon or lime juice
>
>Place the peanut butter in a small bowl. Whisk in the water, and beat well
>until combined. Stir in remaining ingredients.
>
>Dress salad about an hour before serving. (There should be lots of dressing
>left over.)
>
>Just before serving, cut basil and/or mint into chiffonade and sprinkle
>evenly over top.
>
>
>Bob

Thanks forthat, I will try this tomorrow.

JB

sf wrote:

>> Praline Cake
>> Coffee-Kahlúa Ice Cream
>>
> Sounds good, how did the cake turn out?

The cake itself turned out a bit dry; I think the recipe should have called
for more butter. But the praline frosting went a long way toward redeeming
the dry cake, and the ice cream was a welcome accompaniment.

Bob

On Wed, 31 Jul 2013 08:14:35 -0700, "Bob Terwilliger"
> wrote:

> sf wrote:
>
> >> Praline Cake
> >> Coffee-Kahlúa Ice Cream
> >>
> > Sounds good, how did the cake turn out?
>
> The cake itself turned out a bit dry; I think the recipe should have called
> for more butter. But the praline frosting went a long way toward redeeming
> the dry cake, and the ice cream was a welcome accompaniment.
>

Sorry to hear that, guess I won't ask for the recipe link after all.

Thanks!

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

Marty wrote:

>> Greens with Smoked Sausage
>
> Sounds good. What was your method? Might be a good way to use some of my
> mother lode of andouille.

Quarter sausage lengthwise, then cut crosswise into dice. Chop an onion
finely and mince two cloves of garlic.

Put a little oil into the bottom of a saucepan and place over medium heat.
When oil is hot, add the sausage onions, and garlic. Cook until onions are
tender, stirring occasionally.

Meanwhile, wash greens. I used rainbow chard, which means that I also used
the stems: The stems were removed by stripping away the leaves by hand, then
the stems were chopped crosswise finely. The stems went into the pot and
cooked for a couple minutes while I cut the leave into inch-wide ribbons.
(For something with intractably-fibrous stems like curly kale, you'd just
cut out the stems and discard them.)

The leaves went into the pot and were sprinkled with salt. There was still
some water clinging to them, which provided extra steam for cooking. I also
added a shot of bourbon to give extra flavor and liquid.

Cover the pot and cook until flavors are melded and chard is cooked through,
about 20 minutes.


Bob

sf wrote:

>>>> Praline Cake
>>>> Coffee-Kahlúa Ice Cream
>>>>
>>> Sounds good, how did the cake turn out?
>>
>> The cake itself turned out a bit dry; I think the recipe should have
>> called
>> for more butter. But the praline frosting went a long way toward
>> redeeming
>> the dry cake, and the ice cream was a welcome accompaniment.
>>
> Sorry to hear that, guess I won't ask for the recipe link after all.
>
> Thanks!

I should mention that Lin took pictures. They'll be posted on Facebook
rather than here because Sheldon can eat a bag of shit.

Bob

sf wrote:
>
> "Bob Terwilliger" wrote:
> > The cake itself turned out a bit dry; I think the recipe should have called
> > for more butter. But the praline frosting went a long way toward redeeming
> > the dry cake, and the ice cream was a welcome accompaniment.
> >
>
> Sorry to hear that, guess I won't ask for the recipe link after all.

I rarely make cakes, but when I do I always add in just a bit more milk than
the recipe calls for...just a TBS or so. Just adding that and I've never had
a dry cake.

G.

"Bob Terwilliger" wrote:
>sf wrote:
>
>>> Praline Cake
>>> Coffee-Kahlúa Ice Cream
>>>
>> Sounds good, how did the cake turn out?
>
>The cake itself turned out a bit dry; I think the recipe should have called
>for more butter. But the praline frosting went a long way toward redeeming
>the dry cake, and the ice cream was a welcome accompaniment.

Each week Stewart's Shops (a chain of New England convenience stores)
has two ice cream flavors on sale (full half gallon/$3.19), this week
one was Cream N' Coffee Fudge, excellent! Was so good I ate almost
half the container, didn't need any stinkin' cake. I try to keep away
as they have wonderful ice cream, better than any of the stupidmarket
brands, but they have the lowest gas prices so it's not easy to avoid
shopping there, very fresh eggs and milk too.
http://www.stewartsshops.com/what-we-offer/ice-cream/

On Tuesday, July 30, 2013 10:48:21 AM UTC-4, Bob Terwilliger wrote:
> On Facebook, my mother-in-law posted a recipe to a praline cake which
>
> sounded good to me, so this is my attempt at a menu which leads up to it:
>
>
>
>
>
> Tomato-Onion Salad with Peanut Dressing
>
> Butter Beans
>
> Greens with Smoked Sausage
>
> Fried Catfish
>
> Hush Puppies
>
>
>
> Jalapeño Fresh Cheese with Pickled Peach and Country Ham
>
>
>
> Praline Cake
>
> Coffee-Kahlúa Ice Cream
>
>
>
>
>
> Bob

I had a 'newly wed' supper. Heat and eat, right outta the can. Beer brats grilled, vegetarian baked beans, cole slaw ( I made that myself) and raw cauliflower with oil and vin.

Kalmia wrote:
>
>I had a 'newly wed' supper.

Oral sex!

Bob Terwilliger wrote:

> I should mention that Lin took pictures. They'll be posted on Facebook
> rather than here because Sheldon can eat a bag of shit.

LOL!!!
--
"Un pasto senza vino e' come un giorno senza sole"
Anthelme Brillat Savarin