anzia Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 A foot of snow would be a lot more fun than this ice storm crap. You just made my evening I'm a PNW native and this slushy, icy goop drives me wacky. Today was a day for hot toddies and keeping your fingers crossed that the power didn't go out. There might be a run on liquor stores in our area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cucas87 Posted February 15, 2007 Share Posted February 15, 2007 Sometimes I really miss New York. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legant Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Who’d have thunk? Crews from the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) and Department of Public Works (DPW) began pre-treating roadways with brine (a salt and water mixture) yesterday in anticipation of falling precipitation on Wednesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mktye Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Crews from the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) and Department of Public Works (DPW) began pre-treating roadways with brine (a salt and water mixture) yesterday in anticipation of falling precipitation on Wednesday. Uh-oh... back to the "to brine or not to brine" argument. I wonder if it will make the gravy too salty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Uh-oh... back to the "to brine or not to brine" argument. I wonder if it will make the gravy too salty? Only if you are fixin' roadkill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merry Mary Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 I am not one to stock up before a big snow, so I went through my cupboards to see what was there. First up - macaroni and cheese! with asiago, sharp provolone, a bit of fontina and Parmesan and bread crumb topping. With caramelized shallots. I do regret not getting some dried cherries because I was going to make granola. I doubt the 7-11 across the street has those. We will see how long I last before I make a gingerbread martini! What are you cooking/roasting/sauteing/baking/stuffing/braising/bruleeing today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodeats Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 I was thinking of baking a cake and frosting it with failed-truffle-ganache. Otherwise, maybe straining some leftover chicken soup and doing something with that. Great thread Merry Mary! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 I want the oven on, and everyone ate all the cookies I baked last week, so I may do another few batches today. I'm tempted to make tea with melted snow since I've still got some baihao oolong. It's supposed to be a tea delicacy, but maybe that's in less polluted areas.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Blume Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Ambition probably far from reality, but all pretty undemanding: A second breakfast now: buttermilk pancakes w blueberries (oatmeal consumed before dawn) Doctor a jar of Mott's natural applesauce w reduced, mulled cider and one fresh apple (mull the cider first; couldn't pick up the jar and apples I wanted from Quaker Valley this morning ) Lentil soup Gingerbread, also w buttermilk Maybe some cranberry sauce and granola Also picked up some marshmallows at Whole Foods just in case I have enough energy to hit the trail. There's Valrhona cocoa in the cupboard, if a couple of years old... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickmoon Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 I love snow days, and I especially love to cook during snow days. Today it's comfort food all-around. I'm making roasted tomato soup with grilled cheese for lunch. Then eggplant and chard lasagna from Deborah Madison's Vegetarian Cooking For Everyone for dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhone1998 Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Today's going to be fun. For breakfast, scrapple and potato hash with eggs over easy. For dinner, braised lamb shanks with Moroccan spices. In between, will probably: * get a no-knead bread ready for tonight or tomorrow * bake chocolate chip cookies * trudge through the snow and see anything is open for lunch on U Street! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leleboo Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Cinnamon-streusel jumbo muffins. Extra streusel. Turkey-and-three-bean chili. "Alarm" factor depending on how cold we get playing in the snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monavano Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Cinnamon-streusel jumbo muffins Turkey and three-bean chili. "Alarm" factor depending on how cold we get playing in the snow. Hard Times Cinci-style chili with beef, 3 beans, some tomatoes that need to be used, maybe some bell pepper, Rotel tomatoes and green chilies, a beer. I've got macaroni to serve it over and garnishes of shredded cheeses, sour cream and scallions. If this chili was a dog, it would be a lovable mutt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Got some short ribs and a hunk of crosscut beef shank, Malliarded the hell out of 'em, took em out, threw in shallots, onions, celery, various spanish paprikii, then beef broth along with the brew left over after hydrating some dried chanterelles. Now it's in the oven at 250 for the foreseeable future. I'll saute some portobellas and the formerly dried stuff, and then decide whether or not to add it to my braise, or maybe top some toasted sourdough with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwertyy Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Cleaning out the fireplace (thankful I brought a bunch of wood in last night so I don't have to dig it out today) Shopping online for gifts (what on earth am I going to get my dad??? and will he mind that he's now not going to get the box until new year's?) Cleaning for mom's visit (do I really need to do the floors?) Baking up a batch of Chex mix, redux (glad I made it out yesterday for nuts and Cheerios!) Possibly baking up Aunt Kay's butter cookies (do I have enough butter? and will they be okay without sprinkles?) Venturing out for a birthday party at the Red Derby (pray for me) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovers2000 Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 -Mixed eggs with onions, red peppers, baby new potatoes, and bacon this morning -Have a batch of dough rising for home made pizza (ricotta, mozzarella, and whatever else I can find in my pantry) -deciding between gingerbread cookies or chocolate chip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lackadaisi Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Fudge - (20 lb. of Rocky Road, Peanut Butter, and Chocolate Walnut) Chicken Stock Green Bean Salad Macaroni and Cheese Split Pea Soup And, I bet some cocktails will be made as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PollyG Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Post shoveling: Mexican hot chocolate (we had a box of the sugared chocolate bars for this) spiked with Kahlua. Lunch: Welsh Mac-n-cheese, essentially Welsh Rarebit over mac. For dinner: Rack of lamb with oven-roasted spiced potatoes and baby choy. We'll be doing "yellow snow" later today, which is maple syrup over snow. I may also do a green tea powder version. And, of course, for the adults only, we have all these beautiful, brightly colored liquors to pour over snow. Holiday baking: Rosemary shortbread Lemon Crisp cookies Chocolate cracks Dark Chocolate dipped Biscotti. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraB Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 I love to make soups, stews and chilis when it snows. Breakfast: 2 poached eggs on toasted Atwater's sunflower bread Lunch: leftover curried butternut squash and red lentil soup with ginger Dinner: barley stew with leeks, crimini mushrooms, rosemary and kale Sadly, this won't quite measure up to the dinner we were planning to have tonight at Marcel's prior to seeing a play at the Kennedy Center. That won't be happening Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Working on Chicken Parmigiano sandwiches with last night's leftover breaded chicken cutlets for lunch. I'm trying to salvage the Amoroso rolls I had in the freezer, which are suffering from varying degrees of freezer burn . Later I'm baking some buttermilk dinner rolls. Dinner will be those, salad, meatloaf, broccoli, and baked potatoes. I am thawing some beef stew meat for tomorrow's dinner. If it's close enough to thawed, I may go ahead and make the stew this afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Yesterday, I bought a hunk of pork shoulder at Wagshal's. Haven't completely settled on what I'm going to do with it. Probably pozole. After round 1 of shoveling this morning, I made waffles with Trader Joe's Pumpkin Pancake and Waffle mix (bought a box a few weeks ago after reading about it here and hadn't gotten around to using any)--verdict was-- GOOD! Well, the Niman Ranch bacon and Peet's café au lait helped, too. I'm waiting on delivery of a replacement switch for my espresso machine, so no cappuccino for now. Meanwhile, there's leftover chicken korma in the refrigerator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xochitl10 Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Yesterday, I bought a hunk of pork shoulder at Wagshal's. Haven't completely settled on what I'm going to do with it. Probably pozole. Ah, great minds. I have posole on the stove for tomorrow's tree-trimming. If time permits, I'd love to throw some anadama bread in the oven. Azami made rice for breakfast, which we ate under the heated table while feeling nostalgic for the deep winters of northern Japan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leleboo Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Ah, great minds. There are definitely some themes in this thread -- chili, stews, braises, casseroles, baked goods. Not that this is remotely surprising! Me, I'm looking forward to this evening's posts in "What Are You Drinking Right Now?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.H. Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 -Oatmeal this morning with maple syrup and blueberries picked and frozen this summer -Banana chocolate chip muffins that we are enjoying now slathered with Kerrygold salted butter -Salt dough ornaments for the kids to paint this afternoon -eyeballing some brie I have and wondering if there is puff pastry in the freezer downstairs -not sure what dinner will be, pizza perhaps. Should probably throw my dough together if that's the plan. Intermittent breaks to try to figure out this dead electrical circuit in our house. Fortunately it doesn't affect the kitchen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilaine Posted December 19, 2009 Author Share Posted December 19, 2009 Older son is going through an Indian food phase, so I gave him my debit card and sent him to Wegman's last night to stock up. There will definitely be braises. Younger son, ever competitive, is going to make his own braises from a Georgian cookbook -- Georgia as in former Soviet Union. I am going to try the Cook's Illustrated version of French onion soup. You start the onions in the oven, it's supposed to be less work-intensive. And work on rearranging the kitchen in anticipation of new countertops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielK Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Breakfast was scrambled eggs, toast, and TJ's "sipping chocolate" after some time shoveling snow. Lunch was Lamb Pasties (not homemade - picked them up frozen at the VA Scottish Festival a few months back) Dinner will be Oxtail Stew! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmcdonal6674 Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 caramel corn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agm Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Breakfast burritos this morning (eggs, shallots, bacon, cheese, tortillas). Hot apple cider is in my mug right now. Chocolate chip cookies are in the oven. I'll be starting a big pot of chili soon for dinner tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waitman Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Fajitas for lunch. Onion soup and Mushroom risotto for dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMango Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 After a few too many hot beverages in Shirlington with the neighbors (before the Carlyle Grand closed due to lack of staff and lack of deliveries)...simply slow cooking a Jehovah-Jireh chicken with russet and sweet potatoes plus various dried herbs/seasonings. Penzey's mulling spices also working their magic on wine via the stove. (smells like christmas) (feels like narnia) (minus the snow queen...perhaps i can audition?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leleboo Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 (smells like christmas) (feels like narnia) (minus the snow queen...perhaps i can audition?) Meet you at the lammpost with Turkish Delight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktmoomau Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Post shoveling: Mexican hot chocolate (we had a box of the sugared chocolate bars for this) spiked with Kahlua. Lunch: Welsh Mac-n-cheese, essentially Welsh Rarebit over mac. For dinner: Rack of lamb with oven-roasted spiced potatoes and baby choy. We'll be doing "yellow snow" later today, which is maple syrup over snow. I may also do a green tea powder version. And, of course, for the adults only, we have all these beautiful, brightly colored liquors to pour over snow. Holiday baking: Rosemary shortbread Lemon Crisp cookies Chocolate cracks Dark Chocolate dipped Biscotti. Ooh could you share your rosemary shortbread recipe? It sounds wonderful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Vegetable beef soup, corn bread, and German chocolate cake. Hot chocolate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jparrott Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Chicken stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 buttermilk waffles fennel cooked slowly with onion, seasoned with crushed fennel seed, s&p, then tossed with egg noodles, grated Parmesan, and egg [this was seriously ggod] beef and barley stew, biscuits. or maybe cornbread. naw, biscuits. mango ice cream hot chocolate tomorrow: Welsh rabbit for lunch. or maybe dinner. French toast with fried apples for breakfast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ol_ironstomach Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Yeah, I feebed and made one big pie instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leleboo Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Yeah, I feebed and made one big pie instead. Ha, and I made enough chili to feed a small army. Luckily, friends (who live down the hall) made too many caramel-pecan-chocolate cookies, so we're pooling our resources and partying it up for Snowpocalypse '09. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hersch Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Ragu alla Bolognese. Lunch was a grilled cheese sandwich and a bowl of the astonishingly good canned Madras sambar from Jyoti. Dinner will be pappardelle with the ragu, which is also destined for lasagne al forno for lunch on Friday (or, if you must, Christmas). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mame11 Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 I'm experimenting with tempering chocolate and making a concoction of crushed graham crackers that have been toasted and marshmallows mixed with tempered chocolate. I'm thinking of calling it s'mores. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPW Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Chicken stock on the back burner. Chili on the front. The '08 Ch de Segries was surprinsingly unsucky. Got a Breton Chinon ready to go. Life is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPW Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 tomorrow: Welsh rabbit for lunch. or maybe dinner. French toast with fried apples for breakfast. Rabbit or rarebit? Meat or cheese? ; ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillvalley Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 I had grand plans for making chili and letting it simmer all day long but well, that never happened so instead I had.... hot chocolate with Bailey's, marshmallows and whipped cream (why choose one when I could have both) mid afternoon twice baked potatoes, one half with cheddar cheese, the other with black truffle oil and caviar gin, raspberry soda and St. Germain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durwoodx Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Yeah, I feebed and made one big pie instead. That is unf#@*ing-believably amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merry Mary Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Next up - Preserved Lemon-Edamame Tapenade. Saw it on a Ming show today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PollyG Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Ooh could you share your rosemary shortbread recipe? It sounds wonderful. From Gourmet I use Arp rosemary from my front yard--it's under snow right now, but hardy down to -10 or something similarly ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bioesq Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 That is unf#@*ing-believably amazing. I was going to grill venison and enjoy a chestnut puree and some green beans, but the two does ran off when I opened the bottom deck door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanCole42 Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Broiled tilapia with garlic, thyme, and coriander Spicy garlic broccoli Warm baguette Twentieth year of my famous Christmas cookies... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Roasted butternut squash risotto using squash from my summer garden, which is now under nearly two feet of snow. Homemade bread started on a whim at about two this afternoon. A bottle of cheap bubbly chilled in the snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Rabbit or rarebit? Meat or cheese? ; ) I positively refuse to be sucked into a pedantic argument about culinary semantics. The recipe is titled "Welsh Rabbit". It's cheese. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICD Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 chocolate white chocolate chip cherry cookies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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