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Sunday, July 20th, 2008 05:16 pm
Done so far:

0. Grocery run, prescription refill, laundry, scrub litterbox room floor.

1. Lamb/mint/onion/garlic "kebabs", which would be great if they were really formed onto sticks, but I'm lazy, so I have a dozen meatballs and four big hamburger patties. That's four, maybe five meals. I've decided that grinding everything very fine is indeed an improvement, but is in no way worth the effort expended, not even with the food processor. Next batch will be coarse again.

2. Two frittatas. Eight breakfasts. I couldn't cook last weekend, and man, have I ever missed those frittatas!

3. Bean soup is in its first boil. This time with a gen-u-wine ham hock! Those come four to a package, and before I had the new freezer there was no way I was buying something that big. Four meals.

What with the onion roast, some larb, and I forget what all else, I'm actually okay for food for the week. But I like variety and choices, and my feet are still below screaming levels of pain. To do after the dishwasher is finished: fondue (want food processor), sawdust bars (want mixing bowl), palak paneer (want skillet).
Monday, July 21st, 2008 03:56 am (UTC)
What kind of larb? There are like eight million variations. Mine is one of the few without fish paste as a base. (Surprise!) :-)

The kind I make is like this: Take the cheapest lean ground meat you can find (this is usually turkey). Brown a pound of it with a couple fistfuls of diced onion and drain it. Add garlic, lemongrass paste, and chili paste. Stir until everything is warmed up and mixed well. It's probably nowhere near as good as most larb in restaurants, not least because it doesn't have fish in it, but it's crazy easy to make.