Brussels Sprout and Cauliflower Curry

Saturday 5 March

Today at Findlay market, they had cauliflowers for $2, as well as bags of little brussels sprouts.  One of each went into this curry, which made it so generous that we left out the potatoes and zucchini.

Also so generous that we had to cook it in the wok.

Penne with Zucchini, Salami and Cream

Friday 4 March

One of our favorites, made with half a green-peppercorn salami chub just obtained from Jungle Jim's.

Salmon and Asparagus with Sauce Maltaise

Thursday 3 March

Atlantic salmon is still $5.99/lb. at Kroger's (thanks, Lent!).  So we bought a nice tail piece, sprinkled with salt and thyme, and pan-fried it until nicely done. 

In the meantime, we roasted a sheaf of asparagus, and it and the fish rested while Holt whipped up a batch of sauce Maltaise.

On the side, some slices of blood orange added sweetness and a touch of drama.

Chili

Wednesday 2 March

A bowl of warm spiciness, left over from last Tuesday's batch; so also quick to get on the table.

Broccoli Penne with Anchovies

Tuesday 1 March

We're both getting over a cold, so this green and salty pasta goes down well.  Not to mention quick - and can you believe it, we haven't made it for a couple of years.  So about time.

Winter Caprese and Sicilian Tuna

Monday 29 February

Our colleague Ruth came down from Athens (Ohio) to speak to Holt's Linear B seminar, so we wanted to reward her with a special dinner.

The first course grew from the fact that we always get a fresh burrata when we go to Jungle Jim's.  It would go perfectly with ripe heirloom tomatoes, but since it's winter, we just bought a batch of Roma tomatoes, sliced some of them sideways, sprinkled with salt, and baked them at 250º in the combi oven until they'd developed some flavor. 

For the main course, we bagged some Albacore tuna steaks, currently on sale at Kroger for an amazing $2.99/lb.  They, and the rest of the Romas, went into this flavorful recipe.

When we'd enjoyed that, Barbara sallied out to buy some Graeter's mint chip ice cream (Ruth's favorite), but came back having mistakenly acquired a low-sugar version.  So she and Ruth walked out again to exchange it, and came back with an additional pint of coconut chip.  So things worked out perfectly.

T-Bone and Potatoes

Sunday 28 February

When she visited Jungle Jim's on Saturday, Barbara got something to celebrate Holt's return: a two-inch thick T-bone steak.  So this evening we happily threw that big sucker on the grill, and mashed a batch of potatoes with cream and butter to go with it.

We were so preoccupied (and hungry), though, that we forgot to take a picture.  You'll just have to imagine it; we'll substitute a picture of Barbara teasing Dora with the dry stems from the last of our garden garlic.