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Post by Don Cuevas on Nov 21, 2012 17:38:37 GMT
Okra.....the words prickly and slimy come to mind  When coated in flour or fine cornmeal, and shallow fried, okra isn't slimy. |
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Post by Don Cuevas on Nov 21, 2012 17:40:16 GMT
Lunch—or is it a snack? Today is a small plate of Italian deli meats by Daniele, some marinated sweet red peppers, a few anchovies, a bit of toasted bolillo, and a glass of Yellowtail Shiraz. (Of that, more later.) MORE: tinyurl.com/HazPack |
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Post by rikita on Nov 21, 2012 21:02:40 GMT
a breadroll, hummus, two tomatoes
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Post by htmb on Nov 22, 2012 16:20:35 GMT
For our Thanksgiving lunch we will be having:
Squash Casserole
Sweet Potato Casserole
Twice baked potatoes
Ham
Pot Roast with potatoes and carrots
Cranberry Banana Bread
Green Beans
Broccoli
Corn Pudding
Rolls
Pecan Pie
Pumpkin Pie
(no turkey)
The plan is also to eat leftovers through the weekend.
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Post by rikita on Nov 23, 2012 7:25:24 GMT
leftovers from yesterday - pasta, brokkoli, cheese
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2012 14:02:47 GMT
I had scrambled eggs for lunch.
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Post by Don Cuevas on Nov 23, 2012 16:27:44 GMT
Smoked turkey sandwiches on yet to be baked challah (or on less-fattening homemade rye bread); fat free coleslaw. Or better, fast pickled cucumbers.
Southwestern Cream of Pumpkin Soup, maybe.
Dessert: either none, or a rugelach.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2012 18:31:02 GMT
"fat free coleslaw" That cancels out all of the other calories, right? |
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Post by Don Cuevas on Nov 23, 2012 22:03:58 GMT
A slight revision: no fat free cole slaw, but a vaguely Sichuan style cucumber and carrot salad; black radish salad and the aforementioned smoked turkey and a half sandwich. One (1, and only 1) rugelach for dessert. (Wish I'd grabbed more smoked turkey to go home.)
Another nap.
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Post by Don Cuevas on Nov 24, 2012 21:11:15 GMT
Recombinant Post-Thanksgiving Gumbo, made almost entirely from leftovers.
Amazingly good, too. There' s a small amount of toasted, ground Sichuan Pepper in it, too.
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Post by Don Cuevas on Nov 29, 2012 15:41:13 GMT
Day before yesterday, in Morelia: lunch at Chenito's, a small, semi open air restaurant at the busy intersection of Calzada Ventura Puente and avenida Lázaro Cárdenas. We had been there several times in the last month. We like it for its convenient location, better than average food and very friendly owner family.   Yesterday's special were tacos de cabeza de res (steamed cow's head tacos.) They weren't bad, but it's the 5 or more distinct salsas which make Chenito's outstanding.  On the previous visit, we'd eaten pretty good hamburgers, prepared Mexican style, accompanied by glasses of a mild, horchata-like drink made of oatmeal.  I had three tacos and Sra. Cuevas two. The bill was not very much. Yesterday, after shopping at Costco in Morelia, we detoured to the Gastronómico at Plaza La Huerta. Plaza La Huerta is the anchor location for Wal-Mart and Home Depot in Morelia, and other stores and services. El Gastronómico is a food court, with a number of better than average options at different stands. We chose Enilio's Grill again. La Señora had a char broiled hamburger with three smal and very fresh salads. I has an Arrachera plate, also with three salads. I could have had hot sides such as roasted baby potatoes, or French Fries, or (I think) macaroni and cheese. It was a lot of food. There's a great condiment bar as well, of delicious toppings and salsas. Beer is available, as well as aguas frescas and sodas. Emilio's Grill is a sleeper. (Unfortunately, I was so sleepy that I forgot to take a picture of or food.) |
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Post by Don Cuevas on Nov 30, 2012 1:02:31 GMT
Lunch: November 29, 2012: Italian meatballs in tomato sauce on warmed bolillos with melted smoked provolone cheese. Swiss card. Yellowtail Shiraz.
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Post by mossie on Dec 4, 2012 16:12:01 GMT
Here is my lunch, carrots, asparagus and raw red pepper. Waiting in the background is some shop bought cheesecake. Almost forgot  the obligatory glass or so of Cotes du Rhone ;D ;D  |
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Post by htmb on Dec 4, 2012 17:03:53 GMT
Looks good, Mossie!
My lunch today is a little Comte, two slices of freshly baked bread, raw carrots, and a tangerine, though I am working through lunch, so it will be eaten over the course of a couple of hours.
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Post by tod2 on Dec 4, 2012 18:11:23 GMT
Mossie! Am I missing something here? Like...are you a vegetarian.....or was the big grilled steak just out of shot ;D  ;D I LOVE cheesecake - especially the baked variety. I LOVE red wine, (especially Merlot and Shiraz)) so you are A OK in my book! |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2012 18:47:32 GMT
Quite frugal yet delicious. Of course now you have asparagus pee.
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Post by mossie on Dec 4, 2012 19:55:27 GMT
Kerouac, one has to suffer for ones art. Actually I am definitely not vegetarian, I try to have one meat free day per week. And lunch is my main meal. As I get older I get less exercise and just keep putting on weight, and lack enough self discipline to change things. My excuse is that, at 80, I am past my sell by date.  ;D ;D |
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Post by Don Cuevas on Dec 6, 2012 0:15:46 GMT
December 5, 2012: lunch in our bungalow room (self catering accomo) of toasted walnut bread smeared with a raw garlic clove, Pimientos Piquillos rellenos de chipirones ( a definitely inferior Spanish export. Like mush.); Italian style salumeria, vino Carmenéres de Chile. Sliced, sun warmed tomates criollos.  Lunch a la bungalow. Mexican grown tomatoes with flavor and aroma! |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2012 10:38:33 GMT
I ate lunch out of a microwaved pasta box for the first time in my life today.
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Post by rikita on Dec 7, 2012 11:07:24 GMT
yesterday i had the leftover rice and beans from the previous night's dinner, so today i will check if any of yesterday's pasta is left over and maybe fry that with a few vegetables...
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Post by Don Cuevas on Dec 8, 2012 1:07:53 GMT
I skipped lunch today! I'd had a modest breakfast of Jasmine rice and beans, did not take another bite until after 5:00 p.m. Original San Antonio Chili with frijoles charros on the side; a tortilla de maíz. I could hardly eat, for lack of appetite. I don't feel sick.
I did just eat a mini muffin bread.
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Post by Don Cuevas on Dec 9, 2012 20:20:23 GMT
A panino of toasted rosemary-red onion focaccia, pesto spread, sliced tomates criollos, smoked provolone; side of cured olives, some pickled beets. Glass of Vino Tinto Español, Baron Fulano Fulano.
Sorry, no pics.I've been baking for 12 hours, on and off.
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 13, 2012 22:43:39 GMT
That bungalow meal looks really tempting.
I just came home (4:30 pm) from shopping & did not eat a bite all day. As soon as I got home, my saintly neighbor came over with a bowl to give me, saying "Try my little invention." YUM -- tiny white beans in mole amarillo.
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Post by Don Cuevas on Dec 14, 2012 16:02:27 GMT
December 14, 2012: Our village celebrates el Día de La Virgen de Guadalupe on the 14th of December, as the circuit riding priest can't get to but a few churches of the extended parish on Dec. 12, the official day. So later today, after la misa, there will again be cazos de cobre (huge beaten copper cauldrons) filled with chunks of a freshly killed yearling beef, boiling in a broth seasoned with chiles and herbs and spiked with orange juice and vinegar. Sometimes, it's tender and tastes good. Sometimes it's tough and less savory. Así es la comida. I can always count on getting my shirt well stained with the chile sauce.  Six years ago...There will undoubtedly be sopa de arroz, a sort of pilaf, and once in a rare while, frijoles.  Six years ago...This year, we've been invited to a smaller, private comida at a neighbor's house. Her daughter is celebrating her first communion. This is the same house where I first tasted Sra. Carmelina's fabulous mole, at the 1st communion comida of the family's son.  Four years ago. Shimmering smooth moleNo doubt there will be gelatinas and pastel de tres leches. (To think that I used to love the latter.) 10:51 AM: I just went to la capilla to have a look. The outdoor kitchen is on the right as always. This year, all the cooks are men. They seem to be keeping a neat kitchen. The little church is decorated in the most beautiful way with fresh flowers. A wonderful new touch us that the floors are covered with fragrant, long leaf Michoacán pine needles. There is a restrained but achingly beautiful feel about the decorations. The cooking has started and it promises to be very good, both at the private house (mole de pollo) and at the church (some other mole, but mostly, the local version of birria, as pictured above.) |
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Post by Don Cuevas on Dec 15, 2012 2:03:08 GMT
Some of the latest photos of this years el Día de La Virgen de Guadalupe. We had another very good, if somewhat different mole de pollo at a private house. Meanwhile, on the church grounds, the cazos were boiling.  Birria a la penca, Cuevas style I didn't come back to see the finished result.My photos of today's mole and sopa de arroz were overexposed. The cake looked nice.  |
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Post by Don Cuevas on Dec 15, 2012 22:20:54 GMT
December 15, 2012: late lunch. "Mandarin" Salad, "Chorizos Españoles", baked potato.
Vino Tinto de Chile.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2012 17:20:54 GMT
Instead of any of the wonderful things presented by Don Cuevas, I put the leftovers of last night's endives au gratin in the microwave and ate that for lunch.
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Post by Don Cuevas on Dec 16, 2012 20:37:15 GMT
Tide Me Over Lunch: packaged roast turkey breast and boiled ham sandwiches on GASP! challah. Bread and butter pickles.
We are having tres amigas Mexicanas to a late comida, or early cena. As it's the last night of Janucá, we are having Ensalada Rosaura, latkes, applesauce, sour cream (crema) and for dessert, brown sugar-butter glazed broiled pineapple.
Drinks are non alcoholic: Agua Fresca de Piña, Mandarinada hecha con agua mineral. Maybe tea and/or Nescafé.
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Post by Don Cuevas on Dec 17, 2012 23:17:02 GMT
December 17, 2012: lunch was so late today,owing to house maintenance and repairs,that we didn't eat until after 4 p.m. Leftover sauerbraten, latkes, Ensalada Rosaura and some freshly steamed spinach with garlic and lemon. The sauerbraten gravy is the German version of mole. I had a cup full just for seconds. The beverage of the day was Cerveza Nochebuena, a Jültide special here in México.  www.cuamoc.com/cerveza/noche-buena |
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Post by Don Cuevas on Dec 19, 2012 23:12:34 GMT
Salad leftovers, plus salmon salad, avocado, corn! Chiffonade of fresh horseradish leaves as a garnish.
Kirkland Pinot Grigio.
Some Danish blue cheese and crackers.
(Originally written on my iPod, but it wouldn't send. So I selected and copied it, pasted it into an email to myself,received it on my MacBook Air, copied it and pasted it into this reply box, and I hope it sends now. (Like, it's SOOO important!)
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the obligatory glass or so of Cotes du Rhone ;D ;D
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