What's for dinner this Saturday night, March 22?
We are having leek/potato soup, a pickled chayote salad and probably simple quesadillas with roast peppers.
And we will probably eat them one course at a time, cause that's the kind of mood I am in.
Crashed not one, but two big parties last night with visiting guest and another friend and ate everything in site.
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Rather than the usual stir fry, I'm going to try it in the oven instead. Chicken thighs with sliced carrots green peppers, onions, and pineapple. I basically following the traditional sauce to mix everything together.
I've never done it in the oven before, so I'll check it every 15 mins to see if the sauce evaporates. If it does, I'll just keep adding pineapple juice.
I'm going in...cover me!
He's making chicken w/potatoes and red pepper relish. Also pasta w/ragu sauce. I'm making the salad.
We're having a guest. Will be fun.
Earlier, we went out to lunch and had a terrific time. Might post more about that later. Have to go make salad now, though.
cbayer, can you tell more about the chayote pickled salad? I passed some over at the market the other day 'cuz I didn't know what to do with them or if I would even like them.
Cher
Boil the chayotes whole for about 30 minutes. Figure about one per person. It should have the consistency of a just ripe pear.
Cool, peel and slice into matchsticks. The seed in the middle is particularly delicious and should be eaten as a treat right away.
Make a vinaigrette - I used white wine vinegar, oregano, a little sugar, salt, pepper and a mixture of olive and vegetable oil.
Put some thinly sliced red onion in the vinaigrette and let sit for at least 10 minutes.
Add the chayote and let it sit for another 10 minutes at least.
Serve room temp or chilled.
Really delicious. Tastes like a combination of cuke and pear.
Cherry tomatoes.
Sure, I'll eat pizza anyway it comes, but I was fortunate enough to have my first college roommate come from Chicago. He used to make a deep dish in an iron skillet, and it changed the way I look at pizza.
It's the only time I'll eat a pizza with a fork! One of these days I'll try to reproduce what he did, but I don't think it will come out the same, since we were dipping quite heavily into the beer stock during his 'lesson'.
