Today's Menu

friday is clean out the refrigerator day so the menu will be what i find in the ice box : what can be eaten today and what can be made into something else for tomorrow

the mussels are new so they do not count / they are for saturday lunch

two baked apples will be warmed up and served with the hickory smoked cheese that was free at the moonflower because it had a thumbprint of mold / cheese with the baked apples will be a welcome change from all the baked apples we have eaten with home made creme fraiche / we are just about "creme'd" out

goat cheese will be smeared on a tortilla and decorated with chopped fresh tomatoes / those tomatoes that have been languidly idling on the kitchen counter for 3 days / some chopped onion from the half onion in the vegetable drawer / a few chopped olives / um yum

warm the tortilla in a frying pan lightly oiled with something slick

bring the last slice of onion tart to room temperature and serve to the son-out-law

have the spinach for breakfast steamed and a side of sausages

saute the last of the shitake mushrooms to go with the tenderloin tail

the dogs will love the ricotta al forno (baked ricotta) cut into small cubes and added to their organ meat

let's see, what else is in there that needs a change of scene ?

ah yes, the spinach/ricotta gnocchi / smother them with the leftover tomato/garlic jam and sprinkle with parmigiano / heat in the oven

someone will love them especially since i will never make them again

let's see, what to do with the small hank of fresh fettucine ?

the six small jars of carmelized butter left over from various ghee makings are now the basis for a ball of snickerdoodle dough / this needs to chill over night and will be baked into cookies tomorrow

the rest of the eggs and the half and half are for lemon ice cream and the raspberry puree is to go with that / this is also for saturday lunch or sunday brunch

is the refrigerator cleaned out yet ?

yes