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Sous Vide Pork Chops
The recipe said that this would work out if the chop was cooked at 130° for really pink, and 1-4 hours would do – I set the temp at 135° and left it in all day. It was going to be lunch but we got to messing about outside and had leftovers instead.
We gave the chops a quick sear in a hot skillet to brown them. It’s a great way to get juicy chops. It gave me an excuse to male mac ‘n cheese, so bonus!
Penne Bolognese
I’ve never made this before so I gave it a shot. I used the Epicurious recipe with modifications – bacon, plus Italian sausage with hamburger instead of ground pork and veal. I was curious about the milk and how it would cook down. I think the bacon is a nice touch.
We give it two thumbs up.
Tidbits
We put the finishing touches to the blueberry garden – drilled the ties with an auger bit and pinned them in place with rebar driven through the holes and into the ground.
Roasting poblanos on the burner is not as elegant as a purpose built pepper roaster but it works well enough. I used these in a batch of baked beans:
Along with the roasted peppers there are several sweet onions. I always start with Bush’s Original Recipe and add additional types, pintos and black beans in this one.
They are a perfect side to go with nearly anything. No two batches are ever identical but they all are so similar the differences are trivial.
I wish I had run across some poblano seedlings but I won’t be short of garden peppers. These are “Gypsy” peppers.
They seem to be much like the familiar banana peppers. They may be a banana X bell pepper cross.
These are Anheims, they will turn red as they ripen but are most often used when still green. I have a few bell peppers coming on, and the usual complement of hot peppers.
Loaded chili dogs! These have chopped onion and fresh jalapenos, and pickled jalapeno slices.
Sunday Update: Puppehs!
So these two:
Yesterday was Bixby’s 4th birthday. Celebration was laid-back. LOL Scout also had a milestone – she turned 7 months this week. The house reflects the puppy energy. I’m forever picking up toys and the windowsill now features Scout’s mark – she’s chewed a big chunk of it out. Luckily, it’s repairable. Puppies.
I’ve been busy – painting the living room, refinishing the martini bar – which looks lovely and I need to get some photos up of it. And the gardens take up a bit of time. But unlike last spring and summer when I spent most of my time moving and re-imagining what I had inherited – this spring it has mostly been sprucing things up, keeping the weeks controlled and enjoying the blooms. I’ll take it.
I have been doing absolutely no cooking. I need to have another dinner party to motivate me – and there is one on the schedule so I’ll have to think of something fun. There’s a new grill coming, which means it will definitely be of the outdoor nature. Probably too soon for garden veggies. But a girl can dream.
I have promised the dogs a walk…so we are off. Happy father’s day to everyone!
