Kitchen

Below, a photo-journal of recent, and oftentimes un-blogged garden, food and miscellaneous RGB  happenings. Scroll over the pictures for picture titles. Hope it makes you hungry…

Last updated: 3/27/2010:

3/25/2010: Mid-way through frosting a chocolate cake with buttercream frosting… the book club ladies enjoyed this one.

3/25/2010: Make-your-own-taco lunch day… using leftovers of yet another roasted chicken.

3/21/2010: Leftover coq au vin; even better the next day.

3/19/2010: Nothing says spring like ranunculus in bloom.

3/19/2010: We call this Nap-fail. It happens when you try to nap in the cat bed…

3/19/2010: Barry at work all morning = Kim’s breakfast for one: dutch baby, strawberries from down the road, maple syrup and squeeze of Meyer lemon. mmm…

3/17/2010: Since Joyce was out of town, Louie came back to the RGB for Wednesday’s dinner installment, gifting us his garden greens, garden oranges, garden avocados… and store-bought pistachios and parmesan. Seriously, can’t you grow your own pistachios and make your own cheese, Louie???

3/16/2010: Leftover clam chowder (course # 2 with Louie from previous days’ dinner).

3/15/2010: Because we’re nice people: Hosting our good friend Louie for dinner… because his better half, Joyce is in Texas for the week. No Carl’s Jr. here! Note: There was a 1:1:1 ratio of people, wine bottles and pizzettas.

3/10/2010: Meyer lemon and blueberry muffins with streusel topping.

3/8/2010: The result of my experiment with the farmers’ market red cabbage.

3/5/2010: Double berry lemon scones for the office.

3/4/2010: Leftover shredded chicken = chicken pot pie.

3/4/2010: Mid-winter soup.

2/28/2010: First real sign of Spring.

2/26/2010: Roasted chicken lunch stuffed with rosemary and vegetables.

2/26/2010: Roasted Garden Broccoli with Garlic Lemon Zest

2/25/2010: Swirled Egg, Spinach and Vegetable Soup

2/24/2010: Refrigerator staple.

2/16/2010: Chocolate chip cookies.

2/15/2010: First of the season broccoli in the afternoon sunlight.

2/14/2010: Valentine’s Morning pancakes.

2/9/2010: Perhaps the RGB’s favorite pasta.

2/4/2010: Breakfast of scrambled eggs, sautéed potatoes and caramelized onions.

2/2/2010: Lunch trio.

2/1/2010: Mid-winter lunch of pork, asparagus and celery root puree.

2/1/2010: Britta’s all-time favorite snack.

1/28/2010: My failed attempt of using leftover sourdough and overgrown arugula to create a bite-sized lunch for the carpenter. I can’t lie, it was nasty.

1/28/2010: We finally got a new door… two months after the dog broke the old one.

1/25/2010: Dinner with poached cod under a saffron lemon-mayo over chorizo, mussels and penne in a thyme broth with garden tomatoes, bell peppers, shallots, garlic and white wine.

1/22/2010: Flaxseed and Wheat Germ Dog Biscuits for the dog and her friends.

1/22/2010: Chukar BBQ sandwich.

1/20/2010: Winter dinner of trout fillet, crusted with dill, paprika and cayenne and roasted asparagus and potatoes under a sauce of white wine, dill, paprika and lemon juice.

1/20/2010: Bouillabaisse for a rainy day.

1/19/2010: Second chukar meal, a variation of the Vietnamese banh mi.

1/17/2010: First chukar meal.

1/15/2010: Mandarins for breakfast.

1/13/2010: Rainy day lunch.

1/12/2010: Substation sandwich and current read.

1/11/2010: Typical T.V. dinner.

1/11/2010: Salvaged greens before they were sucked under.

1/11/2010: Another gopher victim.

1/10/2010: One of our final January batches of mandarins.

1/10/2010: Our attempt at creative use of leftovers.

1/10/2010: Kim’s idea of perfect breakfast food.

gn=”center”>1/9/2010: We have zero excuse not to eat our greens.

1/9/2010: Ever wondered what the underside of a Mandarin tree looked like in January?

1/9/2010: The very last of our cherry tomatoes; we’re surprised they made it this long!

1/7/2010: It only took us somewhere between 30 and 60 years to create the ultimate Chicago-style deep-dish pizza. We rock.

1/7/2010: Britta’s afternoon at Laguna Beach (nope, not food-related, unless you count the detour to Spouts on the way home to buy pepperoni).

1/7/2010: Double berry lemon scones for breakfast.

1/6/2010: A fresh supply of garden herb-butter. Will be using this for next roast chicken.

1/6/2010: Another bucket of Mexican limes, courtesy of really good friends. Watch out for more Mexican lime pie.

1/5/2010: Leftover duck and chicken = fried rice. Another way to use up good food.

1/4/2010: Where did the parsley go???

1/4/2010: Caught gopher; ha! Unfortunately, this was after 3 or 4 parsley plants went missing.

1/4/2010: It took ten lemons to make this cake with lemon curd.

1/3/2010: Touching base with Vietnamese roots: curry chicken with stir-fried spinach and Jasmine rice.

1/4/2010: An experimental breakfast omelet with beet greens. Makes the insides pink!

1/1/2010: An experimental lunch of Roasted Duck, Buttermilk-Smashed Potatoes and Baked Chard.

1/1/2010: New Years Day waffles with butter, maple syrup AND powdered sugar.

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12/31/2009: Last lunch of 2009 – Baked Chicken with Lemon and Garden Herbs with a Winter Salad with Apple, Walnuts and Asiago. Not pictured: glass of 2008 Estate Viogner from Rideau Vineyard in Santa Ynez Valley, CA.

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