Issue: Leftovers
Solution: Individual servings.
Method: Four covered French onion soup bowls I found and bought for $6. Yes, that’s $6 for all four with lids.
Menu 1: Julia Child’s French Onion Soup. I own two of her books with the recipe (see Cook Books for links) so had no trouble going online for measurements of ingredients I already knew. My beloved cooking books are all in storage and have been for nearly a year. Let the browser beware, there are a lot of fake Julia Child French Onion Soup recipes out there, luckily I knew which one was real. Served with croutons and probably Fontina cheese because that’s what I have on hand today. A green salad would be nice.
Menu 2: Chicken pot pie. I’ll work on this one probably tomorrow, with a purchased puff pastry round on top that is scored and triple-glazed with egg wash for a great topping.
Menu 3: Shepherd’s Pie. I’m working on my own recipe for this delight.
Jim won’t eat leftovers. I’d love the perfect rectangular pans so I can make other dishes, as the round ones probably won’t work for Menu 3. Or Jim will eat two! I’d like to be able to make individual lasagnes.
There’s still a search on for two perfectly sized le Creuset dutch ovens for stews. I can always cool a stew and put it in plastic to freeze for a while, like the ratatouille I just found in the freezer. If we leave this place and go to a larger home in the area, the first thing Jim’s going to do is buy me a chest freezer. That’s why we’re still here??? I don’t know that I want the pressure of a chest freezer but it would be a great place to store Zoe (frozen food for the dog) food so the indoor freezer could be for us.
This message will not be erased in ten seconds, Jim. This is my mission and I will carry it out and report to you later. Cheers! Dee
p.s. It’s snowing! We’re looking at a ski paradise over the next few days and a driver’s nightmare. Luckily we have two AWD vehicles with traction control and great snow tires.
Cooking with Dee 