like Dee. One of my favorite movies of all time is one I saw when it emerged in the theaters, perhaps three times, then again on tv, VHS and disc. The Sound of Music, and the problem “Maria” I was today. I’ve many more than her faults and found little redemption in my cooking today.
Let’s start at the very beginning. My husband is having some oral surgery done tomorrow so I plan to make a hearty soup for tomorrow night and wanted a memorable meal. I wanted to make pork with roasted apples and looked into spaetzle, a dough that is pressed into boiling water then drained and usually sauteed in butter. I had the wet and dry ingredients for spaetzle ready to mix together and sit for 10-15 minutes before boiling but Jim was late. Very late. When I called I thought he’d be at the office until after 8:00 p.m. and put everything in the frig.
Forget the apples and cider gravy. I made the best boneless pork ever (marinated in olive oil, salt, pepper, thyme and sage for over an hour) that was coated with flour and sauteed. I had the wrong equipment for the spaetzle. I tried to push it through a colander. It didn’t work and I ended up adding a little milk to loosen the batter. It worked for the most part. Then I briefly sauteed it and added chopped parsley.
I do have a potato ricer but it’s in storage half a country away. Live and learn. The pork was fantastic and I’ll learn more about spaetzle as it was a specialty of my grandmother. It’s easy to make and I’ll check out other recipes and let you know when I’m happy with them. Thanks for reading! Do Re Mi, Dee
Cooking with Dee 
Tell my boy to Get Well Soon ;-)!
He’s very lucky to have you, my dear… (Reminds me of when I would go through the intensive/messy labor of creating homemade eggplant Parmesan)
One of my favorite meals for company is moussaka with a big Greek salad. Jim hates eggplant! He’s doing fine and is at Best Buy with Zoe. The broccoli-cheese soup is warming on the stove. See ya on Thanksgiving! Will Z be there?Dee