I decided to take advantage of the Amex $10 restaurant promo so ordered take-out from a local place that I hadn't tried before. I got the beef shwarma plate (came with rice, salad & pita). A bit too much turmeric for me but other than that it was pretty good. And I have enough leftover for tonight.

Turkey burgers and fries. Unless I can teleport myself to lhrsfo's house.

My better half's roast beef, creamed spinach, and roasted potatoes.

I'll raid the cellar for a nice bottle of red to enjoy alongside.

Roast Forerib of Beef, roast potatoes, Jerusalem artichokes and parsnips together with Brussels Sprouts. Followed by Vacherin and Vittorio grapes. And then baked figs.

And, of course, a good bottle of Claret.

Boneless pork loin chops and split zucchini on the grill. Baked potato. No pictures.

Mr. CE did a great fennel and rosemary crusted pork chop with pan roasted brussels sprouts. We went to WF today so we have a few flavors of Jeni's and Ben & Jerry's ice cream

salad
grilled salmon with lemon/garlic brown butter
baked sweet potato
sauteed spinach with garlic

Today was my 53rd Birthday. There is a Filipino (maybe Asian?) tradition to eat long noodles on special occasions to promote long life.

Therefore, I made Spaghetti with White Clam Sauce with a Cole's Mini Garlic Loaf for a late Dinner after coming home early from work. I fell asleep for a few hours before being awaken by my wife asking if we were going to eat. She wanted me to get Lo Mein delivered, but her favorite Chinese restaurant is temporarily closed as it is being renovated after 30 years in business.

Sorry, no picture was taken.

grilled strip or New York steaks (choice meat from Safeway - $3.99/lb U special) - perfectly medium rare but my spouse would have wanted it more cooked. I made the error of giving them their piece first, then cutting the pieces for our child, and then giving myself the final piece. I should have removed my piece first so that my spouse’s piece would have cooked longer while resting. Of course, in On the Rocks movie, Bill Murray wants his steak well-done at his supper at 21. Ouch.
baked potatoes
Sauteed onions cooked with red wine
raw vegetables with Bittman sour cream onion dip

Girl Scout cookies
Ice cream

how do you get yours? Do you make them?
I really only get mine at a cantonese place in sf sunset - one of the classic won ton noodle spots that is still cash only. Their tamale is made by another vendor so they don’t always have it. Theirs definitely has the fat back, lob cheung sausage, and salted egg yolk. I don’t get this item at many other spots, so I’ve probably only eaten 10-25 units in the past decade. I love them and might try to seek them out - most of those places with this gem in lotus leaf actually are only serving the sticky rice with chicken and lob Cheung which is ace and not as great as my beloved tamale. I was even in the sf sunset last week and yet I STILL refuse to go to any lovely Asian spot to get carryout. I didn’t even go to the donut shop that I’ve loved for decades! I just walked on by...





happy birthday! May this be your best year for you :-)
The longevity noodles are also part of Chinese culture with birthdays and I believe memorial luncheons. It’s nice to see so many great similarities with different cultures.

When I have somebody who wants a more done steak, I put theirs on first to get a head start. That way they all can come off at the same time.
And I have a couple friends who I won't serve beef to because of their well-done preference.

I suppose another 45 seconds would have worked. Or remove one steak, turn off burners / fuel tank, and then retrieve the second steak.
I really chuckled when Bill Murray ordered his meat well-done in that On the Rocks movie :-)

This. You always start with the one that is supposed to cook the most, so they all are ready at once.

I guess 45 seconds isn't long but even with resting time for both, yours is going to be sitting there cooling off instead of both ready and served at the same time.

It's a cold and snowy Superbowl Sunday so we're doing chips and guac, and chili for dinner. Neither of us are huge NFL fans but we'll watch the game even if we don't pay close attention. (Last year we had another couple over for dinner and didn't even turn on the game.)

At least it looks like the weather the rest of this week isn't as bad as was forecast a couple days ago. I went outside for 15 minutes today, bundled up, and it was actually not dreadful.

Our crockpot pulled pork is going to be done early, so might try to just keep it on warm for a couple hours. Homemade cole slaw for on top or on the side. Salt & Vinegar kettle chips. Pimento cheese spread on homemade buckwheat crackers - the crackers are quite tasty but didn't stay crispy for more than 24 hours (I made them Friday night). Not bad for my first attempt, but have to go thinner next time.