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06-15-2010, 09:46 AM
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What's on your menu?
I'm pulling a leftover out of the freezer, don't know which one yet. So, nothing exciting.
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Pasta with pesto!
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Denise, I wish I was closer. I just went out on the deck to pinch the tops off my Basil plants. They're going crazy this summer. Time to make pesto again. I'm going to make this batch a double and freeze it all. I figure I'll be really glad this winter.
Tonight we're having another Cookbook Challenge dinner. Last night was AWESOME! So I have high hopes for this one. I do have one little concern, though. I don't have Shiso leaves, but the recipe said you could sub tarragon. So any advice on this would be appreciated. The recipe is titled Skirt Steak with Shiso-Shallot Butter...now say that three times really fast....heck I can't get it out once without messing it up. I had planned on making the Asian Noodle Salad, a
C@H recipe, but I think I'm just going to wing a stir fry with my LOVELY stir fry sauce made with Jean's Asian Sweet Chili Sauce....YUM!...and probably some rice.
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Oh, Denise, I was just thinking pasta with pesto would taste sooo good. Tonight we are meeting an old coworker of hubby's at a local microbrew for dinner. I might try their beer infused chili. Looking forward to getting out.
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Daphne, when I don't have shiso, I sub a little of mint and basil - it is also called Japanese basil.
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Well, the basil I've got. Since I don't have the mint, I think I'll try a little basil and tarragon, maybe? Especially since the recipe itself suggests the tarragon as a sub. It calls for 1 T of tarragon in place of 14 shiso leaves. We like the flavor of tarragon pretty much. I just have to be careful not to use too much. I think I'll check Culinary Artistry, too.
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My basil Died.
Too cold. it was 49 degrees at 10:30 this morning. Will we ever have a summer?
I think it will be soup in the crock pot. Only two more days of school. I am ready to be done!
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Hamburgers, but I'm not at liberty to say any more, lest the recipes be deemed "previously published" according to the rules of the
Sutter Home Winery Build a Better Burger contest.
Any of you thinking of entering? The deadline is July 31.
If blueberry muffins have blueberries in them, what do vegan muffins have?
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No burger building here... I've got a big mess of pea pods from the garden, so we will be having stir fry tonight. Working out of the freezer, pantry & garden this week. Out of town next week.
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"Skirt Steak with Shiso-Shallot Butter" Another winner! That's three for three!
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