Haunted by a migraine (etc.) all day, it finally wore off -- ibuprofen didn't cut it -- and I was pretty hungry when it turned supper time. Tam was amenable to steaks a la Bobbi: grilled over hardwood charcoal with a dab of Irish butter -- plus skin-on mashed tatties and a nice herb salad with radish, carrot and green pepper.
It turned out goooood. I threw a teaspoon of curry powder in the potato water, to see what would happen. The water's discarded but a hint of the flavor remained. Didn't have any fresh milk handy but powdered milk (and some of that butter) worked a treat. The steak came out melt-in-your mouth (it's the charcoal, the covered grill and the butter, plus a dash of sumac. Helps to start with very good beef, which we did.). The salad was good, too.
And there will be mashed-potato cakes for brekky tomorrow!
Trivia: There is no frog -- not even a hint of it! -- in Frogmore Stew. What a relief.
Excellent!
ReplyDeleteI traveled to my parents domicile today and was treated to very old school cooking! Some is now in my fridge waiting on the late night snack! I thought we were the only ones that made potato cakes!
Of course you don't put the frogs in Frogmore Stew. You dip 'em in batter and deep fry 'em.
ReplyDelete(Yes, I am a southern boy. Why do you ask?)
Wait....
ReplyDeleteSo you're laidout by a migraine all day AND you have to make dinner?
Is Tam's cooking that bad?
BGM
WV:bosto - Use to read Boston but Irene blew away the n.
Sounds delish.
ReplyDeleteMore trivia: there's also no frog in frog eye salad.
Thanks, I pulled out my time table on "Easy Southern Boil" looks so close to this I may rename it,, well ok I will not I do add one or two more items but darn close. And i realy mean thanks, it reminded me I have not made this in a while. Good eats coming up next week.
ReplyDelete"Is Tam's cooking that bad?"
ReplyDeleteShe looked to be perking up by the time I got home from the Fun Show. She offered to cook dinner if I went out and fetched the fixins. I thought that sounded like a splendid deal, and so I took it.
(It's not that my cooking is bad, it's that my repertoire is kinda limited.)
...Whereas I am a pretty fair short-order cook. Also I hadn't done a darned thing all day but keep quiet and nap a lot, or try to
ReplyDeleteAhhhhhhhh....gotcha.
ReplyDeleteWell, heck yeah....if the offer was made I'd have jumped on that too.
BGM
That all sounds very good...but I think if I make frogmore stew, I'll stick with the pork-based sausage. You also made me go research mashed potato cakes...
ReplyDeleteAsk your doctor about a new daily medication taken to prevent migrains. I don't know it's brand name but have been hearing good thing's from people who've beenswitched over to it.
ReplyDeleteThat would be "Frog-less Stew" then.
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