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I'm playing with eastern european food for tomorrow's supper club. We were in Poland about 4 years ago and had Zurek (sour rye soup). I have a jar of sour rye starter gurgling on the counter. On the same trip we had Trdelnik, chimney cake, in Prague. I am also making them.

These are the recipes I am using: www.lavenderandmacarons.com/desserts/trdelnik-recipe-czech-cinnamon-pastry-2/ and polishhousewife.com/zurek-a-polish-rye-soup/

And for dinner tonight I am making there Korean ribs from Steamy Kitchen. steamykitchen.com/27330-korean-bbq-baby-back-ribs-recipe-video-2.html

I just made this amazing lamb chili www.penzeys.com/shop/recipes/lamb-chili/ and was 100% happy with the recipe as written except that I didn't have berbere and subbed ancho chile powder and paprika for it. The flavor and texture were spot-on. Our local Aldi has great mini Naan and I served them on the side. The lamb was from Aldi too and very lean.

On the menu --- in the mood for something with a peanut sauce and since I just opened a jar of PB..... Mel's Buddha Bowls with Super Tasty Peanut Sauce from MelsKitchenCafe.com. I'm going to just use what I have on hand but make the peanut sauce to go along with it.

www.melskitchencafe.com/buddha-bowls-with-peanut-sauce/

Oh, man, Karen. That's hard. Thinking of you.

Erin and applecrisp-Thanks for the words of encouragement. As I said to DH, IF (and that is a big "IF") this is even positive, my world will be turned upside down for awhile, but I know I will find a new normal. Dare I say.....I might even have fun experimenting in the baking dept. with gluten free flours. Anyway, blood was drawn today so now in the "hurry up and wait" dept. Cross fingers....PLEASE!

Karen

karenw, I hope you don't test positive for celiac, but if you do, there are so many great gluten-free bakers out there. Plus you have this community's expertise on your side. Fingers crossed.

That was quick. Good news travels fast. I'm so happy for you.

Swedishcook-her salmon cake recipe looks almost identical to mine and it is very good cake. Frankly, crab is just way too expensive anyway and I think salmon (even canned good quality salmon) has much more flavor.

I am doing a Sunday brunch as well but it will be a quadruple celebration. My oldest DS is coming with his girlfriend along with her mom and sister. We will be meeting mom and sister for the first time so it will be two mothers as well as 2 b-days as DS's b-day was Wednesday and his girlfriend's b-day is today. Yes for 2 days a year, DS and his girlfriend are the same age!! She is a year older. The weather is supposed to be lousy so we will have to make a lot of sunshine inside! I made homemade bagels last weekend and froze (which I can eat safely now....yay!!). DS's girlfriend loves chocolate chip bagels so I split the dough into 4ths (1/4 chocolate chip, 1/4 cinnamon raisin. 1/4 everything, and 1/4 everything with rosemary since I love rosemary!). Also made homemade lox, a noodle kugel, a spinach egg/frittata bake thing-a-ma-jig (not sure what to call it but lots of spinach, eggs, and cheese baked and cut into squares). There will be fruit, veggies, tuna salad, other bagel toppers, and coffee cake so nobody should be hungry! It should be a nice day. And then next weekend DS graduates college!!!! Yippee. Unfortunately(for his mommy, anyway), he's headed to L.A. next month to grad. school for 2 yrs.

Happy mommy's day to all,
Karen

I so need to go food shopping, but I think I' can make this with a few changes. Or better yet, go food shopping so I can actually make it as written or close to it.

Nothing fancy at all but I was looking for something super easy with little clean up.

BBQ Chickpea Sliders with Pineapple Slaw

Basically its chickpeas cooked in a bbq sauce, pile on a bun, add slaw ..... I think it would be good over rice too or stuffed in a sweet potato, assuming I like the recipe. I haven't had a slaw in awhile and I thought it sounded really good --- uses mashed avocado, pineapple, cilantro, lime juice and apple cider vinegar .....


Anyone have any cooking planned?

Applecrisp-If the chickpeas in BBQ sauce turns out, pass that recipe along. I bet it would be amazing on a sweet potato with some cheddar cheese and slaw. Enjoy!
 
Nothing huge planned for me as Sunday is DS#1's graduation from college. Got some good and not so good news today. Good is that he is going out with a bang....made the Dean's list this semester. He is headed to L.A. in June for grad. school and was just accepted to USC out there for the second part of the program he will be doing. The USC part of his degree will be in business. Not so good is his grandpa ended up in the hospital and won't be able to make it but he is doing O.K. so that is good. He may end up needing a pacemaker so they are staring at him over the weekend hoping to catch some funny electrical activity on his monitors so they know how to treat him. He is in good spirits and feeling well so that is impt. And DS's girlfriend will try to film the ceremonies on DS's iphone so she can "livestream" it to him.

Anyway, so I am just making a fish/seafood soup/stew over the weekend for next week to use up some odds and ends of fish stock and fish/seafood in the freezer along with some fresh corn from the market and potatoes. I think I am going to make it Provencal style i.e. like a bouillabaisse. Also making a batch of pizza dough for Saturday night pizza night. 

Have a nice weekend and happy cooking,
Karen

Karen ---- I made the chickpeas in bbq sauce and I liked the idea --- but I didn't really like my barbecue sauce that I used. I had a Penzeys sample of a spice mix and it said to mix with tomato sauce to make a great bbq sauce that IMO was not that good (I was going for quick and easy). I will make it again with a different sauce. I loved how easy it was to make and great to have when all I need is pull a can of beans from the pantry, some barbecue sauce (if I had a good commercial sauce, or homemade). I made a homemade one years back that was so simple and would freeze the leftovers or I could just buy a bottle as long as it doesn't have junky ingredients like HFCS. And just like you said it would be great in a swt potato. Or with a side of corn on the cob for the whole summer thing. I made a different slaw than in the recipe simply for convenience, and I liked that on top of the sandwich/on the side.

Next up for me is a taco "meat" but made with chickpeas. I saw a recipe that got great reviews. Or maybe I'll just buy some hamburger meat. I haven't had red meat in months.

A big congrats to your son! And hope your family member is on the mend.




I made this recipe many times but forgot about it until seeing it again while looking up a recipe on my laptop. I often make more of the tomato/bean mixture since it is so good (and IMO great as a side on its own). Roast Chicken Breasts with Garbanzo Beans, Tomatoes, and Paprika. I never used smoked paprika until trying this recipe -- and now a big fan. I usually leave out the cilantro since I typically don't have on hand and use boneless chicken.
www.bonappetit.com/recipe/roast-chicken-breasts-with-garbanzo-beans-tomatoes-and-paprika

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