Comments on: Dark Days goes 7 for 7 http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/12/12/dark-days-goes-7-for-7/ The continuing adventures of a couple of San Francisco food dorks Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:35:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: Tea http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/12/12/dark-days-goes-7-for-7/#comment-82984 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 22:59:29 +0000 http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/12/12/dark-days-goes-7-for-7/#comment-82984 Yeah, no complaining about eating local for you. It could be worse--you could be living in Seattle! Four months of root vegetables sound good to you? :-) Yeah, no complaining about eating local for you. It could be worse–you could be living in Seattle!

Four months of root vegetables sound good to you?

:-)

]]> by: sam http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/12/12/dark-days-goes-7-for-7/#comment-82983 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 21:25:30 +0000 http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/12/12/dark-days-goes-7-for-7/#comment-82983 Hi Anita Congratulations on your win - you are going to get a reputation there, young lady - all that drinking! Hopefully I will win your menu for hope prize so you can show me how its done. I have been pondering for a while on doing something similar to your dark days challenge in January. Except it doesn't seem so dark to me - December is always so full of excess, i am looking forward to a leaner, simpler january. I am hoping to just limit myself to salt, pepper and spices as my non-local things. Can't wait to try it. My head is FULL of ideas. SInce most of my meals are local anyway, I am hoping I will not have too much trouble. It's the sugar (if I fancy baking), and oats (favourite breakfast) I am most worried about. At least I have full belly flour if I want me some bread. Have fun in Napa, Sam Hi Anita
Congratulations on your win - you are going to get a reputation there, young lady - all that drinking! Hopefully I will win your menu for hope prize so you can show me how its done. I have been pondering for a while on doing something similar to your dark days challenge in January. Except it doesn’t seem so dark to me - December is always so full of excess, i am looking forward to a leaner, simpler january. I am hoping to just limit myself to salt, pepper and spices as my non-local things. Can’t wait to try it.
My head is FULL of ideas. SInce most of my meals are local anyway, I am hoping I will not have too much trouble. It’s the sugar (if I fancy baking), and oats (favourite breakfast) I am most worried about. At least I have full belly flour if I want me some bread. Have fun in Napa,

Sam

]]> by: Anita http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/12/12/dark-days-goes-7-for-7/#comment-82877 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 19:47:53 +0000 http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/12/12/dark-days-goes-7-for-7/#comment-82877 MA-B: True, but then I don't have your phat kid-raising chops. We all have our special talents to share. Biggles: Yeah, totally a malt-soda kind of a meal. And -- I mention it just cause I know you'll appreciate this -- we made the biscuit crust with half butter and half lard... a cow-pig marriage that turned out oh-so-right. MA-B: True, but then I don’t have your phat kid-raising chops. We all have our special talents to share.

Biggles: Yeah, totally a malt-soda kind of a meal. And — I mention it just cause I know you’ll appreciate this — we made the biscuit crust with half butter and half lard… a cow-pig marriage that turned out oh-so-right.

]]> by: Dr. Biggles http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/12/12/dark-days-goes-7-for-7/#comment-82876 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 19:33:09 +0000 http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/12/12/dark-days-goes-7-for-7/#comment-82876 Oh man, chicken pot pies are one of my all-time favorite things. You get crust & gravy! Biggles ps - I'll bet it really goes well with a cold schlitz. Oh man, chicken pot pies are one of my all-time favorite things. You get crust & gravy!

Biggles

ps - I’ll bet it really goes well with a cold schlitz.

]]> by: Matthew Amster-Burton http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/12/12/dark-days-goes-7-for-7/#comment-82856 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 02:40:07 +0000 http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/12/12/dark-days-goes-7-for-7/#comment-82856 Also, I should add that your rendition looks better than when I make it, because I lack mad plating skillz. Also, I should add that your rendition looks better than when I make it, because I lack mad plating skillz.

]]> by: Anita http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/12/12/dark-days-goes-7-for-7/#comment-82855 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 02:10:45 +0000 http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/12/12/dark-days-goes-7-for-7/#comment-82855 Laura: Hm, maybe fennel instead? Although, in your place, I'd be inclined to say that 95% local is pretty darned close... celery is about as essential as salt and pepper, IMHO. Jennifer: The biscuit crust is, if I do say so, an inspired twist. Much easier for weeknight prep than even store-bought puff pastry, which was my old quickie method. Matthew: D'oh! I stand corrected. But it -was- a masterpiece, regardless of my fast-and-loose fact checking. We'll definitely be making it again, and not just because we have another 1-3/4 pounds of wheatberries to use up! Laura: Hm, maybe fennel instead? Although, in your place, I’d be inclined to say that 95% local is pretty darned close… celery is about as essential as salt and pepper, IMHO.

Jennifer: The biscuit crust is, if I do say so, an inspired twist. Much easier for weeknight prep than even store-bought puff pastry, which was my old quickie method.

Matthew: D’oh! I stand corrected. But it -was- a masterpiece, regardless of my fast-and-loose fact checking. We’ll definitely be making it again, and not just because we have another 1-3/4 pounds of wheatberries to use up!

]]> by: Matthew Amster-Burton http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/12/12/dark-days-goes-7-for-7/#comment-82854 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 01:57:08 +0000 http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/12/12/dark-days-goes-7-for-7/#comment-82854 Good news--as much as I've always wanted to be responsible for an unpublished masterpiece, the short ribs recipe has been published, on Culinate: <a href="http://www.culinate.com/recipes/collections/5686/Beer-Braised+Short+Ribs+with+Wheat+Berries" rel="nofollow">link</a> As Anita and Cameron pointed out to me, I probably call for too much liquid. Start with less stock than I'm asking for, and add more only if necessary. Good news–as much as I’ve always wanted to be responsible for an unpublished masterpiece, the short ribs recipe has been published, on Culinate:

link

As Anita and Cameron pointed out to me, I probably call for too much liquid. Start with less stock than I’m asking for, and add more only if necessary.

]]> by: Jennifer Hess http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/12/12/dark-days-goes-7-for-7/#comment-82847 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 18:36:54 +0000 http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/12/12/dark-days-goes-7-for-7/#comment-82847 Gosh, that all sounds wonderful, particularly the biscuit crust for the pot pie. I just ate lunch but I'm hungry all over again. :) Gosh, that all sounds wonderful, particularly the biscuit crust for the pot pie. I just ate lunch but I’m hungry all over again. :)

]]> by: Laura http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/12/12/dark-days-goes-7-for-7/#comment-82804 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:11:57 +0000 http://marriedwithdinner.com/2007/12/12/dark-days-goes-7-for-7/#comment-82804 Wow - way to recover! I'm going to have to try your chicken pot pie recipe, but without the celery as there's no local source, ever. Wow - way to recover! I’m going to have to try your chicken pot pie recipe, but without the celery as there’s no local source, ever.

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