Monthly Archives: October 2011

Frittata sort of thing with ricotta and green beans; cold veggies – 31 October 2011

Posted on 2011/10/31 by berkeleybarb

D is cooking again. He got home well after 7, and cooked up a quick and yummy dinner. I think part of his goal was to use up the ends of things. When I made the potato pizza on Friday, … Continue reading →

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Linguine with cranberry beans and arugula; grilled prosciutto-wrapped radicchio; fresh tomatoes – 30 October 2011

Posted on 2011/10/30 by berkeleybarb

D cooked the cranberry beans I bought last week, in stock with rosemary and garlic. I used some of them last night on the speck, and the rest tonight on the pasta. The beans were sitting in a bit of … Continue reading →

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Pizza with roasted red peppers, potatoes, and tapenade – 28 October 2011

Posted on 2011/10/28 by berkeleybarb

I had a couple of red peppers that I bought at the Bowl b/c they were beautiful and cheap (99 cents/lb) and was thinking of making an eggplant/feta pizza with them. But then I remembered this pizza that I made … Continue reading →

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Lamb with lemon and thyme, grilled; Brussels sprouts; pilaf – 22 October 2011

Posted on 2011/10/23 by berkeleybarb

I had to cook something quick b/c D&R were the featured artists at The Gardener today, and I wanted to go there too, which would not leave a lot of time for cooking afterwards. I took D there at 1, … Continue reading →

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Pizza with radicchio, endive, walnuts, and Roquefort – 21 October 2011

Posted on 2011/10/21 by berkeleybarb

We were running out of bread, and I decided, rather than make a new loaf for Friday, to have a pizza Friday night. I knew I could leave work a bit early to have time to make the crust, and … Continue reading →

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Italian Sausages with Grapes; Brussels Sprouts – 20 October 2011

Posted on 2011/10/20 by berkeleybarb

I planned to have this dinner Tuesday b/c I expected to be home late. Well, I was so late I couldn’t even go shopping for the sausages and grapes, so I had to put it off. Tonight I got out … Continue reading →

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Quick dinner after getting home at 7 – 19 October 2011

Posted on 2011/10/19 by berkeleybarb

Actually, I knew I’d be late getting home tonight, so I planned on pulling some pesto cubes out of the freezer for pasta, and having a couple of slices of sausage and some tomatoes. Well, the tomatoes I had separated … Continue reading →

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Spaghetti with leftover tomato sauce, enhanced with bacon and mushrooms; bruschetta – 14 October 2011

Posted on 2011/10/14 by berkeleybarb

D had some leftover tomato sauce that he made using fresh tomatoes from the Bowl, from a cheapo “use ’em quick” bag. He grilled up the last slice of bacon, and sauteed some sliced brown mushrooms in the bacon fat … Continue reading →

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Omelette with ratatoille topping – 13 October 2011

Posted on 2011/10/13 by berkeleybarb

D planned this use for the leftover ratatoille from two nights ago. He made some new no-knead bread today, with 1/6 whole wheat flour, 1/6 Central Milling Company flour that has barley flour in it, and the rest King Arthur … Continue reading →

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Spaghetti with fresh tomato-mushroom sauce; salad with dry-farmed early girl tomatoes – 12 October 2011

Posted on 2011/10/12 by berkeleybarb

I came to one limit of my major teaching binge today, so I decided we should celebrate. D pulled some tomato sauce out of the fridge that he had made previously, and added some mushrooms, which he sauteed before adding … Continue reading →

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