MENU FOR THE WEEK OF FEB. 1, 2010

Feb. 1^st means it is only 47 days untilSpring.  On the other hand, we in thenortheast know that February is the longest month of the year….. So we willcontinue to fire up the stove for those wonderful braises that sustain us sonicely this time of year.

Have been watching more of the PBS Createchannel.  In addition to the chefs Imentioned last week, they run Jacques Pepin, Julia Child, Eric Ripert,etc.  The other night Jacques Pepin madea perfectly spectacular, yet rustic looking stuffed cabbage.  I will try that this weekend. Just thinkingabout it makes me hungry! And our first sauerbraten this year. Always atreat!  My recipe is from Joyce Goldsteinand has the magic addition of ginger snaps. Wonderful!  And with all the chilirecipes circulating this week for some odd reason, Warner queried as to whetherwe had one that could be made with his sausage. Emeril to the rescue.  I’ll be doingthis with Warner’s andouille, but any smoked sausage should work.

Shop Rite has chicken half price this week.  Warner reports that we’re down to 38 pints ofchicken stock, so you can guess what we’ll be doing….38 pints of chicken stock don’t last a hell of a long time in this house. They also have lobster on sale,but somehow that strikes me as more of a warm weather thing.

[On a technical note, the computer this is written on is approaching it's last mega-flop, I can still get to the net but not print or read from external memory or photo cards. The replacement is on order however. 

On a more useful note, my service provider has finally noticed most people work in Word and these pages now accept formated Wword documents, only took 3 years] 

Mon.           Jasper White’s Fried Fish with Fresh Tartare Sauce SSCB

                   Oven Fried Potatoes

                   Baby Peas

Tues.           Thos. Keller’s Garlic Sausage with Lentils

                   Sautéed Kale

Weds.                   Lamb Breast Pot au Feu

                   Peasant Bread

Thurs.         Thos. Keller’s Brined Roasted Chicken B-TK

                   Pan Gravy

                   Steamed Rice

                   Eggplant Fritters CC I

Fri. AM      Buckwheat Gallettes with Creamed Chicken BA 2/10

Fri. PM       Sauerbraten OHCB

                   Red Cabbage OHCB

                   Potato Pancakes with Sour Cream and CranberrySauce OHCB

Sat. AM      Tuscan Minestrone f/i

Sat. Pm       Parmesan Chicken Wings BOTB 2001

                   Emeril’s Sausage Chili with Warner’s HomemadeAndouille Food Network

                   Cheddar, Sour Cream

                   Fresh Biscuits

Sun.            Sun Dried Tomato Tarts f/i

                   Jacques Pepin’s Stuffed Cabbage J&JCAH