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Y'know what I want, RIGHT NOW? City chicken. Hurm. I need to find appropriate skewers [1]; cubed pork and veal [2]; and a deep, lidded casserole dish [3]. [1] I haven't seen appropriate skewers down here, ever: they're all too thin. A city chicken skewer is substantial. (Pretty much a sharpened dowel rod.)
[2] While in the Canonsburg/Pittsburgh area, this is DONE for you at your grocery (srsly, you can buy "city chicken" packs in the meat section), I have NO IDEA which cuts to ask for down here. Anybody know?
[3] I have no idea how I've gone so long without having one of these.I am also considering taking the recipe cards -- sent during my college years -- from my Mom and Grandma LaSalvia (and others), and typing them into a DOC, which I may make into a real book via Lulu.com. There are so many idiosyncratic recipes from my family that are tried and true and familiar, but when I mention them to people, they look at me like I am crazy. The way we do artichokes, for example (only at Xmas and Easter!). City chicken. Christmas rice (only at Xmas!). Halupki. Aunt Kathryn's gnocci [4]. Brujole. Various casseroles. MANY desserts (but I will not type out the mini-cheesecake recipe; I've always HATED those). My Mom's cheeseball. Grandpap Klinger's eggs and bacon. My Dad's keilbasa (kolbassi) and sauerkraut with barley and brown sugar. Grandma LaSalvia's anise cookies (XMAS!). Grandma Underkoffler's German potato salad (anytime!). [4] Aunt Kathryn, my grandfather's sister (and thus, mostly PA Dutch) married an Italian. To impress his (female) relatives, she learned how to make the BEST DAMN GNOCCI in the world.To such a cookbook, I may need to add recipes I don't currently have access to: my brother-in-law Mike's sausage recipe is the standout here. (Also, if I can convince step-dad Mike to introduce me to the secrets of the Russian ladies' nutroll, I will have scored info that has evaded many chefs for YEARS.) Step-mom Judith's various pierogies. One last note: I am sad that the nearest Indian restaurant to Canonsburg is in Heidelburg. I really wanted my family to taste Indian food (despite their inevitable resistance). Tags: dc-metro, food, mad science
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So, over the past fortnight or so, I have been drinking tea. A lot more tea. A lot more tea than my usual daytime beverage of choice, coffee. I've particularly started liking some herbal blends. . . Yogi Tea ones in particular: Berry DeTox, DeTox, and Bedtime (though this last has had spotty effects -- I had two double-strength mugs of it Sunday night, and I still pulled an inadvertent all-nighter; I had the same amount last night, and it knocked me on my ass). Also, I like Tazo teas . . . especially Awake, Chai, and Zen. Lastly, I think a visit to Teaism will happen Real Soon Now, for some good loose-leaf blends/varieties, as well as Salty Oat Cookies, Ginger Scones, and the Salmon Handroll Sushi Bento Box. YUM! Tags: food
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