Suppah Six

The return of meat - the people rejoiced!  Balsamic Steak Tips with Horseradish Mash. This was well received - though Bubbles seemed to feel it was a bit sweet.  Didn't stop him from cleaning the plate and enjoying the leftovers!

We closed out Fish Friday season with Buffalo-Style Catfish Strips with Ranch Dressing .  Of course, we departed from all the low fat / no fat ingredients and even ended up frying them rather than baking.  Oh well... we have a talented chef to make those kinds of upgrades!  Added some blue cheese dressing for dipping as well.  Celery had to be rationed to ensure a balanced presentation for the table.  Squirt was a late arrival, but we saved a little for him anyway!

This week featured Cheesy Toasted Ravioli with Pesto - we used Momma Anne's homemade pesto and it was great.  She gave us a little container when we visited in February so we saved it for a special meal. We added some sliced cooked sausage so the carnivores were satisfied and some rosemary rolls completed the meal.  It was very, very tasty and we were lucky enough to have leftovers!

Mexican meals just lend themselves so well to different proteins... it is perfect for a variety of eaters!   We enjoyed creating our perfect fajitas on handmade tortillas from Dory!  WOW - they were great. She also supplied some delish guacamole that we basically devoured before dinner.  I marinated the steak overnight in this marinade and tossed the chicken for a few hours as well. We even had sopaipillas with the tortilla dough.  Fresh fried goodness! Bubbles missed out, as he had a serious case of March Madness and had to be treated downtown with beer and chicken wings.   He is expected to make a full recovery.

Triumphant return of the biggest winner ("we're all winners!") in the history of Pity Dinner... the Lenten favorite.... Haddock Sandwiches.    Yum. Yum. Yum. Dory produced the best version yet and we all rejoiced.  She even made the aioli earlier in the week, so it was the tastiest ever. As with many great achievements, there are occasional losses.... goodbye dear spoon rest, we will miss you. We have modified the original recipe - we prefer haddock to cod and we prefer this sauce (use regular mayo - it's worth it!).  Ah, Friday fish season...

This Friday, pity dinner was a custom affair.  Some good basic pastas... spaghetti, fusilli and cheese tortellini ... topped with a strong red sauce .  From there you could add  browned sausage, pinto beans, kalamata olives and cheese.  This was inspired by Bubble's Pasta Fagiole at The Grit. An Italian meal would not be complete without some bread, so i also whipped up some seasoned olive oil for dipping.  Very tasty! Dory was back to cooking again - which is good on many levels and she even brought some brownies for dessert.  C-pap was quite pleased.  A successful return to a missed tradition!

we have been traveling the past two friday nights... off to Georgia with C Pap and Frizz to celebrate my father's 80th birthday!  happy bday Dad! last friday, a not so good meal at a truck stop burger king in CT... this friday, an ok late lunch at a deli in CT.  none of it compares to a pity dinner!  we missed you Dory and Squirt. during our stay in the south, best meal was a toss up between Momma Anne's dinner (awesome meatloaf!) and lunch at The Grit .  who knew tofu could be so tasty???