What was the last thing you cooked?

[Gerald Wilgus]

Today I made a Tokyo style Shoyu Ramen for the first time. I was able to get the Kombu and dried Bonito flakes from a local Asian market for making the Dashi. I also added Shitake mushrooms for more depth. It turned out pretty well. All of my friends who we had over for lunch liked it. I had it with beef (costco had thinly sliced beef loin) that I cooked with onions, scallion, sake (junmai), soy, tamari, and mirin. Cooking with the mirin added a nice sweetness that went well with the savory Dashi.

 

[AprilR]

Fried chicken, pasta and tomato soup

 

[Yeshuasdaughter]

Au Gratin Potatoes my style

6 med potatoes
1 onion
1/2 bunch chopped fresh greens
1 zucchini
2 Tbs butter
1 tsp salt
1 Tbs flour
2 c milk
2 c shredded cheese
2 c cut up ham

Preheat the oven to 375.

Melt the butter in a big frying pan. Fry up the onion, greens, and zucchini. Stir in the salt and flour.

Pour in the milk and stir constantly until boiling. Allow to simmer for one minute. Turn off stove.

Add 1.5 cups of the cheese to the frying pan. Stir in until melted.

Foil and grease a standard sized rectangular cake pan.

Chop up the potatoes and scatter them evenly in the cake pan.

Chop up the ham and lay it evenly on top of the potatoes.

Pour homemade cheesy veggie sauce on top of the ham and potatoes.

Sprinkle remaining cheese on top.

Bake uncovered for 1 hour.

Enjoy