Despite my good manners, I know that photo could make the mind wander. I am not sure a single sausage on a white plate in a brown sauce is the best presentation (some how, a lot of parsley seems appropriate). Yet, I kid you not, this was a tasty, albeit simple, meal. Ukrop’s recently started selling […]
Archive for November, 2007
Nov25
Thoughts…
This week marks a year since the new emergence of Messy Cuisine. I know, because I had to pay another bill to host this site. I have mixed feelings about sites with advertising. Among my three websites, this one earns the most number of “hits,” and I appreciate the readership. Ads could help me pay for […]
Filed in: Banter
Nov23
Thanksgiving Highlights
The big turkey-day has come and gone, but I know MessyCuisine readers may be interested in some highlights from the meal. All photos are “clickable” for the Flickr originals. To wit: Roasted Smokey Butternut Squash Soup A MessyChef Exclusive roasted butternut squash 1 colossal sweet onion garlic 2 slices Applewood smoked bacon heavy cream fresh-ground nutmeg salt, pepper butter vegetable stock Root Vegetable Gratin This one combines equally-sized […]
Filed in: In the Kitchen
Nov10
Minestrone Soup
Tonight for dinner, with a cold night, it seemed right for a hearty soup. I made a variation on my minestrone featuring: vegetable stock tomatoes green beans broccolini hearty green escarole pasta parmesan cheese, evoo carrots sweet onion First, sauté the onion in EVOO, garlic; add the carrots. Stir until a brown residue appears on the bottom of the pan; add salt, and tomato paste. […]
Filed in: In the Kitchen
Nov10
Java Jodie’s
I frequent the Goochland Courthouse-area coffee shop Java Jodie’s at least once a week, either for lunch or a morning coffee. This is a combination you can get: a small soup with a half-sandwich. Most are grilled panini-style. Their food is good, but it is rather expensive. In this case, I didn’t care for their tepid soup […]
Filed in: Restaurant Review