Scotch Eggs!
Nov. 5th, 2017 01:12 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lydamorehouse Every other weekend, Mason goes over to his girlfriend's house for dinner and a movie. (On the opposite weekend, she comes to us.) Shawn and I decided to make a big ol' batch of chili for dinner, while Mason was away, because he's not overly fond of oniony things. I made my French bread, which turned out amazingly crusty. Just as I was getting ready to take Mason over, Shawn unthawed the hamburger and detected a funky odor. Rather than risk it, I agreed to stop and get fresh meat somewhere between here and there. I was a little grouchy, because our usual grocery store, Kowalski's, was just a tiny bit out of the way. Shawn suggested I try a mom & pop place that's right on the way to the GF's house, Widmer's Super Market.
Turns out, that Widmer's is actually FAMOUS for its butcher shop!
Since I was right there (and the prices were good), I decided to pick up the fixings for Scotch eggs. I used to make Scotch eggs all the time when we lived over in Uptown because there was an amazing butcher just down the street, and Scotch eggs really are just giant meatballs (normally, traditionally made with very few, if any spices) so the meat really has to "be the star" as Chef Gordon Ramsay might say on one of his multitude of cooking shows.
Of course, just as I was starting THESE, I noticed we didn't have quite enough eggs... so off to the store again. (It was like that old joke about house projects: can't be done without several trips to the hardware store, only in this case, grocery store!)
Once home, I dragged out my copy of Modern Ways with Traditional Scottish Recipes by Rosalie Gow, which I bought at the MacAlister Scottish Fair and my deep fat frier. They turned out pretty darn well. I added seasonings to the meats (turkey and pork), but I should have added a lot more, since it's the meat's show, as I said. Still, with a little Coleman's, these were delish~
Otherwise, today is a slow day. It's cold outside and we are all very much still in hibernation mode, even though the snow outside has melted. So, there's been a lot of video game action and Internet reading. I think, had I not had to get dressed to go to the store, I would have stayed in my PJs today.
Basically a perfect Sunday, even with the time change.
Turns out, that Widmer's is actually FAMOUS for its butcher shop!
Since I was right there (and the prices were good), I decided to pick up the fixings for Scotch eggs. I used to make Scotch eggs all the time when we lived over in Uptown because there was an amazing butcher just down the street, and Scotch eggs really are just giant meatballs (normally, traditionally made with very few, if any spices) so the meat really has to "be the star" as Chef Gordon Ramsay might say on one of his multitude of cooking shows.
Of course, just as I was starting THESE, I noticed we didn't have quite enough eggs... so off to the store again. (It was like that old joke about house projects: can't be done without several trips to the hardware store, only in this case, grocery store!)
Once home, I dragged out my copy of Modern Ways with Traditional Scottish Recipes by Rosalie Gow, which I bought at the MacAlister Scottish Fair and my deep fat frier. They turned out pretty darn well. I added seasonings to the meats (turkey and pork), but I should have added a lot more, since it's the meat's show, as I said. Still, with a little Coleman's, these were delish~
Otherwise, today is a slow day. It's cold outside and we are all very much still in hibernation mode, even though the snow outside has melted. So, there's been a lot of video game action and Internet reading. I think, had I not had to get dressed to go to the store, I would have stayed in my PJs today.
Basically a perfect Sunday, even with the time change.