What I Cooked Today

chocdoc

I'm up north working for a week - away from my egg. Even my mini - which normally lives up here - is down south getting it's new handle and hinges. I'm in Egg withdrawl. But I still must cook.

Dinner tonight was ribs done using a recipe from the latest LCBO magazine - Sticky Oven Ribs. I changed things a bit - braising the ribs stovetop, using sweet smoked paprika in place of paprika and chipotle powder in place of cayenne. For the slather I replaced most of the molasses with honey, and fig-balsamic in place of the cider vinegar.

Not my best picture ever - but these were some tasty ribs considering they weren't egged.


DSCN2482 by ChocDoc1, on Flickr

I made the Smashed potatoes cooked in duck fat to accompany the ribs, as well as steamed some asparagus that was then garnished with butter and parmesan.


DSCN2485 by ChocDoc1, on Flickr


DSCN2479 by ChocDoc1, on Flickr

I also baked a couple of loaves of the Tartine Country Bread - one for tonight's dinner and a second to take to work tomorrow. My yesterday's attempt at this bread resulted in a couple of wonderful smelling doorstops that were binned as soon as they cooled.


DSCN2476 by ChocDoc1, on Flickr


DSCN2477 by ChocDoc1, on Flickr

To take to work this morning I put together the dough for Pierre Hermes Olive Sables - unfortunately in the store here in LIttle Current there were no oil cured black olives so I opted to use some nice pimento stuffed greens instead - it still works - they were gone by noon!


DSCN2474 by ChocDoc1, on Flickr