Monday January 5, 2009 Dinner

Ever had a patty melt? Well, this wasn't one of those greasy cardboard diner versions....

• One third pound of lean ground beef
• Worstchester sauce
• Salt n Pepper
• Homemade thousand island dressing (mayonnaise, catsup, Worcester sauce, finely diced onion, sweet pickle relish. Mix to taste.)
• cheddar cheese
• onion, halved and sliced thin 
• mushrooms sliced
• Dark rye bread

Mix the Worstchester into the ground beef, form patties, then salt and pepper them. Fry until one side is well-browned, then turn. Add onions and mushrooms to the pan. Cover, reduce heat, and let it go for a while (about 20 minutes). MEANWHILE, spread some dressing on two slices of bread. Make yahself a sammich. Eat it up. Yum.

Sunday January 4, 2009 Dinner

Had a very tasty Italian meat sandwich:

• ham
• salami
• pepperoni
• swiss cheese
• red onion
• stoneground mustard
• mayo
• dark whole grain molasses bread

Popped open a bottle of winter wee-strong ale (Scottish strong ale) and a few tater chips.

Saturday January 3, 2009 Dinner

Soft tacos: mixed up a little taco meat:

• quarter pound of ground beef
• diced onion
• chili powder
• fresh ground cumin
• salt & pepper
• squirt of catsup
• little water

Browned the burger and onions, then mixed everything else together and let it simmer until it looked right.

Served with olives, green onions, cheddar cheese, soft flour tortillas, homemade guacamole, sour cream, and BEER.

Friday January 2, 2009 Dinner

Hawaiian takeout: teriyaki pork, with a green salad. Salty dogs and movies. Gotta love Fridays.

Thursday January 1, 2009 Happy New Year

After the season's excesses, thought it might be good to tone things down a notch or two. Pretty much just picked and scratched all day, leftovers and such, very low quantities of everything. The closest thing to a "dinner" was a bowl of popcorn and a couple of "Harlow" old-fashioneds with a movie on the TV. Great way to spend the first day of a brand new year.

Wednesday December 31, 2008 PARTY

My lovely wife put on a New Year's Eve party, pretty much all by herself, soup to nuts. Whew! It was marvelous. The menu included: 

• Baked ham, salami & cheese sandwich with mushrooms, roasted red pepper, onion, and served with a kalmata olive tapenade
• Crab salad on celery sticks with fresh pea garnish
• Fruit salad with dates
• Bûche de Noël cake

All very yummy, with candy & cookies galore.

Tuesday December 30, 2008 Dinner

Ate out, at our favorite bbq joint, Hole in the Wall. Had a half-rack of luscious ribs with coleslaw and these cheesy "Texas Potatos" they make. Sweet tea, and good to go.