tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10838182.post115317926895505716..comments2023-10-31T05:56:45.788-07:00Comments on LutheranChik's "L" Word Diary: And Now For a Domestic InterludeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10838182.post-1153262578737926092006-07-18T15:42:00.000-07:002006-07-18T15:42:00.000-07:00Verdugo: Two households -- but the "kids" hang out...Verdugo: <I>Two</I> households -- but the "kids" hang out together when we do, and stay together when we go on day trips. And the rest is true.;-) (We have fun playing Dueling Chefs on weekends.)<BR/><BR/>For any foodies reading this...as St. I points out, the slaw is better the next day -- in my case, the lemon flavor really intensifies. I was trying to replicate the flavor of coleslaw I ate in a white-tablecloth restaurant awhile back as accompaniment to broiled salmon, and this comes awfully close...better, in fact. I riffed off a recipe on the Epicurious website...the original called for Savoy cabbage, which would be a nice alternative also.<BR/><BR/>Today I had the remainder with a fried chicken breast. Now, my people are not a fried-chicken people -- I hardly ever had it as a kid -- so I kind of riffed on this as well. I mixed flour with some of my herbs on hand -- thyme, rosemary, marjoram, savory, sage -- a dash or two of nutmeg, some ground pepper and salt -- shook the chicken breast in that, then dipped it in my leftover buttermilk, then shook it again in the flour, then fried it in a modest amount of canola oil. I've always thought that Southern-style chicken required massive quantities of fat, but this chicken came out perfect with very little oil. Anyway, paired with the slaw, it was terrific. And Traverse City cherries for dessert. <BR/><BR/>My next culinary endeavor: My mom's hot German potato salad, using fingerling potatoes, and a side dish of pickled beets, both veggies from the farmers' market. Kind of an ethnic pride thing. Reminds me of this time of year during my childhood, when it was haying season and my mom was in the kitchen constantly cooking up these substantial meals for Dad and the haying crew...and later for me when <I>I</I> became the haying crew.;-) Picnic hams, pork steak, baked chicken, burgers, pork roast, chuck roast cooked with onion soup in foil, fried fish...always with sides like hot potato salad.LutheranChikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02685566332651377907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10838182.post-1153258689567941722006-07-18T14:38:00.000-07:002006-07-18T14:38:00.000-07:00Glad to hear you're having a good summer :)yGlad to hear you're having a good summer :)yKaren Sapiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01952041607368514856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10838182.post-1153255722176281312006-07-18T13:48:00.000-07:002006-07-18T13:48:00.000-07:00Whether you're indulging in cole slaw, spaghetti s...Whether you're indulging in cole slaw, spaghetti salad or the object of your affections--ENJOY!!<BR/><BR/>Blessings!Rainbow Pastorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16294525557328362313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10838182.post-1153239857478817802006-07-18T09:24:00.000-07:002006-07-18T09:24:00.000-07:00Your recipes sound great. Looking forward to tryin...Your recipes sound great. Looking forward to trying at least one of them. <BR/> I find that even when I make cole slaw,like your Spaghetti Salad, it tastes better the next day, after everything has had a chance to soak in. Sometimes we need that time as well in our lives. See what you sparked!!!!!!!<BR/> Thanks for sharing.St. Inuksukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09948263711902058871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10838182.post-1153238558859655612006-07-18T09:02:00.000-07:002006-07-18T09:02:00.000-07:00Sounds like a very happy and content household, fi...Sounds like a very happy and content household, filled with good food, good friends, and love.<BR/><BR/>Blessings to you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10838182.post-1153195017916527982006-07-17T20:56:00.000-07:002006-07-17T20:56:00.000-07:00Thanks for the recipes LC. Living by myself its al...Thanks for the recipes LC. Living by myself its always nice to find easy recipes especially for these hot days. I wish my social life would take an upturn. Congrats and have a great day!Tara Ulrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619365758739247929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10838182.post-1153194218662576642006-07-17T20:43:00.000-07:002006-07-17T20:43:00.000-07:00Well...out of respect for our joint and individual...Well...out of respect for our joint and individual privacy, all I can say is that my social life has taken an unexpected upturn.;-) (And in the process my dog's life has as well, thanks to his two new big blonde retriever gal pals and a large, grumpy cat who, inexplicably, seems to have adopted him as a "brother-man." LOL)LutheranChikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02685566332651377907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10838182.post-1153189658509454392006-07-17T19:27:00.000-07:002006-07-17T19:27:00.000-07:00hey, did I miss something??? The recipes sound yu...hey, did I miss something??? The recipes sound yummy, but I want to hear more about the object of your giddiness!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10838182.post-1153182734967425542006-07-17T17:32:00.000-07:002006-07-17T17:32:00.000-07:00Ahhh - so many times you provide food for the soul...Ahhh - so many times you provide food for the soul - now food for the tummy! I needed that slaw recipe to use up the buttermilk we have.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15279097751133383753noreply@blogger.com