Weekend Eats (and Drinks)

by Jennifer Hess on December 7, 2009

in dinner for one,weekend eats and drinks

Dinner:  December 4, 2009

lunch from the Truck

NorthStar Farm

Simmons Farm

Roots Farm

one pound

mussel mise

Dinner:  December 5, 2009

brunch for one

Jacob's Cattle beans

Robin Hollow Farm garlic

cherry tomatoes

stubby carrots

Zephyr Farm eggs

wintry mix

beets + greens

bubbling

oh, those yolks

waiting for a bath

Dinner:  December 6, 2009

(As always, you can click the photos to view them with more detail in my Flickr stream.)

{ 10 comments… read them below or add one }

1 Joy Manning December 7, 2009 at 11:10 am

That tuna polpette is making me prematurely hungry for lunch. Did you use a recipe or improvise? I want to make me one!

2 Margaret December 7, 2009 at 11:33 am

I had the same reaction to the polpette, and looking it up directed me to a Mario Batali recipe whose finished product looks akin to this one… but not as mouth-watering! :-) Your weekend photos are such lures, Jen. I may even break down and deep-fry this week!

3 Marcos Castrillón December 7, 2009 at 12:04 pm

Ah, tuna croquettes (ish). I do something similar using salted cod leftovers instead of tuna.

4 brooke December 7, 2009 at 12:16 pm

i used to make lasagna rolls all the time – i would place leaves of basil on the cooked sheets of pasta, then cover them with ricotta cheese, parm, marinara, pesto and sauteed veggies. when they were rolled, you saw the basil through the noodles. i totally forgot about them – thanks for reminding me!

5 Laziza December 7, 2009 at 1:45 pm

Pretty please to post guidance on the tuna polpette. Those look DELICIOUS and like something everyone at my house would enjoy.

6 Christine December 7, 2009 at 4:01 pm

Especially nice photos this post! I think the mussels make a particularly satisfying simple dish!

7 Jennifer Hess December 8, 2009 at 8:54 am

Thanks, everyone! The tuna polpette were inspired by Mario’s recipe, but with a few changes. I sort of did them on the fly, but we loved them – I plan to do them again in the next week or so and take notes so I can write it up. Stay tuned… :)

8 shayma December 8, 2009 at 3:52 pm

jennifer, the beauty of your blog posts is really neverending. am astounded. my favourite one is the one of lemons sizzling in the cast iron pan. so beautiful, jennifer! utter heaven.

9 Kate December 8, 2009 at 4:20 pm

My goodness Jennifer, your photos are droolicious!

10 Jennifer Hess December 9, 2009 at 7:21 pm

Shayma and Kate – Thank you!

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