Galettes, Bagels, Steak and more!

Well, it's been quite a while since I lasted posted, but for whatever reason I haven't been in the mood to write. I been adjusting to being back in the swing of regular life after time off at the end of December and early in January.

I certainly haven't taken a break from food. I've been doing plenty of cooking and eating.

Actually, before my time off, Lou and I did some baking. We baked a savory galette with tomatoes and basil, and he made bagels using the recipe from Baking with Julia. Both turned out great, and here are some pictures:




And, the night before I left town to go back to Virginia, I cooked a meal for him as part of our Christmas celebration. I made two steaks on the stove, heavily spiced with paprika, and I served some more broccoli rabe and a salad. Here are the pictures:




Since I returned, we've made a number of things together: split pea soup, poached eggs, some great salads, fingerling potatoes with Parmesan cheese, green onions, soft boiled quail eggs and salmon roe. Here are pictures of the potatoes and eggs:




And, lastly, Lou and I cured some eggplant, using his grandmother's recipe. Here's a pic of the happy eggplant curer:



I'm determined to get back into the habit of writing, so look out for more soon.