Wini! Loved this! Inspired me to go The Cheese Shop today today and get some city ham (even bought some of their pan de cristal) and French butter from Gateway—dinner tomorrow night. Thanks for the inspiration and information’
100% on both TCS and Grade A. I found another delicious sandwich ham at the Good Butcher. Thickly sliced — how I like it for a ploughman’s lunch type of sandwich on thick, hearty bread, which is a completely different beast than the kind you made (next on my “hamich” to do list 😜). I was in a hurry so I didn’t find out from whence it came but it was good. And a pro tip for fellow mustard lovers — Silver Spring’s Dill Pickle Mustard — a perfect match for a slab o’ ham and a slice of good Swiss!
I gotta check out the Good Butcher's ham. I'm on the question for great ham to enjoy all summer long. It's such a good picnic meat! Thanks for the lead. And that mustard sounds pretty special, too. Cheers!
Muddy Feet Farms is the name of the baker at the Tuesday pop up. In addition to bread, Laura bakes delicious scones and cookies. I recommend ordering ahead. Muddyfeetiowa.com
I was trying so hard to remember who that was! I do love her cookies—I ordered them last year, though not this time around. Thanks for letting me know!
Thank you for sharing your salad recipes and info about the Tuesday Garden pop up!!!! Maybe I don’t need to drive to Sol Farm every weekend- not that I am complaining!!
Thanks for the sandwich suggestion, and it sounds like a good reason to venture downtown! For a good substitute pan de crystal, use a good ciabatta sliced and toasted low and slow, until it will “crunch” when eaten. I bake sourdough every day, and still don’t like it for sandwiches, so I’m always on the hunt for a good sandwich bread.
Oh, now that's a great suggestion about the ciabatta! Thanks! And glad you agree about the sourdough. For this particular ham, I think the sourdough might just bully the lovely flavors of the ham!
Sourdough every day! What a lucky household you have.
Enjoyed another delicious Cilantro Lime Chicken Salad at Gateway. There are two sizes, and for $11.99, you get a sizable salad. They have a dinner size as well, $14.99. The dressing comes on the side and I would love to replicate it. "greens, grilled chicken, Parmesan, onion, tomato, carrot, corn relish, avocado, fried tortilla strips, cilantro lime vinaigrette".
We are looking at our garden, yet to be planted. The horseradish is doing fine, my father-in-law started it growing over 60 years ago. I have harvested it two times, prepared some. I guarantee it is hot stuff. I have a story for a later time. The chives are up with their purple heads which will eventually drop seed for next year. The rhubarb singular plant is happy, as Casey frequently waters it on his search in the horseradish for any bunnies hiding.
Of late, I have been on a diet, being diabetic that means if it tastes good, don't swallow it. So among what is left besides rabbit food from the garden or produce aisle, it beef. I have a charcoal grill and when the mood stirs me, we buy steak and I grill. I get ribeye and the wife fillet mignon . the later is tough to find the real McCoy in these parts. One day the wife said, she read of a place out West, grassfed, no anti-biotic or hormone used. Riverbend Ranch (https://www.riverbendranch.com/) So I checked it out, all US beef. So I did some research of what people didn't like about it, and found most love it. How the raised the beef, prepared it for sale. I didn't order their bundle, because of our needs and didn't want the hamburger. So I ordered the ribeye, fillet, and some chopped steak for Casey. It isn't cheap but after it arrived, thawed it out and prepared it. Very tender, marbling perfect. So I continue to order from them. The local grocery chain has nice meat, but not aged 21 days, and probably imported from somewhere.
I mention this, and definitely digress from the topic, when Restaurants disappoint, and I am sorry. I don't have a gas grill and no Jen-Air inside unit . A Weber charcoal, using Jealous Devil Charcoal, and hickory wood blocks for the smoke (drove people nuts during Lent) for flavor. Makes me a happy camper when I am done firing it up and shutting it down.
I enjoyed the cheese shop and gardens, and am losing some weight, important being diabetic and 78. Lipid panel was ok too. Be well and enjoy
Wini! Loved this! Inspired me to go The Cheese Shop today today and get some city ham (even bought some of their pan de cristal) and French butter from Gateway—dinner tomorrow night. Thanks for the inspiration and information’
Lisa--that's what I'm here for. I hope you enjoy it as much as we did! Cheers to you!
100% on both TCS and Grade A. I found another delicious sandwich ham at the Good Butcher. Thickly sliced — how I like it for a ploughman’s lunch type of sandwich on thick, hearty bread, which is a completely different beast than the kind you made (next on my “hamich” to do list 😜). I was in a hurry so I didn’t find out from whence it came but it was good. And a pro tip for fellow mustard lovers — Silver Spring’s Dill Pickle Mustard — a perfect match for a slab o’ ham and a slice of good Swiss!
I gotta check out the Good Butcher's ham. I'm on the question for great ham to enjoy all summer long. It's such a good picnic meat! Thanks for the lead. And that mustard sounds pretty special, too. Cheers!
Muddy Feet Farms is the name of the baker at the Tuesday pop up. In addition to bread, Laura bakes delicious scones and cookies. I recommend ordering ahead. Muddyfeetiowa.com
I was trying so hard to remember who that was! I do love her cookies—I ordered them last year, though not this time around. Thanks for letting me know!
Thank you for sharing your salad recipes and info about the Tuesday Garden pop up!!!! Maybe I don’t need to drive to Sol Farm every weekend- not that I am complaining!!
I tell you—that little pop-up has so many things for such a small footprint (and such an easy-peasy way to shop). Enjoy!
Loved the recipes. Thanks!
That radish-asparagus salad was an epiphany for me! I’d never put the two together before, but it was terrific.
As always, a superb, inspiring post. Thank you!!
Thank you for letting me know you enjoyed it! It’s always gratifying to know when the effort pays off. Cheers!
I always look forward to your column! :)
Thanks for the sandwich suggestion, and it sounds like a good reason to venture downtown! For a good substitute pan de crystal, use a good ciabatta sliced and toasted low and slow, until it will “crunch” when eaten. I bake sourdough every day, and still don’t like it for sandwiches, so I’m always on the hunt for a good sandwich bread.
So many great recipes out there for sourdough sandwich bread that isn't tangy, baked in a loaf pan.
And so many disappointments, with additions and failed expectations. I have found no recipe that make what I want in a sandwich loaf.
CJ: Maybe so, but poking through them and finding one that works is going to take more time than I have right now!
I'm still thinking "baguette"!
Oh, now that's a great suggestion about the ciabatta! Thanks! And glad you agree about the sourdough. For this particular ham, I think the sourdough might just bully the lovely flavors of the ham!
Sourdough every day! What a lucky household you have.
I’m kinda “the crazy bread lady” because it has become my hobby and I gift it to all my docs, service people, etc.
I also love a good bun for Italian beef sandwiches (à la Chicago beef or El Buono)
Enjoyed another delicious Cilantro Lime Chicken Salad at Gateway. There are two sizes, and for $11.99, you get a sizable salad. They have a dinner size as well, $14.99. The dressing comes on the side and I would love to replicate it. "greens, grilled chicken, Parmesan, onion, tomato, carrot, corn relish, avocado, fried tortilla strips, cilantro lime vinaigrette".
Thank you! I need every lead I can get. That salad really does sound terrific.
We are looking at our garden, yet to be planted. The horseradish is doing fine, my father-in-law started it growing over 60 years ago. I have harvested it two times, prepared some. I guarantee it is hot stuff. I have a story for a later time. The chives are up with their purple heads which will eventually drop seed for next year. The rhubarb singular plant is happy, as Casey frequently waters it on his search in the horseradish for any bunnies hiding.
Of late, I have been on a diet, being diabetic that means if it tastes good, don't swallow it. So among what is left besides rabbit food from the garden or produce aisle, it beef. I have a charcoal grill and when the mood stirs me, we buy steak and I grill. I get ribeye and the wife fillet mignon . the later is tough to find the real McCoy in these parts. One day the wife said, she read of a place out West, grassfed, no anti-biotic or hormone used. Riverbend Ranch (https://www.riverbendranch.com/) So I checked it out, all US beef. So I did some research of what people didn't like about it, and found most love it. How the raised the beef, prepared it for sale. I didn't order their bundle, because of our needs and didn't want the hamburger. So I ordered the ribeye, fillet, and some chopped steak for Casey. It isn't cheap but after it arrived, thawed it out and prepared it. Very tender, marbling perfect. So I continue to order from them. The local grocery chain has nice meat, but not aged 21 days, and probably imported from somewhere.
I mention this, and definitely digress from the topic, when Restaurants disappoint, and I am sorry. I don't have a gas grill and no Jen-Air inside unit . A Weber charcoal, using Jealous Devil Charcoal, and hickory wood blocks for the smoke (drove people nuts during Lent) for flavor. Makes me a happy camper when I am done firing it up and shutting it down.
I enjoyed the cheese shop and gardens, and am losing some weight, important being diabetic and 78. Lipid panel was ok too. Be well and enjoy
Thank you for the beef information! I just don’t eat that much beef anymore, but I need to be more vigilant about sourcing better beef when I do.
Your garden sounds lovely.