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This weekend is going to be strawberry jam and canning. The poor things have been in my freezer for long enough, it's time they got their due.

Cake is also sounding lovely, or maybe marmalade. Can one make lemon marmalade?

Hubby and I are cashing in on a wedding gift, a chef is coming over and teaching us how to make some quick weeknight suppers:
Steak with Red Wine-Shallot Pan Sauce
Pan-Roasted Cod with Lemon-Caper Butter
Roasted Lemon-Rosemary Chicken
Garlicky Broccoli Rabe and Chickpeas
I've nailed most things on the list independently but hopefully it will inspire my other half. Happy Mother's Day to all the mommies!

two more things:

1. I'm really excited to be using demi glace for the steak recipe as I've never used it before.

2. That Amana ad on the homepage is unbearably annoying..but i guess that's the point isn't it!

Sure you can make lemon marmalade! Or mixed fruit, if you prefer. Or you could make lemon curd.

For me it's dolmas this weekend. I already made tabbouleh to cull off the parsley before the hot season begins.

We're also going out to a new Japanese place for Mother's Day with the in-laws.

my wife, chelsea, is going to make a strawberry cake after seeing a recipe for one here one or two weeks ago. can't wait to try it!

we're having a Mother's Day early dinner for mr. sfumato's mom! on the menu (so far):

*grilled blue cheese burgers, ribs (soy/mirin/garlic/grapefruit marinade) & hot italian sausages from our meat CSA

* german potato salad (http://www.saveur.com/article/Food/German-Potato-Salad)

* arugula & radicchio salad with quinoa, toasted pine nuts, parmesan & romano, and lemon vinaigrette

* chocolate (ganache) & caramel tart

she asked for meat, so she's getting meat!

Shortbread cookies as a gift for my Nana's birthday. :)

Tonight were trying out a recipe from Epicurious for skirt steak with shallots, greens and goat cheese that specifies using the broiler for the steak.

I'm trying to find a great, easy, relatively inexpensive steak meal that doesn't necessitate the use of a grill.

This afternoon I started a brioche for breakfast tomorrow morning. Also I have some languishing shredded cabbage, tofu, egg roll wrappers, etc in the fridge so I should make some vegetarian egg rolls for the freezer.

And we're picking up our first CSA box on Sunday!!! We split it with a friend and just alternate weeks; he got the first one last week and notified us of lots of strawberries and mustard greens. Mustard greens! That's going to be an adventure.

sdnyc- totally agree about the amana ad! I finally found the dang close thingy. I was about to give up on coming to this site.

On the menu for the weekend- devil's food cupcakes with ganache frosting for my 3 year old boy's bday tomorrow. Lemon waffles for the breakfast & good old burgers on the grill for dinner. Sunday we hope to make some easy yummy sandwiches for a picnic at the arboretum where lilacs are in full bloom. Thanks to Trader Joe's for good sandwich fixins.

I recently moved to Tokyo. I'm learning about new types of veggies and stuff, so today I will be experimenting with chingensai, some type of Chinese cabbage? Spinach? Not really sure, but I picked it up at the farm stand for cheap, so I'm excited.

picnic foods galore --

cabbage slaw
tofu salad
perhaps baking walnut rolls

and, i'd really like to experiment with making a pepper jelly. does anyone have a good recipe for a spicy/sweet jam?

this weekend Im cooking for my mother.

Im making sauted wild leeks with fiddle heads and mushrooms. this will top off possibly london broils to go along with roast fingerlings.

1. Grilled whole pink snapper filled with fresh herbs (mint, chives, scallions and a little garlic).

2. Fresh spinach salad with paper thin radish and vinegar marinated onions.

3. Rhubarb cobbler.

Yummy!

Chicken in milk -- it got rave reviews!

Because of mother's day, I am doing very little cooking this weekend. However, I did bake some shortcakes this afternoon for desert later this evening-topped w/strawberries and whipped cream! However, I am VERY curious...what part of teh country are there meat CSAs?

Well, I just tried making corn muffins. Not bad, but not satisfied yet, so I'm going to have to play with the recipe. I want sweet ones that don't taste too much of cornmeal.

Citrus and Spice Pickled Watermelon Rind from Vegan Soul Kitchen (and ensuing canning)

A peach cobbler for a potluck on Sunday night (I froze the peaches at the end of last summer)

Carrot Ginger Soup
Pasta with walnuts, onions, and bleu cheese

Tried my hand at rhubarb muffins made with whole wheat pastry flour and a bit of almond meal, but I think I overdid it on the fruit. Delicious, but so full of rhubarb they didn't really rise...

Oh, my mom used to have measuring cups just like those! *fond sigh*

I made croissants this weekend! I'm so proud - they were amazing!

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