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Becky, imagine had you run out of flour in the antarctic.

Yesterday - all CI - simple pot roast, mashed potatoes, glazed carrots, roasted green beans. With sauted rapini, caesar salad and costco baguettes. I'm seeing some more braised dishes in our immediate future...the weather is making us crave comfort food.

I've been in Chicago for the last couple of weeks and at the request of my sister I've smoked a couple of briskests and a pork shoulder. (She bought my BIL a smoker for his birthday, and her goal was for me to teach him smoking techniques.)

Last night I used the leftovers from the second brisket to make pasta. Oh my God, it was fantastic. I basically sautéed some mushrooms, onions and garlic; seasoned with some oregano and red pepper flakes; added a can of crushed tomatoes and a can of whole tomatoes; added the brisket cut up into 1" cubes and cooked for about a half hour. I then removed the brisket, shredded it and added back to the sauce. I finished it with some fresh basil to balance the smokiness of the brisket and served with some fresh rigatoni I made. A little parm, and everyone ate it up!

A great way to use leftover smoked brisket.

Amy

I don't understand how there could be any leftovers...

Tonight I'll be trying my 72 hours rib roast from Modernist Cooking - any recommendations on finishing it: grill, broiler, hot skillet...??

My instinct would be broiler...or sauté.

Amy

Thanks! I'll let ya know.

Tried a new recipe tonight that got big thumbs up from my family so I thought I would share. It was from Cooking Light: Spiced Lentils with Poached Egg and Cumin Scented Roasted Carrots. I pretty much followed the recipe except I served with a dab of chutney and used coconut oil to roast the carrots.
http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/spiced- ... 000123571/

http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/cumin-s ... 000123572/

Actually my daughter said; now you make this when yesterday we had to have leftovers. What gives? I should really beat my children more.

Mary

I made that too Mary! If you look at the reviews you'll see mine there as one of the most recent. We thought it was really good too!

Great minds...

Nance

Those sound good, Mary! I once tried poaching an egg directly in the lentils (did not work out!), so I had to look, plus I cook lentils all the time. And I like the method of cooking the carrots. I am surprised that I don't see more recipes with carrots in my Indian books, but I am always using them,anyway.

I read your review! I guess I didn't see the name.

Dave, we love lentils and Indian and poached eggs so it was a must try. I wasn't sure how the carrots would go over as my family is not alway so crazy about roasted veg but they all liked it.

Mary

Here is a bump.

Tonight, it was farro risotto (with wild mushrooms, par-cooked in pressure cooker yesterday and finished today), tenderloin of pork (SV + seared), date/cranberry chutney, bok choy and braised brussels sprouts (SV, finished in some butter). It came out very very well, a very pleasing meal.