Wow, Sunday already, the 21st of May, '23

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Pickled shrimp, stuffed mushrooms, and ciabatta with caponatina and a purchased garlic spread from Publix.
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I tried a new recipe for farro/tomatoes/broccoli, with a not-cheezy sauce made with some sunflower kernels, that turned out delicious. We both thought it was like the old mac and cheese, from childhood. We'll be making this one in double batches.
 
Starting yesterday, I made a batch of gazpacho, using up over 3 lbs of frozen tomatoes from last season, and a cucumber and large bell pepper from the store (I do this every year, to use up my old tomatoes from the freezer). I only put one small shallot in, as the onion flavor, and clove of garlic, since it is also served with garlic chives. Also has 1½ tb chia seeds, which I let gel in the blended tomatoes for about 10 minutes, then blended it in my Vitamix on high for about a minute - this totally liquifies the tomatoes and seeds, and the chia prevents the separating. I took about a third of the tomatoes, and blended 2/3 of the cuke and pepper, plus that garlic and shallot, until smooth, then added some sherry vinegar, then trickled in some extra virgin olive oil, while running, which emulsifies it, then I mixed that with the 2/3 tomato mix, and chilled it. I diced the remaining cucumber and pepper to serve with the gazpacho, along with the garlic chives and a few croutons.
My first taste of gazpacho this year, using tomatoes out of the freezer from last season. by pepperhead212, on Flickr
 
Apparently there's a variation of Japanese curry that is usually topped with a fried chicken cutlet (katsu). It looks like Jade replaced the cutlet with a piece of braised chicken.

Katsu Curry (Japanese Curry with Chicken Cutlet)
^ This.
I have been making Katsu with the panko crumbs chicken for years and it has always been a winner, but I have always felt that the chicken and curry didn’t quite “connect” as a cohesive dish.
One day I thought to try it braised with the sauce all together and it got rave reviews from MrJade.
Tried it for some dinner guests and they too all said that they preferred it done this way 🤗
 
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