family dinner

All of us were home on a Sunday evening, with various things we'd wanted to make. Jonah wanted to try out an onion tart he was going to make for his family for Thanksgiving. I had broccoli and potatoes from the grocery store, and a pork chop from my friend Ysaye who bartered with me for some flour. Amy wanted to chat and munch on my xxtra hot cheetos. It became a family dinner.

First, the pork chop I decided to bread in the xxtra hot cheetos. First I floured it, dunked it in egg wash, then put it in a ziplock bag with the cheetos (crushed by a rolling pin). Then it went into a pan hot with bacon grease. I almost burned it, whoops. But the crust was good and crispy. And not as spicy as I expected, I think most of the spice ended up sticking to the ziplock bag.

The broccoli I chopped up and tossed with olive oil, Italian seasoning, crushed red pepper, salt, and regular pepper. Also threw in some halved grape tomatoes that were sitting around. Broiled those until little bits of the broccoli started getting burnt (mmm, cancerrr). Once they came out of the oven I squeezed lemon over it.

For the mashed potatoes, they were small potatoes that were halved and boiled until fork-tender. Then I put it in the kitchen aid with the paddle attachment, and beat them while adding half and half, butter, sour cream, chives, salt and pepper.

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Jonah's onion tartlets involved caramelized onion with thyme in one pan, and another with shiitake mushrooms, scallions, and a bunch of spices. The tartlet cups were pre-baked, then the vegetables went in with goat cheese on top.



And then we ate and talked about how it's still going to be like this in another fifty years.