I had ST email me asking what happened to my usual New Year Osechi post, the one I've been doing since 2005. I have noticed that the availability for sale has gone down over the years and the model has increasingly become a "preorder" one. Of course, this year was even more different...….so I just went for a visit during a short break on the 30th and found, that even at 11am, there were pretty slim pickins'.
And frankly; I thought the lines on NYE were going to be crazy; which they were......I drove past on NYE and the line stretched all the way across the mall! So perhaps this 15 tradition has come to an end.....
As for us? Well, I used up the rest of our Duck Confit, along with my bag of Cassoulet Beans from Rancho Gordo, which has been selling out of everything since Covid, and some Garlic Sausage from D'Artagnan and made the Missus Her Cassoulet. She specifically wanted duck in the cassoulet along with a duck leg on top and also a fried egg.....
There have been quite a bit of beans/lentil soup and stews in the mix this year. Is it just me; or does it feel much colder this year? Or is it just that I'm working from home so much?
And still having a pound of garlic sausage left; I did a sort of white bean stew, using the sausage, pancetta, duck rillette, and chard.
The Missus requested Oden "Her way", which meant no kamaboko or chikuwa....only the expensive stuff. This time I put in some kokubo (turnips) which She enjoyed.
And then of course; there's my comfort food".
And....I even went ahead and made Karaage Curry......
Left over Soppressata from a recent order from Salumi Chicago made a decent frittata. Topped with Truffled Marcona Almonds....
And there it is....a round up of dishes that I remembered to take photos of the last couple of weeks.
Tell me, what have you been eating at home?
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