Queen Mediocretia of Suburbia

Putting the TMI in absentminded

Month: October 2012

  • The man is insane.

    These are the LEFTOVERS.

  • Rumors I Heard Tonight

    I’ve been hearing a steady stream of misinformation during Sandy. Only one thing was confirmed by CNN. Those that May be True: “Power out + backup generators have failed tonight at NYU Hospital, one of NYC’s largest. Patients/staff being evacuated. Personnel manually evacuating PICU and NICU down 9 flights of stairs.” – Verified by CNN…

  • Pork Steak

    Look! A St. Louis Pork Steak is a thinly sliced Boston Butt. I got mine at Dierbergs a few weeks ago at the end of summer. 4 tablespoons of a pre-made House Seasoning:(1 cup salt , 1/4 cup black pepper , 1/4 cup garlic powder) No one in the comments section could stand to add…

  • Leek Soup

    Adapted from How to Cook Everything. When we were in England we spent one entire day hopelessly lost on Hampstead Heath. We came back to the hotel exhausted and starving and ordered eight entrees via room service. One was Leek and Stilton soup. This probably won’t be as good since I won’t be exhausted. 8…

  • Carrot Souffle

    Here’s my starting point. 2 lbs carrots, peeled, sliced into 1/2-inch rounds Salt for salting cooking water 1 cup whole milk 1 cup Saltine cracker crumbs 3/4 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese 1/3 cup minced onion 1 Tbsp room temperature unsalted butter 1 teaspoon Kosher salt 1/8 teaspoon cayenne 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 3 large…

  • Probably the Best Thing I Made All Day

    Elsa and Zayrina are so right. Risotto cakes are awesome. I even guessed at the right amount of rissoto per egg (2 cups). Perfect use for yesterdays risotto. And here it is with scallops. This far outshone anything else I made. Thank you!

  • All chopped

  • And so it begins.

    That looks so much less impressive than I thought it would.

  • Here is what I am NOT making

    It intrigued me and scared me at the same time. Has anyone made this?

  • Day of Food

    Frost has arrived. Warm winter food is called for. Planned meals are punted. Frozen pizza stays frozen. Baked potatoes with chili and cheese stay raw. The plan is to make leek and stilton soup, spinach and zucchini gratin, carrot souffle, and fake-bbq pork steak. These are all new recipes. I’ve made a leek soup recently,…