{"id":10451,"date":"2015-06-07T15:56:28","date_gmt":"2015-06-07T20:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/debslunch.com\/debslunchblog\/?p=10451"},"modified":"2015-06-07T21:07:09","modified_gmt":"2015-06-08T02:07:09","slug":"a-work-week-back-in-madison-after-new-york-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/debslunch.com\/debslunchblog\/a-work-week-back-in-madison-after-new-york-2\/","title":{"rendered":"A Work Week Back In Madison, After New York"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m trying to remember what I ate for dinner my single girl nights this week. I know I was trying to just use what there was in my almost-empty fridge. Tuesday was the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/debslunch.com\/debslunchblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/makehers.jpg\">Make-Hers<\/a>&#8220;; Wednesday I think I had a big lunch &#8211; egg salad, a bagel, and then just some salad for dinner, with smoked Gouda, because there was some already grated, and walnuts, and I made some bright red french dressing, because I&#8217;d been craving it &#8211; chili sauce, cider vinegar, a shallot, honey, paprika, and vegetable oil. Yum. Wednesday I went to another <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chewwisconsin.com\/\">food writing talk<\/a>, and there was going to be cake. One of those nights I came home and made rice pudding. I bet that was Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday I cooked asparagus:<\/p>\n<script>\/* <![CDATA[ *\/ portfolio_slideshow.slideshows[14] = {\"timeout\":\"\",\"autoplay\":\"false\",\"trans\":\"fade\",\"loop\":1,\"speed\":\"\",\"nowrap\":1}; \/* ]]> *\/<\/script><div id=\"slideshow-wrapper14\" class=\"slideshow-wrapper clearfix portfolio-slideshow-centered\">\n<div id=\"slideshow-nav14\" class=\"slideshow-nav\">\n\t<a class=\"pause\" style=\"display:none\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\">Pause<\/a>\n\t<a class=\"play\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\">Play<\/a>\n\t<a class=\"restart\" style=\"display:none\" href=\"javascript: void(0);\">Play<\/a>\n\t<a class=\"slideshow-prev\" href=\"javascript: void(0);\">Prev<\/a>\n\t<span class=\"sep\">|<\/span>\n\t<a class=\"slideshow-next\" href=\"javascript: void(0);\">Next<\/a>\n\t<span class=\"slideshow-info14 slideshow-info\"><\/span>\n<\/div><!-- .slideshow-nav -->\n<div class=\"pscarousel\">\n\t<div id=\"pager14\" class=\"pager items clearfix\">\n\t\t\t<img 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data-img=\"https:\/\/debslunch.com\/debslunchblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/roastasparaguspizza4-400x266.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" height=\"266\" width=\"400\" alt=\"Slide 4\"><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div><\/div><!--#slideshow-wrapper-->\n<p>Saturday it was rhubarb.<\/p>\n\n<p>A big batch of pur\u00e9e. I froze some, and used some to make parfaits, with the rice pudding and whipped cream. I also made a crumb cake with chopped rhubarb. Unfortunately, when I went upstairs to eat the parfaits with Mark, the first distraction was a fizzy water disaster &#8211; mine exploded all over the place. Then I got sleepy after eating the parfait. It was pretty rich &#8211; although I calculated the calories at about 500, so not so bad when were basically just having dessert for dinner &#8211; and I forgot to take the cake out. It over-baked by almost an hour. I guess it&#8217;s caramelized rhubarb cake.<\/p>\n<p>And I made <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seriouseats.com\/recipes\/2011\/04\/extra-flaky-scallion-pancakes-recipe.html\">scallion pancakes<\/a> to take to a block party the next street over &#8211; they messed up the stove, as did the rhubarb puree. No pictures, but they were really tasty &#8211; my best attempt ever at these. Fried up crispy in very little oil. The trick was brushing with a tiny bit of sesame oil as you rolled the dough. I had the sesame oil in a ramekin, for brushing, and then mixed the dipping sauce in that, for a little sesame oil taste. I skipped the grated ginger , because I didn&#8217;t have any, so the sauce was soy, black Chinese vinegar, a teaspoon of sugar, and the hint of sesame oil. Perfect.\u00a0 I sprinkled the pancake with flaky salt, cut them in wedges, and arranged wedges on a platter around a little container of dipping sauce. I took the last of the asparagus pizza, too, two platefuls of wedges, and it all was eaten.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m trying to remember what I ate for dinner my single girl nights this week. I know I was trying to just use what there was in my almost-empty fridge. 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