January 1, 2023 Brunch - New Recipe: vanilla and Balsamic Sautéed z salmon and goat cheese ball Omelet. Dinner - Pork and Sauerkraut with Mashed Potatoes

January 1, 2023 Brunch - New Recipe: vanilla and Balsamic Sautéed z salmon and goat cheese ball Omelet. Dinner - Pork and Sauerkraut with Mashed Potatoes

Another pleasant day of rest and great food.

I slept until 9:00 and read a bit more of Childhood’s End until 10:00

Suzette created a new recipe by combining eggs with two PPIs, the almond coated goat cheese ball Crystal made for our wine tasting on December 20 and the PPI slice of sautéed Salmon flavored with a vanilla and balsamic sauce from the recipe on the vanilla bean container we bought at Costco.

The result was a delicious melange of flavors and textures.

I loved the crunch of the almonds and the salmon folded Into the creamy goat cheese.  We drank the bottle of Gruet 30th Anniversary Petit Meunière that I chilled last night that we did not drink to toast the new year that was lovely with its slightly tart body.

After lunch I cut in half and then butchered a pork shoulder .  Suzette put the 1/2 into a Rommertoff ceramic cooker covered with prepared sauerkraut she had bought at Southwest Distributers and cooked it in the oven at 325 degrees for four hours.

We then processed the four herbs we harvested from our garden this fall, basil, oregano, thyme, and tarragon. Suzette previously processed the lavender and we will process the bag of mint.  Suzette then processed oregano, basil, thyme, and tarragon in the Cuisinart to make Herbs de Provence and filled five small bags. 

We called BIlly to see how he was doing and he seemed to be in good spirits, so we were happy that he is on the mend and may even visit for his birthday in February.

I then watched football and read and rested.until 5:30.

At 6:00 Suzette fetched two Oktoberfest beers from the garage and served us bowls of mashed potatoes covered with pork and sauerkraut.  This is a traditional German dish that is associated with good luck that Is a tradition in Suzette’s family.  She was texting and receiving texts from her four siblings who were also making pork and sauerkraut all afternoon.

I must say that this year’s addition of the pork and sauerkraut is the most delicious I have ever tasted. The pork fell apart on the touch of a fork and the sauerkraut was delicious.  I was amazed that the dish had only two ingredients; pork and sauerkraut. Suzette acknowledged that “It was good sauerkraut.”

We added some of the cranberry jalapeño salsa Susan made for us for Christmas using my Mother’s recipe.

We watched two episodes of Emily in Paris and then worked until 9:30 when Suzette went to bed.

I read and blogged until 11;30.

Bon Appetit