The Yum Yum Factor

After two weeks of doing almost nothing that doesn't involve sous vide, I felt like it was time to step off, go back to basics and make something that I would have loved before I discovered sous vide. I think I will have to start using the term BSV and ASV from now on. "Oh, I was so naive back in the day. I, too, used to love to BBQ steak BSV" "Oh, you poach in vinegar water? How cute. This is the only way I can imagine cooking eggs ASV" You get the picture. So, there is no funny story to accompany this dish. The day I made this, it was supposed to be sunny and 9C and, instead it was more like 2C and overcast. Is that an improvement over sunny and -33456666C? Of course. Does that mean I am still not bitter and have not decided that 2C and overcast is freezing cold and I was not getting out of my pjs for freezing cold? Of course not. I bought some stewing beef and I have been eating a ton of Korean food lately so I made a Koreanish Beef Stew, ...

I don't think I have ever met a meatball that I didn't like. In this house we are all about the lovely balls of meat. Whether it's swedish meatballs, spaghetti and meatballs, my vietnamese bbq pork meatballs, sticky meatballs, saucy meatballs, spicy korean meatballs or lamb and mint meatballs - any meat that can get jammed into my meat grinder ends up as a meatball at some point, so watch your step when you visit.

I love braising but I don't do it a ton because my very excellent braising pan is also massive and way too big to make dinner for the three of us. I bust it out a few times a year when we have people over but when it's just my wee bunch, it's just not small enough. Imagine my delight when I opened my box of Nordic Ware treats and found an enamelled aluminum 3qt braiser (along with a 3qt dutch oven and a contraption for cooking chicken drumsticks ). I was lucky enough to win a full pass to the 1st ever Canadian Food Bloggers Association of Canada's Food Blogger Conference , courtesy of Canadian Beef  and Nordic Ware is providing all of the participants with some nice swag. I may be in love with you, Nordic Ware people. Wow, that's a lot of links but check them all out anyway people.