Good morning. Joyful Father’s Day to all who rejoice. For individuals who do, how about this sausage and egg tater tot casserole (above), a breakfast scorching dish within the Midwestern custom, prematurely of an extended day of chores round the home? It’s very Pelican Rapids, very Sauk Centre — Minnesota good! And dads will admire it rather more than, say, a fancy panda tie.
Later, you may roast a rooster, bake some ribs, toss a salad on a pizza, stir some chowder.
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Sausage and Egg Tater Tot Casserole
Or you can ignore the vacation fully and dedicate the day to baking bread. There’s one thing extremely satisfying about that course of, and should you make a couple of loaves, you’ll have bread for the times forward. (Slice additional loaves, wrap the loaf tightly and freeze for wonderful toast.)
As for the remainder of the week. …
Monday
It’s Juneteenth, and a good time to make Millie Peartree’s recipe for Charleston crimson rice, a Lowcountry gem that’s most definitely a descendant of jollof rice. Many recipes name for sausage within the combine, however Millie follows her mom’s lead and makes use of bacon as a substitute, which supplies the dish a smoky depth.
Tuesday
I like Kay Chun’s easy grilled tofu salad, with zucchini and crisp snap peas wearing a wealthy, tangy lemon-miso French dressing and topped with a bathe of recent herbs. And when you’ve got leftovers, you possibly can toss them with cooked brief pasta, some extra olive oil and grated Parmesan: lunch!
Wednesday
My recipe for fluke au gratin dates to 1910, when Henri Charpentier put it on the menu of his restaurant in Lynbrook, N.Y. (I wasn’t alive then! I discovered it in an outdated cookbook referred to as “Lengthy Island Seafood Cook dinner E book,” by J. George Frederick, revealed in 1939.) You can also make it with any white, flaky fish.
Thursday
Right here’s a beautiful recipe from Melissa Clark for a tangy pork noodle salad with lime and many herbs. It’s very gentle however packs large taste with fish sauce, ginger, honey and garlic. And, sure, you can make it with floor rooster or turkey as a substitute.
Friday
Then, you possibly can run out the week with Alison Roman’s wonderful recipe for tomato toast with buttered shrimp, which evokes (to me!) South Florida within the summertime, a meal to eat after a thunderstorm, because the solar falls into the Gulf.
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Lastly, right here’s a brand new music from Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, “King of Oklahoma,” off the band’s “Weathervanes,” out earlier this month. Take heed to that when you’re cooking, and I’ll be again on Friday.
