Monday, February 22, 2016

Cassoulet

Mistah woke up yesterday morning with one thought in his head, one thing in his mind, only one goal to achieve.

Cassoulet.

Cassoulet!

I drove Westy to the pool, Mistah drove Subie to the grocery store, and he came home with all the things he needed to do the necessary . . .

. . . and then he started cooking.

You know the ingredients for a cassoulet, right?

Broccoli . . .

. . . pasta . . .

. . . white beans . . .

. . . stir them all together . . .

. . . and do not forget the broccoli rabe . . .

. . . or the mushrooms . . . 

Said Schleck of the shrooms: "This is the closest thing I have to duck."

Meanwhile . . . 

. . . on the deck . . .

. . . Schleckie kept presenting all his ingredients . . .  

. . . the kid had ingredients.

See? Hot Italian sausage . . .

. . . throw it in there, Mistah.

. . . right on in.

[this was my view when I was not photographing my husband. I know, right??]

Cheeeeese!

More Cheeeeeeeese . . .

.  . . still more cheeeeeese . . .

Okay. Wait. "WHAT is going on here," I finally asked. "What are you making? And why?"

"A cassoulet," Bill replied. "I saw it in the Times."

It's the perfect NYTimes Magazine recipe. It starts with: "Day One". Or as my Mom describes the Magazine's recipes, "Get a pig . . . "

But Mistah likes to make his own recipes out of others' recipes . . .

. . . But still . . . 

"Um Bill?" I said. "Yes?" "I don't think you've made a cassoulet . . . "

"I haven't?"

"No, dude . . .

 . . . you've made a baked ziti . . . "

". . . I have?"

"Yes. And it's the best in all the world."

Thanks, dude. And cheers.

3 comments:

  1. I am flabbergasted that any sane human would look at that recipe and have any reaction other than complete horror and immediate dismissal. There are *so many* dealbreakers and disgusting ingredients! I don't even know what to say. It looks pretty good, though.

    xoxo
    jacquie

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  2. Thank god I'm eating right now reading this, or I would be downright hangry! It indeed looks like the best *something* in all the world - minus the hot sausage, natch.

    What is perhaps more inspiring than the finished product is Mistah's look of total joy throughout the entire process.

    But I'm with Jacquie about reacting to that recipe with complete horror and IMMEDIATE dismissal. I'm no Mistah!

    xoxo,
    Beth

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  3. Guys. Please. Mistah never looked at the recipe, just at the photo. And the headline, lol. Which is why he thought he was making "cassoulet" when really, well, he wasn't.

    It was spectacular, though. And I never even mentioned the sea scallops! But you can see them in that one close-up, which is the only Mistah-photo took in the entire blog.

    It was, clearly, a Sunday for firsts.

    xoxox
    E

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