Gastrodamus or The List I Write Every Day.

I would like to wish all readers a very safe, humorous and of course highly opinionated New Year....
We got 20mm rain overnight, one of the best beginnings to a new year for a long time.
No time for the obligatory Best Of or Gastrodamus [new Gastrodamus blog?] list [GMAB] instead , I’m posting the list I write every day
The Prep List.

This list usually grows as the day gets going. Dishes to be tweaked today include 2 new desserts, set up for new lamb dish, pillau strategy, remmber what a no fructose diet is? And so on..

For all of you cooking today I salute you, those of you grazing remember the cooks are also having fun.

Friday Jan 1 2010

Rory To Pick and Wash.

Aptenia one large bucket, Garlic pearls small bucket, Rucheta big bucket, Tarragon small container
Rock Samphire 4l box, fennel shoots for soup, Chives large bunch for soup, parsley as much as possible, bay leaves for panna cotta and stocks, zucchini flowers 20, nasturtiums for both days.
Oregano, sage, thyme, Perilla, lovage small containers, big bowl of lemon verbena. peach and raspberry leaves small amount. As much purslane as possible, all ripe berries, 3 cucumbers, all courgettes, savoury, Big bucket of rhubarb, oak leaf and cos. Horseradish.

Prep

Rreduce all stocks
Red wine stock, hare infusion over veal stock, morello stock, porcini stock
Caponata base, un-cure salmon and pork.
Dressings and salads, check watermelons. Beetroot relish, clean asian herbs.
Spice mix for lamb and shrimp spice and garlic oil, tomato oil, pilau kit.
Aioli, Mayo, Anchoiade, Remoulade,
Poach and skin sweetbreads, cook Malabar and leeks, cut red caps. Cook staff lunch.
Make hare crepinettes, Turkey garnish, peel and poach turnips,
Pancake mix, cook poppyseed filling, crème Anglaise, panna cottas, brullee
New Berry dessert, slow cook rhubarb, mangoes pureed, saffron mascarpone.
Clean passionfruit, make orange marmalade, Ice cream base, set all ice creams ready to churn Sat.
Sorbet base lemon verbena and cassis, star anis Anglaise for pav filling, cardamom mint syrup for cherries, de pip cherries.
 Refresh starter, make big biga.
Set wood oven
Re read Frank Morehouse's Loose Living