In Nashville at least, Whole Foods is the place to go for quality in-house sausage. The selection is wide and evenly distributed between pork and other meats, except for lamb, which is one of a few reasons why the Whole Foods in Omaha is quite a bit better than the store in Nashville (this may surprise some, but Omaha is full of surprises). Regardless, I recentlly bought something called Aberdeen sausage, which I had never heard of, and which I now hope will become a regular item.
Beautiful links. The sausage is Scottish in origin and is made mostly of beef. Interesting additional ingredients are bacon and oats! This is hearty stuff.
Green and yellow string beans were in season at the market, which provided the perfect side dish. An easy bean side dish begins with sauteing onions in olive oil, then adding chopped tomatoes/sauce, a little broth, herbs (not necessary) and the beans.
I browned these in an enameled cast-iron skillet and cooked them in the oven at 350 for about 20 minutes. It's o.k. if they're a bit over-done as long as they are not pierced before cooking, which would render them too dry.
A good pairing. In the winter, these would go well with root vegetables.
This meal reminded us of the typical "gastropub" fare that we experienced in England five years ago. Instead of offering the usual fish and chips, gastropubs, which are to England what bistros are to France, often serve platters of local sausage accompanied by whatever is in season at the time.
Woodland Wine Merchant does it again!
The go-to red for the summer has been Notro (Sangiovese from Mendoza), which sells for $8, but two weeks ago the best wine value in Nashville was this Spanish red, selling at $7.
More "filler" posts tomorrow-Friday, ahead of our 9-day trip to Los Angeles!
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