WEEKLY MENU 03.24.24
Shockingly, there’s another celebration during the Weekly Menu 03.24.24~
What’s on the agenda during the Weekly Menu 03.24.24? It’s National Philly Cheesesteak Day on Sunday. If any food deserves it’s own meal, it’s Philly Cheesesteak. Options abound of course. Sure, you can go classic (which is what we’re doing on Sunday night) but you could also have:
Philly Cheesesteak Sliders (so dainty!)
Philly Cheesesteak Soup In a Bread bowl (individual bread bowl!)
Philly Cheesesteak Skillet (low carbing?)
Philly Cheesesteak Sloppy Joes (super sloppy)
Philly Cheesesteak Egg Rolls (Fried!)
And I’m here for all of them. I’ve been enjoying Philly Cheesesteaks for a loooong time. Two older brothers and two younger sisters attended Villanova University. I’d have gone if accepted, but alas, they wait-listed and eventually denied me. I know! I can’t believe it either. Thankfully, Boston University wasn’t as short sighted, so I did get an education. And despite Villanova’s loss, I love Philadelphia.
The city is wonderful – not as big as New York, but full of history, beautiful architecture and a vibrant food scene. The shopping is top notch. And so are the cheesesteaks. There was a bit of a disagreement at home growing up about which steak stand was best. The Villanovans were pretty evenly split between Geno’s Steaks, which is shown in the post picture, and Pat’s King of Steaks. I lean in to Pat’s, not because it’s better than Geno’s (although it is), but because it features prominently in one of the most fun airport experiences I’ve had.
Nope. Pat’s didn’t deliver to the Philly Airport…
But my little sister, who was living in Philadelphia at the time, picked me up from a fly-through at the airport. I had a two hour layover, which she said was plenty of time for her and her roommate to pick me up, take me to Pat’s for an awesome steak sandwich and get me back to the airport in time for my flight. And it was enough time, but just barely. I still remember roaring back into the airport at a high rate of speed. There weren’t any tires squealing, but it was a near thing.
Bert and I were back in Philly last week and upon the same sister’s recommendation, stopped for lunch. They’re still fabulous.
Weekly Menu 03.24.24
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There are options on the cheesesteaks, of course, and I go for the onions and neon cheese-whiz for the win. Pat’s fries are also delicious, and an integral part of the experience. We’re going with a classic on Sunday: thinly sliced real steak sliced up and flash cooked in the big cast iron skillet. D prefers “Steak-Um’s” and those would work too. We use them when we can fry them up outside, cutting down on the spatter clean-up.
Sunday’s fries are something special. They are from Nigella Lawson, and are kind of crazy, but turn out spectacularly well: you start with fresh potatoes, peeled and cut into French Fry shapes. The fries go into a cool Dutch Oven and are covered with vegetable oil. Then you fire up the pot and bring to a boil and cook until golden brown and delicious. Seriously, give these babies a try. They’re a game changer for me.
We’re having a bell pepper medley with dinner on Sunday in case anyone wants to add them to their Cheesesteak. And we’re getting back on the healthy eating bandwagon with a Chicken Caesar Salad on Monday, in case you were worried about our cholesterol.
Friday is Good Friday (how fast did that happen?) and we are having the same dinner we always had growing up: pancakes for days. Of course we’ll have maple syrup and maybe some blueberry syrup, but I’ll also get out a bowl of plain white sugar for everyone to sprinkle on top of a buttered pancake and roll up. That’s how my Mom ate them. She said it was German Style, but I think it’s the only way she got a bite when she was making pancakes for ten.
WEEKLY MENU 03.24.24
