#falukorv

[clatterbane]

Another extra-easy meal planned for this evening, after the much-needed grocery delivery!

More chilled cheesy potatoes, which are very common here and actually pretty decent. I am actually planning to heat those up in the microwave, and then finish in the oven with some grated cheese on top (good time saver for a number of things!)

On the side: your standard fried slices of falukorv, and some bagged salad with creamy paprika dill dressing that I just concocted to use up some leftover garlic-yogurt kebab sauce. One of my favorite genres of salad dressing these days: half-assed makeshift pseudo-ranch.

Original plan was Taco Salad Night; thus, the basic crunchy salad blend (which I ended up getting two bags of on a twofer sale).

But, Mr. C made himself some nachos last night with stale tortilla chips where the oil was starting to go noticeably rancid, and ended up with an upset stomach from it. So with him apparently still burping gross stale chips all day, this did not seem like the time for more fresh ones!

He said that plan was fine by him, but honestly this seemed like less work anyway after I've been awkwardly wheelchair wrestling groceries. Thought in advance to have at least a couple of super easy meals ready to go, the way my baseline energy levels have been running lately.

[pariahfox]

More "I really must be halfway assimilating" fairly easy supper plans in the works for tonight: another round of one variation on the classic combo of fried sliced falukorv with milk-stewed macaroni.

Only, this time I am planning to cheese it up and add some broccoli. That really is a good base for easy stovetop macaroni and cheese. Still trying to decide if I want to mix in the broccoli, or just eat that on the side.

One tip, however: If you buy one of the bigger packs of sausage to feed two people at a time, and freeze the rest of it for later? Maybe cut it up into roughly meal-sized chunks before stashing the thing in the freezer.

Because it really isn't much fun to try and hack pieces off a thick frozen solid sausage ring! Didn't want to let it thaw much, since the rest was going straight back in the freezer.

That was not pretty, but it just about worked with leaning most of my weight on the knife. Also needed to rinse/dry the thing off, after both sections flew off the table and went bouncing off across the floor. With any luck, that sausage incident will be the low point of this supper prep. *fingers crossed*

[tattoofilter]

By Célia Richer · Falukorv, done at La Fabrik' Anatomic, Haguenau. http://ttoo.co/p/25640

[swedebeast]

One painful thing about being a migrant from a country that rarely produces migrants is the difficulty in finding the local delicacies.

Or even the staple foods, and the example I will whine about not having eaten for 3 years this time, is falukorv.

[pequenostatuajes]

Por Célia Richer · Falukorv. http://ttoo.co/p/10783

[tatuajespequenos]

Por Célia Richer · Falukorv, hecho en Icône Body art, Rouen. http://ttoo.co/p/12551

[kick-ass-things]

Celebrate Femininity With 50 Of The Most Beautiful Lace Tattoos You’ve Ever Seen

tattoo by Falukorv

[clatterbane]

Getting ready for tonight's delight, an easy Swedish comfort food classic: stekt falukorv med stuvade makaroner (fried falukorv with stewed macaroni)! To have the simple vinegar cucumber salad on the side.

Hopefully especially good as a foil since the Household Swede despises the usual condiment there: ketchup. (Which is a long story, involving a diner type place and some terrible spoiled ketchup. I didn't know ketchup could really go that bad, but sounds like I was very wrong.)

Stuvade Makaroner (Swedish Milk Stewed Macaroni) - Kristy's Kitchn

Stuvade makaroner (Swedish milk stewed macaroni) is a simple, comforting and creamy dish made by simmering macaroni in milk.

I'm planning to go the simple route, and just simmer it in milk. Good thing we got more milk yesterday! A gob of butter added at the end makes it even better.

You can also just cook the pasta normally, and mix it with a white sauce like this guy is doing.

But, that involves a couple more steps. (Pros: It also requires less milk if you're running low.)

I have found that throwing some grated cheese and extra seasonings in with the milk-simmered kind also makes for a good extra-simple stovetop macaroni and cheese approach. But, we're going classic tonight!