I went out to the supermarket the other day — it had been a while — and bought quite a few packages of what in the U.S. we call "cold cuts" — salt-cured and smoked pork and poultry. The meats were not for sandwiches, but for the melted cheese dish called raclette. In the photo on the right above, you can see how the raclette cheese gets melted: in little trays that sit under an electric heating element.
We had potatoes we could boil, Brussels sprout we could thaw and sauté, and mushrooms we could cook, along with everything else, on the griddle that sits on top of the raclette appliance so that everything is served hot. Melted cheese went well with all of that.
It's kind of a do-it-yourself lunch or dinner that you make when the weather is cold and you've been out it in. It warms you up.
Oh, boy, it all looks so fresh and tasty, and I can just imagine the melted cheese with it. Hoping you two are feeling better, and keeping warm.
ReplyDeleteWe are better, but still in recovery mode. It's cold here still, but our central heat is working.
DeleteThat looks delicious and I’m sure it was. Hope you both are feeling better or will be soon.
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BA, do you have a raclette grill? See my comment to Judy above about our health.
DeleteThat looks so good. We did one like this in January with friends. It was fun.
ReplyDeleteIt is fun, and tasty. There are as many variations on ingredients as there are cooks.
DeleteYou have reminded me that we have one of those raclette machines, in the barn somewhere......must get it back into the house and use it! I had quite forgotten how delicious such food can be.
ReplyDeleteI hope you find it and take advantage of it, J and N. When it comes to food, variety really is the spice of life.
DeleteI don't know that I've ever seen one of those raclette machines here in the states, though I'm sure they exist. It all looks very tasty!
ReplyDeleteI see raclette grills for sale on Amazon.com. They are a lot more expensive than the French ones.
DeleteI’ve been yearning for a raclette machine for ages. It’s on my Amazon wish list and I’m waiting for it to go on sale.
ReplyDeleteThe raclette grills are much less expensive on Amazon.fr than on Amazon.com, but then you have to add shipping costs.
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