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Last installment. Our final day was spent walking around the city and a visit to the Tate Modern (huge). We stopped by Buckingham Palace And watched the very confusing changing of the guard (the military band was playing the Jurassic Park theme song as they guard changed???) A view of the evil eye (I hate ferris wheels of all types) Aaahhhhh Fish and chips by the Thames We found a pub and stopped in for a drink More festive decorations Our last dinner was at J. Sheekey Crab salad Potted shrimp Dover sole Roasted mixed shellfish (lobster, scallops, razor clams, shrimp, prawns) Too full for dessert. So that's it for this time. Thanks for the restaurant suggestions. I hope to get to some on a future visit.

Day three, more museums, more walking. For dinner this evening we went to Benares. After the tasting at Nobu the night before I was not up for another one, so we bypassed that option in favor of just selecting a few things off the a la carte menu. They brought us an amuse bouche--lentil dumplings we ordered a sampler of their vegetarian appetizers an order of rogan josh some naan and spinach strawberry and mint cocktail complimentary dessert of tangerine gelee, chocolate tart and clementine macarons We were unable to fish what we ordered. I am so glad we skipped the tasting menu because the amount of food that would have gone uneaten would have been embarrassing! Large meals mean long walks. More impressive Christmas decorations Fortnum and Mason food hall (we went back here the next day and bought a lot of Christmas gifts) Soho Chinatown And, of course, a pub

Thanks! My husband has been to St. John a few times and suggested it as an option. I was not sure if there would be enough variety for me, as I eat mostly fish or vegetarian. He has said it is excellent though. Maybe next time. We are wine drinkers so thanks for those recommendations also.

From my brother: a Victorinox boning knife, a rack to stand pot lids up in, and an entire case of the disposable gloves I wear while preparing meat or seafood. From my sister, a bottle of very good champagne. From my teenaged niece, a tin of homemade cookies. From my parents, a gift card to an amazing cheese shop near me https://wasiks.com and a beautiful serving platter. From my husband, a new camera (Canon 5D) to use to take pictures for the Dinner! thread.

How are you going to reheat the beef? I also made a bone in rib roast yesterday and my husband, niece and nephew want the leftovers for dinner tonight. It's prime dry aged and cost me a pretty penny so I really don't want to mess it up.

Our second day was spent exploring the National Gallery and lots of walking around. We stopped in to Caffe Concerto for breakfast. That seems to be a chain of sorts. The inside was charming Lots of pastries in a display case Breakfast was not very good. I had a baked egg with tomato sauce and too much ricotta cheese Husband went for the full English. More sights seen That night we went to Nobu for dinner. We opted for the classic omakase and asked the waiter to do a beverage tasting of his choosing. He paired our food with a mix of sake, red and white wines. Cocktails First course, toro belly sashimi Second course, more sashimi. Upper left going clockwise, we had yellowtail with jalapeño ponzu, a sea bream, a spicy tuna and a scallop. third course, sushi. More bream, tuna, horse mackerel (my favorite) and I forget what the fourth one was! The cup has a chopped tuna sushi. . Next, miso black cod Followed by hot pot. Husband had waygu steak and I don't eat red meat so they brought me toro final savory course, rice with shiitake Dessert sample ice cream First real dessert, hazelnut ice cream and molten chocolate cake Second dessert, more ice cream, a coconut frozen "grapefruit", and a hazelnut cake. , This was a ton of food and we were stuffed, so went for a long walk afterwards. We found a Christmas fair near our hotel and decided to explore. Of course I had to take photos of some of the food stalls even though I was too stuffed to try anything 🙂

I recently visited London for the first time and thought i would share my dining experiences. It was a short trip--just four nights. My husband had to stay another week for work. He has to go back for two of the fours weeks in January and one week in February and I am hoping to tag along for another visit, so if anyone has dining suggestions I'd like to hear them. We stayed at the Intercontinental Park Lane, which was very convenient for proximity to sightseeing. Lots of impressive Christmas decorations Our first dinner was at the Savoy Grill. Lobby decor Crab salad Omelet with black truffles (they also had white truffles for an uncharge but we declined) Dover sole Lobster thermidor Complimentary dessert (mince pies and salted caramel chocolates) Back at the hotel we had a cocktail. This was called Mother's Ruin--it smoked and bubbled, Very odd The next morning we found a donut shop with a charming sign I don't like donuts but took a picture of the display case.

I ordered mine on amazon. It comes in packages of two.

Sure. It's one cup cornstarch, 3/4 cup flour, 1/4 cup EverCrisp breader and batter boost from modernist pantry (I think I read about this ingredient on here somewhere), 1 egg, 1 tsp. salt, and 12 ounces lager. I usually stick the batter in the fridge for an hour or so before using. It's very thin--thinner than pancake batter, and cooks up very light and crispy.

fish and chips

chicken, pepper and broccoli stir fry

U10 scallops with butternut squash risotto

black bean and roasted corn tostadas with cabbage slaw and lime crema

mushroom miso ramen soup with a poached egg

i ordered this cookbook after seeing some of your other photos of recipes you have made from it. It arrived yesterday. I think this is the third cookbook I have bought based on your photos. :-)

I have a Canon 60D. It's pretty old--I think my husband gave it to me around 10 years ago. That's just the kit lens that came with it. I have a couple of other lenses but feel that this one is just fine for most things since I am just taking photos for fun. The camera is pretty heavy--to me, anyway-- and the specialized lenses just make it heavier. I store it on a tripod and usually leave it there for taking food photos.

Reporting from further back in the plane 😉 I can say that the food in steerage continues to not be so good. Here is British Airways to London in "World Traveller Plus" (basically, premium economy). I ordered an Asian vegetarian meal. Behold... So on the left, well, I am not sure. It kind of tasted like falafel, but with curry sauce. To the right, okra and cauliflower curry. Naan and a random roll. Dessert was galub jamun. This meal was basically inedible with way too much salt but I was not hungry having eaten before getting on the plane so no big deal. On the way back, I switched to a lacto-ovo vegetarian meal out of consideration for the people around me who might not like curry scent. I did not think of that for the flight over. Here it is: This is the same vegetarian meal they offer in business class, though I am sure it is presented in a nicer way. It's supposed to be ricotta gnudi. Note the burned left side. I saved the calories and made an omelet when I got home 🙂

@Ann_T I am glad Moe is recovering well. Your delicious food will help I am sure! Dinner tonight. Spiced tuna sashimi rice bowl with shrimp Legal Seafoods Terminal E Logan. Off to London for a long weekend. My husband goes regularly for work but never has time for sightseeing so I’m heading over with him before all the work stuff to see the sights. I’m not bringing my DSLR but if I manage to take any decent dinner shots with my phone I will post them.

I not only think it is flavorless, I have issues with the texture. It always seems flaccid. I have tried it in many preparations and so far the only way I really enjoy it is ground up. I think it makes traditional chowder taste fishy, but the Thai soup idea is intriguing. I might try that next time. The share runs in eight week cycles and it is rare that we get pollock more than once as I think they know it is nobody’s favorite,

Sunday, scallop rolls and fries while watching the football game Monday I tried a recipe that I got in an email from the New York Times for slow roasted spicy salmon in olive oil with a cucumber feta salad. The spices were crushed fennel and coriander seeds, red pepper flakes, and salt and pepper. The recipe yielded very moist and tender salmon. I was less enthusiastic about the plating suggestion, which was to break the salmon up into big chunks and surround it with the cucumbers and feta. It would have looked nicer as one big piece. I'll probably use the oil poaching technique again though. Last night, Thai-flavored fish cakes (made with the dreaded pollock that my fish share sticks me with occasionally) with spicy cucumber salad and rice

Some dinners from this week. Tuesday, baked eggs with tomatoes, croutons and feta Wednesday, chicken tacos Thursday, chicken and cauliflower tikka masala

A couple of recent meals. Pasta with eggplant sauce Zoodles with parmesean cream sauce and roasted cherry tomatoes

Catching up on this week's meals. Monday, cheese souffles and salad I also made a batch of broccoli cheddar soup for lunches Wednesday, sausage, white bean and kale stew Thursday, sweet potato, black bean and poblano tacos Last night, to celebrate my five year cancer free get out of jail free from my oncologist, I made myself my favorite, sautéed mushrooms on crusty bread, using a mix of creminis and a fresh porcini I picked up at Eataly (I could only eat half haha, brain bigger than stomach) and I made my husband a big prime dry aged ribeye. There was a salad too, I swear! 🙂

spicy bucatini with olive oil poached tuna and olives

eggplant pizza carbonara pizza