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Had a dr's apptn in Winnipeg. Always want to take special foods into our daughter and s-i-l. Had a big slab of pork loin in the freezer. Marinated, roasted, then made into Char siu bao filling. I once mentioned make baos with chicken, Shitaki mushrooms, and lap cheung, something not commonly found in China. @liuzhou mentioned that he was not familiar with that filling, so I made up a batch of that filling as well We each had half of each variety along with Shrimp roe noodle soup As we were going to arrive at the kids' place around supper time, I made up a large container of Citrus Marinated Roast Chicken. Roasted up some potaoes and green beans as well. This chicken is so goof, hot or cold. It's been a while since I found fresh green peppercorns. Picked up some Shanghai noodles, and that was supper when we got back from the city.

First day of spring, but it is still cold enough out in the garage where the freezer is located to defrost and organize what all I've stuffed in there over the winter! Still pretty "well stocked", eh? There will be NO protein shopping until this lot is reduced substantially! There are 12 lbs of Lactantia butter ( sale of $4.97 / lb!) in the freezer door as well as about 12 lamb chops (Safeway markdown). Seems I am still shopping for 5 but cooking for 2. 😅 Cooking from the freezer supper last night. Hubby had Steak and Kidney "stew" that was meant for pie. Perogies from the freezer but not the sugar snap peas. 😉 Found 2 beef rib bones, so I had one with perogies and peas. The second bone is being made into Beef & Barley soup for tomorrow's lunch.

Supper of Convenience: All ingredients courtesy of Safeway: Har Gow, War Teep, and edamame.

@ShelbyDid the corned beef come out moist with SV? I have such a hard time cooking it. Tried Ann_T's roasting, slow braise, and always seems to come out dry. Might have to make my own? I just remember my Dad's corned beef, moist and tender.

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@Mmmpomps Sorry if I am repeating myself, but may I have a link to these fabulous potatoes?

Had plans to make Bouillabaisse, but got lazy and just breaded the shrimp with coconut and Panko, and the scallops with Panko crumbs. Eaten with asparagus Picked up a package of Jalapeno Maple beef meatballs at Safeway, reduced by $5.00 (cost $5.00 for 5 large meatballs). A friend had given us a couple dozens of potato cheese perogies. Cooked both in the air dryer, and eaten with mushroom green peppercorn gravy. Don't often eat perogies, but these were delicious! omorrow for lunch, with sour cream, bacon and fresh dill!

Baked Pork Chops with fresh thyme from a friend's greenhouse, brown rice, and Shanghai Bok Choy. A Chinese friend gave my brother a "piece of lamb", and he doesn't eat lamb. It was a confusing piece of meat, skin on, rib bones, saddle? I trimmed it up, and added some thin pieces of lamb chops from another Chinese store bulk purchase. Trimmed up the fat, added leeks, carrots, fresh rosemary, and cooked it all in the IP. It ended up still a bit fatty, so mint sauce was needed. Not the best stew, but got rid of the meat from my freezer. Ate it with more of the toasted couscous I had picked up at Costco.

Been down and out with some of stomach virus, but am finally alive after a few days of the BRAT diet. Started back with some old comfort food: Chicken, Lap Cheung and Shitaki Mushrooms with lots of ginger in sandpot Had our son pick up a rotisserie chicken for sandwiches. Lots leftover, and with a piece of store-bought puff pastry, made chicken pot pie and some air-fryer potatoes Stomach was feeling more stable, so ventured into Butternut Squash soup with various spiced. Hubby loves pumpernickel bread. I picked some up and found I finally liked it too! Had some toasted with the soup. Butter Chicken with a jar of KFI sauce. Veg zoodles, Basmati rice, and naan. And finally, had a lot more energy and made fish'n'chips with pickerel. I took off most of the batter on my fish, but hubby ate all of his. Still eating smaller portions, which is better for my waistline 😉

A bit late to welcome YOU back on eGullet, Bruce!

@Kim Shook: Yes. Those egg rolls and spring rolls are made by moi. These are the wrappers we used in the restaurant and now at home. They are deep fried of course. Medical trips to the big city always bring home rewards. I was doing a presentation on Chinese Immigrants in Manitoba: Choy Family History at the museum the evening we got home from Winnipeg. So, a quick supper was necessary. Chinese BBQ duck over ho fun. Stir-fried peashoots more for me than hubby. I LOVE the sauce that comes from inside the duck! (Meen see, wine, ginger, garlic, etc) always ask for extra little containers and keep them in the freezer. Our local Co-Op grocery has boneless pork tenderloin on sale @$1.99 / lb. I picked up one for $15.00, cut off a chunk to roast, stuff with fresh thyme from a friend's greenhouse. It was lovely! The rest of the loin was cut into strips, marinating in a mix of Hoisin sauce, oyster sauce. soy sauce, sesame oil, garlic, and red food colouring. They will be made into char siu, some of which will be used for baos.

Headed to the city for medical apptn tomorrow. Will be staying with our daughter and s-i-l. Daughter loves Black Bean Garlic Beef & Bittermelon. S-i-L absolutely not. 🤪 So I made some with bitter melon and some with bell peppers. Ho fun with oyster sauce to go with either.

Panko-coated Steelhead Trout, tiny taters, and cheesy broccoli. I use a Superstore app, and after several dry months, I finally "caught" the trout on 50% off. $12.00 got me 4 good sized portions. We shared this plate and froze 2 others. Was doing "Meals on Wheels" for a friend's husband and son (who is going thru' a health crisis) while she is away. I roasted a 2-rib prime. Her guys like their beef well done, so I cut off 2/3 for ourselves, and tossed their portion back into the oven 😞 Our son came up to give Dad a massage, and the two granddaughters also came. They hadn't had supper yet, so it was a quick put together! The girls aren't big meat eaters unless it is beef done just so! One loved Yorkies, and the other didn't. So we had beef, Yorkies, and pan friend perogies! These 2 pictures are all I got. Also had tiny taters, asparagus, and gravy. Yorkshire puddings thru' the looking glass 😉

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The coddlers are gorgeous! And so is the breakfast ❤️

Oven came in handy to add some warmth to the house. Windchill was around -32. Tonight -40C. Stuck fresh rosemary under the skin and salted the skin before putting the bird into the fridge overnight. Roasted beets with the chicken. Pan fried some Costco cauliflower rice and added some field greens salad.

Our son is an osteopath, and he came up in the evening after work to give hubby a workout on a game leg. He hadn't had supper yet, so I was glad to have ingredients on hand for a quick meal for the three of us. Spicy Shrimp and cheesy grits with some leftover corn Hunkered down with the dip in temperature for the next 3 or 4 days: -34C, windchill of -42. Sous vide then seared rosemary lamb chops. Air fryer chips and bell peppers, steamed asparagus and mint sauce.

After cutting off meat from this ham bone for Clam Chowder the other night, I used the bone for Ham and Split Pea soup. Made it yesterday, then out into my "outside fridge" for the night. Today' is another blustery day, so the soup was perfect for lunch! Might get a chance to gnaw on that later 😉 But for now, easier eating!

Seared then roasted 3 duck breasts.Topped with sauce made with shallot, plums, Marsala and chicken broth. Fried some pre-cooked taters in the rendered duck fat. Asparagus was on sale, $1.49 / lb!

Picked up and roasted beef rib bones to go along with the scallops from the freezer. Eaten with brown rice pilaf. Beef & Shanghai Noodles Big snowfall yesterday. Good time to play in the kitchen. Tried spring rolls and egg rolls from a new franchise that opened down at the strip mall: Edo Japanese. Nothing to rave about, but something to complain about: The egg rolls and spring rolls were totally inedible! The filling was mushy, chopped too fine, and I'm not sure what the flavour was. One bite and I spit it out! So, I made my own! Had these as early appetizers, followed by Boston Clam Chowder, with ham bone and a bag of cooked clam meat from the freezer. Chinese cruellers instead of oyster crackers, which are NOT available in Canada.

Was down and out, on the couch for a couple of days with a really painful kink in the neck, which came about because I fell asleep sitting up on the couch! So for 2 suppers, it was take-out pizza... Had planned to make Sweet & Sour Chicken Balls for a friend, but they were away, so I made "Chicken Marsala" with chicken legs. Local Co-op had Strip Loin Bundles on sale @$6.99 / lb. Cut the whole into a small roast, some steaks, and used the "trimmings"for Curry Beef and Bell Peppers. Enjoying the new spices I got from Silk Road Spice Merchants, and this was the yellow curry powder. It was fragrant with a bite. Temperatures went down to -double digits Celcius again, so I put the oven to work. Had marinaded pork side ribs with Hoisin sauce. Roasted in the oven. Followed by a small chicken rubbed with Turkish Baharat spice blend, again from Silk Road. It smelled lovely, and we enjoyed the change-up from roast chicken. The radish sprouts are from a new little local store. Added a crisp biye.

@Shelby: Chicken breasts @.88 / lb! WoW! Unheard of! We were to have chicken tonight too, but it was a friend's birthday, and she loves Wonton soup, one of the few things she can chew in her failing health situation. So, I made up a batch and delivered it to her and her family. Simmered a pile of chicken wings I got on sale = lovely broth. Lots of filling make up, so we had Wonton Soup for supper.

A friend offered to bring me some fresh pickerel from Lake Manitoba. I mentioned that I'd like some thicker fillets for steaming. Her brother went fishing last evening, and brought me 5 lbs! I have been buying baby pickerel (sauger) from a supplier from the same area. They were perfect for pan frying but too thin for steaming. Tonight, I steamed the whole lb. with ginger and green onion for 10 minutes. Then added a splash of hot oil, followed by a drizzle of soy sauce and sesame oil. The fillet was perfectly done, not a single bone!

Oh Yes, Please to red onions on grilled cheese. My next sandwich!

It's been a while since I made baked fish sandwiched between a bed of lemongrass, cilantro, green onion, kaffir lime leaves, lime slices, ginger. Picked up steelhead trout this time, eaten with cauliflower rice with a shower of sesame seeds. 🤪 Cuban Picadillo: trying out different uses for lean ground beef that was on sale. Cooked the 1/2 cups of wild rice from the back of the pantry. Made 4 cups cooked! Lots packaged and into the freezer. Enjoyed the spices, especially the cumin seeds. {laying with the spice blends from Silk Road Spice Merchants: West- Africa Citrus Spice on chicken legs: Roasted along with cubed taters. Lovely blend, and a change up from Shake 'n' Bake;-) A friend messaged me about one of the well established Mexican grocery stores: Fresh certified beef sale Wednesday only: $5.50 / lb for any cut. However, the photo posted was a stock meat chart, and they butcher according to their Mexican customers. I stopped in early in the morning when the butchering was done. Picked up some I recognized: Oxtails, sliced shank, ribs, and Carne Para Asra, which i think is flank? Pulled out the old Dutch oven and braised Ossobuco style with Marsala and Tarragon. Smelled amazing all afternoon! Another cooked up a new veg for me, Celtuce, from the small Chinese grocery store. Knew it was bland, so I blanched then stir-fried with a bit of Toban sauce. It worked great with the rich meat and sauce. I liked the fresh mint with the meat too!