Dejah

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 😉

That looks amazing! Copied and saved the recipe.

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!

3 years ago, when we first introduced our s-i-l to dim sum (before marrying our daughter), he was taken aback with all the "white looking doughy stuff". Where were the deep fried wontons, egg rolls? LOL! We got him some of the baked Char Siu bao and egg rolls, and he was happy. Now,he loves the steamed baos. siu mai, har gow. We haven't weaned him off the red candy sweet & sour chicken balls yet. LOL!

I still remember the big bag, maybe 20 lbs or more of Red River a thrifty friend picked up for us, many years ago. He was so happy as he picked it up at a much reduced price. It got weevils way before we even got thru' half. Now we know why it was so cheap! LOL! In the olden days, I didn't have a FoodSaver!

Perhaps mine is a Toisanese version? Guess I'll have to make some soon, after talking about them! 😋

I finally got around to making soup with the big ham bone in the freezer: Creamy Ham and Cauliflower soup. Cauliflower was on for $2.99 / head, and they were a hefty good size.

Enjoyed the video. That's a wicked looking knife! Looking at the amount of chilis and chili powder used, was it very spicy? I bet it smelled delicious while cooking!

eGullteers make such amazing Breakfast of Champions! I stick pretty close to eggs and bacon 😉 Red River cereal is a porridge that we like, but last year, the original company stopped making it! In the fall, our national news CBC announced that Arva Flour Mill in Ontario picked up the "rights" to produce this porridge. I ordered immediately, and it took 3 months for the company to catch up on the massive number of orders! Our local Co-Op is supposed to stock the cereal this year, but I've got a good supply now! AS can be seen, I also ordered some bread mixes. Many will be gifts, but thought I'd like to try the corn bread and the Jalapeno & Cheddar version. Need to pick up beer!

Repurposing the one leftover turkey fillet: added various vegetables, stir-fried with Toban sauce, simmered in chicken broth and lightly thickened. Really needed that "gravy"! Cooked up 1.5 cups of wild rice that was hiding in the back pantry. Made LOADS! Ate some and will freeze some in portions. I've been wanting egg tarts, so having Chinese store bought tart shells, I caved and made some.

My Mom used to make baos with chicken, shitaki mushrooms and Chinese sausage. She , and later, I steamed them. I tried making baked char siu baos (different pastry recipe) and was never happy with the results, so I keep using the steamed version. Yours look great - delicate pastry! ❤️