Dejah

Love all your meals. Great to see the table settings too!

SO much good food! Loved going through each of the meals. Today, First day of autumn, as of 8 pm...It started with a drizzle of rain, and by 3 pm, driving sleet that turned into snow flakes! Temperature has dipped down to the -4 celcius mark. Turned on the oven today with a small boneless leg of lamb. Couldn't decide whether it'd be rosemary or cumin lamb. Finally marinated the lamb with whole grain mustard and rosemary (bush rescued from the snow!) and roasted potatoes with butter and cumin! There is so much garden clean-up to do this time of the year. Instant Pot comes into play - Thai Red Curry beef "Stew" Threw in potatoes, carrot, and celery for the veg to avoid using another pot. A good friend just came out of the hospital and had been on a liquid diet prior to a procedure. She is ready to eat real food again, so I made her one of her favourites...wonton soup Had lots of pork, shrimp, waterchestnut filling left over. Added diced shitaki mushrooms and Chinese sausage, and steamed it for supper.

Having tooth issues, so soft foods the last few days: Pickerel Fish 'n' Chips with curry gravy A friend gave me beets, already cooked, ventured into Borscht land The "Beet friend" is a potter and I love using her platters and casseroles. I can bake in them and platters keep the food hot...while I take pictures before we can eat. Her husband loves Steak 'n' Kidney pie but the rest of the family do not, so I made him a pie in one of his wife's casseroles. The whole family ended up eating the pie! Shepherd's Pie was also made in one of my friend's casseroles. Thought we'd have enough for two meals, then our son showed up...NO leftovers! A former colleague came for a visit tonight, and I made Paella - it was her first taste of this dish. I let her have the crusty bits Dessert was cherry pie!

belated happy Anniversary, Ann_T! It's our 52nd tomorrow...we'll be spending it watching the arborist cutting down a few trees in the yard. Will be expensive entertainment! Side pork ribs slow and low in foil in the oven for a couple of hours followed by a brushing of BBQ sauce and hot charring on the BBQ. Tonight was the first time I've ever tried black garlic. Bought a container in a Chinese supermarket and it's been waiting for me for many moons!! I just didn't know what to do with it (bought on ex-son-in-law's urging). Finally googled and decided to try it on something simple. I pureed 2 big cloves with olive oil, smeared it all over the chicken outside and inside., and roasted it at 375F for an hour. I was amazed that there was no garlic aroma or sharpness (hubby not a big fan of extreme garlic), but a sweetness! It reminded me of the soy soaked then dried olives (lam gok) my mom used to cook is a traditional dish for Chinese New Year. It was eaten as a lettuce wrap. We enjoyed the chicken. My hubby said it was a real meat and potato meal as I also made scalloped potatoes ('s been a long time!), which he loves - without onions!

Would be most interested in your mulligatawny soup recipe if you would share?

Had two of our granddaughters ( 6, 3 )up for the day. They love noodles, so Cantonese Chow Mein for supper. Cool rainy day today, so I made Instant Pot Poblano Chicken, beets, and crispy naan bread. Cilantro was not found in 3 of my usual stores, but mint worked. I had cooked beets earlier in the day - 20 minutes in the Instand Pot.

My Mom used to dry the skin, then soak it in hot water before removing the pithy stuff. Then the peel was soaked in soy sauce for a couple of months. I LOVED the flavour and saltiness of the pomelo peel braised with pork.

Cooler the last couple of days at last! A few meals: Pork Larb and leftover Beef and Black Bean Garlic. Eaten with pan-fried tofu and lots of Thai basil Couldn't find the usual Steelhead Trout fillets, but whole dressed were on sale. Made slits on the fish, slipped in Thai lime leaves and lime slices. Stuffed the belly with lemongrass, green onion, ginger, cilantro, and more lime leaves. Laid the fish on a bed of the same greenery, wrapped in foil, and cooked the whole thing in the oven. Tried to make shredded tater hashbrowns...disaster... Really wanted lobster roll after our trip to Louisiana. Superstore had frozen lobster claw meat on for $9.99. Picked up 2 packets and used mini baguettes...Not comparable to fresh but supper was on the table! Was busy trying to assemble a new BBQ with hubby and cleaning up the gazillion crabapples from the lawn. A quick supper was required...Instant Pot Chili with spaghetti squash. Melted Mozza on top and a sprinkle of Habanero Lime...

@KennethT: Bring a small pot with half vinegar and half water to a boil then simmer until the "offensive to some" aroma is gone.

Just got back from a 4000 mile road trip to Morgan City, Louisiana - celebrating the centennial of the making of the first Tarzan movie in the Atchafalaya Swamp. We were there with a gathering of Edgar Rice Burroughs(grandfather of sci-fi and author of Tarzan) fans. I just saw mention of gumbo up thread...some of our friends had great seafood gumbo, but hubby and I indulged, 2 evenings, on Royal Red Shrimp Boil (or bawld, as pronounced by the locals!). I've never tasted any shrimp SO good - flavour and texture of lobster, and huge! There were about 16 to the lb, and I couldn't finish my order. Didn't do any side trips this time, and I was missing my garden and kitchen... First meal at home- grilled tenderloin with new taters from the garden, carrots, salad, and sauteed mushrooms Tonight, supper was Black Bean Garlic Beef with Bitter Melon on Udon noodles

Something soft for hubby while he's getting teeth repairs! Singapore Rice Noodles with homemade char siu, shrimp, bell peppers, and fresh beansprouts.

Had a recipe for Chili-Lime Clams, but clams were scarce in our little city this week. However, the mussels were freshly installed in the fish tank, so I went with the 2 lb bag plus a dozen little little clams. As I have an abundance of fresh Thai lime leaves these days from my own little tree, I threw a few in with the shallots, garlic, cherry tomatoes, etc. Had some large shrimp on hand. Peeled the ones for hubby and simmered the shells for broth instead of the cup of beer called for in the recipe. Didn't have any chickpeas, so I added diced taters. It worked. Shrimp were seasoned then sauteed in butter. All eaten with toasted baguette and corn-on-the-cob. Broth was amazing!

Vadouvan Curry Shrimp: Made this for the second time ever! Missing tonight's was fresh curry leaves. It shouldn't be an option as it adds a lovely fragrance to the dish! Also didn't have ground cardamom, but I had whole pods I brought back from India. Cracked open and chopped worked! I quite liked biting into bits of the seeds. Eaten with spaghetti squash topped with black sesame seeds and roasted ginger, sauteed beans from my community garden, and peas (from the freezer).

Are these winkles? They are bigger than the ones our local Superstore is bringing in...I've only had them boiled in brine in England, or in black bean garlic sauce...Hubby considers them a waste of energy!😀

Are those WASA biscuits? Love canned smoked oysters. Those were always a Sat. night treat for my F-i-l and us...

Catch up on reading posts and posting! I've never had so much time on my hands for gardening that everything is taking longer...Retirement is great!😁 Tonkatsu with spaghetti squash and peas Too tired from playing in the dirt to think about supper...so it was smokies, shrimp and cabbage stir-fry and corn on the cob Steamed pickerel with ginger and green onion Steak and vegetables And tonight, fish yet again! Blackened pickerel with cauliflower Mac'n'Cheese and a big salad

Beef & Veg Pie...One for us, and one for a neighbor who mows our common stretch of lawn...a bachelor who works outside all day. The pie was just in time for his supper! Salad with diced apple, cuke, iceberg lettuce, mushrooms and tomatoes seasoned with raspberry dressing.

Your memory serves you well! I've made th chicken many times but have yet to do the salad...maybe just too lazy? Will have to plan on that next time we have company...

Pre- Father's Day dinner here for hubby...before the kids swoop in tomorrow! Pulled out a package of AAA Angus rib steaks from the back of the beef basket (still could do a "Cook Your Way Thru' the Freezer)...seasoned with Montreal Steak Spice and thrown on the BBQ. Sauteed mushrooms and a salad made the meal just fine...

Severe storm warnings started in the afternoon. West of us, power was going off and hail the size of tennis balls were playing havoc. Storm chasers posting about development of tornadoes... Had chicken in marinade and cooked up Filipino Chicken Adobo for supper right quick! Cooked up some Coconut cardamom rice and enjoyed supper while the thunder roared and the rain poured. Luckily, the worst of the storm system by-passed our city. Have never made Chicken Adobo nor eaten it, so I'm not sure exactly what it's supposed to taste like. It was good...almost like Chinese soy sauce chicken with the added tang of the vinegar and a bit of afterburn from the black pepper and chili pepper flakes. Salad seemed unconventional but complemented the rest of the meal.

Mapo Tofu...Me too! me TOO! Hubby called it "an interesting and delicious concoction" Mapo Tofu with ground lamb and diced eggplant. Eaten with stir-fried bok choy...Missing the rice...

Cool enough a couple of days ago to do a single rib roast in the oven for supper. Enough leftovers for lunch next day. Daughter gave me a Starfrit electric spiralizer for my bday! Finally got around to trying it out. I'd love vegetables done any way, and this was pretty. Hubby is not keen on veg as a substitute for pasta, but with Alfredo sauce...OK!

Instant Pot Lamb shoulder Thai coconut curry with a few vegetables. Thai basil - trimmings from my pallet garden!

Amazing stack! And your fries !