Dejah

Been enjoying everyone's food vicariously. The teaching term is done, so I can get back to some real food! Finally had our first major snowfall which closed some of the major roads across the province. Glad I didn't have to go out and happy to have time for comfort food. Slow-roasted some side ribs then brushed them with mix of Hoisin sauce, 5-spice powder before finishing them in 400F oven. Savory Tang Yuen (dumplings) with braised beef tendon, daikon julienne, rehydrated dried shrimp, cilantro stems. Hubby has a hard time chewing the dumplings, so I made him wonton soup, shrimp roe noodles, and some shredded meat from leftover BBQ pork ribs Bone-in Curry Chicken with curry leaves, eaten with basmati rice cooked in ghee, cumin seeds and cardamom.

This happened when I inadvertently left a bag of 4 lobster tails out of the freezer in the garage. The tails were just thawed by the time I got home from work. Pulled out a rib steak and grilled it in a heavy fry pan with Montreal steak spice. In another pan, the split lobster tails were cooked in chipotle-lime butter (from Sobeys). All eaten with roasted cauliflower.

Went to one of the stores for a couple of items and saw lovely fresh beef kidneys! Weather was blustery yesterday and we were rushing to finish putting up the gazillions of Xmas lights on the trees, bushes, house. Something warm and comforting was needed for the end of the day, and meat pie was perfect! Steak and kidney pie with puff pastry top: equal amounts of kidney and chuck steak, onion, celery, carrots, and poultry seasoning? Yup... It was great! Eaten with stir-fried sugar snap peas and salad.

Rice paper, a layer of over-lapping sliced avocado, lettuce leaf, shredded red cabbage, julienne carrot, cucumber.

Char siu baos, of course

Been slacking - down with sinus issues, so Hot 'n' Sour soup was needed. Delivered several containers to friends with the same virus. Energized for the weekend, so cooked... Cantonese Shrimp Egg Foo Young as we used to make in the restaurant #23a Fresh clams came into our Superstore - in black bean garlic sauce Hot 'n' Sour Soup

Our second meal with friends, we had mussels steamed in coconut milk, Kaffir lime leaves, and lemongrass, paella, and avocado salad rolls. Dessert was Ambrosia Delight: a base of graham crumbs, a layer of bananas, coconut cream pudding stirred with cream cheese and Madarin oranges, topped with whipped cream and toasted coconut flakes. Forgot about pictures until "leftovers" stage...

Our visitors this weekend brought supper Friday night. Shahedah made Curry Chicken with the curry powder her elder sister blended in their village mill. It was full of flavour and delicious. She made crispy ikan bilis just before supper and I added stir-fried sugar snaps and coconut rice.

Have had company this weekend, and I was afflicted with a chest cold and laryngitis...Before sending our friends on their way, I made a big pot of congee with fresh pickerel fillets. Had the usual fixings on the table, left to individual taste.

It was a full weekend of carb overload! Turkey on Friday, prime rib & yorkies on Sat. Crab cakes, salad and udon noodles for lunch today. Only had daughter and s-i-l here for supper tonight. We were all still feeling full, so it was Fuzzy Melon soup with sliced pork tenderloin. S-i-l didn't get any of the udon noodles (with leftover fried eggs from breakfast) I made for lunch (for the little granddaughters), so I made him a plateful... No pictures from supper, but here's what was for lunch. The crab cakes were made with 2 lbs of crab claw meat (Phillips brand) a la Emeril Lagasse. Host's note: for more delicious inspiration, click here for the next segment of the Dinner topic.

I left HK 1958 - lived there from age 2 - 10 when I immigrated to Canada. Won't make it there in the spring when we head to mainland China and to my family home in Toisan. Will spend a few days in Guangzhou after our "set tour" I am very much looking forward to visiting HK vicariously through you. Thank you!

Family out for the Remembrance Day weekend. Had a 7 kg turkey in brine for about 36 hours in a cooler with ice. Cooked it in the Big Easy for 2.5 hours. Dressing was cooked in the oven. Our grandson doesn't like poultry - over-did the chicken nuggets as a kid, so I did a single-rib roast for him Cherry (frozen cherries) pie in a new 10 1/2 " platter I just bought - perfect for our family!

LOVE those char-bits!

Liuzhou: "Feeling delicate" - love this phrase. Must teach it to my Chinese students, so they don't blurb out " diarrhea " or "monthly...comma"!

November 9th and it was +18C! Picked up a couple of bone-in strip loins - perfect for the BBQ. Eaten with sauteed mushrooms, roasted cauliflower, and tater tots for hubby. Haven't had those for a long long time! Getting a turkey ready to brine and "deep fry" in the Big Easy Friday when the kids are all home for a belated Canadian Thanksgiving...

Cauliflower and naan was centre stage at our supper as well. Pulled out a bag of the AAA boneless blade roast that I had cut up for stew. Made Beef Vindaloo with Patak paste. Steamed some cauliflower and kale. Sauteed some quartered mushrooms in a scoopful of the vindaloo juice. Hubby had real naan, and I had low-carb ones made with coconut flour. The vindaloo was a slow braise in the oven after browning.

Haven't had any this year from my gardening optometrist. Whenever I've done these peppers on the BBQ, they never seem to make it into the house. Tonight was another $4.77/lb AAA prime rib roast I picked up a couple of weeks ago. It was excellent - roasted at 275 until 130 internal. Eaten with mashed cauliflower with chipotle-lime butter (Safeway) and steamed chayote and carrot.

Ginger Glazed Pork Chop, stir-fried bok choy, and finally, roasted pumpkin! Had to wait until Halloween was over before I could cut one up. It kept well outside in the single digit temperatures. I was frustrated on Monday as there was not a single pumpkin to be found all because of Halloween. I chunked it and roasted pieces with olive oil, salt, pepper and thyme. Anticipation was better then reality. Might have enjoyed it more if I could have put brown sugar on it? However, I've had my feed, so the rest can go to compost.

I'd put them in brine and use the yolks a month later for joongzi! Or use the salted egg yolks for Golden Sand Shrimp - a favourite dish that I have yet to make at home. I think eGulleteer Prawcracker posted a recipe / method for them a long time ago in the China forum.

Thank you!

Supper tonight was one that withstood all the interruptions from Halloween tricksters. It had been raining pretty much all day and did not let up during the witching hour. Had 56 kids but that's a lot of up and downs off the dining table. Low-carb Chicken a la King over tofu shirataki fettuccine and green beans. I had marinate the chicken breast cubes in Olive Oil Tuscan Italian salad dressing by Kraft before browinng. Added a little bit of tang. A sprinkle of crushed chili pepper flakes added a bit of heat

HungryChris: Korean BBQ sauce...home-made? Is it a common recipe? Commercial? Looks terrific!

Add my vote to everything you posted!

Needed time today trying to get the house / yard decorated for Halloween, so I slow-cooked a lamb shoulder roast on a bed of rosemary and garlic cloves. I had carved three pumpkins then decided I should roast pumpkin with sage as a side. Checked the 4 major stores in our city, and someone had bought the gazillions of pumpkins! Made do with some chunks I had carved out for the jack'o'lanterns, added some broccoli, shallots, and radishes to the pan. Drizzled with olive oil and fresh sage leaves. Thought we needed more veg, so I nuked a spaghetti squash as well. Fresh mint sauce from the pot on the kitchen window. Gravy was from the bottom of the roasting dish with much of the fat skimmed off. Lovely rosemary fragrance