Dejah

Your history made this "taste" even better!

Glad you found a stash as well! We don't have a Home Sense in my small city but there is one about 3 hours way. Then I got a msg from a friend in Niagara-on-the-Lake and he said he can send me any spice, even in 1 kg bags. That's what happens when one lives close to Toronto. However, I can get fresh green peppercorns and he has yet to find them. I haven't tried green curry powder. Would that be the same as the Thai green curry paste? Guess I'll have to make another trip to Winners! We were babysitting granddaughters yesterday until 5 pm. Put in one of those $4.77 / lb AAA prime rib roasts, some baby taters, and a bag of "baby carrots", and their daddy, big brother and his gf joined us for supper. Had to shoo them all out the door with ice-cream bars as take-home desserts as we had tickets for a concert at 7:30....

A colleague's hubby brought me a small sample of Ethiopian Berbere Spice blend, and I really enjoyed it, on meat, on vegetables, etc. The sampler was running low, but while at Winners today, I saw they had a new supple of spices, and THERE they were: Ethiopian Berbere, Moroccan Harissa, Roast Garlic, and Toast Sesasme and Ginger Blend! I picked several up. Tonight, I used the Berbere on pork chops (slathered with mayo and breaded with 0-carb crumbs I made) I also had a package of pork button bones, so I rubbed those with berbere and broiled. Cumin, brown mustard seed cumin rice and peas went well with the spices.

Chicken thighs seared then finished in the oven. Mushroom sauce with Parmesan cheese and cream. Spinach wilted in pan juices from the chicken. Hubby had single serving Minute Rice and I had gluten-free low-carb black bean spaghetti. His looked prettier.

This is what happens when AWOL from egullet...missed all the chatter about Instant Pot! I've been thinking about pressure cookers, so this might do the trick - multi-purpose!

Great to see you again, spaghettti!

I was rushed preparing supper tonight as I babysit every Tues while d-i-l takes an on-line course. Tonight was an hour earlier as the son and d-i-l had a meeting. Fried up Italian sausages, mashed cauliflower, beets from last night, and had cauliflower florets roasting in the 400F oven. Realized I was running short on time, I packed up my food to eat at the kids...and forgot about cauliflower the oven... Glad hubby was home...The house didn't burn to the ground and hubby didn't die from smoke inhalation. The cauliflower was definitely dead...black, and so was the pan. House still smells smoky even after I boiled vinegar for a long spell... Thus...no picture of supper tonight

Will be doing a belated Thanksgiving turkey in a couple of weeks when the kids can all come home! Will probably make naan again...slippery slope on the low-carb way of eating.

Sartoric's Indonesian Roast Pork Belly has been on my mind since he posted... I didn't have pork belly in the freezer, just a slab of pork loin? I adapted a Malaysian Fried Chicken marinade and rubbed it on the pork, left it for 4 hours, then roasted at 400F for 1.1/2 hours. The fat on top had charred bits and translucent...The flavour was great. That'll have to do until I gets me some pork belly! I also made cheese chips, a snack recommended on a low-carb group I belong to. They are fabulous and easy to do in the microwave.

You need a Charbroil Big Easy. Does a great job, at least, on Chinese BBQ duck. The skin is crispy and beautiful mahogany colour.

Thank you!

REALLY want some of this... And that oriental shank with pomegranate juice. Ninagluck: Did you use a concentrate? I need some variety with lamb shanks...

Fish 'n' chips night: Beer battered pickerel, and fries made with Russian Blue and AmaRosa potatoes Eaten with buttered peas (wishing we had mushy peas), malt vinegar and Heinz Spicy Ketsup

Lots of fall work getting done today - sunny but windy. Tomorrow has rain in the forecast. Threw a rack of lamb coated with whole grain mustard and fresh rosemary into the oven. Closer to supper time, made nasi lemak with fresh Kafir lime leaves and lemongrass. Steamed green beans in the microwave, drained and sauteed them in the lamb dripping. Full and lazy after supper at 8 pm...

WOW! That's more than what I paid for prime rib last week! These blade roasts were an amazing sale, again from our Real Canadian Superstore. I stockpiled, cut into chunks and used my FoodSaver. So far, I've had great Beef Bourguignon, an old fashioned beef stew. Still 2 cut-up roasts in the freezer. I kept any trimmings, silver skin, etc separate and will do a Red -Braised beef soon... Really wanted clams tonight and knew the shipments come in Thursdays. Picked up 2 lbs and did up a Coconut Red Curry Ginger-infused Clams for apps. There was a lot of sauce, so I dumped it into the Malaysian Curry Beef we had last night. The combined flavours made for a better curry tonight. Eaten with a pile of stir-fried Bok Choy. Hubby had jasmine rice also.

Had browned up chunks of the blade roast I picked up at $2.77 / lb. Made Low-carb Malaysian Curry Beef in the slow cooker. The spices in coconut milk smelled wonderful, but the flavour wasn't as intense as I had hoped. There was a nice bite tho'. Still have enough for tomorrow's meal, so here's hoping the taste will be elevated. I cooked potatoes and carrots separately for hubby. For me, I had thrown in chunks of celery.

Gosh! Pretty soon they'll be giving the roasts out free! ElainaA That soup looks wonderful for this time of the year, especially with biscuits...

Just dug down into the freezer and the other two are cap off...why? I have no idea...depended on who was cutting and packaging? There was no indication on the flyer...just that it was prime rib, but the sign on the cooler and packaging said AAA Whatever, they were a great deal for very good roasts.

Hmmm...I just checked the roasts in the freezer...cap on...

No turkey for Thanksgiving this year as 2 of the kids and families couldn't come out due to work schedules. Had one kid and family over, so we had prime rib and fixings. Our Superstore had amazing price match this week - with Walmart's AA Prime rib roasts at $4.77 / lb. Superstore put their AAA on for the same price with a limit of 1. Otherwise, it was their flyer price for unlimited @6.99 / lb. Obviously, the "price information" hadn't reached the cashiers as I unexpectedly got all three 3-rib roasts at $4.77 / lb. It was like that Ikea commercial: " Start the car! START THE CAR!" I know many won't buy meat at Superstore, but if I shop the first day of the sale, I always have good luck. Made Michael Symons Holiday Sprouts, buttered carrots, mashed cauliflower, baked Russian Blue and AmaRosa potatoes. Dessert was pumpkin pie with whipped cream, and single serving cherry pies. This was my granddaughter's first pumpkin pie! Got a thumbs up and a # 1...two-handed approval...

Great looking pizza!

I seem to be channeling Robirdstx this week! We too went out for supper, to our one and only East India restaurant, The Chilli Chutney. We usually go for the weekend buffet as the variety is excellent. I must admit I go mainly for the naan (better than from our month-long trip to India last April) and the samosa. Last night, they had Lamb Curry, Minced Beef, Chicken at least 3 ways, vegetarian dishes, noodles, 2 kinds of rice, never-empty naan basket, Aloo, all kinds of pickles, and 4 desserts. My favourite was the rice pudding with cardamom and pistachios. Totally off my low-carb menu, but hey! It's CANADIAN Thanksgiving. Forgot about pictures until we started, and this is one taken with my phone.

Microwaved last of the 18 spicy sausage/spinach/feta frittatas I made on Monday. They are perfect for breakfast and for hubby, his lunch whenever he's hungry. Eaten with a dab of spicy ketsup for even more zing...

This moo-gua / hairy melon is like tofu - no flavour but takes on whatever you cook it with. For me, I would pan-fry THEN braise the stuffed pieces with oyster sauce. I was given such a melon by one of our local aunties (from her garden) and have some ground pork leftover from today's meatballs. Maybe I'll make some for supper tomorrow.

On the same wave-length, and perfect for this chilly evening (0C). Made these low-carb Swedish Meatballs (ground beef and ground pork) with a cheesy sauce (1/2 cup butter, 2 oz. cream cheese, 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese, and 1/3 cup beef broth). The mashed cauliflower was adapted from Mashed Potato Cups (baked in muffin tins). I didn't have a 6 cup muffin tin, so I made them in single serving pie tins. Using muffin tins may have produced crusty sides. Quick cranberry sauce made with sugar substitute (Swerve).