Dinner! 2012

[Kim Shook]

dcarch – love, love, LOVE the look of that dirty rice!

Shelby – oh, my, dear! Your Fat Tuesday meal? Every single thing looks delicious and beautiful! I’m still full and I would have some of everything! That bread is truly impressive.

Franci – how I envy you being able to buy plaice. I love it so much!

Bruce – your pasta looks fabulous and I, too, am intrigued by the idea of slow cooked onions on pasta!

robirdstx – mmmmm, tonkatsu! Haven’t had that in awhile.

Dinner tonight:

Smothered cube steak, smashed potatoes and green beans. Just good, plain comfort food.

[ChrisTaylor]

Chartreuse of quail from Bourdain's Les Halles Cookbook.

[ScottyBoy]

Curious what went into that, would love to try!

[ChrisTaylor]

It's a layered pie-type thing of quail breasts, a stuffing mixture (onion, carrot, cabbage and bacon) and pheasant pate (it's meant to be foie gras, but my budget doesn't really allow for that). It's sitting atop a slice of bread and wrapped, as you can see, in a blanched cabbage leaf. The sauce is pretty much a heavily reduced chicken stock jacked with some of the deli glace I made last week and flavoured with some roast onions and carrots, parsley, bay, thyme and port (in place of Madeira). The sauteed Swiss Browns were my addition.

[ScottyBoy]

Ohhhh the French God I wish I could taste it.

[Blether]

It's getting repetitive, but another shepherd's pie.

That's the last of the lamb: 11 meals (I mean feeding 11 people) out of twenty-odd bucks' worth.

[lochaven]

Scallop, beef tips and tonkatsu -- great varieties and all favorites.

[lochaven]

Dinner last night. Swedish Meatballs. Beef, sautéed onions, egg yolks, milk/bread, parsley, lemon zest, nutmeg, allspice, salt, and pepper. It was interesting reviewing recipes -- they were all over the place so went with this combo. Did a taste patty and adjusted all the seasonings...glad I did.

The Mix

The electric skillet -- I find this works best.

Browning

Gravy/Sauce – Cream/milk, flour, nutmeg, salt, pepper.

The Final Dish with egg noodles/lingonberries. A little work but well worth the effort. A little thinner sauce next time.

[Franci]

Tonight I made Ottolenghi's vine leaf, herbs and yogurt pie, very nice flavour. I got a couple pieces of vine leaves a little unpleasant because tougher but very good otherwise

[judiu]

Dinner last night. Swedish Meatballs. Beef, sautéed onions, egg yolks, milk/bread, parsley, lemon zest, nutmeg, allspice, salt, and pepper. It was interesting reviewing recipes -- they were all over the place so went with this combo. Did a taste patty and adjusted all the seasonings...glad I did.

The Mix

The electric skillet -- I find this works best.

Browning

Gravy/Sauce – Cream/milk, flour, nutmeg, salt, pepper.

The Final Dish with egg noodles/lingonberries. A little work but well worth the effort. A little thinner sauce next time.

(Moan) I'm weeping for joy, here, but also out of frustration! Me want!

[ScottyBoy]

I was scrolling down thinking where are the lingon berries!?! But you redeemed yourself in the end

It's the swede in me...

[Kim Shook]

Blether – I never get tired of shepherd’s pie, especially one as gorgeous as that. But next time, I’d like to see a picture of the inside, please!

lochaven – your Swedish meatballs look delicious. We haven’t had them in so long – I need to do them soon.

Dinner tonight:

Cheese soufflés, Shriner Brunswick stew – fixed up (I added hot sauce, Worcestershire, a little bacon salt and a LOT of pepper), but still not as good as mine . I always add some of Mr. Kim’s pulled pork and that makes all the difference in the world!

[mm84321]

Black bass with lemongrass.

[Blether]

... But next time, I’d like to see a picture of the inside, please!

How about last time ?

What's Brunswick stew ?

[Kim Shook]

... But next time, I’d like to see a picture of the inside, please!

How about last time ?

What's Brunswick stew ?

Thank you, sir! Here's a link to a description of Brunswick stew. Pay no attention to the bogus claims that it was invented by Georgians. It is a Virginia creation.

[lochaven]

lol, Lingon berries are always a must -- not bad Swedish cooking for this hispanic, huh?

[rarerollingobject]

Lovely meals, all. Very inspiring..I now have a major hankering for Swedish meatballs, but..my guilty pleasure, the Ikea kind. Shall I just turn in my eG membership card now?

For dinner I made grilled squid with chilli, garlic, lemon and parsley. I like to leave the skin on for a bit more texture.

And a ruby grapefruit, navel orange, fennel, and avocado salad, with blood orange olive oil.

[ChrisTaylor]

That's some sexy squid. Too, if David Chang's allowed to love Chicken McNuggets and Mark Best can get away with salt and vinegar crisps, I think you can enjoy Ikea's lumps of mystery meat.

Steak frites. The fries are, yes, supermarket-grade fries. And I didn't even try Keith W's technique of deep-frying them in beef or duck fat (but I'll get around to that at some point). Low. Low. Low. But the sauce. Yeah. It was meant to be sauce porto, just like the one in the Les Halles Cookbook, but I didn't have shallots or any more homemade beef stock (it all went into the demi last week). The solution? A bit of garlic, a splash of port, a nice lump of frozen demi, a splash of decent (but store-bought) stock, a bay leaf and a couple of dried mushrooms. It worked.

[percyn]

Fabulous meals all, especially the Fat Tuesday ones.

A few catch-up posts...

Pan Seared Salmon on curried Israeli Couscous, topped w/David Chang's Quick Pickles

Seafood Sausage, Mashed Potato, Red Wine Demi Glace, Butternut Squash

Garlic and Cheese stuffed chicken

Oyster PoBoy

Lobster Rolls

Ramen

Beef Wellington

Ribeye w/Red Wine Demi Glace and Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Surf n Turf

[SobaAddict70]

... But next time, I’d like to see a picture of the inside, please!

How about last time ?

What's Brunswick stew ?

Thank you, sir! Here's a link to a description of Brunswick stew. Pay no attention to the bogus claims that it was invented by Georgians. It is a Virginia creation.

These pix might give you a clue.

[Rico]

Lovely meals, all. Very inspiring..I now have a major hankering for Swedish meatballs, but..my guilty pleasure, the Ikea kind. Shall I just turn in my eG membership card now?

RRO, I'd have to turn mine in, too, for the same reason! And they're so wonderfully cheap ...

[Anna N]

Oh Percyn! Other people's photos make me envious of their artistic skills - your food photos just make me damned hungry. Wonderful meals. Thanks for sharing.

[mm84321]

Bay oysters

Crispy chinese spiced black bass with oyster mushrooms and port

Braised (actually sous vide) veal cheeks, purée de pommes de terre, and jamon serrano

Manchego with lemon honey vinaigrette and bronze fennel

[ScottyBoy]

Beautiful as always

[David Ross]

Roasted Marrow Bones with Curly Parsley Salad-