Dinner! 2004

[dumpling]

In honor of New Year, we had some dumplings- we had xiaolongbao. Some dessert fried dumplings that I made with cherry essence dried plums and cream cheese filling. Sprinkled with confectioner's sugar.

Edited January 24, 2004 by dumpling (log)

[chezlamere]

made cabbage rolls tonight for dinner tomorrow

[reesek]

Kibbet Raheb: a Lebanese soup made with lentils, chard and lemon juice. with bulghur/herb dumplings cooked in it. I haven't had this for years. It was very good but not exactly the same as the one mom makes. I have to call her to get more specific instructions.

Chard ribs steamed till soft and tossed with Tahine sauce.

Elie

that sounds amazing!! i would love the recipe if you don't mind

last night i had jim's cauliflower (1st time and i freaking loved it), also roasted some sunchokes and brussels sprouts. yum. went to a brand new fish market in my neighborhood because i want to support them - even though the fish does look a little less than pristine. i bought what they labelled hamachi - i don't know what it was - but it wasn't hamachi - my best guess would be something in the albacore family. would have been fine, but my prep (black & white sesame seeds and crushed macadamia nuts) wasn't suited to tuna. it needed more flavor...veggies were super though!

[FoodMan]

Kibbet Raheb: a Lebanese soup made with lentils, chard and lemon juice. with bulghur/herb dumplings cooked in it. I haven't had this for years. It was very good but not exactly the same as the one mom makes. I have to call her to get more specific instructions.

Chard ribs steamed till soft and tossed with Tahine sauce.

Elie

that sounds amazing!! i would love the recipe if you don't mind

last night i had jim's cauliflower (1st time and i freaking loved it), also roasted some sunchokes and brussels sprouts. yum. went to a brand new fish market in my neighborhood because i want to support them - even though the fish does look a little less than pristine. i bought what they labelled hamachi - i don't know what it was - but it wasn't hamachi - my best guess would be something in the albacore family. would have been fine, but my prep (black & white sesame seeds and crushed macadamia nuts) wasn't suited to tuna. it needed more flavor...veggies were super though!

I would be happy to send you my recipe for the soup. I just need to write it down. Hopefully in the next few days I'll post it or PM you.

For the Chard ribs, just wash cut into two inch pieces. Then steam them (or boil) them till tender. Toss them with Tahine Sauce. Garnish with a little pasley.

Elie

Edited January 23, 2004 by FoodMan (log)

[torakris]

Friday night:

chicken meatballs and tiny satoimo (taro) simmered in dashi-soy-sake-mirin

hiyayakko (cold tofu) with a soy and yuzu-koshou (paste made of greeen chiles and yuzu) sauce

gobo, carrot, and cucmber salad with a spicy mayo dressing (I just had this like two night ago but my kids love it!)

Japanese rice mixed with a little black rice

[cheeseandchocolate]

I'm playing last Friday's tune again, with minor variations:

Roasted carnival squash with fleur de sel

Stoneground grits

Sauteed red chard with olive oil and lemon

Edamame (mixin' up the ethnic picture here)

And for dessert:

A plum torte (Marion Burros') I made back in November and froze, with Haagen Dazs vanilla ice cream

[Jinmyo]

The Night Of Pies:

Red lettuce bundles wrapped around loosely scrambled egg with crumbled guajollote (sp?) chile, tied with blanched scallion.

Scooped baked potatoes (about 3 inches in size), filled with potato mixed with wasabi and fresh mayo and topped with salmon roe. The skins were brushed with bacon fat.

Fried ravioli (I just used wonton skins), each stuffed with two U10 shrimp and fresh water chestnuts, with a demitasse of lobster and shrimp bisque.

Coffee sorbet roughed up with a cinmmon stick and topped with mint.

Puff pastry tartlets filled with chicken and duxelle, surrounded by a wild mushroom puree and a bit of frisee.

[torakris]

Saturday dinner:

a platter of steamed and raw vegetables (cabbage, carrots, green beans, cucumbers) and satsmage (deep fried fish patties) were served with a peanut sauce and jasmine rice.

I also had a soup made with onions. ginger, tteok (Korean mochi slices) and egg

[Susan in FL]

The weekend...

Friday night was usual happy hour bar hopping, including an especially good hamburger at The Brickyard in Daytona Beach.

Saturday we successfully cooked together. The first course was so good, and since we followed the recipe fairly closely, I'll provide the link. I forgot to top with the seasoned walnuts for the presentation, but then again, I'm not crazy over walnuts so that didn't bother me.

Cabrales Cheese Souffles with Endive and Asian Pear Salad

Beringer Johannisberg Riesling

Pan-broiled lamb chops with a warmed sun-dried tomato and Kalamata olive salsa

Baked Polenta with Garlic

Rosemary-roasted zucchini

King Estate Pinot Noir

Orange-Rosemary Creme Brulee

Dogfish Head Immort Ale [Much to my pleasure, this had mellowed so nicely with age.]

Last night was Linguine with Chicken, Garlic, and Basil; Salad with "Horny Melon" vinaigrette , and Beaujolais-Villages.

[Malawry]

Salad with lemony vinaigrette

Catfish cooked en papillote on a bed of leeks, celery and fennel, topped with shallots and lemons. Classic beurre blanc napped on top.

Assorted nuts for dessert.

[cheeseandchocolate]

Sunday night, a little French meal:

Gruyere souffle (from Julia Child's The Way to Cook)

Roasted cherry tomatoes

Green salad with lemon vinaigrette

Macrina Bakery baguette

"Gateau de Mamy"--a simple, moist, buttery apple cake, "Grandmother-style"

[laurel]

Dinner for 8 last Wednesday:

Citrus Cashew Salad:

Kabocha Squash Soup:

Mushroom and Red Pepper Negimaki:

Side Dishes: Ginger Glazed Carrots; Roasted Brussels Sprouts, Broccoli, and Cauliflower; Spaghetti Squash:

[torakris]

Sunday night:

Paella

Monday night

Linguine with an Alfredo sauce and grean peas

[Ladybug]

Indonesian Ginger Chicken from the Barefoot Contessa

Wilted Cucumber Salad from epicurious

Rice - just plain ol' rice

It was all very nice, though. I'd never tried the chicken recipe before or the cucumber salad.

[stephenc]

Chicken curry

Sticky rice

and some leftover tortillas.

[Susan in FL]

A typical Monday lighten-up dinner, soy-glazed tilapia over sauteed snow peas and savoy cabbage, with Riesling.

[dumpling]

Monday

Pork and Bitter Melon Dumplings

Subgum Wonton Soup

Stir Fried Tofu and Vegetables with Ginger, Basil and a hint of chili

Lop Cheong Fried Brown Rice

Assorted Dessert Plate- Maddelena Cookies, Sweet Fried Wontons with Cherry Plums and chocolate chip cookies

with

frozen yogurt

[Jinmyo]

Butter-seared sea scallops with spinach-maki (just blanched, pressed out, rolled inside nori, sliced on the bias) topped with toasted sesame seeds.

Soup with smoked chicken, assorted mushrooms, assorted peppers, and onion, Thai green curry seasoning.

Thai jasmine rice topped with scrambled eggs and silken tofu with fresh water chestnuts and coriander.

Slaw of Napa cabbage, pickled mango, and slivered scallions with ngoc mam, lime and such.

For 38.

[viaChgo]

Finally made ragu bolognese & had with homemade fresh tagliolini. I used this Mario Batali recipe for the ragu. The only changes I made to it were that I used ground sirloin in place of the ground veal becasue my Whole Foods was out fo ground veal. I also added a handful of diced grape tomatoes that were lying around & needed to be used. It turned out really great! Reminded me of luch in Parma!

[Susan in FL]

Beautiful, ViaChgo! I've been thinking it's time for a Ragu Bolognese, and I'm way overdue for making the pasta, so your post was an inspiration. I'll probably use that recipe, thanks.

Tonight I'm making Pork Egg Foo Young.

[Knicke]

I'm making pork too! The local butcher had some nice-looking chops today, so I'll make it easy on myself and pan-fry 'em with some sage and butter. Polenta and greens to go along with. And a plum tart with cream for dessert. May stop to pick up a bottle of wine, but it's doubtful - I'm too hungry to take that kind of time!

[hillvalley]

Sunday: Braised short ribs ala Al_Dente

Monday: Artichoke tortellini with panchetta tomato sauce and fresh mozzarella

Tuesday: Hash browns and an egg fried in panchetta fat with fried slices panchetta slices

[bloviatrix]

Blovie has strep throat so I made a pot of chicken soup. Boiled chicken is only good right out of the pot. As are the carrots.

I also picked up some bialys at Kossars today and nibbled on one of those.

[curlywurlyfi]

Bloviatrix, hope Blovie recovers soon - strep throat BAD.

slightly weird supper as I left the major ingredient - beautiful little piece of ham - in the office fridge last night. Scowl. Had to zip into the local Marks & Spencer when I got off the tube, where they were out of pretty much everything. So we had

- lemon sole fillets, pan fried in butter + parsley

- roasted sweet potatoes

- baby bok choi fried with garlic, fish sauce + lemon juice

Still, it's not all bad, I will obviously be feasting on ham tonight.

Fi

[dumpling]

Tuesday

Gambas al Ajillo- Shrimp sauteed in President Butter with lots of garlic and a couple of dashes of red pepper flakes

Olive oil and garlic rustic ciabatta

Rigatoni al forno with ground turkey, Baby bellas, onion, fresh basil, garlic, red wine, and marinara sauce. Laced with ricotta and topped with parmesan.

Roasted Caulifower

Honey Carrots

Black Cherry Clafoutis

Edited January 28, 2004 by dumpling (log)