Dinner! 2007

[percyn]

Came across some fresh Porcini and immediately the dish that jumped in my head was one I was served at Le Cinq in Paris this past winter.

So, I here is my version of the dish - Porcini Rissotto with root vegetables in a Lobster and Scallop cream sauce . The root vegetables were carrots, celery, turnip and parsnips. The sweetness of the cream plays off well with the sweetness of the lobster and scallops.

Poaching the lobster and scallops in butter

the official taste tester checking the lobster

Making the risotto with porcini

Making the froth

While this dish lacked the finesse of what I was served at Le Cinq, it was quite tasty.

ETA : Shalmanese, happy belated birthday. BTW, it seems my invitation was lost in the mail

Cheers

Percy

Edited June 16, 2007 by percyn (log)

[christine007]

Percyn, you have the luckiest kitty on the planet!

I brought an amazing amount of really good cherry tomatos, so we had BLTS, which I did not share with my cat, Linus.

[Pontormo]

Surprise, surprise, you made gnocchi!

Happy, happy birthday, buon compleanno e bon

Anniversaire! No cake, I could understand, but

You mean to say you let the celebration begin without

Artichokes???!

[judiu]

Percyn, you have the luckiest kitty on the planet!

I brought an amazing amount of really good cherry tomatos, so we had BLTS, which I did not share with my cat, Linus.

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Not even a smidge of bacon drippings on the kitty food?

[lovebenton0]

Liuyang black bean chicken [variation using fermented black bean sauce instead of rinsed fermented black beans] and steamed peas with ginger, both from Revolutionary Chinese Cookbook. Served with ginger scented coconut rice from Cradle of Flavor. So a bit of mixing Chinese with SE Asian, but the result was delicious.

[Lisa1349]

Liuyang black bean chicken [variation using fermented black bean sauce instead of rinsed fermented black beans]  and steamed peas with ginger, both from Revolutionary Chinese Cookbook. Served with ginger scented coconut rice from Cradle of Flavor. So a bit of mixing Chinese with SE Asian, but the result was delicious.

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I had black bean sauce too! I sizzled some ginger and garlic in oil, added BBS, and tossed with blanched haricot verts. A great accompaniment to pan roasted wild Copper River salmon with a drizzle of Yuzu rice wine vinegar. Delish and quick. Take that Rachel Ray!

[Bueno]

6oz. Blue Prawn, P4 Potatoes™ and Salmon Tartare to start.

(P4 Potatoes = Parmesan & Parsley Parisienne Potatoes)

Plated.

My pattented P4 Potatoes™ Close-Up

6oz. Blue Prawn Close-Up

Salmon Tartare w/ Pita Crisp

Et voila.

[Emily_R]

Bueno! Those photos are to die for! Please please please tell me if I lick my screen I'll taste potato?

Last night was roasted lemon garlic chicken with fresh oregano and mint, roasted over some new potatoes... Mmmmmm...

Tonight is burgers -- am making my own buns for the first time. A new recipe for me -- the recipe has bacon fat in it, which sounds just about perfect. I'll let everyone know how they turn out!

Emily

[scubadoo97]

Everyone's food looks so good. This is a great place to get inspiration and ideas for dinner.

Tonight I made grilled shrimp, cucumber salad and rice with Asian flavors

[little ms foodie]

Ann_T I am very sorry to hear about your dog.

[C. sapidus]

Percyn: That looks wonderful – I would probably enjoy old shoes in lobster and scallop cream sauce.

Judith: That sounds like a delicious dinner - I love both of those dishes.

Bueno: Wow!

Scubadoo: Those grilled shrimp look great – care to specify which “Asian flavors” you used?

Ann_T: I am very sorry about your loss.

Tonight we made grilled walleye salad, based on a recipe in Thai Food. I could probably have done some fun garnishes, but after feeding the boys and their friends we were were just plain hungry. Grilled stuff and green stuff – summer in a bowl. For a mini-pictorial, see Thai Cooking at Home.

[Domestic Goddess]

Ann - I am sorry to hear about your fur baby. *Hugs*

Dinner tonight was Pork Pot Pie.

My son's plate...

[scubadoo97]

Scubadoo: Those grilled shrimp look great – care to specify which “Asian flavors” you used?

Bruce, the shrimp were marinaded in kecap manis, soy, Thai sweet chili sauce, a chili paste of chili flakes, oil and peanuts, a touch of lime juice garlic and ginger. I grilled the shrimp on the gas grill and heated the leftover marinade to drizzle over the shrimp.

[C. sapidus]

Scubadoo: Those grilled shrimp look great – care to specify which “Asian flavors” you used?

Bruce, the shrimp were marinaded in kecap manis, soy, Thai sweet chili sauce, a chili paste of chili flakes, oil and peanuts, a touch of lime juice garlic and ginger. I grilled the shrimp on the gas grill and heated the leftover marinade to drizzle over the shrimp.

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Thank you - I bet that tasted really good.

[Bueno]

C.Sapidus, Emily: thank you very much!

[doctortim]

Bueno, those potatoes look great. Is the red colour simply from being rubbed with tomato paste before cooking, or something more involved?

Tonight was something special. Since I'm on holidays I went back to the family home for the first time in a while and cooked a big dinner.

First: Toasted baguette slices with various toppings: 1. garlic butter; 2. olive tapenade; 3. pecorino, tomato confit, and basil. These were a real hit. Even my sister who normally won't eat olives loved the tapenade.

Second: Pumpkin soup with nutmeg sour cream. This was a slightly modified Bouchon recipe. I used to add nutmeg to the pot of pumpkin soup, but combining it with the sour cream really brings it out as a distinct complementary flavour rather than just a background flavour.

Salad: Just a garden salad, with lettuce, baby rocket, red & yellow cherry tomatoes, and a nice vinaigrette made from basil oil and balsamic.

Main course: Ossobuco and gremolata served with risotto milanese. The ossobuco was good but unfortunately not as flavoursome as I would have liked. The risotto however turned out brilliantly. At my place I cook risotto in an aluminium pot on an electric stove. Cooking it in a proper wide, rounded pot over a gas stove makes it effortless to prepare well.

Dessert: Soft-centered chocolate puddings with walnut-flavoured custard and vanilla ice cream. Pretty damn tasty. Each element was delicious on its own (even the supermarket-brand ice cream!), but together they worked perfectly.

If you look closely you can see the top-left pudding is a little collapsed. It stuck and dropped to the side when I was turning it out of its ramekin, and without thinking I reflexively caught it.I gave my left hand an impressive sear, but saved the pudding. It was worth it.

[Bueno]

Thank you, doc! The red I think you're noticing is a smatterin' of smoked paprika - something that routinely finds it's way into my spicing routines when potatoes are involved.

Your meal (aka glorious feast) looks exactly that: glorious.

[lucylou95816]

Everyone's dinners look great. Here is a dinner from the other night. Pork chops in Jerk marinade, ala Emeril. The sauce is bbq'd gingered sauce. The potatoes are roasted in garlic olive oil with parsley, salt and pepper.

Tonight's Father's Day dinner for my dad, was chateaubriand with a red wine reduction sauce (forgot to photo with the sauce), potatoes dauphinois ala Tony Bourdain, salad with raspberry vinegarette, blue cheese, bacon and dried cranberries. The bread was sourdough with a roasted garlic butter. Dessert was port brownies with ice cream.

[little ms foodie]

PORT Brownies??? damn!!! that sounds divine!

first night back in the kitchen in a long time and it wasn't very good

salad with plums and parmesean was good and will be made whenever plums are in the house!

scallops with mushrooms and shallots served with spinach and ricotta papperdelle were fine but not great and not very photogenic

[DanielM.]

Prawn toast

Spring risotto with spot prawn, asparagus and fresh peas.

Halibut with warm potato salad, tomato vinaigrette.

[little ms foodie]

tonight we had much better luck in the kitchen!

started with a shaved raw artichoke, parsley and manchego salad with proscuitto and flat bread served with Amber Dream cocktails enjoyed out in the sun on the balcony.

next up lamb shnitzle with aioli and tarragon roasted zucchini & onions with goat cheese and olives

pinot noir in the glass, cocoa nibs for dessert

[lucylou95816]

Wendy, you too can make port brownies. I am almost embarrassed to say this, but use a box brownie mix ( I like the Hershey's triple chocolate) Instead of two tablespoons of water, use two tablespoons of port. It gives the slightest hint of port in the brownies and very tasty. I also like to add extra chocolate chips in the mix, or cut up candy of your choice, not peanut butter cups anymore, and you probably wouldn't be able to use those either, but andes mints, or any other candy works well as long as it has chocolate.

[Domestic Goddess]

Today was our 8th year anniversary but no special dinners or meals. Eldest son has the pink eye (the one who broke his big toe a week ago).

I did make homemade ravioli with homemade marinara sauce.

[Chufi]

Wendy, when I saw your roast zucchini I knew what I wanted for dinner! No tarragon so I added rosemary, and sprinkled some walnuts on top. Lovely!

we also had a clear-out-the-fridge salad with eggs, caper/parsley dressing, and hot potato'croutons'.

[jende]

Wendy, when I saw your roast zucchini I knew what I wanted for dinner! No tarragon so I added rosemary, and sprinkled some walnuts on top. Lovely!

we also had a clear-out-the-fridge salad with eggs, caper/parsley dressing, and hot potato'croutons'.

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Love the "potato croutons" idea! Very clever.