Dinner! 2007

[Prawncrackers]

There is something almost evil about Marlene's chocolate cake! If you look deep enough you may see your own soul...

Today, we started with a creamy roasted butternut squash soup with chorizo and it's own toasted seeds. To follow was crab quiche and salad:

[Doodad]

We did Friday night steaks with demi that seems to happen every Friday.

I did make a different side though. I roasted spaghettin squash and then put the threads in a ramekin with garlic, basil, pepper and cheese. I baked this until it held its shape ie a disc. I topped it with a puree of cauliflower, cream and thai red curry. In the puree, I stuck mini fried green tomatoes.

It came out well and my wife loved them. The plus is a low carb side that is still tasty.

[lucylou95816]

We did Friday night steaks with demi that seems to happen every Friday.

I did make a different side though.  I roasted spaghettin squash and then put the threads in a ramekin with garlic, basil, pepper and cheese.  I baked this until it held its shape ie a disc.  I topped it with a puree of cauliflower, cream and thai red curry.  In the puree, I stuck mini fried green tomatoes.

It came out well and my wife loved them.  The plus is a low carb side that is still tasty.

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That sounds good. I may have to give that one a try. Thanks.

[Doodad]

We did Friday night steaks with demi that seems to happen every Friday.

I did make a different side though.  I roasted spaghettin squash and then put the threads in a ramekin with garlic, basil, pepper and cheese.  I baked this until it held its shape ie a disc.  I topped it with a puree of cauliflower, cream and thai red curry.  In the puree, I stuck mini fried green tomatoes.

It came out well and my wife loved them.  The plus is a low carb side that is still tasty.

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That sounds good. I may have to give that one a try. Thanks.

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Sorry no pics. We were starving.

The London Broil was HUGE and took over 30 minutes to get med rare.

[rooftop1000]

Since Marlene's gravy was calling to me the other day I had to make something with gravy.

I went with pork shoulder braised in Hacker Schorr Dark Weiss beer with just a chopped onion, 2 bay leaves and the teeniest touch of ground cloves.

While the oven was going I roasted a few golden beets and purple and white cippolene onions and then finished them in a pot with balsamic, honey and some of the braising liquid. The rest was turned into gravy for the falling apart meat and some potato dumplings

tracey

[C. sapidus]

More Mexican tonight: grilled chicken with oregano; guacamole; Mexican white rice; and eternal cucumbers. We simmered the chicken with onions, garlic, and chicken broth, and then rubbed the chicken with mashed garlic and oregano before grilling. Interesting – the simmer, rub, and grill method turns up in SE Asian cooking, too.

Pollo con oregano, arroz blanco, guacamole

We also made swordfish ceviche with pickled jalapenos, green olives, tomatoes, red onion, black pepper, and Mexican oregano, mixing in cilantro and cubed avocado just before serving. We devoured the ceviche with Tostito scoops and sauvignon blanc. First time making ceviche, and it was delicious.

I let Mrs. C have most of the ceviche because she looked potentially dangerous.

Swordfish Ceviche

[Shelby]

I made Monavano's olive bread yesterday!!! It's really good. Thanks so much for sharing the recipe!

Venison roast with taters and peas

[eskay]

taters

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Interesting looking taters you have there

[Shelby]

taters

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Interesting looking taters you have there

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It's the kind that looks like rice

[tug]

Lastnight we made Nigella's Sake Salmon recipe (click me)

Its a very simple recipe and one of our favorites

[Emily_R]

Barley with Tarantello di Tonno, Tomatoes and Oregano

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Ooooh -- this looks amazing! Any chance you could post or PM the recipe? I looove barley, and am always looking for new ways to use it...

Emily

[Peter the eater]

The smelt are running! Here's pesce intero al forno in crosta di sale

(whole fish baked in salt) from Jamie Oliver's Italy:

[tupac17616]

Barley with Tarantello di Tonno, Tomatoes and Oregano

Ooooh -- this looks amazing! Any chance you could post or PM the recipe? I looove barley, and am always looking for new ways to use it...

Emily

Hey, Emily, thanks for the kind words. Here's all I did:

1. Buy this Sardinian canned tuna, the stuff dreams are made of.

2. Pick a few pounds of heirloom tomatoes from the French Laundry gardens (with the gardener's permission, of course)

3. Cook barley in the rice cooker, because I'm lazy sometimes

4. Roughly chop the tomatoes, season with salt and pepper

5. Open and carefully pull apart the large, beautiful flakes of tuna, then mix with the tomatoes

6. When the barley is cooked through, gently mix through the tomatoes and tuna, taking care not to break up the tuna too much. The large flakes are what really distinguishes this great product.

7. Drizzle some Colonna Extra-Virgin Olive Oil over everything with reckless abandon. Top with fresh picked oregano. (Optionally: sprinkle some coarse toasted bread crumbs on top for textural contrast.) Enjoy.

[tupac17616]

Eggplant Caponata with Cinnamon-Scented Rice and Seared White Tuna

[Dr. J]

Pete, great looking food as usual. Love the choice as well as the pics. Very nice.

Prawn that crab quiche looks very nice. Great pics as well.

[Susan in FL]

The smelt are running! Here's pesce intero al forno in crosta di sale

(whole fish baked in salt) from Jamie Oliver's Italy:

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A new eG trend, fish porn?!

Damn, that looks good.

[eskay]

Leftover beef stew in a pie! One of my favourite uses of leftovers Was a little too much food for me though, I'm very full now.

[Marlene]

Braised short ribs, mashed, and glazed carrots.

[Bueno]

Looks familiar -- but as always, quite tasty.

[tupac17616]

Sliced Persimmons with Parmigiano-Reggiono and 30-year aged Balsamic Vinegar

Cauliflower Pancakes with Eggplant Caponata, Tomato Sauce and Sauteed Kale & Turnip Greens

[nakji]

Yoink! I'll be using that recipe, thank you very much! It looks incredible. Did you make the rice from the recipe as well? I might try it with plain rice instead.

Peter the eater, those fish look gorgeous!

I've been craving orange beef for a while, and checked out a few recipes - the crispy fried kind and the stir-fried kind, and I really like the crispy kind, so I came home with good intentions for making that style. Of course, I took one look at my tiny range and gave up and made the stir fried kind. It was good anyway! Served with stir-fried bean sprouts in sesame oil, soy sauce and Korean red pepper.

[monavano]

Sliced Persimmons with Parmigiano-Reggiono and 30-year aged Balsamic Vinegar

Cauliflower Pancakes with Eggplant Caponata, Tomato Sauce and Sauteed Kale & Turnip Greens

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Cauliflower pancakes is a new one! Sounds like a winner.

Last night was all from my farmers market: Pan seared lamb rib chops, braised broccoli rabe with currents and sweet potato with butter and apple cider.

[Dr. J]

Sunday night dinner.

Vegetables cooked with some brown sugar, butter and dill, on a bed of Creme fraiche cheese sauce.

Korean style marinated steak on a bed of rice, sweet potato. Garnished with carrot, radish, capers.

Having the same today ill see if i can come up with a completely different presentation.

[suzilightning]

A simple dinner for John last night. Toast, salmon, poached egg, hollandaise with dill and a few slices of avacado. Then cut open to let the yolk run over everything.

[Chufi]

Prawncrackers - that butternutsquash soup with chorizo looks divine. I love creamy soups with a garnish of something crispy-spicy on top.

tupac - can you share some more info on the cauliflower pancakes ? They look so good.

Dinner last night.

salad of belgian endive, radicchio and parsley, with hazelnuts, bleu d´auvergne and grilled pears

wild boar braised in red wine with sage and chestnuts

braised cabbage from Molly Stevens All about Braising

we also had potatoes mashed with apples.

dessert: sour cream pumpkintart from Dorie Greenspan´s book