Dinner! 2008

[Chris Hennes]

Mmm, Reuben. Russian dressing or Thousand Island?

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lol, crappy bottled Thousand Island, I'm afraid. I was going to make homemade Russian, but I didn't know it had horseradish in it, and I don't generally have that on hand. Doh! I'll remedy that soon and have another go...

Edited February 16, 2008 by Chris Hennes (log)

[Kim Shook]

Amrita - I, too, think that your quiches look lovely!

MiFi - your roast pork is so moist looking! I love roast pork!

percyn - bacon salt ! Where did you get that? I may be getting back to you on those gorgeous scallops. I have something coming up where I am making scallops for a crowd and want them to look like that!! I'm hoping that someone here will tell me that of course I can pre sear them and finish them in the oven last minute !

Marcia - hope hubby feels better soon - the soup and grilled cheese are perfect and would have been very welcome here this week!

suzi - what a coincidence, our favorite pot roast is also called Italian Pot Roast! Not the same recipe - mine is a Ronald Johnson recipe. I always make a double recipe to have enough for soup, but never thought to do a shepherd's pie with it. (I know, all you English people - technically w/ beef it's cottage pie - but I grew up calling it all shepherd's pie thanks to my ENGLISH dad, Ted Fairhead ). I am going to try that!!

I am sick with pneumonia, so haven't cooked at all this week. On Valentine's day, we booted our reservations and Mr. Kim provided this at my request:

Steamed jumbo shrimp, crusty bread, salad and some good olives we brought home from our weekend trip to Washington. He did good! It was all very good and satisfying to my soup and cracker eating tummy!

[David Ross]

I am sick with pneumonia, so haven't cooked at all this week.  On Valentine's day, we booted our reservations and Mr. Kim provided this at my request:

Steamed jumbo shrimp, crusty bread, salad and some good olives we brought home from our weekend trip to Washington.  He did good!  It was all very good and satisfying to my soup and cracker eating tummy!

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Hey when I get sick that's what I want to eat. Looks delicious.

[Prawncrackers]

That looks lovely Kim but surely it's too rich to eat when you're sick! My wife has been ill all week and all she can manage is a mouthful of plain Jook (rice porridge) every so often. Can't imagine struggling through a crusty baguette and peeling shrimp when feeling poorly Hope you are feeling better anyway

Everybody's Dinners look wonderful this week, here are some of ours recently:

Steamed Scallops

Green Prawn & Aubergine Curry

And this morning i bought some spanking fresh lemon sole, unfortunately my wife still isn't up to eating much so i had to fillet and fry half of it with some fries for myself. My ode to Fish n' Chips:

My wife claims i was torturing her with the fries!

[Kim Shook]

That looks lovely Kim but surely it's too rich to eat when you're sick!  My wife has been ill all week and all she can manage is a mouthful of plain Jook (rice porridge) every so often. Can't imagine struggling through a crusty baguette and peeling shrimp when feeling poorly    Hope you are feeling better anyway

Everybody's Dinners look wonderful this week, here are some of ours recently:

Steamed Scallops

Green Prawn &  Aubergine Curry

And this morning i bought some spanking fresh lemon sole, unfortunately my wife still isn't up to eating much so i had to fillet and fry half of it with some fries for myself.  My ode to Fish n' Chips:

My wife claims i was torturing her with the fries! 

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I don't know why, but the shrimp just really appealed to me that night. I had been eating nothing but soup and crackers and pretzels since Monday and the slight spiciness of the shrimp just really worked for me - plus, I only managed to eat 2 of them. I chewed on that bread for an hour, though - it tasted good, but hurt to chew!

The fish and chips are lovely. I, too, would have been tortured by the fries - I know I couldn't have handled anything fried yet this week!

Today, I managed to stay on my feet for longer than any other day this week - I've been doing about 5 minutes every hour and a half before becoming seriously winded, but since having a breathing treatment a couple of days ago, I am doing better. Managing about 15 minutes per hour. I put together a very simple dinner - creamy chicken enchiladas (recipe sent to me by my mom - very good, too), canned black beans with chilis and cumin and chips:

with blood oranges and grapes for dessert (somehow I didn't get to the brownies with chocolate chips I planned to make earlier today ):

Edited February 17, 2008 by Kim Shook (log)

[Domestic Goddess]

Been lazy documenting our recent dinners, but yesterday I thought I 'd fry some chicken with some of the seasoned flour that hubby already made.

For dessert, we're still trying to get a dent on the korean pears that we received as a gift from my hubby's boss.

To give perspective on how big these pears are, here is Billy holding one in his hand (and drooling uncontrollably).

Pardon the shot of the commode at the back, I forgot the door was open when I took the shot.

[prasantrin]

Doddie--you still have those pears in season? I haven't seen much of them in Japan since the fall! I'm really going to miss them when I leave this place!

[Domestic Goddess]

Rona - the pears are definitely still in season, or is it the tail end of it? I am not sure. All I know is that strawberries are definitely in season as we have a huge styrofoam box of it in the fridge right now.

[Shelby]

I've never seen a more delicious looking pear!

[FoodMan]

Cooking more vegetarian items, this latest one is a tart with chard, goat cheese, pine nuts, shallots and raisins.

Prawncrackers, that lemon sole looks great. Is that roe I see?

Edited February 17, 2008 by FoodMan (log)

[Prawncrackers]

Prawncrackers, that lemon sole looks great. Is that roe I see?

It is indeed the roe, when it's so fresh i think it's a shame to waste.

[David Ross]

Last night I made Roast Salmon with a Rice/Spinach Cake and a Coconut-Curry Sauce with Baby Corn and Straw Mushrooms. There is a little salad of Cilantro and Fried Shallot on top of the Salmon:

[Ted Fairhead]

Coupla recent dinners

"Mediterranean Chicken" from this month's "Fine Cooking". Absolutely delicious but 'left overs' the following day had a slightly unpleasant after taste....dunno why, maybe the balsamic vinegar?

Then tilapia lightly sauteed in butter with a white wine, butter and capers sauce

[phatj]

Dinner tonight was five days in the making... Duck Three Ways.

First, Roasted Apple and Garlic Bisque with Duck:

It doesn't look very interesting, but so, so good. Oven-roasted Granny Smiths and multiple heads of garlic, scented with thyme. I also gave it a little boost with some "duck jelly" from confit. Then I put a few pieces of browned duck meat in each bowl then sprinkled with duck skin cracklings. This is the same recipe as this one only with duck instead of chicken.

Next course, green salad with seared duck breast and orange vinaigrette (also containing crumbled bleu cheese and chopped walnuts):

Unfortunately, I forgot all about the camera for the final course, duck leg confit & shiitake pot stickers and potatoes roasted in duck fat. I sauteed minced fresh shiitakes, then mixed in shredded duck leg confit and sliced scallions for the pot sticker filling. I made a dipping sauce from soy, ultra-reduced duck stock and assorted other goodies. Here's the recipe.

[AmritaBala]

Domestic Goddess, those pears are gigantic!! :op

Lemongrass-Lime Fish Stir-fry

[crinoidgirl]

Hi Amrita - What type of noodles are those?

[Chris Hennes]

Episode III of "What Chris Eats When His Wife Is Out Of Town": Fried Rice from Cook's Illustrated, March 2001.

[Shelby]

Episode III of "What Chris Eats When His Wife Is Out Of Town": Fried Rice from Cook's Illustrated, March 2001.

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Gorgeous picture, Chris! She doesn't like fried rice????

[Shelby]

Venison pie and braised leeks

with homemade oreo ice cream for dessert!!!

[Chris Hennes]

Gorgeous picture, Chris!  She doesn't like fried rice???? 

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She likes it: she just wouldn't let me count it as a whole meal!

[C. sapidus]

Doddie, Billy looks dangerously close to violating the advice to “never eat anything bigger than your head.”

Two firsts tonight: carnitas and ganache (no, not in the same dish). Dinner was pork carnita tacos with guacamole, salsa, and home-made corn tortillas. Pork shoulder simmering with onions, garlic, chiles, and Mexican oregano makes a wonderful air freshener. Details on Making Mexican at Home.

For dessert we made “Campton Place hot chocolate” (click). The boys declared it “too chocolaty”. As if.

[Domestic Goddess]

Bruce - I made sure Billy only ate a fourth of it. LOL

With my hormones running amuck right now, I'd love to have a pitcher of that lovely hot chocolate. (Yes, it is that time of the month). Come to think about it, I would also love a platter of that pork. Hmmmm...

[AmritaBala]

crinoid girl, those are soy noodles )

[Shelby]

Gorgeous picture, Chris!  She doesn't like fried rice???? 

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She likes it: she just wouldn't let me count it as a whole meal!

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OH!

[Emily_R]

Bruce -- we must have been on the same wave length last night, as it was my first time making carnitas as well! I served them with cilantro rice and little cubes of sauteed zukes... I thought they were good (though a little too salty, once all the cooking liquid had boiled off), but DH thought they were fantastic, so that's always nice... I think I cooked them a little too long before crisping them, since some of the cubes were starting to fall apart into shreds by that point...