Dinner! 2013 (Part 6)

rotuts · December 11, 2013

I know in GB they make 'mushy peas' ive never had these and don't quite know what they are ...

canned peas are 'Revolutionary Mushy Peas'

must have gravy with them .....

C. sapidus · December 12, 2013

I realize the endless procession of bean dishes must seem a little monotonous...

Not yet - keep trying! :smile:

Ann_T - now I have a major hankering for bagels and lox

Vietnamese tonight

Chicken stir-fried with lemongrass and chile – with red bell pepper, minced shallot, curry powder, sugar, and fish sauce, cooked down in coconut milk and finished with cilantro. Served over jasmine rice

Cabbage and egg stir-fry – simple and satisfying, with garlic, salt, and black pepper.

basquecook · December 12, 2013

Wow, Ann very pretty.. that chicken dinner looks perfect for winter.

Got home from a trip around 6 o clock tonight. Picked up three cornish hens and deboned them up to the drumstick. Grilled and then baked at 425. Baked potatoes with sour cream. We also had a small bag of vegetables left over from a crudite. boiled for a little bit, tossed in lemon and olive oil fried chile flakes and chopped parsley while warm.

Cooking time is 50 minutes for the potatoes and some prep time during the last 10 minutes.

Edited December 12, 2013 by basquecook (log)

glennbech · December 12, 2013

Hi,

So much nice to look at here, I am impressed. Yesterday I prepared a quick dinner for today. Some regular store bought mushrooms and some hand picked winter chanterelles turned into a lovely soup. The winter chanterelles were dried earlier this year, re-hydrated and added to the soup together with the "stock". I also infused some olive oil with thyme, garlic and chilli and sprinkled over.

I love to eat toast with gorgonzola or roquefort with mushroom soup.

**eldereno** · December 12, 2013

Hi,
So much nice to look at here, I am impressed. Yesterday I prepared a quick dinner for today. Some regular store bought mushrooms and some hand picked winter chanterelles turned into a lovely soup. The winter chanterelles were dried earlier this year, re-hydrated and added to the soup together with the "stock". I also infused some olive oil with thyme, garlic and chilli and sprinkled over.
I love to eat toast with gorgonzola or roquefort with mushroom soup.

Love mushroom soup!!! Looks so good.....I could almost taste it!

Norm Matthews · December 13, 2013

Made a simple pot roast with mushrooms and au jus with canned green beans and potatoes with sour cream.

Robenco15 · December 13, 2013

Made a simple pot roast with mushrooms and au jus with canned green beans and potatoes with sour cream.

I have those same paper plates!

robirdstx · December 13, 2013

Dutch Oven Chicken, Mashed Potatoes and Peas with Gravy. It's that time of year!

Adam George · December 13, 2013

Excuse the terrible iOS photos, as I left my DSLR at my London flat, but I went home to my parents and cooked for a friend last night.

I'm particularly proud of the scallops as I've never done them before.

These were British hand dived scallops, with avocado purée, raw and pickled apple and radish.

Next was duck breast (butchered by me. Very proud too) at 135f for three hours, then pan finished with crushed potatoes, horseradish creme fraiche, seared chicory, shiitake and enoki mushrooms and plum and tangerine jus.

Edited December 13, 2013 by heidih
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Ann_T · December 13, 2013

Basquecook, What a great looking dinner. I noticed yesterday, not that far from our home, a farm selling cornish game hens. I need to check them out.

Dutch Oven Chicken, Mashed Potatoes and Peas with Gravy. It's that time of year!

Roast Chicken - This is my favourite dinner. Looks perfect.

~Ann

**ChrisTaylor** · December 14, 2013

The crab cakes from John Currence's Pickles, Pigs and Whisky.

A male mud crab. Mud crabs are among the best of the locally available crustaceans. Purchased live, of course. The guy that tied the claws didn't do a very good job: most of the crabs in the crate were happily snapping away at the lady in charge of the crustacean station. Luckily she had some blue rubber gloves to protect her fingers from a few hundred pounds of pressure.

This one kilo crab produced about 250 grams of meat.

The finished crab cakes. They were very good.

And, for tomorrow, Thomas Keller's recipe for pork trotters.

Ann_T · December 14, 2013

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Short Ribs with Polenta and Zucchini.

huiray · December 14, 2013

A few recent dinners.

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• Spaghetti [Garofalo] w/ tomato sauce (fresh tomatoes, butter, salt) & grated parmesan.

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• Clams w/ linguine [De Cecco]; w/ (parsley, chilli flakes, garlic, sauvignon blanc (Chilean), sea salt, etc)

• Apricot preserves crostata [Piccoli Dolci]

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• Beef, veal & celery meatballs; w/ various other seasonings - in beef & sautéed garlic stock; w/ chopped curly kale & banh pho noodles.

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• Beef slices stir-fried w/ trimmed Thai basil, chopped hot long green chillies, garlic, sea salt.

• Sliced large button mushrooms, trimmed fresh maitake mushrooms, sliced fresh shiitake mushrooms sautéed w/ julienned ginger & sea salt, dressed w/ chopped scallions.

• White rice.

Anna N · December 14, 2013

Pan-fried trout fillets with chopped spinach.

dcarch · December 14, 2013

Huiray – wonderful meals of diverse menus.

Ann_t – your short ribs definitely are not short of flavor.

ChrisTaylor – Nothing like crab cake made with fresh crab meat.

Sapidus – very beautiful picture!

Patrickamory – No, your bean dishes are never boring.

Baselerd – Beautiful plating, as usual.

Basquecook – Wow, those Cornish hens sure look great.

robirdstx – You are like me. I enjoy both dark meat and white meat.

Adam George – Very artistic scallops.

Dejah – Love that Thai Curry Seafood stew:.

Franci – gorgeous confit duck legs.

Anna N - Pickled herring, roast beef on pumpernickel , I got to try that combination sometime. Sounds yummy.

Steve lrby – Those are perfect roasted chickens.

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A few recent meals

dcarch

Sous vided chicken, farro

Pulled pork, black bean sauce

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Calamondin orange pork on purple asparagus

Anna N · December 14, 2013

darch,

Are they broccoli stems with the chicken? If so, how were they cooked? I love broccoli stems!

Kerry Beal · December 14, 2013

Dinner last night with eG's Patris at "My Tomato Pie" in Amherst, NY.

We both enjoyed a bowl of the Tomato Basil soup which is one of their specialities.

Chopped salad.

PIzza bread.

Kerry Beal · December 15, 2013

Grazing tonight for dinner - visiting eG's Patris for the weekend in Tonawanda.

Duck rillettes, shrimp.

Artichoke/cheese dip with a lovely multigrain bagette and Ak Mak crackers.

A few nice cheeses - cheddar, a nice runny brie, double cream gouda and the last I can't recall.

Olives, smokey almonds, TJ's blistered peanuts and TJ's freeze dried green beans.

Still sitting here sipping my negroni and enjoying the olives and peanuts.

dcarch · December 15, 2013

Anna N, indeed those are broccoli stems.

I pan fried them in oyster sauce and some beet juice.

I am puzzled why people often discard broccoli stems. They are so delicious. I guess they are the same people who throw away beet greens.

dcarch

Edited December 15, 2013 by dcarch (log)

robirdstx · December 15, 2013

Thank you everyone for the likes and comments.

Dinner tonight: Lamb Rib Chops with a Spicy Rub and Herbed White Beans

stephen129 · December 15, 2013

I know in GB they make 'mushy peas' ive never had these and don't quite know what they are ...
canned peas are 'Revolutionary Mushy Peas'
must have gravy with them .....

Mushy peas are a traditional accompaniment to fish and chips, it's basically what it sounds like, mashed up peas with some butter, salt, pepper and mint. Think of it like a very coarse pea puree.

Plantes Vertes · December 15, 2013

I know in GB they make 'mushy peas' ive never had these and don't quite know what they are ...
canned peas are 'Revolutionary Mushy Peas'
must have gravy with them .....
Mushy peas are a traditional accompaniment to fish and chips, it's basically what it sounds like, mashed up peas with some butter, salt, pepper and mint. Think of it like a very coarse pea puree.

The pea puree is made from dried and rehydrated marrowfat peas.

**ChrisTaylor** · December 15, 2013

I decided to save the trotters for tomorrow. Tonight it was barbecue chicken: bone-in thighs hit with a dry rub, smoked as low as my gas-powered smoker will go for about 90 minutes, brushed with sauce (I used Rufus Teague) and then returned to the smoker, albeit at higher temperature.