Dinner! 2014 (Part 1)

[mm84321]

Sole, vin jaune

[Ann_T]

Roasted a small turkey breast earlier this week.

Enough left over for hot turkey sandwiches.

[PattyO]

Ann, your meals are gorgeous. Living in the frozen tundra that is New England, they all scream "Delicious Comfort Food!" and beautifully presented to boot!

[basquecook]

Miss A had dinner waiting for me tonight.

Still eating those two lamb we bought.

Miss A made marinated lamb chops with soy sauce and garlic.

Crispy sprouts with a hot and sweet sauce.

Mashed potatoes.

[Norm Matthews]

I wasn't planning to cook today but shrimp was on sale and then on impulse I got some mussels. Then I figured I'd better cook the mussels right away so I steamed them in dry white wine and butter. The shrimp was cooked in a recipe called Louisiana Killer Shrimp. I also cooked some sausage, potatoes and corn. Corn was a mistake. It was frozen and cooked up mushy.

[robirdstx]

Grilled Garlic Sausage with Spicy Black Beans

[Franci]

I needed a little bit of sunshine at the table: salad, deep fried snapper, mango salsa and parsnip chips

Edited February 22, 2014 by Franci (log)

[basquecook]

Beautiful, Franci. Tonight, I defrosted some of the pork with green chile sauce. made rice, served in a soup bowl with the rice, the added the pork and sauce, topped with avocado and red onion.. Avocado, i just mashed some cubes with water, cumin and salt. out of limes so brightened the chile verde and the avocado with lemon.

Miss K requested spaghetti with cream sauce.. boiled down cream turned off the heat, added a spoon of mascarpone and a couple of punches of fresh grated parm.

Norm, I wouldn't mind trading places with the photographer

Robirdstx, i really like the burnt end of that sausage.. where did you get it.

Edited February 22, 2014 by basquecook (log)

[robirdstx]

Robirdstx, i really like the burnt end of that sausage.. where did you get it.

Thanks, my DH did a great job on the grill and the skin was really crispy. We get the sausage from our local grocery store. The brand name is Eckermann's: http://www.eckermannsmeatmarket.com

[basquecook]

Eckermann's looks awesome.. I was hoping you were from Ohio, I was considering a weekend trip.

[robirdstx]

Grilled Hamburger with Lettuce, Tomato, Onion, Mayo and Yellow Mustard on Toasted Onion Bun. These buns were huge and delicious - that's a 5 oz burger nestled in there.

[basquecook]

Took the cheese out around 6 o clock this morning.. Decanted a 2001 around 1 pm. Sat down for a late lunch around 2:30.. With warm bread.. The little one enjoyed a 2 ounce glass. She has a better nose for cheese than me. These two, she loves. We had the Leonora and St. Marcellin. Beautiful cheese, good wine.. I have leftover mashed potatoes,a bag of ground beef,some frozen peas, fresh carrots, beef stock, shallots, demi glace, worchesterschire sauce.. Going to make some type of shepard's pie, we are on track for 930 dinner..

Edited February 22, 2014 by basquecook (log)

[kayb]

Pork chops in beer; German potato salad; red cabbage. Good, solid comfort food.

[basquecook]

Looks awesome.. i would love to hear about your German Potato salad..

[jvalentino]

Took the cheese out around 6 o clock this morning.. Decanted a 2001 around 1 pm. Sat down for a late lunch around 2:30.. With warm bread.. The little one enjoyed a 2 ounce glass. She has a better nose for cheese than me. These two, she loves. We had the Leonora and St. Marcellin. Beautiful cheese, good wine.. I have leftover mashed potatoes,a bag of ground beef,some frozen peas, fresh carrots, beef stock, shallots, demi glace, worchesterschire sauce.. Going to make some type of shepard's pie, we are on track for 930 dinner..

To living right, and helping the next generation do the same. Cheers!

[chefmd]

Shad roe sautéed in brown butter with pencil asparagus (although asparagus was thinner than your average pencil).

[gfweb]

An early spring classic. Shad running where you are?

[chefmd]

It is running in my friendly Harris Teeter. I am in Northern Virginia (which is completely different from the rest of Virginia if you are not sure what I mean). There is a very special fishmonger in the store near my house. She is managing to order seafood that rivals Whole Foods for literally half the price. I just ask her: "What should I get tonight?". It is magical...

[C. sapidus]

Shelby – trade you shrimp for siu yook and pastrami any day of the week!

chefmd - I have never tried shad roe. Can you describe?

Making use of the last of Mrs. C’s ham stock . . .

Corn soup with ham and Poblano chiles – Fried onions and garlic, pureed with corn, cornstarch, and half-and-half, simmered with ham stock, ham cubes, and roasted/chopped Poblano chiles, and finished with cilantro. Yum.

Mexican red rice and Mrs. C’s fried plantains – rice pilaf-style rice with white onion, corn, diced carrots, peas, salsa, and chicken stock

[chefmd]

C. sapidus, shad roe tastes as a mildly crunchy delicate fish. If skate and grits had a baby, it would be shad roe. Give it a try, you will not be disappointed.

Mrs. C's fried plantains look delicious.

[Baselerd]

Some steak, potatoes, and roasted Brussels sprouts.

The hangar steak was seared, then cryovacced with olive oil and garlic. This was cooked for 3 hours @ 133 F, then unbagged and seared in hot oil. To make the potato puree, I peeled and sliced (about 1 cm thick) some Yukon gold potatoes. They were cooked on the stove in a mixture of milk, butter, salt, and cream for about 40 minutes. I strained the potatoes and pressed them through a fine sieve, then gradually whipped the reserved milk/butter into the potatoes until I reached the desired consistency.

[Franci]

We had oxtail, a Jennifer Mclagan recipe from Fat, a favorite of mine, collards and parsnip purée

[gfweb]

Arancini served with marinara

Jambalaya from the Prudhomme Family Cookbook.

Lasagna

Mushroom soup made with mushrooms so fresh the gills were still pinkish. I buy them from one of the zillion growers here at a dollar/pound. They taste very different when this fresh (and keep almost two weeks in the fridge)

Scallops in apple-cream sauce(with a hint of dijon), risotto, warm lightly pickled cauliflower

[huiray]

Marcella Hazan Tomato Sauce (made using Pomì boxed chopped tomatoes) on spaghetti [Garofalo] w/ some shaved Parmigiano Reggiano.

[ChrisTaylor]

Rabbit.

Nothing complicated:

- 2 * wild rabbits

- store-bought peri peri marinade

- rabbit cooked slowly on gas grill

- when pieces about 75% cooked wrapped in foil with a little water and parked in the oven while I finished off the other things I was serving