Dinner 2014 (Part 5)

[Paul Bacino]

Can you tell me more about the soup? Thanks! 

 

I roasted half of my crop of  German  ( orange with a little red ) Tomatoes  that I peeled..in the oven @ 225 F  till dried and concentrated with onion  celery  .. then a bit higher heat to finish .. I think I went 275F

 

The other tomatoes  ( I did add a couple Celebrity reds )   --I just sliced and cooked on the stove with a little Sutter Home  Pinot Gris white wine

 

Cooked those till it reduced slighrly

 

Put everything together and ran it threw a food mill to remove seeds and skins and fiber  ( reduced that )    What I liked about these tomatoes is they have a great acidity and sweetness .  I used salt and white pepper  tt

 

I then sauteed small diced carrots carrots in butter.  drained added to soup

 

Garnished with lovage and a sprinkle of Cayenne   Add Pretzel bun croutons

Edited October 20, 2014 by Paul Bacino (log)

[huiray]

• Spaghetti alle Vongole.

• Sautéed Napa cabbage.

 

[CatPoet]

 

White  oriental cheese  (  yes that is the name) filled   pork meatballs smothered in simple tomato sauce with pasta.

[chefmd]

Indulging after working for seven days straight.  Wait, make it eight since I worked today as well.

 

Lobster with drawn butter and salsa verde.

 

Whole lobster briefly dunked in boiling water (not to cook but to be able to remove it from the shell).  Later I poached it in melted butter a la Thomas Keller. 

 

[Franci]

We had lentils soup, cime di rapa, kimchee not pictured, beaded sole and parsnips chips for the children

[Norm Matthews]

I tried a new recipe called Vaca Frita or Cuban Shredded Beef.  It turned out to be pretty much the cuban beef version of carnitas.  Charlie even got out some soft tortillas and put some in a wrap.  I winged a dressing with some pineapple flavored balsamic vinegar, Framboise, some lime juice, honey, salt, and olive oil. 

 

[Shelby]

Spaghetti red

 

 

Edited October 21, 2014 by Shelby (log)

[huiray]

• Soup.  Asparagus & standard mushrooms in chicken stock w/ some oil.

 

 

 

• Head-on shrimp, marinated in and steamed with Shaohsing wine, salt, corn oil, jozo mirin, ground white pepper, generous finely chopped smashed garlic & finely sliced ginger.

• Green beans flash "stir-fried" w/ garlic.

• White rice (Basmati).

 

[mm84321]

Vacherin Mont d'Or...a real treat..

 

[c oliver]

 

Vacherin Mont d'Or...a real treat..

 

 

Did you bake it?

[mm84321]

Did you bake it?

 

Yes. 

[Mmmpomps]

A few dinners from the last month:

 

Spicy Sausage Minestrone Soup (cleaning out the fridge)

 

Grilled Steak and Oven fries with SpicyAioli

 

Ronco Rotissery Chicken , Salad with Strawberry vinegrette

 

This could be added to Regrettable Foods or for Halloween dinner. But it was delish! Crispy Duck Breast with Cranberry sauce (blood spatter seems to be my speciality) and Scalloped potatoes

[c oliver]

Yes. 

What did you serve it with or on?  I'm going to try to buy some here in the US.  Pasteurized of course but should still be wonderful.

[mm84321]

What did you serve it with or on?  I'm going to try to buy some here in the US.  Pasteurized of course but should still be wonderful.

 

Slices of baguette and a salad. Broccoli soup before. Simple and satisfying dinner. 

[c oliver]

Homeground pork burgers on a toasted English muffin spread with mayo with Hatch chiles, sweet onion, Cheddar cheese, avocado, lettuce and tomato.

[pquinene]

This was dinner on Sunday. The dishes are generally served at a fiest / bbq, L to R, clockwise:  corn titiyas (tortillas), flour titiyas with Spam kelaguen (ceviche-like dish), marinated steak, red rice (achote), marinated onions in fina'denne' (sauce with hot peppers), shrimp kelaguen, crab and broccoli salad:

 

Edited October 22, 2014 by pquinene (log)

[rotuts]

c oliver

 

that is some kind of Burger !

 

          

 

 

Id like a bit more info

 

but better  ::::

 

how did you "" smash it ""

 

and get get in your mouth ??????????????????

 

[c oliver]

c oliver

 

that is some kind of Burger !

 

          

 

 

Id like a bit more info

 

but better  ::::

 

how did you "" smash it ""

 

and get get in your mouth ??????????????????

 

 

HAHAHA!!!  I kinda 'squished' it and then nibbled around the edges  Squished some more, nibbled some more.  BTW, that's only a four ounce patty but it's our standard.  Plenty for us.

[mm84321]

Chestnut risotto

 

Monkfish with vegetables in an olive oil sauce

 

[Norm Matthews]

Cassie brought home some mini pita rounds from the store so I made a Tzatziki sauce to go with them, stir fried some broccoli slaw then tossed it with a reduction of soy with brown sugar and also made a Honey Garlic Chicken.  We also had rice but it isn't pictured. 

 

[BonVivant]

I tried another speciality of Osaka yesterday.  Your order is cooked on your table and the process takes 20mins, and seems complicated. It's mostly cabbage.

 

 

 

 

[Okanagancook]

Homeground pork burgers on a toasted English muffin spread with mayo with Hatch chiles, sweet onion, Cheddar cheese, avocado, lettuce and tomato.

I like using English muffins for burgers. Just the right ratio of meat to bread.

[c oliver]

I like using English muffins for burgers. Just the right ratio of meat to bread.

Agreed.  And we toast them up a bit on the grill.  Some day I'm going to try making buns as what I find in the store is so subpar.

[Norm Matthews]

http://community.kingarthurflour.com/node/5754

 

This is a very popular burger bun recipe at King Arthur's Community 

[c oliver]

http://community.kingarthurflour.com/node/5754

 

This is a very popular burger bun recipe at King Arthur's Community 

THANK YOU!  Saved that.  Now I have no excuse.  Dagnabbit