Dinner 2015 (Part 1)

[Smithy]

Thanks, Okanagancook, for that post. (What you consider a crappy photo is something I'd be proud to manage. :-D) I love chermoula, and with lamb loin that sounds like a great combination. I'm behind on my magazines, but I'll be sure to look into this issue.

[scamhi]

 

Roast chicken with Barbuto's salsa verde. along with persian cucumber, tomato, sweet onion, feta and serrano chili salad

[Anna N]

scamhi,

I have rarely seen such a relatively simple meal that looked quite so appetizing.

[scamhi]

scamhi,

I have rarely seen such a relatively simple meal that looked quite so appetizing.

thanks it was tasty.

[Okanagancook]

Thanks, Okanagancook, for that post. (What you consider a crappy photo is something I'd be proud to manage. :-D) I love chermoula, and with lamb loin that sounds like a great combination. I'm behind on my magazines, but I'll be sure to look into this issue.

The recipe is on page 49 and it is from their "The Best of Fine Cooking:  Cookfresh" series, Winter 2015.  I used a mortar and pestle to make the charmoula rather than the blender with water added as directed in the recipe.  It also makes a ton so I cut back on the quantities and I still had some leftover to put in the freezer for next time.

[Ann_T]

We had dessert for dinner last night.

 

 

Churro Waffles with whipped cream and chocolate sauce.    

 

The recipe is from a blog that I follow - More Than Burnt Toast

[Baselerd]

Here's a roasted beet salad that I threw together with some random leftovers:

 

Roast beets, beet puree (roast beets, lemon juice, salt, and butter), rye crumble, cherry tomatoes, micro beet greens. The beets were tossed in pumpkin seed oil and balsamic, while the tomatoes were tossed in white balsamic and olive oil.

 

 

And a dessert made from the Uchi Cookbook: Lemon gelato with pistachio crumble, beet puree, cured lemon zest, white balsamic reduction, and beet glass.

[gulfporter]

For dinner last night, I grilled about a pound of fresh asparagus tossed with olive oil, crushed garlic and salt and pepper.  While they were grilling, I fired up the grill's side burner and lightly fried two eggs in duck fat....sunny side up, basted with the duck fat, no browning.  I threw in some diced prosciutto at the very end.  Placed the runny eggs and prosciutto over the grilled asparagus and served to an appreciative husband who poured us a very nice pinot grigio.  Some fresh sourdough bread from the Farmer's Market to sop up the plate.

 

I like payoffs like this....a 5 minute effort with a very tasty result and very little clean-up. 

[dcarch]

Baselerd – that is a pretty roasted beet salad.

 

Ann_t – decadent dessert for dinner. So what did you have for dessert afterwards.  :-)

 

Paul Bacino – That Wild Alaskan Salmon is better than any I have seen in classy restaurants.

 

Anna N – your meals always make me think of Pippin’s “Fast Food My Way”.

 

Ninagluck - celeriac salad with walnuts and pomegranates, very tasty indeed!

 

Gfweb – great idea, Pork filled with spinach and prosciutto.

 

Prawncracker – wow! What a dinner! Especially the razor clams.

 

Cyalexa – you proofed that nice pork shoulder requires no sous vide.

 

Shelby – You have too many quails. Give me some! Please?

Xilimmns – Perfect risotto.

Kim – you are the winner of Superbowl food. Okanagancook – This is a cooking forum, not photo forum. I bet J. Child is a lousy photographer.

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A few recent ones:

 

dcarch

 

Super bowl wings with crispy chicken skin.

 

 

Sous vide roasted pork belly with crispy pork skin

 

 

 

 

Smoked turkey

 

[cyalexa]

Green pozole with chicken, adapetd from a recipe published in Gourmet. I really enjoy the flavor of this dish but both times I have made it the texture of the liquid was a little grainy from the ground pepitas. I may try to tighten it with a little masa next time.

 

 

 

 

[JoNorvelleWalker]

I baked another loaf of ciabatta, which I had with fruit and cheeses, washed down with a sufficient volume of MR.  I confess I consumed the whole loaf in one sitting.  I was tempted to carbonate a second batch of MR but I feared it would not be healthful...not after that zombie with the peanuts course.

[Anna N]

Roasted vegetables topped with mozzarella cheese.

[ChrisTaylor]

I baked another loaf of ciabatta, which I had with fruit and cheeses, washed down with a sufficient volume of MR.  I confess I consumed the whole loaf in one sitting.  I was tempted to carbonate a second batch of MR but I feared it would not be healthful...not after that zombie with the peanuts course.

 

You know how to live, Jo. 

[huiray]

Various recents meals.

 

 

Skyline Chili, 5-way.

 

 

Glutinous rice w/ pork & shiitake mushrooms & stuff [commercial].  Pork, shrimp, pea shoots dumplings [Wei Chuan] w/ shrimp noodles, fresh Chinese mushrooms, gai-lan, chopped scallions, in chicken stock simmered w/ smashed garlic.

 

 

Spaghetti [Garofalo] w/ tomato sauce & sautéed Brussels sprouts.

 

 

Collard greens w/ garlic & chicken fat in chicken stock soup.  Pan-fried sliced King Oyster & bunapi-shimeji mushrooms sautéed w/ scallions & coriander leaves.  Fedelini [De Cecco] w/ more of that tomato sauce.

 

 

Short-cut pork spare ribs sautéed w/ then simmered w/ garlic/oil, various sauces (including "Drunken Chicken Marinade" [LKK]) & sliced fried tofu puffs.  Served w/ and over (sauce drizzled over) bánh phở tươi (fresh Vietnamese-type rice noodles) and barely-blanched Chinese-type spinach.

 

 

[gfweb]

Skyline chili...5 ways?

Which of these is not like the other?

 

 

Ok, whoever you are...what did you do with Huiray?

[gfweb]

Garlic Shrimp w tagliatelle

[Dejah]

dcarch: Great to see you back posting on this thread.

Anna N - That duck breast is amazing!

Everyone's posts are salivating worthy!

 

Had my great nephew out from Edmonton playing volleyball against our university. He brought 2 buddies (both 6'6" tall) along for after-game supper. Knowing they'd be super hungry and big eaters, I cooked a whole 7-rib prime roast  plus 2 dozen Yorkies, and Saskatoon pie. Forgot to take pictures after I completed the Yorkies and pie...

 

 

Didn't have anything left of the roast other than the rib bones. Gnawed on several then used the last 3 to make beef, barley, and vegetable soup in the slow cooker.

 

 

Tonight, we had steamed pickerel Chinese style - loads of ginger, green onion, red bell pepper, lots of freshly ground white pepper (from Malaysia), a dash of soy sauce and veg oil. Sides were pan-fried tofu with oyster sauce and chili oil for dipping, and some baby bok choy. 

 

 

 

 

 

[rotuts]

gfweb

 

that pasta is still nice an a bit creamy !

 

[scamhi]

 

pan seared pork chop with garlic, parsley and hot cherry peppers. chicken stock, white wine and a little red wine vinegar for the sauce

[suzilightning]

Parbaked some meatballs then finished poaching them in some tomato sauce.  Served over buccatini with a chopped salad.

 

Just finished flurrying here.  Catching up on the computer then I have some chicken/turkey broth to turn into soup for the coming freeze, some bread dough rising and then out to feed the birds!

[BKEats]

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pan seared pork chop with garlic, parsley and hot cherry peppers. chicken stock, white wine and a little red wine vinegar for the sauce

I made these really pretty porkchops last night. Lots of salt, served medium rare with a side of spinach cooked in garlic. I squirted a

Little lemon over it and though it was unimproveable. It appears I was wrong

[BKEats]

We had dessert for dinner last night.

 

 

Churro Waffles with whipped cream and chocolate sauce.    

 

The recipe is from a blog that I follow - More Than Burnt Toast

This is just insane

[suzilightning]

This is just insane

 

We had dessert for dinner last night.

 

 

Churro Waffles with whipped cream and chocolate sauce.    

 

The recipe is from a blog that I follow - More Than Burnt Toast

I know a chef instructor at CIA who will want this!!!!!!!

[Ann_T]

Oh my so many wonderful dinners.  

 

Scamhi, I don't know if I've seen a better looking pork chop.  Looks delicious. 

 

 

 

I would be happy with everything in your post Dejah.  Your Yorkshires are perfect and that pie is a beauty.  But it is your Chinese dinner that has my mouth watering.   

 

BKEats, Suzi, the waffles really were good.  I'll definitely be making them again.

 

We had pizza last night.  I made the dough on Tuesday.   The pizzas were baked on the grill in the bakerstone oven.

 

Greek Potato Pizza

 

 And a Margherita Pizza.

[huiray]

Skyline chili...5 ways?

Which of these is not like the other?

 

 

Ok, whoever you are...what did you do with Huiray?

 

:-)