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Dinner 2015 (Part 3)


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Thanks, Kim Shook.

 

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Yesterday.

 

Sliced quartered winter-type bamboo shoot simmered in chicken broth w/ a bit of oil & some smashed garlic; then trimmed hearts of red romaine, green romaine & butter lettuces barely wilted in.

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Marinated sliced beef (Shaohsing wine, rice bran oil, ground white pepper, some corn starch, some salt) stir-fried w/ some garlic & oil then reserved; then fermented (salted) black beans (this one)(pre-soaked) & sliced hot red finger chillies stir-fried w/ more garlic & oil, sliced cored bittergourd, hon-mirin [Takara], the rest of the marinade; then the reserved beef was added back in and all were tossed around w/ a bit of extra water added in as well till done. 

White rice.

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Hello friends. Part of tonight's meal: 

Wild striped bass tartare, wild sorrel and garden cucumbers

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Stuffed zucchini blossoms

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I have cucumbers at about the same stage.  What are they like so small with the flowers still on?

Cooking is cool.  And kitchen gear is even cooler.  -- Chad Ward

Whatever you crave, there's a dumpling for you. -- Hsiao-Ching Chou

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Sweet and delicious. Actually quite a burst of flavor for such a small cucumber. Sugars must be concentrated at such an early stage.

 

Thanks!  I may try one or two in something.

Cooking is cool.  And kitchen gear is even cooler.  -- Chad Ward

Whatever you crave, there's a dumpling for you. -- Hsiao-Ching Chou

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Ann_T

 

Im gratefull I don't come over too often for Eats.

 

Id have to waddle home, time and again.

 

always with a few loafs under my arm and a nice Doggie Bag.

 

Rotuts, I would be happy to send you home with a few loaves.

 

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Got a great deal on a box of brown tomatoes yesterday.  After making dinner I still had over 50 tomatoes and all for $9.95. 

 

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Hand chopped about 10 tomatoes, with garlic, basil and olive oil

 

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and served with spaghetti and roasted chicken.

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But Ann_T, where's the BREAD???!!! 

 

Or did you give it all to rotuts:laugh:

 

Just can't imagine that lovely pasta w/o some of your amazing bread.  

 

 

Got a great deal on a box of brown tomatoes yesterday.  After making dinner I still had over 50 tomatoes and all for $9.95. 

 

Hand chopped about 10 tomatoes, with garlic, basil and olive oil

 

 

and served with spaghetti and roasted chicken.

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Ottolenghi's Eggplant with buttermilk sauce (Plenty pp 110-111) ...served with acceptable, but nothing to write home about, flatbread that I baked:

 

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No bonus points for guessing why I made it.

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JoNorvelleWalker, how was that eggplant dish?  I was just looking at the recipe yesterday, and picked up pomegranate seeds, but there was no eggplant at the store.  Maybe next week...

 

blackened shrimp with quinoa salad

 

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Now I cannot claim credit, but inspired from this epicurous recipe:

 

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/celery-root-and-apple-soup-239846

 

my lovely wife made Parsley Root Soup, as we just dug a bed of 2 year old Italian Parsley.

 

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Wow...Double Wow! We made it with regular Italian parsley, but given how great this was I think I might just have to source "Hamburg" parsley grown specifically for its roots!

 

Cheers

Luke

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Last night’s dinner started with the usual salads:

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Then 1970’s comfort food – Manwich sloppy joes:

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Served with corn and marinated cucumbers:

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It’s funny – I did not grow up with Sloppy Joes, though Mr. Kim did.  In fact, the first time I ever heard of them was from his sister making some comment about “everyone eats Sloppy Joes”.  I made them and loved them and during our early marriage (when we were broke) I served them so often that Mike protested.  I still like them and haven’t ever felt the need to make homemade ones.  Mr. Kim and I were talking after dinner and we both agreed that neither of us felt any need to try an actual recipe.  I do add a little BBQ sauce and A-1 to the canned sauce, but I’ve checked recipes and other than big chunks of onion and pepper (which I hate), I’m pretty sure the ingredients in the can are the same as the ones in the recipes.  I mean what could be more authentic than Manwich? :raz:

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JoNorvelleWalker, how was that eggplant dish?  I was just looking at the recipe yesterday, and picked up pomegranate seeds, but there was no eggplant at the store.  Maybe next week...

 

It was good.  I will probably make it again if only because I have a ton of za'atar to use up.  Seariously, though, it was easy and rewarding.

 

Next time I would bake the eggplant longer with more oil and make a thicker sauce.  I suspect the American translation of the sauce recipe is a bit off.  Dinner tonight is grilled chicken (za'atar and oil) with leftover bread and eggplant.  But first my mai tai.

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Soup.  Straw mushrooms (canned), asparagus, enoki mushrooms in chicken broth. Fried shallots & scallions.

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Cantonese roast duck [via Asia Mart], skinny wonton noodles tossed w/ the duck-bean sauce incld w/ the duck, blanched kai-lan.  Dressed w/ oyster sauce – black sesame oil – bulldog tonkatsu sauce – fried shallots slurried together; plus chopped scallions.

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Fresh lychees.

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Happy Saturday everyone!!!  I'm getting ready to head out to the garden but thought I'd post a bit first.  I made myself an iced coffee just now.  Aren't those good on hot summer days?  I don't like coffee really...but I like these.  

 

Kim--I haven't had a sloppy joe for years and now I WANT.  I think the last time I made them from scratch and they didn't taste they way they should.  

 

Huiray--YUM on the lychees.  I've only had the canned kind.  I know fresh are much much better.

 

A few meals:

 

I made sauce and used up some veggies.  Heavy on the squash from the garden.  I had this porcini mushroom pasta in the pantry and used that.  Oh wow was it good.  So I googled it and I can't find it :(  The brand name was in Italian and hard for me to read.  I know I ordered it online from somewhere but I can't remember.  

 

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Pizza night.  Why do I post pizza pictures after Ann does???  Mine will never measure up to hers!  :blush:

 

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This is now in a container in the fridge and will be added to and eaten all summer long.  Vinegar, touch of sugar, onions and cukes from the garden.

 

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Ann's lemon pepper wings again with collards.  I have a lot of collards.  :wacko:

 

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Had a smidge (what??? smidge isn't a word??  :raz: come on spellcheck) of chili left over so of course chili dogs must be made.  Light, crispy onion rings on the side.

 

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Shelby, you've especially got me jonesing for a good garden pickle. What kind of vinegar do you use? Do the pickled cukes and onions hold up well, or is this a short-term small-batch pickle?

I really love being in the North at this time of year, but when I look at the fresh garden produce y'all have been getting, then see that the local farmers' fields are still at the seedling stage, I have to wonder about my judgment. :-D

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Shelby, you've especially got me jonesing for a good garden pickle. What kind of vinegar do you use? Do the pickled cukes and onions hold up well, or is this a short-term small-batch pickle?

I really love being in the North at this time of year, but when I look at the fresh garden produce y'all have been getting, then see that the local farmers' fields are still at the seedling stage, I have to wonder about my judgment. :-D

I'm getting ready to make a small batch of "quickles" this afternoon.  The ones I made last summer lasted well into the winter with no problems.  I put those in a mason jar with a lid.  Next will be the ones I ferment in that stoneware container that you've seen on the pickle thread.....I guess we should revive that thread soon :)

 

These that I pictured above last just fine in a tupperware container.  I've never had them go bad...but then again, we eat them almost every day with dinner.  I use just plain 'ole cider vinegar.

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No picture. 

 

Last night I found myself with some linguini, a can of Cento sardines in olive oil, some parsley and a lemon...

 

So I made the pasta al dente, zested and juiced the lemon in to a bowl and added chopped parsley.   Placed the sardines on the pasta, then added a few generous glugs of evoo and for crunch, some croutons from a packet.

 

It was delicious!

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