Dinner 2016 (Part 1)

[Nicolai]

Lahm bel Ajeen dinner which is the Armenian/Arabic meat pies.

 

I like to enjoy my Lahm bel Ajeen with Yogurt and Pickles.

 

Today's pickles are Lebanese Turnips - Moroccan Mini Lemons - Syrian Green Chilli Pickles  and Cauliflower pickles.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited January 14, 2016 by Nicolai (log)

[Ann_T]

Liuzhou,  I fell in love with a potato ricer as a child.   Love mine too.

 

Last night's dinner.  Burgers 

 

 

and double fried fries. 

[Smithy]

1 hour ago, Nicolai said:

Lahm bel Ajeen dinner which is the Armenian/Arabic meat pies.

 

I like to enjoy my Lahm bel Ajeen with Yogurt and Pickles.

 

Today's pickles are Lebanese Turnips - Moroccan Mini Lemons - Syrian Green Chilli Pickles  and Cauliflower pickles.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nice photos, everyone!  I often turn to this topic for inspiration and come away feeling like a slacker.  :-)

 

Nicolai, this looks like meat spread atop a flatbread and then folded for easy eating.  Have I got that right?  What is the 'Ajeen'?  Next question: what king of vinegar and pickling spices were used there?  I recently discovered pickled turnips and think they're a wonderful thing.  Wouldn't mind learning how to do them myself.

[Shelby]

@Ann_T @liuzhou  I don't own a ricer.  Do I need a new love?  I'm feeling left out lol.

 

SV goose that my husband shot a few days ago.  Some kraut, breaded tomatoes and scalloped potatoes to go with.

 

[liuzhou]

15 minutes ago, Shelby said:

 

@Ann_T @liuzhou  I don't own a ricer.  Do I need a new love?  I'm feeling left out lol.

 

 

Oh yes. You need a new love. Who doesn't?

I had a potato ricer way back in London twenty-plus years ago, but here I had to make do with a potato masher thing that my daughter kindly carried from London to China on one of her visits.  But recently, to my great surprise, I found a ricer in a small shop here. I'm probably the only person in the city who knows what it is! The owner of the shop didn't! Anyway, I took it off her hands. She only had one. One ricer, that is. She has the full set of hands.

Edited January 14, 2016 by liuzhou (log)

[Nicolai]

1 hour ago, Smithy said:

Nice photos, everyone!  I often turn to this topic for inspiration and come away feeling like a slacker.  :-)

 

Nicolai, this looks like meat spread atop a flatbread and then folded for easy eating.  Have I got that right?  What is the 'Ajeen'?  Next question: what king of vinegar and pickling spices were used there?  I recently discovered pickled turnips and think they're a wonderful thing.  Wouldn't mind learning how to do them myself.

 

 

Hello Smithy

 

1- Lahm bel Ajeen is akin an open thin pizza with meat.

Lahm= Meat

Bel Ajeen= In a dough

We double fold it, squeeze some lemon and eat it as a sandwich.

The plated stuff is the posh way to eat it and for the photograph.

 

2- Pickling Turnips

1kg Turnips

1 cup red or white wine vinegar

5 cups water

2 1/2 large salt spoons

 

- Wash and cut and discard top and bottom

- Cut into chunks or cut but do not separate from the turnip.

- First dilute the salt in water and then add the vinegar

- Add cut Beetroots for pink color

- Red Chillies finely cut is optional. We do not add Chillies

- Place in jar and cover with the pickling liquid for 2 weeks

- Enjoy

 

 

Edited January 14, 2016 by Nicolai (log)

[Vlcatko]

Chestnut soup

[Paul Bacino]

Chicken Bolognese w/ Shirataki Noodle

 

1/3 portions each Celery, carrot, onions saute' --  I added 2 strips of  Bacon
Deglase white wine till reduced
Tomato paste - Toast paste...
add dice chicken and sugo

Touch of Nutmeg  S and P and some Italian seasoning
Pepper flakes
I also added Morel Mushroom and Kale

Serve over Shiritaki noodles cooked 3 mins

 

 

 

[sartoric]

Teriyaki beef bowl with Mi Chay noodles, green beans, bamboo shoots and spring onions.

 

[HungryChris]

Years ago, there used to be a regular poster here named Tommy. Tommy, if you still post, my apologies! He now has his own site called Tommyeats.com. Tommy talked about spaghetti carbonara in Rome at Ai Tre Scalini  (Three little Steps {from The coliseum}). I think it included some mention of "hold the cream, I'm begging, ya". We visited Ai Tre Scalini a few years ago and Deb absolutely loved this dish there! 

Tonight, I threw caution to the wind and took a long overdue stab at it.

We both loved it and I will add it to the go-to list with simple ingredient dishes.

 

Edited January 15, 2016 by HungryChris (log)

[huiray]

Earlier – Miso soup. 

Water, hon-dashi, sliced aburaage, cut wakame, slurried mutenka shiro miso. Chopped scallions.

 

Later – Steamed Faroe Islands salmon; soba tossed w/ sautéed cabbage; sobayu.

Faroe Islands salmon fillet marinated & steamed w/ enoki mushrooms, bunapi-shimeji mushrooms, ryori-shu, hon-mirin, squeeze of lemon juice, rice bran oil, sea salt, ground white & black pepper, nigori sake, julienned ginger, trimmed scallions.

Soba cooked as usual, drained & rinsed well; tossed in pan w/ sliced cabbage sautéed w/ oil & sea salt.

The water from cooking the soba retained = sobayu; a bowl set out for sipping w/ the meal.

 

Edited January 15, 2016 by huiray (log)

[Anna N]

 

 

Braised duck legs with Rancho Gordo "tarbais" beans. Just out of the oven. 

 

 

Skin crisped and ready to eat. For this bean-hater there was nothing challenging about really fresh dried beans cooked in duck fat. That is a small helping of kimchi beside it.  

 

[blue_dolphin]

See?  I knew cassoulet was missing something - I just didn't realize it's kimchi!  What a perfect contrast to that richness.  I love it!

[Nicolai]

.........Jamón Ibérico de Bellota porn........drooling material.......

 

 

 

 

 

 

[liamsaunt]

Quick dinner last night: salmon burgers with chili aioli

 

[liuzhou]

Tonight I made myself a simple chilli. Beef. kidney beans, tomatoes, onions, garlic, chilli powder, Worcestershire sauce, S+P. Served with white rice on a white place, which is why you maybe can't see it.

 

[Thanks for the Crepes]

51 minutes ago, liamsaunt said:

Quick dinner last night: salmon burgers with chili aioli

 

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@liamsaunt,

 

Your salmon burgers look lovely.

 

What is the herb sprigging out? It almost looks like clover on the left side of your photo. Pea shoots? Then on the right hand burger it looks like mizuna?

 

I have to compliment you on your food photography. You are quite talented.

[Shelby]

'Twas Ronnie's birthday yesterday.  He requested chicken fried venison steaks and Texas sheet cake.  

 

Someone take this cake away.  It's staring at me.  I had a bite.....oh man, I could just dive face first into it.  Damn this diet lol.

 

 

 

 

[kayb]

1 hour ago, Shelby said:

'Twas Ronnie's birthday yesterday.  He requested chicken fried venison steaks and Texas sheet cake.  

 

Someone take this cake away.  It's staring at me.  I had a bite.....oh man, I could just dive face first into it.  Damn this diet lol.

 

I've discovered one can make a wonderful CF steak (beef; I haven't tried venison, but it should work) by salting and peppering and sous viding the beef for about four hours first, then breading and frying as usual. Fork-tender!

[sartoric]

What's in the veggie draw minestrone. Any appropriate veggies, a can of tomatoes, a can of mixed beans and beef stock. Served with cheesy pesto toasts.

 

[Paul Bacino]

1 hour ago, sartoric said:

What's in the veggie draw minestrone. Any appropriate veggies, a can of tomatoes, a can of mixed beans and beef stock. Served with cheesy pesto toasts.

 

Nice Toast..  But it all looks tasty

 

Edited January 16, 2016 by Paul Bacino (log)

[Franci]

We had grill pork chop and lamb chops from Fleishers, pane e pomodoro, sauté collards and  nice Rioja 

 

[gfweb]

On 1/12/2016 at 5:29 PM, mgaretz said:

Tried something I'd never seen before - stuffing mix done as a tuna casserole.  So it was the basic stuffing recipe with a can of tuna added in.  Yummy.  Served with roasted carrots and parsnips.

 

 

What are those green things in the stuffing?

[JoNorvelleWalker]

Winter.  So poetic:

 

A loaf of bread, liter of M.R.

 

And me.

[mgaretz]

5 hours ago, gfweb said:

 

What are those green things in the stuffing?

 

Celery and peas.