Dinner 2016 (Part 3)

[ElsieD]

Lobster mac 'n cheese.

[kayb]

Bacon and tomato sandwich on homemade white sandwich bread.

 

Campari tomatoes from the grocery don't taste too bad.

[Shelby]

Elsie, that lobster mac and cheese...ohhhh decadent.  I want.

 

Kay, your bread looks so good!

 

 

I splurged last week and bought a rack of lamb and a big 'ole ribeye from D'artagnan.  They were having a sale on lamb and since the shipping was the same, I threw in the steak.  It is my final attempt to like lamb lol.  Mom loves it.  Ronnie loves it.  Mom's husband loves it.  I don't love it lol.  But, maybe SV'ing it will change my outlook.  Anyway...last night we cut the steaks up.  Ended up with 11.  Had to SV a couple for dinner.

 

 

 

Mashed taters and silver queen corn frozen from last summer to go with.....ack I'm down to only one or two bags of corn...come on summer!

[Ann_T]

Your dinner looks delicious Shelby.

 

Friday night's dinner.  Mince and Tatties or what I like to call it, lazy shepherds pie. 

 

 

I used the leftovers yesterday morning to make a couple of meat pies.  I added some potato, rutabaga and peas.

[rotuts]

perhaps its Lamb Fat that you don't like ?   I think LF is awful  but lamb meat delicious.

 

rare of course.

 

nice looking steaks  

 

sometimes a Splurge is Good !

[Anna N]

@Shelby

 

 Lamb and ribeye.  I am insanely jealous. 

[rotuts]

@Ann_T   

 

pretty much the best meat pie Ive ever seen.

 

[Paul Bacino]

Happy Easter  --  I usually try to cook family type meals for the holidays

 

My offering of today's     Braciole

 

Simply meat of the day ( whats looking good-- flank ). a cut of Ham ( Prochute or Serrano ),  Now fresh bread ( egg bread today ) ,  garlic , parsley, boiled eggs -- today I used Asiago and Romano.. top meat with seasoning..  roll and braise

 

 

 

Edited March 27, 2016 by Paul Bacino (log)

[rotuts]

@Paul Bacino  

 

Braciole

a gift from the Gods.  Every one's is different.  mine is a bit closer to Rouladen

 

but no matter.

 

delicious.  mine needs mashed potatoes etc   the the deliciousness of the Idea is the same.

[Anna N]

 

A dish that has been on my "must make" list for far too long. Aloo Gobi (indian seasoned potatoes and cauliflower).  This rendition was somewhat disappointing. I will be on the prowl for a recipe with more appeal.  

[robirdstx]

A new holiday tradition for Easter Brunch: Poached Eggs on Crab Cakes with Hollandaise Sauce A La Julia Child and Duck Fat Fried Potatoes.

[rotuts]

@robirdstx  

 

 Poached Eggs on Crab Cakes with Hollandaise Sauce A La Julia Child and Duck Fat Fried Potatoes.

 

Im just speechless.

 

not a hunk of BBQ Brisket in sight, BTW

[ElainaA]

48 minutes ago, Anna N said:

 

 

A dish that has been on my "must make" list for far too long. Aloo Gobi (indian seasoned potatoes and cauliflower).  This rendition was somewhat disappointing. I will be on the prowl for a recipe with more appeal.  

@Anna N  I make something similar - "Cauliflower, potatoes and peas in spicy herb sauce" (Gobhi Matar Rasedur) from Julie Sahni's  Classic Indian Cooking - that i think is delicious. Let me know if you would like the recipe to try.

[shain]

Vegetables (bell peppers, squash, cabbage, onion) stuffed with spiced rice and lentils. Baked in spiced tomato sauce, made sour-sweet with date molasses and lemon juice, chili for heat.
The filling is rice,lentils, pine nuts, fried onion, garlic flavored with mixture of baharat (all spice, cumin, black pepper, turmeric, cinnamon).

 

 

Served with a quick salad of radishes and arugula (both from the garden) in tahini sauce.

[Anna N]

52 minutes ago, ElainaA said:

@Anna N  I make something similar - "Cauliflower, potatoes and peas in spicy herb sauce" (Gobhi Matar Rasedur) from Julie Sahni's  Classic Indian Cooking - that i think is delicious. Let me know if you would like the recipe to try.

Thanks for your kind offer. I have Julie's book so I will look it up.  

[kayb]

2 hours ago, Paul Bacino said:

Happy Easter  --  I usually try to cook family type meals for the holidays

 

My offering of today's     Braciole

 

Simply meat of the day ( whats looking good-- flank ). a cut of Ham ( Prochute or Serrano ),  Now fresh bread ( egg bread today ) ,  garlic , parsley, boiled eggs -- today I used Asiago and Romano.. top meat with seasoning..  roll and braise

 

@Paul Bacino, that is a thing of beauty. I love braciole (and rouladen, too!).

1 hour ago, robirdstx said:

A new holiday tradition for Easter Brunch: Poached Eggs on Crab Cakes with Hollandaise Sauce A La Julia Child and Duck Fat Fried Potatoes.

 

The only thing that is keeping me from crawling through the computer screen is the fact I am still miserably full from Easter lunch three hours ago -- well, and the slice of Key lime pie I just finished it off with.

 

6 hours ago, Shelby said:

 

I splurged last week and bought a rack of lamb and a big 'ole ribeye from D'artagnan.  They were having a sale on lamb and since the shipping was the same, I threw in the steak.  It is my final attempt to like lamb lol.  Mom loves it.  Ronnie loves it.  Mom's husband loves it.  I don't love it lol.  But, maybe SV'ing it will change my outlook.  Anyway...last night we cut the steaks up.  Ended up with 11.  Had to SV a couple for dinner.

 

Mashed taters and silver queen corn frozen from last summer to go with.....ack I'm down to only one or two bags of corn...come on summer!

 

Ditto the above two comments on your ribeye, Shelby. It's finally getting warm enough to grill, so I'll be using steaks from my steer in the upcoming weekends.

 

We had the planned-on (and mostly prepped/cooked yesterday) ham, spring pea salad, asparagus, corn pudding, mac and cheese (for the kids), deviled eggs and pickled quail eggs. I ate a shameful amount, not to mention topping it off with a wedge of Key lime pie. I'm about to take a nap!

 

 

 

[Shelby]

Drooling...Kay, I'm DROOLING.  I love that pea salad.  Need to make that.  And the key lime pie...ohhhhhh....

 

 

[suzilightning]

8 hours ago, Shelby said:

 

 

I splurged last week and bought a rack of lamb and a big 'ole ribeye from D'artagnan.  They were having a sale on lamb and since the shipping was the same, I threw in the steak.  It is my final attempt to like lamb lol.  Mom loves it.  Ronnie loves it.  Mom's husband loves it.  I don't love it lol.  But, maybe SV'ing it will change my outlook.  Anyway...last night we cut the steaks up.  Ended up with 11.  Had to SV a couple for dinner.

 

 

 

Mashed taters and silver queen corn frozen from last summer to go with.....ack I'm down to only one or two bags of corn...come on summer!

 

 

John hates the taste or smell of lamb ..... except when he tastes it. I love it.  It may be that the fat is what bothers you as it can sometimes taste a bit like lanolin.  

[Shelby]

5 minutes ago, suzilightning said:

 

 

John hates the taste or smell of lamb ..... except when he tastes it. I love it.  It may be that the fat is what bothers you as it can sometimes taste a bit like lanolin.  

I'm going to take yours, and others advice and try to not eat any of the fat on the outside.  Maybe I'll like just the meat.

[suzilightning]

Johnnybird managed to make it home almost in one piece.  He has slept most of the day away so I had leftovers - green salad and mac and cheese with hotdogs.  I had made him bucatini with olive oil, garlic, herbs and shrimp for dinner when he got home last night.  I also had treated myself to a small tray of lasagna rollups from Burrinis market and cooked them off for tomorrow.

[scubadoo97]

Tenderloin, taters and string beans tonight

 

[gfweb]

Easter Dinner

 

Onion/fennel gratin not shown

Deviled eggs- regular yolk/mustard and bacon/onion

 

 

Smoked pork tenderloin with lingonberry sauce

 

 

Potato salad with blackened onions

 

 

Roasted veg

Edited March 28, 2016 by gfweb (log)

[ElainaA]

One of my favorite things about Easter is that lamb goes on sale. This was a mini-leg that I butterflied, painted with Julia Child's mustard-soy-lemon sauce and grilled. After ruthlessly removing all visible fat. There are roast potatoes with garlic and baked tomatoes with breadcrumbs, shallot, garlic, parsley and olive oil. And a salad of endive, romaine, fennel, radicchio, pears, pecans and probably a few other things that I forget.

(Many people dislike lamb. The night before my wedding , 35 years ago!, my soon-to-be-inlaws took us out to dinner. I ordered lamb. My almost-mother-in-law looked at me and said "You're not going to eat that, are you?" It was definitely a warning. I love lamb.)

 

 

[rotuts]

 

@ElainaA  

 

ruthlessly removing all visible fat

 

the only way to go.  Next time I see legs on sale, Ill do the same.  Try 1/2 SV rare, do the other on the grill  also rare.

 

your su le plate looks great

[rarerollingobject]

Yet another sashimi and sushi rice bowl...with all the last scraps of tuna, salmon, squid, avocado, a raw egg yolk, and lots of toasted nori.

 

Edited March 28, 2016 by rarerollingobject (log)