Dinner 2016 (Part 4)

[scubadoo97]

Chowing on a ripe mango is one of life's  pleasures 

Edited May 14, 2016 by scubadoo97 (log)

[huiray]

"Big bean sprouts" (soy bean sprouts).  Baby/young kale in chicken broth.

The sprouts (大豆芽菜) [East Asia Market] were simply stir-fried w/ garlic & trimmed scallions in peanut oil.

The baby kale [Nading Farm] were refreshed in water, de-ribbed, chiffonaded, then simply wilted into chicken stock/broth and simmered for a minute or two.

 

"Wild Mushroom Sausages".

Red Yukon potatoes, sautéed shallots, parsley.

Sliced shallots sautéed in EV olive oil [California Olive Ranch], sausages [Smoking Goose, small batch; via Goose the Market] (various mushrooms including porcini) added to pan & fried along; peeled thick-sliced Yukon Gold potatoes added in, tossed/stirred around; water added + some salt, simmered/cooked down (covered). Plated, chopped parsley scattered over.

 

[TicTac]

8 hours ago, mm84321 said:

Hiked 9 miles to the top of Mount Marcy in the Adirondacks on an empty stomach. Celebrated by feasting on this most ripe and fragrant mango. The juices went all over my beard, so I could still taste it on the descent. Long to be remembered as one of the most satisfying food experiences I have enjoyed..

 

 

LOL - I dont know why, but reading this post screamed Seinfeld to me, straight out of the Peeterman Catalogues, I am sure Elaine's writer colleagues would have approved.

[liuzhou]

 

Pan fried hake, spicy broccoli purée and rice.

[shain]

Stuffed grape vine leaves, filled with rice and bulgur, my bland of bahart (allspice, cinnamon, turmeric, black pepper), tomato, garlic. Under the leaves are slices of onion, tomatoes, lemon and garlic, used to flavor it while cooking, and are delicious on bread with labana.

 

Also made tzaziki from home made yogurt, with grated courgette and cumber. Mint, dill flowers, garlic, and only a touch of dill leaves.

[Anna N]

 

  What I really wanted was pizza.   The pizza one can get delivered around here is pathetic.  It was a bit late to attempt a homemade pizza and I really did not have much in the way of toppings.  So I settled.  This is a homemade flour tortilla brushed lightly  with oil and topped with lamb ragu, mozzarella cheese  and some wilted fresh spinach with a dusting of nutmeg on the spinach. It would have been very good if I didn't want a pizza 

[rotuts]

@Anna N  

 

  most excellent.  for me, Im in a similar situation   the Old Time Local Pizza place was sold

 

had been in my town for 50 even 60 years.  Hard work  Nice people  sold and retired.   good for them

 

the newer one  tossed out the regular pizza ovens and got some sort of conveyer pizza thing-ey  Yuk

 

so the issue it this  :  when you think about pizza, what do you think about ?

 

for me it Pepperoni.  

 

so I use bread, olive oil etc etc  but it has to have some pepperoni on it.

 

very good w/o cheese.  CSB'd

 

so  when you or anyone want's pizza, figure out what that might be

 

then   you can make it at home decently

 

Ill  be making Pizza-ish myself soon

 

a couple of leafs from the TJ's basil plants.

[sartoric]

Dinner a few nights ago at a no name restaurant somewhere in the mountains of northern Shan state, Myanmar.

 

Clockwise from the top....fried chicken bits, whole river fish in garlic, lime chilli sauce, stir fried wombok, morning glory, pickled vegetables, tomato salad with dipping sauces.

 

 

 

 

 

[scubadoo97]

Spent yesterday afternoon at the beach until sunset.  Had  cleaned  a whole tenderloin earlier that day that was wet aging in my fridge for near 60 days.  The chain and other odds and ends went into the grinder.  So it was burger sliders last night 

 

[huiray]

19 minutes ago, sartoric said:

Dinner a few nights ago at a no name restaurant somewhere in the mountains of northern Shan state, Myanmar.

 

Clockwise from the top....fried chicken bits, whole river fish in garlic, lime chilli sauce, stir fried wombok, morning glory, pickled vegetables, tomato salad with dipping sauces.

 

 

 

 

 

 

You left out one of the more important dishes – the soup right in the middle is...?

 

The garlic sauce for the fish - what else was in it? Certainly there was much more than garlic, just from the look of the sauce. Steamed, or braised?

Edited May 14, 2016 by huiray (log)

[sartoric]

31 minutes ago, huiray said:

 

You left out one of the more important dishes – the soup right in the middle is...?

 

The garlic sauce for the fish - what else was in it? Certainly there was much more than garlic, just from the look of the sauce. Steamed, or braised?

 

Sorry, it's late and I just realised I left out what's in the middle. The soup was chicken meatballs with tofu and morning glory. The fish was steamed, the sauce garlic, lime, chilli and soy.

[huiray]

Thanks, sartoric!

[ninagluck]

another day, another asparagus sauce; today passion fruit. 

[ElainaA]

Lamb curry over basmati rice, carrot raita (both from a very old clipping from the NYTimes) and roasted spiced cauliflower. And a bowl of roasted spicy chickpeas for snacking while dinner was cooking. 

 

 

[chefmd]

Chicken roasted in cast iron pan that was first preheated in the 450 degrees oven

 

[mm84321]

Surprise at the market this morning.

Feuilleté aux cepes

 

[sartoric]

9 hours ago, ElainaA said:

Lamb curry over basmati rice, carrot raita (both from a very old clipping from the NYTimes) and roasted spiced cauliflower. And a bowl of roasted spicy chickpeas for snacking while dinner was cooking. 

 

 

 

@ElainaA, how do you do the chickpeas please ? They look delicious, as does the main meal. 

[Thanks for the Crepes]

I haven't posted on this topic for days. The intimidating and very beautiful/tempting posts of others' dinners explains why. I still have no real functioning kitchen, and I'm mad about it. I have been eating off styrofoam plates and using plastic silverware for weeks. The overlord did fix the hot water supply to my kitchen after a week while I did without, but now, it has been another two weeks. I need to call them back on Monday when their useless office opens or not, because they frequently dump their phones into an "automated answering service" that never picks up. 

 

At any rate, I have been able to make a few dinners here. Tonight was the Quality Seafood brand frozen stuffed flounder from right here in NC. We have also tried the frozen stuffed salmon, but both agree not to buy that product again. I had some leftover stove top creamy mac and cheese and served this with a nice salad. My husband commented repeatedly on how pretty it was and delicious. I am certain these comments were to keep me off his tail when he did not finish his much smaller salad than mine. It worked.  

 

Edited May 15, 2016 by Thanks for the Crepes (log)

[liuzhou]

Pork tenderloin marinaded for 24 hours with olive oil. lemon juice, garlic, chilli, crushed coriander seeds, salt and pepper. Stir fried.

 

Roast red bell peppers, tomatoes and mushrooms.

 

Minted couscous.

 

 

Followed by papaya and mango. I had planned to serve this (to myself) with cream or yoghurt, but in the end the fruit was so perfect, I had it naked. The fruit. Not me!

 

[Duvel]

18 hours ago, ninagluck said:

another day, another asparagus sauce; today passion fruit. 

I am intrigued - does Spargel work with passion fruit ?

[Anna N]

 

 Panfried rainbow trout fillets with a side of homemade coleslaw using a cooked dressing. The trout was fabulous the coleslaw  not so much. I was trying to re-create the coleslaw I remember from many years back which would keep for many days in the refrigerator. This one however was far too sweet.  Back to the drawing board.

[liamsaunt]

 As the weather starts to warm up, I am experimenting with pre-dinner cocktails on Saturdays.  Yesterday I made blueberry margaritas. Overall tasty but ultimately too sweet for my liking.  I only drank a quarter of mine before getting bored.

 

 

Dinner was just burgers.  I made beef for most people, but also made the Serious Eats black bean burger recipe:

 

 

This recipe calls for roasting the beans before making the burgers.  I really liked the resulting texture.  Sometimes bean burgers are too mushy, but not this one.

[BonVivant]

Temperatures plummetted this Pentecost long weekend. I made a cheat cassoulet with tinned duck confit.

 

 

The legs are big

 

Lurking in there are beet greens and leeks.

[ninagluck]

Duvel, it does, give it a try. Orange does, why not passion fruit?. 

[ninagluck]

cooking from from the freezer feels good ;-) homemade chicken bratwurst, corn cream, caramalized corn