Dinner 2016 (Part 5)

[Shelby]

1 minute ago, zend said:

how did you get the nice pink hue in your eggs?

I've been on a pickled egg kick and have been using some pickled beet juice in the process.

[Paul Bacino]

Copper River Salmon Cakes

 

Chopped Copper River Salmon/Pickled Fiddlehead ferns/lemon zest/mustard/ Panko / egg yolk  topped with raw sugar and rested over night

 

Made sandwich with Meyo ( Dukes ) and Pickles ( Bubbies )

 

[Smithy]

Why I don't think of fish cakes more often is beyond me.  Fish cakes and crab cakes are so good, and we have access to fish that would lend itself well to that treatment.  Thanks for the reminder, @Paul Bacino.

 

@Shelby, you crack me up: leftover gravy led to those elaborate sandwiches!  It's better than what I usually do, though: if I have some leftover sauce that I want to use, I frequently end up making too much of the new thing for the available sauce...so I have a different set of leftovers.  It's difficult to make it come out even.  

[huiray]

Salad.

Before tossing, after tossing.

Red-green leaf lettuce, asparagus, parsley, celery hearts, Alziari EV olive oil, 10-year balsamic, Maldon salt, black pepper.

 

Pasta w/ tuna & capers.

Medium-hot pan, the oil from a can of white tuna in olive oil [Ortiz], sliced garlic, the tuna, break up a bit (spatula), Salinas salted capers [Mongetto] (pre-soaked), hot red chilli flakes, grated lemon zest, lemon juice, dripping-wet just-cooked spaghetti [Rustichella d'Abruzzo], chopped parsley, pasta cooking water. Toss/fold in on heat. Serve w/ a generous grind of black pepper & parsley florets. 

[Sparren]

Yesterday I made Bookmakers Toast for dinner.  My favorite toast!

 

[Smithy]

@huiray, that salad looks delicious.  I'm so glad to see high-quality canned tuna - in olive oil - in use instead of water-packed cheap stuff.  There's a world of difference.

 

@Sparren, that looks delicious and unwieldy.  I have a question about the name.  It surely isn't called a bookmaker's breakfast because someone will fold it like a book?  Is it a betting breakfast?

[Sparren]

1 hour ago, Smithy said:

 

@Sparren, that looks delicious and unwieldy.  I have a question about the name.  It surely isn't called a bookmaker's breakfast because someone will fold it like a book?  Is it a betting breakfast?

Thanks Smithy

I'm not sure of the origin off the name but I think it's never folded since it,s topped with horseraddish and eggyolk. 

I believe it's more has to do with betting. 

I will try to look ut up

[huiray]

13 minutes ago, Sparren said:

1 hour ago, Smithy said:

 

@Sparren, that looks delicious and unwieldy.  I have a question about the name.  It surely isn't called a bookmaker's breakfast because someone will fold it like a book?  Is it a betting breakfast?

Thanks Smithy

I'm not sure of the origin off the name but I think it's never folded since it,s topped with horseraddish and eggyolk. 

I believe it's more has to do with betting. 

I will try to look ut up

 

Interestingly, a quick google search for just "bookmakers toast" turns up answers entirely from Swedish sites on the first page, at least. How interesting! I imagine that is part of the background as to why Sparren is familiar with it?

 

Here's one tid-bit regarding something called "bookmaker sandwiches": http://www.foodsofengland.co.uk/BookmakerSandwiches.htm 

 

[huiray]

Thanks, @Smithy. I like Ortiz tuna. The one I usually use is "Ortiz El Velero Bonito del Norte" packed in olive oil in oval tins.

[BonVivant]

Birkshire pork loin steaks from my organic butcher's shop. They don't get Birkshire cuts on a regular schedule so whenever they do I buy a bit of everything.

 

Pan was deglazed to make the pomegranate sauce. Cherry toms were also roasted in the same pan with the steaks.

 

I drizzled 2 kinds of Turkish pepper in oil on the tomatoes once they were on the plate.

 

I use them in many things. Also nice in olive oil as a condiment.

 

 

[sartoric]

Pork and pineapple stir fry, with bamboo shoots, broccolini, bean sprouts and a sweet, spicy sauce.

 

 

 

[Anna N]

 

 

Steak and chips.

 

 

[ElainaA]

Pasta with chicken, mushroom, spinach and tomato sauce. And salad. And today's bread (neither in the picture, obviously)

 

 

A very simple dinner because, right now, the garden has priority. Grilled boneless pork chops with Dinosaur Barbecue  " Sensuous Slathering Sauce"  (a local icon) , with baked sweet potato fries and a salad.

[robirdstx]

Fajitas...

 

 

...with homemade pico de gallo!

 

[Baron d'Apcher]

Poulet Rouge.  Stuffed with lovage, thyme and spring garlic. Roasted on mushrooms, some fingerling potatoes, olives, capers, pearl onions, and a few ramps.

 

 

Aigo Boulido D'Iou.  "One-eyed" spring garlic consommé.  Confit gizzards, asparagus, pickled carrots and a coddled egg.

 

[gfweb]

10 minutes ago, Baron d'Apcher said:

Poulet Rouge.  Stuffed with lovage, thyme and spring garlic. Roasted on mushrooms, some fingerling potatoes, olives, capers, pearl onions, and a few ramps.

 

 

Aigo Boulido D'Iou.  "One-eyed" spring garlic consommé.  Confit gizzards, asparagus, pickled carrots and a coddled egg.

 

More effort there than meets the eye, Baron.  Appreciate your stuff

[huiray]

Top sirloin cap, wild rice, green beans.

Half of a cap [from Kincaid's], rubbed w/ salt & pepper, pan-seared, finished in oven. Wild rice [Bineshii] cooked in the usual way in plain lightly salted water. Green beans sautéed w/ sliced young garlic heads.

[mm84321]

A truly delicious mango, with flavors of coconut, enjoyed atop Mount Mansfield.  

My first time starting a hike in pitch black conditions, but watching the sun rise at the summit was well worth it!

[liuzhou]

Back in the cooking saddle.

 

Chicken with coriander, olives, chilli, garlic and shallots, With minted rice and pickled mixed mushrooms.

 

[sartoric]

A spicy pumpkin soup with my home made harissa paste, sprinkled with speck and coriander.

Served with onion, apple and cheddar toasties - thanks for the inspiration @Anna N 

 

[jvalentino]

Skirt steak tacos on homemade tortillas. Slightly over but still good. 

[Norm Matthews]

I put half a salmon in the smoker at around 180º for a couple hours and we had it with a bulgur salad, carrots cooked with mushrooms and onion, and a baked potato. 

[mm84321]

Chanterelles, apricots and almonds

[Ann_T]

I had a batch of bread dough in the fridge since Tuesday morning.  

Used it tonight to make a pizza and three small baguettes.

 

 

 

 

[Thanks for the Crepes]

21 hours ago, mm84321 said:

A truly delicious mango, with flavors of coconut, enjoyed atop Mount Mansfield.  

My first time starting a hike in pitch black conditions, but watching the sun rise at the summit was well worth it!

 

@mm84321, is that Mt. Mansfield in Vt.? I went to Mt. Mansfield Union High for a year when we lived in Jericho.

 

This would have been in the 70's, and almost impossible to find any kind of mango, much less a good one with notes of coconut.

 

Absolutely gorgeous photography, as usual!