Dinner 2016 (Part 9)

[ElsieD]

On Friday, September 23, 2016 at 0:43 PM, Anna N said:

@ElsieD

 

This will explain it much better than I can. I hope it works for you as it kept crashing for me!

 

 

Thanks, Anna.  I had a look at this and the next time I will let them go for 72 hours.  I'm looking forward to trying  them.  I have some in the freezer and will pull them out and set the rig up tomorrow night for Saturday's dinner.

[robirdstx]

We had the first real hint of Fall this morning - the temperature did not go above 75 degrees until after 10 am. LOL! Supposed to be a bit cooler tomorrow!

 

Oven Roasted Chicken Thighs and Vegetables

 

 

[scubadoo97]

Made lahmajoun this evening. Served with a salad 

 

these are the ones heading for the fridge which will make a nice quick meal.  Flour tortillas make this a little easier than making your own dough 

 

Edited September 28, 2016 by scubadoo97 (log)

[liamsaunt]

@Norm Matthews I think I made the same NYTimes chicken recipe as you the other night: the chicken provencal that is really popular right now?  I liked it.

 

 

 

Last night I made tortilla soup and quesadillas

 

[robirdstx]

11 hours ago, robirdstx said:

Oven Roasted Chicken Thighs and Vegetables

 

 

Just wanted to add that I tried something new for me when I cooked this dish last night. Cleaning the pan has always been a pain. In the past, I have tried using foil to line the pan but the food would stick. Last night I decided to line the pan with parchment paper. It worked wonderfully! The food did not stick and clean up was much easier.

 

 

[rotuts]

parchment paper is a Gift from the Gods !

[scubadoo97]

@robirdstx  I am a huge fan of parchment and have really only been aware of its wonders for maybe the last 8 yrs or so How did I miss this one??

 

I buy the big two pack at Costco and hate to ever be out of it.  

[rotuts]

a note on P.P :   in my area there seem to be two kinds :   the usual white ,  then a brown version  that's  ' organic ' or something.  or not bleached  ....

 

the brown version is even more slick than the white.

[Shelby]

Salad night with tomato toasties

 

[mgaretz]

Burgers and fries.  The burgers were grass-fed organic chuck, cooked SV at 133F for an hour then torch-seared.  On my bun were dill pickles, cherry tomatoes, lettuce and homemade thousand island dressing.  Served with curly fries cut with the KA spiralizer attachment and cooked in the airfryer with a bit of olive oil and salt.

 

 

[sartoric]

Mussels in a red sauce, with salad and crunchy bread.

 

[Captain]

You must read my mind @sartoric I have so wanted to do mussels  for weeks now.

[sartoric]

2 minutes ago, Captain said:

You must read my mind @sartoric I have so wanted to do mussels  for weeks now.

I got these at my local Woollies, $6.70 for 500 g and they're cleaned and steamed, bonus.

[Captain]

Thanks for that .  Funny this sort of thing happens a lot.  I actually made Thai Green Curry on Tuesday night.  The next morning I find your delicious post.  It's happened many times.

[shini]

Stir-fried chicken with noodles, soy sauce eggs and asian greens. I'm quite happy with how my eggs turned out ! 

[Anna N]

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The time has come to start emptying the refrigerator preparatory to a 10 day absence (of me not the 'fridge!)  so tonight it was a hobo package. Fresh green beans, onion, tiny potatoes, mushrooms, red pepper and spicy, fresh chorizo piled onto a parchment lined strip of foil, drizzled with just a little olive oil, seasoned with salt and pepper and sealed.  I cooked it for about an hour at 425°F in the Breville toaster oven. Bonus of course is only one plate and a fork to clean up. 

 

 

[scubadoo97]

Tonight I made Thai/Viet fresh rolls with shrimp.   My rice paper rolls always come out stickier than when I order  them out.  The papers where even a touch stiff when I placed them on the board to prior to filling and rolling.  What's the secret?

[robirdstx]

We used up the leftover chicken from last night's dinner for a Chicken and Mushroom Risotto. The risotto was made in our rice cooker.

 

[kayb]

4 hours ago, shini said:

Stir-fried chicken with noodles, soy sauce eggs and asian greens. I'm quite happy with how my eggs turned out ! 

Those eggs are things of beauty. Time/temp details on how you cooked them, and then the soy sauce bath???

 

No photos, but a decent dinner tonight. I am leading a "Cooking Matters" class at my church; the class is aimed at teaching low-income people to cook healthy meals on a SNAP-sized budget. Tonight we did a recipe from the book provided to participants, "Chicken with Apples and Onions." Essentially, one sautees a mix of onions, carrots and apples (we used Granny Smiths); takes bone-in chicken pieces, spices them with a mix of cinnamon, cumin and coriander, along with salt and pepper, and pan-sautes in the same skillet; add veggies back in, add chicken broth and raisins (I used Craisins, because, well, I don't like raisins) and simmer until the chicken's done. Served with a mixed veggies (frozen, in a bag, nuked with some butter, salt and pepper), and topped with toasted slivered almonds.

 

No one (but me) had tried that spice combo before. Most were doubters. Everyone cleaned their plates. This was really pretty damn good, as opposed to some of the recipes from the book, which have been OK but not, well, exceptional, and some that have been just downright awful (the "Cheesy Hamburger Skillet" has WAY too much thyme; does no one vet these things?). 

 

I highly recommend to any of you looking for a volunteer project for your church or civic group to give this a whirl. We've had a great time, and made lots of new friends in the process. Here's a link.

 

 

Edited September 29, 2016 by kayb (log)

[shini]

6 hours ago, kayb said:

Those eggs are things of beauty. Time/temp details on how you cooked them, and then the soy sauce bath???

 

Thanks @kayb. I've cooked them for approximately 5-6 minutes, cooled them in cold water, peeled and then marinated for 1 hour in a mix of dark soy sauce, 1 teaspoon of honey, 1 small aniseed, rice wine and some water. 

Edited September 29, 2016 by shini (log)

[weinoo]

I like this brand of dried pasta...

 

 

I picked up basil, potatoes, tomatoes, and string beans at the farmer's market. 

 

 

Pasta with Pesto alla Genovese, green beans and potatoes.

 

 

Heriloom cherry tomato salad.

[mgaretz]

Pastrami hash made with pastrami I had made some time ago and frozen the leftovers.

 

 

[Paul Bacino]

I finally finished a dish that @Franci  was trying!!  In the Beef Tendon thread.

 

[sartoric]

Mystery hotpot with chicken, hokkien noodles and a few herbs.

I picked up a tub of Chinese hotpot mix a while ago. Other than the ingredients list (which by law must be in English) everything else on the packet was indecipherable to me. Anyway, I dissolved it in water, simmered a couple of thigh fillets, added stir fried onions and carrots, plus a plate of greens and herbs. I'll buy it again, very tasty.

 

 

The mystery hotpot mix.

 

Followed by in season strawberries with yoghurt and honey.

[scubadoo97]

@mgaretz  my kinda weekend breakfast and good for weekdays too.