Lunch! What'd ya have? (Late 2016–Early 2017)

[chefmd]

Roasted chicken, freekeh cooked with dried mushrooms, snow peas, salsa verde.  DH likes white meat, I like dark meat. Perfect family harmony ensues. 

[Okanagancook]

I love freeken.  The texture is what really makes it good.  Dried mushrooms with it is something I need to try.

[chefmd]

53 minutes ago, Okanagancook said:

I love freeken.  The texture is what really makes it good.  Dried mushrooms with it is something I need to try.

I liked this combination a lot.  Cooked in Instant pot high pressure 20 minutes after soaking separately for a few hours.  The reason for separate soaking is the need to clean dirt that can be present on mushrooms.  Now I also have a lovely broth that will be used in making of onion soup inspired by @Anna N

[HungryChris]

Aldi brie with rosemary and olive oil Savoritz topped with marinated bamboo shoots. Beer'd Brewery's World @ Large APA.

HC

Edited January 23, 2017 by HungryChris (log)

[chromedome]

4 hours ago, Okanagancook said:

I love freeken.  The texture is what really makes it good.  Dried mushrooms with it is something I need to try.

We eat a lot of it, too, but I haven't seen it here in whole-kernel form. Bulk Barn and Superstore carry it in a cracked version.

[Okanagancook]

Check out your local health food stores.  I get mine at Natures Fare but this is a western Canada store.

[chromedome]

The most "local" one I know of is in Fredericton, an hour or so away depending on the roads. For now, I'm perfectly happy with the cracked variety. 

[liuzhou]

14 hours ago, Okanagancook said:

I love freeken.

 

Please tell me you meant 'freekeh'. I went searching for 'freeken' thinking I'd missed some wonderful ingredient I hadn't previously encountered. And as my real name is Ken, I thought I'd like some free!

 

Not that I've eaten freekeh, either.

 

[chromedome]

Freeken: (v.) 1. The act of cooking freekeh. 2. A reaction to badly cooked freekeh.

[Okanagancook]

I shouldn't use my iPad for typing.

[HungryChris]

These Chesapeake Bay littlenecks made me happy as a clam.

 

And these Noank bluepoints made me happier still!

HC

[Anna N]

 

Same as last night's dinner. Rustic potato, parsnip and carrot mash with some bacon. 

[scubadoo97]

Lunch was a cabbage/carrot slaw from last nights BBQ dinner 

[Okanagancook]

Lunch was an antibiotic pill, an aspirin and an anti-inflammatory all to treat my new root canal and crown.

no money left for lunch, ha, ha.

looking forward to a soft dinner.

[rarerollingobject]

Constantly amazed at the delicious wonders I can rummage up from the bowels of my freezer and the back of my pantry..how's this for a working from home lunch - fat, sweet, raw Hokkaido scallops, on warm vinegary sushi rice, with fresh, REAL wasabi root smeared underneath, and toasted marinated seaweed to wrap each one in and eat like a taco.

 

[chromedome]

18 hours ago, HungryChris said:

These Chesapeake Bay littlenecks made me happy as a clam.

 

 

Learning there's a clam species called the "incongruous ark" made me as happy as a clam. 

[rotuts]

made some tasty turkey breasts from the Freezer Clean-Out :

 

mis :

 

 

the sandwich :

 

[Anna N]

@rotuts

 

Looks VERY tasty...except of course for the turkey.

[Anna N]

 

Chuck eye on multigrain with a cup of tomato-onion soup with grated cheese. 

[rotuts]

there is something unique about Soup'N'Sandwich.

 

even better it is if the bread has  " Good Crumb "

 

everything I see above fills this Bill.

 

however , it seems TurkeyNonLovers use a Mug.  not the end of the world.

 

Soup is alway better in a Bowl.

 

Edited January 24, 2017 by rotuts (log)

[scubadoo97]

Short time to eat after getting home from work for a lunch break.   Had some small pieces of steelhead trout that I seared a few nights ago.   Chopped it up and used it to fill some Cuban bread I toasted.  Arugula gave it some more color and a peppery bite 

[liuzhou]

With the Spring Festival due to start on Saturday with Chinese New Year, a lot of the smaller restaurants I like to eat in are already closing down to let staff head home, but I found one noodle joint at lunch time and there I went.

 

 

红烧牛肉刀削面 - hóng shāo niú ròu dāo xuē miàn (Red Cooked Beef "Knife Cut" Noodles). I went for the extra chilli option.

 

Edited January 25, 2017 by liuzhou (log)

[robirdstx]

 

In the time it took my husband to drive the short distance to Kroger and get back with the Fried Chicken, I made the mashed potatoes, gravy and peas!  Very satisfying lunch. Leftover chicken will be what's for dinner tonight.

 

 

Edited January 25, 2017 by robirdstx (log)

[rotuts]

@robirdstx  

 

nice   what is the Pioneer Country gravy mix like  ?  Ive tried many gravy mixes

 

with high expectations   

 

for me  they all had way to much salt to start with .

 

but Id gobble that all up in a heart beat.

[HungryChris]

Dirty water dog with kimchi, mustard and onions.

HC