Dinner 2017 (Part 1)

[rustwood]

First try at Dan Dan noodles.  It had more meat than I usually get, but I am not complaining about that.

 

[chefmd]

Mushroom risotto topped with chicken cracklings and fried capers.  Note to self: cracklings go with everything!

[HungryChris]

Kielbasa and onions, scalloped potatoes and the recent warmer weather got me thinking about three bean salad.

HC

 

[quiet1]

Rice and a bit of grilled chicken. Not exciting to look at in the slightest, especially not with white dishes. Slowly getting my appetite back because of my cold.

[robirdstx]

 

Sauteed Chicken Breast and Vegetables

[Norm Matthews]

I discovered a PPS show last weekend called Movable Feast and tried some recipes from their website.  First I baked some sourdough bread for soaking up some of the beer sauce with Beer Steamed Mussels, Pecan Apricot rice,  and Japanese Beef Tataki.  

 

 

Edited January 13, 2017 by Norm Matthews (log)

[Ann_T]

Pizza tonight.

 

Greek Style with cubes of fried potatoes, sun dried tomatoes and green olives. 

 

Dough was made on Monday.

 

 

Edited January 13, 2017 by Ann_T (log)

[liamsaunt]

Wednesday I made coconut curry fish stew with the rest of the hake from the fish share

 

 

Last night I made roasted green bean panzanella and crispy chicken thighs

 

[Shelby]

Steak night

 

[Anna N]

 

I was gifted some beef tenderloin so tonight I quickly browned it and served it with duck fat roasted potatoes. 

 

[HungryChris]

Kimchi fried rice with leftover kielbasa.

HC

[scubadoo97]

A big a$$ burger with grilled mushrooms and a porter  cheese from Aldi.  Corn relish side

 

 

Edited January 14, 2017 by scubadoo97 (log)

[chefmd]

Shrimp with garlic butter sauce and roasted carrots.

 

[robirdstx]

 

Spicy Pork Tenderloin Stir Fry (with Red Bell Pepper, Button Mushrooms, Water Chestnuts and Onion) and Rice

Edited January 14, 2017 by robirdstx (log)

[Ann_T]

Robirdstx  your stir fry looks delicious.   

 

Diner food tonight.   Hot Chicken sandwiches with homemade double fried fries and "canned" peas.   Tradition. 

[JoNorvelleWalker]

I've started in on studying Giuliano Bugialli's Foods of Tuscany.  I'm still a little ill and it was a work night, so nothing fancy.  Dinner was a bit of Giuseppe Cocco pasta in the last of a tomato sauce -- followed (it would have been proceeded had I planned accordingly) by a plate of my tomatoes from this summer.  (Yes, I shall soon have my kitchen counter back!)  Provolone and salami.  Can't pretend it was very Italian, dressed as it was with Oro Bailen olive oil and Martin Pouret vinegar of Orleans.  Let's just say European.

 

Then I read Tuscans don't mix cheese and cured meats.  Oh well.

 

And not to forget the last of an excellent baguette.  Currently a generous glass of Chartreuse VEP for my health.

 

[liuzhou]

I am climbing back on board the cooking bus after being poorly for a few days.

 

This I haven't made for years, but a friend mentioned it recently and it stayed near the front of what remains of my mind.

 

 

In Mandarin, 宫保鸡丁 - gōng bǎo jī dīng. You probably know it as Kung-po Chicken, Few people in Sichuan would know what that meant - or where Szechwan is!

 

Accompanied by

 

 

Very simply stir fried chayote shoots only with a little salt. I wanted them simple as the chicken has some strong flavours in there. In the local parlance they are known as 龙须菜 - lóng xū cài, which means 'dragon's whisker vegetable', More widely they are called 佛手瓜苗 - fó shǒu guā miáo, which means "Buddha's hand gourd shoots".

 

and rice.

P.S. The chillies with the chicken are "pointing to heaven chillies' or 'facing heaven chillies' which I grow on my balcony. And the peanuts  I roasted in my new microwave. First time to do that.

[chefmd]

1 hour ago, liuzhou said:

In Mandarin, 宫保鸡丁 - gōng bǎo jī dīng. You probably know it as Kung-po Chicken, Few people in Sichuan would know what that meant - or where Szechwan is!

This is one of my favorite dishes ever! I order it bone in and often see an approving smile on my server's face.

[liuzhou]

1 minute ago, chefmd said:

This is one of my favorite dishes ever! I order it bone in and often see an approving smile on my server's face.

 

Yes, I usually make it 'bone-in' but tonight I used a boned breast as that what was what I had. Most chicken dishes are 'bone-in' in China.

[chefmd]

1 minute ago, liuzhou said:

 

Yes, I usually make it 'bone-in' but tonight I used a boned breast as that what was what I had. Most chicken dishes are 'bone-in' in China.

In good old USA boneless is served by default.  

[liuzhou]

4 minutes ago, chefmd said:

In good old USA boneless is served by default.  

 

Yes, I know. Same in England. Sad.

[TicTac]

5 hours ago, liuzhou said:

I am climbing back on board the cooking bus after being poorly for a few days.

 

This I haven't made for years, but a friend mentioned it recently and it stayed near the front of what remains of my mind.

 

 

In Mandarin, 宫保鸡丁 - gōng bǎo jī dīng. You probably know it as Kung-po Chicken, Few people in Sichuan would know what that meant - or where Szechwan is!

 

Accompanied by

 

 

Very simply stir fried chayote shoots only with a little salt. I wanted them simple as the chicken has some strong flavours in there. In the local parlance they are known as 龙须菜 - lóng xū cài, which means 'dragon's whisker vegetable', More widely they are called 佛手瓜苗 - fó shǒu guā miáo, which means "Buddha's hand gourd shoots".

 

and rice.

P.S. The chillies with the chicken are "pointing to heaven chillies' or 'facing heaven chillies' which I grow on my balcony. And the peanuts  I roasted in my new microwave. First time to do that.

 

Both dishes look great.

 

Would like to hear more about your method for the Chicken.

[ninagluck]

I have been eating out a lot lately, so no much cooking, however, today I tried to clean my fridge, found some "not so nice" cauliflower and turned them into croquettes. served with harrissa mayo

[Dejah]

@liuzhou : Have never heard of chayote shoots. Are they delicate like water spinach or yam shoots?
The Kung Pao I made last week was very westernized with baby corn and waterchestnuts.

Made moussaka early in the week, with ground beef and eaten with mashed cauliflower. It was a good meal to have on hand as we've been babysitting little granddaughters 3 days.

                        

 Hubby's birthday was in the middle of the week. I made Emeril Lagasse's Crab Cakes.

                        

 

[suzilightning]

SOOOOOOOO totally white trash dinner last night....can you tell I'm single right now?

mixed green salad with olives, capers, grape tomatoes, shredded carrots and croutons with a nice vinaigrette

THEN......

a few mini smoked beef sausages, a small can of baked beans, a homemade barbecue sauce all cooked together with some Choula chile lime sauce and poured over some jasmine rice.

don't hate me............