Dinner 2017 (Part 6)

[Anna N]

Is that what it's called?    Been making something similar for years  but until now it has been nameless. 

[gfweb]

56 minutes ago, Anna N said:

Is that what it's called?    Been making something similar for years  but until now it has been nameless. 

I've called it that for hours. 

[dcarch]

So, got to use up/keep up with the invasion of the Killer Tomatoes!

 

dcarch

 

[blue_dolphin]

I'm embarrassed to post this right after @dcarch's stunning photos  but here goes..... Sweet & Sour Tofu with Corn from Melissa Clark's Dinner.

My jalapeños lost the capsaicin lottery so a couple of spoons of sambal oelek helped me out.

I thought the combination of corn and tofu was curious and I'm still not sold on it.  

[Toliver]

1 hour ago, dcarch said:

So, got to use up/keep up with the invasion of the Killer Tomatoes!

Just "Wow".

Between your tomatoes and @HungryChris and @Shelby's pizzas, I'm dyin' here. 

Well done.

 

 

[scubadoo97]

Scallops, quinoa and blistered green beans.   Used corn stock in the quinoa which really gave it a flavor boost

 

[gfweb]

@scubadoo97 Gorgeous scallops!  How did you fix the quinoa?

Edited August 19, 2017 by gfweb (log)

[robirdstx]

 

Chicken Marsala with Pasta and Asparagus 

[scubadoo97]

1 hour ago, gfweb said:

@scubadoo97 Gorgeous scallops!  How did you fix the quinoa?

 

Thanks!  Fine diced onion sweated then added the washed red quinoa,  corn stock to cover and salt .  Covered on a low heat till done 

Edited August 19, 2017 by scubadoo97 (log)

[JoNorvelleWalker]

Tonight a repeat of the other night's grilled tuna:

 

 

 

Please pardon the old picture.  Last of the asparagus, fresh Hollandaise.

 

This time with bread.

 

 

 

[liuzhou]

Yesterday afternoon, I bought  a bunch of large, live shrimp.

 

Last night, I stir fried them with garlic, ginger, white chilli, Shaoxing wine and Dragon Well Tea (龙井茶  lóng jǐng chá) and served as the main component of dinner.

 

 

Fuchsia Dunlop has a more refined recipe for Dragon Well tea with shrimp in Land of Fish and Rice, but she uses shelled shrimp and little flavouring - certainly no chilli. Fine though her dish is, I was trying to recreate a dish from Hunan which I have eaten in restaurants many times. The Hunan dish uses freshwater shrimp (Hunan is landlocked) but I used sea shrimp from the Gulf of Tonkiin near the China-Vietnam border.

 

Messy finger food. Fun!

Edited September 23, 2017 by liuzhou (log)

[Martin Fisher]

On 8/11/2017 at 11:02 AM, David Ross said:

...spicy blood mary aspic to garnish a fresh oyster.

 

I must try this sometime!!! 

[HungryChris]

Maine lobsters were $4.99 pp this week and we were all in.

HC

[Martin Fisher]

On 8/14/2017 at 8:46 PM, dcarch said:

Malabar [Spinach] cooked

I have not eaten it that way—only raw.

It's something I must try. 

[Martin Fisher]

31 minutes ago, HungryChris said:

Maine lobsters were $4.99 pp this week and we were all in.

 

Lucky you!!! 

[Shelby]

I never get tired of roasted chicken in the CSO

 

[liuzhou]

And tonight.

 

 

Pork with fresh shiitake mushrooms, salted black beans (豆豉  dòu chǐ), garlic, chilli, Shaoxing wine, soy sauce. Finished with Chinese garlic chives (韭菜  jiǔ cài) and sesame oil.

Served with:

 

 

These greens are 枸杞菜  gǒu qǐ cài, the leaves of the plant which gives us goji berries aka wolfberries - a favourite.

 

Rice.

[Anna N]

 

Duck breast, rapini and potatoes. The duck breast and the potatoes were sous vided  before being seared. 

[Kerry Beal]

Hubby and I went out for dinner tonight. Restaurant called Wundeba.

 

 

Pork schnitzel for me, chicken schnitzel for the hubby.

 

 

Marinated pepper on the side for me.

[chefmd]

Pork country ribs sous vide and grilled.  Tomato was cooked in CSO.  Tomato was so ripe, it practically disintegrated but still was very tasty.

[Norm Matthews]

We had Spaghetti With Bolognese Sauce, salad, green  beans and a tomato from the back yard.

[sartoric]

Some recent meals.

Chicken and mushroom curry, mewari dal, spicy potatoes, fried rice, paratha. With a dollop of dill raita in the middle, a dollop of fresh tomato chutney, and a little lime pickle.

 

Beef madras, potatoes and eggplant fry, dal mewari, rice, paratha. Served with white radish, carrot and lentil salad, cucumber raita and fresh green chilli chutney.

 

Roasted spiced pumpkin, spinach paneer, that dal again (tricked up with lots of coriander) lemon rice, paratha. With fresh tomato chutney and lime pickle.

 

Chicken and mushroom curry, chana dal with dill, red brussels sprouts korma, eggplant, potato and pumpkin mix, turmeric rice, paratha. Served with beetroot raita, date and tamarind chutney, and ginger pickle.

[lindag]

Dinner is Papa Murphy's half Hawaiian, half pepperoni pizza....simple because I'm minding my older poodle who had ACL surgery on Wednesday and spent two nights in hospital.  She's having a tough time so I have to keep watch to be able to help her with her food and water and trips outside for potty breaks.  She's on antibiotics, rimadyl, and tramadol.  

Still, she's having a hard time putting pressure on the leg and, therefore, needs help.  I moved her food and water next to her bed  which helps but she also needs assistance going outside.  

No time to futz around the kitchen to make  a dinner, just enough time to make her and her sister,'s meals.

 

[Captain]

Sous Vide Rib Steak and mushroom sauce.  50c for 1 hour and a smoking hot sear on the grill.

[JoNorvelleWalker]

I've been studying my way through Bugialli's Sardinian recipes even before I recently learned of my Sardinian heritage*.  This dish was a welcome repeat:  Melanzane in Forno.  No picture as it's been a hard day, what with the butter bomb last night and all.

 

Very good and very simple recipe:  eggplant, parsley, garlic, sundried tomato, olive oil.  At the table I assayed to add a little salt.  I added the salt shaker, lid, contents, and all.  This provided an unexpected savoryness unanticipated by the recipe.

 

 

*0.3% according to 23andme.com.