Dinner 2017 (Part 6)

gfweb · September 16, 2017

@Kim Shook @Shelby I'm completely behind reviving slattern ...as well as harridan and strumpet. (All words so unused that spellcheck is at a loss).

weedy · September 16, 2017

FWIW Monterey Seafood Watch (perhaps the most reliable source for sustainable seafood info) says stay away from ALL Atlantic Bluefin tuna

i recommend their Seafood Watch app

**Shelby** · September 16, 2017

SV'd a couple of steaks

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liuzhou · September 16, 2017

Fried sea bass fillet, black rice and watercress salad with a lemon vinaigrette. I went back and ate the other fillet, too with a refill of rice and salad. In fact, I ate the meal again.

Ann_T · September 16, 2017

Haven't posted in a while. But I always come to this thread for inspiration.

A few of our recent meals.

Last week I made Stuffed Baby Back Ribs. Picture of the ribs ready for the oven.

Spaghetti and my favourite meatballs. Pork, Garlic and Fresh Basil.

Last night's dinner. Grilled NY Strip with baked potato.

Chicken Curry and Aloo Gobi.

scubadoo97 · September 16, 2017

I've missed your amazing dishes Ann_T. They always look spectacular

Anna N · September 16, 2017

9 minutes ago, scubadoo97 said:

I've missed your amazing dishes Ann_T. They always look spectacular

Yes. I was getting worried about you and logged onto your website and determined that you were probably still in the land of the living.

Ann_T · September 16, 2017

Thanks Scubadoo. Thanks Anna. Just been busy with our Boards and slacking somewhat when it comes to cooking.

TicTac · September 16, 2017

9 hours ago, weedy said:

Monterey Seafood Watch (perhaps the most reliable source for sustainable seafood info)

How did you form that conclusion? What makes them (a west coast based organization) more reliable than say the East coast, aforementioned organization which liam linked to?

shain · September 16, 2017

Grilled corn in Thai red curry and coconut sauce, with chopped peanuts and aniseed.

Noodle salad with pepper, chili and cucumber in savoury peanut sauce, basil, scallion, lemon, palm sugar, toasted cashew.

Edited September 16, 2017 by shain (log)

scubadoo97 · September 16, 2017

Looks and sounds so good Shain.

Edited September 16, 2017 by scubadoo97 (log)

Katie Meadow · September 16, 2017

2 hours ago, TicTac said:

How did you form that conclusion? What makes them (a west coast based organization) more reliable than say the East coast, aforementioned organization which liam linked to?

One of the reasons the Seafood Watch program of the Monterey Bay Aquarium is so well regarded is that it has no ties to fishing management organizations; it does not determine catch quota or issue licenses. The news piece below about bluefin tuna prices speaks for itself. It is a no-brainer that the threatened extinction of certain species is affected by human greed. Elephant tusks, tiger penises and shark fins are some of the animal parts some people find valuable enough to be worth decimating their numbers.

Paul Greenberg's "Four Fish" is one of the most well written and insightful books about our ocean ecology and politics. He is a long time fisherman whose thoughtfulness makes it a surprising page-turner. Highly recommended reading!

I am in no way an expert on any of this. There is lots of information out there about the endangered bluefin tuna. We should all try to be informed and decide for ourselves what makes the most sense.

"On Monday, a single 380-pound bluefin tuna sold for about $37,500 in the first auction of the year at the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo. That's far below the peak price of $1.76 million that a bluefin went for at the same market in 2013, and this year's price isn't a good indicator of the supply, or population status. But it is a reminder of the unrelenting hunger and willingness to pay top dollar for the fatty pink flesh of this swiftly disappearing wild fish."—NPR “The Salt” 2014

"Tuna then are both a real thing and a metaphor. Literally they are one of the last big public supplies of wild fish left in the world. Metaphorically they are the terminus of an idea: that the ocean is an endless resource where new fish can always be found. In the years to come we can treat tuna as a mile marker to zoom past on our way toward annihilating the wild ocean or as a stop sign that compels us to turn back and radically reconsider.
Today, high-seas and highly migratory fish are overseen by 18 regional fisheries-management organizations. These “consensus-oriented” institutions, in which each member nation has equal status, can be guided more by political horse-trading than by sound science. A former chairman of the scientific committee of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (or Iccat), the body responsible for Atlantic bluefin, told me, “Even though scientific advice says you should stick to a specific catch number, in order to negotiate a deal they tend to nudge that number over a little bit.” That little nudge can be enough to put a population of tuna in jeopardy.
In 2008 Iccat set Atlantic bluefin catch limits that were nearly double what its own scientists recommended. Conservationists howled, and the quotas were reduced sharply. But by the time Iccat met again, in November 2009, environmentalists had come to home in on the historic mismanagement of Atlantic bluefin, many of them arguing that a simple reduction in catch quotas for the coming fishing season was not enough — that in fact a zero-catch quota was the only thing that would stave off the fish’s extinction. Iccat rejected the zero-quota idea. This in turn forced a much more high-pitched confrontation this spring between parties like Japan, which seems to feel that fishery-management problems can be resolved within the status quo, and those who are looking to take the high seas in a profoundly different direction."—Paul Greenberg

Captain · September 16, 2017

A nice BBQ with family for Saturday lunch/Dinner

Cheese stuffed Rissoles & Sausages in the Kettle. Chicken on the Spit and Zucchini, Tomatoes, Onions with thyme on the gas BBQ.

Cesar and Potato salad.

Edited September 16, 2017 by Captain (log)

liamsaunt · September 17, 2017

I am sorry that my dinner choice sort of derailed this topic. I can tell you that bluefin tuna is only available directly from Massachusetts fishermen for a brief time and we are told it is sustainable. That said, in the interest of eGullet I will ask both of the purveyors of the bluefin that I have access to about the issue. One is at my farmer's market (Red's Best) and the other is on Cape Cod (Mac's Seafood). I am not sure how much information I will get from Red's but I know Mac's will be forthcoming. I will see Red's on Tuesday and Mac's the first week of October. After I talk to both of them I will start a new topic (unless one already exists, I'll look) where we can debate the merits of eating various controversial foodstuffs.

I'm having fish for dinner tomorrow night. What kind, I don't know, but it won't be tuna. I'm in a fish share and we eat what they give us--usually a lesser known local white fish (please no pollock)

Katie Meadow · September 17, 2017

1 hour ago, liamsaunt said:

I am sorry that my dinner choice sort of derailed this topic. I can tell you that bluefin tuna is only available directly from Massachusetts fishermen for a brief time and we are told it is sustainable. That said, in the interest of eGullet I will ask both of the purveyors of the bluefin that I have access to about the issue. One is at my farmer's market (Red's Best) and the other is on Cape Cod (Mac's Seafood). I am not sure how much information I will get from Red's but I know Mac's will be forthcoming. I will see Red's on Tuesday and Mac's the first week of October. After I talk to both of them I will start a new topic (unless one already exists, I'll look) where we can debate the merits of eating various controversial foodstuffs

That will be interesting to hear what both of them say. Thanks! Oh, and I agree this belongs in a new thread.

Edited September 17, 2017 by Katie Meadow (log)

HungryChris · September 17, 2017

The clam beds I just bought a permit for have been closed for about 2 weeks because of recent heavy rain. Friday morning, I called the number for the recorded status and was pleased to hear they were open again. Low tide was at 11:45 am so I got there at 11am. It took me about a half hour to find a productive area and by 1 pm I was pretty worn out. The daily limit is 1 peck. Who has a 1 peck measuring cup? Here is what I came home with, and I think it is pretty close to a peck.

My hands and wrists were pretty worn out from powering the rake through the sand, so I waited until Sat night to break out the clam knife. We had chourico stuffed clams and a Greek salad, which we were both quite happy with. Sunday will be linguini with white clam sauce.

HC

gfweb · September 17, 2017

The remains of a nice dinner with friends on the patio. Balsamic/dijon glazed salmon, corn/onion/basil salad, blackened onion potato salad, blueberry crumble

gfweb · September 17, 2017

On 9/16/2017 at 8:40 AM, Ann_T said:

Haven't posted in a while. But I always come to this thread for inspiration.

A few of our recent meals.

@Ann_T

Missed you , @Ann_T

Don't think I've ever seen plastic fishing worms as a garnish. De-Barbed?

Edited September 17, 2017 by gfweb (log)

gfweb · September 17, 2017

On 9/16/2017 at 9:25 AM, Anna N said:

Yes. I was getting worried about you and logged onto your website and determined that you were probably still in the land of the living.

I did the same. LOL