Dinner 2018

[HungryChris]

I have been waiting for the first calamari of the season to show up. Sometimes it's sooner than now, but this year, not so much. As a kid, I lived across the street form the Stonington Holy Ghost Society, which is populated by a large percentage of the Stonington fishing fleet crew members. Every Friday during Lent, they have a benefit fish fry that includes seafood that is impeccably fresh, that comes from the docks just a few steps away.

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g33939-d6225187-Reviews-Portuguese_Holy_Ghost_Society-Stonington_Connecticut.html

So I knew that if I went to the right place on a Friday in Lent, I would find it, and sure enough:

Cleaned Point Judith squid was $8.99 pp, but "dirty" Stonington squid was $3.99 pp, and since I like to clean it myself, and go for the freshest possible, I went for the good stuff.

Once I cleaned and cut it up, I soaked it in buttermilk, with a splash of hot sauce for a few hours.

And fried it  up for dinner with some fries. I like to prepare a kimchi tartar sauce that is a simple mixture of finely diced kimchi and mayo.

HC

Edited February 25, 2018 by HungryChris
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[Shelby]

Oh that looks awesome @HungryChris

 

We had fried stuff, too.

 

Chicken livers, hot wings and fries

 

[Tropicalsenior]

53 minutes ago, Shelby said:

We had fried stuff, too.

The fried stuff looks gorgeous. But is that blue cheese dressing up above to the right? If it is, would you share a recipe?

Edited February 24, 2018 by Tropicalsenior
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[Shelby]

1 minute ago, Tropicalsenior said:

The fried stuff looks gorgeous. But is that blue cheese dressing up above to the right?

Yes.  I had a major craving for it.

[Tropicalsenior]

1 minute ago, Shelby said:

Yes.  I had a major craving for it.

I crave it too, but I just can't find a good recipe.

[Shelby]

1 minute ago, Tropicalsenior said:

I crave it too, but I just can't find a good recipe.

 

I didn't make this either....my favorite store-bought dressing is Ken's Steakhouse Chunky Blue Cheese so I used that and then added a ton more blue cheese that I had crumbled up.

[Tropicalsenior]

2 minutes ago, Shelby said:

 

I didn't make this either....my favorite store-bought dressing is Ken's Steakhouse Chunky Blue Cheese so I used that and then added a ton more blue cheese that I had crumbled up.

Thank you, but I'm afraid that it doesn't help me much. I can only get a couple brands down here. One doesn't taste like much of anything and the other one kind of smells like dirty socks.

[scamhi]

dinner last night. roasted butternut squash( olive oil and salt) with sauteéd shiitake mushrooms, garlic,, fresh sage and parsley. topped with a little fresh olive oil and parmesan

[Okanagancook]

@Tropicalsenior If you have Thomas Keller's ad hoc at home cookbook the blue cheese dressing on page 182 is killer good.  I found it here (scroll down, it is at the bottom):  https://www.wnyc.org/story/70613-thomas-kellers-ad-hoc-recipe-for-iceburg-lettuce-slices/.  His Aioli is a basic mayonnaise using garlic oil from confited garlic.

Edited February 24, 2018 by Okanagancook (log)

[shain]

Nachos for dinner 

[ElsieD]

Mushroom and pea risotto.  It also has some chopped up Andouille Sausage.

[HungryChris]

Veal piccata with a baked potato.

HC

[menuinprogress]

 

We picked up some nice bay scallops yesterday, so we had them for dinner tonight on a slightly cheesy polenta topped with some garlicky breadcrumbs. Very tasty, and a really nice combination of textures.

[ElsieD]

1 hour ago, menuinprogress said:

 

We picked up some nice bay scallops yesterday, so we had them for dinner tonight on a slightly cheesy polenta topped with some garlicky breadcrumbs. Very tasty, and a really nice combination of textures.

 

Wow, I could take one huge bite out of that!  Looks delicious.

[JoNorvelleWalker]

Chicken three nights in a row.

 

[Dejah]

Well seasoned with grinds of black pepper - Strip loin grilled on top of stove and finished in oven. Made some green peppercorn gravy for dipping. Eaten with stir-fried snap peas, asparagus, and bell pepper and carrot fries.

                                                               

[Anna N]

 

Breaded pork tenderloin slices with leftover vegetable korma. 

[Doofa]

7 hours ago, menuinprogress said:

 

We picked up some nice bay scallops yesterday, so we had them for dinner tonight on a slightly cheesy polenta topped with some garlicky breadcrumbs. Very tasty, and a really nice combination of textures.

I picked up some Manx Queenies Scallops yesterday. Later they will be introduced on friendly terms to some button mushrooms and double cream. Queenies are small just like the ones @menuinprogress posted. Always sold with roe on and usually cooked with it. Might have to have a few oysters to start tho'  D

[chefmd]

Steak and asparagus dinner with family in FL.  

[liuzhou]

Part of dinner, but the best part, if I say so myself. The rest was stuff I've bored you with before.

 

 

Linguine with clams with black fermented beans, Shaoxing wine, garlic, shallots, ginger. Sino-Italian,  I guess.

[kayb]

Pizza night.

 

 

Fresh ricotta, mozzarella, Parmigiano, sliced mushrooms, salami. The salami was less than optimal. The crust was one of the best I've ever made, and I wish I could figure out what I did differently.

 

[suzilightning]

Use up the stuff in the fridge last night....

chicken breasts in brown gravy, in-frozen baby peas, mashed potatoes - voila!  Add some sautéed onion and you have a chicken shepherd's pie.

 

Now I have to start planning for stuff to feed John after two extractions on Tuesday.  Last time I had to do this when he had oral surgery the best pot roast I had ever made went into the blender......

[JoNorvelleWalker]

6 hours ago, chefmd said:

Steak and asparagus dinner with family in FL.  

 

One mushroom is missing.

 

[ElsieD]

25 minutes ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

 

One mushroom is missing.

 

 

The person sitting at one o'clock seems to have two.

[JoNorvelleWalker]

5 minutes ago, ElsieD said:

 

 

The person sitting at one o'clock seems to have two.

 

Technically speaking no one is seated there.  Curiouser and curriouser.