Dinner 2018

[Doofa]

The evidence of my pre-dinner six of the best.

 

I shuck my own as I like doing it. And I have no one else. It's the anticipation of lime juice, Tabasco or nothing. I bought a pair of level 5 cut resistant gloves and they seem to work really well. What do others trickle on their open little joys. D

[Tropicalsenior]

20 minutes ago, Doofa said:

What do others trickle on their open little joys. D

I have tried but I just can't get them down raw. My very favorite way to eat oysters is to bread them well, fry them and have them on a sandwich with thick sliced bacon and whole wheat toast with just butter on it. A nice little cholesterol bomb.

[Paul Bacino]

8 hours ago, liamsaunt said:

banh mi

Wish I had better access to bread like that!!

 

 

[kayb]

1 hour ago, Doofa said:

The evidence of my pre-dinner six of the best.

 

I shuck my own as I like doing it. And I have no one else. It's the anticipation of lime juice, Tabasco or nothing. I bought a pair of level 5 cut resistant gloves and they seem to work really well. What do others trickle on their open little joys. D

 

A little lemon juice, and plunk them on top of a Saltine cracker. Copious quantities of cold Abita Amber alongside.

[Captain]

A bowl of Beef Chili

[Shelby]

7 hours ago, Kim Shook said:

Fried shrimp, oysters (leftover from a recent dinner out), Rice A Roni (what can I say, we like it), and green beans:

 

More restaurant dinner leftovers – pita w/ saganaki:

 

Shrimp sauce, pita, hummus, octopus, and tzatziki:

Meant to say earlier, I like Rice-A-Roni too.  Haven't had that for a while.  Need to rectify that.

[Anna N]

 

 Steak, mushrooms and broccoli. 

[weedy]

3 hours ago, Doofa said:

The evidence of my pre-dinner six of the best.

 

I shuck my own as I like doing it. And I have no one else. It's the anticipation of lime juice, Tabasco or nothing. I bought a pair of level 5 cut resistant gloves and they seem to work really well. What do others trickle on their open little joys. D

 

you’re a brave person. 

 

I know now it’s not the hippest choice, but I’m a horseradish or cocktail sauce person. 

NOT a fan of mignonette 

[weedy]

Fluke scallop and branzino ceviche, Mexican style, on a tostada. 

[Kim Shook]

2 hours ago, Shelby said:

Meant to say earlier, I like Rice-A-Roni too.  Haven't had that for a while.  Need to rectify that.

I will never forget Laura Calder (a Canadian cook that appeared on the Cooking Channel) who specializes in French food had an episode where she went somewhere in France and (I think) fished with a man and cooked with his wife.  The wife basically made Rice-A-Roni.  From scratch, but it was still Rice-A-Roni.  Laura was so obviously perplexed.  

[chefmd]

Kotlety (Russian style meat patties) with rice and sautéed mushrooms.  Mushrooms were rescued from the office catered salad that was destined for garbage bin.

[Okanagancook]

1 hour ago, Anna N said:

 

 Steak, mushrooms and broccoli. 

The mushrooms are touching the steak!! while the broccoli remains aloof 

[robirdstx]

 

Pan-Fried Cornmeal-Crusted Flounder, Roasted Asparagus and Slaw with Crunchies. This was my very first time frying fish with a cornmeal crust. Very pleased with the result!

Edited February 28, 2018 by robirdstx (log)

[Tropicalsenior]

35 minutes ago, Kim Shook said:

I will never forget Laura Calder (a Canadian cook that appeared on the Cooking Channel) who specializes in French food had an episode where she went somewhere in France and (I think) fished with a man and cooked with his wife.  The wife basically made Rice-A-Roni.  From scratch, but it was still Rice-A-Roni.  Laura was so obviously perplexed.  

Boy, that brought back memories. When I was first married, the only cookbook that I had was either Betty Crocker or Better Homes and Gardens, the one with the checkered cover, and it had a recipe for rice pilaf that was made with rice and little bits of spaghetti broken up in it. I made it in a skillet with a tight cover, and I made it often. Someone stole my cookbook and after that I never made it again. That was long before Rice-A-Roni was popular.

[Anna N]

36 minutes ago, Okanagancook said:

The mushrooms are touching the steak!! while the broccoli remains aloof 

That mushroom slipped as I carried my plate to the table.    I was able to overcome my horror. 

[Tropicalsenior]

36 minutes ago, Okanagancook said:

The mushrooms are touching the steak!!

I'd cozy up to a steak before broccoli any day.

[Smokeydoke]

@liuzhou I don't know why, but your food always looks good to me. Anyone else posted that and I would have scrolled past.

[Tropicalsenior]

Ham and corn chowder with homemade biscuits and a Mediterranean salad.

[scubadoo97]

Just got back from a weekend cruise.  Needed something light from what was available in the fridge and freezer.   

 

Chicken tortilla soup

 

[liuzhou]

7 hours ago, Doofa said:

I shuck my own as I like doing it.

 

I'm a self shucker, too. Not only do I enjoy doing it, but that way they are only opened at the last minute.

[menuinprogress]

 

Bibimbap - hot off the stove, and after scraping up the crusty layer of rice and mixing it all up.

 

[blue_dolphin]

On 2/24/2018 at 5:08 AM, HungryChris said:

I like to prepare a kimchi tartar sauce that is a simple mixture of finely diced kimchi and mayo.

 

Thank you for this suggestion!  Got home very late, tired and hangry after a funeral and a long car ride home.  I really wanted kimchi & avocado toast for breakfast this AM but resisted because I didn't want to be kissing all the funeral people with kimchi breath.  My almost-midnight supper consisted of putting some TJ's frozen calamari in the CSO, opening a bottle of wine and giving this kimchi tartar sauce a test drive.  Excellent. I've had my kimchi fix and can see using it on sandwiches and other applications, too.  Thank you.

 

[CantCookStillTry]

Everyone's food looks so delicious and full of effort. I however am trapped in a phase of " 'expletive' this cooking lark, I'm too tired". Unfortunately (but not for my waist line) I don't have take away as an option.

The better half got a begrudgingly served soy sauce chicken & vegetable omelette/pancake. It's always been a riff on UK Chinese takeaway egg foo young (which is totally different to the American version) but I rarely have the beansprouts, or the inclination to deep fry an omelette (Also aware this dish is unlikely to exist in real life china). 

 

Little man had a mini roast with chicken, broc, potatoes, corn and peas. 

 

I, in lieu of dinner, had a horrible shock, when I took a deep swig from the mug I had used to reheat the frozen Gravy rather than my Black Coffee. 

[liuzhou]

1 hour ago, CantCookStillTry said:

Also aware this dish is unlikely to exist in real life china

 

It does, but isn't at all common. It seems to more prevalent in the US and UK as you say, but also, for some reason, in Indonesia. I don't think it would have chicken here, though.

 

Anyway, I'd happily eat your version.

[liamsaunt]

Hake with wild mushrooms, roasted asparagus and rice pilaf