Dinner 2018

[Tropicalsenior]

This is my first attempt at making @liuzhou's WoWoTou Buns, but it won't be my last. I don't know how authentic they are but they were delicious. They turned out larger than I expected but it was probably because all of the flour that I used was gluten flour. I will try it again after I've gone to Chinatown to get some soy flour.

I used a filling that I have made before for Korean egg rolls. It has a lot of flavor even without garlic or onions.

I fixed some homemade potstickers that I had in the freezer and made a cucumber salad.

It's a meal that I will definitely make again.

[liuzhou]

6 minutes ago, Tropicalsenior said:

This is my first attempt at making @liuzhou's WoWoTou Buns, but it won't be my last. I don't know how authentic they are but they were delicious.

 

They look just fine! No! Better than fine!

[Tropicalsenior]

12 minutes ago, liuzhou said:

They look just fine! No! Better than fine!

Thank you. That is high praise, indeed. And thank you for the recipe. This is something that I will be making regularly. I also make Rou jia mo on a regular basis. They are perfect for a quick meal on a hot summer night.

[cakewalk]

@Shelby, what's the top layer of that pie? It looks crunchy and delicious, I am tempted to pick up that little piece in the forefront and pop it in my mouth. 

[Shelby]

14 minutes ago, cakewalk said:

@Shelby, what's the top layer of that pie? It looks crunchy and delicious, I am tempted to pick up that little piece in the forefront and pop it in my mouth. 

  I probably did that right after the picture.

 

It's the easiest pie in the world and it's so good.  Put a pie crust in your dish and top with cut up peaches.  Then mix an egg, 1 cup of sugar, 1/2 cup of self rising flour a stick of melted butter and a splash of vanilla.  Spread/dollop that over the peaches and bake for about an hour at 300F.  In my convection oven it's done at about 50 mins.

[kayb]

5 hours ago, Shelby said:

  I probably did that right after the picture.

 

It's the easiest pie in the world and it's so good.  Put a pie crust in your dish and top with cut up peaches.  Then mix an egg, 1 cup of sugar, 1/2 cup of self rising flour a stick of melted butter and a splash of vanilla.  Spread/dollop that over the peaches and bake for about an hour at 300F.  In my convection oven it's done at about 50 mins.

 

I just had to copy, paste and save that. I've got bunches of frozen peaches...

 

[ProfessionalHobbit]

On Friday, we went to one of our standbys in San Francisco, Esperpento, a tapas restaurant in the Mission.

 

 

escalivada (roasted eggplant, peppers and onion with hard cooked egg)

 

 

alcachofas a la plancha (grilled artichokes).

 

 

Gambas al ajillo (garlic shrimp).

 

A bit more oily than I'm used to, and the shrimp weren't as big. Still tasty.

 

 

Albondigas (meatball stew with saffron).

 

Somewhat mediocre. Needed salt.

 

 

Repollo rehogado (cabbage with garlic and paprika).

 

 

Chorizo salteado "cantimpalitos" (chorizo sautéed in olive oil).

 

With a glass of sangria and one of amontillado, total bill was $70 for two including a 20% tip. Not bad.

[Shelby]

1 hour ago, kayb said:

 

I just had to copy, paste and save that. I've got bunches of frozen peaches...

 

If your peaches aren't super sweet you might want to add another 1/4 of sugar.  Mine don't need as much because I canned them in a syrup. 

[ProfessionalHobbit]

We're having friends over for our annual Oscar viewing party.

 

As for dinner, it will be

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dinner menu for six for March 4, 2018:

 

Assorted crackers
Cheese plate (smoked Gouda, cheddar cheese, goat cheese)

Marinated olives

Deep-fried anchovies

 

Lamb tagine with Castelvetrano olives and saffron

Couscous with aromatic vegetables (celery, carrot, onion) and currants

Harissa

Preserved lemon

Braised green beans and broccolini with anchovy, Meyer lemon and rosemary

 

Chocolate ice cream for dessert

[robirdstx]

Early dinner at Floyd’s in Webster.

 

 

Blackened Red Fish and Onion Rings.

[mm84321]

Nothing beats Popeye's.

[ninagluck]

I have a new toy in my kitchen, my greenstar juicer was used today to make carrot juice, reduce it, mix it with butter and poached a piece if cod. served with carrot greens and some buddah lemons

Edited March 4, 2018 by ninagluck (log)

[ElsieD]

21 minutes ago, ninagluck said:

I have a new toy in my kitchen, my greenstar juicer was used today to make carrot juice, reduce it, mix it with butter and poached a piece if cod. served with carrot greens and some buddah lemons

 

 

I have never eaten carrot greens.  What are they like?  How do you cook them?

[BeeZee]

Much like the “clean out your freezer” topic, I am determined to reduce the canned goods in my pantry. I just accumulated too many due to buying duplicates, etc. Tonight I seasoned and browned some chicken breast tenders in a skillet, added a couple of chopped scallions which were on their last legs, a small can of black beans, small can white shoepeg corn, sliced black olives, and a pouch of enchilada simmer sauce. Served with quinoa. Leftover veg/beans and quinoa will be lunch tomorrow.

[gfweb]

Miso salmon, butter braised bok choy, broiled risotto cakes.

 

[ElsieD]

31 minutes ago, gfweb said:

Miso salmon, butter braised bok choy, broiled risotto cakes.

 

 

@gfweb  how do you broil risotto cakes?  I know they are easy to pan fry because of the oil in the pan, but I'd like to know how treat them to be able to broil them.

[ElsieD]

Cod with BSO Air fries, miso-sesame cucumbers and overcooked aspargus.  I hate overcooked asparagus.

[gfweb]

2 minutes ago, ElsieD said:

 

@gfweb  how do you broil risotto cakes?  I know they are easy to pan fry because of the oil in the pan, but I'd like to know how treat them to be able to broil them.

 

I formed several -day-old leftover risotto into patties...dusted them with some toasted breadcrumbs...broiled at 500 for about 5 min in the CSO.

 

I had tried frying one, but it broke up when I flipped it. So I broiled the rest. I would do it again.

[gfweb]

@ElsieD nice! What time and temp for the fries?

[ElsieD]

@gfweb  I followed the instructions per mgaretz.  Soak the cut potatoes in cold water for 30 minutes and then drain and dry them.  Toss with 1 T oil.  (I also spray the basket.)  Cook for 5 minutes at 400 then increase the heat to 450, turning the potatoes every now and again.  Try one every now and again until done, about another 20 minutes.

Edited March 5, 2018 by ElsieD
It is mgaretz, not Norm Mathews (log)

[scubadoo97]

I want those fries.  Now!

[StumptownGeek]

In the (US) Pacific Northwest spring arrives early and summer late.

 

Plenty of greens and cruciferous veggies at the Farmers' Market this morning:

 

Tonight, steamed purple sprouting broccoli (CSO) with crustini from Modernist Bread French Lean Bread (master recipe), Mangalica Ham and Manchego cheese...

 

[Raamo]

 

From Modernist Cousine at home, Tsukune (つくねはおいしです)! It's a Japanese meatball made from dark chicken meat, ginger, leeks, toasted sesame oil, egg, and normally yakitori sauce, we just use a really good teriyaki instead. Japanese rice and roasted zucchini really round out the plate, a negroni makes for a nice cocktail.

[Kerry Beal]

6 minutes ago, Raamo said:

 

From Modernist Cousine at home, Tsukune (つくねはおいしです)! It's a Japanese meatball made from dark chicken meat, ginger, leeks, toasted sesame oil, egg, and normally yakitori sauce, we just use a really good teriyaki instead. Japanese rice and roasted zucchini really round out the plate, a negroni makes for a nice cocktail.

You can never go wrong with a Negroni!

[TicTac]

15 hours ago, mm84321 said:

Nothing beats Popeye's.

 

Who has abducted our gourmand formerly known as mm84321!?