Lunch! What'd ya have? (2018)

blue_dolphin · November 19, 2018

Spicy Scallop Rolls and Israeli Salad with Preserved Lemon Vinaigrette from Alon Shaya's cookbook, Shaya.

My big, seared scallops looked so pretty, I wanted to spoon the dressing on the plate and set them lovingly on top instead of cutting them up and hiding them in a roll but I followed directions and was rewarded with a seriously delicious sandwich. I may have used a little more mayo than in the book photo but it tastes delicious so I'm not apologizing 🙃.

HungryChris · November 20, 2018

Hot dog with onions, kimchi and yellow mustard, after braving the crowds doing last minute holiday meal shopping.

HC

Anna N · November 20, 2018

Noodles with gyoza, egg, broccoli and toasted nori.

Dejah · November 21, 2018

Curry lentil and veg soup with left over roast chicken.

Used to make a huge pot of this to feed all the musicians who came to our Saturday night jam sessions in our banquet hall. Served with big chunks of baguette and lemon slices

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chromedome · November 21, 2018

On 11/19/2018 at 4:03 AM, liuzhou said:

Accompany with beer or builder's tea. I never drink builder's tea, so it was a beer.

"Mister Vimes will have it boiled orange in a builder's boot with two sugars and yesterday's milk, right?"

(Terry Pratchett, Night Watch)

suzilightning · November 21, 2018

Yesterday my fascination with cranberry swirl bread continued with a chicken salad sandwich.

Right now there is the Les Halles mushroom soup simmering for today's lunch.

robirdstx · November 21, 2018

Reheated leftovers from last night’s dinner - Angel Hair Pasta, Zucchini and Yellow Squash with Braised Lamb

BeeZee · November 21, 2018

Doing Thanksgiving prep, today was the tomato bisque. One bowlful which didn’t fit in the storage container.

Anna N · November 22, 2018

A welcome gift of a steak and kidney pie. I reheated it (in its foil pie plate) in the Cuisinart Steam Oven 325°F for ~15 minutes until its internal temperature exceeded 168°F. I tossed together some shredded cabbage and carrot and some kewpie mayo to make a quick coleslaw.

HungryChris · November 23, 2018

The turkey carcass is simmering away on the stove for soup as I enjoy a turkey sandwich, two of my favorite Thanksgiving aftermaths.

HC

BeeZee · November 23, 2018

Leftover apple pie (reheated a bit). And ice cream (vanilla caramel).

kayb · November 23, 2018

A Dutch baby with dehydrated tomatoes, shredded Serrano ham, and crumbled blue cheese. Next time I'll double up on the tomatoes and forego the cheese.

Anna N · November 23, 2018

Broccoli, coleslaw, shiso-wrapped chicken patties, soy sauce simmered shiitake mushrooms and rice cylinders with aornori furikake.

blue_dolphin · November 24, 2018

Pizza Enzo from Shaya.

A mix of flavors from a quick sauce made from canned tomatoes & olive oil, fresh cherry tomatoes, anchovy, mozz & Parm, basil, oregano, red chili flakes. The crowning touch is something I never would have thought of - once out of the oven, it's draped with a paper-thin slice of mortadella that almost melts into the pizza.

CantCookStillTry · November 24, 2018

For Lunch I had unremarkable Barramundi. The Tartare sauce was remarkable, in that it tasted literally of nothing. Even a fished out directly bitten caper - nothing. Bizzare.

My husband had - a mistake 😂.

suzilightning · November 24, 2018

Using up some stuff from the fridge...scallions into a small bit of fish salad onto a piece of rye bread with a thinly sliced Roma tomato. Just enough and not horribly overwhelming.

suzilightning · November 24, 2018

11 hours ago, CantCookStillTry said:

For Lunch I had unremarkable Barramundi. The Tartare sauce was remarkable, in that it tasted literally of nothing. Even a fished out directly bitten caper - nothing. Bizzare.

My husband had - a mistake 😂.

Oh, I'm so, so sorry the fish wasn't better as it looks incredible. I tend to find that here folks do NOT get the fryolater hot enough and I strip the breading off as it is so oil sogged but that looks perfectly crisp.

BonVivant · November 25, 2018

Flew from Yonaguni island to Ishigaki to take the ferry to Taketomi island. Lunch on Ishigaki before leaving for Taketomi. (Forgot to make a sign for Ishigaki)

The "national dish" of Okinawa again.

Ishigaki island produces their own beef and is quite proud of it.

At home.

Leftover buckwheat dumplings.

Got right back on my cheese diet after 4 weeks of rice.

Edited November 25, 2018 by BonVivant (log)

suzilightning · November 25, 2018

bacon and tomato sandwich on rye...

now off for Angie's mid day walk

robirdstx · November 26, 2018

I was making Savory Polenta to chill and fry, as an accompaniment to the Ham and Navy Bean Soup I had made for dinner tonight, when I decided to try the still warm polenta with some of the soup. And lunch was born!

liuzhou · November 27, 2018

After a torturous disgrace of a dinner last night, today I was marched at gunpoint to another restaurant to have lunch with one of last night's companions and two other young women I know, but rarely see.

One of the women ordered and we ate family style.

This restaurant is odd. It thinks it's serving Western food, which it certainly isn't, but unlike most such places, it still manages to mostly serve tasty, agreeable grub. Four of us ate:

Grilled oysters with minced garlic and chilli

One bite salmon and crab roe in a crisp pastry shell - almost but not like Filo/Phyllo.

Squid and scallops in a thin tomato flavoured sauce. Strange but good.

Beef with pretty veg. As ever, the beef was overcooked.

Rice with clams, mussels and shrimp. Chilli, green olives and black olives. With a spiral squirt of Kewpie mayo.

These are revolting. Baked oysters with plastic "cheese".

Fruit salad with more Kewpie Mayo

Another bite sized attempt. Potato chips/crisps hide the mystery ingredient. It rests on a purée of purple sweet potato. The mystery centre turns out to be a lump of overcooked, gristly, inedible pork. Not dish of the day.

I have no idea what this is. I didn't go there. It looked like de-constructed cream puffs with blueberries and mango.

Another cut of overcooked beef. Tasty, but needed some pink. The Chinese don't do pink beef. And red scares them. With three types of mushrooms.

Spicy sea snails. My favourite.

So, some albeit odd successes and a couple of failures.

Tonight, for dinner, I'm going to curl up at home with a nice cheese and misanthropy sandwich and a beer or five and get away from the indignity of having to eat nice food with lovely women friends. It's been a stressful couple of days.

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Edited November 27, 2018 by liuzhou (log)

KennethT · November 27, 2018

@liuzhou For a moment, I thought the second dish was something in a fried corn tortilla... but then came to my senses...

liuzhou · November 27, 2018

On 11/27/2018 at 9:15 PM, KennethT said:

@liuzhou For a moment, I thought the second dish was something in a fried corn tortilla... but then came to my senses...

Don't worry. All my senses were on full corn alert! To my great astonishment none turned up. Obviously the restaurant didn't get the email pointing out that western people put corn in every single dish.

Edited November 29, 2018 by liuzhou (log)

HungryChris · November 27, 2018

Was up early to run errands, then, had be home for the annual furnace cleaning. Turkey soup and a beer seemed like a good idea. Crappy weather with more rain helped the decision along. I would truly love to go out and dig clams, but not in the near future, due to all the rain.

HC