Dinner 2019

[BeeZee]

4 hours ago, chromedome said:

 I don't eat a lot of tuna these days, but oil-packed is so vastly superior I just refuse to buy the water-packed kind.

I only recently had canned tuna packed in oil, may have been Ortiz brand, and what I found interesting was that the tuna did not seem “oily”, just more moist, I guess. I almost always eat tuna plain, so that would have been noticeable. Although I think if I were making tuna/avocado salad I would probably be inclined to stick with water packed.

[chromedome]

To me the calculus is simple: Tuna packed in oil retains much more of its flavor.

 

Given that it's not a daily staple for me, the price difference is meaningless and the caloric impact of a ml or two of oil equally so. I just want it to taste good when I do eat it, so I buy oil-packed.

[Smithy]

21 hours ago, sartoric said:

 

Gee, can’t you guys buy chilli tuna ? It’s regular tuna, canned with a chilli which flavours the oil and the tuna. I nearly always buy the chilli tuna. My favourite brand is Serena, but all brands have a chilli option

 

I don't think I've ever seen tuna packed with a chili here. I'll look for it. Like @chromedome and a few others uptopic, I've taken to buying oil-packed tuna. DH and I think it is much more flavorful and moist than water-packed.

[mgaretz]

A couple of recent meals.   

 

Chicken cacciatore-style, served with green beans.  Boneless breast was dredged in seasoned flour then sauteed in olive oil.  (Sauce from a jar - a new Ragu garden blend which isn't half bad.)

 

 

Steak, cooked SV then seared, served with mac noodles with peas and butter.

 

 

 

[Norm Matthews]

Our dinner is ready but we are not ready to eat yet.  Our March 17th meal is of course home made corned beef. We will also have cabbage, parsnips, rutabagas, carrots, scones with pear and Irish cheddar, Irish butter and potatoes. Here is how it looks now. I don't think I will be able to post a picture of it after it is served. 

[Tri2Cook]

10 hours ago, chromedome said:

It turns up in Canadian supermarkets, though it's certainly not a popular/mainstream item.

It's pretty much the only canned tuna I buy now, the tuna with Thai chiles. I don't buy canned tuna often but every now and then I get in the mood for a sandwich and that's the tuna I grab. Expensive little cans (relative to some of the other tunas) where I live but, like you mentioned in another post, it's not an every day item so I don't really worry about the extra cost at that end of the scale. It's not like the cost difference between a Ferrari and a Schwinn. 

[ElsieD]

@Norm Matthews  everything looks great, buy please hold the rutabagas.   Those cheese and pear scones look amazing.

[Tri2Cook]

18 minutes ago, ElsieD said:

please hold the rutabagas

But rutabagas are what all good turnips want to grow up to be.  

[sartoric]

Dinner last night featured kali dal, named after my favourite Indian goddess, Kali, the mother and destroyer.

Also mushrooms with spinach curry, ghee rice and cucumber raita.

 

 

 

[Tri2Cook]

St. Patrick's Day corned beef, cabbage and potatoes... with a twist. Corned beef burger with smoked cheddar, lettuce, tomato, sweet onion, garlic dill pickles, dijon mustard and mayo. Crispy smashed potatoes and a mustard-based hot slaw.

[ElsieD]

52 minutes ago, Tri2Cook said:

But rutabagas are what all good turnips want to grow up to be.  

 

The only good turnip is a haikurei.  Those I can eat by the boatload.

[ElsieD]

We had a prime rib roast beef dinner.

[robirdstx]

 

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

 

[kayb]

I finally nailed how to cook a relatively thin (1") rib eye so it's tender but not overdone. SV 3 hours at 125. Chill. Sear in flaming hot iron skillet 3 minutes on a side.

 

First time I've turned on my stove in a week. Worth waiting for.

 

Edited March 18, 2019 by kayb (log)

[liuzhou]

1-10-10 chicken breast with morel cream sauce.

 

[mgaretz]

Corned beef, cabbage and carrots.  Corned beef (point cut brisket) was cooked SV at 180F for 10 hours (pre-soaked in cold water overnight).  SV bag just had the spice packet and some weights.  At the end of the 10 hours the cabbage and carrots were put in a big bowl with the liquid from the SV bag and then microwaved until tender, about 12 minutes.

 

 

 

[JoNorvelleWalker]

Tonight trout, avocado, coleslaw, Soave, bread, pistachio gelato, Maraschino cherry....

 

 

 

 

 

Gelato and Maraschino cherry not shown.  You know what Soave looks like, don't you?

 

[liuzhou]

Pork slivers stir fried with fresh cepès, porcini, penny buns, boletus edulis, 牛肝菌  or whatever. Garlic, chilli, ginger, Chinese chives, Shaoxing wine and soy sauce. Served with rice and stir fried lettuce with oyster sauce.

 

[chromedome]

13 hours ago, sartoric said:

Dinner last night featured kali dal, named after my favourite Indian goddess, Kali, the mother and destroyer.

 

 

I think of Kali whenever I hear the expression "forewarned is forearmed."

[Shelby]

Traditional corned beef and cabbage done in the Ninja--first time using the slow cooker function.

 

And a new recipe.  Pesto pull apart bread.  I was rushed for time.  Should have cut the squares of dough more uniformly, but it tasted good.  And it's green

 

[Toliver]

On 3/16/2019 at 4:56 PM, suzilightning said:

UHHHH.....

not that I have seen in New Jersey......

Starkist makes tuna in pouches with different flavorings. Most US supermarkets should carry some of the flavors (click). On that web page, click on the blue bars titled "Tuna Creations Bold" & "Tuna Creations" to see the different flavors.

I like the Hickory smoked tuna. It really changes up the usual tuna casserole for the better.

[sartoric]

A lemon chicken tray bake with potatoes, red onions, garlic and peas, plus pan scraping sauce with white wine and a little reduced stock.

 

 

[Paul Bacino]

Don't hate the player:

 

Hot flammin Dill Lay's  chip crusted Steel head /  I did add some Panko and fresh dill too  ( pre-Bake )

 

[Norm Matthews]

There are very times out of the year when anyone can predict what we will be having for dinner,  but on March 18th, it will always be Rueben sandwiches.  That usually finishes up our corned beef but this time I corned a whole brisket so there will be some hash soon and probably some for the freezer too. 

[scubadoo97]

Had my fill of corned beef. Well at least for  today.   

 

Stopped by the local fish monger this afternoon.  Seared grouper with mixed green salad and cauliflower purée.  Mahi Mahi tomorrow