Dinner 2019

[CantCookStillTry]

First time I tried 'make ahead' hard Tacos. Usually its an assemble your self deal with a huge amount of dishes on the table for 2.5 people. Which results in a long bout of me stacking the dishwasher followed by a longer bout of my husband restacking it the right way and a lot of muttering. The slight loss of crispy was worth it in my opinion. 

 

I Prestuffed with the cheese, refried beans and chicken mix and baked for 20 mins. Toppings were add your own. Pictured are Master 6s. 

 

[liuzhou]

Prawn Massaman Curry with Rice.

 

[Shelby]

I needed another smoked chicken so Ronnie did one yesterday

 

Zucchini and rice casserole 

 

 

[liamsaunt]

Frose before dinner.  I had a bottle of sweet rose that I did not want to drink as is (too sweet) but it made for tasty frose

 

 

Caprese salad

 

 

Curly zucchini fries

 

 

Fried chicken

 

 

Biscuits

 

[Alex]

Friends are coming over for dinner tonight.

 

Andalusian gazpacho

 

Duck breast | miso, ginger, orange marinade (NYT recipe)

Mango, lime, crispy shallots

Jasmine rice pilaf, toasted almonds, tarragon garnish

Dr H. Thanisch Bernkasteler Doctor Spätlese 2006

 

Goat cheese, chestnut honey, black pepper

Strawberries, 30-year balsamic vinegar

 

Kerry Beal's Italian pistachio-almond cookies (link)

Hans Lang Hattenheimer Wisselbrunnen Riesling Beerenauslese 2007

Edited July 21, 2019 by Alex
fix an error (log)

[lindag]

Last nigt's dinne of meatloaf and potatoes (no photos of the food which was very good) was served up on my new placemat that I sewed up in the afternoon.  I just fell in love with this fabric.

 

 

[kayb]

Beef tips and gravy over mashed potatoes. Marinated veggie salad (broccoli, cauliflower, cucumbers, snow peas). Sauteed squash and onions. I had wax beans, but got busy doing something and let them burn, dammit.

 

Photos didn't turn out well, so use your imagination.

[mgaretz]

Simple stir-fry with noodles, assorted veggies featuring green beans and char siu:

 

 

[BonVivant]

Mussel season has started here.

 

Blue corn tortillas

 

Another dinner

 

Noodles, prawn roes, shaved bonito.

 

Edited July 21, 2019 by BonVivant (log)

[gfweb]

Gouchujang salmon with Israeli cous cous and roasted cauliflower

 

 

Because it was so frigging hot, I decided on a cold dinner.

Smoked pork tenderloin tonnato, and a salad

 

[HungryChris]

Not sure why, but I have been craving baked beans of late. Tonight, I did a batch in the IPot, complete with a smoked pork hock, otherwise, it was a warm weather dinner that included Korean BBQ wings (cooked on the grill) and cold leftovers.

HC

 

 

Edited July 22, 2019 by HungryChris (log)

[Margaret Pilgrim]

9 hours ago, Shelby said:

I needed another smoked chicken so Ronnie did one yesterday

 

Zucchini and rice casserole 

 

 

Shelby, want to give us more info or direction of the zucchini/rice bake?     Sounds very interesting.

[Margaret Pilgrim]

Deleted.   Wrong post.

Edited July 21, 2019 by Margaret Pilgrim (log)

[robirdstx]

 

Grilled Jalapeño Garlic Sausage with Cole Slaw

 

[Margaret Pilgrim]

Must be "hot dog night".

Starter of peaches with roquefort and balsamic

 

Hot link, recycled potatoes with skins, grilled cauliflower with purslane salad.

[Kim Shook]

17 hours ago, CantCookStillTry said:

First time I tried 'make ahead' hard Tacos. Usually its an assemble your self deal with a huge amount of dishes on the table for 2.5 people. Which results in a long bout of me stacking the dishwasher followed by a longer bout of my husband restacking it the right way and a lot of muttering. The slight loss of crispy was worth it in my opinion. 

 

I Prestuffed with the cheese, refried beans and chicken mix and baked for 20 mins. Toppings were add your own. Pictured are Master 6s. 

 

There are a few so=called  "easy" meals that are, to me, a giant PITA.  Tacos are one and hamburgers and hot dogs are the other.  Not because anything is difficult, but because of all of the go-withs.  My family is unable to eat any of these things without a gazillion condiments, toppings, etc.  

[Margaret Pilgrim]

6 minutes ago, Kim Shook said:

There are a few so=called  "easy" meals that are, to me, a giant PITA.  Tacos are one and hamburgers and hot dogs are the other.  Not because anything is difficult, but because of all of the go-withs.  My family is unable to eat any of these things without a gazillion condiments, toppings, etc.  

 

Totally understand and agree.    I have always said that I could put on a dinner party for 10 and dirty less utensils in the kitchen than when I make a BLT sandwich.

Pizza is another chameleon.    Just crust and...but the and can take an hour to slice and dice, before you even get to the roll out.   

[JoNorvelleWalker]

19 minutes ago, Kim Shook said:

There are a few so=called  "easy" meals that are, to me, a giant PITA.  Tacos are one and hamburgers and hot dogs are the other.  Not because anything is difficult, but because of all of the go-withs.  My family is unable to eat any of these things without a gazillion condiments, toppings, etc.  

 

I have yet to figure out how to get my tortillas crisp.

 

[Kim Shook]

Jessica (who is also sick) requested Quick Tomato Consommé:

Easiest thing in the world – can of beef consommé, V8, celery, onion, and parsley.  Simmered, then strained. 

 

[CantCookStillTry]

7 hours ago, Kim Shook said:

There are a few so=called  "easy" meals that are, to me, a giant PITA.  

Yes! Not pictured. The 2 types of Salsa. Sour cream. Guac (store bought, I Avacadont). The fact I roasted a chicken to make said 'make yourself meal'... 8 different spoons, couple of forks.  I'll conceed its so much easier to do a Taco bar for say, a party, but when its a small family meal.. someones still gotta assemble the assembly line, and tidy it up!! 

[Paul Bacino]

Zucchini Blossom Pesto (  Blossoms.pine nuts, parm cheese, butternut squash vinegar, EVOO )

 

The Pie  :  Italian Sausage, Sun gold tomatoes, Italian seasoning, Romano, torn sweet Basil  ( AP flour crust 65% H2O )  Pesto

 

 

 

Edited July 22, 2019 by Paul Bacino (log)

[Okanagancook]

@Paul BacinoThat's creative.  Nice flavour combo!

[mgaretz]

Tri-tip, cooked SV then seared, served with steamed spinach with butter.

 

 

[Toliver]

On 7/21/2019 at 8:08 AM, liamsaunt said:

Curly zucchini fries

 

@liamsaunt, more info, please, about how you made these? I would think the moisture in the zucchini would make the attempt to make them crisp nigh near impossible. Thanks!

[Norm Matthews]

My son has been searching in restaurants and looking for recipes that might replicate the chicken fried steak he had at the high school cafeteria.  A friend of mine gave me one to try. I doubt it will be like the one he remembers but it sounds really good. It is seasoned with Creole seasoning, used buttermilk instead of egg in the coating and is fried in bacon fat.  Here is the dish but we have not tried it. I will re-warm it as soon as Charlie gets off work.