Dinner 2019

[liamsaunt]

Sandwich Saturday.  Niece asked for a prosciutto, fig jam and gruyere panino

 

 

Lobster was $4.99/lb. (new shell) at Wegman's yesterday, so I bought a few and made my sister and my husband lobster rolls

 

 

And I made a shrimp burger for myself

 

[mgaretz]

The last of the brisket flat, turned into hash with sweet potato, onion and peas.

 

 

 

[shain]

Bibimap. Lacking a dolsot, I opted to fry the rice on a pane, and serve the crispy pieces tahdig style.

 

 

[Anna N]

3 hours ago, liamsaunt said:

Sandwich Saturday.  Niece asked for a prosciutto, fig jam and gruyere panino

 You know Sandwich Saturday sounds so boring… until you do it!

[Anna N]

1 hour ago, shain said:

Bibimap. Lacking a dolsot, I opted to fry the rice on a pane, and serve the crispy pieces tahdig style.

 You make vegetarian fare looks so good it might take me months to miss meat!  

[Norm Matthews]

I saw a thing on facebook for Cuban empanadas but there was no recipe as such. There was a video with a caption of each ingredient and the amount as it was going along. I stopped the video each time a new ingredient was added and wrote it down. I was thinking this was going to be a lot different than the  empanadas I usually make but then I took a closer look at the recipe and decided it would be a disaster. It had a cup or a tablespoon of almost everything.  The dough had a cup of flour, a cup of shortening and a tablespoon of salt.  That was way too little flour and way too much of everything else.  The filling was a cup of green pepper, a cup of red pepper, a cup of orange pepper and a cup of ground beef. It had a Tablespoon of cumin, a Tablespoon of salt, a tablespoon of oregano, etc.  I looked up several other Cuban empanada recipes and they all had more reasonable ingredients in more reasonable amounts.  They were actually all pretty much like the ones I had made several times before.   The difference with the one I used is that it had a chimichuri sauce which I thought was a good idea and made it too. 

[BeeZee]

Getting to the end of grilling season for us, made Eggplant salad...I make some version of this a lot...it is nice served warm or room temp, a crumble of feta on top goes well also. Eggplant (thickly sliced, grilled, then chopped), red bell pepper (blackened skin removed, then chopped), diced roma tomatoes, minced shallot. Oregano, balsamic, red wine vinegar, s&p, olive oil, a squirt of honey because one of the eggplants was bitter. Leftovers for lunch, it is good with hummous and pita.

 

[Franci]

I made again Chinese roast but used some as filling for baos. Again Andrea Nguyen recipe. More center cut ribeye and picanha, roasted cherry tomatoes and grilled Belgian endive and zucchini 

[Margaret Pilgrim]

Avocado with sweet chili sauce

 

Black beans with jalapeno bacon, cumin, cilantro, sour cream, cremosa Mexican cheese, green onion

 

Corn bread

[chromedome]

13 hours ago, Norm Matthews said:

I saw a thing on facebook for Cuban empanadas but there was no recipe as such. There was a video with a caption of each ingredient and the amount as it was going along. I stopped the video each time a new ingredient was added and wrote it down. I was thinking this was going to be a lot different than the  empanadas I usually make but then I took a closer look at the recipe and decided it would be a disaster. It had a cup or a tablespoon of almost everything.  The dough had a cup of flour, a cup of shortening and a tablespoon of salt.  That was way too little flour and way too much of everything else.  The filling was a cup of green pepper, a cup of red pepper, a cup of orange pepper and a cup of ground beef. It had a Tablespoon of cumin, a Tablespoon of salt, a tablespoon of oregano, etc.  I looked up several other Cuban empanada recipes and they all had more reasonable ingredients in more reasonable amounts.  They were actually all pretty much like the ones I had made several times before.   The difference with the one I used is that it had a chimichuri sauce which I thought was a good idea and made it too.

 

One of my instructors at culinary school made a regular practice of slipping us an occasional recipe with errors in it, specifically to make that point about the hazards of reading and following recipes uncritically.

 

 

[David Ross]

We've been making and discussing a lot of sweet corn dishes over in our Sweet Corn Cook-Off-

https://forums.egullet.org/topic/159336-eg-cook-off-83-a-bounty-of-sweet-corn/

Corn Soup with Vadouvan Spice and Lump Crab Meat-

 

Shrimp with Sweet Corn and Basil-

 

Corn Stock-

[robirdstx]

A friend and I travelled down to Rockport for their 31st Annual HummerBird Celebration last Thursday. 

 

That night we had dinner at Shempy’s Grill, which has been featured on The Texas Bucket List.

 

 

I had the Grilled Redfish with Grilled Vegetables and a Side Salad.

 

 

 

On Friday night we went to a sports bar and grill. Can not remember their name - must have been the Wine! 😁

 

Along with a glass of Chardonnay, I had their original Cheeseburger and Shoe String Fries. Really good!

 

 

On Saturday we decided to pick up some BBQ from Mac’s Pit Barbecue to take back to our condo. It was near closing time when we got there, so their dining room was near empty.

 

 

We bought a pound each of pork ribs and brisket with beans, potato salad and bbq sauce.

 

 

[Shelby]

More duck hunting happened yesterday, thus more teal for dinner last night

 

[weinoo]

 

That CSO roasted chicken.

 

 

These gorgeous mushrooms...

 

 

Simply pan roasted till browned and crispy. Potato salad. House pickles.  

Edited September 23, 2019 by weinoo (log)

[TicTac]

41 minutes ago, weinoo said:

 

 

That CSO roasted chicken.

 

 

These gorgeous mushrooms...

 

 

Simply pan roasted till browned and crispy. Potato salad. House pickles.  

 

 

Awesome mushrooms.

 

As you said, the key to unlocking their full flavour, browned and a bit crispy!  Was taught this by a chef over 20 years ago and have not looked back since.  No other mushroom execution comes close!

[Norm Matthews]

4 hours ago, chromedome said:

 

One of my instructors at culinary school made a regular practice of slipping us an occasional recipe with errors in it, specifically to make that point about the hazards of reading and following recipes uncritically.

 

 

Someone I know, has a food blog about baking, and posted a cake recipe that didn't adhere to usual cake making procedures but I made it anyway and regretted it.  I don't trust anything she posts anymore and I probably shouldn't be so negative. 

[chromedome]

29 minutes ago, Norm Matthews said:

Someone I know, has a food blog about baking, and posted a cake recipe that didn't adhere to usual cake making procedures but I made it anyway and regretted it.  I don't trust anything she posts anymore and I probably shouldn't be so negative. 

Sometimes I'll try things even if the recipe seems a little screwy, on the assumption that maybe the other person knows something I don't.

 

There's a quick cake recipe in Joy of Cooking that's got a rather wonky method, but I used it for years when my kids were growing up. The first time I figured that for the cost of a couple of bucks in ingredients, it was worth the experiment.

[heidih]

23 hours ago, shain said:

Bibimap. Lacking a dolsot, I opted to fry the rice on a pane, and serve the crispy pieces tahdig style.

 

 

 

Beautiful colorful food. I never knew the term tahdig - but we ate it as my DonauSchwabian grandmother who knew zero about rice baked it in her old enamel pot - we fought over it  

[Kerry Beal]

Esquites - sans cilantro. 

 

 

 

[suzilightning]

managed a 3 oz bison burger with some crispy bacon and a piece of yellow American, a slice of fresh and juicy Mr. Stripy tomato.  Hot and muggy here.  Lots of iced tea!

[robirdstx]

Used up the leftovers from Mac’s Pit Barbecue!

 

 

Chopped Brisket with KC Masterpiece BBQ Sauce

 

 

Pork Ribs in Pinto Beans with Red Onion and Serrano Pepper

 

 

Chopped Brisket and Red Onion on a Toasted Ciabatta Bun with Seasoned Pinto Beans

 

Edited September 24, 2019 by robirdstx (log)

[Franci]

Tagliatelle with ragù, some crudités for the kids, coppa serrana, chorizo and tacos (tacos=ends of Jamon cut in cubes) for husband. Salmon and salad for me. 

Edited September 24, 2019 by Franci
Edit to specify tacos (log)

[Margaret Pilgrim]

4 hours ago, Kerry Beal said:

Esquites - sans cilantro.  

 

Interesting caption. This is something I make often with excess corn but always include cilantro.    It's not your friend?

[Margaret Pilgrim]

4 minutes ago, Franci said:

Tagliatelle with ragù,

 

Not sure if you had me with the tagliatelle or the ragu.   But do realize.....

[Margaret Pilgrim]

Red and green plums with blue cheese and raspberry vinegrette

 

Hamburgers with kiddy-food cauliflower with cheese dipping sauce