Dinner 2019

[JoNorvelleWalker]

Pizza.

 

 

 

Ninety second pizza.  Top is great, bottom is burnt.  Burnt in ninety seconds.  Wish I could get this right.

 

Raging heat would have seared hair from my arms.  But I have no hair on my arms.  Heat did raise bloody welts.  Pictures on request.  Dropping the four foot floured peel on the floor did not entirely help.

 

[BonVivant]

I go hiking every day and only have energy to drink beer by the time I get back. There are 4 restaurants in the village and 3 are open from Fri-Sun (Sun for lunch only). Yesterday none was open. My dinner looks like this on most days.

 

Jamón Ibérico and hard sheep's cheese bought in Jabugo

[shain]

Bastardized kuku sabzi. Blended the herbs to make the texture less rustic, added kashkaval cheese. I intended to include the walnuts within, but forgot, so they went on top.

Baked sweet potato, with tahini paste, pumpkin seeds and mint (added after the picture was taken). We had a guest who doesn't like tahini, so subbed cream on one of them.

Roasted spiced cauliflower, with tomatoes, parsley, mint. Lemony tahini sauce on the side.

Chopped salad.

 

 

Edited October 4, 2019 by shain (log)

[Franci]

@shainloooove it! Which herbs did you put in the Kuku? Ah, ah, I also have in the repertoire an Ottolenghi eggplant kuku, which I renamed bastardized Italian kuku 🤣

 

@BonVivant I don’t feel pity for you no finding a restaurant open 😙 😋

Edited October 4, 2019 by Franci (log)

[shain]

2 minutes ago, Franci said:

@shainloooove it! Which herbs did you put in the Kuku? Ah, ah, I also have in the repertoire an Ottolenghi eggplant kuku, with I renamed bastardized Italian kuku 🤣

 

 

Thanks  Kuku with eggplant sound great. I used mostly dill and parsley, some tarragon and spring onion greens. Skipped the cilantro, because I wasn't sure if it will be well received. There's also dried cranberries, turmeric and pepper.

[Franci]

4 minutes ago, shain said:

 

Thanks  Kuku with eggplant sound great. I used mostly dill and parsley, some tarragon and spring onion greens. Skipped the cilantro, because I wasn't sure if it will be well received. There's also dried cranberries, turmeric and pepper.

 

 

Sound great. Tarragon is hard around here...I’ll try a mini version to see how it goes. I have a pool party for Wednesday and things like this are ideal. I could also try a “Greek” version with zucchini, mint and dill, plus feta. Thanks for the inspiration. 

Edited October 4, 2019 by Franci (log)

[Shelby]

I ran across a recipe that looked interesting so last time I was at the store I grabbed a head of cauliflower---the recipe is a curry cauliflower and egg salad.  You roast the cauliflower and some onion with a drizzle of olive oil, salt and curry for about 20 minutes.  Then mix in mayo, chopped hard boiled egg, capers and black pepper.  Sprinkled with parsley for some color.  I liked this.  Kind of like a potato salad .....the roasted cauliflower with curry is interesting.  Ronnie liked it too, which surprised me a bit.  He's not a huge curry fan.

Anyway, venison burgers on the grill with the usual sides to go with.  It was a wonderfully chilly night...should have had soup, but the tomatoes were calling.

 

 

[TicTac]

59 minutes ago, Shelby said:

I ran across a recipe that looked interesting so last time I was at the store I grabbed a head of cauliflower---the recipe is a curry cauliflower and egg salad.  You roast the cauliflower and some onion with a drizzle of olive oil, salt and curry for about 20 minutes.  Then mix in mayo, chopped hard boiled egg, capers and black pepper.  Sprinkled with parsley for some color.  I liked this.  Kind of like a potato salad .....the roasted cauliflower with curry is interesting.  Ronnie liked it too, which surprised me a bit.  He's not a huge curry fan.

 

Anyway, venison burgers on the grill with the usual sides to go with.  It was a wonderfully chilly night...should have had soup, but the tomatoes were calling.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Epic burger! 

 

Not sure I could open up wide enough to tackle that bad boy!!!

 

 

[Shelby]

3 minutes ago, TicTac said:

 

Epic burger! 

 

Not sure I could open up wide enough to tackle that bad boy!!!

 

 

That was Ronnie's---he smashed it down right after the picture.  Looked like a truck ran over it.

[Duvel]

Even lazier today, but luckily the supermarket next to us has a great cheese section ...

 

Edited October 4, 2019 by Duvel (log)

[Duvel]

13 hours ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

Pizza.

 

 

 

Ninety second pizza.  Top is great, bottom is burnt.  Burnt in ninety seconds.  Wish I could get this right.

 

Raging heat would have seared hair from my arms.  But I have no hair on my arms.  Heat did raise bloody welts.  Pictures on request.  Dropping the four foot floured peel on the floor did not entirely help.

 

 

Request !

[liamsaunt]

14 hours ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

Pizza.

Ninety second pizza.  Top is great, bottom is burnt.  Burnt in ninety seconds.  Wish I could get this right.

 

 

The bottom might be burnt, but the top looks delicious!

 

Last night, clean out the fridge BLT pasta

 

[Ann_T]

17 hours ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

Pizza.

 

 

 

Ninety second pizza.  Top is great, bottom is burnt.  Burnt in ninety seconds.  Wish I could get this right.

 

Raging heat would have seared hair from my arms.  But I have no hair on my arms.  Heat did raise bloody welts.  Pictures on request.  Dropping the four foot floured peel on the floor did not entirely help.

 

 

Certainly looks great.  I am partial to mushrooms.  What are you baking your pizzas in?

[Norm Matthews]

I saw a box of corn flake crumbs on a shelf at the store and it brought back memories of when I was single. I often made a James Beard recipe for oven "fried" chicken. It dipped chicken in evaporated milk then rolled it in corn flake crumbs and baked.  I thought I'd try it again and followed the recipe on the box that made a batter first, then added the corn flake crumbs.  Almost a year ago Charlie got a lot of mac and cheese at Costco and we are finally down to the last box. The green beans were cooked for about a minute in the Instant Pot. 

Edited October 4, 2019 by Norm Matthews (log)

[heidih]

21 minutes ago, Norm Matthews said:

I saw a box of corn flake crumbs on a shelf at the store and it brought back memories of when I was single. I often made a James Beard recipe for oven "fried" chicken. It dipped chicken in evaporated milk then rolled it in corn flake crumbs and baked.  I thought I'd try it again and followed the recipe on the box that made a batter first, then added the corn flake crumbs.  Almost a year ago Charlie got a lot of mac and cheese at Costco and we are finally down to the last box. The green beans were cooked for about a minute in the Instant Pot. 

 

Norm - that is very classic. There a rom-com (romantic comedy -( a fave of Mrs Obama) where the chef crushes ice cream cones for a sort of waffle taste in the same sort of application

Edited October 4, 2019 by heidih (log)

[JoNorvelleWalker]

5 hours ago, Duvel said:

 

Request !

 

 

 

Pardon welt is no longer raised.  Pizza would have been worth it except for that bottom crust.

 

[JoNorvelleWalker]

1 hour ago, Ann_T said:

 

Certainly looks great.  I am partial to mushrooms.  What are you baking your pizzas in?

 

Thank you.  In my apartment standard issue electric oven;  550F, preheated for about an hour.  On a 12 inch by 12 inch by 1 inch slab of aluminum.

 

[lemniscate]

Oktoberfest in the haus.  Brats and braised red sweet n sour cabbage.  And a very strong Doppelbock.   I did the brats SV and the red cabbage IP. 

[robirdstx]

 

Sous Vide Filet Mignon (finished with Grapeseed oil in a screaming hot cast iron pan on the grill) with Chimichurri and Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes

[Norm Matthews]

40 minutes ago, heidih said:

 

Norm - that is very classic. There a rom-com (romantic comedy -( a fave of Mrs Obama) where the chef crushes ice cream cones for a sort of waffle taste in the same sort of application

 

 

Now that you mention it, I recall using Ritz cracker crumbs or something similar a couple of times.

[heidih]

56 minutes ago, Norm Matthews said:

 

Now that you mention it, I recall using Ritz cracker crumbs or something similar a couple of times.

 

I have nobody to fry for so if you try do report

[Ann_T]

Moe mentioned this morning that he was craving beef.   I had a small

Sterling silver top sirloin roast in the freezer. So I pulled it out before leaving for work.

Roasted in the CSO for less than 20 minutes. 

 

 Yorkshire Pudding..

[JoNorvelleWalker]

 

 

Hsiao-Ching Chou, Simple Stir-Fried Greens.

 

[liuzhou]

48 minutes ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

Hsiao-Ching Chou

 

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[Duvel]

1 hour ago, liuzhou said:

 

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This young lady ...