Dinner 2019

kayb · June 9, 2019

15 hours ago, shain said:

You got it. I blended the eggs with whole peanuts, hence effectively creating ground peanuts. But peanut butter will do perfectly well.

Here's the recipe, for you to use as a baseline.

Thank you! Duly saved.

Margaret Pilgrim · June 9, 2019

Retro stuffed celery and home-cured olives.

By request, deep fried prawns.

Plated, broccoli and rice, for me, with splash of sriracha. Others chose soy or butter.

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**TdeV** · June 9, 2019

@Margaret Pilgrim, looks tasty. What mixture did you stuff celery with?

Margaret Pilgrim · June 9, 2019

Packaged cheddar-horseradish "cheese".

**Smithy** · June 9, 2019

I really need to come to this topic BEFORE I go shopping, to remind me of things already in the freezer that need to be cooked. @Margaret Pilgrim, what is your shrimp-frying recipe/technique?

Margaret Pilgrim · June 9, 2019

1 hour ago, Smithy said:

I really need to come to this topic BEFORE I go shopping, to remind me of things already in the freezer that need to be cooked. @Margaret Pilgrim, what is your shrimp-frying recipe/technique?

Very simple.. Dip in batter (wheat flour+ rice flour + seltzer water + any spice or seasonings you want),. Fry until golden in HOT oil. Drain.

Edited June 9, 2019 by Margaret Pilgrim (log)

BonVivant · June 9, 2019

Back in food hell now. Last dinners on the island, the same food I often make at home (but without German Mettwurst, which are the.best.).

Herring with green beans and Speck. That's literally the name of this meal.

Smoked Mettwurst

2 kinds of Mettwurst and Speck.

On 6/6/2019 at 12:32 AM, chefmd said:

I wish I had a better acces to trocken Riesling, let alone a sparkling variety ;). Not “I need to mail order it” but rather just getting it from the neighborhood store. Cheers!

You must come to Germany! Start with Bremm. It will blow your mind. Try a bunch at one tasting place, walk to another and do it all over again. I am particularly fond of Riesling with predominant mineral characteristics, the slate rich soil in this area of the Mosel ("middle Mosel") gives the wine those slatey mineral notes. Brut Riesling (made in the style of Champagne) is hard to find even outside of Riesling producing villages and surrounding areas so forget about finding it elsewhere.

This is Bremm, one of the prettiest villages along to Mosel river. It has Europe's steepest vineyards and produces some of the most stunning Riesling.

I got a few to take home. (One of far left is actually from Netherlands but bottled in Germany)

Kim Shook · June 9, 2019

On 5/31/2019 at 7:52 PM, gfweb said:

SV Flat Iron Steak (130F, 3 hrs) with basil cream sauce and pepperoncini, papardelle, and broccolini

Hi! Got a couple of questions about this. I'm typing up your directions and want to make sure that I find out what I need to know before too long. First - do you know the approximate weight of the flat iron steak? And also, I don't usually have the powdered bouillon - do you think it would be ok to use Better Than Bouillon? Thanks so much. I am looking forward to making this soon!

gfweb · June 9, 2019

20 minutes ago, Kim Shook said:

Hi! Got a couple of questions about this. I'm typing up your directions and want to make sure that I find out what I need to know before too long. First - do you know the approximate weight of the flat iron steak? And also, I don't usually have the powdered bouillon - do you think it would be ok to use Better Than Bouillon? Thanks so much. I am looking forward to making this soon!

The steak was a little over a pound. More than needed for two, but I sliced it thin 😏.

Better than bullion would be great. I almost used it but the Goya was only 1 step away.

kayb · June 9, 2019

I have finally, with the assistance of the local farmer's market, cooked a meal. Here's what I had to work with:

I baked the pork chops on a rack over the new potatoes.

Sauteed the yellow squash with onion.

Fried the zucchini slices in seasoned flour.

Made a salad with the peas and asparagus; dressed it with serrano honey vinegar and olive oil. Sliced a Carolina Gold tomato.

Prep takes longer in the new kitchen. It wants a touch of reorganization. But at least I remembered the basics.

BeeZee · June 9, 2019

Pan seared dry sea scallops, salad of yellow tomato and cuke, packaged green curry rice. Boy, there is nothing tastier than the fond from scallops seared in butter. Shellfish caramel.

robirdstx · June 9, 2019

Garlic Naan, Baked Sweet Potato with Butter, Pork Vindaloo and Green Peas with Water Chestnuts

blue_dolphin · June 10, 2019

Pasta with asparagus

Based on the Tagliatelle with Asparagus and Parmesan Fonduta from A Girl and her Greens (recipe available online here)

Margaret Pilgrim · June 10, 2019

Stunning! Want.

JoNorvelleWalker · June 10, 2019

19 minutes ago, blue_dolphin said:

Pasta with asparagus

Based on the Tagliatelle with Asparagus and Parmesan Fonduta from A Girl and her Greens (recipe available online here)

I wonder if she'd really bother with a bain marie if she were preparing the dish herself? I was/am tempted, as I brought home some lovely asparagus this afternoon. But I have no crème fraiche, not something that I keep on hand. I'd substitute heavy cream, myself.

blue_dolphin · June 10, 2019

13 minutes ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

I wonder if she'd really bother with a bain marie if she were preparing the dish herself? I was/am tempted, as I brought home some lovely asparagus this afternoon. But I have no crème fraiche, not something that I keep on hand. I'd substitute heavy cream, myself.

I made this in part to use up some faux crème fraîche (heavy cream incubated with kefir) and followed the double boiler instructions because I've had that stuff break on heating. Cooking for one or two, if I do this again, I'd just put the bowl over the pot that's cooking the pasta

Okanagancook · June 10, 2019

Over on the Provincetown thread there was an asparagus butter sauce eaten at one of the meals....apparently butter and asparagus....so just made some and it is delicious. I just simmered asparagus....more tips than stalks...in butter and blitzed it. I will be using it on homemade pasta this week. Very asparagus foreword.

Edited June 10, 2019 by Okanagancook (log)

Margaret Pilgrim · June 10, 2019

1 hour ago, blue_dolphin said:

Pasta with asparagus

Based on the Tagliatelle with Asparagus and Parmesan Fonduta from A Girl and her Greens (recipe available online here)

This recipe and your improved interpretation have legs. I can see making it with other vegs than just asparagus. Thanks MUCH!

**Smithy** · June 10, 2019

Some time ago, in another topic, @rotuts recommended a particular style of pecan cracker. I found one and bought it, and finally got around to trying it today. It worked well, once I decided that a plastic bag was needed to keep shells from flying all over the kitchen. (Sure, this could be an outside activity - but it was 55F and rainy today.)

Tonight's dinner was pecan-crusted salmon with a fennel-lovage butter sauce. My darling's plate included toast. The combination of toasted pecans and salmon is a winner. This was the first time I tried sweating fennel and lovage as an addition, but it seemed an easy way to add vegetables. It was a bit too heavy on the butter, but otherwise lovely with a simple squeeze of lemon to brighten the flavors. Even my darling, who is not a fan of salmon, liked it.

liuzhou · June 10, 2019

Lurking under that tomato is a home made duck burger. With onion and lettuce. And chips.

Ann_T · June 10, 2019

I had to go into town after work last night so I picked up takeout for dinner.

There was also Miso soup and tempura to go with the tuna.

Okanagancook · June 10, 2019

A couple of dinners from last week.

Porterhouse shared with DH; asparagus/red pepper/green onion from the CSO and frites from the air fryer.

Teriyaki chicken leg out of the air fryer/ steamed asparagus from the CSO/ corn and refried rice and peas with some Indo spices topped with pineapple and fried shallots (from a jar). I overcooked the chicken. That air fryer is very quick and caught me off guard. Too many sporting events to watch around dinner time easily distracts me. Something from the freezer tonight for the Raptors game!

Edited to add: Just took out some Gumbo and Grits for tonight. Can't wait. Yum. Chicken and Andouille.

Edited June 10, 2019 by Okanagancook (log)

Margaret Pilgrim · June 10, 2019

Oka, is mentioning the (as YOU call it) Raptor's game on this forum akin to venturing into politics? Do I need to alert a moderator? You and I seem to get along very well when we avoid basketball.

That said, I have no idea what we'll have tonight, since the temp will be in the mid-90s, while we watch the Warriors trounce a team from the north. Bon Apetite, and regardless of whom, an extraordinary team will win.

Edited June 10, 2019 by Margaret Pilgrim (log)