Dinner 2019

[caroled]

On 5/30/2019 at 11:31 PM, Kim Shook said:

Redneck cassoulet!  😁

If you really mean to be redneck, you need to open up a can or 2 of Vienna Sausages.

 

[HungryChris]

Chorizo stuffed clams, steamed asparagus with blue cheese dip and marinated veggies.

HC

[Ann_T]

Greek Lamb Shoulder (Kleftiko).

 

This is a favourite dinner.

Served with rice, Greek potatoes and Greek Salad.

Got to love a cuisine that serves both potatoes and rice on the same plate.

[liamsaunt]

Pan bagnat made with fresh tuna that I cooked confit style with olive oil and salt

 

[liuzhou]

Pan fried salmon with salted cucumber, quick pickled ginger and rice.

 

Edited June 12, 2019 by liuzhou
typo (log)

[Kim Shook]

Regarding the catfish discussion – I think that catfish is one of those fish that has really benefitted from farming.  Favor-wise, I mean.  I used to detest catfish – I thought it tasted muddy and dirty and funky.  US farmed catfish is sweet and delicately flavored.  If you haven’t tried it in years or at all, give it a go. 

 

I had most of the ingredients, so last night I tried out a recipe for a chicken cordon bleu casserole from Ree Drummond.  It was ok.  A little bland and very soupy.  We decided that it needed to be served with rice.  Layered chicken, ham and cheeses:

 

Before putting in the oven - topped with buttered panko:

 

Just out of the oven:

The panko didn’t get very browned – even after leaving in an extra 10 minutes.  Serving:

 

It was very soupy – this is after letting it sit over 10 minutes after removing from the oven:

Not sure why I was so underwhelmed with this.  It needs something.  I checked the other cordon bleu casserole that I’ve made in the past and noticed that it had dill, nutmeg, and dry mustard.  Also no chicken broth – only milk and light cream and Cheddar instead of Swiss and Monterey Jack.  I guess my old recipe is really just a creamy ham and chicken casserole – not so much cordon bleu!  I’m wondering if this recipe would be improved with some really good, strong ham – like country ham? 

 

I served this with leftover Cobb pasta salad from a church pot luck on Sunday:

This is pasta with an avocado/mayo/lime dressing topped with chicken, roasted corn, hard-boiled eggs, bacon, and bleu cheese.  Singularly unattractive with the greenish hue to the pasta, but it was still very good.  We added some oil and vinegar dressing to moisten and that woke up the leftovers.

[Ann_T]

@Kim Shook, it certainly looks good.  It is always disappointing when you make something that doesn't live up to your expectations. 

 

I tried a few of her recipes when she first came on the scene  and found them all really basic and "underwhelming"

Edited June 12, 2019 by Ann_T (log)

[scubadoo97]

On 6/10/2019 at 12:51 AM, Smithy said:

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.

 

 

I have one of those  pecan crackers.  Not used it too many times 

[Kim Shook]

2 minutes ago, Ann_T said:

@Kim Shook, it certainly looks good.  It is always disappointing when you make something that doesn't live up to your expectations. 

 

I tried a few of her recipes when she first came on the scene  and found them all really basic and "underwhelming"

 

I've had the same experience overall with her stuff.  I've had better luck with her desserts, as long as I remember to back off the sugar a bit - they are almost always way too sweet.

[Okanagancook]

Great looking meals everyone!!

Last night was asparagus butter (sautéed asparagus spears in butter and blitzed to make a sauce) tossed with pasta and par-cooked asparagus slivers; lamb chops and zucchini salad from A16.  The salad was very refreshing.  Used the first zucchini of the year.  It is a very simple recipe.  Slice the zucchini thinly, salt and let sit for 20 minutes then rinse and pat dry.  Mix with sliced green olives, parsley, mint, pepper, lemon juice and olive oil.

[Smithy]

57 minutes ago, scubadoo97 said:

 

I have one of those  pecan crackers.  Not used it too many times 

 

It is definitely easier to buy shelled pecans! However, I  have a weakness for local foods picked up during our travels, and that includes fresh pecans. They also keep better in the shell.

[Shelby]

2 hours ago, Okanagancook said:

Used the first zucchini of the year.  It is a very simple recipe.  Slice the zucchini thinly, salt and let sit for 20 minutes then rinse and pat dry.  Mix with sliced green olives, parsley, mint, pepper, lemon juice and olive oil.

I need to remember this.  Right up my alley.  I'm sure I'll forget so when I post in a  couple months that I want to find the zuke recipe with the olives will you remind me lol?

[Okanagancook]

@Shelby I can do that....A16 zucchini salad

 

edited to note I forgot the pecorino cheese slices on top.

Edited June 13, 2019 by Okanagancook (log)

[TdeV]

@Okanagancook, what is the " A16 " for?

[Shelby]

22 minutes ago, TdeV said:

@Okanagancook, what is the " A16 " for?

"All 16" of Shelby's brain cells can't remember a simple salad.

[Okanagancook]

A16 is a cookbook from the restaurant of the same name....Italian.

[blue_dolphin]

A16: Food + Wine cookbook. 

The salad recipe is available online here: Cook the Book: Raw Zucchini Salad with Green Olives, Mint, and Pecorino

[robirdstx]

 

Broccoli Salad with a Grilled Pork and Venison Sausage (dressed with onions and mustard)

 

 

[kayb]

Tonight's dinner: rotisserie chicken from Sam's, corn from the freezer, farmers market green beans and new potatoes.

 

[HungryChris]

Kielbasa, scalloped potatoes, garlic / parmesan / butter and lemon, foil pouch cooked asparagus (lemon juice goes on after removal from the foil).  This meal takes 1 and 1/2 hour and all goes into a 350 oven starting with the potatoes. The kielbasa goes in (also in foil) after an hour, followed by the asparagus packet, 25 minutes prior to serving. It works out well and can be prepped ahead of time.

HC

 

Edited June 13, 2019 by HungryChris (log)

[Ann_T]

Dinner wasn't very pretty tonight
but Moe really enjoyed it.

I don't like scallops , but Moe does, so that is what I made him.

 

A version of Coquilles Saint-Jacques.

 

Normally I would have piped potatoes around the edge but I had some corn I wanted to use so I made an old favourite individual light corn custards.

Edited June 13, 2019 by Ann_T (log)

[liamsaunt]

Larb.  I used a mixture of ground turkey and chopped mushrooms to use some stuff up and it worked out well.  

 

 

 

[lindag]

My searches didn’t turn up the poster who first mentioned Michigan Beans but, fortunately, I had saved the recipe.

i've been looking for pantry friendly and simple casserole type foods that I can manage while recovering from my recent surgery and these beans are exactly what I was lookin for.

Still not easy to get to the store for special ingredients and can't manage too much effort yet.

The beans are in my crockpot now and they smell wonderful.  I’m really looking forward to dinner (with a Subway salad alongside.

[Captain]

[JoNorvelleWalker]

36 minutes ago, Captain said:

 

What is to the left of the burger?