Dinner 2019

[Margaret Pilgrim]

1 hour ago, Kim Shook said:

Grilled chicken thighs with Bullseye sauce:

 Even though I was introduced to real BBQ at a young age by visiting my grandparents in NC, this is what was meant by BBQ chicken in our house.  My mom never grilled it either.  It was oven baked (usually bone in and skin on pieces of chicken) and slathered in Kraft BBQ sauce, then broiled for a few minutes to give it a little char.  I loved that chicken and still do.  

 

 

 

I've never had this, but you're convinced me to give it a go.    It can't get much simpler.    Thanks!

[Kim Shook]

2 hours ago, Margaret Pilgrim said:

 

I've never had this, but you're convinced me to give it a go.    It can't get much simpler.    Thanks!

Thank you!  I just brined them for a couple of hours and soaked them in Bullseye for a few minutes and Mr. Kim grilled them on high until a little charred and done.  I brushed with a little more BBQ sauce before serving.  

[robirdstx]

I was still full from my lunch out with my girlfriend, but I made a stew for DH from some of yesterday’s pork butt roast. He had it over honey wheat bread.

 

 

[Margaret Pilgrim]

Usual greens

 

Cranberry beans with sausage; sweet corn

 

Berries, later laced with cream

[KennethT]

Dinner with a view...

[liamsaunt]

pre-dinner cocktail

 

 

steamed littleneck clams

 

 

more grilled swordfish

 

 

served with a BLT salad on top

 

[Anna N]

19 minutes ago, liamsaunt said:

pre-dinner cocktail

Looks very refreshing. Tell us more, please.

[mgaretz]

Burger, cooked SV rare then seared, served on a sesame seed bun with lettuce, pickles and homemade 1000 Island dressing.  With fresh, raw snap peas, not shown.

 

[liamsaunt]

4 hours ago, Anna N said:

Looks very refreshing. Tell us more, please.

 

 1 cup vodka

2 cups lemonade

2 cups sparkling water

2 cups ice

handful basil

 

mix all in blender and serve over ice with lemon garnish.  Makes six drinks

[robirdstx]

 

Independence Day Dinner on the Patio ~ SV Burger, finished on the grill, on a toasted Ciabatta Roll, Tomato, Onion, Mayo and Mustard with homemade Potato Salad

[Okanagancook]

6 hours ago, liamsaunt said:

 

 1 cup vodka

2 cups lemonade

2 cups sparkling water

2 cups ice

handful basil

 

mix all in blender and serve over ice with lemon garnish.  Makes six drinks

I have saved that for a hot summer afternoon on the patio, thanks.

 

[Margaret Pilgrim]

Rather meager 4th celebration

Grapefruit

 

Giant Chinese pancakes (actually have no idea how the usual recipe resulted in these big guys)

 

Pan-grilled marinated chicken breast with green garnish

 

 

A cold, foggy, normal SF 4th of July.    Warm, happy indoor barbeque.

[Dante]

Tonight's dinner: kebabs- chourico sausage, Vidalia onions, red and green bell peppers, pineapple, and meatballs.

[gfweb]

4 of July dinner

Basil Potato Salad

 

 

Coleslaw

 

 

Tri tip

 

 

Baked beans

 

 

Rolls

 

Cherry Cobbler

[Kim Shook]

Torrential rain, so no Kings Dominion fireworks, but Mr. Kim did manage to get the dogs on the grill:

 

Chips and dip:

I love California onion dip.  I can make a whole meal out of just it and chips.

 

Hanover tomatoes and Duke’s:

Honestly, the Canadian Campari’s we had with breakfast this morning tasted better than these locally grown Hanovers. 

 

NC Slaw and Ukrops (local – used to be a grocery store, now just do prepared foods sold through other stores in the area) potato salad:

 

Marinated cucumbers:

 

 

 

Hot dog chili (canned):

I’ve got to start trying hot dog chili recipes again.  This glop will not do.  It is mostly sauce, so that when it gets hot is it like soup.  I like hot dog chili that looks like finely ground beef.

 

Corn:

 

Plate:

Included fixed up canned beans.  I added my usual stuff (BBQ sauce, onions, garlic granules, mustard) and then some BBQ leftover from Mr. Kim’s most recent BBQ judging – a combination of rib meat, pulled pork, chicken, and brisket.  They were amazing.

 

Dessert was peaches, watermelon, and some Ukrops cupcakes that I tarted up:

 

 

 

[MetsFan5]

@Kim Shook how is the corn this time of year? 

[JoNorvelleWalker]

My energy level and sense of taste are still not up to normal but I am trying to get back to cooking.

 

 

 

 

This was Nasim Alikhani's turmeric chicken from the WSJ 6/24/2019.  I don't blame Alikhani in the least.  Dinner was not bad at all but it was bland and brought little joy.  The basmati rice was the best part.

 

Inspired by @Anna N I steamed some dried apricots in the CSO.  Some apricots are apparently more dried than others.  These might have been about right pressure steamed in my Fissler for half an hour.  I could not chew them.  Salad did not do much for me either.

 

[suzilightning]

7 hours ago, Kim Shook said:

Hot dog chili (canned):

I’ve got to start trying hot dog chili recipes again.  This glop will not do.  It is mostly sauce, so that when it gets hot is it like soup.  I like hot dog chili that looks like finely ground beef.

 

 

 

Try googling "Texas weiner sauce recipe" or "Texas hot dog sauce recipe".  It's all over around here.

[gfweb]

8 hours ago, MetsFan5 said:

@Kim Shook how is the corn this time of year? 

 

Ours was tasty, sweet. Must be from Georgia at this time of year.

[Nancy in Pátzcuaro]

liamsaunt--

 

Does your pre-dinner cocktail have a  name? That looks darned tasty.

 

Nancy in Pátzcuaro

[Margaret Pilgrim]

19 hours ago, liamsaunt said:

 

 1 cup vodka

2 cups lemonade

2 cups sparkling water

2 cups ice

handful basil

 

mix all in blender and serve over ice with lemon garnish.  Makes six drinks

 

This sounds marvelous.   It is a cousin of a delicious if lethal drink from my very distant past called a Bootlegger: 

1 part gin or vodka

1 part grapefruit juice

1 part fresh mint

1 part crushed ice

 

Mix in blender and pour.

[mgaretz]

We recently returned from a trip to New Orleans (gained 5 pounds!) and my wife fell in love with red beans and rice.  Naturally she had me make it.  I made it in the Instant Pot with dried beans and andouille sausage.  Basmati rice also made in my other mini IP.  First time for real dried beans (I'm not counting peas and lentils) and also for rice.  

 

My plate after I'd eaten some:

 

 

The serving bowl:

 

 

 

 

 

[Kim Shook]

@MetsFan5 – the corn was good, but not great.  It’s really too early, I guess.  But we couldn’t have the 4^th without it!

 

@suzilightning– Thank you.  I’ll try that.  My biggest issue is that we have two places here that make what I consider the preeminent hot dog chili and neither of them sell it except on a dog.  They are not saucy at ALL.  They really look like fine hamburger meat (like when you boil it in water for Cincinnati chili), but the flavor is so good.  Not spicy, not especially herby.  Hard to describe. 

 

[Shelby]

Had a zucchini get away from me already so I shredded it to make venison meatballs so I could restock the freezer.  That called for spaghetti night:

 

For Independence Day we had caveman steaks--I guess they are really called cowboy steaks.  I've seen this cut on TV but never in real life.  They were on sale so Ronnie bought 'em just for fun.  We decided two would be too much, so one went in the freezer and he did the other on the grill.  Meat was wonderful...dunno why they have to scrape the bone like that lol.

 

First tomato from the garden!

 

Pasta salad

Made some green beans and new potatoes in the IP--threw in some Father's ham.  GOOD stuff.

Strawberries and angel food cake for dessert

 

 

[shain]

Cauliflower with caramelized onion and chickpeas. Coconut, yogurt, fenugreek, chili, coriander seeds and leaves.

Pea salad with mayo and yogurt sauce. Chestnuts, cashew and scallions. Flavored with some ginger and garlic, fenugreek, cumin, turmeric, pepper, fennel, a notable dose of chili.

Hasbrown of sorts, flavored with peanuts, coriander seeds, cumin, poppy, mustard, turmeric, butter.