Dinner 2020

[Madison Smith]

Had a healthy quinoa and baked salmon dinner yesterday, garnished with stir-fried vegetables. 

 

 

[JoNorvelleWalker]

 

Bugialli's minestra di farro.  Bugialli on Pasta (p381). Glass of V.E.P Chartreuse, for health reasons.  Not shown.

 

[Duvel]

11 hours ago, heidih said:

 

Your sweet potato fries seem to have not only good color but they look of decent crunch. Your method? I've been served too many that are limp and don't deserve the "fries" moniker. Oh and the creamed spinach - a favorite comfort food. How done? We just did tthe standard Einbren/white sauce

 

 

The sweet potatoes came from a bag 😏 and were nice. But yes, coating with a bit of oil, salt and starch is the only way to get them somewhat crunchy.

 

Creamed spinach is indeed a basic bechamel (with sauteed onions and garlic, salt, plenty of nutmeg), rather stiff, and the thawed & drained spinach folded in. Then kept in the oven for about 20-30 min, during which the bechamel incoporated the water from the spinach and becomes silky. 

[liuzhou]

Egg fried rice with Hunan ham, shrimp, garlic, chilli ginger and sparrow juice.

 

 

[liamsaunt]

Flounder milanese with brown butter orzo 

 

[Anna N]

13 minutes ago, liamsaunt said:

Flounder milanese with brown butter orzo 

The flounder is only be a dream but can you talk about the brown butter orzo, please. 

[Tropicalsenior]

1 hour ago, liuzhou said:

sparrow juice

Okay, I give up. What in the world is sparrow juice? I can't find it on Google and I am left with the image of a tiny copper duck press. The only other image that I have is unspeakable.

[Anna N]

5 minutes ago, Tropicalsenior said:

Okay, I give up. What in the world is sparrow juice? I can't find it on Google and I am left with the image of a tiny copper duck press. The only other image that I have is unspeakable.

@liuzhou  always answers  questions himself,  but I thought I would jump in here and save you the horror of thinking of the unspeakable. 
 

It would be the green stuff you see in this close-up. 

Edited April 2, 2020 by Anna N
Gobbledygook (log)

[liuzhou]

5 minutes ago, Tropicalsenior said:

Okay, I give up. What in the world is sparrow juice? I can't find it on Google and I am left with the image of a tiny copper duck press. The only other image that I have is unspeakable.

 

 

Sorry! Asparagus! For some reason my son, when he was a kid, always called it sparrow juice and it has stuck in the family tradition. He did come up with others!

[liuzhou]

1 minute ago, Anna N said:

@liuzhou  always answers  questions himself, I thought I would jump in here and see if he was a horror of thinking of the unspeakable.
 

It would be the green stuff you see in this close-up. 

 

What did you think it was?

[Anna N]

Just now, liuzhou said:

 

What did you think it was?

First I think you answered me before I had an opportunity to edit my post and get rid of the nonsense that the dictation had interpreted. But I also think that you were perhaps asking @Tropicalsenior what his/ her thoughts were. 

[liuzhou]

5 minutes ago, Anna N said:

First I think you answered me before I had an opportunity to edit my post and get rid of the nonsense that the dictation had interpreted. But I also think that you were perhaps asking @Tropicalsenior what his/ her thoughts were. 

 

Haha! I'll forgive you this time! I though for a second that I was being accused of inserting the dreaded GBP into my exquisite cuisine!

Edited April 2, 2020 by liuzhou (log)

[Anna N]

4 minutes ago, liuzhou said:

 

Haha! I'll forgive you this time! I though for a second that I was being accused of inserting the dreaded GBP into my exquisite cuisine!

 

I apologize for answering a question that was addressed to you. I try never to do that but just the thought of anyone imagining squashed sparrows forced my hand. 😂

[liuzhou]

1 minute ago, Anna N said:

I apologize for answering a question that was addressed to you. I try never to do that but just the thought of anyone imagining squashed sparrows forced my hand. 😂

 

No need to apologise. Sparrows are OK, but you don't want to squash them. Marinate for a while then treat like quails. 😂

[Duvel]

17 minutes ago, liuzhou said:

 

What did you think it was?

Something along the lines of this ...

 

 

[KennethT]

54 minutes ago, Duvel said:

Something along the lines of this ...

 

 

How many sparrows would you need to press to get enough juice to be able to do anything with it?

[liuzhou]

1 minute ago, KennethT said:

How many sparrows would you need to press to get enough juice to be able to do anything with it?

 

A duck load!

[Shelby]

Mortadella (the last of it  ) and salami on sour dough

 

[shain]

Broccoli and tofu in black bean sauce.

Cucumber, onion, chili, ginger, garlic, vinegar.

Peanuts with Szechuan peppercorn.

Mulberries.

 

 

[Tropicalsenior]

2 hours ago, Duvel said:

Something along the lines of this ...

That was exactly my thought. The Chinese are clever people. I could imagine a tiny press 6 inches high.

[Ann_T]

Last night's dinner. 

 

Pan seared halibut finished in the oven. Served over buttered rice, asparagus and roasted cherry tomatoes.

[heidih]

28 minutes ago, shain said:

Mulberries.

 

 

You are hurting us with the mulberries. There are a few trees in the area but I can't get to them. Yours look plump and juicy. 

[heidih]

4 hours ago, liuzhou said:

 

What did you think it was?

 

My head went to some odd prep of orlotan

 

 

[Paul Bacino]

Did a deconstructed -Pork green chili verde

 

Poblano, tomatillo,hatch, onion, garlic/ sous vide tenderloin  2 hrs@137 (  I treed to sear on Cowboy charcoal-- this stuff sucks )/ yukon tator/ Quindilla peppers

 

 

 

[Nicolai]

Flowers gift are so last century. now in 2020 it is fruits or veggies.

 

Got an invite for dinner with the card in a veggie basket.......what next? a hand sanitizer bottle for Father's day????

 

 

 

Edited April 2, 2020 by Nicolai (log)