Dinner 2020

[liuzhou]

This isn't what I intended. It's a spicy pork ragu which I intended to serve with penne, but when I got there the cupboard was bare. So with orzo instead. I do have spaghetti, linguini and cappellini and bavette, but didn't want noodly pasta.

Ragu made with pork, fresh tomatoes, onions, chilli and a bit of red wine. Dressed with black pepper and grana pandana.

 

 

 

[scamhi]

dinner last night. quick japanese style pickles with sauteed shrimp and rice

[Ann_T]

I had a craving for smoked salmon and bagels. 

 

 

So yesterday morning I made the bagels.  Appetizer size.

 

We had them for dinner topped with cream cheese and smoked salmon.

[Shelby]

Now I want salmon and bagels.

 

Caesar salad and beef steak that Ronnie did outside on the grill.  He did a good job

 

[liamsaunt]

Cheese pizza and pepper, onion and arugula pizza

 

 

[lindag]

For dinner last night I used the carcass of the roti chicken I'd made a couple days ago to make chicken broth in the IP.

There wasn't a lot of the carcass left so I poached some chicken tenders I'd bought for Lucy to add to the broth and made chicken noodle soup.  Not bad, but it needed more salt.  That little (3 qt.) Ipot sure comes in handy.

 

 

[ddelima]

My first ever smoked pork butt that turned into great tacos. Pork was smoked with eucalyptus charcoal and a few chunks of cherry wood, 275F for 7 hours. 

 

 

 

 

 

[kayb]

Looks like some prime pulled pork.

[Duvel]

Tonight we had - you may have guessed it - BBQ again. And I have to admit that while originally we used the electric grill because I still haven’t bought a German gas bottle adapter for my Hong Kong gas grill, it is kind of convenient to have it just next to you on the table ...

 

Tonight: chicken wings, Nürnberger, pork collar and Raclette cheese-stuffed pork “meatballs” ...

 

 

Two kinds of tomato salads on one plate...

 

 

Oven-roasted potatoes.
 

 

Money shot on the meatball ...

 

 

Becks !

 

 

And dessert ...

 

 

Aaaaand dessert #2 🤗 - Happy Easter !

 

[TdeV]

We delivered picnic plates and wine, one plate per person. From one participant "Thanks for a wonderful, multi-gastronomical, friend-friendly, wine-enhanced picnic-kinda Zoom event!!"

 

 

From 12 o'clock going clockwise:

Edam Cheese from Artikaas, Holland

Petite Crème, cows' milk from Marin French Cheese, California, USA

Petit Basque, sheeps' milk from Pyrenees Mountains, Basque, France

Tangerine

Wigwam Ham from Edwards' Virginia Smokehouse

Veneto Salami Bedou (from St Louis, MO) 

Green and black olives

Pepperoncini

Bosc and Bartlett pear

Fig Almond Cake from Valencia, Spain

Membrillo Casero handmade Quince Paste from Valencia, Spain

Whole grain crackers

Effie's Pecan Nutcakes

Avocado

 

The pears and avocado were treated with lemon juice to slow browning. The avocado had olive oil as well.

 

 

The  2018 Roussanne was wonderful and paired well with the food, even though there were strong flavours, including acidic fruits and salty ham.

 

 

And the pièce de résistance, two Joseph Swan Zinfandels, old and new, from the same Zeigler vineyards. Yum, yum!

 

Edited April 11, 2020 by TdeV (log)

[blue_dolphin]

1 hour ago, TdeV said:

We delivered picnic plates and wine, one plate per person. From one participant "Thanks for a wonderful, multi-gastronomical, friend-friendly, wine-enhanced picnic-kinda Zoom event!!"

 

The  2018 Roussanne was wonderful and paired well with the food, even though there were strong flavours, including acidic fruits and salty ham.

 

 

And the pièce de résistance, two Joseph Swan Zinfandels, old and new, from the same Zeigler vineyards. Yum, yum!

 

Wow, did you deliver the wines, too?  Please sign me up for both!

[TdeV]

23 minutes ago, blue_dolphin said:

Wow, did you deliver the wines, too?  Please sign me up for both!

 

The Roussanne was delivered (with half empty bottle) but the Joseph Swan was not.

[Okanagancook]

19 hours ago, jedovaty said:

2+ year old duck breast from back depths of freezer + porcini mushroom ravioli in yuzu marmelade "sauce"**.  Skin fried separate to get it crispy as a topping, can't really see it in the photo.  First time making ravioli, second time making filled pasta.  Filling was a little dry and bland, the sauce really helped.

**duck fat, onion, marjoram, chopped tomato, garlic leaves, pat butter, and a couple plops of yuzu marmelade.

You should be commended at your first attempt!  They are not easy to make well.  It's all about the thinness of the pasta and the ratio of pasta to filling.  Also, I usually heat up a bit of my stuffing to ensure the seasonings are what I want..and that it goes well with the sauce planned.  

Well done and keep on practicing.  Guests would love a few in a small bowl with a flavourful sauce as an appetizer!!

 

[rotuts]

@TdeV 

 

May You Live Forever 

 

OK  that's really too old , and creaky 

 

but your thoughtfulness 

 

put many smiles 

 

on many faces 

 

nice these days 

 

I am , and used to be a Student of Zinfandels 

 

nice you had two years 

 

Kudos Your Way are Coming !

Edited April 14, 2020 by rotuts (log)

[Shelby]

2 hours ago, TdeV said:

We delivered picnic plates and wine

THIS. IS. AMAZING.

 

You made so many people happy.  

 

Thank you.

[Okanagancook]

What a great idea, and very thoughtful too.

I love, love Zin.  We can't get really nice Zin up here in the frozen North!  Those two bottles look amazing.  Was the 1996 still fruity and spicy?  

Edited April 11, 2020 by Okanagancook (log)

[kayb]

Agreed. Happies like this go a long way to alleviate quarantinitis.

[Captain]

BBQ Pollo Asado.

 

[TdeV]

The wine tasting event was great, though I didn't hear of anyone finishing their plate. It was so much fun, I'm already thinking of the next one. (I have some pistachio crackers that I forgot to serve). It took me quite some time to select ingredients (either to think of them or browse in the grocery at 6 a.m.). Every time I started on a new ingredient, I washed the cutting board, knife and my hands; I must have washed my hands 45 times.

 

Both Joseph Swan Zinfandel wines from Zeigler vineyard had similarities, the terroir coming through. The 2011 had more fruit, which is my preference, but the 1996 still had fruit and was more complex, which is DH's preference. Once the winery owners, Rod Berglund (winemaker) and Lynn Swan Berglund, came to dinner and brought a 1966/67 Zinfandel from one of Joe Swan's first vintages and IT still had a little fruit!  Rich, fruity California Zinfandel is hands down my favourite wine and Joseph Swan (in Sonoma) is my most favourite vintner (I have a few favourites 😄).

 

So, what should we do for the next wine food Zoom event?

 

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Edit: With early morning cognition, I realized the above was a misstatement: my kitchen is not sterilized, so every time I touched something other than the knife or cutting board, I washed my hands again (which turned out to be amazingly frequently). When I changed ingredient, I washed the knife and sometimes the cutting board.

 

Edited April 12, 2020 by TdeV
Clarity (log)

[kayb]

Vegetable beef soup and a slice of Harvest Grain bread.

 

Soup from the last of last Sunday's pot roast. 

[gfweb]

Pork tenderloin piccata

 

[BKEats]

1 hour ago, Captain said:

BBQ Pollo Asado.

 

 

 

Tell me how to make that, please. 

[robirdstx]

 

Pork Tenderloin, Shrimp and Vegetable* Stir Fry with Jasmine Rice

* Snow Peas, Button Mushrooms and Water Chestnuts

Edited April 12, 2020 by robirdstx (log)

[JoNorvelleWalker]

 

 

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[Duvel]

1 hour ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

Apple and cheeses not shown.

 

Come on, you know the rule ...