Dinner 2020

[mgaretz]

Burger, cooked SV then seared, served with broccolini and torch-seared celery.  The latter was an attempt to see if quick searing would give similar results to grilling, but no.  Close-up of the burger for @rotuts

 

 

 

[rotuts]

@mgaretz 

 

thank you .  

 

looks like Im gong to have to investigate

 

Burger SV soon

 

looks outstanding to me !

 

thank you again !

[gfweb]

11 minutes ago, rotuts said:

@mgaretz 

 

thank you .  

 

looks like Im gong to have to investigate

 

Burger SV soon

 

looks outstanding to me !

 

thank you again !

 

I make them thinner than you would for grilling. They seem to swell a little when done SV

[rotuts]

of course 

 

then

 

no fond in the various pans 

 

do you get Jus in the Bag @ 130 F ?

[Kim Shook]

@Ann_T – your cheese pizza is just screaming at me: “Learn how to make pizza crust, you idiot!!!”

 

Dinner was a BBC recipe for Toad in the Hole that I used to make for @Ted Fairhead.  Started with some “Irish-Style Bangers” that we found at Costco:

I have no idea if these are at all authentic, but we’ve had them before and like them a lot.  The brand name is Amylu.  Roasted with caramelized onions:

 

Onion gravy beginnings and my own beef stock (love having a store of this in the freezer – thanks to my IP):

 

 

Tasted good, but it was a little pale and needed degreasing:

 

A little skimming and a good glug of Gravy Master later:

 

Batter poured around the sausages:

 

Out of the oven:

It’s odd how the batter just floated the sausages instead of rising up around them like they normally do. 

 

I also made a mess of beans and one of my sisters-in-law sent over some of her home grown cucumbers:

 

 

Plated without and with the gravy:

 

We also had some mashed potatoes.  Double carbs.  Very British.  When we were in England, Mr. Kim ordered Shepherd’s Pie and it was served with fried potatoes on the side. 

Edited July 2, 2020 by Kim Shook (log)

[scamhi]

1 hour ago, mgaretz said:

Burger, cooked SV then seared, served with broccolini and torch-seared celery.  The latter was an attempt to see if quick searing would give similar results to grilling, but no.  Close-up of the burger for @rotuts

 

 

 

 

@mgaretz what time and temp for this sous vide?  and how thick were the burgers

[mgaretz]

39 minutes ago, scamhi said:

@mgaretz what time and temp for this sous vide?  and how thick were the burgers

They were 1” thick and I used 45 minutes at 133f, that’s from frozen. I have a Joule and the time/temp is right out of their app. 

[BKEats]

So, i threw down with my neighbor last night... I have not seen him in like three months and well, i had a couple of beers and then we sat outside at his house and had a couple of more.. I said my good nights when he got out the whiskey.. But, yeh, even with like 3 beers and two shots over the course of a couple of hours, i felt horrible this morning... Not to mention, when I got home, having had skipped dinner, i feasted on some pizza... So, needless to say, i felt like garbage all day and starved myself because I had over eaten I am sure... 

 

Anyway, i got home from work and was ravenous.. I felt like a remedial japanese curry sandwich somewhere some reason.. I went to the store, bought a roll.. Made the curry which consisted of water, soy, sweet soy, curry powder, salt, sugar and corn starch.. I put a spicy West Indian Yellow Curry i purchased from Thew thin slices of the homemade Seitan in and cooked to heat and soften... Then I tossed my concoction onto a toasted deli roll...  I had never made this type of sauce before and I only tried that boxed japanese curry a few times but, it was essentially the flavor.. I could have used a mushroom stock and added ginger or tomato paste but, this was like only a few minutes to put together and this almost got to the same place.  At that point the extra hour of sophistication would have been wasted on me.  This was almost an emergency. 

 

A new self is born the other self dead.  

 

it was a simple curry, it hit the spot.. i guess this is vegan junk food.. I was craving a burger but, this had to do.. pretty much same results, but really i feel much better than if I had a burger. 

 

 

 

edit: the more i think about this sandwich, i could make a sauce with hot soy bean paste and broccoli.. and of course some fried wontons would be fun. 

 

 

Edited July 3, 2020 by BKEats (log)

[heidih]

Sandwich is somewhat appealing. No you will never repeat the prior night again unless circumstance dictates ') Neighbor ok?

[BKEats]

my neighbor is operating on a different level..  He always seems to have a little pep in his step. 

Edited July 2, 2020 by BKEats (log)

[Margaret Pilgrim]

Mushrooms, truffle oil, scallions

 

Grilled chicken thigh nuggets, marinara, oaxacan cheese

[Franci]

I never thought this would be possible but often a full beer is able to ruin my next day...my husband complains no end that I am no fun, cannot drink anymore 😁 red wine, I cannot even sniff it anymore. 

 

Anyway, my cooking has become a little unstructured lately. I often don’t have a plan and one hour before dinner I start thinking what are we going to eat. No, not completely true. I alway defrost some protein the night before. It was some time that I thought of making hot dog buns (Ann’s recipe) because my daughter is the only one eating hot dogs. So, I made the dough yesterday night and baked the buns tonight. I also made some crispy tofu in the oven. We all love it, except the girl, she had her hot dogs...since I had some eggplant in the fridge, I decided to cook it like the tofu. Really tasty, I will make it again! And I had some shrimps that went on the cast iron grill.  Ah, and I made some minestrone for tomorrow lunch so I had a little bowl, no pasta or rice in it. 

Edited July 3, 2020 by Franci (log)

[heidih]

@Franci  Funny how addictive crisp tofu (and eggplant)  can be. You seem to be a great "short order" cook. People made fun of me and said it was poor mothering  but I enjoyed the serving of what people wanted rather than what I decreed. 

[Duvel]

As predicted, the pork belly from lunch was all mine by dinner. So, a no-fuss pork belly sandwich, moistened with the super-condensed onion-y drippings, mustard and pickles. Yum !

 

Edited July 3, 2020 by Duvel (log)

[liuzhou]

Squash blossom soup with pork.

 

Ready for the pot

 

Ready for my mouth

 

Baguette for dunking.

 

Slow cooked beef and cannellini beans with curry spices (freshly roasted and ground fennel, cumin, cloves, bay leaf, garlic, ginger, chilli and pre-ground turmeric) and Malibar spinach and coriander leaf / cilantro. Rice.

 

 

 

Mangoes for dessert.

 

Edited July 3, 2020 by liuzhou (log)

[scamhi]

charcoal grilled chicken, caprese salad with some sliced shallot, and a Spanish white.

[chromedome]

14 hours ago, BKEats said:

my neighbor is operating on a different level..  He always seems to have a little pep in his step. 

 

It's important to know when you're out of your league, that's for sure. I had a Polish neighbour years ago, and was at some pains to drive home the message that I was done after two shots of vodka. He was incredulous at first, but eventually accepted that it was just how I roll... (and we still bonded over the food side of things).

 

If you ever watch the Keith Richards doc "Under the Influence," there's a segment that involves Tom Waits (no slouch himself) being wryly amusing on the subject of trying to go drink-for-drink with Mr. Richards.

[weinoo]

Sometimes my plating looks a little like Rosie's...

 

 

This meatloaf (50% chuck, 50% fatty pork) tasted so much better than it looks. And the soup...

 

 

Icy cold and made of cucumber, herbs (dill, parsley, mint, chives), garlic, scallion, kefir and yogurt. Perfect for this weather, especially since no cooking is involved!

[heidih]

4 minutes ago, weinoo said:

 

 

Icy cold and made of cucumber, herbs (dill, parsley, mint, chives), garlic, scallion, kefir and yogurt. Perfect for this weather, especially since no cooking is involved!

Still pretty cool here (58F at 7am) but on hotter days I would drink this for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. 

[weinoo]

18 minutes ago, heidih said:

Still pretty cool here (58F at 7am) but on hotter days I would drink this for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. 

I miss the San Jose mornings, when even if it was super hot the day before, it was always comfortable in the morning.

Here, in NYC, not so much.

[liamsaunt]

Grilled tuna with teriyaki sauce, sautéed baby bok choy and yu choy from the CSA box I brought out to the Cape, and rice

 

Edited July 3, 2020 by liamsaunt (log)

[heidih]

58 minutes ago, weinoo said:

I miss the San Jose mornings, when even if it was super hot the day before, it was always comfortable in the morning.

Here, in NYC, not so much.

 

Cue Burt and Dionne

[Shelby]

Hot wings and a salad --a few fries too.

 

 

Little by little we are digging potatoes.  Still getting a lot of the really small tender taters--my favorite--so I had to make creamed peas again.

 

Garden squash and an excellent beef t-bone done on the grill.

 

[Margaret Pilgrim]

1 hour ago, weinoo said:

 

 

Icy cold and made of cucumber, herbs (dill, parsley, mint, chives), garlic, scallion, kefir and yogurt. Perfect for this weather, especially since no cooking is involved!

 

I love dishes that exemplify a concept and process rather than a recipe.    Altho it's hard to beat this cucumber base, you can swap it out for many other veg to create an array of different soups.    I'm eyeing the huge clump of sorrel in the back yard.    Thanks for this, W.

Edited July 3, 2020 by Margaret Pilgrim (log)

[Dante]

Air fried mashed potato and cheese taquitos topped with salsa, bacon, and cotija. Side of rapini sauteed in the fat from the bacon.