Dinner 2020

[weinoo]

Chinese American!

 

 

Mapo tofu - using Mala Project ingredients, this 3-year fermented bean paste is quite tasty. Pork subbed for beef, but I think either is OK.

 

 

Corn sautéed with heirloom cherry tomatoes and scallions in ramp butter.

[liuzhou]

2 hours ago, weinoo said:

Pork subbed for beef, but I think either is OK.

 

Beef is more traditional, but pork is often used, yes.

I shall remain silent on your "vegetable" accompaniment. No ramps in China, thank heaven. As for that yellow muck! (OK. Not very silent!)

Edited September 9, 2020 by liuzhou (log)

[weinoo]

Oh, I only do that to aggravate you, @liuzhou.  And it's sooooo  easy!

[weinoo]

But wait, @liuzhou - I know about your love of corn, but what's wrong with ramps? I mean, it's garlic, leeks, scallions, all in the same family.

[liuzhou]

4 minutes ago, weinoo said:

But wait, @liuzhou - I know about your love of corn, but what's wrong with ramps? I mean, it's garlic, leeks, scallions, all in the same family.

 

I have no objection to ramps at all, but the whole allium family is already confused enough. My local neighbourhood supermarket has about ten different varieties. One fewer suits me fine.

Edited September 9, 2020 by liuzhou (log)

[Shelby]

Steaks on the grill for Labor Day along with peach cobbler that I ate too much of

 

 

 

 

Last night chicken fattoush salad and zucchini soup topped with fried blossoms

 

 

 

 

[shain]

Zucchini stuffed with freekeh wheat with onions and baharat. In a sauce of yogurt with garlic, herbs, lemon.

Grilled vegetable patties (onion, tomato, mushroom) with garlic, eggs, feta cheese, smoked paprika, cumin, cinnamon, coriander, mint.

Grilled tomatoes, chili and onions with pomegranate syrup.

Turshi pickles, grilled pita breads, tahini and beer.

 

[heidih]

@Shelby Your zucchini soup looks interesting. A rough outline? I did visibly shudder that your beautifully fried flowers were drowning!

[Shelby]

2 minutes ago, heidih said:

@Shelby Your zucchini soup looks interesting. A rough outline? I did visibly shudder that your beautifully fried flowers were drowning!

LOL!  We ate them quickly.

 

Super simple.  Dice 2-3 garlic cloves and an onion or two depending on the size of them.  Chunk up 2-3 zucchini or yellow squash.  Add chicken broth or veg broth.  Cover and boil until all veggies soft.  Blend with a stick blender.  Season with salt and pepper (I also use some Lowry's salt) and add a couple dollops of sour cream or glugs of heavy cream.  Blend again until smooth.

[scamhi]

Sunday night in the Berkshires. grilled chicken breasts, delicata squash roasted with olive oil and salt and then bathed in a red wine vinegar, water, garlic, 3tbl sugar, mint and chili flake sauce and another Israeli salad with white burgundy

Edited September 9, 2020 by scamhi
forgot the sugar in the delicata recipe (log)

[liamsaunt]

Frisee salad with red onions and pistachios in a citrus vinaigrette

 

 

Haddock puttanesca

 

 

 

[TicTac]

9 hours ago, MetsFan5 said:

@Margaret Pilgrim Artichokes! My CA born and raised husband loves and misses them. I’m completely unfamiliar with how to cook and eat them and what to dip them in. But I want to try! 

If you want to 'splurge' on yourself, make some fresh mayo with some really good (preferably fresh/free run and/or Organic) egg yolks.

 

Nothing beats a nice steamed choke dipped in home made mayo.

 

You can also kick the mayo up a notch and make an aioli - also delicious!

 

 

[scamhi]

back home last night

roasted beets from the green market (striped and red) with goat cheese

grilled hanger steak and another tomato salad.

Sangiovese not pictured

[TicTac]

1 hour ago, liuzhou said:

 

I have no objection to ramps at all, but the whole allium family is already confused enough. My local neighbourhood supermarket has about ten different varieties. One fewer suits me fine.

 

I cannot imagine anyone who has had the fortune of tasting ramps in its various delectable forms to ever utter such blasphemy!

[heidih]

20 minutes ago, scamhi said:

Sunday night in the Berkshires. grilled chicken breasts, delicata squash roasted with olive oil and salt and then bathed in a red wine vinegar, water, garlic, mint and chili flake sauce and another Israeli salad with white burgundy

 

 

Lovely color on the delicata. I could eat just that with the simple but flavorful sauce you mentioned. Why the water?

[scamhi]

23 minutes ago, heidih said:

 

Lovely color on the delicata. I could eat just that with the simple but flavorful sauce you mentioned. Why the water?

the recipe calls for 100ml red wine vinegar and 50ml water to cut the sharpness of the vinegar.

[Eatmywords]

Love what everyone put out over the Labor day wknd.  Such beautiful food!   Assisted the boss w this little cold anti/cheese board (she says these have been all the rage on her food board for styling bragging rights)........nothing house made just lots of organizing......the red pepper jelly could make asbestos appetizing.

 

 

Smoked kielbasa from a local polish deli, pesto tortellini, green goddess spin salad and pecan/panko crusted bbq salmon w a honey lemon dijon sc.   

 

[gfweb]

Bacon-wrapped bbq chicken thigh (needed another bacon strip), burnt onion potato salad, zuke saute.

 

[heidih]

56 minutes ago, gfweb said:

Bacon-wrapped bbq chicken thigh (needed another bacon strip), burnt onion potato salad, zuke saute.

 

 

Can you elaborate on "burnt onion" - either you or somepne else used the term recently and I well - help me out. I will blame the ash in the air if I've fo

rgotten 

[gfweb]

15 minutes ago, heidih said:

 

Can you elaborate on "burnt onion" - either you or somepne else used the term recently and I well - help me out. I will blame the ash in the air if I've fo

rgotten 

 

I large dice yellow onion, saute in peanut oil until black on one side. Takes forever and then goes really quickly.  I discard the really burnt ones and put the rest in yukon gold/mayo potato salad. salt. Splash of jalapeno vinegar.   Let it sit for 30 minutes at least. Its a strong flavor...probably wouldn't serve with a mild fish etc.

 

[heidih]

18 minutes ago, gfweb said:

 

I large dice yellow onion, saute in peanut oil until black on one side. Takes forever and then goes really quickly.  I discard the really burnt ones and put the rest in yukon gold/mayo potato salad. salt. Splash of jalapeno vinegar.   Let it sit for 30 minutes at least. Its a strong flavor...probably wouldn't serve with a mild fish etc.

 

 

Interesting. My kind of flavor.

[scamhi]

stir fry tonight- it scratches the itch.

ground pork with string beans and eggplant.

Baudry Chinon rose to drink.

[patti]

Not a particularly pretty display, but I had leftover steak and wanted to try a Gorgonzola cream sauce. Taste is excellent, but I think I can do better.

 

[liamsaunt]

Sriracha-chili glazed salmon, smacked cucumbers, rice

 

[shain]

Fried rice with shrimps, eggs, a little cabbage and onion, some garlic, chili, scallions, rice wine, light soy sauce.

For dessert, dousha (adzuki bean paste) guo bing. Crisp, lightly sweet, with strong sesame flavor that goes well with the chestnut-esque red beans.