Dinner 2020

[mgaretz]

4 hours ago, heidih said:

Do you guys sauce or dip the tenders? Nice crust.

 

Not usually.  One of the secrets of the crust is to toast the panko in advance, just in a dry skillet.  Then I let it cool and add seasonings.  I don't coat the chicken, it's own moisture is enough.  I just put the panko and the chicken in a zip lock and shake.  Seasonings are a generous amount of an Italian herb blend from McCormick, salt, pepper, granulated garlic and onion, and a little bit of sugar.  20 minutes at 400F plus convection on a rack so the air gets to all sides.  No turning.  Nice and juicy.

[scamhi]

had shrimp and okra. didn't want a gumbo.

Roasted them with cumin, cayenne, coriander, tumeric, olive oil ,salt, some sliced prosciutto and lemon.

And a rose to drink from Nebbiolo

[Margaret Pilgrim]

Sunday NYT rec: pasta e ceci stew

[Ann_T]

 

Celebrated our 41st Anniversary with duck breast for dinner.

[Okanagancook]

Congrats.  That is a milestone.  Good grief.  Well done and by the time we are 50 yrs I hope to produce meals as spectacular as yours.  I would encourage everyone to visit to your website with all your fabulous recipes and food.🥰

 

[Ann_T]

Thanks @Okanagancook.

 

[Margaret Pilgrim]

18 minutes ago, Okanagancook said:

Congrats.  That is a milestone.  Good grief.  Well done and by the time we are 50 yrs I hope to produce meals as spectacular as yours.  I would encourage everyone to visit to your website with all your fabulous recipes and food.🥰

 

Hear, hear!!

[CantCookStillTry]

After an Indignant me found garlic bread on sale for $9 at the local IGA, I decided to assemble my own cheesy version at home. 

 

 

I want to tell you guys this was a side dish but.....

[liamsaunt]

Penne with raw tomato sauce and fresh mozzarella cheese for my non-salmon eating nephew

 

 

Grilled salmon with melting cherry tomatoes, fresh corn pancakes, and arugula salad for my sister, husband and me.  Niece had salmon larb (no picture because you have seen it many times before 🙂 )

 

[Paul Bacino]

Brisket Pizza/ 00 wheat flour crust @65%/2 day rise/475F oven cook

 

[Margaret Pilgrim]

1 hour ago, liamsaunt said:

Penne with raw tomato sauce and fresh mozzarella cheese for my non-salmon eating nephew

 

 

Grilled salmon with melting cherry tomatoes, fresh corn pancakes, and arugula salad for my sister, husband and me.  Niece had salmon larb (no picture because you have seen it many times before 🙂 )

 

 

And a portion of that luscious pasta, please, for this non-salmon eater.   

[rotuts]

At first I thought :  $#%(#$&%_$&^    re: non-salmon eaters.

 

then I realized , More for Me !

 

[heidih]

2 hours ago, CantCookStillTry said:

After an Indignant me found garlic bread on sale for $9 at the local IGA, I decided to assemble my own cheesy version at home. 

 

 

I want to tell you guys this was a side dish but.....

 

This was a standard at mom's dinner parties and a favorite of a young man she "adopted".  Of course it was the 60's so cheap "French bread" from grocery store, margarine, garlic powder, and American cheese slices in the slits.  Us kids and Carl considered it the "main"

[heidih]

Ok so no phone service for many days. They are working on it - aging infrastructure but an issue in a fire zone where cell is sketchy. There is an electrical and water pipe problem at the pool.  - so though quite warm I chucked chub of soyrizo and some green lentils in the crock pot.just now. Comfort food. Marinated cukes in fridge. There is good home made bread in my larder/

[Margaret Pilgrim]

2 hours ago, rotuts said:

At first I thought :  $#%(#$&%_$&^    re: non-salmon eaters.

 

then I realized , More for Me !

 

I can handle and in fact love raw salmon, but can't handle cooked salmon which is just too rich for me.    Possibly the result of my father's chasing me through the house to administer cod liver oil, in those days thought to be a health booster in young children.  I can't handle any oily fish.

Edited August 26, 2020 by Margaret Pilgrim (log)

[heidih]

33 minutes ago, Margaret Pilgrim said:

I can handle and in fact love raw salmon, but can't handle cooked salmon which is just too rich for me.    Possibly the result of my father's chasing me through the house to administer cod liver oil, in those days thought to be a health booster in young children.  I can't handle any oily fish.

 

 

My stepmother can't deal but dad thinks it is great cuz "it is good for you" - so I cook it for him or myself outside in the toaster oven - less odor. Plus she is clueless on fish cookery . Tje best meal I ever cooked with my Aussie niece was Alaskan salmon gifted by a friend who caught it despite the competing bears.  Apple salad with lemon verbena, and short grain rice. 

Edited August 26, 2020 by heidih (log)

[weinoo]

On 8/23/2020 at 8:19 AM, liuzhou said:

 

I make my own gari (pickled ginger). Couldn't be easier and keeps well in the fridge (not for long - I eat it with everything!)

 

Bought some nice ginger this morning; can you point to a recipe please, @liuzhou?

[heidih]

30 minutes ago, weinoo said:

 

Bought some nice ginger this morning; can you point to a recipe please, @liuzhou?

 

I have used Barbara Tropp's recipe from China Moon though I backed the sugar off some.  the link is her recipe I think. My book is plying hide & seek.  http://www.myrecipefriends.com/recipe/11120.html

[mgaretz]

Sirloin steak, cooked SV then seared, served with steamed cauliflower and carrots with butter.

 

 

 

[liuzhou]

5 hours ago, weinoo said:

 

Bought some nice ginger this morning; can you point to a recipe please, @liuzhou?

 

I'm not a great follower of recipes, but this is close to how I do it. I, too,  cut back on the sugar. It's simple to experiment with. The ”secret ” is choosing a good white rice vinegar.

[scamhi]

Started with an heirloom tomato salad with buffalo mozz and aleppo pepper

then pork chop with hot cherry peppers, garlic, chicken stock, butter and parsley

and a delicious rhone syrah

[robirdstx]

Made a big pot of Turkey and Bean Chili earlier today.

 

[heidih]

8 hours ago, heidih said:

Ok so no phone service for many days. They are working on it - aging infrastructure but an issue in a fire zone where cell is sketchy. There is an electrical and water pipe problem at the pool.  - so though quite warm I chucked chub of soyrizo and some green lentils in the crock pot.just now. Comfort food. Marinated cukes in fridge. There is good home made bread in my larder/

 

So good with only a squirt of Sriracha needed. . Easy and comforting and the phone works now!

[kayb]

14 minutes ago, robirdstx said:

Made a big pot of Turkey and Bean Chili earlier today.

 

 

Chili looks good. Will be that time before long. Stay safe down there these next few days!

 

[weinoo]

11 hours ago, scamhi said:

Started with an heirloom tomato salad with buffalo mozz and aleppo pepper

then pork chop with hot cherry peppers, garlic, chicken stock, butter and parsley

and a delicious rhone syrah

 

The hot cherry peppers are a favorite ingredient (scarpariello!)  - I wonder if they're known or used much outside of our area?