Dinner 2020

[patti]

Red curry coconut milk soup with shrimp and mushrooms. Fried garlic on top. 
 

[Ann_T]

I made dough Sunday night for pizza this week. I was expecting the Ooni Pizza oven to arrive Monday and I would give it a test drive.

But it didn't arrive.

So, when it was obvious that it wasn't arriving today either, I took the dough out of the fridge and we made pizza tonight.

 

Cooked on stones on the grill.

I'll have to made another batch of dough tomorrow and have it ready to go when the pizza oven arrives.

 

Moe and I shared an Italian sausage and mushroom pizza.

[robirdstx]

 

Pan Fried Pork Potstickers, Stir Fried Vegetables and Dirty Rice

 

Edited December 2, 2020 by robirdstx (log)

[Franci]

Hello. A bit distracted these days, didn’t take pictures of meals. Today we roasted a rose fish, pan fried some barrel fish, sauté watercress and shiitake mushrooms and roasted potatoes 

[Dejah]

At last! A bison burger success! In the past, my bison burgers have always turned out dry. Tonight, I used lean ground bison, added an egg, panko crumbs, shredded cheese, Worchestershire sauce, salt, pepper, and mixed with as little handling as possible. Chilled the pattie in the fridge for about 30 minutes while I got the sides ready. These were sprayed with Pam, and grilled in the cast iron pan on med. high. Took a little longer, but didn't smoke up the kitchen!
The burgers were topped with slices of avocado, grilled red onions, accompanied by slaw, carrots, Cavendish tater wedges, and a pickle.

 

                                                                                        

 

Started the Xmas baking today, shortbread cookies! These are ones made with cornstarch, icing sugar, and flour, each hand rolled then pressed. These are a firmer cookie to handle and bite into, but then, melts in the mouth. This is one of our family traditions. We have to go into the city again for doctor's appointments, so I will have boxes of these cookies and my New Zealand Birdseed Bars to take to the 2 kids and their families as we won't be able to have our usual family gathering. Manitoba is still under Covid Code Red, and our daughter and s-i-l are both health care front line workers (doctor and advance care paramedic), so definitely no contact.

                                                                       

[weinoo]

 

Thai green curry with pork and fresh corn. Lots of holy Thai (thanks, @KennethT) basil and cilantro atop.  Getting better at this Thai thing.

 

 

Stir-fried cabbage. Round head, farmer's market organic stuff. Only seasoned with salt, pepper, and mild Sichuan chili flakes from Mala Project.

Edited December 2, 2020 by weinoo (log)

[shain]

Beautiful meals all around this thread - it's a pleasure to scroll though

 

Cheat spinach nokedli (spätzle). Cheat because the batter is steamed then cut (rather than dropped into boiling water). Topped with cheese sauce (modernist cuisine style) of Maasdammer and blue cheese, with some milk, mustard and pepper. I made them too big by mistake, but still tastes great.

"Romanian" frittatas with mushrooms, bell pepper, onion, paprika, lots of tarragon, brined cheese, sour cream, garlic.

Peas with mushrooms, butter, dill, vinegar, pepper and a bit of aniseed.

Semi-sweet vinegar pickles (radish, onion, cuces) with some bay leaves, mustard seeds. Served topped with fresh mint and parsley.

And a dunkel weissbier.

 

 

 

 

[KennethT]

@weinooIs that holy basil on top or thai basil?  Holy basil is not usually eaten raw.

[weinoo]

21 minutes ago, KennethT said:

@weinooIs that holy basil on top or thai basil?  Holy basil is not usually eaten raw.

Hmmm good question... I didn’t even think about that!

Edited December 2, 2020 by weinoo (log)

[KennethT]

6 minutes ago, weinoo said:

Hmmm good question... I didn’t even think about that!

also, holy basil is much harder to find.  Prepandemic, when I'd go to teh Thai store on Mosco St., if you didn't get there early, they'd be sold out.

[weinoo]

36 minutes ago, KennethT said:

@weinooIs that holy basil on top or thai basil?  Holy basil is not usually eaten raw.

 

14 minutes ago, weinoo said:

Hmmm good question... I didn’t even think about that!

 

8 minutes ago, KennethT said:

also, holy basil is much harder to find.  Prepandemic, when I'd go to teh Thai store on Mosco St., if you didn't get there early, they'd be sold out.

 

Under the rubric of you learn something new every day here on eGullet:

 

I looked at the basil I have in my fridge, and it is indeed Thai basil, not holy basil, nor Thai holy basil (hey make in confusing!)

Quote

 

Identifying holy basil is a little more complicated as it doesn’t come in vibrant violet strains. If you know what you’re looking for, it shouldn’t be an issue.  

Holy basil is a tall plant, towering in at 2-3 feet tall with hairy stems. Its strong pepper clove aroma is iconic. Another giveaway of the holy basil is the toothed edges of the leaves which are larger than their Thai counterparts. It’s an elegant plant if you ask me.

 

 

as it is violet tinged and has straight edged leaves.  More:

 

https://minigardenguide.com/thai-basil-vs-holy-basil/

[liamsaunt]

Forbidden rice bowl with miso salmon, roasted radishes, cucumbers, cilantro, and ginger mirin dressing

 

[sjemac]

Venison (moose) sauce piquante from  https://honest-food.net/venison-sauce-piquante-recipe/.    Replaced the bell pepper with charred and skinless Poblanos though.

 

[heidih]

46 minutes ago, sjemac said:

Venison (moose) sauce piquante from  https://honest-food.net/venison-sauce-piquante-recipe/.    Replaced the bell pepper with charred and skinless Poblanos though.

 

Moose - new one on me. As a "run for the hills" bell pepper person I heartily approve of your poblano sub

[robirdstx]

 

Chopped Pork Sandwich with BBQ Sauce, Onion and Dill Pickles and the last of the Dirty Rice

[sjemac]

Shot the last deer of the season on Monday.  Tonight was grilled deer heart with grilled peppers and onions and oven roasted spuds. Embraced the bell peppers tonight.  More char than I wanted on the veg.  The Big Green Egg (knockoff) got too hot.

 

[Franci]

Tonight we had grilled swordfish, salad and some sauté escarole (no photo) and I fried some gnocco fritto 

[CantCookStillTry]

Another "I really don't want to cook but my mum guilt level is too high" meal. Cheesy one pan pasta for one. 

Fry Bacon, chuck in some flour, add milk and chicken stock, add pasta, add chopped frozen green beans and cauliflower and chilli flakes. Cook til done and stir through some cheddar and parmesan. It's not pretty or healthy but Guilt partially eased. 

 

 

I am ALL for easy cheat meals don't get me wrong. But he had frozen pizza last night and I don't remember Tuesday so I felt Mr 7 better eat something with a spec of green in it 😂. 

Edited December 3, 2020 by CantCookStillTry (log)

[Paul Bacino]

@shain--wonderful dish

[liamsaunt]

Two different Meera Sodha curries last night (because, of course, nobody could agree on just one 🙃)  Paneer butter masala with carmelized red onion-tamarind rice

 

 

Keralan vegetable istoo with plain rice.  The recipe said you could put in any vegetables that you wanted, so I used carrots, spinach, and honey nut squash from my CSA box

 

 

Both curries and the caramelized onion-tamarind rice are from her book Fresh India.  

 

I also made naan but forgot to take a picture of it. 

[mgaretz]

Fried rice with char siu, egg, peas, carrots and cabbage.  The char siu was an experiment.  I made it with scraps of pork loin that I had sliced into chops and these pieces were too irregular to make a nice chop, so I cut them up into small bits.  Cooked in the BSOA on air fryer mode.  Came out a bit dry, but still tasty.  Normally I make it with shoulder which has more fat and therefore more moist.

 

 

 

 

[sjemac]

Farfalle with venison ragu.

 

 

[patti]

Bacon cheeseburger, hold the bun, extra lettuce, add avocado, grate the cheese. Comes with red onion, cherry tomatoes. 
 

Edited December 4, 2020 by patti (log)

[robirdstx]

 

Goulash Soup (made in the Instant Pot)

[CantCookStillTry]

Not that special but quick and homemade fried rice for kidlet - I had the last of the Bacon and a bunch of eggs to use up (my child HATES eggs - loves the "yellow fluff" in fried rice though 🙄). (Over) tCooked the rice yesterday and fridged. Oyster sauce, soy, cooking wine, sesame oil (needed more oyster and soy for my taste but salt/seven). Handful of frozen veg & some spring onion. 10 minutes of my time and 10 points towards feeling better about my cooking rut.