Dinner 2020

[Shelby]

Found a package of doves from the fall in the freezer.  Was going to grill them outside but it was like 26 degrees so steam boy to the rescue.

 

 

[Shelby]

7 hours ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

 

Pizza.

 

Staff meeting in the morning.  I expect the worst.

 

You have the best looking basil.

 

What happened at the meeting?

[JoNorvelleWalker]

2 minutes ago, Shelby said:

You have the best looking basil.

 

What happened at the meeting?

 

The meeting is going on at the moment, thanks.

 

[shain]

Holubtsi - cabbage rolls stuffed with buckwheat and mushrooms. Sauce is sour cream with paprika, tomatoes, garlic and dill.

 

 

[Duvel]

An “Indian” themed dinner ...

 

Palak paneer, prawn curry, yellow split pea dhal, raita, coconut turmeric rice with cardamom and quick Ersatz naan. All served on some plates I bought an eternity ago in Singapore ... lovely food with lovely memories.
 

 

[heidih]

@Duvel Food as always appealing. The plates are great!

[BKEats]

Been doing this a lot lately in various forms.. Essentially, if you put those little heirloom cherry tomatoes in a pan with some garlic, salt, wine and seasoning or herbs of your choice and let those suckers cook for a bit, you can do anything after that and its a home run... Here I added spinach and squid and some hot sauce and hot peppers, thyme, and a shot of smoked paprika...   I could have added a pasta but, you know, I eat too much pasta 

 

Edited April 3, 2020 by BKEats (log)

[Shelby]

8 hours ago, shain said:

Holubtsi - cabbage rolls stuffed with buckwheat and mushrooms. Sauce is sour cream with paprika, tomatoes, garlic and dill.

 

 

Need to remember this sauce.  Sounds really good.

[gfweb]

 

On 4/2/2020 at 11:21 AM, shain said:

 

 

 

Wow those are looooong mulberries

[heidih]

12 minutes ago, BKEats said:

Been doing this a lot lately in various forms.. Essentially, if you put those little heirloom cherry tomatoes in a pan with some garlic, salt, wine and seasoning or herbs of your choice and let those suckers cook for a bit, you can do anything after that and its a home run... Here I added spinach and squid and some hot sauce and hot peppers, thyme, and a shot of smoked paprika...   I could have added a pasta but, you know, I eat too much pasta 

 

Looks in my ballpark. Yes those sometimes not that well flavored tomatoes concentrate and transform so readily. I got spoiled by my Fresno farmers who come down for several markets. Mama won't let the girls pick the cherry tomatoes - says they are not gentle enough - the flavor!  And calamari is underappreciated. My fishmonger sees me and hurries to the freezer to get my squid. 

[gfweb]

8 hours ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

 

The meeting is going on at the moment, thanks.

 

 

They should pay you for t he duration. It isn't as though libraries need to make a profit. They have the money budgeted.

[gfweb]

NY Strip, Marsala sauce, Roasted cauliflower, augratin potatoes

Edited April 4, 2020 by gfweb (log)

[JoNorvelleWalker]

1 minute ago, gfweb said:

NY Strip, Roasted cauliflower, augratin potatoes

 

I even gave a like to the cauliflower 'cause it's pretty.

 

[robirdstx]

Panko Crusted Pan Fried Pork Tenderloin with Cabbage Casserole and Green Beans

 

 

Edited April 4, 2020 by robirdstx (log)

[Anna N]

 

Peaches and raspberries (commercially frozen) with cream. Might have been a whole lot better had I waited a little longer for the iciness to retreat. 

[Steve Irby]

Dinner was an adaptation of a Jody Adams recipe for chicken with poppy seeds and pancetta.  I substituted Wright's smoked and peppered bacon for the pancetta and cooked the bird in the oven instead of the grill.  Served with comfort sides and cornbread.

 

[BeeZee]

Pantry and freezer meal. Had some shrimp in the freezer, not quite enough. Can of chopped clams, can of diced tomatoes. Sauteed finely diced carrots, onion, and garlic. Added tomatoes and simmered with dried herbs, shot of fish sauce, bit of sherry vinegar. Added the mostly defrosted shrimp, when they were done I added the clams with their juice and simmered a couple of minutes. Served with small shell pasta, cause thats what was in the pantry.

[shain]

1 hour ago, Shelby said:

Need to remember this sauce.  Sounds really good.

 

It's a bit like paprikash sauce, but more tomatoey.

[shain]

24 minutes ago, BeeZee said:

Can of chopped clams

 

How would you describe canned clams, compared to fresh or frozen? I'd expect them to be quite chewy. For which usages are they an acceptable sub?

[heidih]

50 minutes ago, Steve Irby said:

Dinner was an adaptation of a Jody Adams recipe for chicken with poppy seeds and pancetta.  I substituted Wright's smoked and peppered bacon for the pancetta and cooked the bird in the oven instead of the grill.  Served with comfort sides and cornbread.

 

 

Thanks for reminding me to up my poppyseed game. Solo poppyseed cake is nice but so much more to be played with. Really nice ones at Indian market.

[Margaret Pilgrim]

1 hour ago, Anna N said:

 

Peaches and raspberries (commercially frozen) with cream. Might have been a whole lot better had I waited a little longer for the iciness to retreat. 

When bread comes out of the oven, husband stands over it counting "one thousand one, one thousand two..." and begs to cut it while it's still crackling.    You two should get together.

[BKEats]

Grilled pork chops... I collect cast iron.. Here is a 100 year old Griswold Cast Iron Griddle.. I use it all the time.. It never leaves my stove top.. 

 

 

 

 

 

Mainade of Garlic, Salt and Parsley Smashed in a Mortar and lemon added

[BKEats]

Dry aged steaks on the same griddle 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[kayb]

2 hours ago, gfweb said:

 

They should pay you for t he duration. It isn't as though libraries need to make a profit. They have the money budgeted.

 

Update? We will stage a major protest if needed.

[JoNorvelleWalker]

17 minutes ago, kayb said:

 

Update? We will stage a major protest if needed.

 

Life goes on for another month (unless, of course, it doesn't).

 

Meanwhile dinner is red snapper, coleslaw, and baked potato.  If I can get up off my chair and make it happen.