Dinner 2020

[JoNorvelleWalker]

 

Last of my bok choy, and good it was.  Sadly rice is like blood diamonds.

 

[Duvel]

10 hours ago, liamsaunt said:

maharajah rice

That looks interesting - care to elaborate ?

[CantCookStillTry]

It's dark so please excuse the Photos. 

Trying to make the best of the long weekend and cheer up the kidlet. Camping in the Garden. 🥰. 

 

Sausage on Bread coming up. 

 

Voila

 

Marshmellows

 

Attempt at 'Smores-ish'. Husband & Son made the Cookies on Thursday

 

Happy Weird World Long Weekend ! Stay Safe. 

 

[Ann_T]

Last night's dinner.

Smash burgers cooked on cast iron on the grill. With homemade twice fried fries.

[Shelby]

In non-pandemic times I probably wouldn't subject you to this picture, but if you're like me, you'll take all the food pictures you can get 🤣

 

Picked up a very cheap package of basic turkey lunchmeat because I've been craving a sandwich.  I've had a few slices of some excellent salami vac packed in the fridge so made a sandwich out of that on some marbled rye bread that I also bought yesterday because ....I don't know...pandemic buying???

 

You'll notice the reduction in my appetite.  I'm down to 3 fries.

[rotuts]

@Shelby 

 

I understand completely 

 

sometimes , it just has to be a sandwich 

 

yours looks very very tasty.

[shain]

 

Frittata with roasted peppers, mozzarella, basil and garlic.

Roasted eggplants with yogurt, tahini, date molasses. Toasted walnuts, coriander, cumin and nigella.

Risotto style pearl barley with parmesan, nutmeg, pepper and thyme. Topped with caramelized onions in red wine and toasted almonds (not very photogenic...).

 

 

 

[Duvel]

It feels like a Sunday, soooo ...

 

Pizza & movie night, featuring Ghibli’s “Arietty” and ...

 

Salami & mushroom

 

Olive & ham 

 

[liamsaunt]

7 hours ago, Duvel said:

That looks interesting - care to elaborate ?

 

 

It is very easy. Cook 1.5 cups rice with a cinnamon stick, 4 whole cloves, 10 black peppercorns and 1/2 tsp salt.  Toast 1/2 cup chopped nuts in 2 tbsp. butter (I used pistachios).  When the rice is cooked, stir in the toasted nuts and butter and 3/4 cup chopped dried fruit of your choice (I used apricots and dates).  The original recipe also calls for soaking 20 strands of saffron in 2 tbsp. water and drizzling that over at the end, but my sister dislikes saffron so I left it out.

[Ann_T]

26 minutes ago, Duvel said:

It feels like a Sunday, soooo ...

 

Pizza & movie night, featuring Ghibli’s “Arietty” and ...

 

Salami & mushroom

 

Olive & ham 

 

@Duvel I would be happy with a slice of both. Crust is just the way I like it.  The little char parts are my favourite.

 

[Spork]

7 hours ago, CantCookStillTry said:

It's dark so please excuse the Photos. 

Trying to make the best of the long weekend and cheer up the kidlet. Camping in the Garden. 🥰. .............

 

Nice rig. Is that front bumper to tenderize Roo’s?

[mgaretz]

Tri-tip steak, cooked SV then seared, served with mashed cauliflower.

 

 

And one from a couple of nights ago that didn't post.  Roasted chicken with broccolini and the no-knead bread.

 

 

 

[robirdstx]

19 minutes ago, mgaretz said:

Tri-tip steak, cooked SV then seared, served with mashed cauliflower.

 

And practicing social distancing! 😋

 

[JoNorvelleWalker]

5 hours ago, Shelby said:

 

You'll notice the reduction in my appetite.  I'm down to 3 fries.

 

How many when you started?

 

[Captain]

11 hours ago, CantCookStillTry said:

 

Excuse me!    Where is the Butter? Or at least the Marg?

[CantCookStillTry]

1 minute ago, Captain said:

Excuse me!    Where is the Butter? Or at least the Marg?

Haha! We went Bunnings style. Notice the OH&S approved onions!

 

And @Spork Thanks! Supposedly to tenderize Roos. But so far they only like the sides of the vehicle 🤦‍♀️. It is however the final resting place of 15,000 butterflies. 

[Bernie]

And why the bread with all the pips? Read the label, white bread has the same fiber as wholemeal or multigrain😁 (white bread shows up all the necessary dirt from your hands when you "rustic" BBG)

And mustard with tomato sauce and where the salt, what were you thinking?😁

[TicTac]

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[robirdstx]

 

Grilled Chicken Fajita “Cabo” Salad (served with Ranch Dressing)

 

 

Edited April 11, 2020 by robirdstx (log)

[Margaret Pilgrim]

First fry up of prawns, onion rings, chard stalks, with husband's famous cocktail sauce.   This is a dinner that I seem to eat standing up and snatching bites from the table platter as I continue to fry batches.    I'm always surprised when it's all gone but am sure I got my share.   

[Margaret Pilgrim]

8 hours ago, Ann_T said:

@Duvel I would be happy with a slice of both. Crust is just the way I like it.  The little char parts are my favourite.

 

Amen, sister.    I normally set up the pizzas and husband mans the pizza oven.    I have finally taken over baking mine as he never lets mine blacken sufficiently, or conversely, overreacts an brings me a black disc.    It's all about the "little char parts".

[jedovaty]

2+ year old duck breast from back depths of freezer + porcini mushroom ravioli in yuzu marmelade "sauce"**.  Skin fried separate to get it crispy as a topping, can't really see it in the photo.  First time making ravioli, second time making filled pasta.  Filling was a little dry and bland, the sauce really helped.

**duck fat, onion, marjoram, chopped tomato, garlic leaves, pat butter, and a couple plops of yuzu marmelade.

[jedovaty]

On 4/9/2020 at 5:26 AM, liuzhou said:

Started with peppery clam and mustard green soup.

 

 

I really like these kinds of light broth soups - could you share the ingredients, well.. clam and mustard greens, what else?  I'd like to love to learn how to make soups like this

[liuzhou]

On 4/11/2020 at 10:22 AM, jedovaty said:

I really like these kinds of light broth soups - could you share the ingredients, well.. clam and mustard greens, what else?  I'd like to love to learn how to make soups like this

 

It's very simple. I use a homemade stock - in this case chicken stock, but I've used fish stock or even vegetable stock in the past. To the stock I add finely chopped garlic (a lot in my case, but to taste), chopped red chillies, salt and lashings of white pepper. It should be a spicy, peppery soup, but again, that's to taste. I then let that simmer for about ten to fifteen minutes before adding the clams. As they open (almost immediately), I fish them out and set aside. When all are open (or discarded if they fail to open), I add torn up mustard leaves and let them wilt for a minute, then reintroduce the clams and serve.

Edited April 12, 2020 by liuzhou (log)

[Dejah]

Fried up some chicken breasts in the Ninja Air Fryer, made up a sauce, and toasted sesame seeds for Sesame Chicken.

 

                                                                                    

 

Vegetable Pad Thai  and some breaded zucchini in the Ninja.