Dinner 2021

[gfweb]

Cannelloni and salad

 

[robirdstx]

 

Toasted Beef Ravioli (from frozen) with Marinara Sauce

 

 

[MommyDragonsDen]

10 hours ago, heidih said:

very pretty. Fish oil? - unfamiliar

Thank you. probably better call it fish sauce (often seen in asian grocery shop)

[MommyDragonsDen]

9 hours ago, dcarch said:

 

Welcome to the Forum. Totally impressed by your cooking on youtube 

 

dcarch

Thank you!  cooking could be very therapeutic(when we have time....)

[liuzhou]

11 hours ago, MommyDragonsDen said:

Thail Style Dip Sauce (mint,coriander,lemon,peanuts,chilli, fish oil...etc)

 

Yes. Fish sauce - in Thai it is nam pla. In Vietnamese, nước mắm.

 

Unusual in Chinese cooking, but essential in SE Asia.

Fish oil is a medicinal food supplement; not an ingredient.

[liuzhou]

Pork tenderloin steak over garlicky lentils with sugar snap peas.

 

 

 

[dcarch]

26 minutes ago, liuzhou said:

Pork tenderloin steak over garlicky lentils with sugar snap peas.

 

 

Looks like a very satisfying dinner.

What's the story about that fork?

 

dcarch

[liuzhou]

2 minutes ago, dcarch said:

 

Looks like a very satisfying dinner.

What's the story about that fork?

 

dcarch

 

No particular story. One of a set of six. Japanese. Well used, as you can see. Only two left. But I have an irrational attachment to them.

Edited March 1, 2021 by liuzhou (log)

[dcarch]

1 minute ago, liuzhou said:

 

 I have an irrational attachment to them.

 

That's very nice. I believe in friendship with the world. I believe in not throwing out items just because they are no longer "presentable".

 

Thanks!

 

dcarch

[gulfporter]

Soba noodles with stir-fried eggplant in a hoisin-citrus sauce.  Topped with spicy peanuts and green onions.  

 

[Tropicalsenior]

2 hours ago, liuzhou said:

But I have an irrational attachment to them.

My husband was a fine wood carver and to him, the feel and the balance of his tools meant everything. We have three sets of silverware and the only forks that he would use were two old forks that he had had for years. No amount of polish or elbow grease would ever make them look 'presentable' but they felt right in his hand and made his meal more enjoyable.

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[heidih]

5 hours ago, MommyDragonsDen said:

Thank you. probably better call it fish sauce (often seen in asian grocery shop)

Common here and id'd as fish sauce - no oil involved

[Shelby]

Ronnie smoked a chicken yesterday

 

 

 

Even though it was cold out, I wanted potato salad

 

 

And a new revelation for us--braised fennel!  OH this was good.

 

 

Baked beans and pickled watermelon radish also

 

[scamhi]

dinner last night for 4

freezer dive for a couple of good steaks

israeli salad to start

reverse seared the steaks and finished directly on the super hot charcoal (no rack)

green beans and shiitake mushrooms

and the wines both were great.

[mgaretz]

Our kitchen is a mess due to a water leak upstairs requiring the adjacent breakfast and family room ceilings to be removed, floorboards dried out then ceiling replaced, so we have been surviving on takeout for a few days.  But last night I cleared enough counter space to make pizza.  Crust, sauce, mozzarella, mushrooms, spinach and chicken Italian sausage:

 

 

 

[heidih]

11 minutes ago, mgaretz said:

Our kitchen is a mess due to a water leak upstairs requiring the adjacent breakfast and family room ceilings to be removed, floorboards dried out then ceiling replaced, so we have been surviving on takeout for a few days.  But last night I cleared enough counter space to make pizza.  Crust, sauce, mozzarella, mushrooms, spinach and chicken Italian sausage:

 

 

 

Oh you poor things  Brave and nice effort

[MommyDragonsDen]

6 hours ago, liuzhou said:

 

Yes. Fish sauce - in Thai it is nam pla. In Vietnamese, nước mắm.

 

Unusual in Chinese cooking, but essential in SE Asia.

Fish oil is a medicinal food supplement; not an ingredient.

yep, in Chinese, it's "鱼露", not rare in SE Chinese cooking. I have Omega 3 fish oil in my cabinet too, tho haven't thought about using it in cooking yet. 

[heidih]

1 minute ago, MommyDragonsDen said:

yep, in Chinese, it's "鱼露", not rare in SE Chinese cooking. I have Omega 3 fish oil in my cabinet too, tho haven't thought about using it in cooking yet. 

Oh don't waste the expensive fish oil - use canola which so many swear smells and tastes and smells fishy when heated 

[liamsaunt]

Two Ina Garten recipes past night: Penne alla Vecchia Betola and "outrageous garlic bread."  The bread was really tasty.  It had lemon zest on it which really perked up the flavor.

 

 

Wine pairing

 

[rotuts]

@liamsaunt 

 

wonderful 

 

food

 

always.

 

that bottle looks empty

 

a bit sad

 

is tt  double bottle

 

or like Fish

 

sort of cough 

 

looks biggerxloser to the car.

 

no matter

 

still empty

 

** sigh *

[liuzhou]

5 hours ago, MommyDragonsDen said:

yep, in Chinese, it's "鱼露", not rare in SE Chinese cooking. I have Omega 3 fish oil in my cabinet too, tho haven't thought about using it in cooking yet. 

 

Yes, I'm aware that 鱼露 is used in Fujian province, especially in Chaoshan cuisine (潮汕菜), but not in the vast majority of Chinese cuisine. I live near the border with Vietnam, but we never see nước mắm here. I always bring some back when I visit.

 

One interesting exception is Shanghai, where the English introduced Worcestershire sauce, which is fish-based. It proved popular and remains so, to the extent that they make their own version locally - and very good it is, too.

 

 

We did have this discussion 14 years ago.

https://forums.egullet.org/topic/107740-fish-sauce-in-chinese-cuisine/

 

Edited March 1, 2021 by liuzhou (log)

[Margaret Pilgrim]

On 2/28/2021 at 10:50 AM, Duvel said:

Sunday night is pizza night, but ...

 

I bought a rather large piece of „Dicke Rippe“ (pork breast tip), that needed to be cooked. So, why not combine ? I braised the pork in soy/wine/aromatics to make a very aromatic version of red cooked pork and made some „mo‘s“, which were cooked on the pizza steel ...

 

 

Structure of the bread came through nicely.

 

Topped with cucumber (not going into the „traditional“ debate here), cilantro and some chili crisp ...

 

 

There is no way to make this as good looking as it tasted. Little one agreed !

 

 

Enjoyed together with „Alice in Wonderland“ (1951 version) 🤗

Can you give us more info/direction on the fry bread?    WANT!

[Ann_T]

A friend was given a "rack of goat" and she passed it on to me. They don't eat lamb or goat.

And we do so lucky us.

 

Lovely little rack that I cooked on the grill last night and served with an orange honey mint sauce.

[Norm Matthews]

It was warm enough to grill outside today so I got a couple of thick ribeye steaks and some corn on the cob.  I had mine with a salad and a small baked potato.  Charlie had Mac & cheese with his. 

[patti]

10 hours ago, Shelby said:

Ronnie smoked a chicken yesterday

 

 

 

Even though it was cold out, I wanted potato salad

 

 

And a new revelation for us--braised fennel!  OH this was good.

 

 

Baked beans and pickled watermelon radish also

 

@Shelby- It all looks good, but the braised fennel really caught my eye. What was your braising liquid? Looks delicious!

 

My first attempt at a take on cassoulet. I realize it’s not the most authentic, but it did turn out delicious! The recipe is from Bon Appetit. Confit Chicken with Andouille Sausage Cassoulet. 

 

 

 

Edited March 2, 2021 by patti (log)