Dinner 2021

[Duvel]

It was a bit of a strange Sunday pizza & movie night. First of all, there was no movie. The Halloween theme has finally caught up with Germany and little one and his friends went „trick or treat“ing …

 

My wife accompanied him to his friends house and stayed for a while. I was left with quite some dough and my parents-in-law (who are visiting) to entertain. So pizza night with the inlaws 🥳. Luckily, there were a few cold Jever‘s left in the fridge …

 

Mushroom & sausage

 

 

Potato, goat cheese & cured pork loin

 

 

Garlic, anchovies & capers

 

 

Tuna & onions

 

 

Margherita (my MIL took an interest and launched the pizza into the oven. And failed to retrieve it at 3.45 min. She is more of an „approximate“ person. Lesson learned - on my side at least 🤗).

 

 

All enjoyed while watching TV3 Noticies streaming …

Edited November 2, 2021 by Duvel (log)

[BonVivant]

My favourite meals are usually the simplest ones.

 

Home-made Riesling mustard

 

Kale and squashes from a farm in the area

 

Kale and squash every day

[heidih]

Wow that is a gorgeous vibrant kale field! I've ridden through cabbage fields - distinctive odor. Kale? 

[BonVivant]

6 minutes ago, heidih said:

Wow that is a gorgeous vibrant kale field! I've ridden through cabbage fields - distinctive odor. Kale? 

 

Not sure. Probably not strong enough and I'm highly sensitive to smells.

Just smelled the kale in the fridge. No smell.

 

Also, the farmer says the variety he grows has a constant level of sugar regardless of the weather. His kale is sweet and tasty, unlike supermarket kale.

 

The perspective makes the farm look big but it's quite small.

[gfweb]

Pork milanese with arugula, bulgur wheat and roasted squash salad

 

[BeeZee]

Freezer dive to make space for Thanksgiving. Ratatouille really is better as a reheat, this was leftover from May. Oven roasted (frozen, defrosted) shrimp with garlic. Baked potato (yes, singular, it was massive, so we shared).

[Captain]

Last minute notice the kids are coming over for dinner... ??

Toad In A Hole.

 

Problem solved and approval from  my granddaughter. 

[heidih]

That is a lot of toads in a narrow hole (but you are  in breeding season/spring) and the kids eat peas? Looks good to me

[Honkman]

Sauerkraut Stew with Kassler (German-style brined and smoked pork chops), potatoes, roasted red peppers and caraway

 

 

And a blueberry brown butter buckle (with ginger, black pepper and nutmeg) for dessert

[liuzhou]

Chicken liver fried rice. Garlic and  ginger. Diced celtuce. Chicken livers. Scallions. Rice. Shaoxing wine. That'll do.

 

 

[Paul Bacino]

Squid Ink Pasta/Uni Crema/spider crab/ toasted panko

 

[liamsaunt]

On 10/30/2021 at 10:07 AM, lindag said:

Speaking of cauliflower, I made Ina Garten's Cauliflower Gratin the other day.

If you love cauliflower you must make it, it is just delicious.

Gratin

 

I make this often in the winter, and second lindag's recommendation.  It is excellent (as are many of the other recipes in the cookbook it's from--Barefoot in Paris).

 

We also did pizza and movie night.  Mushroom, pepper, onion and basil

 

 

White pizza with mixed mushrooms 

 

 

[Ann_T]

I would be happy with both @Duvel's  and @liamsaunt's pizzas.

Halibut Mediterranean Style Saturday night.

 

and for  last night's dinner 

grilled a 2/12" NY Strip steak on a cast iron grill pan and finished in a 500°F oven.

Two slices,

Served with roasted potatoes, steamed cauliflower and a wine gravy.

[scamhi]

we had leftover steak. I made a Vietnamese inspired rice noodle salad.

[KennethT]

59 minutes ago, scamhi said:

we had leftover steak. I made a Vietnamese inspired rice noodle salad.

Those look like glass noodles (typically made from mung bean starch) rather than rice noodles...

[scamhi]

15 minutes ago, KennethT said:

Those look like glass noodles (typically made from mung bean starch) rather than rice noodles...

@KennethT they looked like this

[heidih]

34 minutes ago, scamhi said:

@KennethT they looked like this

That6 is what they looked like to me though I prefer a wider type. Glass noodles in my experience 'cook" up quite clear. I may have to cave and order some of both.

[Okanagancook]

15 hours ago, Captain said:

Last minute notice the kids are coming over for dinner... ??

Toad In A Hole.

 

Problem solved and approval from  my granddaughter. 

Looks delicious.  We love toad in the hole.  I recently made Chef John’s (of u-tube fame) toad in the hole.  An interesting and less messy recipe.  He has you put the pan filled with your room temperature ingredients in a COLD oven.  Then crank it to 500f for about 45 min.  Cannot tell the difference between it and my regular preheat splattering oil method.

[Margaret Pilgrim]

Another blessed rainy day.    A simple but warming supper of grilled padrone peppers and onion soup.

[liuzhou]

11 hours ago, scamhi said:

@KennethT they looked like this

 

The Chinese, 熊猫米粉, translates as 'Panda Rice Noodles'. I hope no pandas were involved in the manufacture, though.

Nice looking dish you have there.

Edited November 2, 2021 by liuzhou (log)

[MetsFan5]

I had a McRib and fries. No regrets. I didn’t eat the day before. 

[Honkman]

Horribly plated but tasty - stir fried chicken with red pepper, scallion, cashew

 

 

[CantCookStillTry]

Black Angus Rib in Cast Iron using the flip every minute or so until you are bored method. Double baked potato, self serve salad not pictured. Freezer Find sauce (reduction of last lamb shank cooking liquid)  also unpictured.

 

 

[scamhi]

pan seared wild salmon, roasted cauliflower and dijon mustard.

A delicious de Montille St Aubin to drink

[liamsaunt]

Haddock baked with soy, ginger, garlic, onion and cilantro. Broccoli steamed with a splash of soy and some butter.  Rice.