Dinner 2021

[Shelby]

@Kim ShookThe dressing was just the usual--mayo, bit of sour cream, lots of fresh dill, splash of cider vinegar, bit of sugar, salt and pepper.  I need to quit eating cucumbers so I can start some pickles, but they are so good it's hard to stop.

 

@TropicalseniorYour meal sounds divine.  The liberkaese looks very good. And Basque cheesecake!

 

We dug up the russet potatoes recently--yes we are trying to cut back on eating them, but oh it's hard.  I've never had better fries than these.  So creamy on the inside, perfectly crunchy on the outside.

 

 

Sandwiches too...but the fries were the star attraction.

 

 

First sweet corn from the garden.  This is silver queen.  I like the nirvana better, but I threw a few SQ seeds in this year too.

 

 

My first ever cottage pie made with venison.  Very filling.

 

 

 

Pork enchiladas last night

 

 

 

 

[Dante]

Pork tenderloin in cream/rum/nutmeg sauce with bok choy. Side of mashed sweet potatoes.

[Duvel]

2 hours ago, Dante said:

cream/rum/nutmeg sauce

Now that deserves a bit more explanation …

[TicTac]

4 year old daughter requested sushi for her birthday dinner - who am I to say no to that?! 
 

King salmon belly (later seared for 10 seconds a side), king salmon and organic Scottish salmon - 

 

grilled kampachi collar, baby bok, tobiko - sauce added and mixed - fresh wasabi not pictured 

 

[Shelby]

29 minutes ago, TicTac said:

4 year old daughter requested sushi for her birthday dinner - who am I to say no to that?! 
 

King salmon belly (later seared for 10 seconds a side), king salmon and organic Scottish salmon - 

 

grilled kampachi collar, baby bok, tobiko - sauce added and mixed - fresh wasabi not pictured 

 

Can I be your 47 year old daughter

[heidih]

45 minutes ago, TicTac said:

4 year old daughter requested sushi for her birthday dinner - who am I to say no to that?! 
grilled kampachi collar, baby bok, tobiko - sauce added and mixed - fresh wasabi not pictured 

 

Your can source easily fresh wasabi root? Nice fish selection.

[Margaret Pilgrim]

"Soup of the evening, so rich, so green, soup of the evening, beautiful soup..."

Purge the veg compartment '> zucchini, cauliflower, bok choy, romaine + onion, garlic, chicken broth => Bamix blender -> plated with mound of Mexican sour cream, crisp guanciale shards, chives = satisfying, even poetically evocative.  

Edited August 1, 2021 by Margaret Pilgrim (log)

[TicTac]

13 hours ago, Shelby said:

Can I be your 47 year old daughter

As long as you don't mind sharing a bunk bed with your new sister....and hopefully you don't mind the top!

[TicTac]

12 hours ago, heidih said:

Your can source easily fresh wasabi root? Nice fish selection.

Yes - the Japanese fish monger that I get all my (to be consumed raw) fish from has it fairly regularly (I cannot get too adventurous due to the 'slowly' evolving palates of my kiddies - but they have some really cool and unique varieties of fish, will ask if I can take pics next time I am in store!).

[Ann_T]

 

I still had Petrale Sole in the freezer so tonight we had Sole Francese with a Lemon Beurre Blanc Sauce.

 

Served with Orzo.

[BonVivant]

Ink I saved from cleaning cuttlefish.

 

Steamed roe with pork mince.

 

Mushrooms

 

A tiny, almost weightless nest fell down in front of me whilst walking in the woods. It was a very windy day.

 

And these feathers were also found in the woods on the same day.

Edited August 1, 2021 by BonVivant (log)

[heidih]

13 minutes ago, BonVivant said:

Ink I saved from cleaning cuttlefish.

 

Steamed roe with pork mince.

 

Mushrooms

 

A tiny, almost weighless nest fell down in front of me whilst walking in the woods. It was a very windy day.

 

And these feathers were also found in the woods on the same day.

Saw the image before the caption and expected seaweed noodles. Nests are beautiful creations that do not always work out, but they usually try again

[alwaysdrawing]

Broke out the pasta machine for some spinach pasta. Made some of it with butter, garlic, red pepper flakes and Parmesan Reggiano 

 

 

[TicTac]

5 hours ago, BonVivant said:

Ink I saved from cleaning cuttlefish.

 

Steamed roe with pork mince.

 

Mushrooms

 

A tiny, almost weightless nest fell down in front of me whilst walking in the woods. It was a very windy day.

 

And these feathers were also found in the woods on the same day.

Can you share more about the mushroom dish?  Looks very interesting! 

[Norm Matthews]

I cooked outside in the smoker for dinner and for sandwiches for the next few days. I smoked a small pork shoulder, a chicken and some corn on the cob.

Edited August 2, 2021 by Norm Matthews (log)

[heidih]

@Norm Matthews the smoked corn looks great. Does it get kinda chewy or you just have it inlong enough to flavor?

[mgaretz]

Breakfast-ish for dinner.  Two eggs, sunny side up (stacked) on rye toast, served with broccolini in butter.

 

 

[Jonathan]

I also opted for the “Brinner” route haha, did a Croque Madame with some of the leftover truffle from the lamb I made. There’s something about the combination of bechamel, cheese, egg and bacon that just works. Also Norm that smoked pork looks absolutely delicious

[Norm Matthews]

9 hours ago, heidih said:

@Norm Matthews the smoked corn looks great. Does it get kinda chewy or you just have it inlong enough to flavor?

The corn was in  for 10 minutes.  Chicken took 3 hours and pork was in for 7.

[Ann_T]

Last night's dinner.

 

Spot Prawn and Avocado Salad.

[Kim Shook]

@Margaret Pilgrim – as much as I love English muffins, I know I’d adore that potatoes version of a Benedict!

 

@Shelby – thanks re: the cucumber dressing.  I’ve made note and will try it soon.  They just look so refreshing when you show them.  Those fries look like a life goal to me, and I’d give an awful lot to have access to Silver Queen corn.  We had almost nothing but that growing up because we went to Chincoteague Island VA every weekend and bought all of our corn at MD stands as we passed through the state. 

 

Dinner the other night at a new Mexican place around the corner.   Mr. Kim had is usual Mexican restaurant litmus test – Enchiladas Supreme – beef, chicken, bean, cheese:

 

He was happy with them.  I got a chicken tamal and a beef burrito:

 

Everything was fine – the sauce was very good.  I’m no tamale expert, but the masa layer seemed a little too thick:

 

Last night was soup made from the braised (IP) beef and noodles I made the other day, purchased slaw, and a rustic baguette from Lidl:

 

Edited August 4, 2021 by Kim Shook (log)

[Dante]

On 7/31/2021 at 5:37 PM, Duvel said:

Now that deserves a bit more explanation …

 

Sautee a diced shallot in the pan that the pork was cooked in, deglaze with dark rum (I used Pusser's), add stock, reduce, add cream (half the amount of cream to the amount of  stock),  boil, reduce, finish with black pepper and a grating of nutmeg. 

[Captain]

So Covid hard lockdown has been extended for another week...  It's affected my wife dramatically.

She went hunting and found our over 25year old bread machine.  She cleaned it down and made bread... 😲

It worked perfectly.  She then requested I do some Savoury mince to go with it.

I must add that the only domestic quality my wife has, is that she lives in a house..

[scamhi]

Shrimp, tomatoes, garlic, feta and some parsley, shallot panko topping

2019 Domaine de la Touraize Plousard La Cabane

[Wait. Wot]

 Our summer squash, zucchini, watermelon radish, the last of our garlic scapes, peeled and cored granny smith apple tossed with herb de provence and EVOO nearly ready for the Napoleon.

 

Boneless, skinless chicken breast seasoned with Badia rotisserie seasoning:

 

 

Plated:

 

The watermelon radish is very hot eaten raw. Cooked it turned sweet with a bit of heat in the finish..