Dinner 2021

[kayb]

Leftover rotissiere chicken became chicken enchiladas. Street corn and a salad on the side. First meal I've cooked in a week.

 

[Kim Shook]

@Norm Matthews – thank you for the link.  I’ll be trying that.

 

@MaryIsobel – those toasted ravioli were just frozen ones that I cooked in the CSO (you could also use the oven or toaster oven).  I don’t remember when I first had them, but I’m thinking it might have been trips to Baltimore growing up.  These were Celentano brand that I found in Kroger.  I got a bag of cheese and a bag of beef.  We are in the midst of trying to help our daughter move out of her apartment and back home and cooking just isn’t happening.  These just take a few minutes and with some jarred marinara and a salad, we’ve got a decent, hot meal.

 

@mgaretz – great looking Cincinnati chili!  I love the stuff.  I grew up on chili-mac and when we moved to Indiana near Cincinnati I felt like I’d found my people😁!  The flavor profile was completely different, of course, but I loved it anyway!

 

@Ann_T – Oh, Ann!  The chicken looks lovely, but the description of your gravy sent me over the edge!

 

@Duvel - lovely sausage meal.  I’ll take a serving of sauerkraut, please 😁. 

 

@Margaret Pilgrim – I would walk right across the country for that lovely, lovely prawn Louis. 

 

Mr. Kim requested pancakes and sausage for dinner on Friday, so I made pikelets and sage sausage:

My pancakes, while they tasted fantastic, hardly rose at all.  My self-rising flour and my baking powder were brand new, too.  Perplexing.  Served with apples and pears:

 

We spent Saturday evening out looking at Halloween decorations and had dinner at our favorite Richmond pizza joint: Mary Angela’s.  Perfectly tender calamari and their fantastic marinara:

 

They do slices, which is perfect for us:

 

And Mr. Kim and I shared a steak and cheese:

 

Halloween night I made a batch of Mr. Kim’s chili to have when the trick or treaters were gone:

 

Served with Wegman’s cheese bread, toasted:

[Paul Bacino]

Spider Crab Cake--  Onion carrot/ celery/chive/shisho/Cheyanne pepper/paprika

Meyo  siracha/  Dukes

 

Product of spider  came from Regalis,  been pretty happy

 

[heidih]

8 minutes ago, Paul Bacino said:

Spider Crab Cake--  Onion carrot/ celery/chive/shisho/Cheyanne pepper/paprika

Meyo  siracha/  Dukes

 

Product of spider  came from Regalis,  been pretty happy

 

Beautiful. Spider crab des not get much attention here. I love seeing those big guys at our big fish market.  I see lots of black pepper on your plates. Anything special?

[Paul Bacino]

@heidih--we fresh grind tellicherry's

 

[Ann_T]

We had a late lunch yesterday so dinner was dessert.

I had three store bought croissants that I cut up and made Bread and Butter pudding.

Served with a white caramel sauce. 

 

And I confess I had the same thing for breakfast. 

[Raamo]

2nd batch of Modernist Pizza thin crust:

 

[dcarch]

The garden is in pathetic shape. So this is going to be the last BLT for 2021.

 

dcarch

 

 

[Honkman]

Oven roasted eggplants and potatoes spiced with cumin, coriander and chili over coconut rice.

 

 

[Dejah]

Last supper of October: Braised Pork Stuffed Bittermelon with Black Bean Ginger sauce. Every once in a while, we crave bittermelon!

                                                                          

 

Started November with something softer: Tofu with Pork in Toban sauce: Quick version of Mapo Tofu

 

                                                                     

Went out to a market garden and picked up a couple of Musquee de Provence Pumpkins, Butternut Squash, Acorn Squash, etc. I have never stuffed anysquash, so this was a first. Unfortunately, I chose the pumpkin and didn't read thru' the instructions first. However, we don't eat supper until 8 pm, so we were fine. But I had wanted to share portions (BIG PUMPKIN!) with our bachelor neighbor and my brother. They will eat theirs tomorrow!

 Thankful my oven is big!                                                  

 

Stuffing was lean ground beef, bell peppers, onion, fennel seeds, smoked paprika, garlic, red pepper flakes, and cooked multigrain & brown rice. When the pumpkin was cooked thru', I put shredded Habanero cheese on top and under the broiler for a few minutes.

                                                                     

 

                                                                     

 

We enjoyed the taste of the pumpkin, slightly different from regular pumpkin. Should have another meal out of the meat with lots of pumpkin leftover = soup!

 

                                                                   

[liuzhou]

2 hours ago, Dejah said:

Every once in a while, we crave bittermelon!

 

I often crave bitter melon. I usually do it with beef, but whatever - the melon is the star.

[CantCookStillTry]

As I endeavour to clear the freezer ahead of silly season, I came up with a Sausage and Leek casserole with everything but the tinned tomato and herbs coming from the freezer.

The sausages are my FILs (he is a Grazier / Cocky whatever term you wish to use), and whenever you do a home kill (cattle) you end up with a lot of Sausage - his partner does not eat sausage, and this is where we win (although pork sausage is forever superior) 😊. 

 

Quick, Cheap, kinda Yummy. 

 

 

 

[Paul Bacino]

2 hours ago, liuzhou said:

 

I often crave bitter melon. I usually do it with beef, but whatever - the melon is the star.

 

I think u were the one that inspired me to try it..I think I did it as a pork roll

[liamsaunt]

The usual Tuesday night miso salmon noodle bowl.  Last night's had ruby spinach, shiitake and king oyster mushrooms, and summer squash, plus the usual garlic/ginger/onion/cilantro/chiles and yet more roasted radishes.  I think I have gotten the radish fridge count under 50--until Friday of course, when I am sure we will get more!  

 

[Paul Bacino]

The Cauliflower Tortilla --Yumm

 

[weinoo]

 

Not exactly ribollita. Yet - reboiled.  With toasts, a fair amount of parm, and drizzled extra virgin olive oil.

 

Side order of sautéed, shredded Brussels sprouts. 

[Margaret Pilgrim]

10 minutes ago, weinoo said:

 

Not exactly ribollita. Yet - reboiled.  With toasts, a fair amount of parm, and drizzled extra virgin olive oil.

 

Side order of sautéed, shredded Brussels sprouts. 

@weinoodid you ever have the ribolleta at SF's Delfina?    It was super condensed, then fried as a patty.    Intensely delicious but sounds like labor intensive for home cook.    Yours, BTW, is gorgeous.

[TicTac]

Grilled squid Thai noodle salad 

[heidih]

feeling squid derived - thanks

[chromedome]

1 hour ago, heidih said:

feeling squid derived - thanks

Some typos are more amusing than others...

[heidih]

39 minutes ago, chromedome said:

Some typos are more amusing than others...

Deprived. Sorry.  Sustainable and delicious. No commentary on the horrid game.

[Margaret Pilgrim]

Peppers

 

More lion's mane mushrooms, bucatini, pecorino

[MaryIsobel]

On 11/2/2021 at 10:55 AM, Kim Shook said:

@Norm Matthews – thank you for the link.  I’ll be trying that.

 

@MaryIsobel – those toasted ravioli were just frozen ones that I cooked in the CSO (you could also use the oven or toaster oven).  I don’t remember when I first had them, but I’m thinking it might have been trips to Baltimore growing up.  These were Celentano brand that I found in Kroger.  I got a bag of cheese and a bag of beef.  We are in the midst of trying to help our daughter move out of her apartment and back home and cooking just isn’t happening.  These just take a few minutes and with some jarred marinara and a salad, we’ve got a decent, hot meal.

 

@mgaretz – great looking Cincinnati chili!  I love the stuff.  I grew up on chili-mac and when we moved to Indiana near Cincinnati I felt like I’d found my people😁!  The flavor profile was completely different, of course, but I loved it anyway!

 

@Ann_T – Oh, Ann!  The chicken looks lovely, but the description of your gravy sent me over the edge!

 

@Duvel - lovely sausage meal.  I’ll take a serving of sauerkraut, please 😁. 

 

@Margaret Pilgrim – I would walk right across the country for that lovely, lovely prawn Louis. 

 

Mr. Kim requested pancakes and sausage for dinner on Friday, so I made pikelets and sage sausage:

My pancakes, while they tasted fantastic, hardly rose at all.  My self-rising flour and my baking powder were brand new, too.  Perplexing.  Served with apples and pears:

 

We spent Saturday evening out looking at Halloween decorations and had dinner at our favorite Richmond pizza joint: Mary Angela’s.  Perfectly tender calamari and their fantastic marinara:

 

They do slices, which is perfect for us:

 

And Mr. Kim and I shared a steak and cheese:

 

Halloween night I made a batch of Mr. Kim’s chili to have when the trick or treaters were gone:

 

Served with Wegman’s cheese bread, toasted:

Thanks Kim - I've never seen them in the stores here, but there are several recipes out there for doing them in the airfryer, so I just may try them that way. Hear you on helping kids move. One of ours moved 
September 1, the other October first and Dad has a pickup so... Thankfully they both have one year leases and secure jobs! I'm getting too old for this!

 

[Ann_T]

Pulled Halibut out of the freezer before leaving for work.   

Offered Moe some options and he requested 

Parmesan crusted halibut.   

 

[robirdstx]

 

Pan Seared Marinated Boneless Chicken Breast 

 

 

topped with sautéed button mushrooms, crispy thick sliced bacon and

 

 

lots of shredded Jack and cheddar cheese; popped in a hot oven only long enough to melt the cheese ~ 

 

 

My Take on Outback’s Alice Springs Chicken with Risotto and extra mushrooms