Dinner 2021

[weinoo]

Rifling through the freezer yesterday (guess the inventory list never really got made), I came upon a couple of cubes of last summer's pesto. So...

 

 

Pasta al Pesto.  I always freeze pesto (when freezing it) without the cheese. Then, before plating, I mix the pasta in a bowl with the pesto, pasta water, and cheese, until it tastes good. A little sprinkle after plating can't hurt.

Brussels with bacon alongside.

 

Breaking all rules (many drink non-Chard white with pesto, to complement the herb)...

 

 

At least it's northern Italian!

[Eatmywords]

Lentil kielbasa stew - rice, tomato, spinach, smoked paprika, red wine, etc.  The smoke from the kielbasa and paprika made it very good.   Nicely paired w a J Vineyards Pinot gifted from the eg wine gods.

 

[jmacnaughtan]

3 hours ago, Shelby said:

Fries, hot wings and salad night before last

 

 

 

 

That looks fabulous. However, I'm not sure I could handle being served four fries  

[Shelby]

1 minute ago, jmacnaughtan said:

 

That looks fabulous. However, I'm not sure I could handle being served four fries  

I get that a lot around here 🤣

[shain]

Roasted acorn squash, sunchokes and garlic cloves. Lentils in butter with some wine, garlic, thyme, tarragon, pepper. Topping of toasted seeds (pumpkin, sunflower, poppy).

 

 

[chileheadmike]

Beef and cheese enchiladas.  From a chuck roast and dried chile pods.

[btbyrd]

Grilled “barbecue” chicken, mashed potatoes, and green beans. I make this at least every other week.

 

[TicTac]

7 hours ago, liuzhou said:

 

 I buy them live. Sometimes, they do jump out of the wok! But these ones were dead before I cooked them. When I cook them shell and head on, it can be fun in the kitchen catching the more energetic ones who object to being tossed into hot oil.

With their attempts at escape thwarted, I am not sure the shrimp think so!

 

😛

[Kim Shook]

On 4/11/2021 at 9:50 PM, gfweb said:

I just saw these dishes somewhere.... @Kim Shook
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Yep!  That would be me.  What I said on FB: Thanks to a gift from my dear, dear friend and a legacy from my adored Grandma Jean, I am the proud possessor of a LARGE set of Franciscan Desert Rose dinnerware. I ate every meal of my life from this pattern when I was in NC at my grandparents' farm - meaning every summer from age 5 to 15 plus other holiday and weekend visits. I have always loved them and wanted to be the one to set the table with them. Grandma Jean remembered and even put them in her will for me.  My friend somehow remembered all this and when he was paring down his kitchen, he set these aside for me and had them brought over.  Aren't they lovely? I even have soup plates (I have an obsessive love for soup plates and use them for everything)!  Nice to see someone shares my love for this pattern, @patti

 

@scamhi– the texture of your hanger steak looks so great.

 

@patti – arancini is one of my favorite things on Earth!  Did you make them or order them?  If made, would you share the recipe, please?

 

@Shelby – can’t do the wings hot, but other than that detail, I really want fries, salad, and wings tonight!

 

Jessica made that TikTok pasta on Sunday:

It was very good – all three of us liked it.  Served with a salad.

 

We have a plethora of cheeses – all three of us had independently overindulged at the Murray’s cheese counter and Jessica’s Easter basket had even more in it.  So, we did a cheese dinner:

Cheddar, gorgonzola dolce, fromager d Affinois, goat cheese, aged Gouda, rosemary & olive oil asiago, and balsamic Bellavitano.

 

Fiorucci salami, mild sopressata (which I was thrilled to find at Publix – no one ever seems to have the mild.  Now, if I could just find mild capicola), crackers, and a sliced baguette:

@CantCookStillTry – do you see my enameled bread bowl?  You started me on a beginning addiction.  I’ve got more pieces on my Amazon wishlist!

 

Mixed greens and arugula salad with blueberries and candied pecans:

Jessica’s Honey-Poppyseed and Creamy Caesar dressings on the side.

 

Jessica set out the accompaniments:

 

Tres elegant 😄!  I promise you she wasn't raised like that.  

 

[Shelby]

8 minutes ago, Kim Shook said:

TikTok pasta

I'm trying not to look at the skins

I'm trying not to look at the skins

I'm trying not to look at the skins

 

 

😁

 

Yeah, I LOVE that bread bowl....I don't need any bowls...I don't need any bowls....I don't need any bowls

[scubadoo97]

@shain   Looks like black lentils, one of my favorites 

[Kim Shook]

12 minutes ago, Shelby said:

I'm trying not to look at the skins

I'm trying not to look at the skins

I'm trying not to look at the skins

 

 

😁

 

Yeah, I LOVE that bread bowl....I don't need any bowls...I don't need any bowls....I don't need any bowls

I KNOW!  I was surreptitiously moving them aside when I encountered a "loose" one!  LOLOLOLOL 

[Dante]

21 hours ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

 

I have not the slightest idea what this is but it sounds good.

 

 

heh, thank you!  Saag is basically an Indian curry that focuses on greens as the primary ingredient. Kabocha is a type of squash. So, the basis of this is a curry made with greens (spinach in this case,which would also make it a Palak) and roasted kabocha squash 

[Dante]

Tempeh cholent

[paul o' vendange]

15 hours ago, weinoo said:

 

Possibly our favorite grape to drink. I'd say lemon, stone, herby, nice and juicy, it makes your mouth water! 

 

For the "cellar" (okay, I don't have a cellar; for the apartment) I order from Chambers St. Wines. They have a pretty nice selection of rieslings. All natural /organic blah blah stuff.

 

 

Do you order from D'artagnan at all?  Their Rohan duck is great for roasting, and they sell the other 3 popular breeds.

 

The legs I get from Moulards come from Hudson Valley.

 

Awesome.  I do love Riesling - that washed stone screaming fresh minerality, gentle attack and balance of acid and residual sugar...absolutely love good Riesling, just haven’t had enough to be able to sort through the German system (a note, generally not a fan of Alsatian wines - significantly prefer Mosel Rieslings).

 

My wife worked for Odessa Piper, when she still owned L’Etoile.  It was her husband Terry Thiese who really got me turned on to Riesling, in no small measure through his book.  His reverence for the purity of expression found in good Riesling rang my bell, and I was off to the races.  (Didn’t hurt he gives his red wine nod to pinot for the same reason.  We can’t be friends if we don’t agree, pinot is Gaia’s sacramental gift to the Great Mother and her consort the Green Horned One.  Ahem, yes, once upon a time, I was a pagan of the NE Shakespearean woods and lakes.  Pinot is holy).

 

D’Artagnan, yes, agreed, Rohan is fantastic!  Sold me and we’ll be regularly returning to it.  Their Heritage Green Circle Chicken, too, and squab.

 

One bummer about no longer being in the biz (god help me if I were - I feel I’ve no history, chops, nothing at all; like it never was), is the lack of access to farmers and ranchers.  I worked with Christian Gasset of Au Bon Canard in MN and bought dozens of whole moulards constantly, were swimming in gallons of rendered golden deliciousness we used just about everywhere.  I wrote to him awhile back and his business has exploded since his early years, which is when I worked with him.  No more whole moulards available, all committed out.  Bummer, but really, really happy for him.  Helluva nice guy.

 

I like Hudson too, great duck and great people to work with!

Edited April 14, 2021 by paul o' vendange (log)

[weinoo]

I stopped in at the Pickle Guys yesterday, for only the 2nd time in a year.

 

Dinner last night was a roasted duck leg, RG beans, rice, and these vegetables...

 

 

 

Half sours and pickled turnips.

 

A bissel more about the pickle guys...

 

 

 

Edited April 14, 2021 by weinoo (log)

[liuzhou]

Braised chicken legs with fresh shiitake 'flower' mushrooms - 花菇 (huā gū), garlic (lots), wine, pepper (lots). Papaya in soy sauce, garlic, chilli, sugar, 白酒 (bái jiǔ) Chinese sorghum spirit, and spices (store bought - see image). Served with orzo and a side of wilted spinach.

 

 

'Flower' shiitake mushrooms.

 

Papaya Shreds

 

 

Edited April 14, 2021 by liuzhou (log)

[scamhi]

Tepsi Kebap (ground lamb, onion garlic, red pepper, parsley and chili flakes) with yogurt, red onion and a greek salad

Brouilly in the glass

[patti]

@Kim ShookI made them from leftover risotto and I watched a Bon Appetit video to see the process. I’d made them once before and they were a complete failure. These were good! Molly Baz making arancini.

I made a super easy soup with store bought cheese tortellini, Italian sausage, spinach and mushrooms. The recipe called for kale, but I like spinach better. Anyway, super easy and flavorful!

 

 

 

And a couple of days ago, my husband’s favorite comfort food. Pot roast, rice and gravy, baby limas, pickled beets (not homemade), sliced cucumbers. 
 

[Margaret Pilgrim]

3 hours ago, weinoo said:

I stopped in at the Pickle Guys yesterday, for only the 2nd time in a year.

 

Dinner last night was a roasted duck leg, RG beans, rice, and these vegetables...

 

 

 

Half sours and pickled turnips.

 

A bissel more about the pickle guys...

 

 

 

Thanks for this history.    I remember my first solo food-oriented visit to NYC in the late '80s.   I especially remember going to Guss' Pickles (the red barrels in front) and Grand Dairy Restaurant where I ordered blintzes.  

[Duvel]

Well ... one corned cow‘s tongue makes a looooot of sandwiches 🤗

 

[KennethT]

13 minutes ago, Duvel said:

Well ... one corned cow‘s tongue makes a looooot of sandwiches 🤗

 

you've obviously never been to a NYC kosher deli...   You have to be a boa constrictor to be able to open your mouth wide enough to take the first bite. There's like half a tongue on a each sandwich...

[Norm Matthews]

The store had loin back ribs on sale @ buy one get one free.  I believe loin back ribs are also called baby back but these had longer, more curved and meatier bones than I expected. (I am not complining)  With the discount, they were only $10.50 per rack. 

 

[Captain]

A lazy chicken and veg risotto for dinner.

[TicTac]

 

Carbonara.  ‘Nuff said!