Dinner 2022

[Honkman]

Indian inspired lamb stew with lacinato kale (half of it braised with the meat, the other briefly sautéed and added at the end). Sauce included turmeric, cumin, ginger, garlic, coriander and cinnamon and was finished with yoghurt and a little bit of lemon juice. Served with some freshly made whole wheat chapati

[TicTac]

Sadly (but not) I only thought to take a pic on the last bone of said rack of ribs.  But clearly the meat called out to me and wanted to be remembered in some glorious fashion…so without further adieu - dry rub bite shot, ‘better late than never’:

[Paul Bacino]

Chicken Posole

 

 

 

Soaked Hominy over night and pressure cooked with chicken legs

 

[dcarch]

I have been very busy with many tasks. I made a few things for Mardi Gras. Something I have made before.

They say, "Leave a little sparkle wherever you go."

Late Mardi Gras greetings to all. Here's my little sparkles.

dcarch

 

[MaryIsobel]

10 hours ago, Dejah said:

A couple meals this past week:

Seared Duck Breasts with spices and blood orange.  Breasts were scored then rubbed with cumin, fennel seeds, chili flakes, black pepper and salt. Sauce was red win e, sherry vinegar, star anise, and juice from blood oranges. It was a love change. Eaten with sweet tater and high fibre frozen mixed vegetables.
 

                                                                            

 

Yesterday, we had a late lunch of Har Gow, so supper was Char Siu  Noodle soup with Yu Choy

 

                                                                           

 

Made Spicy Butter Chicken with a jar of KFI sauce. Think I picked this up a while back at Costco. It was quite good - quick option for when I didn't want to mix my own spices, or use Patak paste.
Made brown Basmati rice and stir-fried mixed veg to clean up the crisper!

                                   

I have picked that sauce up from Costco as well - a decent quick meal for sure.

[liamsaunt]

22 hours ago, Duvel said:

Lovely - do you make your own paneer ? 

 

 

Yes, I usually do.  I can sometimes get store-bought paneer delivered, but I think homemade has a fresher flavor.  

 

Last night I roasted a chicken with some sweet potatoes in the same pan with a maple glaze and made some green beans.  I should have taken a picture of the whole pan before I portioned out my plate, but I forgot. 

 

[Duvel]

Pizza & movie night: stuffed crust salami pizza (because for some reason little one remembered literally the only time we ate at Pizza Hut in Hong Kong, and had a stuffed crust one). 
 

 

And a mushroom pizza topped with thinly sliced jambon de Paris (just a “fancy” sweet ham) post bake …

 

 

Enjoyed with Ice Age: Collision Course.

[weinoo]

I am starting to worry, @Duvel...

[gfweb]

21 minutes ago, weinoo said:

I am starting to worry, @Duvel...

Can pineapple be far away?

[weinoo]

Just now, gfweb said:

Can pineapple be far away?

 

Oh, it's coming...

[Norm Matthews]

I made a one pot dish of chicken thighs, cherry tomatoes, green beans, red onions, garlic, oregano and white wine.

[MaryIsobel]

1 hour ago, Norm Matthews said:

I made a one pot dish of chicken thighs, cherry tomatoes, green beans, red onions, garlic, oregano and white wine.

What great timing! Was just contemplating a pack of 4 thighs. I'll just sub asparagus for the green beans later on in the cooking and I won't even have to leave the house!

 

[rotuts]

i'd personally

 

throughly enjoy a ham & pineapple 

 

pizza right now

 

as there won't be any cold smoked 

 

p SV CB later today due to personal error .

 

and Ive never had one before

 

anything to boost morale a little .

 

the only pizza that would not be welcomed

 

would be one w GBP's

 

even taking them off would be a bummer.

 

 

[Honkman]

Salad with baby arugula, oven-roasted red peppers, garbanzo beans, avocado and sautéed chorizo with a simple olive oil, sherry vinegar and sherry vinaigrette - finished with a fried egg

[liamsaunt]

Blackened hake tacos.  I could only find flour tortillas buried in my freezer which was kind of a bummer, but we still enjoyed them.  I prefer broiled fish to fried in tacos.  

 

[rotuts]

@Norm Matthews 

 

A+ on that food pOrn !

 

what was the timing of your ' add - in's '

 

would you please share the Rx ?

 

Im interesting in this type of meal 

 

via the CSO .

 

I already have plenty of white wine !

[Tri2Cook]

Recent carnitas... because pork cooked in lard is one of the finer things in life. 😁

 

 

[rotuts]

@Tri2Cook 

 

fantastic looking carnitas. 

 

hot long did they cook in the lard ?

 

did you get the lard hot enough to fry the

 

pork ?    or did you drain and brown ?

 

and yes indeed , pork cooked in lard can't be beat .

[shain]

Romanian slow cooked beans with home made pasta with some tomato, paprika, dill, celery. Sour cream, onion in vinegar, garlic water.

Beer.

 

[shain]

Some backlog photos.

Roasted eggplants with tomato and feta sauce, walnuts, oregano.

Greek "pickled" beans salad, with plenty of garlic, dill, vinegar, peppers some sugar, onion chili, 

Bread and ouzo.

 

 

 

 

[heidih]

33 minutes ago, shain said:

Romanian slow cooked beans with home made pasta with some tomato, paprika, dill, celery. Sour cream, onion in vinegar, garlic water.

Beer.

 

Sounds good but can you elaborate on "garlic water" please?

[shain]

1 hour ago, heidih said:

Sounds good but can you elaborate on "garlic water" please?

 

You mash garlic and quickly mix with water and a bit of vinegar. The dilution and vinegar prevents the more pungent aroma compounds from forming.

You are left with a sharp, spicy, garlicky water - but more pleasant than just adding raw garlic on top.

 

This is common in many cuisines. "Mujdei" in Romanian. "Tatbila" is the Middle Eastern version wich uses lemon and chili along with the garlic water - often served with hummus and meats. The Chinese also have a version, which I only ever used as a noodle topping, but surely has more usages.

 

 

Edited March 8, 2022 by shain (log)

[Kim Shook]

@Norm Matthews – Charlie’s chicken sandwich sounds great.  I’ve seen the bottles of Chick-fil-A sauce in the stores and wondered about it.  I don’t often eat there and was wondering what it was like – creamy sauce of some kind or a sweet and sour???

 

@TicTac – what is that at the front of the plate with the duck egg on it?  It looks like crusted cauliflower. 

 

@Honkman – I’m the product of a mother that thought the only proper way to eat crab was as crab cakes, crab Norfolk, soft shells, or picking hard shells.  In other words – as simply as possible.  I was raised that way but am not stuck to that😊.  I love your creamy pasta with crab in it.  But being raised so strictly, I forget to cook things like that!  Delicious. 

 

@Shelby – those muffulettas look fantastic.  I’d love one right now!

 

@Annie_H – your Mardi gras slaw is some of the prettiest slaw I’ve ever seen.  I wouldn’t have even wanted to stir it! 

 

Friday’s dinner was Garlic Shrimp on rice with salad and a baguette:

 

 

 

Saturday was a grilled ham slice with ginger, orange marmalade, and Gulden’s mustard, green beans, and fixed up mac and cheese:

 

 

Served with cornmeal whomp rolls:

 

 

Last night was breakfast for dinner:

 

Sausage gravy, biscuits, and hashbrowns.  I’m very proud of the hashbrowns.  Not so much the cooking (although I got them more evenly browned than usual), as the flipping which was accomplished hands-free.  Just a quick jerk of the pan and it flipped over perfectly.  And NO ONE was in the kitchen to witness it!  I hedged my bets by doing it over the sink, which I think gave me the confidence I needed. 

 

Served with some ugly, but good fruit:

 

It was a frozen berry assortment with some Greek yogurt mixed in. 

[heidih]

15 minutes ago, shain said:

 

You mash garlic and quickly mix with water and a bit of vinegar. The dilution and vinegar prevents the more pungent aroma compounds from forming.

You are left with a sharp, spicy, garlicky water - but more pleasant than just adding raw garlic on top.

 

This is common in many cuisines. "Mujdei" in Romanian. "Tatbila" is the middle Eastern version with uses lemon and chili along with the garlic water- often served with hummus and meats. The Chinese also have a version, which  only ever used as a noodle topping, but surely has more usages.

 

 

Why I love this place - always a learning experience and inspiring. Thanks.

[Duvel]

18 hours ago, gfweb said:

Can pineapple be far away?

Patience, young grasshopper …