Dinner 2022

[heidih]

1 hour ago, Paul Bacino said:

 

Its the Mexican Tomato Bouillon  Powder..  good generous addition,  cook 45 mins ish with rice

 

It provides salt also so don't add any.. and Thanks

 

Doc B

Ha! I was going to mention that it looks like "Mexican" rice. I am famiiar with that powder.See it along with the Caldo Con Sabor de Pollo powder on the shelves over the stove at little Mexican restaurants. Good stuff.

[Norm Matthews]

We had Buffalo Wing for dinner tonight.

[Honkman]

Tortellini with fennel, peas, spinach, prosciutto and garlic in a chicken broth and cream sauce

 

[Duvel]

Köttbullar in mushroom cream sauce with lingonberry jam, buttered carrots and mashed potatoes …

 

 

[liamsaunt]

Haddock and carrots poached in coconut milk with fish sauce and lime, topped with crushed peanuts, cilantro and chiles

 

[weinoo]

This tasted so much better than it looks (often the case with my plating)...

 

 

Something rarely made, because who really wants turkey breast, unless it's in a sandwich or maybe smoked?  However, while cleaning rearranging my freezer, I came across a small section of turkey tenderloin that had been frozen in December. So, out it came to defrost in the fridge while I decided what to do with it.

 

And came up with turkey piccata. Served over buttered orzo (a shonda, I know; pasta first, piccata secondi).  Way better than expected, actually.  Maybe because once sliced into medallions, the turkey was salted for a few hours prior to cooking.  And then cooking it - basically about 3 minutes total (these pieces were not pounded into submission). I'd also made a bit of turkey stock with some trimmings while I was slicing the medallions - that helped ramp up the flavor. Good capers, shallots, herbs, white wine, lemon, butter for the finish.

 

Might even try chicken piccata at some point.

[shain]

Hummus-style split peas with sesame paste, peanuts, a touch of soy sauce. Century egg. Quick pickled ginger, sesame oil, garlic-chili water, black vinegar, scallions. With pita bread.

We had the leftover the next day with Lao Gan Ma instead of sesame oil - also good.

 

[shain]

Turkish buttermilk soup with chickpeas and crisp zucchini. toasted vermicelli, garlic, lemon, dill, paprika butter, dried mint.

 

[Kim Shook]

Sunday was our 40^th wedding anniversary and we had dinner somewhere that I’ve wanted to eat at for years, but somehow never got around to.  It was built in the 1700’s (pre-Revolution) and has been a manor house and run as a coach rest stop, inn, and restaurant ever since.  The current owners have run it as a restaurant for 40 years. 

It’s a beautiful place and just exactly the kind of restaurant I love.  Old fashioned menu – surf and turf, rack of lamb, onion soup, etc.  We loved it and the food was wonderful.  I started with the onion soup and Mr. Kim had the scampi:

 

 

 

The bread service was house made yeast rolls and lovely little cinnamon rolls, an old addition to a breadbasket that I haven’t seen in years:

 

 

I had the filet and crabcake:

 

 

Mr. Kim had the special, which was rockfish w/ an oyster cream sauce:

 

[Tropicalsenior]

4 minutes ago, Kim Shook said:

Sunday was our 40^th wedding anniversary

Happy anniversary. Congratulations on 40 Years and may you have many more.

Edited March 22, 2022 by Tropicalsenior (log)

[Tropicalsenior]

I've got a friend staying with me for a few days so I made @Duvel's Kharcho soup and it was a big winner. This time I made it with beef shank instead of pork. It is so good with so many layers of flavor. I added a little bit of spinach to it and served it with homemade Greek yogurt, homemade rolls and a green salad.

Thanks again, Duvel.

[Honkman]

Okonomiyaki - batter made with AP flour, corn starch. dashi, shredded napa cabbage and green onions. Topped with ground pork (cooked with ginger and soy sauce), green onions, mayonnaise, hot sauce, shredded nori and bonito flakes

 

Edited March 23, 2022 by Honkman (log)

[liamsaunt]

Swordfish banh mi

 

[liuzhou]

Beef with fermented black beans and mushrooms.

 

Beef, button mushrooms, fermented black beans, garlic, coriander leaf, scallions, chilli, Sichuan peppercorns, soy sauce, Shaoxing  wine.

 

 

[Duvel]

Needed some comfort food with minimum effort. Linguine Puttanesca - just so rewarding. And since my very first holiday in Italy on a camping ground at Lago di Garda at the age of 16 it will be always served with a crumbly goat cheese in my home. By now I know that’s not traditional, yet it will be forever just right for me like this …

 

[gfweb]

Chicken-fried steak with collards

 

[Kim Shook]

@Tropicalsenior – thank you for the anniversary wishes!

 

@gfweb – I love your whole chicken fried steak dinner!  I would love to have that on my table tonight instead of cheese and crackers!

 

Dinner last night was mainly Jessica’s offerings.  She used Mr. Kim’s BBQ and I made slaw and tortilla chips, but everything else was her.  Chips and guac (Lidl):

 

 

Various toppings for her BBQ flautas/taquitos – jalapenos, her pickled shallots, sour cream:

 

 

Cilantro, green onions, cotija cheese, her tangy lime/sour cream/mayo sauce, and limes:

 

 

Sautéed onions, mushrooms, & bell peppers and sautéed onions – just for me ❤️:

 

 

Plated:

 

 

 

Dinner for me tonight was just some cheese and crackers:

 

Cathedral City Vintage English Cheddar on the left and Murray’s Cambozola black label on the right.  With some crackers and salted Honey Crisp apple slices:

[liamsaunt]

Soy-honey-sriracha salmon on miso mashed sweet potatoes with some crispy roasted kale and pea shoots

 

[kayb]

15 hours ago, gfweb said:

Chicken-fried steak with collards

 

Damn, that’s pretty.

 

Someday, I will cook again. Last night was cottage cheese and pears.

[Ann_T]

On 3/20/2022 at 9:23 AM, Margaret Pilgrim said:

@Margaret Pilgrim, makes my mouth water.  Perfectly cooked leg of lamb. 

 

 @liamsaunt, your pasta is so pretty with all the colours. I need to make your pasta for Moe using some of the halibut I have in the freezer.

 

@Duvel, you make the best pizzas.   And with my favourite toppings. 

 

@Tropicalsenior, thanks for sharing your cottage cheese recipe.  Matt loves cottage cheese. 

 

@Kim Shook, Happy Anniversary Kim and Mr. Kim. 

 

Last night's dinner.  

 Beef Tenderloin Kebabs. 

Cooked on the grill. 

 

 

 

 

[Shelby]

Happy Anniversary @Kim Shook!  

 

Great looking CFS @gfweb  I need to make that for Ronnie soon.  It's been a while.

 

Using up the corned beef

 

The usual sandwiches

 

 

And then shakshuka with hash

 

 

 

 

Big fat sandwiches

 

 

And last nights lasagna soup and salad

 

 

[heidih]

2 hours ago, liamsaunt said:

Soy-honey-sriracha salmon on miso mashed sweet potatoes with some crispy roasted kale and pea shoots

 

I have cod defrosting for tonight and I ended up with that curly kale instead of the Lacinto kale I ordered from Instacart. Not suitable for the kale salad i love. Google pops up Ina's version of the kale first. Sounds like quite crispy. Since you served alongside your fish - what was your texture?

[liamsaunt]

1 hour ago, heidih said:

I have cod defrosting for tonight and I ended up with that curly kale instead of the Lacinto kale I ordered from Instacart. Not suitable for the kale salad i love. Google pops up Ina's version of the kale first. Sounds like quite crispy. Since you served alongside your fish - what was your texture?

 

Mine was very crispy.  I did one bunch of kale at 400 for about 12 minutes.  I did not use as much oil or salt as Ina's recipe.  The crispiness of the kale was good with the soft textures of the fish and the sweet potato.  I ate the kale in the same bite as those things so I got crispy and soft at once.  

[Duvel]

Feeling a bit sentimental recently, and food memories are a way to compensate. So, while Okonomiyaki means „cook as you like it“ and there are countless versions, this is my favorite one, modelled after a small and not particularly fancy or famous place in Kyoto, Teppan Izakaya Gionwa. It’s just the place I went to so often during my years there, and that is exactly what I wanted tonight:

 

Getting there …

 

 

No Asahi, but still good …

 

 

Served with the works and shredded nori instead of aonori …

 

 

 

No complaints 🤗

[Captain]

Tuesday night Tuna Pasta Bake.