Dinner 2022

[weinoo]

4 hours ago, Steve Irby said:

I only use it for cutting hard material such as bone,

There is little chance of cutting yourself as you can press the blade (20 TPI bimetal) against your skin without injury.  

 

3 hours ago, KennethT said:

 

  As @Steve Irbysays, as tools go, it's one of the safer ones out there.  Definitely much safer than a reciprocating Sawzall!

 

Have you two ever seen some of the things that @JoNorvelleWalker injures herself on?

[weinoo]

A starter plate for each of us, with apéritifs...

 

 

Crudite, olives, grilled artichokes, good tuna from Donostia Foods.

 

 

Penne and string beans in pesto.

 

 

[Margaret Pilgrim]

Chicken pies

 

Homely but delicious.

[JoNorvelleWalker]

1 hour ago, weinoo said:

 

 

Have you two ever seen some of the things that @JoNorvelleWalker injures herself on?

 

I'd worry about getting cut on the plastic wrap.

 

[Katie Meadow]

At the top of my list of the dangers that face @JoNorvelleWalker I would put:

1) Apricot kernels in daily doses of orgeat (cyanide)

2) Racoons getting into the bedroom, fighting over food and then making a nest out of dry goods

3) Tripping over a duplicate appliance in the dark (also bedroom)

4) Concussion as a result of a bag of limes falling from an upper cabinet

5) Plastic wrap (a distant 5)

6) Very unlikely but not good, a cryogenic accident caused by getting trapped in one of two blast freezers

Love you Jo be careful! 

 

[KennethT]

Appetizer of Lady Wong curry puff, then Thai style steamed red snapper with lime sauce, with some stir fried Chinese broccoli. Fish steamed in the CSO. Pulut inti from Lady Wong for dessert.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 7, 2022 by KennethT (log)

[rotuts]

@dcarch 

 

I have a 10 " Powermatic

 

what a clean up is waiting you 

 

Today , tomorrow , and in the future 

 

Im wondering,  if the Meat dept wasn't too busy 

 

they might band saw it up for you at the store ?

Edited August 7, 2022 by rotuts (log)

[Tropicalsenior]

1 hour ago, rotuts said:

they might band saw it up for you at the store

Unless you buy the meat at the store, most butcher shops will not process meat from outside claiming risk of contamination.

[Annie_H]

2 hours ago, KennethT said:

Pulut inti from Lady Wong for dessert.

Gorgeous meal. What was the Pulut inti flavorings?--not listed on their website. I like that they use natural colorings. Either spirulina or cabbage/baking soda for the blue. red cabbage makes blue. (I hosted an LGBTQ bbq spring 2019. Made a blue pasta salad and coleslaw)

 

BLTAvocado last night. Potato salad, Hatch chili corn and bean salad off camera served at the table

 

 

[liamsaunt]

Seared scallops on corn risotto with cherry tomatoes, chives and prosciutto 

 

[Shelby]

Been a bit of a rough go this last week.  I've fallen very behind on putting up garden items.  Hopefully I get my mojo back today and can make a dent in some things.  Dinners still happened though!

 

Salsa from all garden stuff

 

 

Steak fajitas kind of with RG beans.  I need to look up the last box they sent.  These were the BEST beans.  

 

 

Smoked ribs and sausages.  Beans from the garden.

 

 

 

Shrimp Alfredo with @gfweb's squash (roasted with cheddar and parm cheese)

 

 

IP potato salad and hot wings

 

 

 

 

@Kim ShookEG is going to revoke my membership for posting about this   The cheesy cauliflower --I boiled a cut up head of cauliflower in salted water until tender (I think like 10 mins or so?) Drained.  Added most of a jar of Cheeze Whiz.  Stirred.  Black pepper.  Done.

 

Edited August 7, 2022 by Shelby (log)

[heidih]

@Shelby I think taste rules over "classy" I mightnot buy the Cheeze Whiz but I'd eat the cauliflower dish ')

 

 

[lindag]

I use Cheez Whiz in my broccoli rice casserole.  Good stuff.

[Tropicalsenior]

@Shelby I would buy the cheese whiz in a hot second if I could. No such animal here. It's great stuff to add to cheese sauces and cheese soup when you're in a hurry or when the cheese pantry is low.

[KennethT]

1 hour ago, Annie_H said:

Gorgeous meal. What was the Pulut inti flavorings?--not listed on their website. I like that they use natural colorings. Either spirulina or cabbage/baking soda for the blue. red cabbage makes blue. (I hosted an LGBTQ bbq spring 2019. Made a blue pasta salad and coleslaw)

 

Traditionally, the blue color comes from a flower called butterfly pea flowers.  Pulut inti is one of my favorite kueh but this is the first time I've seen them there, despite them saying that they have it often on the weekends (which is when I go).  The glutinous rice is very subtly flavored - it's basically just the rice and the pandan leaf that it is steamed in.  The brown topping is coconut shavings cooked in palm sugar.

[Annie_H]

32 minutes ago, KennethT said:

The brown topping is coconut shavings cooked in palm sugar.

Oh, I would like that. I know about the pea flower having researched years past for colorings. 

I've only had the many layer cake at work for a birthday. Shocking how many did not care for it. --Carvel ice cream cakes are usually preferred, 😂🙄

I like odd seasonings with salty, savory, and a bit of sweet. 

*edited to note. I do like Carvel and WhiteCastle in moderation. 

Edited August 7, 2022 by Annie_H (log)

[JoNorvelleWalker]

2 hours ago, Shelby said:

 

Steak fajitas kind of with RG beans.  I need to look up the last box they sent.  These were the BEST beans.  

 

 

 

What variety of RG beans?  Another dreaded bean club shipment is on its way.

 

[Shelby]

10 minutes ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

 

What variety of RG beans?  Another dreaded bean club shipment is on its way.

 

Mayocoba

 

Just looked back in my phone at the photo I took.  Very creamy.  

[JoNorvelleWalker]

11 hours ago, Katie Meadow said:

At the top of my list of the dangers that face @JoNorvelleWalker I would put:

1) Apricot kernels in daily doses of orgeat (cyanide)

2) Racoons getting into the bedroom, fighting over food and then making a nest out of dry goods

3) Tripping over a duplicate appliance in the dark (also bedroom)

4) Concussion as a result of a bag of limes falling from an upper cabinet

5) Plastic wrap (a distant 5)

6) Very unlikely but not good, a cryogenic accident caused by getting trapped in one of two blast freezers

Love you Jo be careful! 

 

 

1) That which does not kill us makes us strong.

2) Possible, but I'd believe buzzards first.

3) No duplicate appliances in bedroom.  Duplicate appliances are in living room.

4) False.  Bags of limes live on bedroom floor.

5) Recall I cut myself on a plastic bag not that long ago.

6) Only one blast freezer here, sadly.  Oh how I miss the lab days with a walk-in.

 

 

[KennethT]

58 minutes ago, Annie_H said:

Oh, I would like that. I know about the pea flower having researched years past for colorings. 

I've only had the many layer cake at work for a birthday. Shocking how many did not care for it. --Carvel ice cream cakes are usually preferred, 😂🙄

I like odd seasonings with salty, savory, and a bit of sweet. 

*edited to note. I do like Carvel and WhiteCastle in moderation. 

I grew up on Carvel - we had their ice cream cakes for practically every occasion.

 

My wife first got me into only mildly sweet desserts and now I can't go back. It's one of the things I love about SE Asian kueh and Lady Wong does them really well. They're some of the best kueh we've had, including in SE Asia. If you do go there, I would definitely check out the serimuka which they have regularly.  We just had the one with some tea - durian serimuka made with Musan king durian.

 

[Annie_H]

1 minute ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

What variety of RG beans?  Another dreaded bean club shipment is on its way.

I soaked three 1/2 pounds last night and simmering away today. And a mixed grain--wild rice, wheat berries, quinoa and lentils. A few choices for 2-3 days. Smoking hatch chilis, tomatillos, and a couple salmon fillets, a few merguez links. 

I am also surprised when I get the notice for more RG beans but always welcome the variety once in the pantry. (I think)

Is it quarterly?. Maybe 3 times a year with the free shipping code might be best? 

Always a great quick gifting item so no complaints here. 

[Captain]

Sunday dinner cooked in the Kamado.

Pork knuckle or Schweinshaxen served with roasting pan veg and creamy roasted garlic mash potatoes.

[KennethT]

Black pepper shrimp made with tons of dried shrimp.

 

Stir fried Chinese broccoli

 

Pandan serimuka from Lady Wong 

[Honkman]

Chili with ground beef, chunks of beef chuck, ted kidney beans, green pepper, tomatoes, onions, garlic, different chilies (ancho, new Mexico, jalapeño), thyme, cayenne, paprika, bay leaf, basil, allspice, soy sauce, red wine and beef broth cooked for 3.5 hours at 300F. Served over rice and finished with sour cream

[liamsaunt]

Last night's dinner was nephew's request: he headed back to Montana this morning for another year of service on the Crow Reservation.  He wanted homemade American style Chinese food since he cannot order it in restaurants due to his allergy.  My sister, niece and I all cooked together and made sesame-soy chicken wings, chicken fingers, ginger garlic fried rice, vegetable egg rolls, crabless crab rangoons, and some broccoli with oyster sauce.  I don't think I will be frying again for a while 🤣