Dinner 2022

[Marlene]

Kim, thank you   

[Norm Matthews]

This slab of baby back ribs was less than half the price they were last summer.  I had to get it.  It was nice enough to smoke it outside. When my son lived in Seattle he created a cherry BBQ sauce for ribs.  When I saw a recipe for baby back ribs with cherry glaze in a BBQ book I recently got, I wanted to try it to see how close it was to his.  Except for having a little more heat, they are pretty similar. 

[weinoo]

 

Crab cake, potato salad, cole slaw, cocktail sauce. (all house made.)

Edited October 14, 2022 by weinoo (log)

[KennethT]

9 minutes ago, weinoo said:

 

Crab cake, potato salad, cole slaw, cocktail sauce. (all house made.)

Looks great.  Can your house cook for me too?  All mine does is sit around and keep me from getting rained on...

[weinoo]

1 minute ago, KennethT said:

Looks great.  Can your house cook for me too?  All mine does is sit around and keep me from getting rained on...

 

Count your blessings!!!

[Ann_T]

More halibut on the menu tonight.

Pan seared and finished in a hot oven.

Served with browned butter with lemon over sauteed spinach.

[Honkman]

Whole wheat spaghetti with asparagus, pancetta, red onion, garlic, capers, hard boiled egg, pine nuts, lemon juice and parmesan.

[shain]

Ethiopian style pumpkin and lentil stew, black beans with onion, lachuch.

 

 

Vegetarian steamed buns with hoisin flavored sauce and pickels.

 

Dinner rolls with herb butter and cheese sauce filling.

 

Carrot salad with pecan scallions, cumn, coriander seeds, raisins, chili.

 

Glass noodles with zucchini and vegetarian hotdogs.

 

Sweet rice noodles with coconut milk, tea jelly, mango, melon, pomegranate, mint.

 

Muhammara (roasted pepper and walnut spread) with pomegranate molasses and sumac.

 

Pita.

 

 

Georgian roasted eggplant with garlic sauce. 

 

 

bread.

 

 

Vegetarian meatballs in satsivi (walnut garlic sauce).

 

Green beans with scrambled eggs in light bachemeal with garlic, hazelnuts, rosemary.

 

 

 

Pad cha - shrimps and homegrown thai eggplants, cauliflower.

 

 

 

[Shelby]

Hi everyone!  Great looking meals all around!

 

It's been a really fun 6 days for me.  My mom drove 11 hours from Colorado to see me  .  Hadn't seen each other in over a year again.  Due to life I wasn't sure if she would be able to get away and come at all but it happened!

 

I made white bread and French bread to have on hand.......

 

 

 

Quick dinner for Ronnie and I the night before she got here:

 

Salad and chicken alfredo

 

 

 

Sunday I puttered around while she drove--made a charcuterie board so she'd have something to nibble on when she got here

 

 

 

Neglected to take pictures of dinner that night....too excited and wine ...and well, you know

 

BLT's and fries that night.  With a fig and apple crostata ??? Galette???  Anyway it was good for dessert.

 

 

The next day was my 48th birthday--I can't remember the last time I was with my mom on a birthday so it was really special.

 

Champagne --actually prosecco--to start the day off right😁

 

 

Second glass included pomegranate juice and blackberries

 

 

I ordered some things from Goldbelly.  Birthday dinner was lobster, ravioli and mushroom sauce with a salad and bread

 

 

 

Didn't get a picture of my cake--same as last year.  Boston Cream Pie.  SO good.

 

Tuesday I noticed that I had a bunch of lemons that needed to be used so mom squeezed a million of them.  Froze a lot of juice.  With the rest she made the most fabulous lemonade I've ever tasted.

 

 

 

That night we had spinach, Canadian bacon and pepperoni calzones with a baked eggplant lasagna type thing--just baked eggplant, sauce and cheese

 

 

 

Wednesday I brought the Ninja Creami out so she could have watermelon and cantaloupe sorbet.  It was such a hit.  She thought the Ninja was a lot bigger than it actually is (she has limited kitchen space) so she was excited to see that it was something that she could fit.  AND it was Amazon Prime day.  I had just seen on the Ninja thread that they were on sale, so she ordered one--$129.  It'll be to her house on Monday.  They eat a lot of ice cream and smoothies so I think she will really enjoy it.

 

So EG enabled someone again 😬

 

 

That night I fried up some crappie.  Tomatoes, okra, fries and cheesy cauliflower for sides.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last night (  the last night of her trip--house feels very empty now).  Cucumbers, caprese salad and cheeseburger venison pizza

 

 

 

 

Such a good week.  Thanks mom for making the trip ♥️

[KennethT]

23 minutes ago, Shelby said:

Hi everyone!  Great looking meals all around!

 

It's been a really fun 6 days for me.  My mom drove 11 hours from Colorado to see me  .  Hadn't seen each other in over a year again.  Due to life I wasn't sure if she would be able to get away and come at all but it happened!

 

I made white bread and French bread to have on hand.......

 

 

 

Quick dinner for Ronnie and I the night before she got here:

 

Salad and chicken alfredo

 

 

 

Sunday I puttered around while she drove--made a charcuterie board so she'd have something to nibble on when she got here

 

 

 

Neglected to take pictures of dinner that night....too excited and wine ...and well, you know

 

BLT's and fries that night.  With a fig and apple crostata ??? Galette???  Anyway it was good for dessert.

 

 

The next day was my 48th birthday--I can't remember the last time I was with my mom on a birthday so it was really special.

 

Champagne --actually prosecco--to start the day off right😁

 

 

Second glass included pomegranate juice and blackberries

 

 

I ordered some things from Goldbelly.  Birthday dinner was lobster, ravioli and mushroom sauce with a salad and bread

 

 

 

Didn't get a picture of my cake--same as last year.  Boston Cream Pie.  SO good.

 

Tuesday I noticed that I had a bunch of lemons that needed to be used so mom squeezed a million of them.  Froze a lot of juice.  With the rest she made the most fabulous lemonade I've ever tasted.

 

 

 

That night we had spinach, Canadian bacon and pepperoni calzones with a baked eggplant lasagna type thing--just baked eggplant, sauce and cheese

 

 

 

Wednesday I brought the Ninja Creami out so she could have watermelon and cantaloupe sorbet.  It was such a hit.  She thought the Ninja was a lot bigger than it actually is (she has limited kitchen space) so she was excited to see that it was something that she could fit.  AND it was Amazon Prime day.  I had just seen on the Ninja thread that they were on sale, so she ordered one--$129.  It'll be to her house on Monday.  They eat a lot of ice cream and smoothies so I think she will really enjoy it.

 

So EG enabled someone again 😬

 

 

That night I fried up some crappie.  Tomatoes, okra, fries and cheesy cauliflower for sides.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last night (  the last night of her trip--house feels very empty now).  Cucumbers, caprese salad and cheeseburger venison pizza

 

 

 

 

Such a good week.  Thanks mom for making the trip ♥️

What a feast and so glad you got to see your Mom!  Happy birthday!

[KennethT]

Elk mapo tofu...

 

[liuzhou]

1 hour ago, KennethT said:

Elk mapo tofu...

 

 

What's under the smacked cucumber? Tomato?

[mgaretz]

Pizza with salami, spinach and mushrooms.

 

 

[KennethT]

9 hours ago, liuzhou said:

 

What's under the smacked cucumber? Tomato?

Yeah, I had a couple small tomatoes, so I halved them and threw them in.

[liuzhou]

1 minute ago, KennethT said:

Yeah, I had a couple small tomatoes, so I halved them and threw them in.

 

and why not?

[rotuts]

I continue to work w my Turkey Shepherd's Pie dish :

 

this is the current version , straight out of the refrigerator .  I cut the slab in 6 pieces after it chills.

 

its easi9er for me to make this in the AM , then I let it cool , have a tranche for dinner

 

or simply refrigerate for the next few days.

 

Sur le Plate ;

 

 

Ive learned to add extra gravy at this point , Heinz mushroom is the standard .  and if out f stock , any Heinz will do

 

 

gloppy , but tasty  this Heinz jar  was Pork , as they were out of mushroom. the darker jared gravy

 

has more flavor right out of the jar then the lighter colored version :  Chicken and Turkey.

 

I like diner peas , MarketBasket's are fine .  the small MB peas cost a bit more , and its the same to me

 

 

ready for the Micro.   I use either EVOO or butter on the peas , and add some seasoning to them re Micro

 

what you see here is Tj's ranch seasoning    its quite nice here

 

basically this is a Potatoes // Gravy // Meat dish.

 

I either get the StoneyBro0kFarm  93 %  ( mostly white meat ) or the 87 % ( mostly dark im told )

 

they end up tasting pretty much the same in the final dish.  Id go w the dark meat , but its not that different

 

from the 93 % n so I get what's on sale.

 

what makes this dish interesting for me is what I then add to the slab.  its a 20.3 oz slab , not a pound

 

which bakes more evenly.   I sprinkle some season on the meat , and CSO it for 12 minutes , @ 350.

 

it seems to look the spice blend , and adds to Kitchen Aroma .  this version is Saeur's Rotisserie Chicken.

 

I then add a few slices of Mortadella , my favorite.  but mortadella pre-sliced @ MB is rarely available.

 

sometimes MB ham then.   I tried MB sliced turkey , and that was very nice.  the MB turkey comes sliced frim a compressed

 

roll  most of the time , but the sliced turkey that is clearly from a actual turkey breast is better.

 

I then add a few slices of Salami , for flavor .  presided in a package.  then cheese

 

usually MB sliced domestic swiss if they have it already sliced in packages # 6:30 Am

 

didn't have any this time , but had some FR Brie from TJ's, that had been aging in a cabinet for a few days.

 

this is runny and full flavored .  I though this might over power the dish , but it did not !

 

from now on , Swiss is a second choice to FR cabinet aged runny Brie.

 

then a jar of Heinz mushroom gravy , then the Family Sized refrigerated mashed potatoes 

 

this brand I like the best .  no margarine , and a few flex of potato skin.

 

I dump the pack in a SS bowl  and let it get to room temp.  I use the separated water that's common in the pack , and sometimes 

 

add a bit more water and mix that up.  the potatoes end up a bit smother in the final dish.

 

didn't take a pic of the micro's dish , as I c0uldnt wait to dig in.

 

this is easy for me to make.  lasts several days ,  and by tinkering w the middle bits , the final dish

 

varies a bit , time to time.

 

 

Edited October 15, 2022 by rotuts (log)

[Shelby]

I screwed up and told Ronnie he could have what ever he wanted for dinner last night (we had a lot of my favorites over my birthday week).  That always means he's going to choose chicken fried venison steaks.  I reaaaaaaaaally didn't feel like frying anything last night, but I had to keep my word sigh lol.

 

Stewed tomatoes, mashed potatoes and gravy to go with.

 

 

[Dejah]

Got my 5th Covid vaccine along with the higher dosage flu vaccine. As with the 4th Covic booster, I was very tired, sore arm, low fever, and a bit of brain fog. Had pizza and A & W burgers sent in, and slept most of 2 days.
3rd day, all clear other than a bit of lingering soreness at the Covid inject site.

So, back to the kitchen, my happy place.

Store-bought Pork & Veg Potstickers and Shanghai Bok Choy

                                                                                                   

Coconut Curry Chicken. I had Patty Pan and zucchini squash to use up, so they were added to the curry.

                                                                                     

                                                                                     

Still trying to use up the mismatched sized pieces of lamb shops from the Chinese grocery. Made Vindaloo with a jar of KFI cooking sauce.

 

                                                                                     

Last night, I made Lily Bulb soup with some pork bones - one of my favourite soups.

 

                                                                                    

 

Followed by baked Cajun seasoned chicken legs, baked sweet tater, and steamed broccoli with shredded Habanero cheese

                                                                                   

Our deck was demolished and being rebuilt the last few days. The guys are sons of a friend. One of their favourite treats was custard tarts. I used commercial tart shells, so it was easy to put together some for their coffee break.  We had a couple for dessert!

                                                                                             

 

[Dejah]

@Marlene: SO happy to see your name and presence back on eGullet!

[Marlene]

Thank you! I'm very happy to be back

[KennethT]

Sambal grouper.... Singapore Old Lai Huat style

 

[JoNorvelleWalker]

Thanks to @Raamo in the lunch topic...

 

 

 

https://forums.egullet.org/topic/163551-lunch-2022/?do=findComment&comment=2360971

Good.  I would make again.

 

[weinoo]

 

House-made wontons (with shadow).  Chive/ginger/soy/rice vinegar/sugar/chili oil sauce.

 

I'm always surprised when each and every wonton holds together, as when I make them I always figure they'll be falling apart.

 

Peas and carrots on the side (Saturday nights are for easy dinners).

[Anna N]

8 minutes ago, weinoo said:

House-made wontons (with shadow).  Chive/ginger/soy/rice vinegar/sugar/chili oil sauce.

Pork?

[weinoo]

31 minutes ago, Anna N said:

Pork?

 

Yes, the filling is: ground pork, minced ginger, garlic, scallions, soy, Shaoxing, etc.